Off-topic PSA: y'all are most likely posting in a @Kopogero thread. @Kyleran called him out on it elsewhere, and rather than outright deny it, OP stated: "Easier to argue the person rather than the argument? Nothing like a little Bulverism eh Kyle?"
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Off-topic PSA: y'all are most likely posting in a @Kopogero thread. @Kyleran called him out on it elsewhere, and rather than outright deny it, OP stated: "Easier to argue the person rather than the argument? Nothing like a little Bulverism eh Kyle?"
Actually, it is unlike Kopo to support ESO, was playing legion at last report, so maybe not him after all, but sure has a very similar writing style.
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and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
I can afford anything I want, I don't play RIFT for the same reason.
I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
It's not a bad game and has some good points. I've pretty much done the stuff I wanted to do in the game. May return one day to try out the new stuff.
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and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
I've been playing more on than off since beta.
I've yet to purchase a single DLC. With the addition of the Crafting Bag for ESO Plus subscribers the monthly "sub/not a sub" has become a no-brainer, especially if you are into crafting. Pre crafting bag us serious tradeskillers were hating life. Now, I would not play the game without it.
With your ESO Plus you get "free" access to all the DLCs. But if you're really against subbing you can now purchase all the DLC for $60 .
Subbing also gives you a (rather paltry) 10% bonus to XP and gold and 1500 Crowns a month (retail value $15.00 US).
Unless one simply wants to play the base game (and that is as valid a choice as any other) there is no reason not to subscribe. But if you do just pay the box price and never spend a penny more you still get 2 or 3 months of great gaming at a bargain price.
and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
I can afford anything I want, I don't play RIFT for the same reason.
I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
Yeah, you don't really have enough free time to enjoy MMOs, better to go with MOBAS probably
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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change title to ten reasons why eso my favorite games or something
i realy curently hate eso and can make you a 30 reason why this game bad... but im respecting each peoples opinions.... but seriously you cant say that the best games like that fact.... fine you enjoy it and think that the best one.... but maybe someone there would find hello kitty the best games....it dont make hello kitty the best games
Its very much a 'marmite' type of game, you either love it or hate it, it is very much a niche game however, in much the same way that Eve Online is, they cater to fairly specific types of players. The odd thing is that the niche that ESO falls into, is probably not one commonly associated with Elder Scrolls games
Still trying huh? What did eso ever do to you to warrant 2 years of this type of comments? lol
and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
I can afford anything I want, I don't play RIFT for the same reason.
I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
Yeah, you don't really have enough free time to enjoy MMOs, better to go with MOBAS probably
This is insulting and uncalled for - and not really like you imo.
Yes you get access to all the DLC if you sub. You can also get access to all but the last (small) DLC by buying the new Gold edition or the new standalone 4 DLC pack. And if someone just wants to try the game the current (huge) base edition is available for about $15 to $20.
and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
I can afford anything I want, I don't play RIFT for the same reason.
I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
Yeah, you don't really have enough free time to enjoy MMOs, better to go with MOBAS probably
This is insulting and uncalled for - and not really like you imo.
Yes you get access to all the DLC if you sub. You can also get access to all but the last (small) DLC by buying the new Gold edition or the new standalone 4 DLC pack. And if someone just wants to try the game the current (huge) base edition is available for about $15 to $20.
You get insulted too easily, and I stand by what I said, 3 hours a week is not nearly enough time to enjoy a proper MMORPG.
Better off playing something else if MOBAs aren't your thing.
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
I can afford anything I want, I don't play RIFT for the same reason.
I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
Yeah, you don't really have enough free time to enjoy MMOs, better to go with MOBAS probably
This is insulting and uncalled for - and not really like you imo.
Yes you get access to all the DLC if you sub. You can also get access to all but the last (small) DLC by buying the new Gold edition or the new standalone 4 DLC pack. And if someone just wants to try the game the current (huge) base edition is available for about $15 to $20.
You get insulted too easily, and I stand by what I said, 3 hours a week is not nearly enough time to enjoy a proper MMORPG.
Better off playing something else if MOBAs aren't your thing.
I agree. Time commitment was and still is an integral part MMORPGs. It has always been a reason not to play them for many people... except many can't resist the hype and will try to do it anyway without having the time... god I love being mostly retired
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and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
I can afford anything I want, I don't play RIFT for the same reason.
I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
Yeah, you don't really have enough free time to enjoy MMOs, better to go with MOBAS probably
This is insulting and uncalled for - and not really like you imo.
