@@Adritoma I'm a linux user, so riot adding vanguard to league means I won't be able to play it starting next patch... so I started looking for alternatives and a friend was like "have you heard of this silly anime game? Your a vtuber its perfect for you!" and now I'm a Leni main!
yo, i just downloading the game last week and still not even opening it until now... coz i don't really like moba gameplay actually but interested in its character design. guess i'll try it this weekend and see how its player base going
Even if player base is small, i'll keep playing as long as it's fun. Great video as usual! Map changes every other season or so would be a super cool. It makes Apex feel refreshing despite it being only slightly different.
sameeee the last time i played was when dock and avenue existed, but youtube algorithm randomly decides when i should return to ER by recommending adritoma videos
I really hope this game finds it's two feet. I've been a part of the journey since 2021 and really don't want it to fail, so I'm hoping they delegate a proper budget to the marketing
these changes or future changes are nice. but will it matter if everytime someone wants to play ranked they can't find a queue? also not sure of the viability of playing squads. Solo is just easier to jump into. I came back after a 2 year break and it seems like it has the same issues it used to have back then :/ imo they need to pull all ressources into a huge marketing push to bring new players in. people want to feel like their queues will pop at any time of the day and not just during ungodly hours. Man i really hope they fix these issues because i love this game .. :(
I’m kicking myself for not hopping back into the game when 1.0 dropped after seeing the numbers it was pulling. Hopefully with more global support in season 4 the player count can grow again. I need more fellow iron players to queue with lol
I stopped just a bit after they deleted solos and made trios the new main mode.. Solos is really what got me into the game a few yrs back.. for me it was what made erbs a lot more different. Queue solo, play, you die you get better next game and eventually get really good at the game if you get into it. Just my opinion though I know some people love squads, have fun yall
you've described exactly how the game feels for me. the loop of play - lose - quit - queue again, teaches you a lot about the game and is one of the reasons I loved the learning curve when playing solos.
I stopped playing almost 2 years ago because I just couldn't find games. Then this video popped up and I was like: Oh, yeah, I subscribed to this guy when I started XD. I'll install it again and try to find games, I miss Silvia :).
@@Adritoma I'm going to be honest, not a great experience coming back so far. The changes seem fun but I didn't even get to play the game. I play in EU and login in I wanted to play solo, only to find out that the solo mode had been deleted. From that point onwards I knew what awaited me, in EU even finding games as solo was hard. I hate with all my soul playing in squad, especially as a new or returning player, but I love the game, so I wanted to give it a try. After a few hours of queue, the player counter only moved to 2/24 once, for a few seconds, probably someone in the same situation as me loging in, seeing 2/24 and being like: nope, alt + F4. I know it's ranked, but I don't like to be dominated by some pro players playing normals, I want to play with people in a similar level, to the extent possible. I will sadly have to pass from now. After finding out about the solo mode removal I watched your videos about the topic, and I think the same as some comments, it's the worst decision they could have ever made, they could have removed squad mode since it needed more players and the game doesn't have a player base big enough for that. I'll continue to watch your videos, but I'll miss the solo play even in them. I hope a random meme pops up somewhere and the game picks enough players for it to resurrect, but for now it even suprises me that the game is still alive. Thank you for replying, btw.
I just started playing the game again. Last time I played was like Echion’s release and he is by far my favorite (I missed Echion’s Cadet skin and I’m hella salty). I was reading some of the changes and thought they would be underwhelming cause I’ve always had an issue picking this game back up cause I’d practice my routes for 10-20hrs have some fun. Then balance changes would hit and id have to do it all over again. But the new loadouts, starting items, the droning for items, and the kiosks have made picking up the game again a blast. If feels like you can play flex so much more, and there isnt only one right answer now. Cause before there was only one optimal game plan to secure all the valuable resources, 1 farm route, get wik, then snowball the final zone. But now the late-game items are being crafted so much more often it feels like there are just more good fights. Before it felt like when I got my route down I would just stat check every1 (they were all just +1) except the last like 2 teams because I was so far ahead cause I practiced my route so much. It was kinda boring. My reward for being optimal was having to wait 20min to get to the last zone to actually have a good fight. Now every team I run into at least gets to play the game. I’m having a blast. I think ur downplaying the crafting changes. They are some great quality of life, the game feels much more polished now to a returning player.
The crafting changes I mention in the video are pretty minor but adds to the whole picture you described. I agree crafting changes feel good and 90% of these happened at 1.0 release or before but there’s no way for you to know that if you haven’t played since echion release
@@Adritoma 👌 For sure, appreciate the reply. Dnt get me wrong, love your videos. Ur pretty much the only creator I come to for ER content cause I like your personality. Keep up the good work. glhf o/
I hope they add new maps centered around a certain theme. Lumia can be the OG/normal map then maybe they can add a map a futuristic map in the style of cobalt's map, then m maybe a circus map etc. It just feels like something that'll really spice up the game for more casual players having different maps to play around which maybe can help bolster the game's playerbase.
personally i just think they need to do a little more advertisement, the core game is fun asl, they just need to extend that out, easier said than done of course but still everything they have is very good
I doubt that this game will die soon. I used to play LoL since season 6 and also messed around with Smite and Hots, unfortunatly none of them could hold me on the long run. I´m a fan of battle royales, but never had any luck in those either. After some searching on Steam I stumbled upon Eternal Return and having a blast so far! Looking at this comment section, there are quite many new players beside me that share the same love for this game. The planned changes sound very nice, but I hope the devs also focus more on the marketing part. Too many great games died due to lackluster advertising so hopefully the game makes an "eternal return" indeed!
I'm a new player. I'm in love with this game in a way I haven't been since counter strike or even SC2/WC3. I was a top of ladder NA player in wc3 and masters league every season I played in SC2. There is so much potential here. My one gripe is that I'm struggling with the team modes. The engagements can feel hopeless/chaotic, but that's also just any team game when you start out/are bad. I really hope this game can live a healthy life. I personally don't need it to be a smash hit. I just don't want it to go away. It's a gem. Also, nothing outlines my lack of friends than a team game :(
Yeah you would have loved solos! But I will say it’s day and night between ranked and norms! You won’t get any real engagements or less chaotic gameplay until high elo in ranked and even then some people struggle due to how tough a game it can be! But glad you’re enjoying the game! Season 4 should be big for it!
Every time I see your vids/streams I always get a little inspired to try redownloading the game and seeing if I can play/will enjoy the new characters. Its neat to see the changes that they are trying to do so thats nice!
