The Elder Scrolls Online

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  1. Jaysmith012
    Apr 5, 2014
    10
    This game is amazing. This turned out to be everything World of Warcraft couldn't be. I know deep in my heart that this MMO will change the name and faces of MMOS forever.
  2. kifferen
    Apr 5, 2014
    10
    TESO, The last flagship for MMORPGs to not be a soccermom genre, like World of Warcraft so desperately try to make it. This mmorpg is hard, rewarding, and exactly what old school mmorpg gamers from the EQ days and DAoC days have been looking for. If youre looking for an mmorpg that is challenging, rewarding and fun at the same time, TESO is the game. It brings the nice aspects from ElderTESO, The last flagship for MMORPGs to not be a soccermom genre, like World of Warcraft so desperately try to make it. This mmorpg is hard, rewarding, and exactly what old school mmorpg gamers from the EQ days and DAoC days have been looking for. If youre looking for an mmorpg that is challenging, rewarding and fun at the same time, TESO is the game. It brings the nice aspects from Elder Scrolls into the mmorpg world in its own unique way. Entering a zone of your level, or getting a quest, dont mean you can just go there and beat it, unlike other mmorpgs. You still need to initiative on the attacks, 1 wrong move, and youre dead. This game, in PvE, exploring and PvP, is what you could have ever wanted. They have added so many new things you havent seen before in an MMO unless youre old school, and that makes me a happy man. definetly a 10/10 from here.… Expand
  3. Wyleray
    Apr 5, 2014
    10
    Combat wise, very much like a mixture of a standard mmo (Aion, WoW, Etc.) and GW2. The Difference being the main attacks being executed the same way exactly as it would be in an Elder SCrolls game. The rest of the PVE content mimics an Elder Scrolls game very well, more than an MMO. The quests are emotionally driven and well fleshed out, diverse and interesting. Levelling up is fun andCombat wise, very much like a mixture of a standard mmo (Aion, WoW, Etc.) and GW2. The Difference being the main attacks being executed the same way exactly as it would be in an Elder SCrolls game. The rest of the PVE content mimics an Elder Scrolls game very well, more than an MMO. The quests are emotionally driven and well fleshed out, diverse and interesting. Levelling up is fun and challenging, and pvp is outstanding. Played correctly pvp is far better than any other mmo. Flaws in the game being its limits on things such as attack types and weapon mixture attack trees, not really flaws as they are to be expected of a newly released mmo but some people are stupid. Over time all systems in the game can easily be greatly expanded upon as well, the game has a long and exciting future and will most likely not go ftp any time soon :)… Expand
  4. worsel66
    Apr 5, 2014
    10
    the game is great I just wish people stop compering it to skyrim and try to see it as an mmo and give it a change . yeah you may not like the game but is not fair trashing the hard work of so many people.
  5. Mavik
    Apr 6, 2014
    10
    I was pleasantly surprised by this game, it manages to keep the exploration elements from the single player series while mixing the social aspects from other MMOs. The RvR combat is the best I've seen since DAoC. One of the first MMOs that I feel has broken away from the "static themepark" feel that's been so obvious in this genre since WoW came out.
  6. covolin
    Apr 6, 2014
    10
    I won't drone on and on with a comprehensive review because i know many of you do not read the entire review. In short, I have been playing since closed beta and have a fair grasp of most of the game as a whole and I can say that so far I really love it and I have high hopes for the games future. It brings real story and depth to the mmo scene while providing fun and addictive gameplay.I won't drone on and on with a comprehensive review because i know many of you do not read the entire review. In short, I have been playing since closed beta and have a fair grasp of most of the game as a whole and I can say that so far I really love it and I have high hopes for the games future. It brings real story and depth to the mmo scene while providing fun and addictive gameplay. Fans of the Elder Scrolls should DEFINITELY play this game.… Expand
  7. Brav22
    Apr 9, 2014
    10
    ИГра крутая пацаны отвечаю, вот так такой экашааана капец, играешь там капец, вот, потом кароче, идёшь такой, там оп, мне там такие ну как я такой вот,
  8. joanjett
    Apr 6, 2014
    10
    Wow is all i can say! This game has it all from pve to pvp. I've seen some people
    talk about how you can't explore? Bull...you even have runes for better exploration!
    And my god the game is huge! I started last sunday for the 5 day head start and i'm now at level 24 and i have been putting 10-12 hours a day in. There are some people who have max but thats your die hards who were beta    Wow is all i can say! This game has it all from pve to pvp. I've seen some people
    talk about how you can't explore? Bull...you even have runes for better exploration!
    And my god the game is huge! I started last sunday for the 5 day head start and i'm now
    at level 24 and i have been putting 10-12 hours a day in. There are some people who have max
    but thats your die hards who were beta tester's from when the game was in alpha and
    know all the tricks and did no crafting or exploring lol! And i love finding chests and trying to open em.

    The game graphics are top notch and the music is great! The combat is about same i've seen in games
    so nothing special there but thats ok with me. UI top notch! And the pvp area is not just for pvp as
    there are resources there for crafting and dungeons all over the place! LOL! Just make sure you got a good horse cause its freaking big! Don't understand the hate for this game....must be the kiddies cause they like
    everything to be free lol!    … Expand
  9. ndutch
    Apr 6, 2014
    10
    Don't listen to the negatives. This game looks better than vanilla Skyrim & the quests are a lot more fun.

    Oh yeah Its also 600+ hours of gameplay if you play all 3 alliances with 25 maps that are about 1/2 the size of Skyrim.

    If you're looking for a epic adventure look no further.
  10. GoDMachine
    Apr 6, 2014
    10
    The Elder Scrolls Online is a polished, fresh, engaging, and extremely fun MMORPG experience. The PVE experience is engrossing and massive in scale. It encourages exploration which is what I've come to expect of any Elder Scrolls title. The massive PvP zone offers so much to PvP players, it mixes in older elements of mass PvP from games like Dark Age of Camelot, yet keeps everything freshThe Elder Scrolls Online is a polished, fresh, engaging, and extremely fun MMORPG experience. The PVE experience is engrossing and massive in scale. It encourages exploration which is what I've come to expect of any Elder Scrolls title. The massive PvP zone offers so much to PvP players, it mixes in older elements of mass PvP from games like Dark Age of Camelot, yet keeps everything fresh and modern with gorgeous visuals and siege warfare that actually feels like war. The combat system is smooth and intuitive and offers more room for tactical decisions by not relying on a tab targeting system. Crafting and gathering is an absolute joy to progress into because of the simplicity of the AI that eases players into the complexity that the system holds. All in All, I would recommend this game to anyone looking for something new, that does not rely on a lot of what makes so many other MMOs way too similar and bland.… Expand
  11. MercyKilling
    Apr 6, 2014
    10
    The game has some bugs, but what MMO at launch didn't? It's visually stunning, easily besting any MMO currently on the market in that category, yet remarkably easy on low end systems to achieve said graphics.

    Literally dozens of times over the past week I've been on my way to a quest and gotten sidetracked by looking off into the distance and seeing something and going, "OOO...that    The game has some bugs, but what MMO at launch didn't? It's visually stunning, easily besting any MMO currently on the market in that category, yet remarkably easy on low end systems to achieve said graphics.

    Literally dozens of times over the past week I've been on my way to a quest and gotten sidetracked by looking off into the distance and seeing something and going, "OOO...that looks great!! Let's get a closer look!!" and being led into yet ANOTHER adventure/quest.

    Zenimax has said there are further content updates coming out in weeks of the launch. WEEKS. That's great news.

    Content locusts have already hit level 50+Vr10(basically you get to cap and start working on "veteran levels" so level cap is basically 60) but hey. PvP is engaging enough to be a stopgap filler until new content comes out.    … Expand
  12. catflaps
    Apr 7, 2014
    10
    Great, fresh take on the MMO genre. Leveling is fun and the environments are huge and detailed. Although the release was hampered by bugs and last minute changes, it was actually pretty smooth for an MMO, and the devs really seem to listen to the players.
  13. Kellborn
    Apr 7, 2014
    10
    If you dive into this game expecting "Skyrim 2", or an MMO with revolutionary combat that's brand new to MMO's, you'll find yourself somewhat disappointed.

    That being said, dive into this game and enjoy it for what it is - an Elder Scrolls game, and chances are you'll be having a blast. The game feels and looks like the three last ES games. The world, the lore, and the quests are all    If you dive into this game expecting "Skyrim 2", or an MMO with revolutionary combat that's brand new to MMO's, you'll find yourself somewhat disappointed.

    That being said, dive into this game and enjoy it for what it is - an Elder Scrolls game, and chances are you'll be having a blast. The game feels and looks like the three last ES games. The world, the lore, and the quests are all the best in any MMO I have played so far. Naturally, ES has a lot of lore, but Zenimax has done a grand job of implementing this into their game, and even putting a few of MK's obscure lore bits in there too.

    The questing is the best in any MMO I have played thus far. All of the quest givers are fully voiced with voice actors who for the most part does a fantastic job. The NPCs you meet has character, personalities, and it immerses you into the quests like no other MMO.

    Questing isn't the only way to level in this game, you can explore the world too, which you're rewarded heavily for. The world is dotted with chests to find, crafting materials and ingredients, skyshards (which gives you a skill point) and quests you may not have found otherwise. All the areas are huge, and are properly fleshed out to provide a great experience.

    In terms of combat - initially, chances are that it won't impress you. As you start out the game, you won't have all manner of skills, and you won't yet understand just how many you can unlock, and there are a lot. Once you hit around level 10, when you unlock a majority of skills for your class/weapon, you will truly appreciate just how deep the skillsystem is in this game, and the amount of variety it has.

    Crafting. Ahhh crafting. They have really hit the nail on the head with this one. There are 6 lot of professions (Clothing, blacksmithing, woodworking, alchemy, enchanting, provisioning) in the game, who are all incredibly usefull. Crafting plays a big part in the game, as you can actually craft set items, and also create extremly powerful gear that can match that of which you find in dungeons or otherwise. The crafting system is deep, fleshed out, and fun.

    In the end, I think it's fair to say that ESO is a pretty damn good MMO. Though it does have some bugs at this writing moment, the amount of potential and effort in this game is quite baffling. The game, is absolutely, definitely, a great game.    … Expand
  14. KumquatCrusader
    Apr 7, 2014
    10
    Let me put it this way: This game can not be fully explained, only experienced. It looks beautiful, it sounds beautiful, and combat makes you feel like a badass.

    Combat is incredible. I'll be attacking a guy when I see another enemy with a huge 2 handed sword rearing back for a power attack. I bash the guy I'm fighting, then turn to block the power attacking coward to the side of me,    Let me put it this way: This game can not be fully explained, only experienced. It looks beautiful, it sounds beautiful, and combat makes you feel like a badass.

    Combat is incredible. I'll be attacking a guy when I see another enemy with a huge 2 handed sword rearing back for a power attack. I bash the guy I'm fighting, then turn to block the power attacking coward to the side of me, and I hear an EXTREMELY satisfying "CLANK" onto my shield, effectively stunning him. I then counter him with a power slash of my own, knocking him, in his vulnerable state, to the ground. Honestly, the combat feels like Assassin's Creed at times, when you're actually doing it right, with blocks and rolls.

    And the rolls come in handy. Some enemy telegraphs are very punishing. Some of them deal devastating damage, while other will knock you down for several seconds, leaving you at the mercy of enemy blows.

    Magic combat? Awesome. You can feel very glass cannon-like as you root enemies and hide behind the tank, or you can get up close and personal. Actually, that leads me to one of the coolest part of the game..

    Skill lines. Yes, there are 4 classes in the game. That means very little. You play however the Hell you want to play. I did a dungeon with a sorcerer who was wearing full plate armor and a 2 handed mace. She would charge the enemy, knock them down, strike them with LIGHTING from the SKY, and then knock the enemy back on their ass with an uppercut of her giant mace. Yes. She was a sorcerer. Well, she was a "sorcerer".

    The Nightblade class is probably perceived as the "rogue" class, but I've seen Nightblades in full plate, focusing on health stealing skills from the nightblade siphoning tree, and they weren't rogue at all. In fact, you can make an amazing Shadowknight. Cutting enemies down with a greatsword while stealing their health with DOTs to sustain your carnage.

    Want to make a ranger? Make a sorcerer to summon a powerful pet, and go deep into the bow and arrow skill line. Congratulations. You're a badass Ranger.

    Any race can be any class, use any skill line, wear any armor, and use any weapon. However, you must make some sort of commitment to unlock your full potential. Heavy armor skill line helps survival, but it doesn't really help you with mana efficiency or spell effectiveness. How do we fix this? Enchant your heavy armor with caster stats! And how about MAKING your own armor?

    The ESO crafting system is the best crafting system I've ever seen in any MMO, ever. It is so fun, easy, rewarding, and you can make so many different looking sets of armor. You can create and wear FULL nordic medium armor, or FULL orcish plate, or you can wear dark elf leather armor with an Argonian cloth hood.

    This game is all about immersion and freedom. When you ask for DPS for a dungeon and a dragonknight in cloth shows up, you have no right to say "Hey, DKs don't wear cloth!" Just wait, that person may shock you with their unique playstyle.

    Buy a horse, upgrade it. Find unique armor, destroy it at a forge to research it's traits so that you can now MAKE that type of armor, adventure around zones doing the huuuuge number of fun quests, go do the beautiful dungeons, kill some critter and use their guts to fish off of a pier. Use the fish to make that fish stew that you just learned from the recipe that you found in the chest that was hidden under that bridge over the lava pool.

    Oh.. The chests.. When you find a chest, your heart skips a beat. Be ready, though. You must pick the chests. If you fail, someone may be right behind you to steal your loot!

