The Elder Scrolls Online

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  1. Synol
    May 10, 2014
    2
    Not quite as bad as Neverwinter but not better than any other game except Neverwinter. In terms of cash grabs about the same as Neverwinter.

    Graphics haven't changed any since Skyrim (most people claim its worse but looked the same to me). So they're decent still. The storyline is written great, as with all Elder Scrolls games. And that's where the positive aspects of the game stop.    Not quite as bad as Neverwinter but not better than any other game except Neverwinter. In terms of cash grabs about the same as Neverwinter.

    Graphics haven't changed any since Skyrim (most people claim its worse but looked the same to me). So they're decent still. The storyline is written great, as with all Elder Scrolls games. And that's where the positive aspects of the game stop.

    All the bugs from beta are still in the game, you couldn't even progress your storyline after release based on your faction. You will fall through the world randomly for no reason. You will get stuck on stairs. You will be dismounted from your horse while running along a road for no reason at all.

    The combat is extremely slow. There are very few skills per class and most are useless so you'll be spamming the same skills as every other Dragon Knight / Nightblade / etc in the game.

    The quests are spread out to the point where all you'll be doing is running around looking for more quests or running for days to turn in the quests you did. The quests have you backtrack often also, no streamlining at all has been done to make the progression smooth.

    At the end of the day if all you care about is Story you should grab this game and play through it inside of 1 month then cancel your sub and move on. If you care about having fun, the combat, quests, bugs or any actual gameplay aspects of the game then you should definitely avoid getting this game.    … Expand
  2. NC37
    Apr 21, 2014
    2
    This game was bad in closed beta, bad in open beta, and it should not deserve the praise it is getting. It tries to be SWTOR with voice acting and heavy story elements, but it fails completely. Everything is heavily instanced and it makes it very frustrating to play with others. One quest can totally change the instance and it makes it very hard to meet up. This was a huge flaw in betaThis game was bad in closed beta, bad in open beta, and it should not deserve the praise it is getting. It tries to be SWTOR with voice acting and heavy story elements, but it fails completely. Everything is heavily instanced and it makes it very frustrating to play with others. One quest can totally change the instance and it makes it very hard to meet up. This was a huge flaw in beta that was never fixed.

    UI would be the next big problem. They took Skyrim and slapped an MMO on it. So you got a very console friendly UI which just doesn't work as an MMO.

    This has been something the testers were very vocal about but the dev does not listen. I lost count of how many times I'd log in on beta to see fellow testers arguing about what they made this an MMO instead of a COOP multiplayer title. A COOP title in the Elder Scrolls universe, people wanted. They didn't want this.

    If you are interested in the lore, you'll easily get at least a month of gameplay out of this. But otherwise, there is no reason to play such a buggy, duct taped up, MMO. The rest of you...take it from a tester...don't buy into the hype. We tried to warn them, but they didn't listen. ESO will fail and it will fail hard in the end. Especially since it is released on consoles. This game will be perpetually held back by the consoles and it will not advance enough to attract more than the core ES nut.    … Expand
  3. mastershakez
    May 7, 2014
    2
    If you're a big fan of Elder Scrolls, you will more definitely hate this game. If however you're just a fan of MMORPGs, well you'll likely think this is below par at best...who was this game targeted to again? On the plus side, you can play as an Imperial for the low low price of $95 for your first month!

    Final score: TotallyNotACashGrab/10
  4. phoofboy
    Oct 9, 2014
    2
    It's a bland MMO with a faint hint of Elder Scrolls lore and imagery thrown in. If it weren't the Elder Scrolls hint of flavor it would be 0 stars. Even still the game is a buggy mess.
  5. Meshuggah06
    Apr 10, 2014
    2
    Disclaimer: I played all of the open beta weekends and I am basing my score of 2 out of 10 on it. You may say, "hey that isn't fair to criticize a game based upon a beta build!" Normally you'd be correct, but since the last build was from 2 weeks before launch and it was just that terrible, there's no way i'd waste $60 on it much less the sub fee.

    The game had a terrible amount of    Disclaimer: I played all of the open beta weekends and I am basing my score of 2 out of 10 on it. You may say, "hey that isn't fair to criticize a game based upon a beta build!" Normally you'd be correct, but since the last build was from 2 weeks before launch and it was just that terrible, there's no way i'd waste $60 on it much less the sub fee.

    The game had a terrible amount of bugs. I had 15 quests in my questlog when I quit playing during the last free weekend because I couldn't complete them because they were either bugged or so high level there was no way for me to complete it. The graphics are ok, although it was more colorful than Skyrim. But the game is broken up into hub areas, so you can't explore the entire map the way you could in Skyrim. The loot drops are terrible. You can only get anything of worth as a quest reward. Literally every monster drop 1 or 2 gold coins and that was it.

    This game also suffers from some of the drawbacks in other elder scrolls games as well as in MMOs in general where NPCs aren't really NPCs they're just there to tell you to go somewhere for a quest or stand around all day waiting for you to buy something. This is something that I've grown tired of video games. The leveling system is basically, "here's another attribute point. here's another skill point. Now you have a level 4 skill!" This game has a much more generic RPG leveling system than what you would be used to in previous Elder Scrolls game.

    What this game amounts to is an extremely generic RPG set in an Elder Scrolls themepark. I can't come up with any reason why someone would pay a sub fee for this game unless you like flushing money down the toilet. Is it even worth $60? I'd say no, but if you're a hardcore Elder Scrolls fan then maybe it's worth paying $60 and trying it for a month. Like I said, I quit playing it when it was free for me to play because I found it so bad. So I think that says it all. If this game at launch was totally free, I'd still rather play other F2P games like Path of Exile that I think are more enjoyable and of better quality than this game.    … Expand
  6. Maycus
    Aug 21, 2014
    2
    1) Combat was really bad, clunky bad. No feelings, nothing at all. Sometimes your blade goes through the mob, and nothing happened.

    Every character is bound to specific abilities, which is really boring. 2) Crafting/Professions is purely for nothing. Sure, it is useful at first, but you're stuck with that armor or weapon for hours until a Quest gives you a newer one. 3) Quests    1) Combat was really bad, clunky bad. No feelings, nothing at all. Sometimes your blade goes through the mob, and nothing happened.

    Every character is bound to specific abilities, which is really boring.

    2) Crafting/Professions is purely for nothing. Sure, it is useful at first, but you're stuck with that armor or weapon for hours until a Quest gives you a newer one.

    3) Quests are buggy, to the extreme where they can not even be done. You don't see your reward at the end like most other MMO's do. There's quests that send you through a Solo-Dungeon, that has a boss in there that can kill you in 2 swipes, and you do nearly no damage on him/her.

    4) Dungeons are just... Unprepared. They were quickly added in. Why did I say that? Take a look at some. It looks like they threw in a bunch of hills, grass, maybe some water, boxes/crates/barrels, some "trash" and finally a boss, who is just sitting there looking dumb and normally solo. Easy alone, but becomes extremely difficult when a trash appears. Not to mention, most of the time, the Bots got to him before you. So you're waiting, with the bots, for him to respawn just so you can try to kill him/her. Make sure you're faster than a bot.

    5) Player and Parties. Okay, most MMO's like to have player interaction, right? This game doesn't. You can add people to a party, for no extra benefits. Except for probably a group dungeon. Here's the kicker, if you remove them, they're still there in the same instance. They'll continue doing what they were doing which made you kick them. Worthless. Not to mention, you don't really share loot, it's assigned to one person and all of it is theirs.

    6) Now, I enjoy this profession a lot, and a lot of people hate it. Fishing. Extremely bugged. You catch fish that are worth about 3 gold (wow, so little) and you finally caught a rare fish. It disappears and you never really got it. Now, where's that excitement? Gone, and turned into anger. Those fish are worth a lot of Gold. Plus Bait is difficult to obtain. I mainly mean the Worms. Guts and Insect Parts are fairly common. Worms on the other hand must be gathered from plants, and other players are farming them as well.

    7) The game is $59.99 box price that comes with 1 month free. Okay, sounds fair... However, that 1 month free is worthless and will not activate, if you don't buy a month. Which requires a credit card, or a game card from a store (which I still haven't found) So great! You were not informed you needed a credit card, and just wasted about $60 for a game you can't play because you don't have a credit card, or the stores do not have a game card. Genius Elder Scrolls strikes again! -.-
    You can't even register your game online without a credit card, so worthless, once again.

    8) What kind of graphics are these??? I normally don't judge a game on graphics, but once I do, something is wrong. It doesn't even look as good as Skyrim's graphics, which is a older game. This is 2014, why give us a crappy looking game that doesn't play well? Not to mention, a lot of players, including myself, get a lot of graphical errors and it isn't pretty.

    9) Some of the voice acting... SUCKS. Example, talk Brackenleaf, whose a tree in a zone (don't remember). Yeah... it's a human's voice, not modified either. Doesn't sound like a tree would at all.

    10) Remember the professions? Yeah, you have to get recipes just to progress further in them. And they're about a 1% chance to find inside houses... Yeah... Have fun. Oh cooking and fishing? You'd think they go together, right? NOPE. Completely useless. In fact, fishing, though I enjoy it, is useless in the game if it has no use in cooking.

    Positives?

    1) The nature and towns in this game is great. Honestly.

    2) Story isn't too bad, but could have been a lot better. Quite boring honestly.    … Expand
  7. trojanvirus
    Apr 4, 2014
    2
    I agree, this game is a generic MMO with a Elder Scrolls Theme. Its not like any other Elder Scrolls game, its a Elder Scrolls Headache. I think I would rather play Cyrus of Redguard than this fail mmo. DDO is still a much better game than this. Not even voice chat, random party formation, hardly any player to player interaction, spamspamspam, gold vendor central. I know startup MMOs haveI agree, this game is a generic MMO with a Elder Scrolls Theme. Its not like any other Elder Scrolls game, its a Elder Scrolls Headache. I think I would rather play Cyrus of Redguard than this fail mmo. DDO is still a much better game than this. Not even voice chat, random party formation, hardly any player to player interaction, spamspamspam, gold vendor central. I know startup MMOs have problems, but this game sucks.… Expand
  8. macharius39
    Apr 18, 2014
    2
    It looks pretty, has Elder Scrolls tagged on to it and has some interesting concepts. Yes, I'll give it that.

    However, game crushing bugs plague this title: e.g. people losing their bank items, slots, gold, skill points, being banned for having duplicate emails sent to them by Zenimax due to a bug THEY created, etc,etc,. Thousands of people have been affected (I am not exaggerating).    It looks pretty, has Elder Scrolls tagged on to it and has some interesting concepts. Yes, I'll give it that.

    However, game crushing bugs plague this title: e.g. people losing their bank items, slots, gold, skill points, being banned for having duplicate emails sent to them by Zenimax due to a bug THEY created, etc,etc,.

    Thousands of people have been affected (I am not exaggerating). Zenimax's answer? "Fix" the bug, then try to bury the official thread about people who have lost stuff with no compensation (which Zenimax bald-facedly lied about) and then ban accounts.

    Customer support is a joke. They close your ticket after canned responses and do nothing to actually help you. Zenimax obviously outsourced it to a company who is only interested in closing tickets and padding stats and not resolving problems. I've had multiple tickets closed on me with no action taken by Zenimax other than to send me an automated Customer Satisfaction Survey

    I can't recommend this game. It never should have been released in the state it was in. Bugs that plagued the beta all made it into release and then got worse. Patches have helped but it's still unacceptable to release a game in the state it was released in.

    The complete lack of customer service and the lies from their "community managers" just add insult to injury. STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME!    … Expand
  9. Phoxly
    Jun 10, 2014
    2
    Very poor game. I am sad to say that I wasted my money on it. This game is in no way a predecessor to the previous Elder Scrolls games, and it shames the license. I had absolutely no fun playing it, and I recommend this title no nobody, ever.
  10. gcd872000
    Apr 17, 2014
    2
    I can't take it anymore. At first I gave this game a positive review after like 2 days of play. I realize the error in my ways because it only took one week for the game to become completely boring. The combat is like dragon age 2 where you just button mash and use random abilities. Ranged combat is pretty much useless(no more sneak attacks from 50 meters away like skyrim) to use the bowI can't take it anymore. At first I gave this game a positive review after like 2 days of play. I realize the error in my ways because it only took one week for the game to become completely boring. The combat is like dragon age 2 where you just button mash and use random abilities. Ranged combat is pretty much useless(no more sneak attacks from 50 meters away like skyrim) to use the bow you have to be pretty much right ontop of the enemy which defeats the point of using a bow. The world they created is beautiful and has plenty of diverse creatures too bad the only thing to do in it is run around and kill random creatures, you can only interact with certain objects like herbs and ore deposits. The quests are mostly all kill and fetch quests. The leveling and skill system makes no sense at all, the game randomly increases skills that you have equipped on your action bar, even if you don't use them. They totally ruined the simple crafting system that skyrim had implemented. Now you have to find schematics to make certain things and of course they and the materials are really rare, of course you can buy them from other players but why would you they'd probably charge you 10 thousand gold. Its like the developers all sat down an said "Lets take all the positive improvements skyrim implemented and just throw em away. This game is not worth $14.99 a month this game is not worth the $59.99 initial price.… Expand
  11. Braghez
    Oct 27, 2015
    2
    Not a game appealing to MMO players, not a game appealing to TES players...they tried to make an hybrid to attract people from both "worlds", but in the end they just created a mediocre game.
  12. CptFlippy
    Apr 11, 2014
    2
    Re-reviewing this game after a week of normal play and it is still disappointing.