Yes you get access to all the DLC if you sub. You can also get access to all but the last (small) DLC by buying the new Gold edition or the new standalone 4 DLC pack. And if someone just wants to try the game the current (huge) base edition is available for about $15 to $20.
You get insulted too easily, and I stand by what I said, 3 hours a week is not nearly enough time to enjoy a proper MMORPG.
Better off playing something else if MOBAs aren't your thing.
I agree. Time commitment was and still is an integral part MMORPGs. It has always been a reason not to play them for many people... except many can't resist the hype and will try to do it anyway without having the time... god I love being mostly retired
It's very hard to find enough time to enjoy a good MMORPG when you live where we do
and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
I can afford anything I want, I don't play RIFT for the same reason.
I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
Yeah, you don't really have enough free time to enjoy MMOs, better to go with MOBAS probably
This is insulting and uncalled for - and not really like you imo.
Yes you get access to all the DLC if you sub. You can also get access to all but the last (small) DLC by buying the new Gold edition or the new standalone 4 DLC pack. And if someone just wants to try the game the current (huge) base edition is available for about $15 to $20.
You get insulted too easily, and I stand by what I said, 3 hours a week is not nearly enough time to enjoy a proper MMORPG.
Better off playing something else if MOBAs aren't your thing.
I agree. Time commitment was and still is an integral part MMORPGs. It has always been a reason not to play them for many people... except many can't resist the hype and will try to do it anyway without having the time... god I love being mostly retired
It's very hard to find enough time to enjoy a good MMORPG when you live where we do
Yeah I know. I keep getting seduced by all this great weather we had this summer. Maybe I need to black-out my windows
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I think it's relatively decent for a Themepark. The high level of character customization and aiming mechanics were a massive step up from your general tab-target theme park IMO.
However many of the sandbox titles out there (Darkfall Online and Mortal Online immediately come to mind) seemed like they were trying to be Elder Scrolls Online. I remember when Skyrim came out, Darkfalls population was devastated for awhile.
Unfortunately ESO released with pre-determined factions, classes, and content that had you moving from one zone to the next as opposed to being able to freely roam the world as is characteristic of elder scrolls titles.
If Elder Scrolls Online had tried to be less railroady and more sandboxy I would have enjoyed it a lot more.
and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
I can afford anything I want, I don't play RIFT for the same reason.
I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
Yeah, you don't really have enough free time to enjoy MMOs, better to go with MOBAS probably
This is insulting and uncalled for - and not really like you imo.
Yes you get access to all the DLC if you sub. You can also get access to all but the last (small) DLC by buying the new Gold edition or the new standalone 4 DLC pack. And if someone just wants to try the game the current (huge) base edition is available for about $15 to $20.
You get insulted too easily, and I stand by what I said, 3 hours a week is not nearly enough time to enjoy a proper MMORPG.
Better off playing something else if MOBAs aren't your thing.
I'm not insulted lol!
I just think your response - suggesting @Myrdynn should go and play mobas was unnecessary. Suggest that 3 hours might not be enough to appreciate ESO - fine.
If someone only has 3 hours a week spare who are we to dictate that they shouldn't play ESO or any other game.
I think it's relatively decent for a Themepark. The high level of character customization and aiming mechanics were a massive step up from your general tab-target theme park IMO.
However many of the sandbox titles out there (Darkfall Online and Mortal Online immediately come to mind) seemed like they were trying to be Elder Scrolls Online. I remember when Skyrim came out, Darkfalls population was devastated for awhile.
Unfortunately ESO released with pre-determined factions, classes, and content that had you moving from one zone to the next as opposed to being able to freely roam the world as is characteristic of elder scrolls titles.
If Elder Scrolls Online had tried to be less railroady and more sandboxy I would have enjoyed it a lot more.
DF and Mortal Online were niche open world PV games and attracted relatively small numbers. ESO went for mass appeal and segregated PVP into one zone. I play a lot of PVP in Cyrodiil myself but I'm in the minority as evidenced by the small number of campaigns they need to have and how rare it is to need to queue to enter them.
With the next update in two weeks that whole idea of going from one zone to the next on rails is gone though. You'll be able to go anywhere, in any alliance, in any order as soon as you're out of the tutorial at level 4.
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“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” ― CD PROJEKT RED
and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
I can afford anything I want, I don't play RIFT for the same reason.
I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
Yeah, you don't really have enough free time to enjoy MMOs, better to go with MOBAS probably
This is insulting and uncalled for - and not really like you imo.
