Should You Play ESO in 2022? (Elder Scrolls Online)
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Is ESO a good game? Should I play Elder Scrolls Online?
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Heya Lucky. Wheelman here. I’m sorry I haven’t been back on Twitch to visit in a while. My idiot iPad cord shorted out and I am unable to get back. To ya and Desh, man I miss hanging out with y’all. Stupid cord !!! Got good news though : just yesterday I was able to get that Deadlands Enchanting table (or whatever the specific name is......) and I placed it in one of the side rooms of my Lunar Champions house !!!!!
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@@shadyboss420 thats misleading as you have to find a real player to give you crown items in exchange for your gold. The game does not facilitate this. How much gold does it take to buy 500 dollars in crown crates 😆 (hint over 1k gold per single crown and many, many thousands of crowns. Oof)
i cant get into the game(ps4,the announcments will not show up too,loggin failed error)any tips?(i havent benn able to play the game for 4 months)
I might be in the small minority, but I play for the solo stuff only, which is a bit weird in an MMO but I love the sense of scale and the life brought to the world by the other players.
Right? The only non solo thing I do is like dungeons with friends. Everything else I solo. But I ADORE the feeling of walking through a world, visiting towns and cities that are populated with people, who are all each the main character of their own stories. God this game is outstanding.
Ikr! Entire reason I even got a gaming computer was for MMOs! (Got mine right before “New World” came out.)
@@hashtagisaacweaver1999 new world was such a dissapointment man, had only about 68 hours on it but got over it
same
@@knottsscary for reals bro. The PVE was shit. And hated the idea of having to sign up for big PVP battles
ESO is definitely the game where you can get lost in. It's so immersive, the lore is deep and interesting... it's easy not to keep track of the time when playing!
Thank you for your work Lucky Ghost :)
@Majd Attie you’re worried about replayability with a 6 dollar game… time to get a better job kid, Subway ain’t cutting it.
@@austins.2495 maybe he’s not 16?
@Majd Attie Well I just bought the game right now I’m going to play it in the morning hopefully it’s good
@@austins.2495 bit judgemental of you. Some people in this world make the equivalent to a few dollars a day working full time.
This video... And the itch for an MMORPG I started to have lately with my cousin drove me to come back and re-try the ESO. I want a free non-linear experience where I can explore, customize a bit (without the glamour of 100+ dollars/euros/any other currency out there) and have some fun out there where I can chill a bit and even look for a challenge when I'm bored.
Voice acting in this game is great. At first I was turned off listening to the story and lore. But I realized it's like a good book you want to come back and immerse yourself in.
True. When I switch to other good MMO's like GW2 or FF, I just feel how much I'm missing out. ZOS has put immense effort into crafting the quests and voicing them to get the best immersion
Thanks. This makes me very intrigued to give it a try myself. :)
@@JustDaZack Highly recommended man. Don't get discouraged by combat initially. Enjoy the quests. ESO has the best quests in any MMORPG period
@@thecompanioncube4211 naming quests as a selling point for an mmo. Never thought that possible.
Now I'm definitely going to give it a shot, thanks. 👍🏾
I’ve been feeling the same, this time around I’m really diving into the story and paying attention, its so much more real and enjoyable.
I think it’s also super important to note that a lot of mid to higher level players can craft you really cool looking armor and weapons too, so you don’t necessarily HAVE to pay in order to have cool looking weapons. The ones that are crafted might just not look quite as unique or cool, but they can still be epic nonetheless. Great review though!
Tbh i think all these "cool" looking items usually just end up being immersion braking when everyone is running around as friggin hooded angels, humongous swords with silly decorations on them and mounts that glitter and shine.
@@Atamv true, I think the best outfits are the ones you make yourself out of different cosmetic sets anyways. also I thought there was a very shiny mount that you could get from an achievement. for which you still have to buy an expension probably but still.
@@kajbalm6733 best gears are like the ones in vanilla WoW where its not GIANT shoulderpads and swords bigger than the player, but more realistic armour
where are they? lol I need some gear.
Even when this game dies, if it does, it would still make an incredible single player elder Scrolls game. There's so much content, that you don't even need the online part. This game will always be worth it
Hopefully it is around for at least 10 or more years
Exactly. There is approximately zero MMO in this RPG. I don't know why they even bothered to allow multiplayer.
@Ten O I don’t even play this game anymore but I would give it a 6-7! I just don’t play it anymore cuz I have other games and no one to play with so!!
People been saying it's been dying for years , mostly people leave then come back at some point it's always getting more players each update
at the rate they draw in cash for custom gear and monthly fees....yeah won't exactly be ending any time soon unless all of a sudden WoW gets a major overhaul in the next two expansions and does a lot of the same things ESO does like more dungeons and raids added each month or even every other month or so would do it. Also adding in more cool cosmetic stuff help it too. Honestly though don't see any of that happening any time soon especially with their focus being on Over Watch 2 with all the cosmetics and stuff it will be making to boost its cash in take. WoW's next expansion will draw some extra cash but they are really hemorrhaging money now due to the absolute failure of their mobile cash cow wannabe diablo immortal. Then the payments on the settlements for harassment suits etc...that is going on now...garranteed to cost them in the double digit millions each. Microsoft so far has backed off or held on pause with their purchase of Blizzard (not sure if they would bother with activision itself as they are doing too strong financially with their call of money series being so popular with streamers.). I would say they may go down or at least drop low enough for MS to decide to renegotiate their buy out from activision for a much lower price. lol even if ESO went free to play with microtrans to keep whoever buys it from their parent company at a song...it will live on a lot longer and have resurgance of player popularity. Kinda like LOTR Online has done.