    As to be expected with the release of games these days there are a ton of bugs, some that are seriously crippling, like everything in your bank disappearing or that really cool epic armor on your head just disappearing. Quests are broken and it seems that the higher level you get the less testing seems to    Re-reviewing this game after a week of normal play and it is still disappointing.

    As to be expected with the release of games these days there are a ton of bugs, some that are seriously crippling, like everything in your bank disappearing or that really cool epic armor on your head just disappearing. Quests are broken and it seems that the higher level you get the less testing seems to have been done, which makes sense as they had a limited beta.

    It doesn't even have the feel of a normal MMO because they gave it the base Elder Scrolls GUI but then cut back on its functionality. You have 7 slots attached to keyboard keys, 1-5, Q, R, 1 special R which is really lame as the power builds up while you fight and drops when you are not which means you rarely use it in PvE. The 7 slot Q is attached to a quick slot which means you can have several items on that, but can only use them one at a time and there is a cool-down timer on them. So that epic battle in Skyrim where you clicked through 30 potions, not going to happen in ESO.

    The limited key functionality and simplicity that they have is clearly been done to make the titles transition to consoles easier. The greatness of the Elder Scrolls series is the graphics and how fantastic the game looks. ESO misses this mark completely, the graphics just are not there and seem like they maybe that way for console release.

    The interesting thing about player and bank inventory space is that you can see where they could put a F2P or P2W system in place immediately without having to adjust game mechanics. It is almost like the expect this game to go F2P at some point.

    With that in mind, there is no ground breaking systems here that are just the best thing ever, there are gold farmers, bots and spammers in the chat. With nothing really holding people other than the PvP which again is not ground breaking, and the hope of future releases of new lands I do not see a financial sustainability in the 15 dollars a month plan. I suspect before the one year mark either an announcement or the actually change to a F2P model. I hope that Bethesda sees this not as a title to build off of, but as a third part release for the MMO market.    … Expand
  13. bigbob123
    Apr 5, 2014
    2
    Cool. My first review got deleted so here I go again.
    1. Constant Crashing in PVP.
    2. Infinite Loading screen in PVP. 3. Helmet randomly deleted during crafting or turning helmet off. 4. Lots of issues with the mounts in the game. Random dismounts, falling through world, being unable to move after mounting. 5. Bugged quests all over the place. 6. Random falling through world. 7. The    Cool. My first review got deleted so here I go again.
    1. Constant Crashing in PVP.
    2. Infinite Loading screen in PVP.
    3. Helmet randomly deleted during crafting or turning helmet off.
    4. Lots of issues with the mounts in the game. Random dismounts, falling through world, being unable to move after mounting.
    5. Bugged quests all over the place.
    6. Random falling through world.
    7. The disable /stuck in Cyrodiil. God help if you if you get stuck in Cyrodiil. Support says "Go play another character".

    And the list goes on and on. Full of bugs, and no word from Zenimax on when the plan to fix this.    … Expand
  14. MrKazool
    Apr 24, 2014
    2
    -decent graphics, but very dull armour/weapons; players and npc's look very much alike;
    -peculiar trading/guild design - no AH, trading limited to guild-members; whoever designed this, should be probably fired immediatelly; not to mention that guild bank does not work most of the time;
    -EXTREMELY buggy - feels like a beta, rather then release version - several broken quests, UI issues,    -decent graphics, but very dull armour/weapons; players and npc's look very much alike;
    -peculiar trading/guild design - no AH, trading limited to guild-members; whoever designed this, should be probably fired immediatelly; not to mention that guild bank does not work most of the time;
    -EXTREMELY buggy - feels like a beta, rather then release version - several broken quests, UI issues, missing chats, missing achievements, instance bosses bugging etc - very, very annoying, when u can not finish main story quest for several days; AND - lo and behold - patch notes lied on a number of occasions, mentioning fixes, that actually did not happen, or did not solve the issues;
    -content past lev 50 (so called veteran-level) is extremely repetitive, basicaly a giant grind;

    Summarising:
    Total lack of polish due to numerous bugs, some really poor design issued (guilds/AH/veteran 'content', or lack thereof), this game at its current stage should not even be released - but rather tested for bugs properly...which seems to never have happened in spite of numerous open betas etc.
    Very dissapointing, especially considering the potential of ES franchise. If I could get my money back - Id take it and leave this title alone.    … Expand
  15. Nomum
    Apr 9, 2014
    2
    Hey all. I am so disappointed with this game so I made an account just to write this review.

    I've played this game for a week. I really want to like it but every time I play it I want to quit. I like Elder Scrolls, and I like the idea of an mmorpg, but the way they mixed it it does not work. As usual you are this guy that will save the world, a chosen one, but there are hundreds    Hey all. I am so disappointed with this game so I made an account just to write this review.

    I've played this game for a week. I really want to like it but every time I play it I want to quit. I like Elder Scrolls, and I like the idea of an mmorpg, but the way they mixed it it does not work.

    As usual you are this guy that will save the world, a chosen one, but there are hundreds other chosen ones running around doing exactly the same quests as you. This makes any attempt at immersion fail. As the story is concerned you are the lone hero everything revolves around you. The game does not introduce other players into the story in any way. Other players are just messing with your game. There is no game world or story logic explaining other players around you. Your best bet is to pretend you're alone.

    Skill system and character development – completely uninspiring. When you look through the skills it's just blend. Nothing to look forward too. There is no builds that you can look at and say 'wow that sounds really cool' everything is 'meh'.

    PvP is an entirely different map that could have been an independent game. There is no thrill of encountering a real life enemy in a 'normal' game.

    PvE is for the most part not needed. There are some dungeons/bosses that require it but its not really that fun. I hope it will get better though, it is the only justification to continue playing for me.

    The game is rather expensive without even having a trial. Don't buy it.    … Expand
  16. blur
    Apr 11, 2014
    2
    A truly awful game that takes the "big name" and fanbase of the Elder Scrolls, then proceeds to take a massive dump on it from the start by allowing pre-order customers to create any race of character in any faction, thus making the factions meaningless and not adhering to Elder Scrolls lore. Oh, and then there's the whole, pre-order to become an Imperial character thing. You might beA truly awful game that takes the "big name" and fanbase of the Elder Scrolls, then proceeds to take a massive dump on it from the start by allowing pre-order customers to create any race of character in any faction, thus making the factions meaningless and not adhering to Elder Scrolls lore. Oh, and then there's the whole, pre-order to become an Imperial character thing. You might be thinking these are microtransactions as part of a free to play game... yet you'd be wrong! Although the game is trying to wring money out of its players, left and right, it also wants a $15/mo fee, even though monthly MMO fees went the way of the dodo about five years ago. Boring, brown and dull, ESO is a total bore. Ironically, it might be made a little more palatable by being a free to play hybrid sort of game -- similar to what SWTOR became after it tanked -- but we'll have to just wait and see. One thing's for certain, however, if a massive IP like Star Wars could fail so spectacularly with SWTOR, there's every chance you will see ESO as one of 2014s statistics as well. Avoid, avoid, avoid, unless it's being offered for free.… Expand
  17. Stardog2537
    Apr 11, 2014
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am writing this review based upon my impressions of the game shortly before launch as I was a Beta participant. Having said that, some of the content I've rated/discussed here may have been changed. My disappointment was such that I created an account here just for the purpose of writing this review. Sorry for the wall of text in advance.

    The writing is horrible. The AI is awful. If I were to make a Twitch stream it would be a comedy, and not only because of my dumb mistakes. I can tell that they responded to feedback I gave on previous beta weekend events, but I can also say that the game is actually less impressive now than it was when I first tested it. I’m not sure how that’s even possible. The player choices are all inconsequential. The NPC motives are foggy at best. HEAVY SPOILERS AHEAD (all from the first 6 levels of play).

    Reasons I Hated This Game:

    Reason 1: Here, you stranger, I am a commander in this army and I can’t make a decision to save my life about some undead peeps wandering about of late. You look as good as any other passing stranger, why not come and tell me how to do my job. Thank you very much. Which commander am I? Take your pick, because apparently there is no shortage of officers here who cannot make a decision without asking for help and advice from any wanderer who happens by.

    Reason 2: Hey, you’re new here. Before you set one foot inside this city of mine, I need to know if you’ll follow me and begin your next quest. Now choose. What? Oh those objective markers we’re passing on the way to my oh-so-important goal? Just ignore them until it’s too late to do anything about them, or you can stop following me to check them out and get lost on the way. Oh, and when we get there, I’ll tell you to wait outside while in reality I want you to follow me inside. And once inside, some silly noble is going to ask you to kill some of his ancestors and rob their tomb. And then you’ll be asked again if you want to follow the next guy in the quest as he leads the way past other things you might like to investigate on your way to your next quest marker. But don’t worry, we’re not trying to force you into a linear play style or anything.

    Reason 3: Look, you’re dead and I’m not. But don’t worry, I’m eventually going to sacrifice my own freedom so you can get out of this awful place, even though we’ve just met. Oh, and don’t worry about me when we get to those spear traps. I’ll be sure to go and stand right on top of them even though we will both watch them pop up and down repeatedly beforehand. They won’t kill me anyway because apparently nothing can here. Just watch.

    Reason 4: Look, you’ve been unconscious for a bit because you apparently had some accident before turning up on our island, but you obviously can handle jobs that my entire company couldn’t take care of, so why don’t you run around like an errand boy and personal goon for a few days because nobody else around here is clearly as capable as you, Mr. Washed-Up-On-The-Shore-and-Laid-Up-In-Bed-Until-5-Minutes-Ago…

    Reason 5: Yay! You’re our hero! You saved the fort, Mr. Stranger! Apparently killing 5 or 6 weak and uninspiring mobs was a job that nobody else in the entire fort could handle, so thank you for saving us all! Yay!

    Reason 6: Hey, you! Yeah, you! Get this… even though you’re this awesome amazing nobody who can save everybody, if you want to do some dirty work for money, go steal me a bottle of liquor from some guy because clearly anyone interested in the art of acquisitions must also have nothing better to do than take unimportant nothings from unimportant nobodies for shiftless losers who are too lazy to go and steal it themselves.

    Reason 7: Hello Mr. Mysterious-Sounding-Nickname, I know that flashbacks are horrible methods of sharing boring exposition in all sorts of fiction, so I’m not going to give you a flashback to clue you… I’m going to force you to wander through one of MY flashbacks instead. Why? Because boring exposition is so much more fun when you’re beat about the head and shoulders with it and forced to endure it to completion. Because even though you have no clue who these people are and why they are here, I want you to care about them. NOW CARE, DARN YOU, CARE!!!!    … Expand
  18. spainion
    Apr 16, 2014
    2
    Absolute Trash.

    Not written with Creation Engine.

    They used Hero Engine, which is some crappy mmo builder engine. I got a free licence during the beta of hero engine. Its basically a childs play toy. Smart developers wouldn't use it to create anything of quality. Like any engine made to create 'shells' it has serious limitations.
  19. enut_butter
    Apr 16, 2014
    2
    Just really disappointing in literally every way.

    Combat is wonky, the game feels barren, the bow animations are SO bad that I cringed every time I used one, and the most serious offense this game commits, it doesn't even remotely feel like an Elder Scrolls game. I didn't buy this game thinking it was gonna be Skyrim 2.0 or anything like that, but I assumed there would be SOME    Just really disappointing in literally every way.

    Combat is wonky, the game feels barren, the bow animations are SO bad that I cringed every time I used one, and the most serious offense this game commits, it doesn't even remotely feel like an Elder Scrolls game.

    I didn't buy this game thinking it was gonna be Skyrim 2.0 or anything like that, but I assumed there would be SOME feeling of an Elder Scrolls game. Well, there is NONE. This feels like any other mediocre MMO I've played over the last 10 years.

    Would not recommend, and really wish I could get a refund. This is a $200 million dollar abortion.    … Expand
  20. PorkChop
    Apr 22, 2014
    2
    This game was a huge disappointment. There are much better games out there to play. MMO's are dead anyone who wants to play a mmo play wow or rift both have lost there appeal to me.
  21. Redmaw69
    Apr 24, 2014
    2
    dull as bricks, pay / pre order to win... could be worse but not by much..............................................................................
  22. htdffggssdfgfds
    Apr 26, 2014
    2
    Well i have played many mmorpgs. The first thing i thought was pretty cool, was the cold dark look this game carries. That with the quest dialog. Untill i reached level 14, i realized that everything in this game is just repetitive. Kill monsters, smith, make food lol. I guess you can just try to hit level 10 and just have fun player killing. Long story short. I could not go any furtherWell i have played many mmorpgs. The first thing i thought was pretty cool, was the cold dark look this game carries. That with the quest dialog. Untill i reached level 14, i realized that everything in this game is just repetitive. Kill monsters, smith, make food lol. I guess you can just try to hit level 10 and just have fun player killing. Long story short. I could not go any further after level 14. Simply had to quit it felt like it was a chore to continue. wasn't addicting. Also, after the game came out after two days. I seen people who reached the max level already. ????? what???
    well. Have fun with this game- i'm out lol    … Expand
  23. AntonioDG
    May 10, 2014
    2
    The Elder Scrolls Online; a game I truly hoped would break new ground in the massively multiplayer online role playing game genre. A genre that already has enough bland and generic games to suck up your time, if you wish to do so. A game I and countless others could only hope would be Skyrim in an MMO environment. All of us were quite disappointed with the sack of not so special orThe Elder Scrolls Online; a game I truly hoped would break new ground in the massively multiplayer online role playing game genre. A genre that already has enough bland and generic games to suck up your time, if you wish to do so. A game I and countless others could only hope would be Skyrim in an MMO environment. All of us were quite disappointed with the sack of not so special or groundbreaking brown potato's that was given to us, called The Elder Scrolls Online.