Yes you get access to all the DLC if you sub. You can also get access to all but the last (small) DLC by buying the new Gold edition or the new standalone 4 DLC pack. And if someone just wants to try the game the current (huge) base edition is available for about $15 to $20.
You get insulted too easily, and I stand by what I said, 3 hours a week is not nearly enough time to enjoy a proper MMORPG.
Better off playing something else if MOBAs aren't your thing.
I'm not insulted lol!
I just think your response - suggesting @Myrdynn should go and play mobas was unnecessary. Suggest that 3 hours might not be enough to appreciate ESO - fine.
If someone only has 3 hours a week spare who are we to dictate that they shouldn't play ESO or any other game.
Oh, no one told you? I'm the judge of everything and everyone.
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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I think it's relatively decent for a Themepark. The high level of character customization and aiming mechanics were a massive step up from your general tab-target theme park IMO.
However many of the sandbox titles out there (Darkfall Online and Mortal Online immediately come to mind) seemed like they were trying to be Elder Scrolls Online. I remember when Skyrim came out, Darkfalls population was devastated for awhile.
Unfortunately ESO released with pre-determined factions, classes, and content that had you moving from one zone to the next as opposed to being able to freely roam the world as is characteristic of elder scrolls titles.
If Elder Scrolls Online had tried to be less railroady and more sandboxy I would have enjoyed it a lot more.
I played a lot of DF and a bunch of ESO. Unless I'm missing something, how is/was DF trying to be ESO? Even thinking about both right now, I don't see any connection.
Arent games like ESO set up for success though with all the single player games in that franchise under its belt? Kinda like the star wars brand alot of players will at least try the game becaue of its reputation.
and the biggest negative is DLC. I want to check it out again, til I realize I am about 150$ behind in DLC's
So much crock of horseshit around here, pay 15 bucks if ur in usa or 9 quid for uk/eu areas and you can have all the dlc to play for that price. If you can't manage up to 4 bucks a week then what are you doing with your life.... Probably pissing it up the wall or smoking it down your lungs no doubt.
I can afford anything I want, I don't play RIFT for the same reason.
I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
Yeah, you don't really have enough free time to enjoy MMOs, better to go with MOBAS probably
This is insulting and uncalled for - and not really like you imo.
Yes you get access to all the DLC if you sub. You can also get access to all but the last (small) DLC by buying the new Gold edition or the new standalone 4 DLC pack. And if someone just wants to try the game the current (huge) base edition is available for about $15 to $20.
You get insulted too easily, and I stand by what I said, 3 hours a week is not nearly enough time to enjoy a proper MMORPG.
Better off playing something else if MOBAs aren't your thing.
Some of those people also have a fear of missing out. They can only play a few hours per week and expect to stay even with those players who play 40 hours per week. Then they call it bad/lazy design or some other justification. A different game might be the best option. Changing the fear of missing out is hard to expect from them.
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I think it's relatively decent for a Themepark. The high level of character customization and aiming mechanics were a massive step up from your general tab-target theme park IMO.
However many of the sandbox titles out there (Darkfall Online and Mortal Online immediately come to mind) seemed like they were trying to be Elder Scrolls Online. I remember when Skyrim came out, Darkfalls population was devastated for awhile.
Unfortunately ESO released with pre-determined factions, classes, and content that had you moving from one zone to the next as opposed to being able to freely roam the world as is characteristic of elder scrolls titles.
If Elder Scrolls Online had tried to be less railroady and more sandboxy I would have enjoyed it a lot more.
I played a lot of DF and a bunch of ESO. Unless I'm missing something, how is/was DF trying to be ESO? Even thinking about both right now, I don't see any connection.
As they released before ESO I don't mean they were trying to what we know today as ESO. I meant they were trying to take some of the elements of an Elder Scrolls game into a massively multiplayer formula.
The most obvious connection was the idea of a first person or close-in third person perspective with full manual aim like the single player Elder Scrolls titles. The second connection was how you kind of just go out into the world and do what you want to do. There weren't really any zones segregated by levels or restrictions on where you could and couldn't go on the map. You just roamed around freely doing whatever you felt like. Like a single player Elder Scrolls title.
Also both those games lacked any kind of class. You leveled up in whatever you did and especially with Darkfall could create some pretty crazy hybrid builds. In that aspect they were more more similar to other Elder Scrolls titles than ESO.