This is exactly the kind of review I was looking for. This will be my very first MMO ever. I bought this game on release but I’ve only just installed it. This introduction to the game was spot on! So thank you for this.
Glad I could help!
Stop the cap you got it cause it's 70% off ha
@@craziigaming927 Cap? I own a lot of games I’ve not got round to playing just yet. I just noticed a trailer for ESO and finally decided to try it.
@@LostInDistance right I bought ESO on release too, got overwhelmed cause I never played an MMO before and let it collect dust for years, but lately I’m thinking about installing it again. And besides, why tf does this guy care so much when we bought it he sounds like he’s mad he doesn’t have the game 😂😂
Try Guild Wars 2. That one is equally good if not better. No subscription required even for Quality of life.
Definitely agree that customization is the game’s biggest strength and weakness.
wut.. Have you played this game? FoTM
@@iwasneverhere9189 fotm?
Tell crow he's a gay
I was/am a pretty hardcore WoW player. I just started ESO with a new mindset. I want to be a scrub and boy does ESO do that for me. Im going to to all the side quests in each zone and then move on n with the story “which I always skip side quests and turbo nerd to end game.” Im super excited about all the different builds I’ll get to try out. I’m sure someone has figured out the best routes and such. But I’ve gotten old. Im gonna slow down a bit.
How's the journey going? Hope you're having a good time!
Nice summary! The thing holding me back from playing this again is the level scaling (and to a certain degree the lack of properly defined factions as well). It just becomes so boring after a while that wherever you go, enemies pose the exact same difficulty. It sort of removes the sense of progression and also the sense of dread going someplace you are severly underleveled for. Although it is nice that you can group with a friend regardless of their level, but personally I don't think that is worth the problems with level scaling.
I was looking for him to address that exact thing in the video when he discussed combat to see if they changed the cookie cutter sameness of enemy groups. That was the only reason I quit playing everything else was more than good enough for me to continue.
Thank you for an awesome video lucky you never disappoint!! Also thank you so much for a brutally honest review I really appreciate it!
Id say that the housing is also a big part of the game too. I got the thieves alley, and the sanguine bastion and spent literally weeks filling them with cool items, from both purchased items, to items found doing archeology and its very satisfying. So if you like showing off your trophies, thats a huge aspect of the game as well.
I was out with my dad and went to a 5$ store and saw multiple copies, I wasn’t sure if I should buy it. But I did get a copy thanks to my dad and so far I actually enjoy the character customization and can’t wait to play more of the game, not sure what to do in it though since I’ve never played elder scrolls. It definitely seems like a real rpg so far.
Me looking at this game after beating elden ring 3 times
That statement about ESO being like a child lost in a store is so true lol. I did the tutorial and chose one of those portals at the end, it dropped me in a snowy island and I was like, "uhhh, what am I doing here? What do I do plz help"
Great video. This game has so much content for someone just looking for a good free to play. The base game zones alone provide hours and hours of free content. The game may monetize cosmetics, but at least it does not gimp your XP gain behind a paywall.
well it kind of does gimp your xp gain, because subscribers get more xp gains than nonsubscribers though.
@@electricmayhem8147 im pretty sure that's not what they meant
Awesome video Lucky! Been playing ESO on and off for years now and the game never disappoints. Great thing about coming back after a while is seeing that you’re still around backing the game and creating new content! Always look forward to your videos!!!! Definitely looking forward to seeing another one of your fashion shows! Lol
Keep it up bro!
The only thing I hate is they want you to sub, pay for expand and if you want anything cool you gotta drop 500 dollars for a mount? I still enjoy the game but I think there should be cool mounts for players who don't have money like how world of warcraft did it would be amazing if ESO did that!
Thx for emphasizing on the completely over the top moneytazation and pay walls for mounts/houses etc. Dispite ESO being a very good MMO, it needs to be repeated and called out, that the cash grabbing is shameless in the crown store. I'm all for subs and ESO plus, because thats keeps the game and devs alive of course. But the cash shop serves only the pockets of the shareholders and upper management..this at the expanse of a better costumization and collection system for the players.
Old timers that don’t buy skins, will not feel the financial part.. they just sub and buy expansions.. but for new players that want to catch up its a new thing…. Now, its not a pay to win like Neverwinter, but compared to my other favorite game, GW2, its quite a cashgrab
he didnt even mention all the pay for convenience, many skill line quests are so mind numbing boring and intentionally dragged out so people will just buy them through the cash shop, that's just one example of many.
@@CDLightt well, only if you completed them on another character?
They are meant as timesinks, every mmo needs timesinks
Should check out BDO if you think ESO has over the top monetization, it can be so much worse my dude
For real. I'm all for the monthly sub and ESO + but as a semi new player when I see something really cool in game and I look up how to get it and see that it's a crown store only item, it really makes me want to say fuck this. And the endeavours are pretty laughable. 8k for a mount and you gain endv coins at a snails pace
They need to allow you to transfer data from console to PC or vice versa. I played so much on my Xbox and spent real money to get some items from the crown shop. I mainly play on PC now and the thought of starting completely over with a slow mount stops me from playing.
Yeah it’s called cross progression I want them to add that in cross play!
Well dont forget console players have a big disadvantage no addons and overall poor performance compared to high end pcs, so if a pc player would play with a lagging console player without addons gues whos gonna be kicked? the consoles yeah. also in terms of goldfarming getting gold on consoles is alot harder than on pc bc on pc we all use addons to optimise ozr routes and farms. you would have no fun playing on console with pc gzys. if you could transfer ur data to pc yeah would be great but crossplay not rly. saddly
@@lukasritter2544 He means you should be able to transfer your progress already made on console to PC. I'm in the same boat. I had a ton of shit on the PS4 version years ago, but now only will even contemplate the PC release.