    Having played the game for roughly a month, I was still waiting for the game to be fun. Instead it simply felt average or plain. The quests were not very engaging, combat system was a bit different but still left you longing for more, drops were not scaled at all, repair bills were extremely high considering how much gold the enemies dropped (1-2 gold for bosses), and much more. Attempting to do dungeons was one of the first gripes I had; most dungeons you enter and you will have a straight walk to the boss, because someone has already come in and wiped all the mobs (trash or not) out for you (how nice). Once you get to the boss you assume, I'll be able to take this guy, it's a single player quest, surely they wouldn't make this guy Superman in a world where no kryptonite existed, they did. Now you're stuck at the boss waiting for another player to come through and end up at the end and assist.

    Remember how in Skyrim if you killed an enemy, basically you could take everything off him; armor, pants, gloves, helmet, sword, bow, dagger, potion, crafting supplies, and even more than 1-2 gold. Well, here you might get 1 gold and a mushroom. Even in the level ranges of 30+ mobs (even bosses) would only drop 1-2 gold at max. My repair bills at that point were over 300 gold, that wasn't even with level appropriate armor. The quests were where you made your money, but seriously, 1 - 2 per mob from level 1 - 30+, you have got to be kidding.

    Though I will praise the game with it's crafting system. I honestly found myself more interested in crafting than actually leveling or questing. The crafting was fun, though I thought the models you were given were quite bland.

    Exploring the map was, quite useless. There are a few quests throughout the map, off the beaten path, but it felt like you were guided to this additional quest. Clearing each map took quite some time, I spend 8-16 hours clearing numerous maps, some took more as I had to walk all over the place. And travel is not fun, a good horse costs an ungodly amount of money, or you can shill out $20 for a starter horse and be able to play as an Imperial class. The horse is quite slow and you can only upgrade the horse every 20 hours. Upgrading the horse felt... useless and drawn out. It was nice to summon a horse, but I didn't feel like I completed any quests quicker because of it.

    Questing was fun, if you don't mind the mindless kill 10 parrots and bring me red feathers or go talk to Potato and give him this letter from Raddish, or investigate the mines as something spooky is happening (oooooOOOOOOooooH). It was fun, if the quests would work half the time. Every other quest I encountered I had to log out of the game and back in to try to finish it. If that didn't fix it, I would have to restart the quest over. Now starting the quest over meant starting the QUEST LINE ALL OVER AGAIN. So, you thought you wasted your time getting to this point the 1st time? Do it again a second time and hope the quests initiates for you. I would have easily over looked this, but seriously, it was every other quest.

    These "Mega-Servers" were complete garbage as well. Now I am sure they have a massive data center with all these servers getting pounded on by Tom, Dick, and Harry trying to slay David the Gnome. With all the crashes, lag spikes, and immediate shutdowns, it makes you wonder what in the world they are doing. I can overlook a few technical difficulties, but when this is coupled with quests that do not work, a game I am waiting for to get fun, plus nothing really scaling, and monsters I found at level 1,5,10,15,20 re-named and scaled for level 30, you are pushing your luck on a game.

    All in all, if you feel like paying Filet Mignon prices for this Wal-Mart cut of meat game , this is your game! It's bland, so bland that it hurts. It's boring, you wait for the fun to happen and fool yourself to think its coming in the next level or two to keep you going. With the title of Elder Scrolls we were promised a great game. Instead they took that title, wiped their butt with it, slapped it on this excuse for an MMO, and fed it to us at Ruth Chris.    … Expand
  24. Dagi
    May 22, 2014
    2
    One more theme park game. Bugged and bad graphics annoyed me so much I ended to level 15 and had to delete the game. I can cant understand these 10 score givers. Even you are a fan you can clearly see its not worthy to pay. I think this game is free to play end of this year and closed down after few desperate expansions. Honestly It gets 2 points from me only as it had so nice cinematic.
  25. Patches13
    Mar 27, 2015
    2
    Do NOT be fooled by this game and it's false advertising!

    CONS: 1. Puritan armor design that gets more prudish the higher lvl you are (worse armor I've seen in a MMO) 2. Unbalanced classes with the Sorc class being totally forgotten about 3. Frequent game crashes for a lot of players 4. Frequent FPS lockups and stutters for a lot of players 5. Race choice makes a significant impact    Do NOT be fooled by this game and it's false advertising!

    CONS:
    1. Puritan armor design that gets more prudish the higher lvl you are (worse armor I've seen in a MMO)
    2. Unbalanced classes with the Sorc class being totally forgotten about
    3. Frequent game crashes for a lot of players
    4. Frequent FPS lockups and stutters for a lot of players
    5. Race choice makes a significant impact on ability
    6. No real endgame content with little benefit from doing any of it
    PROs:
    1. Fully voiced (when the sound doesn't cut out)
    2. Active combat
    3. Ton's of quests (mostly standard go kill X or go fetch X)
    4. 3 faction's with interweaving story    … Expand
  26. DrunkenPirate
    Jun 6, 2014
    2
    Graphics, balance, classes, PVP, PVE are terrible. TES lore is just being raped. Lots of bugs, ugly world etc. Avoid it at all costs, its not worth the price they are asking for it. Better go play another horrible WoW expansion, you may get more fun than this piece of whatever.
  27. TheFredinator
    Jan 13, 2015
    2
    Nothing hurts more then how disappointment feels. The Elder Scrolls Online was going to be the hit MMO that everyone was going to be playing! Instead we got a game that was poorly made and abandoned after launch. In the beginning you are told that "You are the chosen one" and that its up to "Only you" to save the world. Then you see a bunch of other chosen ones run through the same portal.Nothing hurts more then how disappointment feels. The Elder Scrolls Online was going to be the hit MMO that everyone was going to be playing! Instead we got a game that was poorly made and abandoned after launch. In the beginning you are told that "You are the chosen one" and that its up to "Only you" to save the world. Then you see a bunch of other chosen ones run through the same portal. I got so bored with this game. I played it for a few weeks and just got so bored. The combat is really different then what you would expect. Its a game that Bethesda said "Hey! You know what would be cool? Oblivion and WoW put together!" Yeah that would be cool except that's nothing close to what it is. I'm really sorry because I tried so hard to like it. Really I did. And wouldn't you know it? There is still no word on the console version.

    Elder Scrolls Online gets a 2/10    … Expand
  28. lion8797
    Jul 13, 2014
    2
    The Game lacks in the Open World feel, and basically if you want to feel like a badass, try not to get beat down by the super impressive mudcrabs. Please tell the programmers and developers to stop posting 10's on the site. Its ok to vote for your horse but lets be honest ok, you are like the Mom with the my kids #1 sign.
  29. randomname420
    Jun 16, 2015
    2
    To be fair, I've only put a couple hours into this game, so it's hard to give it a thorough review. That said, there's a reason I've only put a couple hours into this game. It's not up to the standards of any current generation platform. It feels dated, even by last generation standards.

    In general, RPGs are my favorite genre of game. So far, I haven't been able to get past the horrible    To be fair, I've only put a couple hours into this game, so it's hard to give it a thorough review. That said, there's a reason I've only put a couple hours into this game. It's not up to the standards of any current generation platform. It feels dated, even by last generation standards.

    In general, RPGs are my favorite genre of game. So far, I haven't been able to get past the horrible graphics and terrible game play. That might have something to do with the fact I've been playing Destiny (which has its own flaws) so much for the past few months. To go from Destiny to Elder Scrolls, it feels like I broke out my old PS2.

    I'll try to give it another chance considering the game wasn't cheap. But after that, I expect it'll be on ebay sooner rather than later.    … Expand
  30. Holy187
    Oct 15, 2014
    2
    one of the worst games i´ve ever played. the game is so boring, wasted money. and then u have to give them ur bank details or u cant play. thats not normal. shame on bethesda
  31. Vidicus
    Nov 8, 2014
    2
    Bugs and bots. That sums up this game. So many issues and broken quests, so many bots running around the world. Solid music and graphics but bad programming and implementation.
  32. Regnan
    Nov 28, 2014
    2
    I'm a die hard Elder Scrolls fan (from 1995 ARENA their first game) and World of Warcraft. My friends and I used to daydream about how awesome Elder Scrolls online 'would be'. I'm sorry to say the game designers and animators are the most to blame for such an embarrassing boring failure of a game. My Dad, friends tried to play, couldn't see each other half the time and just quit afterI'm a die hard Elder Scrolls fan (from 1995 ARENA their first game) and World of Warcraft. My friends and I used to daydream about how awesome Elder Scrolls online 'would be'. I'm sorry to say the game designers and animators are the most to blame for such an embarrassing boring failure of a game. My Dad, friends tried to play, couldn't see each other half the time and just quit after one week. Foremost, the quests are boring, dry and do not let you interact with friends at all time. Second, the animation is the next crime, every creature and character moves like a 'Borg Drone' with no life, stiff lifeless animation. Like corpses with no personality that kind of move. When you interact with NPCS, it reminds you of visiting a teller at a bank. The Art Director and leadership of this game dropped the ball hard, being 'blinded' by the beautiful environments and thinking that would carry the game. No, No that does not. There are also not enough classes, and all classes can 'self heal' and do not even need the help of your team mates. There are no roles that make you feel vital in a team (healer tank ranged dps etc). They also removed the tried and true SUCCESSFUL classes from their first two games (Arena / Daggerfall) in favor of a watered down 'dog mutt' system of character class. A true, sad disappointment to fans like myself who were 'crazed fans' since 1995.… Expand
  33. Atikamekw
    Dec 10, 2014
    2
    Let's be honest, if you ever played a MMO you know that TESO can't pretend to be a MMO, it's a solo game wonderfully made, the graphics are awesome, the story sounds and look cool, but IT'S NOT A MMO !!! I played it with 4 friends and we all abandon it because we like to play MMO TOGETHER not each one in his own story without being able to help each other, this game sucks sooooo much whenLet's be honest, if you ever played a MMO you know that TESO can't pretend to be a MMO, it's a solo game wonderfully made, the graphics are awesome, the story sounds and look cool, but IT'S NOT A MMO !!! I played it with 4 friends and we all abandon it because we like to play MMO TOGETHER not each one in his own story without being able to help each other, this game sucks sooooo much when it came to play as a group it's insane !! If you loved Skyrim you will love TESO but if you want to play a game with friends to do a cooperative play, forget this game, go play SWtOR, Rift or GW2 ... even WoW is a better game than this solo game trying to pretend it's a MMO. I tried it for 4 month and then we all cancelled our subscription, me and my 4 friends are now playing a real MMO, good luck TESO.… Expand
  34. Blockz888
    Mar 22, 2015
    2
    3 months subscribed and I gotta say.. ESOTU still lacks value.. While everything is new, when you begin the game its great, its awesome! the newness creates immersion and I think for one to enjoy something you have to be immersed! but once you passed that butterfly phase you will quickly lose interest because the game is generally not immersive. As both MMO and Story based. Sadly that is3 months subscribed and I gotta say.. ESOTU still lacks value.. While everything is new, when you begin the game its great, its awesome! the newness creates immersion and I think for one to enjoy something you have to be immersed! but once you passed that butterfly phase you will quickly lose interest because the game is generally not immersive. As both MMO and Story based. Sadly that is the reason it will fail. It has many great ideas but they havent stood to standards, crossed the line many time for "money".There isnt a really clear msg to what eso is about? Its just this mix of elder scrolls content, place for you to do stuff but thats about it! It obvious, if they were doing well they wouldnt of switched to b2p. If you feel like playing it, I say try it out! Im sure you will enjoy it but I am also sure you will lose interest once you get past the butterfly phase. With every game that has existed you will always end up leaving it, but you will either leave satisfied or unsatisfied. ESOTU is definitely an unsatisfied experience... :(… Expand
  35. OberiousLocke
    Jul 28, 2022
    2
    Not a bad game. GFX are pretty good, story is good, world is awesome.

    Too bad the combat is jank garbage that nerfs any interest I have in it. If they'd just nut up and fix their animations so audibly clunky crap like weaving didn't exist, I'd probably be more willing to play the game. There is also the complete lack of a sensible Auction House system, so if you don't want to join a    Not a bad game. GFX are pretty good, story is good, world is awesome.

