with 10k+ hours of gameplay i enjoyed my time with ESO but iv moved on to ffxiv. i feel like they listen to the community when they stay stuff not just influencers. i dont like the attitudes of Gina Bruno and Rich Lambert who cany take real constructive criticism and i think its time for them to go they have done what they needed to and now they are stagnant and have crappy attitudes try to silence or publicly shame anyone who disagrees they are part of whats poisoning the games health. theres not enough classes in the game some of the classes need a MAJOR rework i dont mean like 2 spells changed i man whole skill lines gone the fact you can take storm fire and ice from 3 classes and make a whole new class should be done and should be the sorcerer and the sorcerer should be renamed to conjurer. illusion and alteration magic could have classes we need more ranged weapons magic and non we should have more melee weapons a new engine theres so many things this game should do but wont
I'm a CP3000+ player, PVE and PVP, started in 2016, have taken a couple big breaks and returned, etc. I'm seeing myself playing ESO much less in 2025. I already canceled ESO+ and have stopped doing all end game PVE content and left all my end game guilds. I'll still log on regularly and help out my trading guild because they're good people. But ZOS really disappointed me in 2024 and nothing in the 2025 is anything I find myself really looking forward to. I do not have high hopes about ZOS' plans for cyro, especiafter the recent battlegrouds changes. PVP has been one thing keeping me around but ZoS seems to be losing sight of what makes cyro distinct from PVP in other MMO, so I am quite pessimistic tbh
I’ve been playing off and on for about 5 years and the thing that keeps bringing me back is the lack of other in depth MMOS on console. Are there better games? Yes, are there better MMOS on console? Absolutely not
I'm currently redoing Northern Elsweyr with Zerith Var. As a mature game now, ESO still has alot of replayability. The quests are fun to revisit if you pay attention to lore.
I was doing S. Elsweyr with Zerith Var and I thought he had two unique lines for side quests. Were they generic lines that I was hearing for the first time or did he have Khajiit unique lines for Elsweyr?
cool I'm doing the same with my new Wood Elf warden. It's my second run through Elsweyr. It's a great segue for the Dominion base story line. I'm having tons of fun.
The questing is so much stronger than I remember it being. I haven't played since console launch day and have been playing for the past week 10 years later. You definitely get your moneys worth when it comes to the lore!
I'm currently playing ESO with my dad as he's a big TES fan but he didn't bother with ESO until Gold Road deluxe edition was on sale for something like £15 month or two ago. He's enjoying it and I'm having fun coming back to a game I last played during lockdown. I've also started WoW Classic, and I'm enjoying the slow, chill pace of that.
Weapon swapping isn't a turn off because of having to swap weapons. It's a turn off because all you're doing is swapping weapons to reapply buffs or debuffs. It just feels like an extra unnecessary keypress the vast majority of the time instead of an impactful swap. SOMETIMES you swap because you need range instead of melee, that always feels fine. GW2 has weapon swaps, very few people complain about that because there's a tangible impact in swapping weapons.
This! You’re so right. It never feels good swapping to backbar just to reapply DoTs. I like how weapon swapping works in poe2, where I swap weapons to change my weapon skills or to swap my stats from offense to recovery/healing
This is correct. That’s why I prefer oaken soul builds. I would rather have five active abilities than six active abilities + four buff and passive abilities that I need to swap to use.
Great informative vid, nice job! 😊👍 As a strictly solo player coming from Skyrim and previous games, I was hesitant about jumping into ESO because of the whole MMO aspect. The thought of needing other people when I'm antisocial was terrifying. 🤣 Thankfully I can confirm that a solo player does not need to worry about that side of it at all, if they don't want to. As for value for money: I bought ESO at Christmas time about 2 years back when it was on sale for a ridiculously low price, and played (solo) for an entire year before making a second character, that's how much stuff there is to do. For anyone wanting a Skyrim fix before ES6 comes out (whenever that will be), ESO is the perfect place to be, solo or social ;) I am a bit dubious about their proposed changes this year regarding "seasonal content" and whatnot, we'll have to wait and see I guess. I suppose it's good (and necessary) to change things, to try and keep as many folks happy as possible. I hope it all works out for everyone; after Skyrim it became my favourite game. Thanks for all the vids and articles Hack!👍 I'd absolutely love to see some more builds from you using craftable-only sets; as someone who has had no luck with guilds or in-game friends to help farm more complex higher level gear, I'd love to see you tackle some more builds for solo players like myself who cant access that stuff. You da bomb! 😁👍💚
Thank you for doing this video! I've been a long time player since the beta, even have my Monkey pet ;) You do some really awesome build crafting and I'd even bought the guide at one point. I will say ESO is in the best place it's ever been with all the changes over time. Class builds are awesome but I still would like to see more. The arcanist was incredible but it takes forever for them to release new ones. As far as the DLC's and add ons, I typically will run one character through one of them just to do story and typically then shelf the game til the next one. The daily stuff feels hollow and i loathe PVP, in fact with the last huge changes to PVP in battlegrounds our guild doesn't even touch it anymore. Cryodil is just a quick trip to check on the Golden weekly is about it. At any rate. I do enjoy the work you put in and the sharing of information! Incredible! Our guild is small and we meet once a week to run dungeons and possibly do the golden pursuit requirments. Fun stuff! Overall I'm torn somewhat as you've discussed, it's fun but something does feel fairly stale and doesn't keep my interest all that long. I do sub and like I said do once a week so getting my money's worth for sure! Cheaper than going to a movie! :) I did the quick math as was curious how much I've played, did the /play with each character... over 2200 hours. OK, I need a life! Hahhahaha.
I'm still gutted I missed out on the beta and the monkey pet. I got a PC specifically for ESO back in 2014 but I didn't manage to get my PC fully built until a week before ESO's release, so I missed out 🫤
@@bluegoose7832 I wasn't a fan of MMO's at all back then. But... have enjoyed the Elder Scrolls since Arena. So I relented and even signed up for the beta to compare. To be honest it was kind of a mess then too. Hahhahahha. But I hear you, was a part of history and amazing to see it still going 10+ years later!
I started playing during the Kill Dragons Save Cats event. Sadly I was too much of a noob to know how to claim my dragon's hoard pile! I've been a stubborn magcro main for 4+ years, and at least from my playstyle the changes have all been good after I adjusted to them. Necro was tough for me, as I have nerve pain and their rotations were punishing. It made Oakensoul one bar builds viable, which are a little easier on my hands when I'm having a sore day.
games shit compared to other options on the market and i stand by this statement, just watch all the content creators move on and only come to eso when zenimax pays them too then they go right back to shitting on this shit game.
Note on following the meta; I've been playing for like 9 years, and I'd say following the meta is only really 'required' if you are doing veteran trials. I've been non-meta and had no difficulty at all in any other content, including regular trials. (And even a very rare veteran trial.) It will definitely be interesting to see how ESO continues in the future. 10+ years is a LONG time for an MMO to survive. I trust ESO to continue fine. I'm honestly more interested in hearing about ZOSs next MMO. With who they've hired it looks like it could be what I always hoped Destiny 2 would be (a shooter that actually has regular MMO elements.)
Finally got serious and and got a foot operated usb switch for the long grind of the fishing trophy. I actually love chilling out and finding good fishing spots.
@Bobby3OOO it's prob meant for a music game or something else but I imagine you cam bind the E button to it so you can read and press it with your foot to catch the fish
Thank you for all the work and information you put into your vids. As a long time eso player your content is very appreciated and well received. Don’t stop keeping us posted with your character builds and companion builds, especially valuable information on the game.
I just started back in and have really been enjoying the Arcanist class. I ran into some troll tanks in randoms and that can be jarring to a new player. There is definitely some really helpful casual guilds that can really be a lot of fun for newer players. Once you find the right people the game is really fun.
I think it's better to play other elder scroll games before going to ESO. I played Skyrim, liked the lore, liked the elder scroll world, so I got into ESO for more lores, however dont expect ESO to just works like other elder scroll like Skyrim, it's a bit different. If you choose to go in: Start small and just explore. Disregard the ESO Plus, you're just a new player getting a feel for the game, ESO Plus is for advanced users. Do claim the ESO Plus trials that Bethesda give out sometimes, 7 days of 95% access to the game. The game mechanics is generally friendly, for a new player. The longer you play the game and seek out ways to become stronger the more you can do, naturally. Just relax and no rush, ESO is not a fast game.
No it doesn't matter if you're a new player or an "advanced" one... the crafting bag is definitely needed regardless, unless u wanna stop do inventory management all the time
I just canceled my ESO plus sub that I’ve been paying since 2018. Hopefully their changes in 2025 will eventually bring me back to the game I once loved.
I've got probably 4000 hours across Xbox and PC since 2017. I've taken a couple 6 months breaks and am currently going on 4 months without playing. Game was getting old, plus other games and hobbies taking my time. Maybe I'll come back some time. My raid group also fell apart due to the raid leader having irl problems, which was sad.