So, Wickeline is my favorite character since Immortal Soul, I was looking forward to Biancaline if there was an event with this skin theme, but they just took my favorite playable character (Adriana) and mixed it with Wickeline. It's definitely in this new season that I'll achieve 1000 games with her. Also, tell me a good build ID for her plz >
entirely unrelated to ER, but i love your ene pfp! i use the exact same one on my other platforms and got whiplash thinking this was one of my comments LMAO kagepro fans are alive n well in 2024
The character design of Katja has me super interested in coming back. When they removed solos I left sadly cause I don't have a group to play with and I dread doing poorly with random players, but I definitely miss this game. Maybe I'll try to get good enough to manage playing again.
i think the biggest issue of the game is marketing. At 1.0 launch, they were supposed to show it off on the frontpage of steam, but then didnt (my speculation is that they didnt wanna compete with, for example, Baldurs Gate 3) But seeing how they keep saying that season 4 will be the season they start more marketing in the west, i am hopefull. This game is my favorite multiplayer game of all time, and i really just want it to succeed. sure i have more hours in league, but that game havent been as fun as ER since i discovered it
Yeah the season 1.0 marketing in Korea actually worked well and they had more than enough players but their retention wasn’t any good with all the reasons in the video. But yeah there’s been no western marketing really
The one thing that made me slowly play less and less was them taking away solo in the game, the other thing is making more item letting you play in a different way from how your made to play.
I ended up taking a break when the matchmaking bug's started, but I spent the whole break really missing the game, and it was so much fun coming back to ER, even with some of the queue issues. But man, season 3 is just gonna be a season 4 waiting room for me, the weather system looks like it'll be so much fun. I also hope that they will continue to experiment with moving objectives around for each season, it's a hopefully easy way to keep things feeling fresh without having to change much, and I'm already looking forward to the fights that will happen around the indoor spawns for alpha/omega.
KR server you can pretty much queue at any time and you can still see people play ranked. I'm not sure what's with EU and NA but KR has been pretty fine with rank queueing.
I legit loved the Wickedriana skin but when I found out it's on season pass I almost felt like I got an arrow into my heart since I live on Brazil and prices here are... ehh. I played almost if not mainly Adriana in early access days and came back like... 3~4 weeks ago because of a friend who invited me again and I love playing squads, even playing rankeds while my region is pretty much dead(South America), there is like 50~70 people max playing but it is fun, I wish I could afford that Adriana skin right now. Love your videos, I always come back into your channel for more Eternal Return info from time to time, subscribed. ^^
not gonna lie, ER gave me that special something that i wasnt getting from other mobas, even kept playing after my friends left but the removal of solos completely broke my heart. i aint no neet or anything but it kinda icks me having to rely on other people to achieve victory. Hopefully they add solos back as a weekly rotation so i can come back.
New player here. I agree with new maps or characters. I'm still shitty at the game and have a potato pc and internet that I have low fps mid game. Just started a week or two ago.
How I see it is that solos is more fun for some people while trios means fun for more people. Can't play a support character in a solos focussed game and playing full tank just doesn't feel right if there's nothing to protect behind the wall that is you. That's a lot of players you're leaving behind if you don't make these play styles a core aspect of your game. So, as a company trying to rope in new players, it was the most logical move to pivot their focus. Also a complete no-brainer when you consider that other successful BRs do exactly that.
still removing solo alltogether is retarded, many of us quit because playing with retards against pre-made ranked people in normal is like watching paint dry.
Just started playing back after I played for a while during its very early inception. But knowing that I'm playing on Asia's server, I prolly will put down the game again since I believe that it would be difficult to really enjoy Eternal Return casually. Wish the dev make changes to the bots, especially the hard one, so there is at least a good front to play the game casually.
Hi, new into the game, and fan of Battle Royal (the movie) I think should have a last man/girl standing with just one survivor and add some lore to the game itself.
I loved the game, then they removed solos and I got unlucky with my random teammates so yeah. I will back if Solos are back, but I ain't gonna play with random people that have no clue what are they doing... (Literally one Player going over to us, oneshoting two of my teammates because they are very slow with completing their build, then I win 1v1 and get my teammates back, but jeez it's annoying as hell. Solos are better.)
Eternal Return has always been a soft spot in my heart, all the way back in Black Survival days (where I had zero clue what I was doing). I don't want this game to die, its very much a fun experience, but the game is losing playerbase. Season 4 seems to be what I hope puts that game back in the map, and I very much love spreading the talk about this game, their characters (and their designs) and how fun it is and could be. Also pls buff Chiara (Yes I know its like her 7th or 8th buff in a row) or give me back my Knife Chiara from Black Survival I don't care what you say that thing Arbiter Chiara has is a knife not a rapier
Ngl I've been hovering over this title for really long time, but might finally give it a try when indie moba League pass ends. The aesthetic of the game really is my cup of tea, characters look fun, but the whole crafting system seems a bit overwhelming for me, but hey, it probably always seems like it, when it's new thing? Hope this game brings me a bit of a joy that most games across the years lack to give me
Yeah i'd say give it a try! I know the crafting system is tough at first but after a few games you get the hang of it! They've really made it easier over the years!
I've been thinking a lot about the past few months why I have some little bored feeling in this game even after update. you give the answer that make me agree at the 3rd part of the video. map is the problem to me. Understand it's difficult for small DEV teams. But hopefully they will make another update about map when ready.
I would love for an LTM mini-moba mode. The MOBA market is very stale and there aren't many new ones on the horizon. Eternal Return has all the ingredients for a moba and a wonderful cast of characters and I dream of an ER moba. Could even be something similar to League's old Twisted Treeline (3v3) map. Glad you made this video though as I haven't played ER since 1.0 launched and I'll probably hop back in for season 3.
Oh, there is no more solo mode? I haven't played in a really long time, but solo mode is what drew me to this game in the first place. I was thinking I would give it another chance if they fixed the match-making, and the boring early game monotony. If solo mode is gone, though, I think I will pass.
I thought the same about solos at a point but still have had a lot of fun! Also the crafting has been made 5 times less tedious. Every season for the last year they’ve been simplifying it
Also a huge issue with this game is they have bad marketing and need to do better, build a business plan and consistently run ads more than only 2 to 3 months in the summer
When season 3 starts I’d look for ranked games! Early in the season is best and if you are like gold or plat end of season games should be easier to find!
I personally didn’t play much last season (mainly because the season started with just everyone 3 stacking to myth) but I started up again after hearing that diamond+ was solo q only! Definitely enjoying the changes and it’s been easier to convince some of my friends to give the game a shot after they further simplified base builds and mob farming. Also helps that Arda got a bunch of buffs while I was away lol
Yeah I’ve also had a much better time in ranked with the three stack change. That’d definitely was an issue that made ranked a drag but glad you are back and yeah Arda is pretty good rn!
i do hope in seasone 5 or 6 ( if the game is not shutdown) i really hope they can put back duo and solo back because ill be honest im enjoying the last 2 season of trio but damn without the solo the game felt much more limited. But i do seasone 3 will make a good impact
I used to play this game back when it just came out. Returning to it again only find out that the main gamemode I played (solo) wasn't there anymore certainly didn't feel right. On the positives though Its still quite a blast to play since the core gameplay has always been really good to me.