    This game is borderline perfect, it's worth 15 bucks a month, and I honestly feel sorry for people who love MMOs and/OR Skyrim and aren't playing this game.

    Do it, guys. This game is GOLDEN. 10 out of 10.

    My only complaint at first was that my shield was very small.. Guess what? It was a noob shield. When I got level 34 and started crafting with dwarven ore, my shield got bigger. So, for now, I can't complain.    … Expand
  15. Toxicsix
    Apr 7, 2014
    10
    This will be a review in progress. Starting with a 10 because this game is the best i have played to date and I see so many zero's that it drives me crazy that people can even give something a score like that when they haven't even played through the content. Going to leave you with a few points that I posted on another discussion.

    1) You can play without being consumed by the HUD.    This will be a review in progress. Starting with a 10 because this game is the best i have played to date and I see so many zero's that it drives me crazy that people can even give something a score like that when they haven't even played through the content. Going to leave you with a few points that I posted on another discussion.

    1) You can play without being consumed by the HUD. Most immersive MMO to date.
    2) Voice acted quests that are well delivered. Don't want to be smacked in the face with walls of quest text any more? This could be for you!
    3) Crafting that is actually engaging and relevant.
    4) Character creation that is diverse enough that I don't see clones of myself everywhere. that what killed WS for me =(
    5) Combat system that actually requires you to think. I have played a tank in every mmo and the sword and board feel amazing.

    Currently Level 12 and I will update at 25, 50, and then post 50 impressions.
    I am huge into pvp and I havent even experienced it yet but will keep you posted.    … Expand
  16. Simon155x
    Apr 7, 2014
    10
    I'd gone into the game not expecting great things, having read some scathing reviews online.

    Boy were they wrong. In fact in many cases they turned out to be factually inaccurate. Why people would feel the need to lie about a game is beyond me and seems rather pathetic. The game is brilliant. The vastly inflating numbers of people jumping in say it all. As someone who played WoW for    I'd gone into the game not expecting great things, having read some scathing reviews online.

    Boy were they wrong. In fact in many cases they turned out to be factually inaccurate. Why people would feel the need to lie about a game is beyond me and seems rather pathetic. The game is brilliant. The vastly inflating numbers of people jumping in say it all. As someone who played WoW for MANY years, and has consistently failed to find a game to replace it since, I finally feel this is it. The more you play it the more depth this game gives you, and the more surprises are revealed. It really is a fantastic game.

    The graphics are beautiful for an MMO, and have lovely detail and appeal. I love the way you can branch out and explore, and the game rewards you for it. Side quests, hidden goodies, lore for mages guild progression. I love how it's not like those boring MMOs where you have to kill 10 mobs, collect 10 parts etc all the time.

    To not like this game would be near impossible. If I had to complain about anything, it would be that more games should be like this.

    As a Skyrim fan there were parts that made me laugh - Sheogorath is brilliant and funny. Questing for the wabberjack was great, and the icy tomb was a massive Skyrim throwback, but has all the parts you wish were in Skyrim too.

    Long term appeal is pretty much a sure thing. I'm not going to cover the massive amount of planned content to be added to the game, a huge benefit of a subscription based title, which will ensure longer term appeal. The current content is plenty big enough already. To boot, the flexibility in character design is HUGE. So many different combinations and builds, I've already started experimenting with alts, and loving every one of them. That alone is something that hasn't had much appeal since the days of WoW.

    Bugs - there are a few at the moment. That is to be expected. Despite that, I'm giving it a 10 - the key bit for me is that I see them being worked on very quickly and they are actively tackling them. For me that means a game that will rapidly improve and grow. With all the game has to offer already, this is the icing on the cake.

    The voice acting is brilliant, and in some cases hilarious. Really a very very good job all round.

    Simply look into it for yourself or ask around - odds are if you don't know someone who already owns it, you will do shortly. Take a look for yourself before being swayed by empty reviews such as "It's boring because I find all MMOs boring"    … Expand
  17. wasimkhan77
    Apr 8, 2014
    10
    I have loved the elder scrolls series and was not really a supporter of them making an MMO, mainly because of the fact that the MMOs currently on the market are mostly about requiring us as the supposed "RPG" player getting cookie cutter specs from websites to them mindlessly push the buttons for that supposed "DPS" glory, well i'm not into that .... when I go for an RPG MMO then I expectI have loved the elder scrolls series and was not really a supporter of them making an MMO, mainly because of the fact that the MMOs currently on the market are mostly about requiring us as the supposed "RPG" player getting cookie cutter specs from websites to them mindlessly push the buttons for that supposed "DPS" glory, well i'm not into that .... when I go for an RPG MMO then I expect the RPG element to be at the forefront of the experience. Grinding certain combos of keys to get good DPS is not my idea of a good MMO. What we see in the MMO market today is the established concept of just grinding through the levels with no connection to the story and absolutely no interaction with the environment.

    ESO is far from that and it is surprisingly really very good. It is to a great extent what I want an elder scrolls MMO to be! I love the environments, the characters are memorable, the graphics are top notch and the environment is open and INTERACTIVE. This for me is what I always wanted RPG MMOs to be. I'm so glad that my favorite gaming series did not disappoint.    … Expand
  18. cronuss
    Apr 8, 2014
    10
    This is the most fun I've had with an MMO since UO, DAOC, and WoW beta.

    The world is beautiful and immersive, the story is engaging, and the combat is epic. I'd go as far sa to say that the combat in this game is better than some single player games, including the other Elder Scrolls games. The scope of this game is just massive, and that trait carries into PvP as well. Giant armies    This is the most fun I've had with an MMO since UO, DAOC, and WoW beta.

    The world is beautiful and immersive, the story is engaging, and the combat is epic. I'd go as far sa to say that the combat in this game is better than some single player games, including the other Elder Scrolls games.

    The scope of this game is just massive, and that trait carries into PvP as well. Giant armies don't just smash together and zerg it out, but rather erupt into entire battlefields of skirmishes, flank attacks, and retreats. The castles are massive and can be attacked on any side via various siege equipment.

    I showed the game to some friends of mine who are burned out on the MMO genre, and base don what they saw they agreed to give it a try. Now that we are all playing, I swear the phrase, "I can't believe this is an MMO" gets thrown out at least 10 times a night.

    So glad I didn't let the trolls or 1-star-kids sway me from this game, and you shouldn't either.

    I'm excited to feel like a kid again. Thanks, ESO. ;)    … Expand
  19. YoyoMama
    Apr 9, 2014
    10
    Best MMO experience to be had in years.
    Great action combat. Incredible engrossing story-lines. Wonderfully done voice-overs. This game is just a joy to play for the Elder scrolls and MMO fans.

    There are still some bugs that need to be worked through, but that's to be expected with any new MMO.
  20. WaningMoon
    Apr 9, 2014
    10
    After the beta, I honestly did not know what to expect. I was unsure that the mega server would work, and that the game would deliver. I was wrong. It simply is the best mmo I have ever played. I cannot tell you how many times I have laughed at the antics of Shalador's nemesis Sheogorath and his perfect acting.
    Thanks guys superb job.
  21. Exokaz
    Apr 9, 2014
    10
    Ive played a few other elder scroll games before and ive always enjoyed what those games had to offer, lore, awesome battles, etc. This game isnt bad, but then again there will always be haters for everything. If you enjoyed WoW or the elder scroll games, check this one out. There's one mega server, people need to remember that...especially when they take the servers offline forIve played a few other elder scroll games before and ive always enjoyed what those games had to offer, lore, awesome battles, etc. This game isnt bad, but then again there will always be haters for everything. If you enjoyed WoW or the elder scroll games, check this one out. There's one mega server, people need to remember that...especially when they take the servers offline for maintenance. Worth it to see 100 v 100 v100 battles in pvp… Expand
  22. spazzkidd3
    Apr 9, 2014
    10
    Elder Scrolls Online is most likely the best MMORPG to be released in a long time.

    This game is content rich, and makes you want to keep playing to finish the stories you've started while questing. Now if you want to get the full experience out of this game playing levels 1-50 then Veteran Rank 1 - 10 then you have to take it slow the developers made this game with everyone in mind    Elder Scrolls Online is most likely the best MMORPG to be released in a long time.

    This game is content rich, and makes you want to keep playing to finish the stories you've started while questing.

    Now if you want to get the full experience out of this game playing levels 1-50 then Veteran Rank 1 - 10 then you have to take it slow the developers made this game with everyone in mind they crafted these stories to give everyone entertainment. whether that be finishing a dungeon or even running down a road to have a random person stop you and ask for help in the nearby village.

    I love the compass, action bar and attribute bars. The HUD UI is great and it fades away when not in use to give you a more immersive feel to the game. You can play in both Third and First person. So anyone will be able to play the way they would like.

    PVP - 10/10 (AMAZING)

    PVE - 8/10 (Can get repetitive but thats only if you speed through it all and don't follow along with the story.)

    Dungeons - (Bosses really challenge you, and make you figure out how to defeat them.)

    Play this game if:

    You like to play with other an dare willing to join a decent guild.
    You like to take everything one at a time and actually pay attention to what is happening.
    If you enjoy large scale PvP.
    Like to use quality game crafting systems.
    Love the Elder Scrolls
    Love MMO's

    Don't play this game if:

    You don't like earning everything you get and have to work for it
    You don't want to deal with player based economy because believe me everything is player based.
    You don't like other people or playing in guilds.

    This is a short review int he coming months I will have more things to talk about with further patches. Give the game a try, you have to pay it 60 bucks for the game but at least the first 30 days are free and that will give you a feel of the game. Do not judge it based on questing from 1-10 actually do everything you can to get a full feel for the game    … Expand
  23. Dreycraft
    Apr 10, 2014
    10
    If you're tired of the same old mmorpgs to hit shelves, if you're tired of mmorpgs promising innovation but just end up being a huge letdown, and if an mmorpg that encourages you to explore a gorgeous world and feels old-school with modern mechanics of the genre sounds right up your alley, The Elder Scrolls Online is your game, period. Very few people even know just how massive this gameIf you're tired of the same old mmorpgs to hit shelves, if you're tired of mmorpgs promising innovation but just end up being a huge letdown, and if an mmorpg that encourages you to explore a gorgeous world and feels old-school with modern mechanics of the genre sounds right up your alley, The Elder Scrolls Online is your game, period. Very few people even know just how massive this game is, certainly not the haters, they just pretend to know so they can give it ridiculously undeserved low scores because for some reason the game just pisses them off. Let me put it this way, if you played Oblivion, you know the land of Cyrodiil quite well, this game has the entire province of Cyrodiil from Oblivion, it's the same size, and the entire map is a PvP playground. When I first learned that, my jaw hit the floor, and when I finally experienced it in-game myself, my jaw hit the first story floor of my house. The PvP in this game is unmatched, and that's just one aspect of what this game has to offer. You can build a character however you want, wear whatever armor you want, and use whatever weapon you want. For some reason you want to be a rogue-type class(Nightblade) that wears heavy armor and wields a massive two-handed battleaxe? No problem, you have that option, and that just popped in my head, it may not make sense but who cares, that's why ESO rules. Then there is the crafting, you don't have to train to get them and aren't limited to only a few crafts, you can master them all at once, and you can immediately go out and gather any materials you find and begin experimenting with them to create instantly useful items. ESO's combat is just awesome, it uses what is called reticle-targeting action combat meaning you can miss your enemies if you don't have the reticle aimed on them, and everyone can dodge, block, interrupt, and sneak. The main story and other quests have been very clever and entertaining as well, even the low level ones. I could go on forever, there's so much this game has to offer, it's just ridiculous. If you love this genre and pass on The Elder Scrolls Online, you just robbed yourself. IGNORE THE HATERS!… Expand
  24. Formulka
    Apr 10, 2014
    10
    One of the best MMOs I have played in a long time. Fantastic meaningful quests with heavy persistent phasing. This changes everything. It means the world around you changes based on your decisions and stays that way, it feels great to save a village from a bunch of bandits and every time you go through its saved full of happy people thanking you for job well done. This also means you areOne of the best MMOs I have played in a long time. Fantastic meaningful quests with heavy persistent phasing. This changes everything. It means the world around you changes based on your decisions and stays that way, it feels great to save a village from a bunch of bandits and every time you go through its saved full of happy people thanking you for job well done. This also means you are given decisions that have huge impact on the world around you and they are not black or white either they are mostly gray vs gray and you have to think for a minute or two which is the one you really want. Do you want to save the souls of the past villagers or do you want to clear the place from hoards of undead making it safe for resettling? Exploration is heavily rewarded, you can find quests everywhere, you can search for collectibles or for lost treasure using a treasure map you've just found on a bandit. Several quests are even based around exploration not giving you any markers making you think and solve puzzles.

    The combat is fun and satisfying, you have 2 sets of 6 abilities (based on weapons and class) you can freely switch between plus light and heavy attack with blocking and rolling. Its fairly dynamic and just standing around even if you are a support is not the best option by far. The way you acquire your abilities is just like any other ES game - the more you use particular ability, the faster it grows in power and the faster you can morph it giving it some awesome side effect or completely changing it which you have to choose from two options. And sometimes, just like the quests, its fairly tough to decide.

    Classes seem clearly cut just like in most MMOs, you have a Sorcerer (mage), Nightblade (rogue), Dragonknight (warrior) and a Templar (paladin), but they are NOT. All of them can use all of the weapons and all of the armor both of which have their own skill trees. You can build a battlemage (battlesorcerer?) with a heavy sword and heavy armor for example, not all builds are viable but all of them are possible and you can make them work. And thanks to the huge number of available skill points not just from leveling but mostly from exploration, you can try a lot of crazy builds without gimping the character forever or without the need for constant respecing (which is available as well).

    I have yet to get into PVP but many claim its the best one in a long time, the potential is huge and the possible battles of hundreds of people in 3-way RvR sound great.