I’m a collector so there is always something to do in this game, achievements, antiquities, furnishings and so on and so on, I’m tapping into the companions and it’s hella fun, wanna make a full tank companion so I can solo most of the content and after all these years I still have a fun and I’m NOT eso plus subscriber, although the inventory management is damaging my mental health from a time to time but it’s still manageable 😅 plus I love collect/craft new sets and trying funny build like my recent nightblade with sythis getting invisible after each kill. I enjoyed every TES game from Morrowind upwards and now I have them all in one, you can go to Cyrodil, Skyrim, Morrowind, Esweyr, Valenwood, Murkmire, Daggerfall, Alik’r, Orsinium (basically any race territory) plus new regions. There are pros and cons like everywhere but all in all it’s pretty enjoyable game.
I'm really looking forward to the new release cadence. Smaller content, hopefully with longevity - my favourite releases are still Clockwork City, Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood. If the releases are like that in scale and story telling, I'll be really pleased. I'm also looking forward to something other than 6 delves, 2 public dungeons, 6 world bosses, a main quest that sends me 3 different places at the start . . .
After playing for 10 years, since beta, I decided to create a new account at the beginning of last year. I still play mostly on my original account, even though I reached 1500 CP on my new account in less than one year playing casually. So, I can confirm that it's way easier to level up nowadays. It's perfectly ok for someone to start this game in 2025. In fact I always recommend and support new players. In less than 3 months a new player will be able to take advantage of all ESO content.
Long long time player. From day one ive played the game. On 3 different systems. And i can honestly say. Im going to turn of my eso plus, i think ive lost all interest in the game and i dont think they will ever make the changes i believe to be necessary to keep me interested. For all those that can still enjoy it have fun but i just cant do it anymore and going back to world of warcraft.
I mean... no game is ever going to entertain you forever. You put in 10 years. I'd be grateful. Most people "can still enjoy it" because we haven't played it all to death on 3 systems
Exact same here. I've cancelled my eso plus for the first time in years and years. The game became skyrim online and is no longer the mmo it once was. Through greed for money from casual players or sheer incompetence from the devs they've moved away from the type of game they started with to this bland aggressively monetised "hybrid". The devs and management should be told that a game for everyone is a game for no one. It'll never be the next single player skyrim the casuals are hoping for and it certainly isn't the mmo it claims to be. All their casual players will abandon ship as soon as the elder scrolls 6 comes out... maybe even when gta 6 comes out.
Hope this seasonal style doesn't mean you need Eso plus and season pass. Already if you don't have Eso plus it is crippling inventory wise and makes game all about clearing it out w all the crafting mats this game has. If they fix that and include it in season pass, absolute game changer.
It almost certainly means exactly that - at least for new content. I’m sure you’ll be able to still play everything but if you want access to new stuff, just like every previous year, you’ll have to purchase access, which instead of a chapter purchase, will likely involve purchase of either ESO+, a season pass or (hopefully not) both.
Inventory can become a none issue once bank is upgraded, bag space upgraded, mount upgraded, chests earned for home. Basically play the game a bit. If you know ten buddies, you can make a guild bank and have an instant 500 separate bank space from your personal. Just fill that up with crafting mats with everyone else. I don't have but four friends that play, but I logged in with my two kids and other separate accounts to join my guild. 500 space only used by four to share. Fastest way to open space honestly.
@ yea I mean you CAN do that, but the craft bag makes it super easy as does double bank space, that’s the point. ESO is hugely into creating an issue and selling the solution (I.e. pay for convenience). Psijic, mages guild and antiquity lines a drag to grind out on a new character? Well sell you a skip! Don’t want to go get all those skyshards again? Well sell them to you! Mount training a drag? Here’s a bunch of riding lessons for sale! Inventory pets, ESO+ and sale of inventory space, etc etc etc
@Cooperharley0204 and I've never paid any of that once since launch. Played casually for the most part. Does it take time, sure. If you don't have patience or time but still love the game, feel free to spend. No one is twisting ones arm here. Mages guild can be maxed in three sessions by following a map on your phone or mod on pc. Fighters in same amount of time. Skyshards are dumb easy. It's all about each individuals perspective and their enjoyment.
I played for years when it was first released in 2014, but quit in 2019. I came back in Oct of 2024. I've been very pleased with the content since my return. It's taken me months to finally get a character good enough to handle veteran dungeons. My guild has been helpful, but you are the reason I plan to continue playing ESO in 2025. Your build guides and videos have been an invaluable tool in helping me create characters that allow me to play the more advanced parts of the game. Thanks.
See I want to play, however I’m always worried that I’d need to live on TH-cam or websites to make a good build.. I’d much rather be able to make a decent build myself, is that possible or do you genuinely need to be looking at pre-made builds?
Having a "good build" isn't actually needed for the vast majority of the game's content (especially when it comes to overland/zone quests & normal-mode dungeons). Just slot skills & gear that you vibe with, and make sure to have some sort of self-sustain in your loadout in case of emergency.
The answer is No!: I just did, and they really have much to fix: combat animations are awful, questinf is EXTREMELY EASY unchallenging and not rewarding at all…and the graphics are just bad…. The story telling is good though… crafting is rewarding and theres is quite a lot of exploration… but the main thing: combat and leveling just feels bad
questing is either cheap and easy or impossible to solo on certain classes/skills. getting help/questing together needs to have the exact quests / phase or you won't interact with your friends aside areas without phase. it has tons of quest and content which is just "oh I died because.. loot my ... return it to.. thanks!!" only good is housing, you don't need a sub to be able to keep it(unlike FF14) and you don't need to buy it, wait for a free weekend to play it through steam or epic, get your own experience and judge through your own play
I've played eso for at least 1,000 hours as well, and I gotta say, Im pretty mixed. There are def better chapters than others, but if you played out of order (like anyone who didn't pick up the game day 1 did) it messes up the timeline of whose dead/wait I already know you, why don't you know me? Combat could be better. Needs impact, but I solely stay for proc armor effects. The main chapter quests are slowly getting more "meh" and the only thing keeping me around is oddly enough housing and endevours. But I could break that cycle easily whenever a better game comes out soon. But there's no lying, there's TONS of stuff in game to do.
Started about a week before the Halloween festival. Now I'm almost 800cp and have 4 characters that can solo group dungeons. My opinion might be biased since I have 2 friends(+3000cp) that quit about 2 months before I started that made me leveling gear and got me started. So my leveling 1-cp160 was super fast and painless Also, ESO plus is required(for me). Many people like myself are hoarders. I'd say the game is an 8.5/10. Always room to improve, but it's come a long way since 2015. Thanks HTM for your solo StamBlade build. Helped a lot as my first character/build!
17:31 Do differentiate between role class and the character class Made it sound like you could use armoury to change your character class such as nightblade, templar ect which is not possible in any way
I think this game still has something that makes it feel more like an RPG still than most mmorpgs. That's despite load screens etc, even if I think zones are big either way. I think if you love exploring and appreciating environmental detail, npc ambience etc, this game is actually very good. The weakness is definitely the melee combat especially, as well as character models badly needing an update. I think these things will be difficult for them but I hope they manage. Also I can't not say I'm not worried about seasons, because I am somebody that really hates when something becomes too systemic, which seasons nearly always will. But I won't leave a final judgment until it's here. The way it is now, I think only GW2 is a competitor in how friendly it is to getting in and out of the game once you've started.
13:44 I've been playing on and off since the beta, the combat is half way between action and tab targetting, light and heavy attacks attack in a cone in front of you instead of where the weapon is attacking, and most combat abilities require a target to activate, even if they are melee single target abilities.
I been playing this game solo and cannot even tell I'm in an MMO! LOL!!! I feel like it's an offline single player ES. And the difficulty is perfect, and I would never know it's an MMO if no one told me. As long as you have a companion, you're good to go. Without one, it does get pretty tough from time to time, especially in dungeons.
3:20 this here is why you get players light attacking only in dungeons they put this pseudo skyrim footage out and now "PuffyPinkPenny69" is out here singiing "DOVAKIIIN DOVAKIIN" into area chat while light attacking Thorvukun's Ghost wall in Vet Fang Lair like he's really doing something
This made me laugh more than i thought it would, haha. But yeah...kinda true. Skyrim subs should prob stick to overworld or solo content, unless your group knows u are not going to be pulling your weight and are ok with it. I love my weird 'flavor' builds, but i still use legit gear and skills when doing group content.