    Too bad the combat is jank garbage that nerfs any interest I have in it. If they'd just nut up and fix their animations so audibly clunky crap like weaving didn't exist, I'd probably be more willing to play the game. There is also the complete lack of a sensible Auction House system, so if you don't want to join a guild, you're SOL.    … Expand
  36. YaLich
    Jan 28, 2019
    2
    + Игра выглядит красиво в статике
    - Уродливые анимации
    - Унылая боёвка - Исковерканный лор свитков - Донат торчит изо всех щелей - Нет официально локализации и не будет - Все игровые механики реализованы через жопу (БГ, данжи, маунты, крафт, собирательство, личные дома)    + Игра выглядит красиво в статике
    - Уродливые анимации
    - Унылая боёвка
    - Исковерканный лор свитков
    - Донат торчит изо всех щелей
    - Нет официально локализации и не будет
    - Все игровые механики реализованы через жопу (БГ, данжи, маунты, крафт, собирательство, личные дома)
  37. xrobhal
    Apr 29, 2019
    2
    Once again another 'MMORPG' with the same repetitive mundane quests. The story is just a mess that can't be followed, the classes are tasteless, the rewards aren't satisfying, the graphics are dated and the overall feel of the game is just depressing. ESO just feels deflated, it brings nothing new to the table and flopped on launch as well as after the 'new update'.
  38. npace
    Jun 14, 2020
    2
    I participated in the beta testing, I barely spent a week, the game is terrible and has almost nothing similar in the gameplay with its predecessor Skyrim. This is a complete disappointment.
  39. iaai1001
    Jan 23, 2021
    2
    So many bugs that absolutely nothing works properly!
    It is now January 2020. I have played this game for 1.5 years and yes it is very entertaining. But what about its future? as it costs money to play. It can be played for free but, imo, there is that appeal for addicts, which costs money.
    Shortly after starting my adventure, the Patch for "threading" came out. After several months, it    So many bugs that absolutely nothing works properly!
    It is now January 2020. I have played this game for 1.5 years and yes it is very entertaining. But what about its future? as it costs money to play. It can be played for free but, imo, there is that appeal for addicts, which costs money.
    Shortly after starting my adventure, the Patch for "threading" came out. After several months, it basically works but currently players complained about the increased "lag," which ZOS said they would fix but 1.5 years later the same lag is there. ZOS has a tendency to say that they will fix something but that may never occur and be down the road many years away. There are still serious problems with threading where consecutive actions are out of order, e.g. there is an execute ability that can be used when your enemy's hit points are less than 25% and frequently the execute ability occurs out of order giving damage at 1/300 of what it should be: there are many more examples.
    The last major patch is Update 28, which was advertised as an inventory overhaul. There was no overhaul but a significant inventory UI improvement. There are many minor inventory problems like doing a writ quest where the searches are inaccurate (you have an item but the game doesn't know it), increasing your armor rating from 4 stars to 5 and getting a 20% reduction in DPS where the displayed base weapon damage has increased by over 100 plus many increased damage increases.
    But I digress, as the key problem today is what I describe as "the bug threshold." With the Update 28, it appears that ESO has hit the "bug threshold," which I define as the point where a software package has so many bugs that programs can no longer code normally as everything they now write is a work-around the existing bugs to accomplish a stated function. And the end result is a choice between the new bugs and the old bugs, which does the most damage to the game. Recently ESO had an Undaunted Event where they delayed the launch by more than a week to fix dungeons. They did significantly improve the dungeon queueing system that works most of the time but left the dungeon CTDs (crash to desktop). Then ZOS announced that they couldn't fix this. Also during these famous/infamous Updates a slough of fixes are announced. Often after a few days some or many of these so-called fixes are removed because they cause CTD"s or more significant other problems. These removals are not acknowledged by ZOS and may never be addressed again except possibly by luck. As Microsoft has purchased ZOS and has a software personality where bugs are fixed instead of writing work-arounds (of course they don't fix all bugs for games), what will happen to Bethesda's beloved Elder Scrolls? Where does one start with trying to fix the massive amount of bugs and obvious work-arounds to create a working game? First you would have to delete the work-arounds, recording and retesting what actual bugs you have, which would be an awesome task. Plus the new chapters and DLC's that are now composed of significant work-arounds would basically have to be rewritten from scratch.
    The current status of Daily Dungeons is that CTD's occur frequently and ZOS said they cannot be fixed. There is a player work-around from your CTD and that is to log out of the game completely and then relog and rejoin your team: takes about 2 minutes, which can occur to any team member in a dungeon that is experiencing this bug and multiple times as long as your teammates have not kicked you from the team. But of course this is better with the current dungeon queueing system, which generally works, tha it worked before.
    Regards,    … Expand
  40. furiouslog
    Mar 3, 2021
    2
    I've played this game for about two years now. Here are the pros and cons:

    Pros: 1. Elder Scrolls IP (if that is something that appeals to you). 2. Beautifully designed graphics with an immersive quality (particularly newer content) 3. Multiple ways to play the game with highly customizable build options that are very accessible to newer players. 4. Very flexible for single player    I've played this game for about two years now. Here are the pros and cons:

    Pros:
    1. Elder Scrolls IP (if that is something that appeals to you).
    2. Beautifully designed graphics with an immersive quality (particularly newer content)
    3. Multiple ways to play the game with highly customizable build options that are very accessible to newer players.
    4. Very flexible for single player and multiplayer content – there is something for everyone here.
    5. Combat is very dynamic and requires some practice and skill to master.
    6. Your abilities in the game are not contingent on paying any additional money. The only thing investment gets you is inventory control convenience and cosmetics.
    7. The community is, on a whole, very friendly, and the guild options make it possible to meet people who engage with the game on a variety of levels and interests.
    8. There is a very active and creative third party addon community.
    9. There are many ways to engage with the game, including the housing features, single player, multiplayer for 4 man and 12 man content, role play, and a number of PVP options.

    Cons:
    1. Constant changes and tweaks to gear, gameplay, and mechanics make it near-impossible to settle down and hit your stride. Once you get used to playing a certain way with an optimized build, the rug gets pulled out from underneath you and you are starting over.
    2. Viable participation in endgame is locked behind so many grindy requirements that it can take a new player months to get to the point where they are even teachable for veteran trial content.
    3. The combat system mechanics are inscrutable and difficult to learn. In order to understand your characters and their builds, it literally takes hours of research on third party sites to get to the point where you comprehend the interplay of character stats and how that affects your in-game performance.
    4. The PVP offerings in the game are broken. Cheaters are not rampant, but definitely present, and the game design does not make it easy for ZOS to put walls in place to prevent exploitation. Each third party script or bot that gets produced needs to be individually researched and the code re-written to prevent cheating, so it’s prevalent. Furthermore, performance of PVP with respect to the servers is truly awful. Lag is such a bad problem that ZOS has literally been running player tests for months wherein mechanics are drastically changed in pursuit of identifying the root cause of the lag, and after all of that, they still have not figured out what the problem is. During some battles in Cyrodiil (a large PVP zone), the lag can get so bad that it almost acts like turn based combat.
    5. Many of the changes that ZOS makes causes considerable harm to the veteran player and their gaming experience, because the changes are meant to accommodate newer players and make endgame more accessible. The principle of accessibility is not the problem – it’s that after you have played for a certain time and achieved a certain level, you are not guaranteed to retain what you have earned in the game, forcing regrinds of content you’ve done over and over again just to get at parity with where you were prior to the change.
    6. The game is almost unplayable without the addons that the player community provides. You can technically play it, but the time wasted without the addons is such that it would be ridiculous to make an attempt to play without them. Console players: you are SOL.
    7. The “crown crates” that drop various cosmetic items are a third party currency gambling black box. 8. If you run a guild, the cash outlay to provide offerings to your guildmates (such as crafting stations, practice dummies, and various conveniences) can run into hundreds of dollars. You don’t have to do that, but people who want to run a successful guild by providing attractive offerings to retain membership need to be aware of the stakes.

    Despite the positives, I’m not recommending this game because, ZOS as a company does not listen to their customers. When changes are made, it’s obvious that part of their motivation is to force more seasoned players to keep grinding over and over again to recapture what they had prior to the change. They keep moving the finish line, both to attract new players, while also willfully and needlessly punishing veteran players for their loyalty in the name of increasing veteran player screen time in order to increase the probability of cosmetic sales. These players are essentially exploited.
    If you love the story and world of Elder Scrolls, and want a single player experience with casual multiplayer engagement, then none of this will matter, and I’d recommend the game. But given that it is an MMO, whose ultimate objective is to better your play to a point where you can clear difficult content and/or play against excellent players in a competitive setting, the journey is ultimately not worth the destination.    … Expand
  41. blazinfool
    Jul 26, 2021
    2
    Great story, terribly made game. This the only game that has given me so many issues. The game is built very poorly. Lots of disconnect issues. Lots of crash and lockup issues. Too many bugs, there are quite a few missions that cannot be completed due to bugs, Some are main story quests that you cannot complete. The events they run are so badly done. I think this company must be anGreat story, terribly made game. This the only game that has given me so many issues. The game is built very poorly. Lots of disconnect issues. Lots of crash and lockup issues. Too many bugs, there are quite a few missions that cannot be completed due to bugs, Some are main story quests that you cannot complete. The events they run are so badly done. I think this company must be an inexperienced startup, because they don't know how to build and deploy a working product. Do not invest time or money into this product.....such a shame!… Expand
  42. LastContrarian
    Jun 13, 2022
    2
    I think the dev team is full of tools, so I might be biased.

    However, you definitely should not buy the game or expansions over a full game, like the guy that asked whether Elden Ring or expansion purchase was a better idea. The expansions are very anemic and lack content, despite what people say (fanboys). Objectively, the game is largely a DPS race. DPS determines almost everything    I think the dev team is full of tools, so I might be biased.

    However, you definitely should not buy the game or expansions over a full game, like the guy that asked whether Elden Ring or expansion purchase was a better idea. The expansions are very anemic and lack content, despite what people say (fanboys).

    Objectively, the game is largely a DPS race. DPS determines almost everything in the game.

    Combat is terrible, esp. PvP. Combat is lifeless and boring, and actually too slow. Most bosses are just hp sponges that soak up damage that you do with little threat or surprises when you know the mechanics, making it formulaic and boring. There isn't really much to pressure the DPS and make the sweat or make DPS skillful besides learning how to "cancel" animatioins -- the less said about that, the better, as it's something you either do and get the DPS increase or don't and possibly flounder.

    PvP this patch amounts to "get Oakensoul" or get toasted. Anyone saying otherwise doesn't know how to build PvP builds nor PvE ones, and I have already started releasing all of the ones on PTS that are nasty and will ruin PvP with one shot or "god-mode" builds. Only a matter of time before you need that ring in PvE to join a trial or PvP to compete.

    PvP could be good if they bothered to increase more trickplay and counterplay, instead of making it a stupid contest between build stats and holding the block button. Instead they NERF counterplay, they NERF trick play, and they make PvP entirely stat-based and, once again, a DPS race of sorts.

    PvP on the game is extremely bad and skilless this patch, if you want to get the game to PvP, don't.

    Housing, outfit system, etc. are one of the game's stronger points, yet they don't add enough customization to hairs every patch and instead focus on housing that's out of reach for most players with their head screwed on (a digital house for over 100 dollars, then you need ESO+ to get double the space to actually furnish it. THEN some items are only available in the cash shop for furnishing...can't make it up!). It's all setup to make you consume, consume, consooooooooooooom.

    Where ESO is weak, it's weak, and where it's strong and could gain uniqueness, it's neglected or going the wrong direction. It's sad this game is being killed by a totally aloof dev and management team.

    It's sad, because I like the game, but the management is very bad and I don't see the game lasting much longer unless they either wake up and start listening to player feedback or add surprises.

    My guess, they won't do either because they don't care to, or still think they don't have to answer to stakeholders other than themselves (shareholders, and PLAYERS too).

    @ResidentContrarian - former "forum poster" since permabanned by tempermental mods and a dev team that can't take criticism they ask for    … Expand
  43. Kardinal305
    Sep 29, 2022
    2
    Have played ESO since it’s initial and is definitely of my top player games ever. It used to be amazing but over the years became what it is now; a money grab with predatory systems. Also it’s not only the gamble crates I have an issue with, the developers seem to be out to get the PvP community as every single patch or update they screw over pvp players by an array of unwanted changesHave played ESO since it’s initial and is definitely of my top player games ever. It used to be amazing but over the years became what it is now; a money grab with predatory systems. Also it’s not only the gamble crates I have an issue with, the developers seem to be out to get the PvP community as every single patch or update they screw over pvp players by an array of unwanted changes that require a completely new gear set up on a very regular basis. You couldn’t put this game down and come back to it after a year and use the same load out despite after a certain point all gear is the same level to wear. The developers have never listened to their own community complaints but instead do little streams that they refuse to tackle actual issues brought up in the chat. I wish this game was better, again I’ve loved eso for a very long time, it’s just in such a bad spot right now and honestly could use for a change in leadership… Expand
  44. MitchC9
    Apr 5, 2014
    1
    Money grabbing title. Just generally bad, offers nothing special, milking the profits. Graphics are alright, quests are boring. Basically WoW in Elder Scrolls lore.
  45. Dethstar
    Sep 27, 2014
    1
    I got this during beta and kept hoping something would change. Just about every mistake of previous MMO's was made and few of the lessons learned.

    The best you can say is that the graphics are ok. The gameplay is boring. The combat dull. The character progression dumbed down to the point they may as well not have bothered and options for customisation and individuality are about    I got this during beta and kept hoping something would change. Just about every mistake of previous MMO's was made and few of the lessons learned.

    The best you can say is that the graphics are ok.