    All in all this is a fantastic game and after playing dozens of MMOs it feels so fresh and its so worth it. The questing and exploration alone will keep you around for months and I have only explored a fraction of one of the 4 huge worlds you can explore. There is so much content in the game it boggles the mind and none of it feels generic, every quest, every part of the map fits in the world and expands the lore of it. It is a worthy Elder Scrolls game and if you liked the Skyrim, Oblivion or Morrowind, you will love ESO as well.    … Expand
  25. Podlif
    Apr 10, 2014
    10
    Absolutely Hated this game when I played the Beta. Things have changed. Is it as quality as a single player elder scrolls game? No. But God damn for an MMO it comes close. Leveling your character isn't a chore when you are lost in the fantastic world the developers created. It's buggy, and some wrong choices were made. But when things come together it feels like an amazing rpg experience.
  26. BoomKillDog45
    Apr 10, 2014
    10
    I can't really express how much I enjoy this game. I've always loved the Elder Scrolls games and was concerned about it translating into an mmo. I can safely say that The Elder Scrolls magic is still there it's just a little different than before. I enjoy just exploring this BEAUTIFUL game! I can't recommend this highly enough to those who enjoy fantasy MMORPGs.
    P.S. EXTREMELY improved    I can't really express how much I enjoy this game. I've always loved the Elder Scrolls games and was concerned about it translating into an mmo. I can safely say that The Elder Scrolls magic is still there it's just a little different than before. I enjoy just exploring this BEAUTIFUL game! I can't recommend this highly enough to those who enjoy fantasy MMORPGs.
    P.S. EXTREMELY improved from the Beta.......    … Expand
  27. Kaskako
    Apr 10, 2014
    10
    Ignore the haters and try it out, ask a friend for example to give it a try on his characters. It really is an awesome game.

    Amazing world, nice combat, awesome character building, nice story, epic pvp and fun pve. Crafting can be interesting. All this set in The Elder Scrolls universe.

    It has it's flaws, and bugs but they are being fixed constantly and improvements are sure to come.
  28. geormigk
    Apr 11, 2014
    10
    Fantastic game fresh start to mmo genre and something different than click and play. Thegraphics are stunning and the quests deep...The pvp is also a great experience
  29. heartsss
    Apr 11, 2014
    10
    Such a fun and unique MMO! The questing is really, really interesting. They're diverse, with good stories, and it isn't the typical kill X quests. The graphics are really nice to and the game runs really well. They did a great job it's fun to explore, quest, and the combat is a big improvement from Skyrim.
  30. toxic20
    Apr 11, 2014
    10
    I had been pretty bored of the MMO genre. Been waiting for this game and didn't read much of it so it would be a surprise. I am really happy with my purchase. It's exactly what you would expect an Elder Scrolls MMO to be. The character creation is really detailed, the voiceovers are great, the quests are really well written and have a lot of diversity. Been playing since launch and I haveI had been pretty bored of the MMO genre. Been waiting for this game and didn't read much of it so it would be a surprise. I am really happy with my purchase. It's exactly what you would expect an Elder Scrolls MMO to be. The character creation is really detailed, the voiceovers are great, the quests are really well written and have a lot of diversity. Been playing since launch and I have no complaints.… Expand
  31. Wyrmdale
    Apr 11, 2014
    10
    This game provides what true MMO-players were waiting for years. Where Age of Conan or Star Wars the Old Republic came close - Zenimax learned the lesson of their failures. Playing since headstart this is the best experience I've had in any MMO for years. Well done, Zenimax - keep rollin'.
  32. aking23
    Apr 11, 2014
    10
    Elder scrolls online is a great game. While not being as good (not even nearly) as the previous elder scrolls games ESO is still a great game, just not as much when compared to the other games in the series. The game-play is fluid fast and keeps you involved (unlike other mmos, COUGH COUGH WOW) the item and crafting system requires you to actually get involved and pay attention (againElder scrolls online is a great game. While not being as good (not even nearly) as the previous elder scrolls games ESO is still a great game, just not as much when compared to the other games in the series. The game-play is fluid fast and keeps you involved (unlike other mmos, COUGH COUGH WOW) the item and crafting system requires you to actually get involved and pay attention (again unlike other mmos). The pvp is great and it takes time to get from point to point making deaths actually matter. The game is broken up into zones witch while that isnt that great the zones are still pretty nice looking and filled with content. Overall this game is probably one of the best mmos currently available if not THE best.… Expand
  33. PsychZombie06
    Apr 12, 2014
    10
    I love this game, It's the most fun I've had in an mmo in years. don't listen to the haters, Play it for yourself before you **** on the game. I do not think this game will go free to play if people continue to support this amazing game.
  34. Onimor
    Apr 12, 2014
    10
    It doesn't take long for a player to understand that they are in the mists of playing something very special. The art work in the game is the magnus opus of mmo-rpgs. Having played many of them in the past, ranging from vanilla wow, age of conan, TSW, Terra, Rift, TOR etc etc. This game manages to ignite a feeling in playing an MMO that had long since been jaded in my mind. The explorationIt doesn't take long for a player to understand that they are in the mists of playing something very special. The art work in the game is the magnus opus of mmo-rpgs. Having played many of them in the past, ranging from vanilla wow, age of conan, TSW, Terra, Rift, TOR etc etc. This game manages to ignite a feeling in playing an MMO that had long since been jaded in my mind. The exploration in this game is its biggest strength. I love playing this game. People who hate it, are rating it for the wrong reasons (connections issues, bugs, I suspect they are trying to play it on a rust bucket tin can machine). This is a solid game, very well made. I would recommend it to any Next Gen User also, as I suspect like Diablo 3 it was transition very well.… Expand
  35. Tanikaze
    Apr 13, 2014
    10
    I give this game a 10 to counter the unnecessary negative pple giving it 0 with no reason!
    The Elder Scrolls Online is really a great game, being both a huge MMO with PvP and social features, and an RPG with deep lore and customisation. It still has bugs, but it's less bugged than Skyrim at release and servers are fine.
    Don't miss it if you were waiting for an MMO that isn't a WoW-clone    I give this game a 10 to counter the unnecessary negative pple giving it 0 with no reason!
    The Elder Scrolls Online is really a great game, being both a huge MMO with PvP and social features, and an RPG with deep lore and customisation. It still has bugs, but it's less bugged than Skyrim at release and servers are fine.
    Don't miss it if you were waiting for an MMO that isn't a WoW-clone (and that finally uses some cool graphics)!!!    … Expand
  36. Jerkamie
    Apr 13, 2014
    10
    I was a bit flustered at the start with this game, but once I took the time to learn how to play, wow. I've never had so much fun. It needs work, but you know what? they are working on it? This game gets a 10 from me.
  37. Noquarter1973
    Apr 13, 2014
    10
    I am a long time Elder Scrolls fan and I have dabbled in the past with MMO's ending in WAR and GW2 a few years ago. Unlike some other "reviewers" on here I purchased the game in full knowledge that this is an MMO and not the Elder Scrolls 5. Therefore this review is not tainted by the idiotic outcry that this is not the follow up to Skyrim, or by the fact that I cannot afford the monthlyI am a long time Elder Scrolls fan and I have dabbled in the past with MMO's ending in WAR and GW2 a few years ago. Unlike some other "reviewers" on here I purchased the game in full knowledge that this is an MMO and not the Elder Scrolls 5. Therefore this review is not tainted by the idiotic outcry that this is not the follow up to Skyrim, or by the fact that I cannot afford the monthly sub.
    This game breathes a certain degree of fresh air into the MMO genre and also is a welcome addition to the Elder Scrolls canon. Firstly the graphics for an MMO are first rate - certainly on par with vanilla Skyrim. I noticed quite a few negative comments about this area and suspect that these people either have a very poor rig or have not actually played the game. The actual graphical style is also very mature compared to some other MMO's and certainly matches the visual flavour of both Skyrim and Oblivion.
    Another feather in the games cap is combat which is very fluid and satisfying. Instead of just mindlessly going through certain rotations you can attack, defend and dodge just like in Skyrim with basic attacks which are backed up by various other special abilities on the hotbar which makes it a very engaging system in both PvE and PvP.
    Character development is also very well thought out with a huge variety of options available. This makes levelling very satisfying and enjoyable especially as most skills and powers have great visual flair and effectiveness.
    The quests themselves are varied and attempt to depart from the "kill 10 of this and collect 10 of that" which you see in the majority of other offerings in the genre. All are voice acted and quite interesting helping to develop the Elder Scrolls lore. I have actually listened through every quest so far which is probably the first time I have done so in any game.
    The only issue I have currently with the game is the odd bout of lag where controls can become unresponsive. However, it is very early days for an MMO and the developers appear to have good form so far in fixing any issues that crop up.
    All in all I am very impressed. I have rated a 10 to offset the normal small minded agenda "reviewers" and would probably rate this game an 8 normally. It has great potential, and once it hits consoles one wonders whether it will gain enough momentum to finally put the creaking WOW down for good.    … Expand
  38. CasualClark
    Apr 13, 2014
    10
    ESO is an excellent MMO and frankly a much better game than I thought it would be. I've grown weary of all the negative complaints that the game should be Free to Play or that it isn't innovative enough. What hasn't occurred to people is that they continue to compare the game to Skyrim and the earlier Elder Scroll games in terms of innovation and being more wide open, sandboxESO is an excellent MMO and frankly a much better game than I thought it would be. I've grown weary of all the negative complaints that the game should be Free to Play or that it isn't innovative enough. What hasn't occurred to people is that they continue to compare the game to Skyrim and the earlier Elder Scroll games in terms of innovation and being more wide open, sandbox experiences, but somehow forget that MMOs and Single Player games are very different implementations, the MMO having a much higher level of complexity.

    There is NO other MMO like this, and I'm having a blast with it. You can compare the AvA to Guild Wars 2, and in general, the concepts are similar. But ESO's AvA has a context in the overall ESO universe, reinforces the Elder Scrolls lore, and is absolutely massive in scope. The environments are far more detailed and immersive than any MMO I've played. Crafting has a lot of depth and doesn't force you to spend hours leveling your craft just to make gear for your players level. The soundtrack is epic, and for the most part, voice over work is quite good.

    Point is, people set the bar so high for ESO in expectations, yet even they didn't know how Elder Scroll would be turned into an MMO. In this case, the developers have made a lot of great decisions, and like most MMOs, they will continue to refine and improve it in the future. So I am very excited about ESO, much more so than after my hours in beta. Don't let the negative reviews keep you from trying this game - there are things that can be improved, but seriously, this is a fantastic game.    … Expand
  39. TheSnowWolf
    Apr 13, 2014
    10
    I've been playing ESO since the beta and I have to say, I was very impressed with the development of this game, among other things, and I'm going to explain why.

    When I first began the beta I was not very impressed. It was very buggy, which was expected, but the beta testers were listened to and huge patches before release fixed many of the gamebreaking bugs. Bugs aside it was not    I've been playing ESO since the beta and I have to say, I was very impressed with the development of this game, among other things, and I'm going to explain why.

    When I first began the beta I was not very impressed. It was very buggy, which was expected, but the beta testers were listened to and huge patches before release fixed many of the gamebreaking bugs. Bugs aside it was not terribly engaging and difficult to get into. I barely gave the next beta weekend a shot, but I did. And that's when it started getting good.

    The world is rich and diverse, with a complex, involved crafting system that inspired me to create a dedicated crafter character for the first time in a game. The quest system began to improve and give me more varied, interesting tasks. The combat, which was a part of the game that really impressed me from the beginning, got even better.

    PvP is excellent. It's AvAvA style, with the entire province of Cyrodiil comprising the PvP zone (though don't think that means there's no plain-old-adventuring in Cyrodiil, as the province contains lots of crafting materials, in addition to PvE quests, cities, and ruins.) The three-faction war is always exciting and fast-paced - there were complaints of too much "zerging" during the beta, but small assassin groups (sneak works in PvP!), keep defenders, and scouts have come to really change the battlefield since - I have honestly never had more fun with an MMO PvP system!

    Exploring the world just for the sake of exploring it became a favorite pastime, and I know that here, there is a lot of discussion on whether or not this is a "true Elder Scrolls Game." I have to say that for me, honestly, it feels very much like an Elder Scrolls game. I have played Oblivion and Skyrim, and, while ESO possesses its own unique flavor, I am constantly fondly reminded of these games and feel very involved in the world of Tamriel. For those who want a single-player experience, the devs have taken great care to keep the "Elder Scrolls feel" intact in what is, for the series, a completely new genre - I found it quite simple to ignore the chat and play as though in a world that was simply more populated than before.

    All in all, I recommend this game very highly, both to those who typically play in the MMO genre, and to fans of the Elder Scrolls series. Anyone who dismissed it during the beta (as I almost did) should give it another look.    … Expand
  40. Congo1977
    Apr 14, 2014
    10
    I would not go as far to say a "breakthrough" game, but this game has a LOT of potential. It is both engaging and detailed. I can not compare it to Skyrim, as this is an MMO. But as far as an MMO goes, as close to it as you can get. I find the story enthralling, and can not wait to try the other factions. This is by far the most exciting game in a while.

    My Pro's: Great Story Love the    I would not go as far to say a "breakthrough" game, but this game has a LOT of potential. It is both engaging and detailed. I can not compare it to Skyrim, as this is an MMO. But as far as an MMO goes, as close to it as you can get. I find the story enthralling, and can not wait to try the other factions. This is by far the most exciting game in a while.

    My Pro's:
    Great Story
    Love the mount customizing!
    Realistic world
    Gaming mechanics blend into the background!
    Realistic NPC's
    CUSTOMIZATION of character!!! (Awesome, being a mage fighting with a sword in the thick of battle!)