I can say as a former hack member that his build and knowledge really helped me out in the game (ESO) I no longer play ESO but I like his approach to game mechanics not just in ESO but also in other games as well. I definitely recommend checking out the members only pages and builds. Top notch🎉
I've got a bit over 4000 hours between Xbox and PC since 2017, about 3750 on Xbox and 250 on PC. I've only accumulated the 250 hours on PC in the last year, took some very long breaks trying BDO, FF14 and New World. While your video did a good job mentioning what's in ESO, I didn't get a feeling that you answered the "should you play" part, there weren't too many pros and cons in your descriptions. Sorry ahead of time but this is going to be long. * BDO has extremely fun combat but the story quests and lore are thin, the end game is all grind beside the few dungeons. The controller layout is pretty good with many combos and playstyles. The grind is why I stopped playing BDO after over 10k hours between Xbox and PC, although you can make gold being AFK overnight fishing or crafting. There are plenty of activities in BDO, like building a ship and heading out to defeat sea monsters, farming, gathering, cooking, alchemy, etc. Most of the crafting feels better than ESO. * I like the FF14 story quests but I just can't get used to the controller layout with way too many skills. It is nice to have NPC companions to go through dungeons, especially the first time. * New World Aeternum is fun, the skills are limited and I don't think there are any combos. The combat is simple but you feel like you really connect when you hit and you feel and hear the damage you take, with the voice acting providing the yells and grunts. I've only played about 14 hours and I'm not sure I'll play for long but I might get into it after I level up more. The lore is interesting and appears to combine Atlantis with King Arthur legends at my stage. Crafting and gathering is the most complex os the MMOs I mentioned. I love the sound that chopping a tree or breaking a boulder makes and you can hear other players in the distance felling trees and watching them fall in the distance. You can join 1 company (guild) that is aligned with a faction (alliance) to play PvP, wars and some free for all arena like combat. *Finally, I love the story quests in ESO, I like the crafting but leveling crafting and research is extremely long and expensive to get 9 traits. Leveling horses is painfully long and slow. The combat is clunky, melee doesn't feel connected while staves do feel like you are connecting. I hate being blinded by tacky mounts, pets, and costumes as well as the loud sounds of the dark anchor effect and dwemer mirror mount. Switching to PC from Xbox on BDO was very quick to level and grind, so many different classes with unique playstyles. Switching to PC from Xbox on ESO has been slow, I want at least 1 character to finish the MSQ but I'm still working through Coldharbour on my main. I don't know when I'll get working on the other chapters and DLC. Right now one alt is only level 7 on Antiquities and I'm not looking forward to scribing, even if I start it. I did start in High Isle when we had the tutorial with all the portals. Without add-ons, getting the mages guild leveled is slow. Few want to grind out the Psijic skill line on more than one character. Scribing looks like a grind, especially for the scripts. Antiquities is a slow grind so you have the best chance at mythics. As an old gamer who's first console was a VIC20, then a Jaguar 64, I don't think I really need these grindy new features to do the story quests. While I have pointed out many of the things I don't like about ESO, I still play it and enjoy going in to play. I will probably get to the chapters eventually, maybe with an alt in each chapter/DLC alongside a companion. My main will finish the Cadwell silver & gold but just craft after that. I used to play Destiny 1 & 2, BDO and ESO with my spouse but she gave those all up. I would love to duo some more dungeons but I can't pull her away from Dead by Daylight. I'll probably find a guild that isn't trying too hard to be the best and maybe I can slog through some end game PvE and maybe even some PvP.
I’ll always pop in to collect stuff and take it in. But as technology moves forward games like new world and ashes deserve attention from the mmorpg community as a whole. Cherish the classic. Enjoy them. I hope ESO continues to thrive and makes some well needed modernized adjustments to the experience.
Leveling in this game is dogshit 😂 they should release an item in crown store for people who wanna skip to champion point level (if they already have a champion point character). Myself and other people i know have multiple characters, and trying to level a new one is just REALLY REALLY tedious.
On ps5 playing ps4 version trying to get the beast personality but can not find the players willing to go at with me as i am not good at the mechs on that one.
Hmm if theres another zone story quest to do it wont be boring but somehow I already completed the base game zone quests still waiting for eso plus trial to complete dlc story quests
This game is awesome as far as the lore and story to immerse yourself in. A lot of these complaints come from people who are just trying/thinking way too hard in whatever area they're complaining about. It's chill.
australian player. ps4 na servr. pvp main. 7 yrs. everytime i login to cyrodiil its an instant disconnect at the first fight. everytime. without fail. wth is wrong with this game ? and yes before anybody asks, i have made sure i have everything plugged in, switched on and connected to the internet." port forwarding ? done. wired connection. check. called my ISP to check my connection is all good. got the all clear after weeks of investigation. ISP conclusion: It is a game server related issue. NOT an ISP issue." indictment much ?
The answer is no if u are not ready to spend a lot of real money, not so mutch for microtransaction, even tho they are there and they are heavy, but for dlcs and sub
I'll wait for the new changes to see how it turns out. I haven't played ESO in like 4 years and when I see streams and videos, the game looks identical to how it did back then. People are doing the same content, they have the same complaints, they have the same skills in their actions bars. There's no reason to come back now.
Just give me linear quest line and storyline. I was gifted full game and after finishing first zone I. Got quests all over the world, it is honestly confusing and frustrating I can't understand where to do, what to do after what, I just Wana explore and do the quests for the story and stuff. But man it's frustrating and confusing honestly.... Again - this is my personal opinion of someone who is honestly new to the game.
You are absolutely right, the quest system is very confusing. They should make the quest markers with colors or something so I can unterstand what is a side quest, main quest, zone quest ETC.
The main quests do have a certain symbol so you know it is a main quest. Then again, it's fun to just go exploring and do what comes naturally. Some of the side quests are more epic than the main! If I could post a picture of the symbol here I would. Each area has a "main quest". The first three alliance have a lengthy main quests. Then the dlcs follow. No certain order needed, but there are suggestions of a main quest line path that you can look up online.
Just choose a zone and do it linearly. You literally can't do it wrong. Just follow the story and have fun. The ONLY decision is where on the map to drop in and start talking to people
I have returned to the game recently,why It’s simple just enjoy playing it’s difficulty as an older gamer is just about right .I can play solo or group if I wish.I have the craft bag but as hack says you do not need it initially. I think if you played any previous Scrolls games and enjoyed them then once how you can go wrong . Bottom line it’s a good game and there’s been far too much negativity through the years,if it was that bad ESO would have faded into Oblivion 😂years ago.❤
As a ESO veteran with 2907 hours play time according to steam i say: If u are a hardcore pvp player, find other game, they dont care about pvp players, Cyrodiil is a ghost town because they neglected and ignored pvp player base for a decade, reducing max pop on Cyro every year that now is hard to find good pvp even in prime time, so sad.
I almost purchased the Gold Road collection last night, but I'm still on the fence about it. I played this game for years after it was first released, but I felt as if my character hit a wall and could not become stronger, so I stopped playing. I still mat buy it before the sale ends
@TravisLee33 It seems like it to me. Sad to say. I love this game but the devs pissed off the players consistently for like 3 years now and so its just alot of new players. Nobody really seems to be raiding nearly as much or doing endgame stuff
Id say for anyone who enjoys solo questing with good raids and dungeons this game is for you. I stopped playing 3 years ago ish tho, and wont come back as i have like 2k hours and the game just doesnt click with me anymore.
Should you play in 2025? What type of player are you? Looking for a fun single player RPG? Yea absolutely. Looking for a new MMO as your main MMO? Nah. It’s gone down hill quite a bit from an MMO perspective, but the RPG aspect is still fantastic. With the new seasonal model, we’ll have to wait and see, but I have little faith in ZOS to make it consumer-friendly. Holding out a strong opinion and stuff though until their April showcase.
Nah i bought all the dlc, it was way too overpriced for an over glorified fetch quest, also u dint mention that there is still a dlc within a dlc with the same price tag lmao
Could also mention about the immature and out of touch devs who will not listen to their playerbase and check the Nefas video before you put any money on this pile of shit..
After many many years and maxed all crafting out with almost all PvP sets. I finally quit. My guild stop playing last year early November. I guess the truth is the game isn’t fun anymore just became a chore doing daily’s
Thinking of getting gold road. Mixed on steam. I aint touching that with a 10ft pole. Played during summer set, sub for a month, had fun. Seeing how it keep torpedoing make me glad i stop playing.
How long will it take an average player to level up and be competitive in endgame PvP? (Assuming you have never played the game before, have all DLCs, and the monthly subscription)
They’re asking players to “test the new cyrodiil” but imo I think if the numbers show that the player base enjoyed or at least showed up , they will absolutely dumb cyrodiil down and that’s their plan all along. They’re known* liars and will say anything to keep the player base quiet why they role out a potential game killer.
For me, this gentleman (Hack) and his team are the guides to my play style They work out the equipment/gear/mundus/food and drink, the primary skills/traits, additional skills, and provide hints which allows me to adjust what ever as I get into playing the charter, at hand. In so doing my research time is cut to "thank you and yours" for the heads up and allowing me to play and tweak rather than research and apply trial and error solutions. Consequently, I get to tweak as I enjoy the game.