    The gameplay is boring. The combat dull. The character progression dumbed down to the point they may as well not have bothered and options for customisation and individuality are about as limited as the individuality of the game itself.

    A mish mash of ideas taken from other games but done in a very lacklustre way.

    PVP is a disaster. What was meant to be open world PvP amounts to a zone/battleground approach centred around a very very large battle zone. So it isn't open world at all really.

    Overall, not as buggy as some but not as playable as many others either. EQ, WoW, Rift are all far better games.

    When is there going to be an MMO that does something new, that includes the flexibility of Rift with the class balancing of WoW. The depth and longevity of EQ and the open world combat of Warhammer.

    We will have cold fusion before we have a company invest in a new MMO rather than cynically trying to copy, clone or write a game on an unrealistic budget. .    … Expand
  46. Exfan
    Jun 16, 2014
    1
    Yea game is just good graphics and awesome character creation. Game fails in gameplay, crafting and loot rewards. Basically game is just horrendous grinding to get example mats for crafting. Grinding loot is just terrible 1 gold being most typical reward from mob. Most basic type of armours cost about 400 gold. Sometimes you might get loot but its usually about 20 gold and you need it forYea game is just good graphics and awesome character creation. Game fails in gameplay, crafting and loot rewards. Basically game is just horrendous grinding to get example mats for crafting. Grinding loot is just terrible 1 gold being most typical reward from mob. Most basic type of armours cost about 400 gold. Sometimes you might get loot but its usually about 20 gold and you need it for crafting so no help from there.
    Basically game rewards persons that want to bash their heads on cement walls or try to plug out their eyes with blunt spoon. Paying for monthly is sad business for such torture. There is loads of better free to play mmo games in market these days game fails to create content that is worth paying.    … Expand
  47. tototototo
    Apr 7, 2014
    1
    Imagine a game that takes the weakest elements of an adventure/wrpg and tacks on multiplayer that feels like singleplayer, a UI that takes up half the screen with dead space when you look at your bags, and choppy combat that may or may not know what genre it wants to be.
    If you want to play a wrpg, stick to skyrim, or the witcher.
    If you want to play an MMO, stick to Eve, WoW, or TERA.    Imagine a game that takes the weakest elements of an adventure/wrpg and tacks on multiplayer that feels like singleplayer, a UI that takes up half the screen with dead space when you look at your bags, and choppy combat that may or may not know what genre it wants to be.
    If you want to play a wrpg, stick to skyrim, or the witcher.
    If you want to play an MMO, stick to Eve, WoW, or TERA.
    If you insist on playing this, at least wait a month for it to go free to play    … Expand
  48. lazlo2020
    Apr 4, 2014
    1
    Nice thought but ultimately horrific and shabby attempt.. The whole game is just essentially a short term cash cow.

    Made me laugh that people have capped their toons already and founs there is nothing to do because there is no endgame apart from pvp (endgame is not even being tested). Nice scenery and crafting is good, everything else is just generic,dull and poorly executed. What an    Nice thought but ultimately horrific and shabby attempt.. The whole game is just essentially a short term cash cow.

    Made me laugh that people have capped their toons already and founs there is nothing to do because there is no endgame apart from pvp (endgame is not even being tested).

    Nice scenery and crafting is good, everything else is just generic,dull and poorly executed. What an absolute disappointment    … Expand
  49. Tinsoul
    Apr 6, 2014
    1
    A monthly subscription and micro transactions. This game will free to play within 12 months.
    Has the potential to be a great game the business model (cash grab) will destroy ESO within a year.
  50. ReidW
    Jun 7, 2014
    1
    This is NOT an elder scrolls game. This is a generic MMO with elderscrolls theme to it. There is nearly no freewill. You -MUST- complete specific quests to leave the first area, then you -MUST- complete more specific quests to leave that area, and so forth.

    All of the fun of stealhing around, pickpocketing, pick locking, and in general stealing everything you can find, is gone.    This is NOT an elder scrolls game. This is a generic MMO with elderscrolls theme to it. There is nearly no freewill. You -MUST- complete specific quests to leave the first area, then you -MUST- complete more specific quests to leave that area, and so forth.

    All of the fun of stealhing around, pickpocketing, pick locking, and in general stealing everything you can find, is gone. It's now replaced with a Fable based system but worse.

    You are very restricted into your character class. In most elderscrolls games if you want to be rogue you can learn magic and increase your fighting skills. In ESO you cannot access sorcerer abilities EVERY as a knight or nightblade.

    The only time this every felt like an ES game was when I decided to go fishing. because it's what I wanted to do and not what a long chain of NPCs were telling me to do.

    Again, you cannot pickpock as a rogue! you cannot kill every NPC in sight, you cannot loot every piece of equipment off an enemy you kill. Your given a RANDOM item that usually sucks. Almost all loot you find on bodies is worthless and garbage so there is no point in running around fighting things if that's what you want to do to make a living.

    If you go to loot the 1 cabinet in the house that you can actually click on your given a RANDOM piece of garbage.

    I played through almost all betas and was surprised to see that there were still so many bugs after months of being able to fix them. some quests just deadend and you are stuck in your Area and cannot leave because it's one that you must complete to leave.

    The story was compelling and well thought out. I truely wanted to explore this ingame universe for the story but the gameplay was unacceptable!    … Expand
  51. msk1970
    Apr 21, 2014
    1
    I am a DIE HARD Oblivion and Skyrim fan. I have spent hundreds of hours on those games, and Skyrim with the legendary setting and a few mods is simply amazing. I am still playing it over 2 years after release.
    HOW DISAPPOINTED AM I IN THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE? My groan of disappointment has been heard around the world, and has travelled through dark matter to reach the far corners of the    I am a DIE HARD Oblivion and Skyrim fan. I have spent hundreds of hours on those games, and Skyrim with the legendary setting and a few mods is simply amazing. I am still playing it over 2 years after release.
    HOW DISAPPOINTED AM I IN THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE? My groan of disappointment has been heard around the world, and has travelled through dark matter to reach the far corners of the galaxy. My disappointment is a 5 year old, on Christmas morning, waking to a kick in the face from Santa, my disappointment is a groom being told on his wedding day by his dream bride that he a loser, and she is off with his best friend, my disappointment is Jesus telling his flock 'Hey I am just a regular dude, get lost' - yes, THAT is how let down I am after waiting for something as great or better than Skyrim. ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE SUCKS! GIVE US ELDER SCROLLS 6!!! The successor to Skyrim! - a SINGLE PLAYER game that is even better than skyrim, the greatest RPG in history. It was within your reach, Bethesda, but the hand of greed stayed that wonderful opportunity, for a money grubbing letdown called ESO. For the LOVE OF GOD, how could you do this to us Elder Scrolls fans!! AAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!

    Oh- the ESO - bugged, boring,    … Expand
  52. Quorina
    Apr 23, 2014
    1
    Quite literally the worst MMO I've ever played. Generic, mediocre, bland experience. Extreme amount of bugs. Duping glitches. No AH. A publisher hell bent on milking the last dollar out of you. Single-player experience that DISCOURAGES grouping. Certain classes/specs will find it very difficult to kill anything, compared to others that will 1-2 shot anything in their path. I made it toQuite literally the worst MMO I've ever played. Generic, mediocre, bland experience. Extreme amount of bugs. Duping glitches. No AH. A publisher hell bent on milking the last dollar out of you. Single-player experience that DISCOURAGES grouping. Certain classes/specs will find it very difficult to kill anything, compared to others that will 1-2 shot anything in their path. I made it to level 8 before quitting. The worst MMO experience I've had.… Expand
  53. RomperStomper
    May 23, 2018
    1
    Well this game walked a long way. Most of the bad reviews are from the release of the game. I played the open beta and was total **** Then bought it 2015 on promotion and didn't play it. Started playing it October of 2017. Game runs smooth @ 4K with more than 100 fps. Haven't seen a bug so far at level 50. I'm not saying there are none - a software without bugs is a dream but it seems theyWell this game walked a long way. Most of the bad reviews are from the release of the game. I played the open beta and was total **** Then bought it 2015 on promotion and didn't play it. Started playing it October of 2017. Game runs smooth @ 4K with more than 100 fps. Haven't seen a bug so far at level 50. I'm not saying there are none - a software without bugs is a dream but it seems they really fixed a lot. Engine looks amazing now nothing to have with that ugly buggy engine SWTOR used. Only the trees are telltale of what engine the game is using. I like the quests, everything is VO, it's relaxing with tons of content. I mean this is the first MMO that I will give a 10 for being amazing for what it is. Of course it's not for everyone. But for hardcore PvP I'm playing other FPS games.… Expand
  54. drwebs
    Apr 15, 2014
    1
    The zones are just one big sameness. The quests are cleverly disguised fetch and kill quests. It is a good game, it wont "fail" like many have said it will. However, it is not the best of the best in the elder scrolls series. Let's not pretend it is something it is not.

    Longevity? Why does it feel like a fishbowl? The map surround us with mountains instead of invisible wall. How come    The zones are just one big sameness. The quests are cleverly disguised fetch and kill quests. It is a good game, it wont "fail" like many have said it will. However, it is not the best of the best in the elder scrolls series. Let's not pretend it is something it is not.

    Longevity? Why does it feel like a fishbowl? The map surround us with mountains instead of invisible wall.
    How come we are all "the chosen one"?

    Boss camping, Bite selling, Content blocking until X level.

    Bank/Bag space? I hope that wont be in the cash shop.

    And we all know the cash shop is not going to sit idle for long. The cash shop says: I am ready to move to free to play at a moments notice. XP potions, Gold Potions, skins, buy a level 50, mounts etc.    … Expand
  55. Laeris
    May 6, 2014
    1
    I'll keep this short and sweet. If you are here looking for an Elder Scrolls game... you're sadly in the wrong place. Everything that made Elder Scrolls what it is... is not in this game. This is simply not an Elder Scrolls game. No criminal system, no open freedom, no sense of choice or consequences.

    In short, they would have been better off just naming it, "Online." TESO has no    I'll keep this short and sweet. If you are here looking for an Elder Scrolls game... you're sadly in the wrong place. Everything that made Elder Scrolls what it is... is not in this game. This is simply not an Elder Scrolls game. No criminal system, no open freedom, no sense of choice or consequences.

    In short, they would have been better off just naming it, "Online." TESO has no more in common with its Elder Scrolls roots than it does with games like WoW, Rift or EverQuest. I could go into the bugs or the half-baked quests and just terrible, terrible group mechanics... but I don't need to. This is a strictly generic online MMORPG. Nothing more, nothing less.    … Expand
  56. Moza_m
    Sep 14, 2014
    1
    This was the most I had ever spent on a video game. Pre-Ordered the imperial collector's edition and really was so looking forward to it. Took some time off work for release week, and was pumped.

    Unfortunately, I couldn't stomach more than a week of playing :( Quests are repetitive. PvP was simply running and running and running for 5 seconds of actual fighting. Everything they had in    This was the most I had ever spent on a video game. Pre-Ordered the imperial collector's edition and really was so looking forward to it. Took some time off work for release week, and was pumped.

    Unfortunately, I couldn't stomach more than a week of playing :( Quests are repetitive. PvP was simply running and running and running for 5 seconds of actual fighting. Everything they had in the game, has been done better before. Nothing new. They played the "safe" card, which just meant grindy quests and absolutely shocking inventiveness. What a massive waste of money. What a waste of time. What an upset.    … Expand
  57. DarkShadoan
    Apr 4, 2014
    1
    So I've been playing this game for awhile now. And I've determined that I don't really like it. You can't effectively solo this game as a 'every build is a good build' because of how incompetent the developers are. They don't understand how to balance their monsters to make them killable by yourself unless you happen to be a cranked out sorcerer in a VERY specific build.

    Dragonknight?    So I've been playing this game for awhile now. And I've determined that I don't really like it. You can't effectively solo this game as a 'every build is a good build' because of how incompetent the developers are. They don't understand how to balance their monsters to make them killable by yourself unless you happen to be a cranked out sorcerer in a VERY specific build.

    Dragonknight? Nope. Can we say walking target dummy?

    Templar? Unless you go with a healing tree you're pretty much cannonfodder.

    Nightblade? You're everyone's punching bag.

    And on top of that the consistent and constant issues with the server's stability AS WELL as the fact that they don't even BOTHER to give you forewarning before they decide to go "TAKING DOWN THE SERVER NOW!" so you have to literally drop EVERYTHING at THAT instant, no matter what you're doing.

    The numerous bugs and the clunky UI and class system doesn't even make this feel like a true Elder Scrolls game. It feels like a crappy attempt at trying to make an MMO that was different and failing miserably.

    I can't even say that there's any kind of perks to crafting your own gear--you'd think that crafting crap would make the game easier, right? WRONG! It only puts you on BARELY even ground with the enemy.

    And then there's Tanzelwil. Quite possibly the most unbalanced segment I've ever encountered in any game. Just put a fragging "GROUP" tag next to the quest, because... seriously, you can't solo this crap. The enemies hit way too hard, have way too much health, and you only have split seconds to move out of crap before your health is nuked to NOTHING.

    Overall, I have to say that this game is an insult to the Elder Scrolls theme because of very BAD gameplay design. If I want to play another DArk Souls clone, I'll go play Guild Wars 2. Thanks.