    My Cons:
    No player housing. (This is Elder Scrolls after all!)
    No dedicated "healer" class. (I know you can make one, but to leave them out of the start?)

    All in all, great game! I am sure, so long as they maintain the game, I will continue to play.    … Expand
  41. Ralathar44
    Apr 14, 2014
    10
    The Elder Scrolls Online manages to be a unique and compelling game that bucks the conventions of traditional MMORPGs and brings a little of that Elder Scrolls flavor into the MMORPG scene. But do not mislead yourself, it is NOT Skyrim 2.

    Essentially it is a fairly free form MMORPG that makes questing interesting and matter, gives great freedom of building your character, and on a more    The Elder Scrolls Online manages to be a unique and compelling game that bucks the conventions of traditional MMORPGs and brings a little of that Elder Scrolls flavor into the MMORPG scene. But do not mislead yourself, it is NOT Skyrim 2.

    Essentially it is a fairly free form MMORPG that makes questing interesting and matter, gives great freedom of building your character, and on a more subtle level really makes the world feel satisfying. The quests all make sense, areas don't feel the same, interesting little things are tucked around every corner, and the atmosphere and music cap it off. The world just feels alive.

    Lets get down to business.

    Story: 10

    I'm not talking about huge jaw dropping story moments here. The game manages to be consistently real and interesting throughout. Each quest feels real and you don't get sent out on fetch 10 or kill 20 quests. Instead they want you to do things like save crew members, stop rituals, find books of dark knowledge, stop mutinies, pray at shrines to pay respect to a mothers children, etc.

    Killing and item uses happens during these quests, but the focus is on accomplishing something and not just slogging through something to put more exp on your bar. This is the first time in forever that I actually read quest text.

    SWTOR did well on story too, but it had great high points and then everything else sucked. TESO is consistently good throughout. TESO beats out every other MMORPG when it comes to consistently good story, hands down.

    Graphics: 10

    This has some of the best graphics of any MMORPG on the market. Within it's genre it is top notch. But this is not to be compared to skyrim, it's a multiplayer game with the capability of putting 500 people on screen at one time and still running smoothly, that would kill Skyrim.

    Also, people tend to think about MODDED skyrim. Vanilla Skyrim and even DLC HD Skyrim is not near as impressive before you start adding all the custom mods to it.

    Atmosphere: 10

    Each area feels hand crafted. I've been looking for areas that looks the same and have not yet found one. Each area feels appropriate to itself and the quests in that area. The music and the quests given strengthen this. There are scenic views, shipwrecked coastlines, swamps, forests, beautiful cities, etc.

    I've been been playing MMORPG's a long time and without a doubt this is the best one I've played in regards to atmosphere.

    Gameplay: 8/10

    The game starts out a little slowly in the gameplay department and before you hit level 10-15 your combat is much less dynamic and interesting than it will be later. So hang in there. Once you make it past those level though:

    The gameplay is solid and fun, but it's not groundbreaking and it won't be the reason you stay in TESO. Granted this is much much better in PVP, but even then it's just good and not heads and tails above other games like some of it's other aspects.

    The combat is complex enough to be challenging without overflowing you with buttons. The character building is varied and doesn't seem to have "right" answers atm and dungeons have even been run with all DPS. Speaking of, dungeon encounters are really fun :D.

    Dungeons: 10

    I'm not much of a raider. I raid and do dungeons in every MMORPG a little bit but have never been drawn in before...till now. I've raided in quite a few MMORPGs too.

    TESO dungeons however manage to be consistently entertaining and CHALLENGING. A good clean run through might have 2 wipes in it, but it doesn't feel too punishing to wipe out here and there and in fact each boss gives you a soul gem (to revive with) so it's kind of expected.

    Boss mechanics are fun and challenging, the atmosphere in dungeons is amazing, the story of dungeons is solid, and the level design is great.

    PVP: 10

    PVP is amazing and is likely the closest thing to Dark Age of Camelot that has happened yet. I would say it's very comparable to Guild Wars 2 PVP EXCEPT it's much deeper and more satisfying. Losing battles in TESO MATTERS. Rezzing is limited. The map is HUGE.

    Combat is fast and frenetic but not as much so as Guild Wars 2, being slightly more strategic. I wouldn't say it's perfect, there are still some tweaks that likely need to be made, but it's VERY good.

    Also, just watching a battle with siege weapons and spells firing back and forth is a spectacle to behold.

    UI: 8/10 The games minimalistic UI is clean and immersive, staying out of the way to enhance you feeling part of the world. If this does not appeal to you then you can turn on more UI in the options to get the information you crave. If this still isn't enough for you then the game supports add-ons via LUA . But the game loses 2 points on UI for it's Guild Store system, which needs some work currently. Conclusion: Very very solid story based MMORPG that has a unique feel from there others and has well done PVP. I highly recommend trying it out for yourself    … Expand
  42. auntumleaf
    Apr 15, 2014
    10
    The questing is intriguing and fun. The game developers put a work into it. Very enjoyable playing in the game world. Alliance vs alliance battle is a lot of fun.

    Zenimax stick to their vision of the game but still listen to the playing community to make good improvements. Some bugs are to be expected in the first couple months of a new MMO launch. They have been moving very quick    The questing is intriguing and fun. The game developers put a work into it. Very enjoyable playing in the game world. Alliance vs alliance battle is a lot of fun.

    Zenimax stick to their vision of the game but still listen to the playing community to make good improvements. Some bugs are to be expected in the first couple months of a new MMO launch. They have been moving very quick to address the issues.

    For those who hating on the subscription model, you do know in life you get what you are paying for. This game is worth it.    … Expand
  43. Cengor
    Apr 16, 2014
    10
    Worst subscription system ever seen on an online game. Whatever, while i was downloading, I accidentally selected American Server except Europe and all the 20 gb of download suddenly erased. Downloading the whole game again.
  44. robzlol
    Apr 20, 2014
    10
    Nowadays it's really hard for a new MMO to get passed the first 6+ months without everyone saying its **** but i REALLY like this game alot, its very different when it comes to the leveling, in other mmos like yeah WoW SWTOR or FFXIV or whatever it always gets very boring to level up. In ESO its alot more fun couse there is so much more to explore while you level!!
  45. AestheticRoy
    Apr 23, 2014
    10
    I'm gonna keep this short & simple, DO NOT listen to these negative reviews. These are all just a bunch of picky players who obviously don't have patience with starting bugs, the bots, the sub fee cause most of you are cheap & the slow leveling. This game has so much potential & apart from that it's still an epic game. If you are a fan of Realistic feeling MMO's & Elder Scrolls series youI'm gonna keep this short & simple, DO NOT listen to these negative reviews. These are all just a bunch of picky players who obviously don't have patience with starting bugs, the bots, the sub fee cause most of you are cheap & the slow leveling. This game has so much potential & apart from that it's still an epic game. If you are a fan of Realistic feeling MMO's & Elder Scrolls series you WILL fall for this game. I have played WoW & Gw2 & this game makes just draws you foward like no other MMO has ever done. A+ A+ A+… Expand
  46. papiculos
    Apr 21, 2014
    10
    alright. so I've been playing TES for as long as i could remember. starting with dagger fall. now this game isn't your standard MMO. it will shock you how different this game is to other MMOs. now bugs and launch issues aside this has been without a doubt one of the best launches i have ever experienced. customer service genuinely cares and is expedient to your needs. now this game lets ualright. so I've been playing TES for as long as i could remember. starting with dagger fall. now this game isn't your standard MMO. it will shock you how different this game is to other MMOs. now bugs and launch issues aside this has been without a doubt one of the best launches i have ever experienced. customer service genuinely cares and is expedient to your needs. now this game lets u be anything you want to be. when i say that i mean ANYTHING. you want to be a sorcerer with full plate and use a two handed mace then go ahead. this game is a breath of fresh air to the MMO genre and i highly recommend to both TES and MMO vets. By the way, this is also the best PvP i have ever had the chance of experiencing… Expand
  47. drstarling
    Apr 22, 2014
    10
    ESO is a very, very good MMO. When you read a review on this site from a user who has scored ESO zero, what you're witnessing is a threatened neckbeard; those wow players who are aware of three things:

    A) they've invested incredible amounts of time and energy into wow. Maybe they've achieved a lot of cultural capital and status on their server. B)Wow subscriptions are inflated, servers    ESO is a very, very good MMO. When you read a review on this site from a user who has scored ESO zero, what you're witnessing is a threatened neckbeard; those wow players who are aware of three things:

    A) they've invested incredible amounts of time and energy into wow. Maybe they've achieved a lot of cultural capital and status on their server.
    B)Wow subscriptions are inflated, servers are closing left right and center, and wow is dying.
    C) elder scrolls is the first MMO that can and will supplant wow as the world's favorite MMO.

    What these users are hoping to do is to bastardize ESO so that you--yes you, the potential wow player, or existing wow player, won't be tempted to leave azeroth. Ignore them; ESO is a better game than wow ever is, was or ever will be. It looks better. It isn't a grind. The combat is more fun and kinesthetically based--this means that no longer will you be beaten by some keyboard warrior who has ten thousand key bindings; it's a level playing field. No cookie cutter specs. No worrying about patches which will nerf the class you're spent a year building into oblivion.

    It's a fresh, new, beautiful world. I played wow from Vanilla, and ESO compared to vanilla wow is like comparing the horse and cart to the ship that landed at roswell. I mean ESO is just so, so much better than that. Yes it has some bugs, and yes they are systematically and rapidly being ironed out. And here's something the devs are doing that blizzard never did and never will do; listening to the community, and trying to work with it--not telling it what should happen. The game is young. It's already great, and it is going to get better. ESO is the most well executed MMO release in history.

    Don't listen to the neckbeards. Get a copy, and go play. The game really, really picks up after level 13. PVP is fantastic. Crafting is fun, not a chore. Profession grinding anybody? Gone. ESO let's you skip the parts you hated about wow, and play the parts you loved about it. It's a great achievement. Here's to the future!    … Expand
  48. Icejoka
    Apr 23, 2014
    10
    Great game, literally the closest ive seen to play it your own way, the pvp is fun the pve is harsh and very very entertaining at end game.
    The quest lines make you want to play more, and although they do occasionally bug so do all mmo's at launch, it's silly to assume they don't WoW still has bugs a decade on.
    The game is very good and easily worth a playthrough, the new content    Great game, literally the closest ive seen to play it your own way, the pvp is fun the pve is harsh and very very entertaining at end game.
    The quest lines make you want to play more, and although they do occasionally bug so do all mmo's at launch, it's silly to assume they don't WoW still has bugs a decade on.

    The game is very good and easily worth a playthrough, the new content adventure zones look amazing. It's not an elder scrolls offline game, they are just a different type but it's a good transfer to mmo for sure.    … Expand
  49. e7seif
    Apr 23, 2014
    10
    As a long time Elder Scrolls fan, I was very skeptical when ESO was first announced. But Zenimax/Bethesda has pulled of a very enjoyable balance of both the Elder Scrolls world and an engaging MMO.

    I have played many MMOs (Neverwinter, Rift, Allod's Online, Tera, LOTRO, FF11, Vindictus, EverQuest II and more...) By far, ESO is my favorite. It is a world I simply enjoy existing in, and    As a long time Elder Scrolls fan, I was very skeptical when ESO was first announced. But Zenimax/Bethesda has pulled of a very enjoyable balance of both the Elder Scrolls world and an engaging MMO.

    I have played many MMOs (Neverwinter, Rift, Allod's Online, Tera, LOTRO, FF11, Vindictus, EverQuest II and more...) By far, ESO is my favorite. It is a world I simply enjoy existing in, and for me that is key.

    Below are some of the many things I love about ESO (keeping in mind that I favor PvE and exploration):

    - A beautiful and detailed world with so many little secrets to discover. I have noticed some people complain that the game is not one big open world, but that is because they don't understand that MMOs can't work like that. With so many players running around, the fps would be crippled. And it doesn't matter anyway. Each region has so much to offer. Besides, getting to the next area is a loadscreen away. And with the level of detail they have put into each region, I am sure that we can look forward to future expansions with as much handcrafted care.

    - Complex multi-step quests and slow leveling. Just like in The Elder Scrolls single player.

    - The water: Beautiful clear water. I love riding my horse along the beaches, and splashing through the shallows. :)

    - Exploring beaches: The beaches are just beautiful and there are chests and secrets to be found.

    - Treasure Maps! (Much like the kind in Red Dead Redemption.)

    - Molag Bal's Anchors: Awesome.

    - Casual "party" system: As a generally solo gamer, I love that boss kills can be shared with those you aren't grouped with.

    - Crafting: Very different from other MMOs and actually useful.

    - Skill system: It is fairly simplistic seeming at first, but there is a great deal of potential in how you can develop your character's skills, as you progress.

    - Full character voice acting.

    - Lore! Books and notes to discover everywhere.

    - Skyshards: Fun to discover, and every three give you a an extra skill point to spend.

    - Thunderstorms: I wandered into an area where it was still sunny but starting to rain a little. And then the sky darkened and thunder began to rumble and the rain poured down. Lovely and atmospheric.

    The game is not perfect. It has it's bugs and animations can be awkward at times. But these barely scratch the surface of my experience. This is a world I really enjoy spending time in, and there is so much to do and see and discover. :)    … Expand
  50. Nonforthem
    Apr 26, 2014
    10
    Fantastic game. Get TES world and the MMO genre together really well. Glad it's not a Skyrim 2, but an TES(may people don't know, but it is TESV not SkyrimV), glad the game did not take stupid things of the singleplayer series that would ruin the game(no way you can be all you want in this game, but everything RACIONAL that you want), glad they didn't ruined the lore(My biggest concern)Fantastic game. Get TES world and the MMO genre together really well. Glad it's not a Skyrim 2, but an TES(may people don't know, but it is TESV not SkyrimV), glad the game did not take stupid things of the singleplayer series that would ruin the game(no way you can be all you want in this game, but everything RACIONAL that you want), glad they didn't ruined the lore(My biggest concern) and glad you can not kill someone with one arrow in stealth. The game is really amazing, the PvP is just awesome, the dungeons are kinda good(just don't like dungeons that much) and the questline is good.