Thank you hero for saving my daughter. Here is a sword that has been in my family for generations. *Looks at green sword that already collected from random mob… sells it to vendor for 30 gold* 😂
@@zedorian6547 It's actually a great analogy. And if you feel offended by that then you're dumb. There's nothing offensive about not being interested in something/someone.
I recently left console playing and the console version of ESO. The PC version is so much better! I'm enjoying the playing style and will be here a long time, I'm a senior gamer.
I never liked Matt Firor and don't trust any of his statements, but I hope that they finally start to improve the game instead of adding just more of the same while being greedy. The game is mostly good, but it had, and still has, the potential to be great.
@@Bobby3OOOHey guys, I spotted the Zos employee. The game is monetized at possibly every imaginable avenue. Its heavily monetized and everything in the game is set up to artificially create problems that you can fix with ESO PLUS. There have been hardly any cool rewards for playing the dlcs which we paid for for years because 85% of the best stuff gets put into the crown store behind lootbox gambling, and price tags that are equal to the chapter dlc price. Then throw us a memento or a faint tattoo for saving the world. So wtf you mean that this game is lightly monetized? Halo 3 map packs were lightly monetized. ESO is a hop, skip and a jump away from being a full fledged mobile gacha game.
@@Bobby3OOOand to be honest, most players wouldn't care as long as the game was fun but Zos keeps actively going against what the very broadest general part of the community asks for because Zos wants to do what zos wants to do. Which is literally self destruction by pissing off anyone who plays their game
@ You buy the $15 sub for when you want to play - and you get everything, including a big huge dollop of crowns. I have thousands saved up because I don’t get all twisted and *need* every single unicorn mount. Grow up and learn to manage your impulses. Crybaby
You can't "solo" the auction system--ZOS seems to intentionally want to keep real soloers broke, which can hamper your ability to solo efficiently. That needs to change.
@@sebsch4081 FFXIV looks phenomenal and it's even older. GW2 also still looks and plays phenomenally as well, also older. There's just no excuse to handicap your game's visual acuity in this age with a budget like theirs. I know people debate that looks aren't everything, and they're right, but visuals also help sell the immersion factor and get you excited for what's happening on screen. ESO is pretty stiff in that department and its looks have aged a lot; just look at old places vs new. They don't give a shit anymore.
@@sebsch4081 This game is still actively receiving graphical updates from the developer in that 10 years too. Your argument is seriously one of the worst simp takes I've seen on the Internet in recent times. ESO anymore is just ZoS' milking farm for filthy casuals. Jfc, just stop it, bro.
Eso has some cool features. And over the last 10 years it reported to make over two billion dollars. It just seems like they could of made it even better. Not to mention the staff that put in the blood, sweat and tears only to unionise because they felt the directors were unfair. Its not uncommon in the games industry in America though. Would I come back? I don't pvp. Improving that area of the game doesn't mean much to me. If the pve and the way the auction house works(two weeks down from four just breaks that system for me anyway) sure I would look into it. However breaking the current content model does do give me hope.
ESO is not Pay 2 Win. If you disagree I urge you to play Fly For Fun where a player market allows the exchange of in-game currency for cash shop items, or try Tales of Wind where if you don't buy it you can't get it, and if you don't have it you lose 100% of the time to those that do. ESO does good with it's Cash Shop. Needs more cosmetics outside of crates. That will never stop. ;)
Re leveling to level 50, I just realized there is a way to do that in just one hour. Maybe it's obvious to others, but I've been playing this game since 2016, and I didn't realize this works until I tried it last week. This is for players that have multiple characters already leveled. What I did is unlock & level to 50 alchemy, provisioning, and enchanting (see alcast for how to do that quickly). You build up a large number of provisioning, alchemy, and enchanting master writs by doing daily writs on your leveled characters (or you can buy them). Then on your new character, do all those master writs, for example, running back and forth in Mournhold, Deshaan. Try to level during an XP event, and use a 150% scroll if you have one.
Mixed I love the game butni will miss chapters and it will damge the game. Like a whiterun chapter would obviously be more successful than anything this year.
Sunk hundreds of hours and dollars into it over five years with no regrets. But it just got a bit repetitive. The stories and NPC dialogues were the best I have ever had in my 40 years as a gamer. However the actual tasks of each new storyline role-out and side missions just felt rehashed while being hidden in great storytelling. I just faded off of the game in 2022. I also hated the fact that I could not truly help my friends get through their story progression missions, as you can in Diablo IV. You just awkwardly wait while they disappear for a while into a part you already completed. So your being a bad-ass templar trying to help your low-level buddies becomes pointless. Dungeons & free-roaming or nothing at all. Too much money spent to not have that kind of multiplayer freedom in PVE. But still probably one of the best MMO's I have ever played.
I jumped back in and i just cant get back into it. Even with a new toon its the same you complete all zones and then there is nothing to do. The same dailies, the same writs there is nothing new. I got bored after 1 day. Which sucks as someone who has played this game for ages. These new updates sound horrible i mean sure pretty graphics and some quality of life but its really adding nothing new.
I would say ESO is still the best game on the market for questing and is also great for exploring and open world content. I also think the dungeons are really good. If you’re looking for an MMO for PvP or raiding, I would look elsewhere. This game is never going to have smooth combat or balanced combat systems, and I doubt they will ever fix the performance issues in cyrodiil.
I don't doubt that Relequen is still the meta armor for dps. Not to mention the predatory mxt and really obnoxious mount system as well as another "Oh no it's another Daedric prince taking over the world" or "Oh no it's a powerful cult" storylines.
Stop playing two years ago. I played ESO with my wife from day one on. The game feels empty now. Only the last chapter seems to have players. Most of Tamriel is empty. They made the game to easy so that you don't need other players for anything enymore. Since the zones levels to your current level, it robbed the game of all sense of progression. I remember whwn you needed others to even just finish sky anchors. It was fun and you met people who were doing the same quests as you or the same public dungions. Now everyone just plays solo and it really sucks! Also combat is just so laggy and clunky. After playing other games I just can't get back into it. I have over 4000 hours in the game and I ahd amzing times in the game. But making the game to easy (for new player the claim...) made the game not rewarding and just booring. There is no sense of progression anymore. And housing is just not an endgame element worthy of my time....
What's your review of ESO in 2025?
with 10k+ hours of gameplay i enjoyed my time with ESO but iv moved on to ffxiv. i feel like they listen to the community when they stay stuff not just influencers. i dont like the attitudes of Gina Bruno and Rich Lambert who cany take real constructive criticism and i think its time for them to go they have done what they needed to and now they are stagnant and have crappy attitudes try to silence or publicly shame anyone who disagrees they are part of whats poisoning the games health. theres not enough classes in the game some of the classes need a MAJOR rework i dont mean like 2 spells changed i man whole skill lines gone the fact you can take storm fire and ice from 3 classes and make a whole new class should be done and should be the sorcerer and the sorcerer should be renamed to conjurer. illusion and alteration magic could have classes we need more ranged weapons magic and non we should have more melee weapons a new engine theres so many things this game should do but wont
the one thing this game has that is UNMATCHED with other mmos is the housing this game has the gold standard of player housing
I'm a CP3000+ player, PVE and PVP, started in 2016, have taken a couple big breaks and returned, etc. I'm seeing myself playing ESO much less in 2025. I already canceled ESO+ and have stopped doing all end game PVE content and left all my end game guilds. I'll still log on regularly and help out my trading guild because they're good people. But ZOS really disappointed me in 2024 and nothing in the 2025 is anything I find myself really looking forward to. I do not have high hopes about ZOS' plans for cyro, especiafter the recent battlegrouds changes. PVP has been one thing keeping me around but ZoS seems to be losing sight of what makes cyro distinct from PVP in other MMO, so I am quite pessimistic tbh
hard to say until we see what they announce in April!
I’ve been playing off and on for about 5 years and the thing that keeps bringing me back is the lack of other in depth MMOS on console. Are there better games? Yes, are there better MMOS on console? Absolutely not
I'm currently redoing Northern Elsweyr with Zerith Var. As a mature game now, ESO still has alot of replayability. The quests are fun to revisit if you pay attention to lore.
Good to have positivity here, I also intend to do that
I was doing S. Elsweyr with Zerith Var and I thought he had two unique lines for side quests. Were they generic lines that I was hearing for the first time or did he have Khajiit unique lines for Elsweyr?
cool I'm doing the same with my new Wood Elf warden. It's my second run through Elsweyr. It's a great segue for the Dominion base story line. I'm having tons of fun.
Depending on my mood, sometimes I'll just blow through a zone. I'm usually pleasantly surprised when I replay them.
The questing is so much stronger than I remember it being. I haven't played since console launch day and have been playing for the past week 10 years later. You definitely get your moneys worth when it comes to the lore!