You stated it, some if not most of the issues stem from a low player base, but that's also why i don't think bringing back solos is not a good idea : The playerbase outside of korea is low. In EU, we have actual time where it's best to queue, and dividing a player base that have to do that is just gonna add up to the frustration or the wait time
I love the game. and I like most people I moved to league as soon as the new season started cause I was hyped for it and never really came back since. part of it I think is cause I just kinda lost interest in some characters and couldnt find someone I enjoyed so I dropped it. but Im planning to come back and try to play again when katja comes back as I am really intrested in her. the game is really fun and unique so I hope all goes well and the game dosent just drop too like 1 or 2k active
A thing I do wanna add is I would love to see a new map or an extension of the map,something cause now that I think about it more playing the same 1 map for who knows how long just gets extremely boring and repetitive.
I played a lot in early access, and watched a lot of your vids, haven't played in like 2 years but I still watch your vids sometimes haha. might hop in to check the game out, bit sad that I didn't play on 1.0 release saw the numbers and it was probably pretty fun.
The peak yesterday on steam was 18k and when I was playing (7 pm) 3k players were on, so I guess it's going well ?? I haven't played for almost a whole year of not more because the queues were terrible , I'm glad the game didn't end up dying
If an issue is the low player count (since other popular battle royale games don't struggle with this), WHAT IF we had a PvE gamemode for teams of 3? What if you could drop in with your squad and do a bunch of silly chaotic objectives while different modifiers switch out between plays/rounds? I have hope this game can cook, but I think enticing casual players with a non-compeditive gamemode sounds like practice for eventually taking on the chaos that is norms! ALSO YOUR EDITING IS SO FIRE ADRI YOUR VIDS ARE BANGERS!!
Thank you I was editing this for a week lol but yeah I’d like a PvE mode at some point for when queues are long! They’ve teased it but I doubt it’s priority
Stopped playing the game early season 2 because squads is genuinely just so unfun for certain characters and character balancing was atrocious. But I think I the long run this game hopefully does well because it really is a fun good game. I’m planning on maybe coming back around when Katja comes out (she looks amazing design wise) ((bring back solos, it was so nice being able to improve without having to worry about fighting 1v3s or wondering if mistakes were because of teammates etc.)) good video! Looking forwards to the future!
I had a blast with season 1, but once Tsubame arrived it really dulled my want to continue. It seems like every new character release comes with -everything-. A shield, lifesteal, untargetables, huge aoe, cooldown refreshes. It felt quite literally impossible to escape with certain characters. Solos shouldn't come back because the game balance would tank. As someone who played in early access, supports were an instant loss (I play Priya, I should know). The game feels like it's having an identity crisis especially with crafting; it's the legacy of immortal soul yeah, but it's also the biggest hurdle for new players.
then dont play solo if u dont like it, most of us prefered solo, no idea whats with the people like u that wants to remove anything they dont like instead of just wanting to add what u like. crafting up to purple is easy, gold and red takes some getting used to and need better fast tips to teach players in the tutorial.
Dude i had no idea that this game existed! I was a huge immortal soul fan back in s1-s5 heavy then off and on later. I'm definitely checking this out, even though I've never been a moba player. I'm actually so hyped to play. Rip immortal soul tho I truly think was a unique experience.
Yeah immortal soul was such a cool game! Unfortunately it was already sunsetting when I got into it! But I hope you have as much fun with er as I have!
I played during beta right around the time my friends stopped playing, somehow I'm able to hook them back to the game after 1.0, with me still being more confident with any ranged characters, ever since I found out I'm doing really well with melee characters, I've been enjoying ER even more, the only problem for me as of 2023-2024 was the release of Kenneth because he's literally destroying everyone that gets close to him and my main is Estelle, good thing he's a little less scary now For the future, I just hope they will have maybe Hong Kong or Singapore server, SEA players like me is in a hell called SEA Internet where you can even pay the more expensive internet and it's still won't give you 50-60ms ping to anything outside SEA
as for me, i literally saw someone mention Sissela once on a menhera stereotype video (they didnt call her one just visually compared) and i installed this game asap since the art was so pretty. IM BAD BUT I AM NOT DROPPING THIS GAME its literally so fun. very repetative but what game isnt? id rather see this pretty game all the time (alr at 19 hours which isnt much since im still not level 30)
to add on: i agree with what you said in the video. i think this game could use some quality advertisement as thats how i found it but it was by sheer chance
bet their gonna forget about eternal return and their gonna make another black survival game just like immortal soul tho the fan lumia project that is reviving immortal soul has currently 4 116 members in its discord
I think there is 0 shot they make another immortal soul game. They tried another mobile game a year ago called wild idle fighters and i think they are just tapped out of the mobile market and immortal soul was kinda niche
@@Adritoma i don't think they would try making another immortal soul, rather i think they would rather make another game with different style to league of legends, maybe a third or first person battle royal survival game, but immortal soul being niche is your opinion considering fans of that literally bringed it back to life like they where actual Real life fantasy necromancers and that they are people Who didn't got to play immortal soul are interested to play it and there are those Who prefers playing immortal soul than eternal return
For me ranked is almost impossible to pop because I get home at like 9 or 10PM on the west coast. Would love to play but norms alone doesn't do it for me. Also League is a thing
I love this game dearly but the long queue times are really the killer for me. I just wanna hop on and play a ranked game or two when I feel like playing, and that's simply not possible unless my desired playtime happens to coincide with the peak times, and even then it's iffy if I didn't grind ranked at the start of the season to get outta the low-mmr bracket. Normals is kinda fun but I'm at a skill level where i will take first at least 50% of the time in normals, and I just feel kinda bad stomping noobs for a W that ultimately means nothing. Another thing that kinda hurts is that since 1.0 release they've had plans for season 3/4 and it's like, why would I play now when I know the game is gonna be way better in the future? I have no solution and that makes me sad. Like a huge NA ad push is really the only thing i could think of and I'm hesitant to believe it'd help much, even in the short term.
I don’t think they expected such a large dip in season 2 but yeah I know what you mean. If you want to make sure your ranked queue times are good I’d play early in the season and if you get up to gold or play then you’ll have a much much easier time getting ranked games
so to summarize, it got overshadowed by League making the first big changes to Summoner's Rift in almost a decade combined with the fact no one gives a shit about playing during a Preseason.
@@Adritoma what *is* the queue bug exactly? I've only heard that there was one but nothing else. I took a break for several months so I think I missed this bug being around.
I hate soloQ, i love SquadQ, but i always lost because my teams have several mental disorders sometimes, but still i continue playing, because is fun to lost.
I'd try to give Eternal Return another go if they put some focus on story/lore. The story was part of what made me like Immortal Soul so much. As it stands though, especially with the visual design of most post-IS characters, the game just feels like another generic MOBA I'm too dumb to play. At this point I'm infinitely more interested in the fanmade restoration project for Immortal Soul, Black Survival Project Lumia.
it's possible but i think a big map is a big appeal for a battle royale! I just think having each game different with new maps or changes will help imo!