    Problems:

    Irrational skills-Not really a problem, but everyone who likes realism and logic will hate those wings coming from nothing and these "dark shards" that has never been in lore before, they could have made skills with the 6 schools of magic(yeah, there is one thing called "Mysticism") and some weapons ability.

    Stealth- It is really non-sense and works like you are REALLY invisible sometimes, and the system to PvE is just dumb, didn't seen any difference on stealth while in light or dark, neither the noises I made had difference, only the distance and enemies sight works.

    World- The world is wonderful and well-made, Daggerfall is just incredible, but there are some non-sense, they made the political concerns in the world just ok(well, way better than in Oblivion, if there was any politic in Oblivion), but I think they should had make the world darker and evil, people just seems to be cool, and there seems to be like a good side and evil side, when both should be evil-neutral and just with different points of view(e.g The Aldmeri Queen's brother seems to be evil, but for me his point of view is just right and he should take the throne back). OH, btw, Cyrodill isn't a jungle. And the races should have more differentiation in culture, architecture, art and religion, just the Dunmer and Nordics seems to be really different.    … Expand
  51. Torain
    Apr 28, 2014
    10
    I never expected to say that: Elder Scrolls Online is one of the best games that I ever played!

    At first, I want to give you a summary of some positive aspects of Elder Scrolls Online: -great character creation! the best I've ever seen --- -great skill system with much depth in the end and no class restrictions --- -great gameplay --- -dynamic fights! --- -enjoyable quests, much    I never expected to say that: Elder Scrolls Online is one of the best games that I ever played!

    At first, I want to give you a summary of some positive aspects of Elder Scrolls Online:

    -great character creation! the best I've ever seen ---
    -great skill system with much depth in the end and no class restrictions ---
    -great gameplay ---
    -dynamic fights! ---
    -enjoyable quests, much variety
    -great immersion, athmosphere, game feels much more alive than any other MMORPG ---
    -beautiful graphics, better than any other MMORPG
    -beautiful sound
    -much more to explore than in any of the existing MMORPGs!
    -great PvP, even though much alike Guild Wars and DAoC
    -grouping is fun in dungeons and PvP
    -great crafting system, finally crafting is really worth paying attention to it!

    Reviews like Angry Joe's are extremely biased and just polemic in my opinion.
    For instance, graphics are criticized by many people for being not as good as in skyrim. But this is a MMORPG! Graphics are still the best of any existing MMORPG and even better than some single player games.
    There are only a few bugs. Don't get fooled by people, who claim that the game is totally bugged! The overall performance is much more stable than at the release of World of Warcraft, for example.
    Phasing and group questing is also not ideal. But I (and everyone else that I know!) never did grouping for quests in MMORPGs anyway. Groups are more important for visiting dungeons, doing PvP and trading etc and that works fine! So the social part of the game is not better or worse than in other MMORPGs when it comes to the decisive parts.

    Every game has its downsides!
    Still, the aspects that I listed in the beginning of this review really stand out.
    I liked World of Warcraft, Everquest and Guild Wars, but I enjoy Elder Scrolls Online even more.    … Expand
  52. Glyxhormon
    Apr 27, 2014
    10
    Das Spiel ist vor knapp drei Wochen erschienen.
    Ich verstehe den ganzen Ärger der Spieler nicht. Es macht sehr viel Spaß, ich spiele teilweise vier oder mehrere Stunden am Tag. Es ist eindeutig das bessere Skyrim.
    Ich bin 26 Jahre alt, meine Freundin und ich spielen es gemeinsam. Es sind zwar nach wie vor Fehler im Spiel, das ist wahr. sie arbeiten bereits an den Problemen. Aber man    Das Spiel ist vor knapp drei Wochen erschienen.
    Ich verstehe den ganzen Ärger der Spieler nicht. Es macht sehr viel Spaß, ich spiele teilweise vier oder mehrere Stunden am Tag. Es ist eindeutig das bessere Skyrim.
    Ich bin 26 Jahre alt, meine Freundin und ich spielen es gemeinsam.

    Es sind zwar nach wie vor Fehler im Spiel, das ist wahr. sie arbeiten bereits an den Problemen.
    Aber man muss den Entwicklern eine Chance geben, sie geben sich große Mühe.
    Allgemein, welches Computerspiel hatte nach der Neuerscheinung noch keine Fehler?    … Expand
  53. rdrunner10
    Apr 28, 2014
    10
    For the last few years I have felt WOW is just plain boring I have always hated the bad character models but have accepted it as a price for playing that game. While finally someone has made a game which better to play and also looks better. This is probably the best MMO since DAOC and probably will end up being even better then that game. Great job Zenimax.
  54. Kizdaen
    Apr 28, 2014
    10
    This is the perfect MMO. I wasn't a huge fan of the elder scrolls series or anything, but I had tried oblivion and skyrim and enjoyed them a great deal. I am however a huge fan of MMOs and have been ever since the first time I logged into everquest shortly after picking up a copy of ruins of kunark. And this game recaptures some of the same awe I had when I first realized online gaming wasThis is the perfect MMO. I wasn't a huge fan of the elder scrolls series or anything, but I had tried oblivion and skyrim and enjoyed them a great deal. I am however a huge fan of MMOs and have been ever since the first time I logged into everquest shortly after picking up a copy of ruins of kunark. And this game recaptures some of the same awe I had when I first realized online gaming was a thing.
    I suspect that due to skyrims popularity there will be some first time mmo'ers so I'm trying to keep that in mind as I write this review.
    The first thing I noticed were the graphics: very high quality visuals with all the wonder of the nirn you've seen before but with new areas to explore and new wonders to discover. The lighting effects and shadows are nothing short of breathtaking. I literally gasped the first time I saw a sunshaft coming through a broken window.
    Combat is done amazingly well. I play a tank and the feeling you get the first time you successfully bash an npc out of a heavy attack and then knock them down with one of your own, that's just rewarding. Far superior to the auto attack system used in other games.
    Leveling up is a lot of fun too with quests that engage you in the world and present you with decisions that effect the world around you. And I'm not talking in just the immediate sense of "throw this bucket of water and that fire goes out" although that is present, I'm talking in the "you find out this quest giver is a traitor to her people, should she be given an opportunity at redemption, or be exiled or executed, and the choice you make doesn't just effect the end of that quest but it effects all the interactions you have with that tribe or city afterward .
    This game is truly the best mmo on the market and I could talk about it indefinitely.
    I'm giving it a perfect 10.

    Kizdaen Gix
    NA megaserver    … Expand
  55. Jezirah
    Apr 28, 2014
    10
    I love it.

    I have played it until now about 250 hours and just hit Level 50... so much more to find and explore...
    No review can show you whether you like it or not.
  56. Bekah
    Apr 28, 2014
    10
    The best benefit of elderscroll is the skill system. They combined an skill based talentsystem with the elder scrolls learning by doing attempt. The result is an very free Skill system that gives you much place for individuality. The fights are much more dynamic than in other mmo and at some parts the fight are quite challenging. The voice acting and the lovely designed quests improves theThe best benefit of elderscroll is the skill system. They combined an skill based talentsystem with the elder scrolls learning by doing attempt. The result is an very free Skill system that gives you much place for individuality. The fights are much more dynamic than in other mmo and at some parts the fight are quite challenging. The voice acting and the lovely designed quests improves the leveling process. The groupcontent is quite good perhabs it's a bit to few in the early game, because leveling together is difficult because of the phasing ( it's more based on random grouping than focused on an leveling experience together). [bythe way mobbs grinding in openworld in an 4 headed group is the fastest way to level). The PvP is awesome, but it's nearly pointless to join it before max level, not because you can't to anything but because its slowdown your leveling process. Furthermore if you are low level your an to easy aim for small groups so you need a big group of 24+. In the PvP area are repeating pve quests, you can lvl quite fast there but it's still questing, the advatage this quests are not phased disadvantage the quest repeat randomly so it's some sort of grinding and not evera group member has the same one. But it's pretty fast way to do it together. one or two times an dgo to the next nexus of quests in cyrodil. The main Story is okay and quite typical for the TES series also it feels a bit more stretched because of the slow leveling process of the MMO genre. Crafting is awesome in this Game, it's simple flexible enough to support every build you come up with. But pvp raiding is very much fun and looks awesome. The instances are designed for 4 people. They are nothing new but there are a lot of it, because there are extended veteran versions of every instance of the low lvl areas. Every Instance gives you one skill point so and there is and skilltree you can only level with them, the loot is a bit to low open world mobs drops better. Concerning it is an MMO the bugs are quite few i have played now about 150 hours and have had 2 quest breaking buggs and one is fixxed already than a week. So overall the game is a pretty good MMO , the best thing about it is the skillsystem and the crafting everthing beyond this is MMO typical on a quite high niveau. I Substract one point because in of the unconfortable questing in groups.… Expand
  57. Endenium
    Apr 30, 2014
    10
    This is easily the best MMORPG I have ever played. Its a fairly balanced hybrid classic ES gaming and classic MMORPG formula. It brings many new ideas to the genre, but then borrows too many dated clichés. Some of the quests are brilliant. Others are bland, grocery list, grocery shopping quests. Get this. Get that. However, with the seemingly 1000s of quests in the game, I seriously cannotThis is easily the best MMORPG I have ever played. Its a fairly balanced hybrid classic ES gaming and classic MMORPG formula. It brings many new ideas to the genre, but then borrows too many dated clichés. Some of the quests are brilliant. Others are bland, grocery list, grocery shopping quests. Get this. Get that. However, with the seemingly 1000s of quests in the game, I seriously cannot blame them for eventually running low on great ideas. Perhaps they just shouldn't have made the leveling process quite as long? Maybe. Maybe not. They had to appease such a wide variety of players. There's no doubt that even if they cut leveling time in half that people would just **** about not having enough single player material. No one should complain though as there is truly something in this game that should satisfy anyone and everyone. There is so much content packed into it that it is just straight up astonishing. IMO any gamers that hate this game were probably former hard core MMORPG players that burned themselves out playing WoW or something, and are bitter nerdos that just can't seem to allow themselves to enjoy anything that doesn't recreate that experience in the exact same way. Its like those old bitter men that complain about "kids these days" and new music that comes out. They keep comparing it to a time when they were just generally happier in life, PERIOD. And they blame the new game or new music for their own failure or capacity to have fun or enjoy something.

    ESO is fun as **** if you approach it with an open mind, an open heart, and a willingness to make the best of something that reaches so far in so many different directions. It is quite enjoyable, just as long as you don't compare it to the glossy nostalgia of biased memories. It will never compare to the memory of your favorite dream from long ago. It will however, be completely fulfilling and rewarding if you allow yourself to embrace something new in your life instead of resenting anything and everything that isn't exactly what you once had.    … Expand
  58. Querelle
    May 1, 2014
    10
    It's the best storytelling MMO so far. A world immersive, rich and beautiful and enormous waits to be discovered. I have never been so absorbed by a MMO-World. I really love this game! For me it's the best Elder Scrolls game so far because it is much more storydriven and you can feel the leitmotif much more than in any other Elder Scrolls game...
  59. HiDef90
    May 1, 2014
    10
    This is my first MMO and I've had a blast learning this new style of gaming. So much fun in a world I know and already love. Bugs are sometimes frustrating however they are NOTHING like some of the reviews say they are. These are clearly die hard MMO fanboys just freaking out. If you want a new game to play and be addicted to, this is the one. Loving it :)
  60. AdamE
    May 4, 2014
    10
    I was hesitant to buy this game because of the subscription. However, after taking the plunge and buying it, I would totally recommend it. The game looks great and the world is enormous. There are also tons of interesting quests to do. Overall, I imagine I'll spend a huge amount of time playing it.
  61. Flatline1984
    May 4, 2014
    10
    Been playing MMO for 15 years this one by far is the best I've ever played. I'm so hooked I've stayed up for days just playing this game I'm current a veteran rank 7 and let me tell you if you thought this game will stop at level 50 you are so wrong it only opens up ten fold.. If your on the fence jump over trust me you won't regret it.
  62. garth344
    May 5, 2014
    10
    Beautiful game, never get tired of playing it. Currently Veteran rank 1.

    Best skill system in any mmo Ive played.

    Best crafting system in any mmo Ive played.
  63. Malak41
    May 5, 2014
    10
    J'ai terminé les zones de ma faction, arriver au niveau 50 on passe automatiquement vétéran 1 et on peut aller jusqu'à vétéran 10 (vétéran 12 avec la nouvelle zone qui arrive dans quelques jours) donc 61 lvl. Déjà, à ce niveau-là (vétéran 3), ce que j'ai vu du jeu était juste immense, vraiment immense est super beau...

    Maintenant je dois faire les zones vétéran, c'est-à-dire faire les    J'ai terminé les zones de ma faction, arriver au niveau 50 on passe automatiquement vétéran 1 et on peut aller jusqu'à vétéran 10 (vétéran 12 avec la nouvelle zone qui arrive dans quelques jours) donc 61 lvl. Déjà, à ce niveau-là (vétéran 3), ce que j'ai vu du jeu était juste immense, vraiment immense est super beau...

    Maintenant je dois faire les zones vétéran, c'est-à-dire faire les maps des deux autres camps (coeur ébène et aldmeri pour moi) et là on en voit même plus le bout tellement c'est immense...