I started having fun in this game when I stopped treating it like a second job.
So basically, hello filthy casual 🤣
@@terminalvelocity4858says the sweat
@@terminalvelocity4858 the older you get, the more you begin to value relaxing gaming.
@@nocturnal_noise That's why I said.... "hello" 😉
I'm currently playing ESO with my dad as he's a big TES fan but he didn't bother with ESO until Gold Road deluxe edition was on sale for something like £15 month or two ago. He's enjoying it and I'm having fun coming back to a game I last played during lockdown.
I've also started WoW Classic, and I'm enjoying the slow, chill pace of that.
Weapon swapping isn't a turn off because of having to swap weapons. It's a turn off because all you're doing is swapping weapons to reapply buffs or debuffs. It just feels like an extra unnecessary keypress the vast majority of the time instead of an impactful swap. SOMETIMES you swap because you need range instead of melee, that always feels fine.
GW2 has weapon swaps, very few people complain about that because there's a tangible impact in swapping weapons.
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This! You’re so right. It never feels good swapping to backbar just to reapply DoTs. I like how weapon swapping works in poe2, where I swap weapons to change my weapon skills or to swap my stats from offense to recovery/healing
That's part of why I've become a filthy Oakensoul pleb.
This is very misleading
This is correct. That’s why I prefer oaken soul builds. I would rather have five active abilities than six active abilities + four buff and passive abilities that I need to swap to use.
Great informative vid, nice job! 😊👍 As a strictly solo player coming from Skyrim and previous games, I was hesitant about jumping into ESO because of the whole MMO aspect. The thought of needing other people when I'm antisocial was terrifying. 🤣 Thankfully I can confirm that a solo player does not need to worry about that side of it at all, if they don't want to.
As for value for money: I bought ESO at Christmas time about 2 years back when it was on sale for a ridiculously low price, and played (solo) for an entire year before making a second character, that's how much stuff there is to do. For anyone wanting a Skyrim fix before ES6 comes out (whenever that will be), ESO is the perfect place to be, solo or social ;)
I am a bit dubious about their proposed changes this year regarding "seasonal content" and whatnot, we'll have to wait and see I guess. I suppose it's good (and necessary) to change things, to try and keep as many folks happy as possible. I hope it all works out for everyone; after Skyrim it became my favourite game.
Thanks for all the vids and articles Hack!👍 I'd absolutely love to see some more builds from you using craftable-only sets; as someone who has had no luck with guilds or in-game friends to help farm more complex higher level gear, I'd love to see you tackle some more builds for solo players like myself who cant access that stuff. You da bomb! 😁👍💚
Thank you for doing this video! I've been a long time player since the beta, even have my Monkey pet ;) You do some really awesome build crafting and I'd even bought the guide at one point. I will say ESO is in the best place it's ever been with all the changes over time. Class builds are awesome but I still would like to see more. The arcanist was incredible but it takes forever for them to release new ones. As far as the DLC's and add ons, I typically will run one character through one of them just to do story and typically then shelf the game til the next one. The daily stuff feels hollow and i loathe PVP, in fact with the last huge changes to PVP in battlegrounds our guild doesn't even touch it anymore. Cryodil is just a quick trip to check on the Golden weekly is about it. At any rate. I do enjoy the work you put in and the sharing of information! Incredible! Our guild is small and we meet once a week to run dungeons and possibly do the golden pursuit requirments. Fun stuff! Overall I'm torn somewhat as you've discussed, it's fun but something does feel fairly stale and doesn't keep my interest all that long. I do sub and like I said do once a week so getting my money's worth for sure! Cheaper than going to a movie! :) I did the quick math as was curious how much I've played, did the /play with each character... over 2200 hours. OK, I need a life! Hahhahaha.
I'm still gutted I missed out on the beta and the monkey pet. I got a PC specifically for ESO back in 2014 but I didn't manage to get my PC fully built until a week before ESO's release, so I missed out 🫤
@@bluegoose7832 I wasn't a fan of MMO's at all back then. But... have enjoyed the Elder Scrolls since Arena. So I relented and even signed up for the beta to compare. To be honest it was kind of a mess then too. Hahhahahha. But I hear you, was a part of history and amazing to see it still going 10+ years later!
I started playing during the Kill Dragons Save Cats event. Sadly I was too much of a noob to know how to claim my dragon's hoard pile! I've been a stubborn magcro main for 4+ years, and at least from my playstyle the changes have all been good after I adjusted to them. Necro was tough for me, as I have nerve pain and their rotations were punishing. It made Oakensoul one bar builds viable, which are a little easier on my hands when I'm having a sore day.
games shit compared to other options on the market and i stand by this statement, just watch all the content creators move on and only come to eso when zenimax pays them too then they go right back to shitting on this shit game.
Note on following the meta; I've been playing for like 9 years, and I'd say following the meta is only really 'required' if you are doing veteran trials. I've been non-meta and had no difficulty at all in any other content, including regular trials. (And even a very rare veteran trial.)
It will definitely be interesting to see how ESO continues in the future. 10+ years is a LONG time for an MMO to survive.
I trust ESO to continue fine. I'm honestly more interested in hearing about ZOSs next MMO. With who they've hired it looks like it could be what I always hoped Destiny 2 would be (a shooter that actually has regular MMO elements.)
Finally got serious and and got a foot operated usb switch for the long grind of the fishing trophy. I actually love chilling out and finding good fishing spots.
Pan tamriel event has curated fishing drops
What's the foot switch do? For fishing or otherwise?
@Bobby3OOO it's prob meant for a music game or something else but I imagine you cam bind the E button to it so you can read and press it with your foot to catch the fish
Thank you for all the work and information you put into your vids. As a long time eso player your content is very appreciated and well received. Don’t stop keeping us posted with your character builds and companion builds, especially valuable information on the game.
I just started back in and have really been enjoying the Arcanist class. I ran into some troll tanks in randoms and that can be jarring to a new player. There is definitely some really helpful casual guilds that can really be a lot of fun for newer players. Once you find the right people the game is really fun.
I think it's better to play other elder scroll games before going to ESO. I played Skyrim, liked the lore, liked the elder scroll world, so I got into ESO for more lores, however dont expect ESO to just works like other elder scroll like Skyrim, it's a bit different.
If you choose to go in: Start small and just explore. Disregard the ESO Plus, you're just a new player getting a feel for the game, ESO Plus is for advanced users. Do claim the ESO Plus trials that Bethesda give out sometimes, 7 days of 95% access to the game.
The game mechanics is generally friendly, for a new player. The longer you play the game and seek out ways to become stronger the more you can do, naturally. Just relax and no rush, ESO is not a fast game.
No it doesn't matter if you're a new player or an "advanced" one... the crafting bag is definitely needed regardless, unless u wanna stop do inventory management all the time
I just canceled my ESO plus sub that I’ve been paying since 2018. Hopefully their changes in 2025 will eventually bring me back to the game I once loved.
I've got probably 4000 hours across Xbox and PC since 2017. I've taken a couple 6 months breaks and am currently going on 4 months without playing. Game was getting old, plus other games and hobbies taking my time. Maybe I'll come back some time. My raid group also fell apart due to the raid leader having irl problems, which was sad.
I’m a collector so there is always something to do in this game, achievements, antiquities, furnishings and so on and so on, I’m tapping into the companions and it’s hella fun, wanna make a full tank companion so I can solo most of the content and after all these years I still have a fun and I’m NOT eso plus subscriber, although the inventory management is damaging my mental health from a time to time but it’s still manageable 😅 plus I love collect/craft new sets and trying funny build like my recent nightblade with sythis getting invisible after each kill. I enjoyed every TES game from Morrowind upwards and now I have them all in one, you can go to Cyrodil, Skyrim, Morrowind, Esweyr, Valenwood, Murkmire, Daggerfall, Alik’r, Orsinium (basically any race territory) plus new regions. There are pros and cons like everywhere but all in all it’s pretty enjoyable game.
I'm really looking forward to the new release cadence. Smaller content, hopefully with longevity - my favourite releases are still Clockwork City, Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood. If the releases are like that in scale and story telling, I'll be really pleased. I'm also looking forward to something other than 6 delves, 2 public dungeons, 6 world bosses, a main quest that sends me 3 different places at the start . . .
After playing for 10 years, since beta, I decided to create a new account at the beginning of last year. I still play mostly on my original account, even though I reached 1500 CP on my new account in less than one year playing casually. So, I can confirm that it's way easier to level up nowadays. It's perfectly ok for someone to start this game in 2025. In fact I always recommend and support new players. In less than 3 months a new player will be able to take advantage of all ESO content.
Long long time player. From day one ive played the game. On 3 different systems. And i can honestly say. Im going to turn of my eso plus, i think ive lost all interest in the game and i dont think they will ever make the changes i believe to be necessary to keep me interested. For all those that can still enjoy it have fun but i just cant do it anymore and going back to world of warcraft.