@@killval849 as i stated later down in my comment thats what I suggest too
Two completely different games
Travel to [house] inside/outside sounds kinda silly, but was an amazing quality of life addition a few months back. The Devs do listen.
While I used to play WoW all the time, I was bored of it and been so repetitive (not to mention monthly fees).
Then played GW2 for a while and very casual, although not having any role to play in and more of solo rpg than mmo style. Still good game.
And now ESO, I love this game so much. So much freedom while being casual and competitive. A lot of contents or things to do. It pay to play and I don’t have to use monthly subscription (I know it help sort out inventory and so on). I have all the expansion and still haven’t gone through most of them. Great lore. It like WoW and GW2 combine into one but more.
Garden warfare 2?
@@molecule3875 ?
@@molecule3875 guild wars 2..
I was thinking to buy it but after hearing about their monetization strategy, I feel the developer is greedy and I've decided not to buy it. Buying such game will only make them more money hungry and influence good developer to turn the bad side.
TL;DR: quit ESO and start playing FFXIV
after playing ESO for a solid year and switching to FFXIV in the last month, it's safe to say I'm never going back. your video was so informative Lucky, and I think you worded everything to the best of your ability without saying that this game preys on the new in search for more whales to add to it's player base.
the only small point I disagree with is that it's not pay to win. The Necro class is OP which is hidden behind a paywall. If you don't have summerset you can't craft your only jewelry. If you don't have clockwork city you can't transmute items. running Arx a million times for that inferno staff to drop only for the trait to be training XD countless leads going to waste unless you want to buy greymoor!
not to mention every new DLC releases new gear and mythic items while the devs simultaneously nerf the previous OP items from past DLC's to force players to buy the new one. they even said previously that ESO plus players wouldn't pay for DLC's but they rebranded the new releases as "chapters" so you still have to pay the full price for it.
ESO was my first MMO and I really enjoyed my time, but FFXIV is where it's at. The community is better, friendlier, and the devs actually listen to the player base. It feels rewarding to put thousands of hours in a game where you feel appreciated.
also I just watched sawman_uk's video where he pointed out that vampire bites and cures are in the crown store when they can be found in game for very little gold. it's more disappointing than anything that they only see players as glorified dollar signs 🤑
yes this game can be played with plus, I did it for many months. but it is a huge waste of time to manage your inventory. if you don't think your time is valuable then by all means defend this game until the end. but seeing how different FFXIV is and realizing that the grass is actually greener on the other side left a poor taste in my mouth with ESO. I'm level 40 and my inventory hasn't filled up once. you can earn all the cool weapons and mounts in game. The combat takes some getting used to but it is so worth sticking around for. So glad you've started playing as well Lucky, I watch your streams way more often now as a result.
If only FFXIV wasn't so slow, bland and boring I would play it. For now I am happy to sub to ESO and ignore the crown shop because nothing in there is really needed to enjoy the game. My Templar and sorc is as OP in PVE as a necro and warden. I bought those two classes and never even played them that much. My main is magic Templar and he kicks ass.
Oh and housing in FFXIV is the worst system in any MMO I ever seen. Imagine losing everything only because you decided to unsub. Who came up with that genius idea?
@@factionguy cool you are entitled to your own opinion lol personally I like the way housing is set up in FFXIV, the neighborhood feel appeals to me, and that not everyone can have a huge house just by swiping their credit card. You don't lose an apartment if you unsub, only a house? But I've only been playing a month so I can admit where I don't have enough info on the topic. I've thoroughly enjoyed housing in ESO, I've seen some really awesome builds and it's nice owning almost 30 homes in different sizes and styles.
but "is as OP in PVE" tells me all I need to know. oh my sweet summer child. magplar and sorc are the easiest classes in the game... they are meant to be brain-dead. and so is PvE content in the game. my first and main is a magplar and trust me, I love it, easy to complete arenas, dungeons etc. But go watch a class ranking guide, Necro and NB will be put above those two almost every time. They kinda screwed warden this patch tho some people will disagree and say it's still OP. This is all in regards to pvp, endgame and assuming you can parse/ are already playing at a higher skill level. In all honesty, I'm glad you enjoy the game! It brought me a lot of joy and will always have a special place in my heart.
You know what because of you I’ll give this game another chance
Same lol
I think one thing to mention, and I’m not sure if anyone else said it lower in the comments, is that if you do end up paying for the sub you get 1650? I think crowns per month that your sub is charged. So yes you are “buying crowns” but you’re getting the sub at the same time. This makes it so that yes you can buy that expensive house or weapon skin eventually by not spending any extra than what you would have spent on the sub anyway. And if you choose to pay in advance for a 3 or 6 month sub you get all those crowns at once instead of having to wait per month. Loved the video though and agree with everything else
$500 for a house? That should be illegal
My biggest gripe with ESO is how easy the open world and quests are. It’s my favourite type of content but you can pretty much just faceroll it, no need for a build or rotation as most enemies die in a couple of hits. A hard mode world setting or something would be nice.
Eso is fun, worth playing - but after a while, you realise it's just a cash grab... all the microtransaction have ruined the game. membership makes sense, the store does not.
I wouldnt buy this game. The moniazation is crazy. It's not a real mmo. It's 90% a solo mmo. There's dungeons and trials for groups but honestly it's mostly solo.
Yea this game is addictive as hell, play at your own risk lol
Hey lucky, good review. Except for 1 thing: the combat.
As a veteran ESO player, I will fix it:
a) there aren't "tons" of skills and abilities. Each class has 3 lines. Then there are weapon skill lines, which, you only ever care about 2 at any time. Then the guild, racial, world skill lines are relatively minor skill lines that generally add passives. All this meaning that there are actually only a few skill lines that effect the way you play your character.
