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[Column] Elder Scrolls Online: The First Year
SBFord
Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
From launch through now, The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited had much happen during its first year, as the community got to know the game from launch and beyond and the developers decided to make both tweaks and complete overhauls. Here’s a look back.
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Ive been enjoying this game the second time around!
they have a done an amazing job!- and when theres a qeue time for pvp= well that just says it all on population!
A rough start but they have turned it around.
It is my MMO of choice now and will be for the foreseeable future.
rpg/mmorg history: Dun Darach>Bloodwych>Bards Tale 1-3>Eye of the beholder > Might and Magic 2,3,5 > FFVII> Baldur's Gate 1, 2 > Planescape Torment >Morrowind > WOW > oblivion > LOTR > Guild Wars (1900hrs elementalist) Vanguard. > GW2(1000 elementalist), Wildstar
Now playing GW2, AOW 3, ESO, LOTR, Elite D
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who feels for the most part it's been the same game all along, IMO it really wasn't as bad as suggested at launch or even beta, outside of quest bugs I'm sure most knew would get fixed. As with most MMO's simply wait out the initial rush period (3-6 months) to avoid that inevitable sour taste it almost always brings.. I'm not sure why it seems many have not learned this lesson yet.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
You aren't the only one, it's the same game it was a year ago. Probably one significant content update since (as opposed to system changes), combat is still not good too me. I guess the fickle players that quit and bashed the game because they ran into a bug are the ones returning and singing praise now, I'm happy for ESO though glad it's getting a better reception.
So you leveled all the way to VR1 and then requested a refund? That was a dick move.
It's the same game only nerfed to death. Once they started nerfing fights a few weeks after launch, Doshia, the hammer never went back into the tool bag.
The game is face roll easy even in the vet ranks. Changing the system from vet to champion has the player grinding the same content for the past six months and nothing new for months yet. The console has to be perfect in June. I doubt the consoles can save the game.
I gave it the WoW treatment, deleted from my HD never to be played again. They can give me a billion crowns and I wouldn't bother reinstalling it.
Elder Scrolls is the best choice of everything out there.
I'm glad the PC players have been so kind as to pay to beta test the game for me for the past year!
Looking forward to the June launch of ESO!
Honestly, I'm glad this game didn't do well. I'm glad Wildstar went the same way. It's not that I hated these games, but if Theme Park MMOs focusing on single player experience (aka WoW-Clones) continued to do well and make money, the industry would have no incentive to grow.
I've been waiting for the spiritual successor of Ultima Online - a massive, open world that you can just live in. Whether it's for 8 hours a day... or just 1-2, you don't just boot up a game, do some meaningless daily chores and try to progress in a Theme Park raid or push meaningless rating in PvP: you join a world and craft your own agenda.
That's the next evolution in Fantasy MMOs - not another mindless 1-50 level grind in a world that doesn't care if you log in or not.
rpg/mmorg history: Dun Darach>Bloodwych>Bards Tale 1-3>Eye of the beholder > Might and Magic 2,3,5 > FFVII> Baldur's Gate 1, 2 > Planescape Torment >Morrowind > WOW > oblivion > LOTR > Guild Wars (1900hrs elementalist) Vanguard. > GW2(1000 elementalist), Wildstar
Now playing GW2, AOW 3, ESO, LOTR, Elite D
Great screen name "TooButch" for comments about "face roll easy"! Do you use different accounts for different moods or are all your comments about things being too soft?
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
You are so welcome
So am I when I copy my character over =P one year head start!
ANd just for you I haven't put a single bug report in.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
Same
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
To say that ESO is the same game it was at start is factually untrue. ESO has undergone a lot of polish, dramatic content updates and entire overhaul's of core dynamics. The last year has seen nothing but change and most of it applauded by the community.
Given my own impressions the ESO population has grown significantly over the last 5 months or so that I have been playing. In this regard I have to imagine that ESO has become a financially successful MMO, barring some type of mismanagement.
Like many others I played beta and skipped release for my own reasons. ESO is not my perfect game but the story and immersion make it a very enjoyable experience for a relatively casual gamer like myself.
Del Cabon
A US Army ('Just Cause') Vet and MMORPG Native formerly of Trinsic, Norath and Dereth. Currently playing LOTRO.
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4/13/15 > ELE has been updated look for 16-04-13.
http://www.dereksmart.org/2016/04/star-citizen-the-ele/
Enjoy and know the truth always comes to light!
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