    On peut aussi évoquer Cyrodiil pour le PVP, que dire ? Ben quand on est à cheval au milieu d'une plaine et que l'on regarde sa carte pour voir où il y a de l'action et qu'ensuite on remarque une cinquantaine de cavaliers allier qui se dirige vers un fort ennemi, ben du coup on va avec eux pour participer à la fête, on est en plein seigneur des anneaux 0_0

    Bref, le jeu est très beau, vraiment immense, les quêtes sont scénarisées et parfois bien délirante, le doublage des voix en français est excellent, des milliers de **** livres en français, du monde partout preuve d'un jeu vivant et même bien plus... Des donjon vraiment excellent, le genre et renouveler c'est sûr et c'est juste l'un des meilleurs jeux auquel j'ai joué depuis plusieurs années.

    Donc je n'ai vraiment pas peur de dire que ce jeu est une bombe, vraiment du très très lourd et quand je lis certains commentaires sur certains sites j'ai le sourire, car je me rends compte que parmi les personnes qui critiquent le jeu, pas beaucoup y ont joué. Je n'ai même pas fini les deux autres zones et il me reste beaucoup à faire en cyrodiil...

    Ce jeu est fait pour rester sur la durée et il va clairement y rester.

    Maintenant les points négatifs :

    - Le mégaserveur EU est situé aux USA et ça lag beaucoup. Il faut donc patienter, car le megaserveur va arriver en Europe, mais quand, c'est une autre histoire. Normalement à la sortie du jeu sur console en Juin, mais ça c'est mon avis.

    - Pas mal de BOT (personnage contrôlé par logiciel) qui reste sur des points de pop (d'apparition) de boss de donjon public (pas les donjons de groupe) et qui reste là à taper pour monter en xp et j'imagine que ça doit ramasser automatiquement les objets aussi. (problème de moins en moins fréquent)

    - Des bugs, oui, il y en a eu pas mal, beaucoup ont été corrigés et c'est toujours comme ça à la sortie d'un mmo. Des bugs il en reste et ils seront corrigés à leur tour. Mais comment il ne pourrait pas y avoir de bug franchement ? C'est impossible, le jeu est immense, c'est colossal et on ne peut pas tester à fond ce genre de jeux sans qu'il y ait des milliers de joueurs qui se baladent dessus pour justement identifier les défauts. Un mmorpg de cette qualité et peut-être quatre ou cinq fois plus compliqués à faire qu'un jeu solo, aussi beau et grand soit-il. Aucun bug ne m'a bloqué dans ma progression.

    Franchement c'est le jeu que beaucoup de personnes attendait, on n'est pas dans un lancement foireux d'un mmo quelconque. Les possibilités sont sans fin, on peut devenir vampire ou loup-garou, participé à des batailles épiques genre seigneur des anneaux en pvp, le pve est excellent est vraiment super bien scénarisée, le craft des métiers est vraiment pas mal du tout, toutes les classes sont sympa à jouer, il y en a pour tous les goûts, énormément d'émotes en jeu (pour faire le mort c'est /faint ; ), bref...

    L'un des meilleurs jeux auquel j'ai joué.

    Le meilleur mmorpg auquel j'ai joué.    … Expand
  64. jrp07
    May 5, 2014
    10
    I can't believe all of the negativity here. I played WoW for 6 years, Rift for 2 years, GW on and off for almost a decade and I've got to say, this is my favorite MMO yet. The PVP is spectacular. You won't play another MMO with immersion quite as nice as this. Sure, it has the occasional bug, but the zenimax team has been very helpful and go through quite a few social mediums (reddit,I can't believe all of the negativity here. I played WoW for 6 years, Rift for 2 years, GW on and off for almost a decade and I've got to say, this is my favorite MMO yet. The PVP is spectacular. You won't play another MMO with immersion quite as nice as this. Sure, it has the occasional bug, but the zenimax team has been very helpful and go through quite a few social mediums (reddit, twitter, etc) to connect with you and help you.

    I'm really thrown off by some of the false comments here, such as you can't do the fighters guild quest line as a sorcerer? Not true... any class can do all the guilds, and any class can do basically any role... Sorcerers have no aoe control? LOL! sorcerers have the best aoe control in the ****ing game! You can do WHAT YOU WANT. Want to be a Sorcerer tank? Go for it! Nightblade caster? Sure! it's brilliant. You can join up to 5 guilds and each guild has it's own store you can list items on, which creates the way for specialized guilds such as a crafting guild or werewolf guild etc. Make your own guild with its own rules, and then go into pvp and capture a keep or a blacksmith under its banner!

    It seriously feels like half of the people who reviewed this game haven't even played it, and I'm guessing most of them that did got to level 5 and quit. The reviews here do NOT do the game justice, are people trying to force it to go f2p so they can afford it? I just don't get it. The game is absolutely gorgeous. Ran smooth on a 400vs400vs400 pvp battle I was in.

    I read another review that said ES:O doesn't have the open world feel of WoW and I haven't the slightest idea of what he's talking about. WoW was spent at quest hubs doing collecting quests or kill X amt of mobs etc. ES:O you can just run wherever you want in your zone and pick up quests as you go! See a black marker on your compass? Go run there and check it out, there's probably a quest for you! Sure, you will still have kill X amt of mob quests here and there, every mmo will it's the nature of the game, but on the whole the quests are much much more entertaining than classic mmos. I find myself actually taking time to hear what the questgivers have to say because they are well written the way ES always is. I've enjoyed every part of leveling my 2 guys to veteran rank 1, at no point did I feel like I was just grinding to get to max level.

    I've also read a review just now saying there is no depth or content in the game... are you kidding me? There are already a ton of dungeons and the amount of content you do just to get to veteran rank 1 is IMMENSE. It is not a cakewalk to level 50, it takes a decent amount of time to level because of the amount of content in the game. and when you do hit veteran rank, you are allowed to explore the other alliances zones with scaled up monsters so you have 3x the amount of content to explore... not to mention the adventure zones which are coming out. There is depth in other areas too, for example instead of just buying a mount you have the ability to feed it once every 20 hours and increase either its speed / stamina / carrying capacity... you can level your horse to 50!

    I also read that zenimax is adding the dark brotherhood, spellcrafting, a justice system where you can kill npcs like other ES games (with consequences if you're caught), horseracing, etc etc... they have an incredible amount of things planned and I can't freakin wait.

    Anyways, I want to get back to playing but if you're like me and check metacritic before you buy a game these reviews could leave you feeling extremely turned off at a glance... I implore you to search for gameplay videos from neutral sources so you can make up your own mind. I can tell you, though, from someone who has lived and breathed MMOs since I was a child that this game is the funnest time I've had in my life gaming since Vanilla WoW and I don't think I've ever been this immersed in a game ever... just take a look at screenshots with water on ultra settings in first person view... stunning. Did I mention I can run ultra with 4gb ram and a gtx 650 ti?

    If you are a fan of MMOs or gaming in general I strongly suggest this game. Seriously. A lot of the negative reviews here are completely false or tacked on in the first week of release when the game was admittedly a gongshow (most mmo releases are, by comparison this one was pretty smooth). Some of the negative comments are warrented, and there are improvements that can be made. What makes me optimistic is that Zenimax is constantly communicating with their customers, and they are already trending in the right direction judging by their first update notes. WoW was not a shiny diamond a month after its release. An epic, immerse framework has been laid for this game, and it is only going to improve with each update.
    Don't let the BS comments from the people who want to see this game fail dissuade you from buying, especially if you love MMOs. I'll be pvping on bloodthorn in the meanwhile :)    … Expand
  65. Ultimx
    May 5, 2014
    10
    I dont know what the fuss is about the game, i kept hearing how bad it was but when i bought the game a couple weeks after the release it felt like an elder scroll game with other players in it.. So far ive been enjoying everything about the game, from the graphics to the character depth, the story, the quests, i got to say its very well done. The only problem i have is that there is noI dont know what the fuss is about the game, i kept hearing how bad it was but when i bought the game a couple weeks after the release it felt like an elder scroll game with other players in it.. So far ive been enjoying everything about the game, from the graphics to the character depth, the story, the quests, i got to say its very well done. The only problem i have is that there is no way to change the FOV so the first person might not appeal to some, but they are adding it soon, so im excited, and there is lots more to come in future updates, l theves guild and dark brotherhood :D… Expand
  66. Veridiano02
    May 9, 2014
    10
    This game is a MMO, with MMO mechanics. And it's not perfect. Have some fails here and there. Personally, even with that few bad things, I think it's a great game. The story it's quite better than Skyrim can ever be, and close to clasics like Oblivion and Morrowind. The graphics are amazing playing at full, and the lore is perfect on it's own. And, even with the MMO mechanics, it's anThis game is a MMO, with MMO mechanics. And it's not perfect. Have some fails here and there. Personally, even with that few bad things, I think it's a great game. The story it's quite better than Skyrim can ever be, and close to clasics like Oblivion and Morrowind. The graphics are amazing playing at full, and the lore is perfect on it's own. And, even with the MMO mechanics, it's an Elder Scrolls. Anyway, I can't tell anything better than this: Try it by yourself.

    Oh, and, even if I think that TESO deserves no more than a 7 or 8 in it's current state, I give it a 10, just for **** up all those negative rewievs that seems payed for other companies, because what they say it's not true, plain and simple. IT'S NOT TRUE.    … Expand
  67. kurios
    May 16, 2014
    10
    The type of MMO I have been waiting for. One where I can play they way I want and explore where I want. The open class system is terrific, and should be implement in more MMOs, let me play they way I want vs. the way you think I should play. The world is open to exploration, and the NPCs you interact with have varied and interesting conversations. Also, a game that finally awardsThe type of MMO I have been waiting for. One where I can play they way I want and explore where I want. The open class system is terrific, and should be implement in more MMOs, let me play they way I want vs. the way you think I should play. The world is open to exploration, and the NPCs you interact with have varied and interesting conversations. Also, a game that finally awards crafters, by allowing them to produce the best gear, weapons, food, potions, enchantments available, vs solely bing in the province of the uber PvP or Raider.

    On the bad side those are the several quest bugs, group phase problems, and features for shopping at the guild store. For me these are minor problems, myself I only ran into one bug that was patched that week, and can find the stuff I need to buy in the guild store. Most areas are not instanced so you will not have to deal with groups being out of phase, but hopefully it will be addressed and allow the character who has already completed the phase drop back with his grouped partner.

    Overall I never expected them to able to replicate the deep complexities of the sand boxed Elder Scroll games, and was surprised they were able to get so close on MMO platform. I have found it to be very enjoyable, and believe that the future will hold even better things for this game, because the foundation game play is very solid.    … Expand
  68. Piotheman
    May 26, 2014
    10
    A beautiful and essential take on the MMO genre. ESO is stripped of whatever is unnecessary, and focuses on what's important: fighting is fun and intuitive; crafting is interesting, and has a way of making your production unique; exploration is rewarding, either it's fighting skyshards or just beautiful sceneries. The game is a little slow at the start, but warms up to become an enchantingA beautiful and essential take on the MMO genre. ESO is stripped of whatever is unnecessary, and focuses on what's important: fighting is fun and intuitive; crafting is interesting, and has a way of making your production unique; exploration is rewarding, either it's fighting skyshards or just beautiful sceneries. The game is a little slow at the start, but warms up to become an enchanting journey in a faraway fantasy scenery.

    Now, if you're into hardcore MMO theorycrafting and competitive PVP, yeah, well, tough luck.    … Expand
  69. stafdude
    Jun 1, 2014
    10
    I enjoyed both Oblivion and Skyrim a liot. I played the beta a bit and now recently bought the game. In the Aldmeri Dominion, the single player PvE is great ; although i'm still only lvl 25 and don't know much bout end game veteran content yet. Some serious lag issues on the EU server in PvP need to be fixed ASAP. The campaings should either be shorter than the 90 (!) days, or the campaignI enjoyed both Oblivion and Skyrim a liot. I played the beta a bit and now recently bought the game. In the Aldmeri Dominion, the single player PvE is great ; although i'm still only lvl 25 and don't know much bout end game veteran content yet. Some serious lag issues on the EU server in PvP need to be fixed ASAP. The campaings should either be shorter than the 90 (!) days, or the campaign outcome should influence the game world in a substantial way. Guesting campaigns needs to be removed completely. There should also be some sort of penalty/lack of reward for joining a campaign and then not participating in PvP.. I've never played an MMO before (except for shortly at the beginning of WOW (which I hated)). This game feels very good to me, a traditional single player PvEer. I'm sure the hardcore MMO-players have their issues with the game, but for me it so far warrants the monthly sub. As I didn't play the first mo after release I must have missed all the bugs all the angry reviewers rant about (they are now fixed I guess). The only remaining thing is the lags and connection drops during PvP which for some reason seems to be connected to the grouping system (if many in the the group are offline, the game lags when they try to log on again).