Finally it was the feeling of freedom. In Skyrim/Oblivion etc. there are very few things the game will stop you from doing. For the most part you can wander around doing whatever you want, kill or pickpocket from anyone you see. This is an element shared with DFO and MO. Both games offer almost unlimited player freedom while in ESO of course you are pinholled into factions where you can only fight other players in a certain section of the map.
ESO does have the books/lore/world and quest storylines which are all things these titles lacked. But to me DFO and MO felt a bit closer to what I wanted an ESO to be, then what ESO actually ended up being.
I think ESO had the money and following to make a truly first rate sandbox, and use some inventive mechanics to make it appeal to a broader audience than DFO and MO did. It's unfortunate that they played it safe and went with a themepark IMO. That being said. It's pretty good for a themepark.
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I get about 3 hours of free time to game a week, and I always feel like I have to play when I sub
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I've yet to purchase a single DLC. With the addition of the Crafting Bag for ESO Plus subscribers the monthly "sub/not a sub" has become a no-brainer, especially if you are into crafting. Pre crafting bag us serious tradeskillers were hating life. Now, I would not play the game without it.
With your ESO Plus you get "free" access to all the DLCs. But if you're really against subbing you can now purchase all the DLC for $60 .
Subbing also gives you a (rather paltry) 10% bonus to XP and gold and 1500 Crowns a month (retail value $15.00 US).
Unless one simply wants to play the base game (and that is as valid a choice as any other) there is no reason not to subscribe. But if you do just pay the box price and never spend a penny more you still get 2 or 3 months of great gaming at a bargain price.
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edit- did you ever buy the game?
Yes you get access to all the DLC if you sub. You can also get access to all but the last (small) DLC by buying the new Gold edition or the new standalone 4 DLC pack. And if someone just wants to try the game the current (huge) base edition is available for about $15 to $20.
Better off playing something else if MOBAs aren't your thing.
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However many of the sandbox titles out there (Darkfall Online and Mortal Online immediately come to mind) seemed like they were trying to be Elder Scrolls Online. I remember when Skyrim came out, Darkfalls population was devastated for awhile.
Unfortunately ESO released with pre-determined factions, classes, and content that had you moving from one zone to the next as opposed to being able to freely roam the world as is characteristic of elder scrolls titles.
If Elder Scrolls Online had tried to be less railroady and more sandboxy I would have enjoyed it a lot more.
I just think your response - suggesting @Myrdynn should go and play mobas was unnecessary. Suggest that 3 hours might not be enough to appreciate ESO - fine.
If someone only has 3 hours a week spare who are we to dictate that they shouldn't play ESO or any other game.
With the next update in two weeks that whole idea of going from one zone to the next on rails is gone though. You'll be able to go anywhere, in any alliance, in any order as soon as you're out of the tutorial at level 4.
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
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"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
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Some of those people also have a fear of missing out. They can only play a few hours per week and expect to stay even with those players who play 40 hours per week. Then they call it bad/lazy design or some other justification. A different game might be the best option. Changing the fear of missing out is hard to expect from them.
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FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
LacedOpium: "So the question that begs to be asked is, if you are not interested in the game mechanics that define the MMORPG genre, then why are you playing an MMORPG?"
The most obvious connection was the idea of a first person or close-in third person perspective with full manual aim like the single player Elder Scrolls titles. The second connection was how you kind of just go out into the world and do what you want to do. There weren't really any zones segregated by levels or restrictions on where you could and couldn't go on the map. You just roamed around freely doing whatever you felt like. Like a single player Elder Scrolls title.
Also both those games lacked any kind of class. You leveled up in whatever you did and especially with Darkfall could create some pretty crazy hybrid builds. In that aspect they were more more similar to other Elder Scrolls titles than ESO.
Finally it was the feeling of freedom. In Skyrim/Oblivion etc. there are very few things the game will stop you from doing. For the most part you can wander around doing whatever you want, kill or pickpocket from anyone you see. This is an element shared with DFO and MO. Both games offer almost unlimited player freedom while in ESO of course you are pinholled into factions where you can only fight other players in a certain section of the map.
ESO does have the books/lore/world and quest storylines which are all things these titles lacked. But to me DFO and MO felt a bit closer to what I wanted an ESO to be, then what ESO actually ended up being.
I think ESO had the money and following to make a truly first rate sandbox, and use some inventive mechanics to make it appeal to a broader audience than DFO and MO did. It's unfortunate that they played it safe and went with a themepark IMO. That being said. It's pretty good for a themepark.