The Elder Scrolls Online

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  1. Ser_Riggers
    Apr 17, 2014
    7
    As a person who has been playing World of Warcraft since 2007 and hopping MMORPGs for a little longer, I can honestly say that Elder Scrolls Online is a breath of fresh air. That being said, there are areas that it definitely can improve on, the bulk of which are unpolished and bugged quests which block progression in certain areas. These bugs can definitely put you off the game entirely,As a person who has been playing World of Warcraft since 2007 and hopping MMORPGs for a little longer, I can honestly say that Elder Scrolls Online is a breath of fresh air. That being said, there are areas that it definitely can improve on, the bulk of which are unpolished and bugged quests which block progression in certain areas. These bugs can definitely put you off the game entirely, but if you can look past what Zenimax are working on fixing, the game is a definite look-at. The days of one-button-spam and win is over. This game is a genuine challenge, and as you level up the mobs become progressively harder and greater in number, and require more thought and tactic to overcome.

    The quests themselves are interesting and immersive, although clearly because it is an MMORPG not as many quests are as great and epic as they were in Oblivion and Skyrim, but this is to be expected as it was said early on that this game was a spin-off of the Elder Scrolls Universe, not a new game in the series. That being said, if you don't like this game, don't feel the need not to buy the next game (Elder Scrolls VI) because you were put off by this game.

    By far, my favourite part of this game is the crafting system. In WoW the only way to gain materials to make stuff and progress through a profession was to go out into the world and mine nodes or trade with players via them or the Auction House (which this game does not have, thank the Nine). This game has that too, but it allows you to "deconstruct" items, which in turn give you the materials, as well as levelling the profession at the same time. You may find your inventory chock-a-block full of items from quests and drops, and instead of selling these items to a vendor for a tiny profit, you can deconstruct them, and in turn, make better items for yourself and your friends.

    This game deserves a solid 7/10, and I've waited until I hit the max level to write this review, so that way I had a better grasp on the game than people that release a review two days after it's release. Zenimax needs to address the issues within the game, and if they do so, this game could very well be around for a long time.    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. valandor
    May 17, 2014
    8
    I'm sure everything that can be said about ESO, both positive and negative, has been said so I'll make this short and to the point. I give the game an 8/10 rating because of its current state which I think is still unfinished. On potential I'd give it a 10. As an MMO it takes a few liberties with the beloved franchise but I find them to be minimal. ESO is above all else an Elder ScrollsI'm sure everything that can be said about ESO, both positive and negative, has been said so I'll make this short and to the point. I give the game an 8/10 rating because of its current state which I think is still unfinished. On potential I'd give it a 10. As an MMO it takes a few liberties with the beloved franchise but I find them to be minimal. ESO is above all else an Elder Scrolls game. Yes it has many bugs, yes there are spammers and bots galore, yes to all of that and more BUT it is still the best MMO I have played in a long time, and that includes my experience in WoW, Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, RIFT, Neverwinter and many other fantasy MMOs. ESO is fun and it is engrossing and I remain hopeful that it will only get better. If you're an Elder Scrolls fan, buy it. If you're not an Elder Scrolls fan I still recommend it but remember it is best played slowly with every nook and cranny explored (and every in game book read).… Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Razier
    Apr 15, 2015
    9
    If youŕe looking for a good review to base your decision on about this game, I ask that you look for a newer review from 2015. When this game first came out, I will admit, it was not great. I played it right after it first came out and was not thrilled. The monthly subscription was too much and the game play lacked. Now with all of the recent updates and with Tamriel Unlimited beingIf youŕe looking for a good review to base your decision on about this game, I ask that you look for a newer review from 2015. When this game first came out, I will admit, it was not great. I played it right after it first came out and was not thrilled. The monthly subscription was too much and the game play lacked. Now with all of the recent updates and with Tamriel Unlimited being released, it is an entirely different game. The quests are captivating and very well written, the combat while perhaps lacking a little bit, is still very fun. The PvP is still remarkable. Walking around the world the graphics are truly remarkable. I am very excited for the future of the game and look forward to seeing the future improvements they have planned.… Expand
  8. jackel
    Apr 4, 2014
    10
    this game is so good and bad ass ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
  9. 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
  10. Lirlore
    Apr 13, 2014
    10
    The game is so amazing the lvling it is enjoying i can't believe i am saying it yes you will enjoy to lvl . Every quest is a nice story :)
    The crafting is fun. Don't listen to those haters dont miss one of the best mmo out there :)
    Sorry for my bad English
  11. xVinci
    Apr 5, 2014
    6
    Definitely worth trying out for yourself. No MMO was perfect on launch and a lot will depend on where Zenimax is going with this and what content will be delivered, but I for my part was immediately immersed and I hope that you will too, you will miss out on something if not :)
  12. drstarling
    Apr 22, 2014
    10
    ESO is a very, very good MMO. When you read a review on this site from a user who has scored ESO zero, what you're witnessing is a threatened neckbeard; those wow players who are aware of three things:

