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The Elder Scrolls: Online |OT| It's TES VI, VII, VIII and IX
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So, I haven't touched ESO at all, but I just noticed it's 50% off on Steam right now. Was thinking about picking it up to play casually, since WoW is really not doing it for me right now.
How is the game right now? Is the population healthy? Worth playing mostly solo, apart from dungeons?
How is the game right now? Is the population healthy? Worth playing mostly solo, apart from dungeons?
Can't speak for the population on PC, but the PS4 population is extremely healthy, so I assume the PC is similar.
ESO is one of the most solo-friendly MMOs out there. There's hundreds of hours of solo story content in the base game alone.
It is in there, feelsbad that you didn't actually go through the addons list :(
The Steam reviews say that there are serious issues with the Steam version. Anyone have any idea if these issues are widespread? Sounds like Steam users have issues connecting just after maintenance on Saturdays.
The issue is that zos as a developer is very bad tbh. If you're coming from wow you will notice the differences almost immediately. You could attribute this to a smaller dev team, or less experienced etc.
Some people say it's steam, but imo it's just zos not giving a crap since a very small portion of their pc population plays through it, and I strongly believe they just can't be bothered fixing it. There have been many days where steam logins just won't work, and it usually takes a while to get fixed.
Many people will recommend not buying on steam, but I'd say it's fine - steam has many pros, and they usually outweigh the cons.
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Maybe there's a different add-on that does both or something. I just know em as "Skyshards" and "Lorebook" on esoui.com.
I haven't experienced any serious issues and the population is quite healthy.
Thanks for the info guys! The game seems insanely cheap for a ton of content, so I may end up picking this up today.
it ends tomorrow, but I have a feeling it'll get renewed, given that the Winter Sale starts tomorrow.
I'm thinking about dipping into ESO a I have been in the MMO mood and what perfect timing as I see the standard edition is on sale! Do I get a free month of ESO+ or do I have to buy that separately if I wanted it?
Thanks
Thanks
You have to buy it separately.
You get 500 crowns (the premium currency) with the game, afaik. You can also only buy ESO+ with money (not crowns or gold like some other MMO's).
You get 500 crowns (the premium currency) with the game, afaik. You can also only buy ESO+ with money (not crowns or gold like some other MMO's).
Not enough time. The event tickets can be used in future events though, so you can stockpile them if you want.
Awesome, thanks! Will mostly subscribe once I am done with the Main Quest.
I agree, the crown store is horribly exploitative. It has loot boxes, too highly priced cosmetics and limited time items. Thank god I just buy what I need from the whales with gold.
I'm just really annoyed how they just throw everything on there. Like, getting event tickets wasn't hard, but it also meant actually logging in and playing the game every day for months to get the Indrik mount so it felt rewarding to get it. Now whales can just buy tickets and get their mount, making the accomplishment completely irrelevant.
They also put up that gryphon pet which they advertised was only available by gifting people crowns, and now a month later it's in the store for everyone to buy. lol
Just seems real shady.
Is there still an ERA EU guild (if EU guilds are even a thing) going? I've been playing off and on since Morrowind and I guess it's more fun if there's people to talk to every now and then? The EU chats seem pretty ded.
edit oh, no PC guilds? well then :D
edit oh, no PC guilds? well then :D
https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrol...t_chapter_datamined_elsweyr_features_dragons/
Cool. For those that have played more content than me, is the Daedric Wars storyline over?
Cool. For those that have played more content than me, is the Daedric Wars storyline over?
They were always announcing it in early January, the announcement of the announcement was because of the data mining.
Elsweyr announcement thread: https://www.resetera.com/threads/elder-scrolls-online-elsweyr-and-other-2019-plans-announced.93717/#
Gotta admit, I feel the hype for Elsweyr. Those cinematic trailers are always stunningly beautiful.
It scales to your level so really it doesn't matter, unless you are planning to use the soul magic skill line which only levels up with story progression.
Thanks, I'll just keep doing what I'm doing then, just debating whether to bother with eso plus.
ESO Plus is great if you do any crafting or want to get into the harder dungeons or guild quests like the thieves guild or Dark Brotherhood.
On an unrelated note, if anyone here is on PC NA and wants help with dungeons or crafting, feel free to add me @XTVengeance
Elsweyr hype got me. Leveling a Templar now on NA-US. If anyone wants to add me it's @ ManaByte. Complete newbie now, but I'll be leveling the Templar until Elsweyr comes out and then I'm going Necro. My favorite class!
Well, ZOS has finally announced the racial passive changes. Coming to the PTS soon. Everyone will get one free race change token, which seems kinda sucky for those of us with multiple maxed out characters. Either way, here is the link:
Racial Passive Changes
Racial Passive Changes
Argonians getting their survivability nerfed without getting their damage buffed is about par for the course. Sigh. I was hoping they would actually make them appealing for PvE damage roles.
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I mean, Argonians were basically the best game in the race for two roles - tanking and healing. They still have extremely power passives, but they were wildly overpowered in their previous form. I think they'd have to be nerfed even further to start giving them offensive power.
Not every race is meant to do everything - High Elves still make for weak stamina based damage dps and tanks.
TBH I think they should just remove the potion passive entirely. It carries too much mathematical weight in balancing, is the only racial passive that actually has a gold/resource cost to use, and is overall the primary reason that Argonian racial balance has been wonky for so long. I know that's not a popular opinion, but I think it would be the best option in the long run.
My Dunmer MagDK that I just finished getting gear for is getting a huge nerf and I'm a little ticked off about it. They keep trying to encourage hybrid builds in the game, but the way damage and scaling work make it futile.
Also my Bosmer Stamblade got a nerf too.
I honestly wish they would just add morphable generic passives and one main racially unique passive instead.
Also my Bosmer Stamblade got a nerf too.
I honestly wish they would just add morphable generic passives and one main racially unique passive instead.