You got your money's worth it sounds. Enjoy your new world.
I mean... no game is ever going to entertain you forever. You put in 10 years. I'd be grateful. Most people "can still enjoy it" because we haven't played it all to death on 3 systems
Sounds like you played it too much and just got burnt out. Wow did the same to ne
Exact same here. I've cancelled my eso plus for the first time in years and years. The game became skyrim online and is no longer the mmo it once was. Through greed for money from casual players or sheer incompetence from the devs they've moved away from the type of game they started with to this bland aggressively monetised "hybrid". The devs and management should be told that a game for everyone is a game for no one. It'll never be the next single player skyrim the casuals are hoping for and it certainly isn't the mmo it claims to be. All their casual players will abandon ship as soon as the elder scrolls 6 comes out... maybe even when gta 6 comes out.
@@TheMADGOD91 what? This is the best single player mmo out wtf you mean.
Hope this seasonal style doesn't mean you need Eso plus and season pass. Already if you don't have Eso plus it is crippling inventory wise and makes game all about clearing it out w all the crafting mats this game has. If they fix that and include it in season pass, absolute game changer.
It probably does you need eso plus and a eso pass
It almost certainly means exactly that - at least for new content.
I’m sure you’ll be able to still play everything but if you want access to new stuff, just like every previous year, you’ll have to purchase access, which instead of a chapter purchase, will likely involve purchase of either ESO+, a season pass or (hopefully not) both.
Inventory can become a none issue once bank is upgraded, bag space upgraded, mount upgraded, chests earned for home. Basically play the game a bit.
If you know ten buddies, you can make a guild bank and have an instant 500 separate bank space from your personal. Just fill that up with crafting mats with everyone else. I don't have but four friends that play, but I logged in with my two kids and other separate accounts to join my guild. 500 space only used by four to share. Fastest way to open space honestly.
@ yea I mean you CAN do that, but the craft bag makes it super easy as does double bank space, that’s the point. ESO is hugely into creating an issue and selling the solution (I.e. pay for convenience).
Psijic, mages guild and antiquity lines a drag to grind out on a new character? Well sell you a skip!
Don’t want to go get all those skyshards again? Well sell them to you!
Mount training a drag? Here’s a bunch of riding lessons for sale!
Inventory pets, ESO+ and sale of inventory space, etc etc etc
@Cooperharley0204 and I've never paid any of that once since launch. Played casually for the most part. Does it take time, sure. If you don't have patience or time but still love the game, feel free to spend. No one is twisting ones arm here. Mages guild can be maxed in three sessions by following a map on your phone or mod on pc. Fighters in same amount of time. Skyshards are dumb easy. It's all about each individuals perspective and their enjoyment.
I played for years when it was first released in 2014, but quit in 2019. I came back in Oct of 2024. I've been very pleased with the content since my return. It's taken me months to finally get a character good enough to handle veteran dungeons. My guild has been helpful, but you are the reason I plan to continue playing ESO in 2025. Your build guides and videos have been an invaluable tool in helping me create characters that allow me to play the more advanced parts of the game. Thanks.
See I want to play, however I’m always worried that I’d need to live on TH-cam or websites to make a good build.. I’d much rather be able to make a decent build myself, is that possible or do you genuinely need to be looking at pre-made builds?
Having a "good build" isn't actually needed for the vast majority of the game's content (especially when it comes to overland/zone quests & normal-mode dungeons). Just slot skills & gear that you vibe with, and make sure to have some sort of self-sustain in your loadout in case of emergency.
I just bought gold road and it came with all Chapters. I’m new to it. I can definitely say I’m overwhelmed with so many quest on my map.
The answer is No!: I just did, and they really have much to fix: combat animations are awful, questinf is EXTREMELY EASY unchallenging and not rewarding at all…and the graphics are just bad…. The story telling is good though… crafting is rewarding and theres is quite a lot of exploration… but the main thing: combat and leveling just feels bad
questing is either cheap and easy or impossible to solo on certain classes/skills.
getting help/questing together needs to have the exact quests / phase or you won't interact with your friends aside areas without phase.
it has tons of quest and content which is just "oh I died because.. loot my ... return it to.. thanks!!"
only good is housing, you don't need a sub to be able to keep it(unlike FF14)
and you don't need to buy it, wait for a free weekend to play it through steam or epic, get your own experience and judge through your own play
I appreciate your ability to be positive regarding ESO while being honest about some of the game's flaws.
I've played eso for at least 1,000 hours as well, and I gotta say, Im pretty mixed. There are def better chapters than others, but if you played out of order (like anyone who didn't pick up the game day 1 did) it messes up the timeline of whose dead/wait I already know you, why don't you know me? Combat could be better. Needs impact, but I solely stay for proc armor effects. The main chapter quests are slowly getting more "meh" and the only thing keeping me around is oddly enough housing and endevours. But I could break that cycle easily whenever a better game comes out soon. But there's no lying, there's TONS of stuff in game to do.
Started about a week before the Halloween festival. Now I'm almost 800cp and have 4 characters that can solo group dungeons.
My opinion might be biased since I have 2 friends(+3000cp) that quit about 2 months before I started that made me leveling gear and got me started. So my leveling 1-cp160 was super fast and painless
Also, ESO plus is required(for me). Many people like myself are hoarders.
I'd say the game is an 8.5/10. Always room to improve, but it's come a long way since 2015.
Thanks HTM for your solo StamBlade build. Helped a lot as my first character/build!
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Do differentiate between role class and the character class
Made it sound like you could use armoury to change your character class such as nightblade, templar ect which is not possible in any way
I think this game still has something that makes it feel more like an RPG still than most mmorpgs. That's despite load screens etc, even if I think zones are big either way. I think if you love exploring and appreciating environmental detail, npc ambience etc, this game is actually very good. The weakness is definitely the melee combat especially, as well as character models badly needing an update. I think these things will be difficult for them but I hope they manage.
Also I can't not say I'm not worried about seasons, because I am somebody that really hates when something becomes too systemic, which seasons nearly always will. But I won't leave a final judgment until it's here. The way it is now, I think only GW2 is a competitor in how friendly it is to getting in and out of the game once you've started.
13:44 I've been playing on and off since the beta, the combat is half way between action and tab targetting, light and heavy attacks attack in a cone in front of you instead of where the weapon is attacking, and most combat abilities require a target to activate, even if they are melee single target abilities.
Templar -- hit triangle button go brrrrrrrr
Well done brotha 💪
Honestly after that end of year post? No
I been playing this game solo and cannot even tell I'm in an MMO! LOL!!! I feel like it's an offline single player ES. And the difficulty is perfect, and I would never know it's an MMO if no one told me. As long as you have a companion, you're good to go. Without one, it does get pretty tough from time to time, especially in dungeons.
I haven't played in 5 years. Would love to get back in this year.
3:20 this here is why you get players light attacking only in dungeons
they put this pseudo skyrim footage out and now "PuffyPinkPenny69" is out here singiing "DOVAKIIIN DOVAKIIN" into area chat while light attacking Thorvukun's Ghost wall in Vet Fang Lair like he's really doing something
This made me laugh more than i thought it would, haha. But yeah...kinda true. Skyrim subs should prob stick to overworld or solo content, unless your group knows u are not going to be pulling your weight and are ok with it. I love my weird 'flavor' builds, but i still use legit gear and skills when doing group content.
I press the triangle button make my golden spear go brrrrrrrrt
I can say as a former hack member that his build and knowledge really helped me out in the game (ESO)
I no longer play ESO but I like his approach to game mechanics not just in ESO but also in other games as well. I definitely recommend checking out the members only pages and builds.
Top notch🎉
@@d3ik3n182 thanks!
@HackTheMinotaur anytime brother. It's all true 🙂
I've got a bit over 4000 hours between Xbox and PC since 2017, about 3750 on Xbox and 250 on PC. I've only accumulated the 250 hours on PC in the last year, took some very long breaks trying BDO, FF14 and New World.
While your video did a good job mentioning what's in ESO, I didn't get a feeling that you answered the "should you play" part, there weren't too many pros and cons in your descriptions. Sorry ahead of time but this is going to be long.
* BDO has extremely fun combat but the story quests and lore are thin, the end game is all grind beside the few dungeons. The controller layout is pretty good with many combos and playstyles. The grind is why I stopped playing BDO after over 10k hours between Xbox and PC, although you can make gold being AFK overnight fishing or crafting. There are plenty of activities in BDO, like building a ship and heading out to defeat sea monsters, farming, gathering, cooking, alchemy, etc. Most of the crafting feels better than ESO.
* I like the FF14 story quests but I just can't get used to the controller layout with way too many skills. It is nice to have NPC companions to go through dungeons, especially the first time.