    I don't recommend this game to anyone until they fix the bugs, unless you like dying repeatedly to complete a so-called solo quest.    … Expand
  58. Lionaeron
    Jul 20, 2014
    1
    You only need to see the 50% steam sale and locked forum for only people who have bought the game to see the the desperation of these so called developers. Zenimax online will end up where ninja theory is after DMC, making app games for mobiles haha.
  59. berkay1122
    Aug 5, 2016
    1
    ". Now think about that for a minute, exactly how much $$$$ has Blizz got from it's fans and dedicated gamers over the years and what exactly do we get to show for it................WE GET A FUC*ING PANDA TO PLAY WITH....WTH!!! Of the hundreds on millions and millions of $$$ that Blizz has managed to take from it's community from Gamers....ask yourself something, has the game "ACTUALLY''". Now think about that for a minute, exactly how much $$$$ has Blizz got from it's fans and dedicated gamers over the years and what exactly do we get to show for it................WE GET A FUC*ING PANDA TO PLAY WITH....WTH!!! Of the hundreds on millions and millions of $$$ that Blizz has managed to take from it's community from Gamers....ask yourself something, has the game "ACTUALLY'' got better??? "

    Yes WoW got better, alot better but you were far away while it happens. also teso is not f2p it's b2p...    … Expand
  60. Thylbanus
    Apr 22, 2014
    1
    Many may ask why I voted a 1 when so many have given 10s. Well, it isn't just the impact of the game, but the impact on the whole series. I'm not one of the ones who overly lamented the more generic and simplistic movements that Elder Scrolls has made. I have to be brief, but Morrowind is what captured my imagination and Oblivion was a bit of a let down, but still good. Skyrim's modMany may ask why I voted a 1 when so many have given 10s. Well, it isn't just the impact of the game, but the impact on the whole series. I'm not one of the ones who overly lamented the more generic and simplistic movements that Elder Scrolls has made. I have to be brief, but Morrowind is what captured my imagination and Oblivion was a bit of a let down, but still good. Skyrim's mod community saved that one, but so far, there is little the mod community can do to save this one. The problems are systemic and intellectual. Systemically, the amount of gold spammers is just crazy. I've never had such a deluge of junk text and I've played every major (some minor) MMO since Meridian 59. There is no GM in game to be had. The fastest ticket response I can rely on was 12 hrs. Even a silent, invisible GM who can swing the ban hammer would be welcome, but all tickets must be reviewed and verified later. pfft. I have to turn off chat to not have to deal with constantly scrolling text bots (yes they spam on all channels). If I'm going to play a solo game, release it as a solo game. Advanced levels get a bit tedious since, outside the star level voice talent, all other characters are voiced by the same 5 people (or in some instances, a computer vox) While they are making strides forward with bugs, they are still behind on ones that have existed since beta. They finally fixed the Guild infinite gear glitch and banned 10k accounts for using it. Pretty fair considering it was reported months before the game went live, yet they still left the guild bank functional at launch. You actually have a limit to how many accounts you can ignore (either I've never hit those caps in other games and there are just THAT many gold spammers). Visually it is stunning, but visuals can't save it. The cash store I have a bit of a problem with. I'm paying $15 USD per mo for access to EVERYTHING, but there is still a cash shop. So they didn't want any pay gates and put up pay gates to things. Sure you can say that it's only the Imperial race and a horse, but cash shops never stay small. Look at the behemoth of SWTORs and consider that it's only been a year. Then again, it's a freemium model. So you have to spend the $60 for the game, $15/mo for access, and $20 for the Imperial and white horse, or $15 for a brown Palomino. The horses aren't "necessary" (something many people hide behind, but is a null argument when you have a sub model) and they cost 17,000 per horse (i.e. per character) While it is easier to get it at later levels, it basically prices itself out of anyone under level 20 (unless you like mindlessly grinding for money). We have that love/hate relationship with Elder Scrolls, you love the MASSIVE amount of explorable space, but hate that you actually have to cross it. The teleport shrines are handy, but too spread out and having a horse is almost a necessity, unless you have more than one monitor and watch TV while you set auto-run and loosely course correct until you are where you need to go. The other thing is that it isn't like the other games, in that the enemies don't level with you. I'm on the fence about that. I like that EVERYTHING was a threat, but also understand that sometimes you wanna feel like a beast and womp on some lowbies. It could have easily been handled with a scaled backend that scaled your damage given and taken against any particular creature. They do have some minimal pick up quests. I'm assuming that they are leaving some areas blank to develop later, but my explorer side isn't satisfied. Oh, I almost forgot the dreaded invisi-walls. Yea, they have it. SWTOR may not have had massive expanses (well until later), but there were NO invisi-walls. Just exhaustion zones (which ESO does with slaughterfish that you can't kill, but if you die you get an achievement!). I have MANY pictures taken of the game world from behind because I game parkoured to a "unreachable" area and jumped off into the endless space of game void (one of my favorite things to do). Another favorite thing to do was be an outlaw and see just how many towns I can get a bounty in (would be cool for an ingame bounty system, but no. They passed). I would pick pockets, steal gear, attack unwary travellers, but here every non-monster/enemy NPC is "essential." So much so you can't even attack them. You can swing, blast, or loose your arrows until your fingers bleed, and you will not affect anything. Finally, intellectually, it is in no way, shape, or form and Elder Scrolls game. They systems we all came to love are not there. No pickpocketing, no stealing, no deaths of city NPCs unless it's part of the plot. The last vestiges of what we all loved about Elder Scrolls has been stripped away. I wonder if that is why they call you, "The Vestige"?… Expand
  61. wooflikeabear
    Apr 17, 2014
    1
    The game is pretty and the quest design is phenomenal (very few kill x, collect y type of missions and more on discovery, exploration, revenge, rescue, etc.). But the bugs, oh the bugs. Bugged NPCs hindering progression, bugged bosses hindering quest completion, bugged combat hindering ability to block, dodge or even activate skills, bugged characters wiping out bank contents. I'd rate theThe game is pretty and the quest design is phenomenal (very few kill x, collect y type of missions and more on discovery, exploration, revenge, rescue, etc.). But the bugs, oh the bugs. Bugged NPCs hindering progression, bugged bosses hindering quest completion, bugged combat hindering ability to block, dodge or even activate skills, bugged characters wiping out bank contents. I'd rate the bugginess of this game as almost on par with how bad Vanguard and Age of Conan were at release. They really should do what the Final Fantasy XIV people did and re-release the game after making it playable.

    And then of course there's all the cut corners in development: No character nameplates. Limited UI. Mobs and bosses don't scale in toughness so nothing is a challenge when you're grouped. Forced solo instances for progression that only certain builds can complete. It's like the game designers treated this like all their single player games and said lets release some alpha build of the game and rely on the player base to write patches and UI mods to make it playable - the only thing being this is an MMO and unlike their previous single player games that had such a huge modding community, the gamers can't just fix what the developers have screwed up.

    I want to love this game based purely on the quest designs and the visuals, but it's hard to with all the rest of the issues. I think I'll wait till this goes free-to-play and for the bugs to get fixed and check it out again in a few months.    … Expand
  62. ConorHat
    May 2, 2014
    1
    Sub fees for a mediocre MMO in 2014? Obviously Bethesda hasn't learned the valuable lessons from all the other game companies who have failed, or maybe they were just so cocky about Elder Scrolls they thought failure would be impossible. Go right now and watch Angry Joe's ESO review. He summarizes my thoughts in his video nicely, the URL is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov3B26h12C4
  63. Ilikegoodgames
    Apr 5, 2014
    1
    This game is a total disappointment. The severs not working, it being totally boring are only a couple of the problems. The game is far from deserving the Elder Scrolls name. Save your time and money, this game doesn't deserve it.
  64. FPSSucks
    Apr 5, 2014
    1
    You can read why this game sucks below, besides, they probably share the same opinion because this game is a complete disappointment. Don't buy it, please, just buy a good game or wait for a good to come later this year. This game is abysmal.
  65. YGint
    May 3, 2014
    1
    Played all beta days shockingly poor game.
    If you have a console then its much better as the game is dumbed down combat to make it work with console payers.
    Fight mechanics are a joke its not inventive its just poor. If you are like me a P.C player avoid this game till it goes Free To Play which will be soon. I love Elder Scrolls games this is not an Elder Scroll game. Joke of an MMO    Played all beta days shockingly poor game.
    If you have a console then its much better as the game is dumbed down combat to make it work with console payers.
    Fight mechanics are a joke its not inventive its just poor.
    If you are like me a P.C player avoid this game till it goes Free To Play which will be soon.
    I love Elder Scrolls games this is not an Elder Scroll game.
    Joke of an MMO I fortunately never had to pay the unbelievable start up costs thank God.
    Good points
    Decent not Nex Gen but decent graphics
    Bad points
    Clueless wanderlust of headless quest seeking completely directionless.
    Worst P.C fight mechanics no skill necessary at all therefore forget a challenge there is none (game mechanics great if you are a console masher and have no skills)
    You are paying a subscription and purchase price to Beta Test a game for a company who have no clue in MMO's
    Or you can believe the fanboys and paid reviewing lackeys    … Expand
  66. velrap
    Apr 5, 2014
    1
    I had big expectations for this game because of their games in the past; Skyrim, Oblivion etc.
    I've played this for 10 min. And I've made up my mind. Really really bad.
    Bad Graphics, adjusted to max settings, but it looks like a 5 year old game. No real atmosphere, at all. Already during the character creation i had a bad feeling. Skyrim = like a great HD movie. (even on PS3) ELSO =    I had big expectations for this game because of their games in the past; Skyrim, Oblivion etc.
    I've played this for 10 min. And I've made up my mind. Really really bad.
    Bad Graphics, adjusted to max settings, but it looks like a 5 year old game.
    No real atmosphere, at all. Already during the character creation i had a bad feeling.

    Skyrim = like a great HD movie. (even on PS3)
    ELSO = comic book from 80s.    … Expand
  67. TheOsman
    Apr 5, 2014
    1
    We want single player, immersive games for mature players, where you get to make real choices and alter the fate of the player.

    WE DO NOT want another crappy MMO game. This game is truly dissapointing, unoriginal and a poor allocation of time and resources. Just think if they made a sequel game for the Elder Scrolls Universe instead! But this money grabbing scheme is what we get from    We want single player, immersive games for mature players, where you get to make real choices and alter the fate of the player.

    WE DO NOT want another crappy MMO game. This game is truly dissapointing, unoriginal and a poor allocation of time and resources.

    Just think if they made a sequel game for the Elder Scrolls Universe instead! But this money grabbing scheme is what we get from producers who disregard what the gamers truly want. Haven't the success of the Fallout series and previous Elder Scrolls games proven this already?    … Expand
  68. Grossles
    Apr 6, 2014
    1
    No normal the Auction House
    No normal LFG tool.
    Horrible animation.
    PVP - Clone WvWvW b2p gw2.
    Disgusting interface.
    A lot of bugs.
    Horrible technical support.
  69. mruno
    Apr 8, 2014
    1
    Very disappointing, basically a World of Warcraft with nicer graphics. It's very static, nothing you do in the world feels like it effects anything else. Would not recommend, especially when you look at the price.

    Almost definitely will get boring quickly for most people.
  70. Crowsticks
    Apr 9, 2014
    1
    At first I was really enjoying this game but as the week went on I started feeling disappointed that I even spent the money on it. There's a lot of bugs and there's so many features they could've added but didn't. Like chat bubbles and not having to press alt in order to use the basics of the UI. I HATE having to press a button just to type in chat. It seems like they tried to make theAt first I was really enjoying this game but as the week went on I started feeling disappointed that I even spent the money on it. There's a lot of bugs and there's so many features they could've added but didn't. Like chat bubbles and not having to press alt in order to use the basics of the UI. I HATE having to press a button just to type in chat. It seems like they tried to make the game as complicated as possible and this automatically makes new players not want to continue.
    My gf sat there last night fuming over a quest and her mailbox. Why when the map is open can't you click on the quest title to the right and open it? You have to press an other button to open your quest log.
    Why can't you try on gear? What about professions?? I went into blacksmithing and without an hour of research on Google, I would've never figured it out. Hell even now I'm still confused. It's just ridiculous.
    I also don't like how any class can be anything. Why have classes??? Why have a caster that can wear heavy armor and a shield and be a tank?? It's just dumb. I'm going right back to WoW.    … Expand
  71. thedirtyrussian
    Apr 10, 2014
    1
    Had to make an account to say.... this game is bad. It has surprisingly boring combat for an elder scrolls game, not to mention repetitive quests. There are many quests throughout the game, and the voice acting for them is very good, but you're so bored with the game you don't even care about the quests. The graphics are good too, but $60 for the box then $15 a month after? You won't beHad to make an account to say.... this game is bad. It has surprisingly boring combat for an elder scrolls game, not to mention repetitive quests. There are many quests throughout the game, and the voice acting for them is very good, but you're so bored with the game you don't even care about the quests. The graphics are good too, but $60 for the box then $15 a month after? You won't be getting $15 from me.… Expand
  72. Tinz
    Apr 12, 2014
    1
    I am a huge Skyrim and Oblivion fan and was expecting something so much better. I played the beta for a while and found that it didn't measure up in any shape or form to my expectations. The graphics are poor and I just can't stand playing in a world littered with people doing things that make no sense whatsoever. It would have been so much better if they had released another Skyrim andI am a huge Skyrim and Oblivion fan and was expecting something so much better. I played the beta for a while and found that it didn't measure up in any shape or form to my expectations. The graphics are poor and I just can't stand playing in a world littered with people doing things that make no sense whatsoever. It would have been so much better if they had released another Skyrim and given it co-op capability so you could adventure with your friends against a computer. Epic fail for me and so surprising for such a talented company. Did they sack all their cool people and outsource or something?… Expand
  73. Reaverwind
    Apr 23, 2014
    1
    The good: well designed-world and good musical score, some well-done quests and voice-acting
    The Bad: borrowed the worst aspects of the single-player games - horrible GUI, laughable quest design, face-palming dialog, average gameplay
    The Ugly: Worst customer service I've encountered for ANY business, far too much client-side trust making the game a paradise for hackers and botters, and    The good: well designed-world and good musical score, some well-done quests and voice-acting
    The Bad: borrowed the worst aspects of the single-player games - horrible GUI, laughable quest design, face-palming dialog, average gameplay
    The Ugly: Worst customer service I've encountered for ANY business, far too much client-side trust making the game a paradise for hackers and botters, and terrible community. The game's quest design actually punishes grouping for PVE. As a side note, Zenimax plays fast and loose with their account suspensions (which also lock customers out of canceling subs).