Even though changes are small they're keeps growing little by little and it's already looking like every new season will look kinda like a launch content-wise with upcoming changes to map,items etc. Plus they kinda have to promote outside kr actually since twitch is getting restricted and uh twitch is er's main source of promotion? I think so at least. As for the season changes i'm exited for weater and Tsubame and Haze skins,they're looking nice
I love the game and its really fun, i hope one day they will blow up but until then all i will do is enjoy the game with my friends and hope it does not die
Eternal Return is what started me streaming regular and got me into contact with so many wonderful friends. I loved ISBS and I've been with ER from the start and love it dearly, so we've all got to do our best to help it thrive. 🧡
I agree with you, the game is fine. The best they can do to retain casuals is to make their casual games worth playing. I think the game is waaaaaaaay too stingy with things like skins and earning in game currency that actually matters. Literally just give people the ability to unlock at least 3 random skins a month without having to dedicate their lives to the game and the casuals will stay. The game is a lot of fun and they've already done enough to lower the skill ceiling so that it is enjoyable to everyone.
As long as the queue bugs exist the game will continue to decline, there's been so many days where I log on just to get 'A player of the team cannot start the match' and dumped out of queue 5 or 6 times in a row. I have a lot of patience, but not 15-20 minutes for one game kind of patience. What do you think about the new night vision changes by the way? I'm thinking it's going to be incredibly annoying LOL
I think it could get reverted but I am kinda scared about it because i like mages. BUT it could add more flavor to the games day night cycle so we will see!
As someone french (i play since early 2020), big french streamers from League of Legends (CEO of KC, Nisqy the pro player, and their friends) played the game and added a hype (maybe some hundred new players but you know, when others see a game growing they join). But in the end they left the game after 1 month which is pretty sad.
Just started playing since this game is lying around in my library with 10 minutes of played Though it’s fun, im suffering at 112 ping and couldn’t do smooth abilities plays. It feels clunky af there was a solo mode no? where is it :I had 1 match lmao
ER gameplay was never the problem, it's really fun and nimble neuron truly take care of the players (mostly), ER it can be shine when vanguard is installed in lol (for me is an instant uninstall) but what i've learned from university and 11 years of league is i really hate team games, even if im the worst player i hope solo comeback
I was playing this game consistantly from the beta to full release, and was so happy they got rid of solos to make it into a team based game. But because the community hated that decision, it was always hard to find "happy" teamates, very bitter because of the changes. I personally stopped playing a few months ago because i litterally couldnt get past the que glitches, it would take an hr just to hop in a game after relogging like 3 times lol. Wasnt worth it anymore, even though this is the best game ever
Yeah I’d say for the most part the queue bugs aren’t bad anymore. But yeah I think I’ve seen a lot of this with teammates as well but still been enjoying the game recently!
For anyone scared to try squad, I swear to God you'll love it. I'm not a confident guy so I just play cobalt when solo is removed. Looting, crafting, pathing with a team is a pressure to me so I'm just too afraid if I suck balls. But I Really want my Haze swimsuit (fr) so since all the bp mission is achievable in normal I eventually try it. And NO, no one really expect all that much from you, just play normally, walk with them whenever you can. Especially since I'm casual, it's really great. I don't see toxicity all that much and you can just enjoy the game even if someone cheese you Day 1 or 2, you'll be back at it again.
Wouldn't solo mode just make some characters straight up trash ? Like unless they revamped all those characters just for solo mode but that would make em work more for little more audience
Yeah they’d be bad but if it’s an ltm and not a serious mode I think it’d be okay. I will say people would still complain about characters being bad in solos in a for fun mode so idk if NN wants that
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Eternal return gonna be a slowburn into a staple of the library. Even as a casual player i love playing outside of ranked.
I'm glad you are having a good time! I actually have had a ton of fun this season despite players leaving! Season 3 should be good!
As a new player who started last week... I'm definitely glad to hear that my new addiction isn't dying!
Glad you are enjoying it! There’s plenty who will play ER as long as the game is up! Just curious how did you find the game?
@@Adritoma I'm a linux user, so riot adding vanguard to league means I won't be able to play it starting next patch... so I started looking for alternatives and a friend was like "have you heard of this silly anime game? Your a vtuber its perfect for you!" and now I'm a Leni main!
oh that's great to hear! always curious! But glad you are enjoying the game! @@doxy_ai
yo, i just downloading the game last week and still not even opening it until now... coz i don't really like moba gameplay actually but interested in its character design. guess i'll try it this weekend and see how its player base going
Just started, and I'm really hoping it builds in popularity.
agreed!
Even if player base is small, i'll keep playing as long as it's fun. Great video as usual!
Map changes every other season or so would be a super cool. It makes Apex feel refreshing despite it being only slightly different.
me too! I plan on playing it as long as the game is up!
Im gonna be honest i watch your videos but havent played the game in like 8 months might give it a try
I actually get that a lot! Lots has changed in 8 months so might be fun to try tomorrow when then preseason is live!
sameeee the last time i played was when dock and avenue existed, but youtube algorithm randomly decides when i should return to ER by recommending adritoma videos
I really hope this game finds it's two feet. I've been a part of the journey since 2021 and really don't want it to fail, so I'm hoping they delegate a proper budget to the marketing
Yeah I’m thinking season 4 will be a bit of a final push but who knows I said that about 1.0 as well lol
these changes or future changes are nice. but will it matter if everytime someone wants to play ranked they can't find a queue? also not sure of the viability of playing squads. Solo is just easier to jump into. I came back after a 2 year break and it seems like it has the same issues it used to have back then :/ imo they need to pull all ressources into a huge marketing push to bring new players in. people want to feel like their queues will pop at any time of the day and not just during ungodly hours. Man i really hope they fix these issues because i love this game .. :(
I’m kicking myself for not hopping back into the game when 1.0 dropped after seeing the numbers it was pulling. Hopefully with more global support in season 4 the player count can grow again. I need more fellow iron players to queue with lol
yeah i'd expect atleast one more push like 1.0 so there will be another chance! Queues are better now than they were most of beta though!
I stopped just a bit after they deleted solos and made trios the new main mode.. Solos is really what got me into the game a few yrs back.. for me it was what made erbs a lot more different. Queue solo, play, you die you get better next game and eventually get really good at the game if you get into it.
Just my opinion though I know some people love squads, have fun yall
yeah i think solos had a lot more soul to it but i've grown to really enjoy squads!
you've described exactly how the game feels for me. the loop of play - lose - quit - queue again, teaches you a lot about the game and is one of the reasons I loved the learning curve when playing solos.
I stopped playing almost 2 years ago because I just couldn't find games. Then this video popped up and I was like: Oh, yeah, I subscribed to this guy when I started XD. I'll install it again and try to find games, I miss Silvia :).
games have been a lot better for popping in NA since 1.0! I think the changes have been fun so def worth a shot! Lemme know what u think!
@@Adritoma I'm going to be honest, not a great experience coming back so far. The changes seem fun but I didn't even get to play the game. I play in EU and login in I wanted to play solo, only to find out that the solo mode had been deleted. From that point onwards I knew what awaited me, in EU even finding games as solo was hard. I hate with all my soul playing in squad, especially as a new or returning player, but I love the game, so I wanted to give it a try. After a few hours of queue, the player counter only moved to 2/24 once, for a few seconds, probably someone in the same situation as me loging in, seeing 2/24 and being like: nope, alt + F4. I know it's ranked, but I don't like to be dominated by some pro players playing normals, I want to play with people in a similar level, to the extent possible. I will sadly have to pass from now.