"However you choose to play ESO, the combat will be dynamic and fun."
So the fun part is subjective, but.. the combat is never actually dynamic. After you've made your build, every encounter feels the same. In part, because so much of the games combat is keeping up buffs, dots, and damage mitigation- and the other is spamming the moves that actually deal damage. It becomes very old very quick, which is why the meaningful content, the content that is fun, work hard to break up this monotony. This content is found in dungeons and trials, where the bosses have specific mechanics which require teamwork. Bosses like the serpent who electrocute the floor or the dwarven spider who poisons the air in the arena requiring you to heal somehow, that is where the game shines.
But specifically as a tank player, the combat feels monotonous and like im spanking the enemy with a recently cooked spaghetti string.
Ive lamented the combat rotation a lot on stream lately and totally agree with this assessment. Mechanics make the encounters fun once you've done your rotation a few times
True
so true! - get your rotation, buff it up with armour, maybe do a bit of swapping - then that's it... over and over and over and over again... i love that the quests are normally interesting, but running between NPCs and spamming the same rotation gets old real quick.
Yeah. I'm level 10 but i already got my rotation.
Stealth
stun
main dps
Dot/heal (one move) or finisher
Stealth away to heal and repeat.
This made me so interested in downloading the game to play it with friends thx for the amazing explanation on how the combat is
It's actually the reverse for me. I've played eso for so long, and there's so many new games out. I'm looking to see if I should come back or wait for a new chapter.
Bruh there’s a game drought . There ain’t good games right now
@@wafflesisawesome Halo infinite is really good.
@@ItsRelyks sorry but idk if u are in the right area, most mmo players aren't looking for fps games
@@reksdotjson4282 I've been playing eso since 2016
@@reksdotjson4282 MMO players dont like having fun so they do online chores such as ESO.
I have been playing for about 2 months now and agree that the subscription is 100% worth it, and have to admit that I am very disappointed that I prolly will never have an awesome unique mount for each toon. One thing you failed to point out is how amazingly awesome and inviting the community in the game is, it was so easy to find a beginner friendly guild and people to run dungeons with, who are ok with you learning the mechanics and not being mean about it.
There are so many free mounts in the game, previously when the Indriks were the even mount you could get a nascent Indriks or evolve it every quarter, so getting a unique fully evolved mount would take two quarters, meaning you could have gotten at least 4 Indriks mounts over two years. Now they have at least one mount per year with the event rewards (this year being the dagonic quasigriff) so there is no shortage of mounts.
Interesting. The reason I left last year after trying the game for about 6 months was that I had the opposite experience. too many people rushing through dungeons, berating lower level players, not stopping for someone who wanted to do the story. I felt stressed out and had no fun in the guilds as there was no communication there at all. Solo content was fun for a while, but the reason I wanted to try an MMO was that I wanted to have some kind of human contact during lockdown.
It is a stunningly beautiful world though and I just might start it up again, just to ride through it for a while.
@@hederahelix4600 when picking a guild look for one that welcomes new players and has training runs for trials and dungeons. I have left a few guilds that weren't friendly but most of them are really good about helping new players.
@lordylordexox most guilds use discord and you can chat or not depending on your level of comfort. Seriously shop around you can belong to five guilds at a time and some have requirements some just want active players. Look through the guild finder and read the requirements that quite often tells you a lot about the tone of the guild. If a guild isn't working out it's not hard to leave and try another.
@lordylordexox you can get discord on your phone for sure and I know people who play on console use discord as well so it's definitely doable.
Weird to me to pay for a game and expansions, only to have cosmetics (which I thoroughly enjoy) further locked behind a cash shop. Can safely say that I won't be trying this game anytime soon, but that is thanks to this review! Thumbs up.
Nop Not worth it....
been doing it since day 1 been playing since then but not much anymore LONG STORY
Once you start pvp The drama will start and be aware who you friend with..... to many trolls !!
So good luck with the drama nand the lag
Although I have 150+ hours in the game and know kinda what I'm doing, I love watching videos about games I play and always enjoy learning new ways to play and see another person's point of view.
I've watched hundreds of videos about this game and spisificly this topic and by FAR this is the best most concise and detailed guide I've watched on TH-cam or even reddit. 👌 outstanding!!!
New Subscriber for sure friend!
Hey there... I just read your great review and was wondering if you can recommend a good starting character/faction (I bought the game today and will play it this weekend). Many thanks from Sydney Australia...
Are you still on it and how did you like it?
I just got it since it was on sale with all the dlc. First thing I did was go to skyrim 🥴
I have been playing WoW on and off for like 15 years and I've just been getting so bored with it. I was looking for an alternative that didn't require a monthly subscription, and a friend recommended we try ESO. I am now hooked, and I really don't see a need to go back. It's so immersive, the voice acting is phenomenal, I don't have to join groups of randos to accomplish important things, I can make reliable money off of crafting, etc. It really checks all my boxes, and I'm so glad I gave it a try.
glad you're enjoying it!
Im in this boat, on and off WoW, given up on it now and need a great MMO to dive into again. ESO… tempting..
The only MMO where you don't have to worry about absolute ridiculous lore breaking disgusting and pathetic looking skins. This game is just amazing
See it's funny, as a fairly new player, Cryodil is what made me fall in love with the game. I've had so much fun and consistently played with people from my alliance since I started there.
so you telling me,you enjoy cryodiil? idk which cryodiil u was playing but my one was unplayable after 6pm 😹
... what alliance?
Man that monetization for mounts and stuff is.... definitely off putting on top of a subscription. No wonder they haven't made a new ES, im sure theyre banking off this just like rockstar is GTAO.