    The graphics at Ultra-high settings are absolutely amazing considering its a persistent MMO world. (At low settings the gfx are really bad though, something reminiscent of the games in the late 90s/early 00s). Just hoping that the PS4 / XBOX One players will be able to enjoy gfx at high/ultra settings...    … Expand
  70. olliebruce126
    Jul 17, 2014
    10
    In all honesty, this is a decent MMO when you get past the bugs and the random whining TES fans thinking it would be like Skyrim with multiplayer. A lot of fun and the quest storys are interesting with great voice acting. I'd say to get this for maybe 1 month and see if you like it.
  71. kdkade
    Jul 23, 2014
    10
    Incredible game. You actually get to feel like it's rpg, and you're only going to hate it when you're in rush mode. The overall reaction to this game makes me weep for today's gaming society.
  72. MagnaKarp
    Jun 26, 2014
    10
    I would like to start off by disagreeing with everyone calling TESO "a standard MMO" as it clearly isn't. Zenimax and Bethesda have made great strides in the MMO world to provide us with that classic Elder Scrolls feel, but with all the amenities an MMO has to offer. People who don't understand the somewhat more single player feel while leveling but with added MMO options like group PvP,I would like to start off by disagreeing with everyone calling TESO "a standard MMO" as it clearly isn't. Zenimax and Bethesda have made great strides in the MMO world to provide us with that classic Elder Scrolls feel, but with all the amenities an MMO has to offer. People who don't understand the somewhat more single player feel while leveling but with added MMO options like group PvP, group dungeons, public dungeons, and newly integrated open world PvP zones, obviously aren't true fans that have been playing Elder Scrolls games for years. TESO is a true testament to ultimate customization of play in comparison to any other MMO I've come across (trust me I've played a lot recently). I finally don't have to keep surfing through the FTP MMOs out there to find one that fits my needs as a gamer; TESO on its own hits all the necessary criteria of a great game. I'd almost consider it to still be in Beta due to the multitude of content that has still yet to be released. I can hardly wait for content such as the Dark Brotherhood and the Thieves Guild to finally be here. Thank you Bethesda and Zenimax for doing it right.… Expand
  73. redim
    Jul 8, 2014
    10
    This game is amazing,graphic is beautiful,the story is fun,you can create lots of combinaison of class compared to classic mmo.. This game make lots of progress since the release, and the user score is probably because of beta player... This is the best mmorpg ive played. This is not WoW, This is ESO stop comparing both game. I recommend the game if you love Skyrim.
  74. EV1LMADEFL3SH
    Nov 26, 2014
    10
    Best MMO I have played in a long time. well worth the money, after six months of playing, I still find myself playing this game for hours on end after a days work. This game might be the game the internet loves to hate, but it is so much fun.
  75. KonanZbarbarian
    Jul 17, 2014
    10
    Kinda sad there are all these negative reviews for such a great game that is only becoming grander. There is a need for people to get over themselves every game has problems the first year if not longer look at WoW and its problems that still exist. Then every other MMO even close to raking in as much money as WoW is either the same game just a different paint job maybe a few minor tweaksKinda sad there are all these negative reviews for such a great game that is only becoming grander. There is a need for people to get over themselves every game has problems the first year if not longer look at WoW and its problems that still exist. Then every other MMO even close to raking in as much money as WoW is either the same game just a different paint job maybe a few minor tweaks in gameplay or presentation. This game has so much going for it the combat is engaging and sometimes unforgiving then there is the story which is as grand as any Elder Scrolls. Finally if you bring of balance issues go look at ANY game made in the past decade RPG FPS or otherwise it always has problems at launch months or even years after and no game will ever please 100% of people and have every single thing they want.… Expand
  76. Alexanderschwed
    Jul 20, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Für mich persönlich, mit Gw2 zusammen, eins der besten MMOrpg die es gibt.

    Die Atmosphäre und Detailgrad ist einzigartig.
    Die Quests sind Abwechslungsreich und mal Traurig und mal Lustig und immer sehr spannend!
    Das AvAvA ist grandios und für mich als Ex-Daocler ein Traum.
    Für mich kommt nur ein P2P Spiel in Frage,weil ich eigentlich jedes F2p durch habe und sie teilen sich eines "Schlechte Community" "L2P Kids" usw*
    Ich finde diese Paywall ganz erfrischend und finde es das beste Geschäftsmodell,denn im Leben gibt es nichts umsonst!
    Wer regelmäßig Content will,muss eben Zahlen.

    Ihr solltet es antesten und einfach ausprobieren und euch nicht an die Reviews halten. Denn ihr selber entscheidet !

    Ich bereue keinen Euro und zahle regelmäßig mein Abo seitdem es raus ist und habe viel Spaß im Spiel.    … Expand
  77. Fineck7
    Jul 23, 2014
    10
    Very unique MMO that does feel a lot like an Elder Scrolls game. Quest, crafting and graphics are the best I have seen in an MMO and the combat is a lot of fun. If you love MMOs as well as the Elder Scrolls series then this is the game for you.
  78. cjkaine
    Aug 1, 2014
    10
    I thoroughly plunged through this game, as being a beta tester and such I rushed into it and fell in love with it. Now most people hate this game because its not Online Skyrim, which it very well is not. Such as Skyrim was nothing like oblivion and Oblivion much different from morrowind and then so on with the Rest of the series. Every game has told a new story in a new and unique way withI thoroughly plunged through this game, as being a beta tester and such I rushed into it and fell in love with it. Now most people hate this game because its not Online Skyrim, which it very well is not. Such as Skyrim was nothing like oblivion and Oblivion much different from morrowind and then so on with the Rest of the series. Every game has told a new story in a new and unique way with each game comes new ideas have the fans of the series become so blinded by skyrim?… Expand
  79. SlachtungFyand
    Aug 2, 2014
    10
    I'm an Elder Scrolls fanatic, so when I heard about ESOs release I was thrilled. I'd be able to explore most of Tamriel! The MMO part of it caused my elation to take a serious nosedive though when I looked up the meaning of MMO. Bought the game anyway, and I'm glad I did.
    It feels like an Elder Scrolls game, It draws you in and makes you feel like you're a part of that huge, expansive    I'm an Elder Scrolls fanatic, so when I heard about ESOs release I was thrilled. I'd be able to explore most of Tamriel! The MMO part of it caused my elation to take a serious nosedive though when I looked up the meaning of MMO. Bought the game anyway, and I'm glad I did.
    It feels like an Elder Scrolls game, It draws you in and makes you feel like you're a part of that huge, expansive world. I still am not crazy about the MMO part but I'm getting used to it. I'm disappointed there is no player housing and I miss being able to interact with the environment like sitting in chairs, diving in water, collecting treasures and displaying them in your player home, having a companion.
    Graphically it's beautiful, which makes exploration a treat. The Scenery is varied and colorful. Morrowind looks different from Skyrim which looks different from Auridon... One drawback to exploring though is different zones go up in level and the critters/enemies are leveled to those zones. So exploring in Deshaan which is level 30 means level 30 enemies. So if you're level 12 you can't freely run around merrily exploring Deshaan cause you will be quickly killed by the many critters and bandits regardless of your prowess with a sword and shield or how skillful you are at kiting.
    Never liked third person perspective til this game, it adds to the combat, I can keep all the enemies in my line of sight and plan my attacks and defense better. And being able to control my character's direction with the mouse makes for smooth and quick movement when in combat or running for your life from much higher level enemies..
    The character creation is phenomenal! I can actually create a sexy Dunmer chick and that's saying something! And the freedom to customize your character however you want. You don't have to strictly adhere to certain class mold types like other games do. You can be a Nord sorcerer wearing heavy armor and wielding a 2 handed greatsword... and if you didn't like that you could change to sword and board and medium armor. Anything goes.
    I've been enjoying the quests, especially those that involve the Nords, they are hilarious. "When we asked Hraelgar Stonecrush to help defend the town, he accused me of being "fancy." I assume that's an insult in Skyrim. Also, I think he was drunk." -Drathus Othral
    Have had only one bug so far and that was in the quest Hrogar's Hold - Protecting the Hall... and I've been playing since the last beta. I will say since the last big v1.2.3 update my game has been crashing 3 - 5 times in a day of playing. It's kind of starting to frost my backside a bit cause Zenimax isn't offering any help with this issue. I submit the error reports but I never hear anything back from support.
    Bit expensive to get started with this game but I think it's well worth the money. I just won't buy my husband a Christmas present this year and that'll make up for the expense. (He's been naughty anyway)
    Over-all, I highly recommend ESO. I like it a lot. I'd actually love the game if they'd have player housing, let me store my treasures in my home and sit in a chair at my dining table with my handsome male Dunmer companion and my pet cat :).    … Expand
  80. Miryks
    Aug 4, 2014
    10
    Very fun game deserves more good reviews. Shouldn't be pissed of at because of the 15$ subscription... Get a job. You have to remember that these people have spent the last 6 years making this game for us all. and for 60$ its being thrown at your face. The 15$ subscription allows for them to keep making great content for you every 6 weeks and keep making The Elder Scrolls series!
  81. Addax13
    Aug 12, 2014
    10
    Talk about just loving a game. Everyone else has gone into all of the pros and cons, so I won't. But after about 103 hours, I just had to say something in behalf of this game. I have a pretty decent computer to play it on, but the zones and dungeons look better than any other MMO I've played and are just so fun. It gets my vote for game of the year.
  82. kartharian
    Sep 3, 2014
    10
    Made an account just to let my voice be heard. Great game. Hands down the best MMO ive played since wow in 2008. The devs go their own way and dont follow the MMO trends of the EQ/WoW clones. Watch some gameplay videos and even a questing video and see for yourself
  83. Costs1129
    Mar 15, 2015
    10
    I keep flipping between hate and love, but I think I have ultimately landed on love. The 1.6 patch really built a fun dynamic. You have high dps with active defense or moderate dps with passive defense. The variety in pvp has grown a lot. This game has found a nice stride and the devs seem to really care about at least letting us know they are listening.
  84. Noshido
    Oct 14, 2014
    10
    A lot of people have given this game a lot of grief. To be perfectly honest I really don't get why. I have been playing this game since its early release, and it has been one of the best game experiences I have ever had. This game has massive environments to explore, its fully voice acted, and has an entertaining combat system. I have already leveled 7 characters to veteran ranks, and evenA lot of people have given this game a lot of grief. To be perfectly honest I really don't get why. I have been playing this game since its early release, and it has been one of the best game experiences I have ever had. This game has massive environments to explore, its fully voice acted, and has an entertaining combat system. I have already leveled 7 characters to veteran ranks, and even with the few bugs that exist, have yet to see a real show stopping issue. Something else to consider is that this game has good graphics for an MMORPG. Now I am not saying there the best, Crysis 3, Witcher 2, or other similar one player games will always hold that title, especially since they don't have to give you thousands of hours of content to play. A person can blast through Crysis 3 in a day, but an MMO has to give you more and ESO does. In its category it stands out for its visual appeal, and yes there are bugs, but when you think about the monumental scale of work they have done its nothing worth complaining about. I have been playing video games since the original Nintendo, and have played just about every genre of game from tactical to rpg to shooters and more, and I can say that this is the best game I have ever played. Don't listen to the people who tear this game down, try it and you might just be surprised.… Expand
  85. XandWacky
    Jan 11, 2015
    10
    I enjoyed this game. All the things that were in Skyrim and other Elder Scrolls will be making their way with content patches. Onto the real review: This game is amazing. This game is immersive. This game feels and looks like time was put into this. It doesn't even feel like a theme park ride, it feels sandbox. If you are looking for a new MMO or game in general, you should give this a try.
  86. Beaveri
    Nov 8, 2014
    10
    One of my favourite games! I have always played elder scroll games since Morrowind. ESO offers frequently new content. I like both PVP & PVE. Interesting quests.
  87. Bruroz
    Nov 9, 2014
    10
    This game is really really good. I'm so glad I purchased it and didn't listen to all the bad hype. Having played wow since vanilla and gw2 since launch this game truly blows away my expectations of a mmorpg . YES THIS IS A MMORPG. It's got some really nice similarities to skyrim but in a mmorpg style. I find the graphics amazing, the questing the best ever. The crafting system isThis game is really really good. I'm so glad I purchased it and didn't listen to all the bad hype. Having played wow since vanilla and gw2 since launch this game truly blows away my expectations of a mmorpg . YES THIS IS A MMORPG. It's got some really nice similarities to skyrim but in a mmorpg style. I find the graphics amazing, the questing the best ever. The crafting system is the best I've seen. Don't listen to the bad hype if you played mmorpgs this is one not to pass up. I'm so glad I didn't. I actually bought it for the pvp content because that is all I do, but this game has brought a nice reminder of how questing used to be enjoyable. Exploration was so fun in wow when I first played it and unlike gw2 this game has brought that spark I've been looking for. Don't get me wrong gw2 is a terrific game but non comparable to eso in anyway.… Expand
  88. salamalajk
    Dec 29, 2014
    10
    Best MMORPG ever created. I understand some reviews at launch, however Elder Scrolls Online was never a bad game to begin with. It's launch was one of the smoothest ever, when you look at Warlords of Draenor and their struggles for 2 weeks, ESO launched in a perfect state. Also not to mention WoD is just a "small" expansion and not a full game like ESO.

    So what is there to be said that    Best MMORPG ever created. I understand some reviews at launch, however Elder Scrolls Online was never a bad game to begin with. It's launch was one of the smoothest ever, when you look at Warlords of Draenor and their struggles for 2 weeks, ESO launched in a perfect state. Also not to mention WoD is just a "small" expansion and not a full game like ESO.

    So what is there to be said that you don't know yet?

    Graphics -> Best in the genre by a big stretch
    Story -> Tie with The Secret World
    Lore -> Best in the genre, Lotro following close, others far behind
    Combat -> Tie with Tera
    PvP -> Best in the genre, close behind DAoC, and then GW2, others far behind
    Crafting -> Best in the genre by a big stretch
    Immersion -> Best in the genre, nobody even close
    Exploration -> Best in the genre, nobody even close
    Dungeons -> Definitively looking the best, with inovative mechanics, and hard skill cap
    Raids -> Lacking at the moment, however the last trial is atm the hardest group content in the genre
    Costumer Support -> Best in the genre
    Community -> One of the best ever, TSW tops it though

    Overally the game is just by far the best MMORPG currently on the market. Be advised though, this game is not for children, it was clearly made for adults and mature people. Expect realism even though it's a fantasy world. There won't be flying unicorn, 10m chickens etc.