After finding out about the solo mode removal I watched your videos about the topic, and I think the same as some comments, it's the worst decision they could have ever made, they could have removed squad mode since it needed more players and the game doesn't have a player base big enough for that.
I'll continue to watch your videos, but I'll miss the solo play even in them.
I hope a random meme pops up somewhere and the game picks enough players for it to resurrect, but for now it even suprises me that the game is still alive.
Thank you for replying, btw.
Daddy Adritoma, please come back and upload a new banger
I just started playing the game again. Last time I played was like Echion’s release and he is by far my favorite (I missed Echion’s Cadet skin and I’m hella salty). I was reading some of the changes and thought they would be underwhelming cause I’ve always had an issue picking this game back up cause I’d practice my routes for 10-20hrs have some fun. Then balance changes would hit and id have to do it all over again. But the new loadouts, starting items, the droning for items, and the kiosks have made picking up the game again a blast. If feels like you can play flex so much more, and there isnt only one right answer now. Cause before there was only one optimal game plan to secure all the valuable resources, 1 farm route, get wik, then snowball the final zone. But now the late-game items are being crafted so much more often it feels like there are just more good fights. Before it felt like when I got my route down I would just stat check every1 (they were all just +1) except the last like 2 teams because I was so far ahead cause I practiced my route so much. It was kinda boring. My reward for being optimal was having to wait 20min to get to the last zone to actually have a good fight. Now every team I run into at least gets to play the game. I’m having a blast. I think ur downplaying the crafting changes. They are some great quality of life, the game feels much more polished now to a returning player.
The crafting changes I mention in the video are pretty minor but adds to the whole picture you described. I agree crafting changes feel good and 90% of these happened at 1.0 release or before but there’s no way for you to know that if you haven’t played since echion release
@@Adritoma 👌 For sure, appreciate the reply. Dnt get me wrong, love your videos. Ur pretty much the only creator I come to for ER content cause I like your personality. Keep up the good work. glhf o/
@@KazPvp appreciate that!! And yeah I didn’t take it the wrong way just wanted to clarify!
I hope they add new maps centered around a certain theme. Lumia can be the OG/normal map then maybe they can add a map a futuristic map in the style of cobalt's map, then m maybe a circus map etc. It just feels like something that'll really spice up the game for more casual players having different maps to play around which maybe can help bolster the game's playerbase.
yeah that's my dream! I know they are trending that way but i hope keep trying!
personally i just think they need to do a little more advertisement, the core game is fun asl, they just need to extend that out, easier said than done of course but still everything they have is very good
I think the gameplan is on season 4 they advertise outside of korea! they haven't really done anything global yet. But they advertise plenty in Korea
@@Adritoma that’s dope then!
I doubt that this game will die soon. I used to play LoL since season 6 and also messed around with Smite and Hots, unfortunatly none of them could hold me on the long run.
I´m a fan of battle royales, but never had any luck in those either. After some searching on Steam I stumbled upon Eternal Return and having a blast so far!
Looking at this comment section, there are quite many new players beside me that share the same love for this game. The planned changes sound very nice, but I hope the devs also focus more on the marketing part. Too many great games died due to lackluster advertising so hopefully the game makes an "eternal return" indeed!
Games gonna be fine atleast in korea. NA is where it's iffy. I can still gate games fairly reliably any time of day fortunately but it's close.
I'm a new player. I'm in love with this game in a way I haven't been since counter strike or even SC2/WC3. I was a top of ladder NA player in wc3 and masters league every season I played in SC2.
There is so much potential here. My one gripe is that I'm struggling with the team modes. The engagements can feel hopeless/chaotic, but that's also just any team game when you start out/are bad.
I really hope this game can live a healthy life. I personally don't need it to be a smash hit. I just don't want it to go away. It's a gem.
Also, nothing outlines my lack of friends than a team game :(
Yeah you would have loved solos! But I will say it’s day and night between ranked and norms! You won’t get any real engagements or less chaotic gameplay until high elo in ranked and even then some people struggle due to how tough a game it can be! But glad you’re enjoying the game! Season 4 should be big for it!
Coming back to the game! Haven't played for 2 years!
Since this was posted trajectory of the game has been going up! Been loving it this season!
Adding new map is useless because a BR Ring of Elysium is added new map on each season but where is that game?
Every time I see your vids/streams I always get a little inspired to try redownloading the game and seeing if I can play/will enjoy the new characters. Its neat to see the changes that they are trying to do so thats nice!
I’ve been having fun! I’d at the least give it a try at season 4!
So, Wickeline is my favorite character since Immortal Soul, I was looking forward to Biancaline if there was an event with this skin theme, but they just took my favorite playable character (Adriana) and mixed it with Wickeline. It's definitely in this new season that I'll achieve 1000 games with her.
Also, tell me a good build ID for her plz >
Builds are getting completely reworked since items are simplified! BUT I'll release an adri video for sure!
entirely unrelated to ER, but i love your ene pfp! i use the exact same one on my other platforms and got whiplash thinking this was one of my comments LMAO kagepro fans are alive n well in 2024
@@jozumakii Completely unexpected for me too
The character design of Katja has me super interested in coming back. When they removed solos I left sadly cause I don't have a group to play with and I dread doing poorly with random players, but I definitely miss this game. Maybe I'll try to get good enough to manage playing again.
Yeah I heard rumors of her kit and she sounds really fun! I'm looking forward to her!
@@Adritoma That's good to hear. Then I look forward to it \o/
I still play this game! Let's get more people in on it!
agreed!
i think the biggest issue of the game is marketing.
At 1.0 launch, they were supposed to show it off on the frontpage of steam, but then didnt (my speculation is that they didnt wanna compete with, for example, Baldurs Gate 3)
But seeing how they keep saying that season 4 will be the season they start more marketing in the west, i am hopefull.
This game is my favorite multiplayer game of all time, and i really just want it to succeed. sure i have more hours in league, but that game havent been as fun as ER since i discovered it
Yeah the season 1.0 marketing in Korea actually worked well and they had more than enough players but their retention wasn’t any good with all the reasons in the video. But yeah there’s been no western marketing really
We need solos and duos with balancing and effects overhaul as it’s hard to see sometimes
The one thing that made me slowly play less and less was them taking away solo in the game, the other thing is making more item letting you play in a different way from how your made to play.
I ended up taking a break when the matchmaking bug's started, but I spent the whole break really missing the game, and it was so much fun coming back to ER, even with some of the queue issues. But man, season 3 is just gonna be a season 4 waiting room for me, the weather system looks like it'll be so much fun.
I also hope that they will continue to experiment with moving objectives around for each season, it's a hopefully easy way to keep things feeling fresh without having to change much, and I'm already looking forward to the fights that will happen around the indoor spawns for alpha/omega.
Yeah I think season 3 will still have some fun stuff like the achievements but I definitely agree season 4 is where it’s at
KR server you can pretty much queue at any time and you can still see people play ranked.
I'm not sure what's with EU and NA but KR has been pretty fine with rank queueing.