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

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

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

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

    Don't listen to the neckbeards. Get a copy, and go play. The game really, really picks up after level 13. PVP is fantastic. Crafting is fun, not a chore. Profession grinding anybody? Gone. ESO let's you skip the parts you hated about wow, and play the parts you loved about it. It's a great achievement. Here's to the future!    … Expand
  13. Exokaz
    Apr 9, 2014
    10
    Ive played a few other elder scroll games before and ive always enjoyed what those games had to offer, lore, awesome battles, etc. This game isnt bad, but then again there will always be haters for everything. If you enjoyed WoW or the elder scroll games, check this one out. There's one mega server, people need to remember that...especially when they take the servers offline forIve played a few other elder scroll games before and ive always enjoyed what those games had to offer, lore, awesome battles, etc. This game isnt bad, but then again there will always be haters for everything. If you enjoyed WoW or the elder scroll games, check this one out. There's one mega server, people need to remember that...especially when they take the servers offline for maintenance. Worth it to see 100 v 100 v100 battles in pvp… Expand
  14. kurios
    May 16, 2014
    10
    The type of MMO I have been waiting for. One where I can play they way I want and explore where I want. The open class system is terrific, and should be implement in more MMOs, let me play they way I want vs. the way you think I should play. The world is open to exploration, and the NPCs you interact with have varied and interesting conversations. Also, a game that finally awardsThe type of MMO I have been waiting for. One where I can play they way I want and explore where I want. The open class system is terrific, and should be implement in more MMOs, let me play they way I want vs. the way you think I should play. The world is open to exploration, and the NPCs you interact with have varied and interesting conversations. Also, a game that finally awards crafters, by allowing them to produce the best gear, weapons, food, potions, enchantments available, vs solely bing in the province of the uber PvP or Raider.

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

    Overall I never expected them to able to replicate the deep complexities of the sand boxed Elder Scroll games, and was surprised they were able to get so close on MMO platform. I have found it to be very enjoyable, and believe that the future will hold even better things for this game, because the foundation game play is very solid.    … Expand
  15. Alexanderschwed
    Jul 20, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Für mich persönlich, mit Gw2 zusammen, eins der besten MMOrpg die es gibt.

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

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

    Ich bereue keinen Euro und zahle regelmäßig mein Abo seitdem es raus ist und habe viel Spaß im Spiel.    … Expand
  16. Poper
    Jul 31, 2014
    0
    Bethesda tryed to rush this game out without ewen polishing it . Maybe they needed fast money because the game costs 60 dolars + monthly fee. Bethesda didn't have any experience with masive multiplayer they took a leap of faith for this game and it failed. if you love the elder scrols game lore don't play this game it destroys it completely deletes it just wait for tes 6 it will be moreBethesda tryed to rush this game out without ewen polishing it . Maybe they needed fast money because the game costs 60 dolars + monthly fee. Bethesda didn't have any experience with masive multiplayer they took a leap of faith for this game and it failed. if you love the elder scrols game lore don't play this game it destroys it completely deletes it just wait for tes 6 it will be more worth the money.… Expand
  17. Plagued
    Apr 4, 2014
    9
    All of the negative reviews I've seen so far are such BS. 1 guy claims this game is a WoW clone... this game is SOOOO far from a WoW clone it's ridiculous. If you think that an MMO that has leveling, and swords and magic is a WoW clone, I guess you're right.