I bought this game because I’d played Skyrim and it was on sale, now I’ve been playing for hours every day for 4-6months due to all of the amazing content and the very friendly community . This is coming from a console player so we don’t have the QoL things that PC has
sames I jus bought this a week ago on my pc after buying skyrim 3 different times for my consoles and it's def worth the money for all the content... spend days jus in one city trying to complete it all
Which console you play on?
@@47mode64 PS4
@@yusufhussain3509 im buying it today
They should really consider increasing the difficulty of quests ....I had to disable my companion to make the game more challenging ..but it still feels easy
The aggressive monetisation is the reason I've never joined ESO. Im happy to pay a subscription but when the Devs treat you like a cashcow you gotta draw the line!
How is it aggressive. All it does is let you skip a couple of grinds or buy cosmetics. No player needs to even touch the cash shop unless they want some sort of furnishing or other cosmetic item. I’ve never touched it except with the crowns I get from eso+
The devs have to pay the bills...this game averages 14 million dollars yearly revenue and has 74 employees. Yearly growth is 16.4%. Annual revenue per employee is $191,544. Your words are very misleading if not factually wrong. You make the employees sound like they are on minimum wage, yet they are in the top 1% of the earning worldwide. This notion that 'poor devs' have to 'feed little timmy and afford him a sock for xmas', is not good for your channel pal. Be truthful or dont say it.
Watch the video again and listen to that one sentence in context. For someone so smart you've completely missed the point
Hi Lucky,
Great Video!!!
I started ESO as my first MMORPG because I love the elder scrolls universe and was sort of tired of modding skyrim. While I'll never get that first experience again with my first character I'm living the life with my new main the warden ice mage which is following your blackwood guide. Keep up the good work and everyone Lucky Ghost is worth your time!!!
I love ESO. If you want hand holding or to be led, go to the capital of the faction you choose. You will be flagged down on arrival by an NPC which will launch you on the main quest line. If you are lost on what to do at any point, open the region storyline for a more focused play.
Great tips
I started ESO a few years ago and did it completely wrong. I was coming from other MMOs and force leveled with daily quests and dragon kills to get to the "end game". Then, predictably, I burned out on the game. I just restarted it last night and I think I am going to make a new start and play through the storyline. My favorite part of Elder Scrolls is the story telling and I just completely ignored it my first time through
Those first 10 seconds were so tru.
If the only complaint is cosmetic monetization, then who cares? You can still get cool looking items, mounts, houses, etc... Don't forget, ESO+ gives you the equivalent of the sub in crowns on top of access to everything but the newest expansion, craft bag, 10% xp and dyeing costumes. You can spend that on whatever you want in the store or save it for something that comes along you do want. I never cared about pvp myself.
Guild wars 2 player here, how is the warrior class in ESO? I am tired of GW2 neglecting the warrior class and I am considering playing ESO with warrior. Any advice?
Thank you for the video. I was thinking of purchasing the game and giving it a shot, but after watching this I will spend my money elsewhere. I did not realize how much of this games content resides in the store to purchase. That's a hard pass for me haha.
Haven’t even watched but 30 seconds of the video, and literally the first 3 sentences are exactly why I’m here. Burned out on other games 😐 your speaking directly to me man
2022 is going to be a big year. ff14 gw2 and eso expansions! so hyped.
im very much a solo player so one thing i would love to see is a trial group finder.
please no having to manually get groups is one of the last things I enjoy in eso
@@shimapanzer9930 then continue to do that. For rest of us we will use trial group finder. Have fun spamming in chat endlessly.
@@factionguy remember when everyone complained about duty finders and singleplayer in WoW? Funny how that stuff is demanded now
@@shimapanzer9930 cringe
this. game. is. incredible.
This is exactly what i've been looking for! I saw the game had a discount and wanted to see if it was worth it, and this definitely does it. A bit of a bummer that the best things are behind a subscription but it only costs €7,- so i'll propably get it. Thanks!
Same I saw it was only six US dollars and immediately decided that's worth it for me to try it out especially since I adore Oblivion and love Skyrim so might as well check out ESO
Hey there... I just read your great review and was wondering if you can recommend a good starting character/faction (I bought the game today and will play it this weekend). Many thanks from Sydney Australia...
The game is 100gb dont buy if you don't know if your laptop can save 100+ gb for the game
Maybe, now with Microsoft money, they can start reforming the monetization of the game to be more in line with the broader gaming world
And now is free to play 💚💚
I literally just bought the game two days ago 😅
So far I love it! The only problem is that yes, its a lot, so it feels like a lot which is different than just normal rpgs.
Do you have more understanding of it now? I'm thinking of buying it too
I brought it 3 days ago to I'm lv 25 is confusing at the start but it get better
Same I bought it for sale on PlayStation and I don’t even know how I ended up in the town I’m in 😂 I was in a snow area 1 hour ago ! Now I’m fighting human eating mutants and spider queens
I just got it last week for ps4 and just now for ps5. Double the download time! Lol. It's a fun game! It's confusing at 1st but these youtube videos help explain alot. I'm level 22 now. I need to join a guild soon.
don’t if you pvp,this game is dogshit full of bugs and lags
Lost me at the monetization.
As someone for whom character customization and visual progression is incredibly important, cosmetic cash shops are a big turn off for me. It really is what destroyed Path of Exile for me, sadge.
Still glad WoW transmog is healthy and cash free so far.
ESO costing money for the base game AND requiring a subscription makes the cash shop even worse tbh.
Also not even having straight mounts, but fucking lootboxes.
This is the cancer MMOs nowadays are shipped with. And I fucking hate it.
I'd rather pay 30€ per month for a game, than having to deal with these fucking cash shops.