    Caveat Emptor folks    … Expand
  74. cripplerca
    Apr 15, 2014
    1
    This game has amazing graphics but its not a game for everyone its more suited for an experienced MMO player. This is a good game however I will not be continuing after the 1st 30 days not because its a bad game just not a game for me I get bored with the questing wish they had a dungeon system like most MMO's do. Happy I tried it but not a game for me
  75. Lillepekka
    Apr 25, 2014
    1
    Game is still beta, a horrible buggy mess.
    Customer service is full of roleplaying trolls.

    PvP is crap. Just grind your ass to lvl 60 and defeat your opponent by looking in their general direction and undress and gently touch the number keys with your balls.
  76. Stikkers
    Apr 21, 2014
    1
    Jesus Christ I've never been more disappointed in Bethesda. Well done.
    Give everything to Obsidian now please. And don't **** up Fallout or you will lose your whole fanbase.
  77. DarkPurity
    Apr 22, 2014
    1
    I was in most of the beta sessions and the disappointments just kept on coming. ESO had a lot of potential, but the first thing you'll notice is that ESO is more like just "O" with the "ES" part arbitrarily glued on. The Elder Scrolls lore is totally unnecessary to the game, which is a shame, since the lore has to be integral for it to be a real ES experience. It really feels likeI was in most of the beta sessions and the disappointments just kept on coming. ESO had a lot of potential, but the first thing you'll notice is that ESO is more like just "O" with the "ES" part arbitrarily glued on. The Elder Scrolls lore is totally unnecessary to the game, which is a shame, since the lore has to be integral for it to be a real ES experience. It really feels like Zenimax and Bethesda bought a template of an MMORPG out of a box and spent the last 2 years painting by number. While there are some "FPS-like elements" such as replacing cooldown timers with ability charge-up, it's still a cookie-cutter online game.

    If this were a reinvention of EverQuest I'd score it much higher, as it's a little more faithful to the genre, but as an ES game, it's terrible. Anyone who has played the Elder Scrolls series will immediately notice breaks in the lore, or be driven mad by the "MMO Vaulted Cielings" that exist to trick you into thinking the world is larger. In fact, you'll notice that almost everything is that same WoW comically large stuff compared to your character. Skills don't advance by use; you're still leveling a-la-WoW. The spec system is also identical. The only positive is that the PvP is more "siege" than "arena", but even that just comes down to who fields the most bodies.

    Zenimax drove up in a windowless van and promised Elder Scrolls, but all that is in the back of the van is tears, shame, and disappointment. The more I played, the more I just wanted to play Skyrim, so I just modded my Skyrim and played that instead. So will you. I predict this game will be Free-To-Play by year 2.    … Expand
  78. obendz
    Apr 22, 2014
    1
    It's a beautiful world (not as lovely as ES V: Skyrim) and full of hundreds of quests, dungeons, etc. However, the glitches, bugs and bots inside it are just to extreme to ignore. People have a tendency to say 'oh, that's how every mmo starts off' - that is not an excuse and does not justify it. If a generic game was released unfinished, there would be just as many complaints and returnsIt's a beautiful world (not as lovely as ES V: Skyrim) and full of hundreds of quests, dungeons, etc. However, the glitches, bugs and bots inside it are just to extreme to ignore. People have a tendency to say 'oh, that's how every mmo starts off' - that is not an excuse and does not justify it. If a generic game was released unfinished, there would be just as many complaints and returns of the game. This game is essentially appalling and a serious let down to the Elder Scrolls franchise. ZeniMax need to seriously work on their client and server issues as the amount of maintenance that has been needed is just scary. My laptop is a beast of a laptop and I have fiber optic broadband (60mbs), so I have no problem with any other game.

    This one however, today alone, I attempted to log in 17 times before giving up as the amount of 'errors' i got. Yesterday, I had no problem. I really adivse, anyone wanting to buy this game, wait for several months - by then, the majority of people will have got bored of the game (I have) and left. Seeing as there are Rank 1 - 10 veterans everywhere now and its not even something special, everything felt like a race at the beginning (not that you HAD to race).

    The Main story line.... just sucked... it was so terrible. The only thing I liked about it was listening to John Cleese and Michael Gambon.    … Expand
  79. jpp293
    Apr 22, 2014
    1
    This game was a major disappointment for me. The game comes of as a beta and is filled with glitched that makes the game a pain to play. The extremely low review is for the poor quality of the game, the subscription model they used while charging a initial $80 for the complete game. Maybe patches could help improve the game slightly but I would highly recommend not buying this gameThis game was a major disappointment for me. The game comes of as a beta and is filled with glitched that makes the game a pain to play. The extremely low review is for the poor quality of the game, the subscription model they used while charging a initial $80 for the complete game. Maybe patches could help improve the game slightly but I would highly recommend not buying this game until it goes free to play.… Expand
  80. gerar
    Apr 25, 2014
    1
    Laugh out loud at the 10's. They could only come from corporate shills or people with the lowest of low standards. This game is a train wreck and the bodies are piling up fast.

    Endless load screens Progress ending quest bugs Accounts banned for no reason Potentially economy destroying duping bugs Disappearing bank slots and items It really feels like bots and gold sellers are 20%    Laugh out loud at the 10's. They could only come from corporate shills or people with the lowest of low standards. This game is a train wreck and the bodies are piling up fast.

    Endless load screens
    Progress ending quest bugs
    Accounts banned for no reason
    Potentially economy destroying duping bugs
    Disappearing bank slots and items
    It really feels like bots and gold sellers are 20% of the player base
    Constant client crashes
    Combat is clunky at best (how anyone can say this is fluid is beyond me)
    Graphics are nice but the color schemes are bland at best
    Character creation is great until you realize how generic every single race looks when it is the same re-skinned skeleton
    Zerg-fest PvP
    Tedious PvE

    Of course the shills and low standard folk will scream "But but but it's an mmo they never have a smooth launch"

    And I will say " It's 20-fricken-14!"

    They have years of past mmo successes and failures to research and they put out this? A generic mmo with The Elder Scrolls slapped on it to sell some copies? A shame really.

    I did give it a "1" because it installed and uninstalled pretty easily.    … Expand
  81. lordwardall
    Apr 28, 2014
    1
    They should rename this game "The Elder Bug Online". So buggy it's horrible.

    ToI give it a 1 because some aspects of the game are fun.

    Maybe in 6 months after tons of fixes, I will give it another chance.
  82. Subxaero
    Apr 28, 2014
    1
    No..Just no. I play the game 25 days now...Apart from the first week which normally gave me the impression of something new, the game is a huge let down
    1:) Sluggish combat system ,range bold bad-melee feels like nothing connects to the enemy and sometimes u need to check his hp bar to make sure
    2) The UI is beyond terrible, u cant see anything,hp-names-least of information 3)Quests at    No..Just no. I play the game 25 days now...Apart from the first week which normally gave me the impression of something new, the game is a huge let down
    1:) Sluggish combat system ,range bold bad-melee feels like nothing connects to the enemy and sometimes u need to check his hp bar to make sure
    2) The UI is beyond terrible, u cant see anything,hp-names-least of information
    3)Quests at first sight look good(no grinding etc, nice dialogues) but then as u level up u realise actually u get no chalenge at all, go talk to someone then to someone else, i expected at least a bit of a challenge at higher lvls..Only 2-3 voice actors,after sometime u easily realise it
    4) Brightest spot here-graphs are awesome i'll give em 8/10
    5) Crafting is very interesting with a few inovations , difinitely above average, especially the trait research is something new and fresh
    6)Game economy is beyond bad...U need to be on at least 3 guilds to have a decent amount of items to buy and respectively people to sell to
    7)PVP is decent, i like the big map and AvA thing, still has many flows though and the lag is insane, sometimes u cant move
    8)Bugs.. oh my god..people compare it with WoW and they forget they have 10 years if difference which is equal to a century in terms of tecnhology,bots?...dozens in public dungeons and dozens in open world u cant even touch the mob sometimes
    Overall it doesnt worth the sub FOR SURE, i wont say dont buy it, because its a big release and personally i never regret testing and buying big releases, i tried to like this game much but i just cant    … Expand
  83. JokerProduction
    May 9, 2014
    1
    Where do I begin. Boring fetch quests with absolutely no depth or expansive lore that begs one to do anything beyond the main story. Unless you want to be grinding day and night to get that extra level up.

    On top of that the market system is extremely broken and the entire game needs a reset thanks to handy little bugs like the duplication glitch. Every person that has invested money in    Where do I begin. Boring fetch quests with absolutely no depth or expansive lore that begs one to do anything beyond the main story. Unless you want to be grinding day and night to get that extra level up.

    On top of that the market system is extremely broken and the entire game needs a reset thanks to handy little bugs like the duplication glitch. Every person that has invested money in this game should be given a full refund. Dreadful game.    … Expand
  84. niceburger
    May 1, 2014
    1
    I literally lost interest in 5 minutes, not even kidding it's so boring. Just stick with Skyrim I'm gonna cancel my sub for this game, biggest waste of money in my whole entire life.
  85. MARKET_DAY
    May 2, 2014
    1
    What a big fat turd.

    Yet again our hopes are dashed to pieces by a big name developer under-estimating what it takes to make a good MMO. And let me be clear, I'm not one of the players bashing this game because of all the bugs and technical issues at launch. That's whatever. Seasoned MMORPG player here back from vanilla EQ. I've sampled every big name mmo to date and I'm more than    What a big fat turd.

    Yet again our hopes are dashed to pieces by a big name developer under-estimating what it takes to make a good MMO.

    And let me be clear, I'm not one of the players bashing this game because of all the bugs and technical issues at launch. That's whatever. Seasoned MMORPG player here back from vanilla EQ. I've sampled every big name mmo to date and I'm more than familiar with rocky launches. They don't bother me, that's not the issue. This game is flawed at its foundation. Rotten from the inside, and no amount of tweaking or bug fixes will ever make it good. Bandaids don't fix cancer. (At least not yet? =D)

    The 2 fatal flaws:

    1. The combat sucks. That right there will murder your mmo in the womb. If they fixed every other issue and flaw this game has, it would still be a bad game if they left the combat the way it is.

    2. Half the players just wanted Skyrim with a multiplayer function. They didn't really want an mmo at all. They wanted their single player elder scrolls game, with the ability to run around with their friends and kill bandits together. The other half wanted a true-blue MMORPG with all its implied faculties. So what did Zenimax do? ~*The king said, "Get me a sword." So they brought a sword before the king. The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other."*~ WHACK! And just like that, each crowd wound up with one bloody, viscera-leaking half of what could have been a deeply beloved game. ~*[Zenimax looks at their accountant] Where is TESO? Is she safe? Is she alright? [accountant replies] It seems...in your greed...you killed her... [Zenimax, clutching their collective skulls] I...? I couldn't have! She was alive, we made it playable on consoles AND the PC, I felt it! [Zenimax watches as their years of work and investment spiral the toilet bowl towards the inevitable F2P model] NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

    And now some knitty-gritty rambling.

    The combat is terrible (did I say that yet?) Whoever keeps peddling this "action MMO's are the future of the genre" idea should be castrated. No one wants to click their mouse for every single swing of their weapon in an mmo. Grinding trash mobs, while integral and necessary to the genre, needs to be as painless for the players as possible. TESO's combat system makes it incredibly punishing and tedious. And this whole active dodge/block mechanic is ridiculous and it needs to go away, it doesn't belong in an MMO.

    The story-line is mediocre, nothing new or exciting. Oh noes, a necromancer raising an army of the dead!? Whatever shall we-oh wait no one cares because this is boring.

    Leveling up is tedious (yeah, I'm using that word again because it suits this game so perfectly. In fact, I could have just typed that single word for my review and you'd know everything you need to know) even for an mmo. Again, mostly because of the failed combat system.

    I never even bothered trying the PvP due to all the horror stories I was hearing from other players.

