Talking Point: 10 Years On, Have You Ever Played The Elder Scrolls Online?

I turned it on for about 10 minutes.

There was too much going on I didn't understand.

Uninstalled and never went back.

The problem with jumping into an MMO after so many years is that there never fells like there is a proper "introduction". You are thrown into all this built up lore and content that it's hard to really ease into the game.

And it never seems like anyone has any patience for new players and basically leave you to flounder.

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I played it to get reward points one time because it was one of the games you had to play at the time to earn them, does that count?

@GamingFan4Lyf although I have played for 2-3h I had a similar experience. There are lot of areas and it looks like you can start wherever you want which is not very beginner friendly. The way FF XIV deals with the main story quests works much better

I tried it but it didn't grab me. Felt like a dumbed down version of Skyrim which was a dumbed down version of Oblivion which was a dumbed down version of Morrowind.

@Balta666 there is a tutorial that was added in 2021 and then you get started islands to chose from. Very new player friendly but like all MMO’s easy to play, hard to master.

@THE_VITTLER the issue for me was which one to start. I would prefer for them to choose one for me.

I dabbled with it once or twice, but I always found it a bit janky not to mention a little overwhelming at times.

Absolutely played and still play it. Bought all the DLC for it. Just lot of fun if are an elder scrolls fan. Better with friends too.

Only big issues I have is really can't play a quest with a friend if you already completed it. That is incredibly STUPID. Just not give experience or quest award with it. Problem solved.

Again, I'll repeat, it's STUPID.

I bought it for a quid from cex for PS4, and I played for a bit with friends who play it. I didn't really get into it, so I turned it off and never touched it again. It's not my type of game, even though I'm into MMORPGs. I like mmos because there's lots of players around and that you can make a clan together or a guild. But I have to like the gameplay, artstyle and story, for me to get into it.

Nope, not particularly interested in MMO's anyhow and as much as I like Skyrim/Oblivion, I have enough to play between releases without needing a Tamriel fix. Good for those who enjoy it though.

@Balta666 that would probably be a good thing. Start with your faction areas and move on.

I tried it for like 10hrs. It’s not bad, but as others have said, I jumped in late and it’s overwhelming just too much stuff going on.

But then I love FF way more and still can’t find the time to do ff14 as there is just so much to it now.

MMO is just hard to keep up with if you start late.

Yup I have several hundred hours in ESO and while it still has problems (like most games) it's a much better game these days.

I usually wait till the current years expansion goes on sale and play it for a few months then step away. Rinse repeat.

Not sure if I will do that this year as I am heavily invested in FF14 right now. Playing two MMOs would be a bit rough time wise. Will have to see when the sales happen if I am still into 14.

I played it for a few days when it released but it was just a to cartoony for me to really get into.

I play it every week, the guild I'm in, is so nice and friendly and we meet up every Sunday. Sometimes we hunt down leads, we take on world bosses and do events when they are running.

I like it. I go back to it occasionally. I was hooked on it a long time ago, now I just casually pick it up here and there.

I've played it off and on through the years. I quite enjoy it when I do, but I've got that disease that many gamers do these days where we start one game then jump jump jump to others. lol But I do go back to it every now and again, and I think still have an active subscription on my xbox. I don't think I ever turned it off. lol

@Tasuki I used to love WoW back in the day. I stopped for a while after Burning Crusade. Then my account got hacked by gold farmers in my absence and was banned.

I had to like send my ID and a whole bunch of stuff to Blizzard to get my account back, but my main was deleted and I had a bunch of mule characters on my account with like no gear at all.

Isn’t it free to play until level 40 (with restrictions) or something, now?

Tried it for about half an hour and realized that even with a TES skin, Online RPGs aren’t for me.

Personally I have no interest in MMO's myself so have no interest in this or trying it. My Son on the other hand has spent hundreds of hours in it, often playing with his then Girlfriend. Its also continued to get supported on Playstation too so I'd imagine it has a large community across all platforms that play it to keep growing that with more and more content.

Same with Fallout 76 too as far as I am concerned - another game my Son enjoyed and spent Hundreds of hours playing but despite enjoying Fallout, I won't play.

Started on PS4 back when dark brotherhood came out so this was before the chapters were even a thing, used to be in a guild ran by a guy who's character was literally emperor palpatine in name and looks then i had to play the game on Xbox from scratch I have caught up in content to high isle at the moment.

It's ok. I occasionally play it with my gf but I find it overwhelming. Way too much content, too many menus and tabs, etc.

Played it a bit a few years back. I liked it more than Skyrim tbh. Felt more tes than Skyrim does. Good coop. Then they reset that characters and it was a mess and I lost interest.

I'm living xiv though so after I've had my fill of that on 100 years and am looking for more MMO fix I may revisit it. I bought tons of expansions and the merchant and banker dlc too.

I played it like 100 hours with a friend years ago when morrowind first came out. That was enough. I don’t understand these people who only play like one or two games forever.

It certainly wasn’t anywhere near as memorable as any of the single player elder scrolls games, except maybe arena…

I’d consider trying out the expansion that takes place on part of the cyrodiil map from oblivion tho. But not for money…

So many years of mmorpgs played starting with UO but mostly Everquest and WoW, I can't stand ESO. I want to like it because it's an Elder Scrolls game and because it's on Xbox and playable with a controller, so every few years I reinstall it and think ok this will be the time. But I'm sorry, the game just sucks.

I play it every day and enjoy it. But it’s awful for new players, major cities are flooded with prologue quests for all the DLC which show up and are doable even if you don’t own it. It means a new player will be assaulted by 20 different plots all at once, a genuinely awful and overwhelming experience.

Most folk seem to dislike the combat though I’ve never seennanyone articulate why, makes me wonder if it’s just poorly tutorialised and people are light attacking things to death. I doubt a new player would think of weaving, buff and dot management when the game is laughably easy now.

I like MMOs I played an awful lot of them back in the day, I simply don't have the time anymore. Might give FFxiv a try because I heard you can do it virtually solo and at your own pace, but ESO I don't think I'll ever play unfortunately.

I've not played it as I don't want to get into a new MMO. With so many games these days being ongoing "live service" titles they all are vying to take a chunk of my limited gaming time of just a couple hours a week.

I started playing about 3 weeks ago. It's true there is a lot of stuff going on but I stick to the main game, do a dungeon each evening. I don't dabble that much in the crafting and all the other activities. You can still get through quite a lot of the game without indulging in all the other skills and background work. So you shouldn't let that put you off.

Big fan of the ES series.

I played ESO a few times when it very first came out. I absolutely hated it.

I found it too 2 dimensional and not engaging at all. In fact, I think it was ESO that put me off playing another MMORP game, and I don't think that will change now.

I hated the lack of interactivity (loads of weapons sitting around that you couldn't pick up), the artwork, and the griefers (who would stand in groups on the exact spot you needed for a quest).

Bah! Never again.

Very solid game. Not the pinnacle of gaming imnd you. Then again no MMO.

It was essentially Skyrim Online the way it was built. Amazing community and people are always willing to help.

I just wish they added swimming underwater and things under it.

ESO has been my favorite MMO for some time now. Just wild how long it's been going on.