The monetization is just too much imo
A game with a subscription shouldnt have that much content behind a paywall
Subbed and liked. Your my new favorite ESO TH-camr. Keep up the builds and vids like this man
"They need to pay their bills"
Has a sub model. Has loot crates. Massive cash shop.
Sounds the server isn't on that bill either.
I'm a casual gamer and this was my first mmorpg... Pre ordered the collectors edition way way back... I clocked in for about maybe 5 months or more of playing(rookie numbers I know)... This game needs a lot, like a lot of learning curve and even if you did learn you'll be brutally punished for it... My first issue right of the bat is gold through quest... 300-400 a pop ain't going to get you nowhere, this game is so selfish in giving gold thru quest that it forces you to grind/gold exploit farming like everyone else... Getting gold is a chore on this game... I keep calling this game gold farming simulator because gold is used on pretty much anything really... 2nd issue why can't all motifs(armor/weapon sets) especially the shitty looking ones be earned by just doing a quest? I'm sure there are some quest that might do that but they are so far in between... You want a cool looking armor? Then go get to grinding that gold baby! I got the best looking armor because I had gold rather than by doing quest... What I wan't is for the quest to give us at least something or any motifs, yes even the shitty ones... I like collecting them and it will feel rewarding if I can earn them thru quest not by gold grinding... Last issue has to be the mount upgrades, I'd just remove them from this game if I were the devs, if you max level the mount speed they just run fast asf that it's almost cartoonish... it breaks immersion when you see all the horse yeeting around like a speed hack or something.
Sounds like mmorpg's just aren't for you
Fuck all that money you have to spend to get the "cool stuff" fucking drives me crazy people will spend that much fucking money, incentivizing these companies to do it more. Smfh
Wide as an aocean, shallow as a pond. As long as you play very casual its a good game to pick. The moment you start trying more difficult endgame content (or pvp) the inconsitencies show and the lack of bugfixes and extreme balance patches becomes more than annoying.
I've been playing since beta and I've come to term with having seen it all, this is a good thing there is content for days/months. You'll explore tamriel and experience its stories, what more can you ask from an TES game? (don't answer that).
I'll answer it anyway:weird Bugs
It sucks to pay a subscription and still have to deal with MTX though. I like either free with MTX, or subscription based with no MTX. But that's the future now so gotta just deal with it
My first mmo was Runescape back in 2005 when I was in 5th grade, my second was Guild Wars which I played throughout 2007-2011 or so...then came Guild Wars 2...but it really lacked that dedication to lore and to hardcore small group content (whereas the first Guild Wars had REALLY difficult but rewarding and interesting group content in the form of it's Missions system and it's incredible Dungeons). Guild Wars 2 never really captured that energy of content that you can run in small groups and feel like an absolute BADASS for having completed and have gear or skins etc to be able to show what you have accomplished. So...feeling a bit burned out by GW2 after their Living Story/Living World just got too convoluted and tiresome...and I decided to give ESO a try back in Jan/Feb 2020 (right before Covid hit). It is a GOD-SEND for players who want INCREDIBLY deep lore that you can never get enough of or be a total expert on because it goes so deep as well as for fun build crafting AND for group content which sees regular new content in the form of new Trials and Dungeons...After having played Skyrim as my first Elder Scrolls game back in 2011, I definitely fell in love with the lore and universe and so by the time I picked up ESO, I already knew most of the Elder Scrolls lore and WOW the game does an amazing job despite the limitations of it being an MMO and having to cope with so many players. There is a noticeable difference in quality between vanilla content and DLCs/Expansions...and it just shows they are only getting better at making content shine in ESO. Thought Summerset will always hold a special place for me as being the most gorgeous area in the game :) This is the first game since Runescape YEARS AGO that I felt deserved the subscription fee.
Though, you should add as well, that a lot of VERY cool mounts have been added over time via events...for free...like the Quasi-Griff recently or all the Indriks for example...I think a lot of them are the coolest mounts...some of the store bought mounts are...too flashy for my taste and don't feel very lore friendly which is at least personally part of my aim in the game. And let me just say, as someone who came from GW2...literally EVERY cool armor or cool items or cool weapon skin or ANY mount skin apart from the defaults were purchasable only. And the base cost of them is often even higher than ESO...in ESO you could at least buy a WHOLE style set whereas in GW2's store you might only be able to buy just a sword skin for like 50 bucks...it's so bad that you can also just buy in game gold with real money...and then buy all the materials needed to build high level or "prestigious" gear like Legendary weapons (sort of like the equivalent of ESO's Antiquities Uniques except they are all flashy and intended to be marks of prestige and achievement). Other MMOs are a fight to be as flashy as possible...or...at least that is part of what made me leave Guild Wars 2...whereas in ESO, while cosmetics are definitely fun and can be very cool looking, the primary thing I see most players caring about is exploring, questing, build crafting, group content, roleplaying, and generally NOT trying to be hyper flashy with their appearance overall (maybe a magical effect or two but that's it). And thank goodness. There is a reason Guild Wars 2 is often jokingly referred to as "Fashion Wars 2" even by its own player base. This creates even more impetus to feel like you SHOULD buy the over priced cosmetics in the store because without buying them, there aren't any real achievements in Guild Wars 2...it's all water under the bridge...just floating on by...inconsequential content which gives you nothing to show for it. And so just to feel like your character is cool or that you are powerful or that you have done something...players buy crap on the Gem Store.
Despite the problems with the Crown Store...like the loot box mechanic...which I think most players universally hate in games of any kind these days. I am so happy that finally...content has reward and prestige. For example, you cannot get AT ALL gear from a dungeon or trial unless YOU specifically take part in it and conquer it. Likewise, there are certain rare or interesting items found from Antiquities which feel very personal or special to me because you have to go on a journey to find it...certain housing items for example that are rare or difficult to acquire that you cannot just BUY in the in game store. In other words, while I agree that ESO has the same problem as most games these days with microtransactions, I'm really thankful that ZOS at least understands to some frankly large extent that there needs to be rewards that MEAN something that are priceless and must be earned through gameplay only (and which we don't even have to really grind for now since they added in the new looting system for sets).