    The 3-sided faction war was a great idea. There were a lot of great "ideas" behind this game. My hopes were so high. They got greedy, for one thing. For another, none of development staff were real MMO gamers. You can't make a good mmo if you're not good at playing MMO's. There's more I could say but I think I've gotten my point across to the whopping 2-3 people who will ever read this far. Time for pizza.    … Expand
  86. sapuramura
    May 29, 2014
    1
    It's not made by the same people who gave us the elder scrolles, it's not elder scrolles, It simply is an attempt to earn some money on an already famous title.
    If you’re hankering for Scrolls, I recommend modded Skyrim. If you’re after an MMO, I recommend any other, cause this project has no soul, only greed, greed and greed.
  87. Herroprs
    Jul 24, 2014
    1
    Why oh why did they make this an MMORPG!? Traditional MMO quest hubs, static events and typical internet tomfoolery just kill the immersion I loved in skyrim.
  88. Nugget
    Jun 7, 2014
    1
    This game could have been so much more than it is. It is not terrible, but overall the game is lacking so much. I wanted to play a 4 person instanced skyrim, but we got this instead. I find that the game will maybe get better with time, but this game overall needs a ton of polish. They rushed the game, and gave the public a sub par experience. Sad face panda.
  89. Kawai
    Jul 10, 2014
    1
    Graphics: 8 / Sound: 9 / Likeness to ES: 5 / Gameplay: 3 / Character customization: 4
    Combat Melee: 5 / Combat Casting: 6 / Combat Archery: 1 / Gameworld Navigation: 2
    Questing: 2 / Partying: 2 / Guilds: 2 / In Game Chat: 1 / Cheats/Exploits Prevention: 1 Character Control: 6 / Game Economy: 1 / Inventory    Graphics: 8 / Sound: 9 / Likeness to ES: 5 / Gameplay: 3 / Character customization: 4
    Combat Melee: 5 / Combat Casting: 6 / Combat Archery: 1 / Gameworld Navigation: 2
    Questing: 2 / Partying: 2 / Guilds: 2 / In Game Chat: 1 / Cheats/Exploits Prevention: 1
    Character Control: 6 / Game Economy: 1 / Inventory Control: 4 / Crafting System: 10
    Hype/Expectation/Delivery: 2 / Producers Response: 1 / Fanboy Boost: 10    … Expand
  90. ElderScrollsFan
    Jun 23, 2014
    1
    Highly disappointed in this game, what were you thinking, should of done an online game that was more like Borderlands and not so much like WoW. Well back to Morrowind.
  91. bjenkies
    Jul 23, 2014
    1
    Over all I didn't find this game to be anywhere near what i had expected or hoped for. Several, SEVERAL bugged quest lines, poor character development, and very repetitive MoBs. There isn't anything special about this game at all. In fact i would say this is a pay to play version of the game Two Worlds.

    Even while you are questing with your friends it does not feel like you are sharing    Over all I didn't find this game to be anywhere near what i had expected or hoped for. Several, SEVERAL bugged quest lines, poor character development, and very repetitive MoBs. There isn't anything special about this game at all. In fact i would say this is a pay to play version of the game Two Worlds.

    Even while you are questing with your friends it does not feel like you are sharing the same quest. You still have to complete your whole quest ( say you had to kill 10 boars, your party mate kills 5 and you kill 5. Normal MMOs your quest would be done. Not this one, you both still need to kill the 5 each. Same goes for any other quest.) Half the time my friend and i couldn't even see each othr while we were questing.

    This game could have been a LOT better.

    If you are going to play a great MMO, I recommend FF:ARR    … Expand
  92. aradapilot
    Aug 16, 2014
    1
    An insult to the franchise. Tedious. I thought maybe I had made a bad choice in character design, went back from a completely different angle, just as boring.
  93. alpharaven
    Oct 7, 2014
    1
    I wanted to like this game but it is just too poorly made for multiplayer experience. It is too easy to surpass or get behind your buddies XP levels, which means you have to wait for them to catch up, you have to replay parts you beat with them to get them up to speed, or jump in a random group wanting to do the quest you are at. Another junk mechanic is the quests themselves. You find youI wanted to like this game but it is just too poorly made for multiplayer experience. It is too easy to surpass or get behind your buddies XP levels, which means you have to wait for them to catch up, you have to replay parts you beat with them to get them up to speed, or jump in a random group wanting to do the quest you are at. Another junk mechanic is the quests themselves. You find you must do every quest just to get your XP as maxed as possible before entering the next region. I found myself taking quests from someone who clearly was going to be the evil antagonist or spoke as a superior to myself, just for the XP. In Skyrim, if someone approached me saying "go run my errand you inadequate serf, they would quickly receive the most negative dialog option or maybe even a blow to the head. In this crap game, I found myself saying "yeah they did totally disrespect me as if I'm their servant...but I do need that XP before I get into the "Shadowfen" region... Worse yet is the amount of cheesy quests. 90% of quests are just point A to B, back to A (or some variation of this). By level 10, I realized that the game would be better named "Cabella's Big White Arrow Hunter 2014", as I rocketed from arrow to arrow on my minimap, but by level 20, I felt the name should be "Postal Service Delivery Simulator 2014". Needless to say, this game is so grindy that only the most autistic, obsessive compulsive types can continue playing. Especially when you realize that after you beat the game in terms of finishing all your alliances missions, the programmers pull the biggest Deus Ex Machina dick move possible, claiming you need to see the world through your enemies eyes an
    d have you play through the quests of the other 2 alliances. So now you are taking up the cause of the other alliances, oddly enough, while simultaneously fighting them in the Cyrodil arena. After "seeing the world through your enemies eyes" by playing through all their quests, which implies to gain sympathy or understand their motives, you then are dumped back into your Alliance to wage ruthless battle against them. Overall, I found this game to be a massive fail, and as I stated before, a game only the most autistic and/or obsessive compulsive types could keep up. If you enjoy grinding and your idea of fun would bore the average person, this is the game for you. If you are an ES fanboy like me and get snagged into this time-sink, stop, step back, ask yourself "am I having fun or just running around trying to make the newest white arrow on my minimap go away", and if it is the latter answer, move on to the countless FUN games out there. *Rant Transmission ended*    … Expand
  94. HePimp
    Nov 3, 2014
    1
    I didn't give this game a 1 because of the crap combat downgrade from skyrim where it now just feels like you're hitting a magnetic pork chop that keeps repelling your sword, I didn't give it a 1 because of the graphics that look at about the same level as oblivion nor did I give it a 1 for the way they tried to shove the elder scrolls down an MMO pipe as you no longer have any of theI didn't give this game a 1 because of the crap combat downgrade from skyrim where it now just feels like you're hitting a magnetic pork chop that keeps repelling your sword, I didn't give it a 1 because of the graphics that look at about the same level as oblivion nor did I give it a 1 for the way they tried to shove the elder scrolls down an MMO pipe as you no longer have any of the beauty of a story in the beginning as intricate as the games previous and the layout for choosing class and race feels like something they rejected from WoW or Guild Wars 2.

    I gave this game a 1 for the simple reason that it is an incredible disappointment to the elder scrolls series. I spent almost £100 on this game and I couldn't feel more ripped off if I bought Big Rigs Over The Road Racing for that price. All in all, don't buy this game. At least not now until something is done with it like a large overhaul of literally everything. Even if this game was £15 with lifetime subscription I still would hesitate to buy it, the best thing we can do now is wait for Elder Scrolls VI to come out. See you in 2020.    … Expand
  95. Starapter
    Nov 16, 2014
    1
    I was really excited for this game, I have Skyrim and I even pre-ordered the Elder Scrolls online. I expected it to be good, since it was $60 but i got so much lag i was barely able to get to the log in screen, not to mention you have to pay $12 per month and an extra $20 to play as an imperial. When I created my character it was laggy and i wasn't even able to complete the tutorial. TheI was really excited for this game, I have Skyrim and I even pre-ordered the Elder Scrolls online. I expected it to be good, since it was $60 but i got so much lag i was barely able to get to the log in screen, not to mention you have to pay $12 per month and an extra $20 to play as an imperial. When I created my character it was laggy and i wasn't even able to complete the tutorial. The servers are too big and all the people takes away from the experience, not to mention the lag. The loading screen is slower than Skyrims and I'll be sitting here for 10-15 minutes just waiting for the character selection to load. In my opinion the Elder Scrolls online would be better if there was an option to play solo without so many players and if you didn't need to pay every month. It might be better if you don't need a subscription. My review might not be accurate since i haven't been able to get anywhere in the story because its constantly freezing and crashing. The only impressive thing is the character selection, because with the selection you won't see other users with the same appearance. It's not worth spending so much money to play, just go with Skyrim… Expand
  96. Fen__
    Jan 22, 2015
    1
    The game is average at best, very poor end game content. But the worst part is the company running it. They have been lying from the get go. They promised regular updates and content as this was a sub based game, but nothing came out except 1 zone in a year. Now they are switching their model to further nickel and dime people. Get this: People paid a sub, never got any content it was beingThe game is average at best, very poor end game content. But the worst part is the company running it. They have been lying from the get go. They promised regular updates and content as this was a sub based game, but nothing came out except 1 zone in a year. Now they are switching their model to further nickel and dime people. Get this: People paid a sub, never got any content it was being developped but they kept it away to be able to release it as paying DLC now. DO NOT BUY this game, those guys are using bait&switch practises and will screw you.… Expand
  97. gman321
    Dec 5, 2020
    1
    The game was a very good, fun Game. Great for solo or group. However in the last year the quality of the game's servers and customer service has dropped. After their recent update very few players, including myself, can play a dungeon or even log in to the game due to the constant freezing and crashing. Sadly Bethesda has already said only pc players will receive any compensationThe game was a very good, fun Game. Great for solo or group. However in the last year the quality of the game's servers and customer service has dropped. After their recent update very few players, including myself, can play a dungeon or even log in to the game due to the constant freezing and crashing. Sadly Bethesda has already said only pc players will receive any compensation although xbox and ps4 players also pay the $25/ month.… Expand
  98. Subspace12345
    Dec 8, 2015
    1
    Read this before you purchase this game!
    If you want to play this game on PC, don't. This game is made for PS and Xbox.
    The UI is rubbish. The quests are rubbish. The level curve is obscene. The scenery is ugly and depressing. The combat is below par, you can only have 5 moves on your bar, this is due to being a game for Xbox and PS. There is no proper targeting system in combat, prepare    Read this before you purchase this game!
    If you want to play this game on PC, don't. This game is made for PS and Xbox.
    The UI is rubbish. The quests are rubbish. The level curve is obscene. The scenery is ugly and depressing. The combat is below par, you can only have 5 moves on your bar, this is due to being a game for Xbox and PS. There is no proper targeting system in combat, prepare to aim the cross-hair like an FPS. The NPCs although talkative have dull conversation and you skip the dialog anyway. The classes are poorly designed and the faction system is pointless. Finally, the social dynamic (which is generally why people play MMO's) is lacking in all aspects. The chat system is clunky and targeting another player to add to party/whisper/inspect is next to impossible unless they're not moving, and people only stay still when they're AFK!
    Overall I had a very bad experience and this game is not worth the $30 I paid for it. I wouldn't get paid to play this game.    … Expand
  99. xenjajvex
    Jan 17, 2016
    1
    I've been playing for a couple years now and I'm now vet rank
    16, have 500k+ gold and have done everything there is to do...
    The two expansions have recently made me realise the direction in which the game is going and that is nowhere. Let's just say all these expansions introduce is more grind (collectibles with insanely low drop rates) and more headache and cringe with the crappy    I've been playing for a couple years now and I'm now vet rank
    16, have 500k+ gold and have done everything there is to do...

    The two expansions have recently made me realise the direction
    in which the game is going and that is nowhere. Let's just say all
    these expansions introduce is more grind (collectibles with insanely
    low drop rates) and more headache and cringe with the crappy voice
    acting and spazzy character animations.

    The graphics and sounds are clearly last gen! The voice acting, animations,
    story and plot are not worthy of being tied to the Elder Scrolls name and let's
    not forget the really bad community, half of which are not true ES fans but MMO
    fan boys and math nerds that care only for stats, numbers and the best gear, not
    story and content and lore which should be priority. Oh, and another thing with these
    MMO **** is their obsession with breaking the lore with their suggesting of dragon
    mounts and other "fun" additions to the game which often completely disregard the
    awesomeness that is Elder Scrolls lore. Obviously, ZOS loves their little community
    and goes ahead and listens to them anyway because all they really care about is money!

    I feel sorry for Bethesda, honestly... I can't imagine what's going through their minds as
    ZOS (the parent company) does some squats and sh!ts all over the lore.

    The sad reality is that this could very well be the end of the Elder Scrolls franchise. I can't
    believe though that I actually dropped out of college for this POS game! It's addicting for sure
    but I guess it's the same for every MMO. Obviously, as an ES fan I believed for a very long
    time that things would change because how in the hell could an Elder Scrolls game f*ck up
    so badly?! How naive I was. ESO is just another MMO for the brain dead masses with no taste
    and those who have forgotten what fun is. No true ES fan should touch this game; don't let the
    name deceive you, this isn't an ES game. It's a cash grab! & an epic fail. You must believe me!

    If you ever play this game you're life will hit rock bottom faster than you can say Oy vey.

    RIP Elder Scrolls 1994 - 2014    … Expand
  100. EptaEpt
    Sep 13, 2022
    1
    Sorry, but positive feedback is not available in your region. At least until your leadership changes the two-faced policy in their actions and statements.
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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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