I legit loved the Wickedriana skin but when I found out it's on season pass I almost felt like I got an arrow into my heart since I live on Brazil and prices here are... ehh.
I played almost if not mainly Adriana in early access days and came back like... 3~4 weeks ago because of a friend who invited me again and I love playing squads, even playing rankeds while my region is pretty much dead(South America), there is like 50~70 people max playing but it is fun, I wish I could afford that Adriana skin right now.
Love your videos, I always come back into your channel for more Eternal Return info from time to time, subscribed. ^^
Aww I hate to hear about the prices especially for someone else who loves adri. If I could get you 1000 np off would that make it affordable for you?
I stopped playing because of matchmaking and bot games, once that's all fixed i am getting back in
they've fixed it a bit and next season bot lobbies should be less after the first few games. I've heard people are seeing a lot less bots now
i stopped halfway through season 2 but i'll definitely play again for season 3.
Glad to hear it! Hope you like the changes!
not gonna lie, ER gave me that special something that i wasnt getting from other mobas, even kept playing after my friends left but the removal of solos completely broke my heart. i aint no neet or anything but it kinda icks me having to rely on other people to achieve victory. Hopefully they add solos back as a weekly rotation so i can come back.
yeah i'm hoping they atleast bring it back as an LTM
New player here. I agree with new maps or characters. I'm still shitty at the game and have a potato pc and internet that I have low fps mid game. Just started a week or two ago.
Well hope you are enjoying the game regardless! I’m a big fan of it!
@@Adritoma I'm enjoying it, I'm very new to playing moba as I usually avoid that genre and other similarly designed games like mmorpgs.
How I see it is that solos is more fun for some people while trios means fun for more people. Can't play a support character in a solos focussed game and playing full tank just doesn't feel right if there's nothing to protect behind the wall that is you. That's a lot of players you're leaving behind if you don't make these play styles a core aspect of your game. So, as a company trying to rope in new players, it was the most logical move to pivot their focus. Also a complete no-brainer when you consider that other successful BRs do exactly that.
Yeah i agree with this pretty much dead on!
still removing solo alltogether is retarded, many of us quit because playing with retards against pre-made ranked people in normal is like watching paint dry.
I just started playing it... It's great. I'm hooked.
Me just wanting to play and haven't been able to queue for 3 days 😢
Just started playing back after I played for a while during its very early inception. But knowing that I'm playing on Asia's server, I prolly will put down the game again since I believe that it would be difficult to really enjoy Eternal Return casually. Wish the dev make changes to the bots, especially the hard one, so there is at least a good front to play the game casually.
Hi, new into the game, and fan of Battle Royal (the movie) I think should have a last man/girl standing with just one survivor and add some lore to the game itself.
that's what the solos mode was! If you look back at older vids it was last man standing and i think with the achievements a lot of lore was added!
I loved the game, then they removed solos and I got unlucky with my random teammates so yeah. I will back if Solos are back, but I ain't gonna play with random people that have no clue what are they doing... (Literally one Player going over to us, oneshoting two of my teammates because they are very slow with completing their build, then I win 1v1 and get my teammates back, but jeez it's annoying as hell. Solos are better.)
Eternal Return has always been a soft spot in my heart, all the way back in Black Survival days (where I had zero clue what I was doing). I don't want this game to die, its very much a fun experience, but the game is losing playerbase. Season 4 seems to be what I hope puts that game back in the map, and I very much love spreading the talk about this game, their characters (and their designs) and how fun it is and could be.
Also pls buff Chiara (Yes I know its like her 7th or 8th buff in a row) or give me back my Knife Chiara from Black Survival I don't care what you say that thing Arbiter Chiara has is a knife not a rapier
First time seeing this game, no clue how i missed it, but it looks like battlerite which i was a huge fan of. Might give it a try !
It’s worth it! Really fun!
Ngl I've been hovering over this title for really long time, but might finally give it a try when indie moba League pass ends. The aesthetic of the game really is my cup of tea, characters look fun, but the whole crafting system seems a bit overwhelming for me, but hey, it probably always seems like it, when it's new thing? Hope this game brings me a bit of a joy that most games across the years lack to give me
Yeah i'd say give it a try! I know the crafting system is tough at first but after a few games you get the hang of it! They've really made it easier over the years!
i just discovered this game and im loving it
i had stopped playing because of the queue bug months ago :/ i got banned queue up in bot lobbys etc :l
the bugs aren't as bad now but every once in a while happens
Did they fix the bot games ?
I stopped playing the game because even when being 30+ lvl I was always in full bot games, did they finally remove it ?
Yes they removed them last month
Yeah I think there’s much less full bot games but there might be a team or two of bots at off hours
I've been thinking a lot about the past few months why I have some little bored feeling in this game even after update. you give the answer that make me agree at the 3rd part of the video. map is the problem to me.
Understand it's difficult for small DEV teams. But hopefully they will make another update about map when ready.
Yeah the map is such a big opportunity and sets it apart from other traditional mobas. I think there starting to realize that
I would love for an LTM mini-moba mode. The MOBA market is very stale and there aren't many new ones on the horizon. Eternal Return has all the ingredients for a moba and a wonderful cast of characters and I dream of an ER moba. Could even be something similar to League's old Twisted Treeline (3v3) map.
Glad you made this video though as I haven't played ER since 1.0 launched and I'll probably hop back in for season 3.
Look forward to seeing you back! But I definitely agree would love an LTM mode!
Oh, there is no more solo mode? I haven't played in a really long time, but solo mode is what drew me to this game in the first place. I was thinking I would give it another chance if they fixed the match-making, and the boring early game monotony. If solo mode is gone, though, I think I will pass.
I thought the same about solos at a point but still have had a lot of fun! Also the crafting has been made 5 times less tedious. Every season for the last year they’ve been simplifying it
i begun ER since two week.
Also a huge issue with this game is they have bad marketing and need to do better, build a business plan and consistently run ads more than only 2 to 3 months in the summer
We were 3 friends loving this game, but couldn't find rank game :(
Season 4 looks great tho, hope the game get some hype and players
When season 3 starts I’d look for ranked games! Early in the season is best and if you are like gold or plat end of season games should be easier to find!
I personally didn’t play much last season (mainly because the season started with just everyone 3 stacking to myth) but I started up again after hearing that diamond+ was solo q only! Definitely enjoying the changes and it’s been easier to convince some of my friends to give the game a shot after they further simplified base builds and mob farming. Also helps that Arda got a bunch of buffs while I was away lol
Yeah I’ve also had a much better time in ranked with the three stack change. That’d definitely was an issue that made ranked a drag but glad you are back and yeah Arda is pretty good rn!
Soo, first of all, great to see ya after such a long time, Mr. Adrioldman :) Also, any dates when season 3 and 4 start respectively?
season 3 is in a week but all the big changes start tomorrow in preseason 3! Season 4 should be a few months later
i do hope in seasone 5 or 6 ( if the game is not shutdown) i really hope they can put back duo and solo back because ill be honest im enjoying the last 2 season of trio but damn without the solo the game felt much more limited. But i do seasone 3 will make a good impact
yeah if season 4 doesn't help things out much i could see a chance of solo coming back!