    If you just came out of kindergarten though, then I recommend WoW.    … Expand
  89. SenseyZ
    Feb 15, 2015
    10
    Update 6, Made a lot of changes... and this game should have a good score by March's time frame.
    Subscription was dropped. so now it's buy to play!
    And Justice system is added along with a great service that replaced the subscription, it's called "ESO Plus" Good to see this game getting back on its feet. I can't wait for the freaking console version coming this June, 9. The hype is    Update 6, Made a lot of changes... and this game should have a good score by March's time frame.
    Subscription was dropped. so now it's buy to play!
    And Justice system is added along with a great service that replaced the subscription, it's called "ESO Plus"
    Good to see this game getting back on its feet. I can't wait for the freaking console version coming this June, 9. The hype is gonna kill me    … Expand
  90. silvan415
    Dec 1, 2014
    10
    Felt I needed to come to the defense of this game. This is a fantastic game, unique to the genre and true to the mythos behind it. I've been a player of the Elder Scrolls series since Elder Scrolls 3, Morrowind. Although aware of the previous titles, they were before my time (or rather I was wrapped up in Ultima Underworld 2). What I'm trying to say is that this game holds true to allFelt I needed to come to the defense of this game. This is a fantastic game, unique to the genre and true to the mythos behind it. I've been a player of the Elder Scrolls series since Elder Scrolls 3, Morrowind. Although aware of the previous titles, they were before my time (or rather I was wrapped up in Ultima Underworld 2). What I'm trying to say is that this game holds true to all of the mythology behind the Elder Scrolls series and even builds on it.
    Now its not a perfect game: My experience with it is that its an incredible game, gorgeous and organic and true to the world, but its unforgiving if you don’t have a mission-plan for your character. There is no way to change your appearance and no ‘respec’ for your character. The skill path you choose is set in stone unless you suddenly win the Tamriel lottery, so if a skill path doesn’t work for you better delete and re-roll. To ‘respec’ you have to buy point by point at a rededication shrine, which can add up very quickly.
    The thing that truly makes this a unique MMO experience is that although there are four unique classes, the rolls of those classes are not set in stone. You can play as a tank Sorceror, or a DPS Dragon knight/Templar. You can essentially wield any form of armor and any weapon of your choosing as any class. Right now I’m playing a pure cut and dry sorcerer, cloth wearing and ‘lightning spec’. At the peak of my power I’m turning into lightning and using dark-jedi style lightning attacks against mobs of enemies.
    Now what truly impressed me about this game is the organic nature in which the animations coincide with one another. Unlike skyrim, you never feel like you’re ‘slicing’ through an enemy. The animations mesh together in such a way that there are times you feel as if your character is engage in actual combat situations. Too many MMO’s have the silly ‘slash and hit till they’re dead’ animation, this game requires actual skill. Power attacks require blocks, you have to time your attacks just right to manage hits, and you can get stunned if you power attack into a block. This is honestly something I haven’t seen since Phantasy Star Online 1. You certainly can’t button mash to get your way, and its is certainly more intelligent than WoW.
    Drawbacks:
    Clunky interface that is at times difficult to maneuver
    Needs work on enemy targeting
    ‘open ended’ but ‘unforgiving’ in difficulty (just like its predecessor titles)
    Difficulty grouping with slow and clunky group finders and dungeon finders. Like all MMO’s that try to herd you into having to group, this MMO becomes frustrating when the enemy difficult randomly shoots above to what you can easily handle. I like questing by myself, so there are times this game becomes frustrating and unplayable.
    Plusses:
    Beautiful well rendered open ended organic world
    Open ended classes that aren’t Pidgeon holed into designated roles
    Solid story with excellent voice acting with voices like Malcolm Mcdowell, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Lynda Carter and Michael Gambon ( Dumbledore in Harry Potter)
    Amazing crafting system for those who enjoy crafting
    Phenomenal PVP with an end result of being nothing short of the Emperor of Tamriel ( if you can hold on to the title long enough…)    … Expand
  91. ManrayInTheSky
    Jan 25, 2015
    10
    Best continuation of TES series. Beautiful graphic, nice pve, open world, non-target, pvp siege battles. Don't even listen to haters, you will love it.
  92. colindapieman
    May 6, 2015
    10
    Easily the best MMO I've played and one of the best ES games. Don't listen to the people that are trying to compare this to the previous games, as if they had made skyrim literally an MMO, or skyrim with co-op. That is not what this i, and if you review it as such, you will only be dissappointed as many others have.

    Now if we review it as an MMO, that all changes. Since becoming B2P,    Easily the best MMO I've played and one of the best ES games. Don't listen to the people that are trying to compare this to the previous games, as if they had made skyrim literally an MMO, or skyrim with co-op. That is not what this i, and if you review it as such, you will only be dissappointed as many others have.

    Now if we review it as an MMO, that all changes. Since becoming B2P, the game has minor micro-transactions that are absolutely non-freemium/paytowin. Seriously there's like 5 pets and a few weak potions.

    Gameplay wise, it's magnificent how much of the ElderScrolls they've managed to cram into the thing. Lorewise, it's incredible. 80% of Tamriel is explorable and there's lore all throughout. The environment is one of the most beautifully crafted in any game, so much more so than the massive amount of re-used assets in Skyrim. There's sneaking, stealing, magic, melee, all the armors, bows, etc... that you would expect from an ESO game, but now with raiding, guilds, and trading you expect with an MMO.

    In general, I've played many MMOs, and I could never get into any of them. The ESO is my favorite MMO, and just as good as any previous games of the series, but not the same type at all.    … Expand
  93. nimander99
    Jun 11, 2015
    10
    Though I can understand the initial reviews from launch in April 2014 it is time for critics to readdress this game. I have been playing mmorpg's since text based moo's, mush's, and mud's and every graphical iteration since and this game is far and away the best mmorpg to date (IMHO).
    Do not expect this to be Skyrim 2 though, after all it is an mmo not a single player rpg. The graphics    Though I can understand the initial reviews from launch in April 2014 it is time for critics to readdress this game. I have been playing mmorpg's since text based moo's, mush's, and mud's and every graphical iteration since and this game is far and away the best mmorpg to date (IMHO).
    Do not expect this to be Skyrim 2 though, after all it is an mmo not a single player rpg. The graphics are great! The interface is almost exactly like Skyrim and best yet it gives us a peek at 2nd era Tamriel! As far as quests go, there is no fetch/kill-kill/fetch lazy quests in this game, you choices have an impact on future quests! Every single quest is voice acted which I honestly expect from games today.
    The unlimited character progression i.e the Champion System is perfect for a guy like me that wants to progress his character forever and the Justice System was a MUST ADD for this to truly be an Elder Scrolls experience.
    Console release was on June 9th so now is the time to get into the game! I hope I see you all in Tamriel soon...    … Expand
  94. BlackBear1994
    Jun 16, 2015
    10
    Excellent online gameplay and fluid combat. The graphics are what you can really expect from a 2014 MMO and the PVP full of intensity. Love it! While it had a rocky launch it has improved so much and is definitely one of the best MMOs currently out there.
  95. flameborne
    Jun 18, 2015
    10
    I've never been moved to write a review, but this game has just been way too undeservedly criticized. The creators of ESO did an amazing job! Granted when it first came out it was unbalanced and less than perfect, but they have made significant improvements to the whole system since then, and now it is an amazing game! It is mind blowingly huge, fun to explore, the combat is intuitive, theI've never been moved to write a review, but this game has just been way too undeservedly criticized. The creators of ESO did an amazing job! Granted when it first came out it was unbalanced and less than perfect, but they have made significant improvements to the whole system since then, and now it is an amazing game! It is mind blowingly huge, fun to explore, the combat is intuitive, the storyline and side quests are engaging - it is a great game.… Expand
  96. Fulgent
    Jun 28, 2015
    10
    I love this game brilliant combat system combined with fun quests makes it a game worth paying for. Its stuffed with content such as brilliant pvp where there's brilliant sieges and cascades of spells and siege weapons on to the foes beneath. Brilliant graphics which makes it more immersive.
    Never forget this is NOT skyrim co-op but an MMO. No Ptw at all just buy once and play no    I love this game brilliant combat system combined with fun quests makes it a game worth paying for. Its stuffed with content such as brilliant pvp where there's brilliant sieges and cascades of spells and siege weapons on to the foes beneath. Brilliant graphics which makes it more immersive.
    Never forget this is NOT skyrim co-op but an MMO. No Ptw at all just buy once and play no subscription. A good story and lore.    … Expand
  97. mrjoey
    Jul 2, 2015
    10
    One word to describe this masterpiece? - AMAZING.

    If you liked WoW, D2, Path of Exile, or Skyrim, this will literally be your new favorite game. And while I can't necessarily promise you anything, I guarantee it!

    I could go on and on about how great of a game it is, but I won't. I'll keep it simple and leave it for you to experience the greatness for yourself! : )
  98. morro
    Jul 11, 2015
    10
    One of the best games I ever played. I'm a 35 years old Belgian. I'm a little biased because I've been playing The Elders Srolls 3 : Morrowind for years, and ESO seems to capture this atmospheric ambience I couldn't find in any other game. Bethesda/Zenimax seems to have adressed the complaints that were made by fans when Oblivion and Skyrim came out :

    - Oblivion and Skyrim had their    One of the best games I ever played. I'm a 35 years old Belgian. I'm a little biased because I've been playing The Elders Srolls 3 : Morrowind for years, and ESO seems to capture this atmospheric ambience I couldn't find in any other game. Bethesda/Zenimax seems to have adressed the complaints that were made by fans when Oblivion and Skyrim came out :

    - Oblivion and Skyrim had their gameplay oversimplified to appeal to a wider audience. ESO on the other hand has even deeper and more complex game mechanics than Morrowind.
    - ESO has open cities : no more loadscreen between wilderness and city or village. This makes a huge difference. It even has open houses that didn't even exist in Morrowind.
    - Possibilities of fast travelling have been greatly reduced : this forces you to take walking distances into account when you decide what to do next.
    - Separated armor slots for pauldrons and belts
    - Morrowind-style fog : you don't see the landscape very well beyond a certain distance. This increases the impression of distance when going from one place to the other. That with a nice DoF shader effect gives very impressive and mysterious distance effects.
    - Giant mushrooms, floating netches, guars, distorted trees that looks just like the ones from Morrowind.
    - Also absent in Oblivion/Skyrim : Mage and Fighter Guilds !
    - For character creation, you don't have as many face sliders compared to Skyrim but you get now bodysliders (shoulders, chest, gut, waist, hips, legs) !
    - No more console-oriented user interface, ESO was designed for PC interface.

    I play ESO as a single player RPG experience, but I find it nice to have other players around even if I don't talkt to them. That might change in the future, I'm new to MMO's. This MMO thing has some disadvantages regarding item management (you cannot store items in a barrel, you need to use the bank, etc.) but that's not too bad.

    All in all I see this game as a real Elder Scrolls game with great visuals, updated combat system (which is really great) and multiplayer options.

    Please note I've been playing ESO for 2 weeks, up to 10 hours every day. That makes around 140 hours. In Morrowind, 140 hours brings you to 1/3 of the game's content, in Oblivion you see more than 100% of the game in 140 hours. In Skyrim I would say 140 hours makes 70% of the games content. In ESO, I think I've seen 15% of the game : I've made 2 breton characters up to level 13, I've explored the breton starting map twice (Glenumbra + 2 small attended islands) and that's all. There a 6 or 7 other maps of this size, not counting the PvP elements. ESO is incredibly huge in terms of size and content.

    If you're a long time fan of the series, you have to play this game. I dont understand the bad reviews it got. Maybe the game has changed a lot since its release.    … Expand
  99. StyexHD
    Aug 29, 2016
    10
    If you've ever wanted a game with an amazing community, the this is the game for you! With amazing PvP and PvE Gameplay, and an almost endless amount of questing!
    Everyone seems to work together to help each other improve at the game and grow their characters, even if you don't have a friend to play with, you can still jump into the game so late into its life and find someone to join you    If you've ever wanted a game with an amazing community, the this is the game for you! With amazing PvP and PvE Gameplay, and an almost endless amount of questing!
    Everyone seems to work together to help each other improve at the game and grow their characters, even if you don't have a friend to play with, you can still jump into the game so late into its life and find someone to join you in your MMO journey, you're never alone in The Elder Scrolls online!    … Expand
  100. Woodani
    Nov 30, 2016
    10
    If you're trying to decide if you want to try this game do it. Nows the time will all the patches and new content and especially the one Tamriel update this game is amazing. Weather you are a fan of MMOs or a fan of the elder scrolls series your bound to enjoy eso. Don't go into it expecting it to play just like skyrim. But it's similar enough you'll feel at home. The quests are reallyIf you're trying to decide if you want to try this game do it. Nows the time will all the patches and new content and especially the one Tamriel update this game is amazing. Weather you are a fan of MMOs or a fan of the elder scrolls series your bound to enjoy eso. Don't go into it expecting it to play just like skyrim. But it's similar enough you'll feel at home. The quests are really where it's at for a player like me. With basically unlimited quests to do. You can always find something in eso.… Expand
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#14 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 64 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 64
  3. Negative: 1 out of 64
  1. CD-Action
    Jul 23, 2014
    60
    Eight years of development, a team consisting of even 250 people at some points, budget reaching hundreds of millions of dollars. It’s a pity that this ‘Skyrim Online’ disappoints both fans of previous Bethesda games and MMORPG veterans who expected some fresh air in the stale genre. [06/2014, p.44]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 8, 2014
    60
    A well done MMO that can lure players not familiar with the genre. But if you've played MMOs before, this one doesn't offer anything new, nor anything exciting.
  3. DarkStation
    Jun 16, 2014
    50
    60 days was more then enough time for me to determine that I would rather spend my time elsewhere.
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