* New World Aeternum is fun, the skills are limited and I don't think there are any combos. The combat is simple but you feel like you really connect when you hit and you feel and hear the damage you take, with the voice acting providing the yells and grunts. I've only played about 14 hours and I'm not sure I'll play for long but I might get into it after I level up more. The lore is interesting and appears to combine Atlantis with King Arthur legends at my stage. Crafting and gathering is the most complex os the MMOs I mentioned. I love the sound that chopping a tree or breaking a boulder makes and you can hear other players in the distance felling trees and watching them fall in the distance. You can join 1 company (guild) that is aligned with a faction (alliance) to play PvP, wars and some free for all arena like combat.
*Finally, I love the story quests in ESO, I like the crafting but leveling crafting and research is extremely long and expensive to get 9 traits. Leveling horses is painfully long and slow. The combat is clunky, melee doesn't feel connected while staves do feel like you are connecting. I hate being blinded by tacky mounts, pets, and costumes as well as the loud sounds of the dark anchor effect and dwemer mirror mount.
Switching to PC from Xbox on BDO was very quick to level and grind, so many different classes with unique playstyles. Switching to PC from Xbox on ESO has been slow, I want at least 1 character to finish the MSQ but I'm still working through Coldharbour on my main. I don't know when I'll get working on the other chapters and DLC. Right now one alt is only level 7 on Antiquities and I'm not looking forward to scribing, even if I start it. I did start in High Isle when we had the tutorial with all the portals.
Without add-ons, getting the mages guild leveled is slow. Few want to grind out the Psijic skill line on more than one character. Scribing looks like a grind, especially for the scripts. Antiquities is a slow grind so you have the best chance at mythics. As an old gamer who's first console was a VIC20, then a Jaguar 64, I don't think I really need these grindy new features to do the story quests.
While I have pointed out many of the things I don't like about ESO, I still play it and enjoy going in to play. I will probably get to the chapters eventually, maybe with an alt in each chapter/DLC alongside a companion. My main will finish the Cadwell silver & gold but just craft after that.
I used to play Destiny 1 & 2, BDO and ESO with my spouse but she gave those all up. I would love to duo some more dungeons but I can't pull her away from Dead by Daylight. I'll probably find a guild that isn't trying too hard to be the best and maybe I can slog through some end game PvE and maybe even some PvP.
Really not complicated at all.
If ya wanna play then play, if ya like it keep playing, if not then stop.
Super super simple.
I’ll always pop in to collect stuff and take it in. But as technology moves forward games like new world and ashes deserve attention from the mmorpg community as a whole. Cherish the classic. Enjoy them. I hope ESO continues to thrive and makes some well needed modernized adjustments to the experience.
The changes certainly are gonna have me coming back but I can see how someone who didn't leave when they should have would be mad
If they make the game challenging again with improved graphics and combat animations and animations in general I’m incoming back
So like most of us were anxious to see what the new content/ model is gonna be. At the same time they need to fix a lot of things.
Hi,
I missed out on the sale when it was Christams sadly. Anyone know when there will be a next big sale?
Thanks
It's only like £15.99 at the min
@@someonesgottodoit Where are you seeing this please?
I checked the steam store and its 33.99?
Oh I forgot to clarify, I mean the Gold road and previous expansions, as I got the game but no expansions
@@notmeheheno oh right sorry I don't know then
Leveling in this game is dogshit 😂 they should release an item in crown store for people who wanna skip to champion point level (if they already have a champion point character). Myself and other people i know have multiple characters, and trying to level a new one is just REALLY REALLY tedious.
On ps5 playing ps4 version trying to get the beast personality but can not find the players willing to go at with me as i am not good at the mechs on that one.
Hmm if theres another zone story quest to do it wont be boring but somehow I already completed the base game zone quests still waiting for eso plus trial to complete dlc story quests
ngl these changes might be enough to get me to play again 😎
This game is awesome as far as the lore and story to immerse yourself in. A lot of these complaints come from people who are just trying/thinking way too hard in whatever area they're complaining about. It's chill.
australian player. ps4 na servr. pvp main. 7 yrs. everytime i login to cyrodiil its an instant disconnect at the first fight. everytime. without fail. wth is wrong with this game ? and yes before anybody asks, i have made sure i have everything plugged in, switched on and connected to the internet." port forwarding ? done. wired connection. check. called my ISP to check my connection is all good. got the all clear after weeks of investigation. ISP conclusion: It is a game server related issue. NOT an ISP issue." indictment much ?
The answer is no if u are not ready to spend a lot of real money, not so mutch for microtransaction, even tho they are there and they are heavy, but for dlcs and sub
Sub is fine.
Literally just returned yesterday and got my eso plus back, having a blast doing a playthrough on an arcanist.
I'll wait for the new changes to see how it turns out. I haven't played ESO in like 4 years and when I see streams and videos, the game looks identical to how it did back then. People are doing the same content, they have the same complaints, they have the same skills in their actions bars. There's no reason to come back now.
Just give me linear quest line and storyline. I was gifted full game and after finishing first zone I. Got quests all over the world, it is honestly confusing and frustrating I can't understand where to do, what to do after what, I just Wana explore and do the quests for the story and stuff. But man it's frustrating and confusing honestly.... Again - this is my personal opinion of someone who is honestly new to the game.
You are absolutely right, the quest system is very confusing. They should make the quest markers with colors or something so I can unterstand what is a side quest, main quest, zone quest ETC.
The main quests do have a certain symbol so you know it is a main quest. Then again, it's fun to just go exploring and do what comes naturally. Some of the side quests are more epic than the main! If I could post a picture of the symbol here I would. Each area has a "main quest". The first three alliance have a lengthy main quests. Then the dlcs follow. No certain order needed, but there are suggestions of a main quest line path that you can look up online.
It's not hard it's all guided
Just choose a zone and do it linearly. You literally can't do it wrong. Just follow the story and have fun. The ONLY decision is where on the map to drop in and start talking to people
Throne and liberty and new world is a better experience.
I have returned to the game recently,why It’s simple just enjoy playing it’s difficulty as an older gamer is just about right .I can play solo or group if I wish.I have the craft bag but as hack says you do not need it initially.
I think if you played any previous Scrolls games and enjoyed them then once how you can go wrong .
Bottom line it’s a good game and there’s been far too much negativity through the years,if it was that bad ESO would have faded into Oblivion 😂years ago.❤
As a ESO veteran with 2907 hours play time according to steam i say: If u are a hardcore pvp player, find other game, they dont care about pvp players, Cyrodiil is a ghost town because they neglected and ignored pvp player base for a decade, reducing max pop on Cyro every year that now is hard to find good pvp even in prime time, so sad.
I almost purchased the Gold Road collection last night, but I'm still on the fence about it. I played this game for years after it was first released, but I felt as if my character hit a wall and could not become stronger, so I stopped playing. I still mat buy it before the sale ends
Did you use your champion points?
Now might be the worst time to get into ESO. Everyone is leaving
@shortnsweet5325 I just got into it. Really? Everyone is leaving?
@TravisLee33 It seems like it to me. Sad to say. I love this game but the devs pissed off the players consistently for like 3 years now and so its just alot of new players. Nobody really seems to be raiding nearly as much or doing endgame stuff
Alot of youtubers quit eso as well recently
Id say for anyone who enjoys solo questing with good raids and dungeons this game is for you. I stopped playing 3 years ago ish tho, and wont come back as i have like 2k hours and the game just doesnt click with me anymore.
Should you play in 2025?
What type of player are you? Looking for a fun single player RPG? Yea absolutely. Looking for a new MMO as your main MMO? Nah. It’s gone down hill quite a bit from an MMO perspective, but the RPG aspect is still fantastic.
With the new seasonal model, we’ll have to wait and see, but I have little faith in ZOS to make it consumer-friendly. Holding out a strong opinion and stuff though until their April showcase.
Nah i bought all the dlc, it was way too overpriced for an over glorified fetch quest, also u dint mention that there is still a dlc within a dlc with the same price tag lmao
Could also mention about the immature and out of touch devs who will not listen to their playerbase and check the Nefas video before you put any money on this pile of shit..
L take…
Are they charging for these seasons?
Very open and honest summary of ESO; a very frank presentation of positives and negatives.👍
After many many years and maxed all crafting out with almost all PvP sets. I finally quit. My guild stop playing last year early November. I guess the truth is the game isn’t fun anymore just became a chore doing daily’s
THIS. Cosmetics and dailies are the true end-game for ESO, or you know, a housing simulator. ESO is basically SIMS 5 with a medieval twist 😆
Thinking of getting gold road. Mixed on steam. I aint touching that with a 10ft pole. Played during summer set, sub for a month, had fun. Seeing how it keep torpedoing make me glad i stop playing.
