Elder Scrolls Onlne

[Deadlight]

Right then. I've only gone and create a thread on this game!

So who's playing this? What do you think of it? Did you come from the beta (like me)? How do you think it fares against other MMORPGs? If you played other games, what made you change?

[Makzilla]

Haven't played it yet, but I want to. How is it in your opinion?

[Deadlight]

It's good. ;-)

I played WoW for 5 years, then spend a year or 2 with SWTOR, played GW2 for 6 months or so, before wanting to givE ESO a go.

got to level 18 as a Breton mage from Daggerfall Covenant. Unlike WOW and SWTOR, where the first 20 levels are sorta 'training', my first dungeon was at 12. Very littlte grinding, too. (No 'kill xx of baddies b' or 'collect yy of xx' quests).

Graphics are lovely. WOW gfx seem a bit cartoonish in comparison.

Really, really love the different ways to play as a mage. I can level the 'summon' skill, and can have 3 different familiars attacking mobs of a higher level (with my own spells helping them, too) - and winning. Or I can level the 'heavy armour', wield a 'magika flaming 2H sword' and do the mage-warrior bit. Or level the 'destruction staff' skill, and waive lighting bolts around the shop. Or a combination of all the skills.

[TheDutyPaid]

I was interested till I saw the costs.

[Deadlight]

Meh, no more than any other MMOPRG, surely?

[kalniel]

Meh, no more than any other MMOPRG, surely?

LOTRO - Free
SW:TOR - Free
DDO - Free
Neverwinter - Free
GW2: One-off purchase as low as £18
The Secret World: One-off purchase around £15-20
Eve: Free plus £10 a month (in effect)
WoW: Complicated - £8.99 a month plus whatever base game/expansion pack you go for
ESO: £32 plus £8.99 a month

So ESO is aiming for about the same level as WoW, which is fine, but also what I'd consider expensive in light of the others which are a lot cheaper. And yes, you can play/enjoy them without microtransactions, I do so

[Deadlight]

OIC, yeah I played WoW (which over a year isn't cheap, I agree) and SWTOR, which I started playing before it went F2P. Sure, there are (cheaper) others.

[MasterFlash]

Im playing - loving it

Its not cheap and its not perfect but its got me hooked. The PVP is epic and the open classes are so much fun.

[Makzilla]

Okay, I decided to get the game the other day, and let me tell you Deadlight. I'm Hooked!!

[Deadlight]

Right Zenimax, cheque to the usual address, kay?

[Allen]

I will admit, when I first heard about ESO I was so excited. I loved Skyrim, pumped many hours in to it, and I thought an MMO based off of it could be great. However, after trying the BETA (not the be all and end all, I know) and reading many a review, I am not so sure I want to pay for it.

The forums are ablaze with people complaining about lag due to the EU servers being based in NA, bugs, the game being dumbed down to give people who can't learn how to dodge a chance of progressing, lack of class choice compared to Skyrim, lack of open world compared to other ES games... it doesn't look great.

However, I still want to try it. But, should I throw money away to try it now, or should I wait until it no doubt goes F2P, like every other failed MMO since WoW because game devs can't listen to the players?

So guys, what do you like about it, and why should I buy it now?

[Dooms]

I'm in the same boat as Allen, I want to try it (even after being very disapointed in the beta) but I don't want to put my money down yet.