Yeah, a lot of the coolest skins are still bought in the store which is frustrating, but the physical gear itself and other rewards have real meaning and make my character feel accomplished, as if my journeys and forays into these dungeons has been rewarded. Perfect example that anyone who has done a lot of dungeoning will understand: Remember your first time trying to defeat Lord Warden in Veteran mode? Or trying to beat Depths of Malatar in Veteran? Getting those monster sets feels so good and like a proper reward for defeating a challenging foe. You can never buy Lord Wardens helmet or Shoulders to receive that very cool purple aoe effect to boost phys and magic resistance...that sort of thing creates real value and prestige that shows what you are capable of defeating. Games like Guild Wars 2 abandoned that concept despite it being a cornerstone of why Guild Wars 1 worked (content like the Domain of Anguish comes to mind...and the VERY challenging group runs of that content to farm end-game items to build the Tormented Weapons set, often seen as the most prestigious and "elite" player's weaponry)...and it led me to ESO :) which brings back those feelings of real accomplishment in an MMO instead of just sandboxing my way to a glowier, fashionable, comet of an outfit so I can blind everyone else in the same 100 person world boss encounter for the 2,000th time to earn no discernably prestigious or purposeful loot or achievement
I tried it, played for a few hours, thought I’d love it as an elderscrolls fan.
Was just a god awful experience. Terrible user interface which makes so sense or even tries to make sense. Throws up pages tryna sell you micro currencys, the story makes no sense with the who gates and chains or whatever. They could’ve done the tutorial to the game wayyyy differently.
Thank you for taking your time to put into such a detailed review on ESO!
,,Which means exactly one thing you're a bit burned down on the other games you've been playing"
YES
From my 6+ years playing I can say that one strength ESO has over many MMOs is the community, not only are they willing to pick up randos, but many are more than willing to give advice, assistance, and at times even something from their inventory(ies) and YES, ESO+ is a must even if you can only afford it for 1 month.
Ok, I'm giving it a go!
I still to this day can't get over how poorly the character model looks. The model they choose to mirror for every single race looks awful. The hair looks dated. The clothing looking more like body suits instead of actual clothing is so bad and doesn't even move or flow like actual fabric. The movement, the way the characters look moving around looks incredibly cheesy.
First I love this channel. one of the best ESO builds comes from Lucky Ghost for solo players. Problem is with the meta builds changing all the time, some sets that you can't get if you have the base game it's not entirely P2W, but it's definitely to some degree going to influence your game for the worst.
If you don't do Sub or buy the DLC's at some point the set's you run and build your character with will become obsolete. Then you won't be able to do certain content cause you can't push the needed DPS and thus will leave you end up either get a DLC through gifting or swipe the card.
Though I have bought some DLC and Chapters, because I like the game and is willing to support the Devs to give us more fresh content often enough.
yup thats why i quit, the game is constantly adding paywalls, it has way too much imo
Good but not enough to beat Skyrim with multiple Nexus mods !!!!!!
For me - it is painfull to have to grind for skill points with every alt to see how the next class is played. Maebe if there could be vetvet hardmode of doing quests this will not be an issue.
You can have someone power level you or other tactics like the desert dolmens which is practically afk along with xp events and xp scrolls through in game leveling, store, shop, ambrosia, and daily xp Enlightened mode... There's more and more methods of leveling... Do not give up. Join a guild.
LOL you hooked me in the first 20 seconds... that's EXACTLY why I'm here :)
One thing I have noticed that there has been a lack of players in the game. $$$ is always a factor in any game. Yes agreed by those with the most available credit on your card will have the kewlest look and things. PvP is lacking. But as for PvE it’s the best. As for a PvP based I have not been impressed and I agree with you in this area. One item I have noticed is about ESO is when you purchase the game there is no explanation on what you need (besides base) or anything else to play with others. Like ESO but I only purchased all the games during special sales. That’s when I can say most can afford it. Lucky Ghost one thing I really do appreciate is the honest review of the game. Thank You!
I wouldn’t mind ESOs cash shop if it was just the crown store, but they lock all the best shit behind absurdly shitty gambling loot box nonsense. Just let me buy what I want ffs.
You DON'T have to spend $500 for a cool looking mount from an rng box, they sell cool looking mounts all the time for a very fair price. The rng box will give you a godly looking mount. Cool mounts are cheap in comparison.
Very fair price? Most stand alone mounts are 2000-4000crowns. That's $25+ for a single mount. You call that fair?
@@christophermccormick5505 Yes! Just stock up on crowns when they're on sale. Even if you don't, $25 vs $500 IS fair 👍
@@christophermccormick5505 I mean soem are just 15 or 13 dollars
Basically its not the game for mount farmers
@@KOBEASTXIV Kinda funny I just opened a free box they give you when you reach lv 30 and.... Omg I just got a free mount wtf
Only reason holding me back from playing is their monetization practices. The coolest looking weapons, armor sets, mounts AND houses all being locked behind the cash shop is a massive disappointment as someone who spends most of their time collecting stuff like that in mmos and it seems they keep getting worse about that, so I'll never spend a dime on the game.
Played since it came out, I hate a lot of mmo and monetization in general, eso is by far the best game ever made. Seriously I hate the ways games usually get money, but it's good value for money here and anything in crown crates you can earn from 'endeavours' daily fun challenges that give you currency to unlock even radiant apex mounts. You can get the best looking mounts in the game in 6 months, entirely bypassing random loot crates. That needs to be pointed out because I don't see that often in other games.