Me and azandar are taking over the world
Well we still need flying mounts we have flightless gryphons and we need more classes
There is a point to farming low level gear, the sticker book
How long will it take an average player to level up and be competitive in endgame PvP? (Assuming you have never played the game before, have all DLCs, and the monthly subscription)
1-2 years
They need to make it harder to lvl up in the base game learner zones. Like it was before it went unlimited.
That would require ZoS to remove the crown store and make the game actually challenging. Definitely agree, but not happening brotha!
They’re asking players to “test the new cyrodiil” but imo I think if the numbers show that the player base enjoyed or at least showed up , they will absolutely dumb cyrodiil down and that’s their plan all along. They’re known* liars and will say anything to keep the player base quiet why they role out a potential game killer.
For me, this gentleman (Hack) and his team are the guides to my play style They work out the equipment/gear/mundus/food and drink, the primary skills/traits, additional skills, and provide hints which allows me to adjust what ever as I get into playing the charter, at hand. In so doing my research time is cut to "thank you and yours" for the heads up and allowing me to play and tweak rather than research and apply trial and error solutions. Consequently, I get to tweak as I enjoy the game.
Thanks George!
Completely agree on the solo questline rewards, story can feel epic or tries to, rewards however are the opposite 😅
Thank you hero for saving my daughter. Here is a sword that has been in my family for generations.
*Looks at green sword that already collected from random mob… sells it to vendor for 30 gold*
😂
When I hear "seasonal" its like a pretty girl telling me she's trans. I'm like "oh..ok". I immediately lose all interest.
couldn't have said it better
What a gross comment, dude
Personal problems my guy. Could have used a better analogy.
Trans people are hideous yeah but your analogy makes no sense lmao. How often do you accidentally end up with trans girls? 😂😂
@@zedorian6547 It's actually a great analogy. And if you feel offended by that then you're dumb. There's nothing offensive about not being interested in something/someone.
I recently left console playing and the console version of ESO. The PC version is so much better! I'm enjoying the playing style and will be here a long time, I'm a senior gamer.
I never liked Matt Firor and don't trust any of his statements, but I hope that they finally start to improve the game instead of adding just more of the same while being greedy.
The game is mostly good, but it had, and still has, the potential to be great.
People who call lightly monetized games with hundreds of hours of entertainment in them "greedy" are just insufferable.
@@Bobby3OOOHey guys, I spotted the Zos employee.
The game is monetized at possibly every imaginable avenue. Its heavily monetized and everything in the game is set up to artificially create problems that you can fix with ESO PLUS. There have been hardly any cool rewards for playing the dlcs which we paid for for years because 85% of the best stuff gets put into the crown store behind lootbox gambling, and price tags that are equal to the chapter dlc price. Then throw us a memento or a faint tattoo for saving the world. So wtf you mean that this game is lightly monetized? Halo 3 map packs were lightly monetized. ESO is a hop, skip and a jump away from being a full fledged mobile gacha game.
@@Bobby3OOOand to be honest, most players wouldn't care as long as the game was fun but Zos keeps actively going against what the very broadest general part of the community asks for because Zos wants to do what zos wants to do. Which is literally self destruction by pissing off anyone who plays their game
@ I’m so sorry these developers keep hurting and disappointing you. You’re so brave to carry on
@ You buy the $15 sub for when you want to play - and you get everything, including a big huge dollop of crowns. I have thousands saved up because I don’t get all twisted and *need* every single unicorn mount. Grow up and learn to manage your impulses. Crybaby
TL;DR from a long-term player since beta.
No and, **NO**
You can't "solo" the auction system--ZOS seems to intentionally want to keep real soloers broke, which can hamper your ability to solo efficiently. That needs to change.
maybe returning still has the paid stash system?
The character models look awful. The animation rigging is, what, 10+ years old? and the characters move like it is.
No thank you.
The game is 10+ years old bro. Thats why it looks like that. 😂
@@sebsch4081 So why have they not updated anything mentioned?
@@sebsch4081 They are not spending money to fix it. That's mine.
@@sebsch4081 FFXIV looks phenomenal and it's even older. GW2 also still looks and plays phenomenally as well, also older. There's just no excuse to handicap your game's visual acuity in this age with a budget like theirs. I know people debate that looks aren't everything, and they're right, but visuals also help sell the immersion factor and get you excited for what's happening on screen. ESO is pretty stiff in that department and its looks have aged a lot; just look at old places vs new. They don't give a shit anymore.
@@sebsch4081 This game is still actively receiving graphical updates from the developer in that 10 years too. Your argument is seriously one of the worst simp takes I've seen on the Internet in recent times. ESO anymore is just ZoS' milking farm for filthy casuals. Jfc, just stop it, bro.
Eso has some cool features. And over the last 10 years it reported to make over two billion dollars. It just seems like they could of made it even better. Not to mention the staff that put in the blood, sweat and tears only to unionise because they felt the directors were unfair. Its not uncommon in the games industry in America though. Would I come back? I don't pvp. Improving that area of the game doesn't mean much to me. If the pve and the way the auction house works(two weeks down from four just breaks that system for me anyway) sure I would look into it. However breaking the current content model does do give me hope.
ESO is not Pay 2 Win. If you disagree I urge you to play Fly For Fun where a player market allows the exchange of in-game currency for cash shop items, or try Tales of Wind where if you don't buy it you can't get it, and if you don't have it you lose 100% of the time to those that do.
ESO does good with it's Cash Shop. Needs more cosmetics outside of crates. That will never stop. ;)
Honestly, I'd return if the game had better character models and overall better character looks customization options
Re leveling to level 50, I just realized there is a way to do that in just one hour. Maybe it's obvious to others, but I've been playing this game since 2016, and I didn't realize this works until I tried it last week. This is for players that have multiple characters already leveled. What I did is unlock & level to 50 alchemy, provisioning, and enchanting (see alcast for how to do that quickly). You build up a large number of provisioning, alchemy, and enchanting master writs by doing daily writs on your leveled characters (or you can buy them). Then on your new character, do all those master writs, for example, running back and forth in Mournhold, Deshaan. Try to level during an XP event, and use a 150% scroll if you have one.
Mixed I love the game butni will miss chapters and it will damge the game.
Like a whiterun chapter would obviously be more successful than anything this year.
i wish the overworld was more challenging.
what i need is a sea server.
Sunk hundreds of hours and dollars into it over five years with no regrets. But it just got a bit repetitive. The stories and NPC dialogues were the best I have ever had in my 40 years as a gamer. However the actual tasks of each new storyline role-out and side missions just felt rehashed while being hidden in great storytelling. I just faded off of the game in 2022. I also hated the fact that I could not truly help my friends get through their story progression missions, as you can in Diablo IV. You just awkwardly wait while they disappear for a while into a part you already completed. So your being a bad-ass templar trying to help your low-level buddies becomes pointless. Dungeons & free-roaming or nothing at all. Too much money spent to not have that kind of multiplayer freedom in PVE. But still probably one of the best MMO's I have ever played.
I jumped back in and i just cant get back into it. Even with a new toon its the same you complete all zones and then there is nothing to do. The same dailies, the same writs there is nothing new. I got bored after 1 day. Which sucks as someone who has played this game for ages. These new updates sound horrible i mean sure pretty graphics and some quality of life but its really adding nothing new.
Maybe new arcanist one bar build because last video is 1 year old?
I would say ESO is still the best game on the market for questing and is also great for exploring and open world content. I also think the dungeons are really good.
If you’re looking for an MMO for PvP or raiding, I would look elsewhere. This game is never going to have smooth combat or balanced combat systems, and I doubt they will ever fix the performance issues in cyrodiil.
been playing since 2016
I will only go back if they add more challenge to open world solo content
Can't wait for that zone difficulty increase
Eso will be the best mmorpg for the next 20 years...
I don't doubt that Relequen is still the meta armor for dps. Not to mention the predatory mxt and really obnoxious mount system as well as another "Oh no it's another Daedric prince taking over the world" or "Oh no it's a powerful cult" storylines.
I'm definitely looking forward to mixing it up and using existing lands due to just that.
I enjoy the game well enough but I also dont play like a sweat and I go outside so i cant speak for the others.
Stop playing two years ago. I played ESO with my wife from day one on. The game feels empty now. Only the last chapter seems to have players. Most of Tamriel is empty. They made the game to easy so that you don't need other players for anything enymore. Since the zones levels to your current level, it robbed the game of all sense of progression. I remember whwn you needed others to even just finish sky anchors. It was fun and you met people who were doing the same quests as you or the same public dungions. Now everyone just plays solo and it really sucks! Also combat is just so laggy and clunky. After playing other games I just can't get back into it. I have over 4000 hours in the game and I ahd amzing times in the game. But making the game to easy (for new player the claim...) made the game not rewarding and just booring. There is no sense of progression anymore. And housing is just not an endgame element worthy of my time....
Maintenance mode
i don t want to play anymore on xbox but to buy everything 4 new on pc keeps me away :(
Great game