@@Adritoma hope so i enjoy this game its fun its great its just need that good core experience and more exposure
I used to play this game back when it just came out. Returning to it again only find out that the main gamemode I played (solo) wasn't there anymore certainly didn't feel right.
On the positives though Its still quite a blast to play since the core gameplay has always been really good to me.
glad you are enjoying the game!!
You stated it, some if not most of the issues stem from a low player base, but that's also why i don't think bringing back solos is not a good idea :
The playerbase outside of korea is low. In EU, we have actual time where it's best to queue, and dividing a player base that have to do that is just gonna add up to the frustration or the wait time
I love the game. and I like most people I moved to league as soon as the new season started cause I was hyped for it and never really came back since. part of it I think is cause I just kinda lost interest in some characters and couldnt find someone I enjoyed so I dropped it. but Im planning to come back and try to play again when katja comes back as I am really intrested in her. the game is really fun and unique so I hope all goes well and the game dosent just drop too like 1 or 2k active
A thing I do wanna add is I would love to see a new map or an extension of the map,something cause now that I think about it more playing the same 1 map for who knows how long just gets extremely boring and repetitive.
Yeah I agree, the maps one of the big things they got going for them they should take advantage and change it more often
when i heard puddles I just imagined Leon zooming like sonic
I played a lot in early access, and watched a lot of your vids, haven't played in like 2 years but I still watch your vids sometimes haha. might hop in to check the game out, bit sad that I didn't play on 1.0 release saw the numbers and it was probably pretty fun.
Yeah the changes the last couple of seasons have been great! I’d check it out!
The peak yesterday on steam was 18k and when I was playing (7 pm) 3k players were on, so I guess it's going well ??
I haven't played for almost a whole year of not more because the queues were terrible , I'm glad the game didn't end up dying
If an issue is the low player count (since other popular battle royale games don't struggle with this), WHAT IF we had a PvE gamemode for teams of 3? What if you could drop in with your squad and do a bunch of silly chaotic objectives while different modifiers switch out between plays/rounds? I have hope this game can cook, but I think enticing casual players with a non-compeditive gamemode sounds like practice for eventually taking on the chaos that is norms!
ALSO YOUR EDITING IS SO FIRE ADRI YOUR VIDS ARE BANGERS!!
Thank you I was editing this for a week lol but yeah I’d like a PvE mode at some point for when queues are long! They’ve teased it but I doubt it’s priority
Can’t play LoL on Linux anymore thanks to Vanguard malware. Gonna try this game instead.
I truly believe it just a marketing issue.
Well that combined with lack of stuff to keep people around in season 2 and the bugs.
Stopped playing the game early season 2 because squads is genuinely just so unfun for certain characters and character balancing was atrocious. But I think I the long run this game hopefully does well because it really is a fun good game. I’m planning on maybe coming back around when Katja comes out (she looks amazing design wise) ((bring back solos, it was so nice being able to improve without having to worry about fighting 1v3s or wondering if mistakes were because of teammates etc.)) good video! Looking forwards to the future!
I played the beta a ton in 2019 and stopped because 4 hour que times. Ive been loving it since I came back.
Glad you’ve been enjoying it!
Love your vids but tbh I barely played after the actual release. Game just changed too much for me. Maybe I’ll come back but idk man
Yeah I’d say if you want to check it out again start of season 4 would be a good bet but thanks for still watching!
I had a blast with season 1, but once Tsubame arrived it really dulled my want to continue. It seems like every new character release comes with -everything-. A shield, lifesteal, untargetables, huge aoe, cooldown refreshes. It felt quite literally impossible to escape with certain characters.
Solos shouldn't come back because the game balance would tank. As someone who played in early access, supports were an instant loss (I play Priya, I should know). The game feels like it's having an identity crisis especially with crafting; it's the legacy of immortal soul yeah, but it's also the biggest hurdle for new players.
then dont play solo if u dont like it, most of us prefered solo, no idea whats with the people like u that wants to remove anything they dont like instead of just wanting to add what u like.
crafting up to purple is easy, gold and red takes some getting used to and need better fast tips to teach players in the tutorial.
I haven't played much because of school, unfortunately.
I'd check it out for S3 or 4!
Dude i had no idea that this game existed! I was a huge immortal soul fan back in s1-s5 heavy then off and on later. I'm definitely checking this out, even though I've never been a moba player. I'm actually so hyped to play. Rip immortal soul tho I truly think was a unique experience.
Yeah immortal soul was such a cool game! Unfortunately it was already sunsetting when I got into it! But I hope you have as much fun with er as I have!
I played during beta right around the time my friends stopped playing, somehow I'm able to hook them back to the game after 1.0, with me still being more confident with any ranged characters, ever since I found out I'm doing really well with melee characters, I've been enjoying ER even more, the only problem for me as of 2023-2024 was the release of Kenneth because he's literally destroying everyone that gets close to him and my main is Estelle, good thing he's a little less scary now
For the future, I just hope they will have maybe Hong Kong or Singapore server, SEA players like me is in a hell called SEA Internet where you can even pay the more expensive internet and it's still won't give you 50-60ms ping to anything outside SEA
as for me, i literally saw someone mention Sissela once on a menhera stereotype video (they didnt call her one just visually compared) and i installed this game asap since the art was so pretty. IM BAD BUT I AM NOT DROPPING THIS GAME its literally so fun. very repetative but what game isnt? id rather see this pretty game all the time (alr at 19 hours which isnt much since im still not level 30)
to add on: i agree with what you said in the video. i think this game could use some quality advertisement as thats how i found it but it was by sheer chance
bet their gonna forget about eternal return and their gonna make another black survival game just like immortal soul
tho the fan lumia project that is reviving immortal soul has currently 4 116 members in its discord
I think there is 0 shot they make another immortal soul game. They tried another mobile game a year ago called wild idle fighters and i think they are just tapped out of the mobile market and immortal soul was kinda niche
@@Adritoma i don't think they would try making another immortal soul, rather i think they would rather make another game with different style to league of legends, maybe a third or first person battle royal survival game, but immortal soul being niche is your opinion considering fans of that literally bringed it back to life like they where actual Real life fantasy necromancers and that they are people Who didn't got to play immortal soul are interested to play it and there are those Who prefers playing immortal soul than eternal return
For me ranked is almost impossible to pop because I get home at like 9 or 10PM on the west coast. Would love to play but norms alone doesn't do it for me.
Also League is a thing
yeah for ranked if you aren't plat+ it's tough finding games. I'd say after preseason ends give ranked a go and you should get games!
I love this game dearly but the long queue times are really the killer for me. I just wanna hop on and play a ranked game or two when I feel like playing, and that's simply not possible unless my desired playtime happens to coincide with the peak times, and even then it's iffy if I didn't grind ranked at the start of the season to get outta the low-mmr bracket. Normals is kinda fun but I'm at a skill level where i will take first at least 50% of the time in normals, and I just feel kinda bad stomping noobs for a W that ultimately means nothing.