Well worth giving it a go, where possible the devs listen to the fans and add great value for money (such as free items and discounts for plus members and upcoming content).
Lots of great info, great video.
over the last 2 years of covid. I have went on countless adventures trying out EVERYTHING! played ff14 spent alot of time in the gold saucer and till the end of S.B, played Swtor till onslaught and had an awesome time roleplaying in a sith guild, tried out gw2 farmed ascended and mounts, played wow classic tbc and retail. Grinded out hours and hours of mining in new world BUT i always end up going back home to ESO.....ESO to me feels like the best mmo the most immersive
ESO is a pay to win game if you play without subscription , thats all what you need to know . Good game , but it's not possible to play or it's very hard to play without subscription .
I started it today so I can’t judge too early but I really prefer it over Skyrim. More interesting characters, better looking armour and more stunning locations, all of which I felt was lacking in cave simulator Skyrim.
You're gonna start a war with that comment. Though I agree
I agree, I mainly play solo too so the multilayer aspect isn't a factor in my judgement
I think they both have their own charms. The voiced dialogue is a huge factor for ESO for me.
It just looks so shit though. Its messy and just not very elder scrolls looking.
Last month I uninstalled ESO after about 5 years and not regretting it (yet)..this game adds expansions so fast rather than improving the server and network issues I just got tired. I love this game but sometimes if you love something you have to let it go...🤣
thank u, u helped me take my decision of not buying the game
lmao same here. I'm okay with one-time purchases like DLC or something. But when the game puts me on timer with that subscription plan? No thanks
I'm really interested in playing ESO (veteran of wow and a bit of FFXIV) but one thing I didn't quite understand is: to acces all zones, dungeons,etc. You mentioned it needs DLC. You mean the expansions? Are those zones included in the expansions or each zone are separated into dozens of small dlcs?
The yearly big expansions are buy to play just like in other mmos. Smaller DLC content can also be bought one by one but if you're subscribed you unlock all the DLC for the remainder of your sub. The yearly expansions always contain new big zones while the story DLC usually comes with smaller zones. It's much more logical to subscribe than pay for each individual DLC because even if your sub runs out you still keep everything you've unlocked in those content other than access to the zones themselves. (skill trees and points/collectibles/gear etc.)
Today Amazon prime gives this game Free and says its the best game in history lol Um not sure how I'd play this now when Elden Ring is out.
You promised to touch on subjects that mattered to MMO veterans and you delivered. Thank you, for keeping it concise and being honest - solid video.
Eso have some strenghts for sure, i am not really that big on mmo games, but can still appreciate eso. With that said, i sure have some problems with it to!. One thing that often takes me out of the immersion of the universe (the elder scrolls universe) is when i see somone comes riding with some burning lava horse, and on top of that have some over the top super armor, and then another player comes with something similar, and then another, and another!
It just dosent feel like the elder scrolls to me, just another mmo.
Well, thanks to the new seal system you can earn seals and buy a new mount or anything else in the cancer crates without spending any money. BUT it takes a very-VERY long time to build up to any amount where you can purchase a special mount. I think they did this for legal reasons and to avoid breaking laws of gambling online in some countries/states. You can earn around 30 seals a day and then on top of that around 250 a week but amounts can fluctuate from week to week and day to day. The crate mounts generally cost anywhere between 3,600 (Legendary) to 16,000 (Radiant Apex) seals. So say you earn around an average of only 350 seals a week because work/life ect it will take you 45 weeks to buy a Radiant Apex mount. So just under a year. Maybe a little less if you're very diligent and make sure to get them done every day.
The thing is don't expect to collect everything you see in the game. Get only the things you really want. As for crates perhaps tell yourself to buy no more than 15 of them when they are introduced. Any common or fine rewards from crates I would strongly suggest you trade in for gems as it's another way to purchase things you like in the crates. The rewards from common or fine are generally ones you can get from just logging in daily.
Please remember also the different crates do come back each year so far so you have another chance at what is inside of them. Sometimes they also go on sale along with crowns. It's best to check the website daily or be in a guild that keeps a sharp eye on those things and can alert you. If you're going to put money into anything ESO Plus is a big help and time saver. You get some crowns to spend at the store and they do on occasion put things on sale for ESO Plus members only.
Nah boring game
The lootboxes really should be removed from the game and just allow players to outright buy the mounts and pets they want. When most games are moving away from gambling mechanics, ESO sadly has not done the same.
agree!
I came from New World and decided to play this game after watching this video. No regrets
It's the lack of a direct manual, & how overwhelming the Menus set-up appears, that puts many new players off.
If not for the community & all the info they provide, that's out there, then many new players would be totally lost.
I always recommend intro vids, by creators, starting the game from scratch, for anyone interested.. the learning curve starting the game & how to play it can be a nightmare if unexpected. And if not for the support of creators like yourself, & the community at large, this game would be unplayable; as there's no direct manual to refer to as such.
So true. I tried this game a few years ago, and it was just so overwhelming and hard to learn, I gave up. Now that I've sunk a lot of time into Skyrim, I'm really interested in giving it another shot because I would love to see more of that world. But I'm still hesitating because I remember being so confused and frustrated the first time.
I have 5k hours in ESO... Play FFxiv instead.
Eso is still one of the best mmos out there. The pvp (when not laggy) is superb. I tried new world and it's a clone flop.
I was in the mood for another mmo and I got new world cause the hype sold me and after about 100 hours I'm done with it until they can fix things and add more content. Went right back to ESO
I hope there is Cyrodiil map for Asian and Aussie player because Gray Host is unplayable with 400+ pings for me.