Another thing that kinda hurts is that since 1.0 release they've had plans for season 3/4 and it's like, why would I play now when I know the game is gonna be way better in the future? I have no solution and that makes me sad. Like a huge NA ad push is really the only thing i could think of and I'm hesitant to believe it'd help much, even in the short term.
I don’t think they expected such a large dip in season 2 but yeah I know what you mean. If you want to make sure your ranked queue times are good I’d play early in the season and if you get up to gold or play then you’ll have a much much easier time getting ranked games
so to summarize, it got overshadowed by League making the first big changes to Summoner's Rift in almost a decade combined with the fact no one gives a shit about playing during a Preseason.
well a big part was the queue bugs and the lack of new content, that was bigger than league or preseason being sleeper
@@Adritoma what *is* the queue bug exactly? I've only heard that there was one but nothing else. I took a break for several months so I think I missed this bug being around.
I hate soloQ, i love SquadQ, but i always lost because my teams have several mental disorders sometimes, but still i continue playing, because is fun to lost.
exactly why squad is boring, people like u who think others are bad while being monkies themselve.
I'd try to give Eternal Return another go if they put some focus on story/lore. The story was part of what made me like Immortal Soul so much. As it stands though, especially with the visual design of most post-IS characters, the game just feels like another generic MOBA I'm too dumb to play. At this point I'm infinitely more interested in the fanmade restoration project for Immortal Soul, Black Survival Project Lumia.
On the roadmap they have lore as a season 4-5 goal! But right now every achievement you get gives a little lore!
This game is so not dead, it’s fine
Agreed 😊
I’m glad that my new addiction not gonna die 🎉🎉🎉
Maybe solos would be great in a smaller map and with less players. What do you think?
it's possible but i think a big map is a big appeal for a battle royale! I just think having each game different with new maps or changes will help imo!
Even though changes are small they're keeps growing little by little and it's already looking like every new season will look kinda like a launch content-wise with upcoming changes to map,items etc. Plus they kinda have to promote outside kr actually since twitch is getting restricted and uh twitch is er's main source of promotion? I think so at least.
As for the season changes i'm exited for weater and Tsubame and Haze skins,they're looking nice
Yeah I agree! And for the haze skin I wasn’t too hype but then I saw her gun for that skin and it changed everything
@@Adritoma I mean you have to admit,Haze looks cute bro
I love the game and its really fun, i hope one day they will blow up but until then all i will do is enjoy the game with my friends and hope it does not die
Agreed! I feel the same!
I'm trying to get my friends to play with me but I can't seem to convince them! How do I convince more people to play T~T
11K people on right now. That's not dead. Well I guess it kinda depends on the region.
Yeah some regions are but definitely in an ok spot right now just not trending well. Hoping for a turnaround!
Eternal Return is what started me streaming regular and got me into contact with so many wonderful friends. I loved ISBS and I've been with ER from the start and love it dearly, so we've all got to do our best to help it thrive. 🧡
Agreed! On my end irl stuff kinda got in the way of new videos last season so I’m hoping to do my part this season 🎉
Yup i left exactly at that time in september
Can you play this in the Midwest?
Because I think if they can turn this into a moba that would be great.
Yes
I wanna hop back in but my current internet situation is unstable af. Might as well wait until life stabilizaes a little.
I hope its not dead, I just started and I love it
it's not! Playercount going down but there will be another surge of players again! So if you also love it i'd stick with it :)
I agree with you, the game is fine. The best they can do to retain casuals is to make their casual games worth playing. I think the game is waaaaaaaay too stingy with things like skins and earning in game currency that actually matters. Literally just give people the ability to unlock at least 3 random skins a month without having to dedicate their lives to the game and the casuals will stay.
The game is a lot of fun and they've already done enough to lower the skill ceiling so that it is enjoyable to everyone.
just downloadin the game, glad to hear its not dead :>
Haven't played in a long time and I just hope it doesn't evaporate like Omega Strikers
yeah you never know but right now I'd say bare minimum we've got a few more seasons!
As long as the queue bugs exist the game will continue to decline, there's been so many days where I log on just to get 'A player of the team cannot start the match' and dumped out of queue 5 or 6 times in a row. I have a lot of patience, but not 15-20 minutes for one game kind of patience.
What do you think about the new night vision changes by the way? I'm thinking it's going to be incredibly annoying LOL
I think it could get reverted but I am kinda scared about it because i like mages. BUT it could add more flavor to the games day night cycle so we will see!
As someone french (i play since early 2020), big french streamers from League of Legends (CEO of KC, Nisqy the pro player, and their friends) played the game and added a hype (maybe some hundred new players but you know, when others see a game growing they join). But in the end they left the game after 1 month which is pretty sad.
Yeah it’s always been tough to get big streamers to stick with the game even if they like it since a smaller player base means a smaller viewer base
Just started playing since this game is lying around in my library with 10 minutes of played
Though it’s fun, im suffering at 112 ping and couldn’t do smooth abilities plays. It feels clunky af
there was a solo mode no? where is it :I had 1 match lmao
ER gameplay was never the problem, it's really fun and nimble neuron truly take care of the players (mostly), ER it can be shine when vanguard is installed in lol (for me is an instant uninstall) but what i've learned from university and 11 years of league is i really hate team games, even if im the worst player i hope solo comeback
Game died for me when they removed solo play. Will come back if they bring it back, I haven't played since...I miss my waifu dailin.
well hopefully they bring it back as an LTM but I'm doubtful its back as the main mode after the changes they made to characters
Great video, sadly I can't see the game growing like it did before, but hey, I'd be happy to be wrong
Yeah whether it grows or not i'm happy to keep playing!
I was playing this game consistantly from the beta to full release, and was so happy they got rid of solos to make it into a team based game. But because the community hated that decision, it was always hard to find "happy" teamates, very bitter because of the changes.
I personally stopped playing a few months ago because i litterally couldnt get past the que glitches, it would take an hr just to hop in a game after relogging like 3 times lol.
Wasnt worth it anymore, even though this is the best game ever
Yeah I’d say for the most part the queue bugs aren’t bad anymore. But yeah I think I’ve seen a lot of this with teammates as well but still been enjoying the game recently!
For anyone scared to try squad, I swear to God you'll love it.
I'm not a confident guy so I just play cobalt when solo is removed. Looting, crafting, pathing with a team is a pressure to me so I'm just too afraid if I suck balls. But I Really want my Haze swimsuit (fr) so since all the bp mission is achievable in normal I eventually try it. And NO, no one really expect all that much from you, just play normally, walk with them whenever you can. Especially since I'm casual, it's really great. I don't see toxicity all that much and you can just enjoy the game even if someone cheese you Day 1 or 2, you'll be back at it again.
Wouldn't solo mode just make some characters straight up trash ? Like unless they revamped all those characters just for solo mode but that would make em work more for little more audience
Yeah they’d be bad but if it’s an ltm and not a serious mode I think it’d be okay. I will say people would still complain about characters being bad in solos in a for fun mode so idk if NN wants that