    Another guy gives a negative review because of some Customer Support issues? Sure, it sucks to have bad customer service... but    All of the negative reviews I've seen so far are such BS. 1 guy claims this game is a WoW clone... this game is SOOOO far from a WoW clone it's ridiculous. If you think that an MMO that has leveling, and swords and magic is a WoW clone, I guess you're right.

    Another guy gives a negative review because of some Customer Support issues? Sure, it sucks to have bad customer service... but having issues the day of launch is expected, and putting a negative review because of something that isn't even related to any of the game's development, gameplay or anything... ludicrous.

    Does the game have problems, sure. Is the game 100% unique, pretty sure that it's been proven mathematically that there is almost 0 ideas that haven't been thought of before. Is the game fun? Definitely, and it gets far better after you put in more than 20 minutes into it. Exploration and unique play styles abound.    … Expand
  18. Toxicsix
    Apr 7, 2014
    10
    This will be a review in progress. Starting with a 10 because this game is the best i have played to date and I see so many zero's that it drives me crazy that people can even give something a score like that when they haven't even played through the content. Going to leave you with a few points that I posted on another discussion.

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

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

    Currently Level 12 and I will update at 25, 50, and then post 50 impressions.
    I am huge into pvp and I havent even experienced it yet but will keep you posted.    … Expand
  19. TheSpiralAim
    Apr 10, 2014
    8
    The Elder Scrolls Online is an MMORPG following the Theme Park model started by Everquest back in the day. I wouldn't really call it a WoW clone since it's really just one way of presenting an MMORPG, and if you get down to it WoW is an EQ clone. That being said let's take a real look at TESO.
    TESO presents itself with some of the paradigms the game has had since TES III: Morrowind. It    The Elder Scrolls Online is an MMORPG following the Theme Park model started by Everquest back in the day. I wouldn't really call it a WoW clone since it's really just one way of presenting an MMORPG, and if you get down to it WoW is an EQ clone. That being said let's take a real look at TESO.
    TESO presents itself with some of the paradigms the game has had since TES III: Morrowind. It has the TES theme arranged in a new way but still familiar, and that is always a bonus. After the character is made and one's faction is selected you start... as a prisoner, go figure. The Player even has to find their way out of a starting dungeon, a thing that was a trend in four of The Elder Scrolls games. So I can give them bonuses for sticking to their tried and true model of throwing the player into the world.
    The villain of the game is one many TES fans should be familiar with and this will make most players smile a little hearing and seeing a familiar name. The story presents itself like a single player game and like any TES game might. Every few levels the player is summoned to speak with the Prophet and deal with the problems caused by the villain. The overland questing is fun, and doesn't really feel like the standard progress questing found commonly in Theme Park style MMORPGs.
    There are some beautiful charms to the game, as well as fantastic choices in voice actors. The best example of this is a gentleman named Cadwell that is met in the starter dungeon. He is voiced by John Cleese! The graphics are very impressive and fluid feeling for an MMORPG, with some exceptions on how the arrows look when fired from the bow.
    The game play is dynamic and fluid, which is a departure from most Theme Park MMORPGs. The fact one has to aim(Mostly) and move around a whole lot, has made the group dungeon content very interesting. There is also the ability to switch weapon, and with it your abilities chosen for your hot bar. This can become frustrating at times, since one only has five hot bar slots, and a lot more fun abilities to use than one can slot, even with the ability to switch weapons.
    The crafting is nice but, doesn't really feel that necessary until higher levels, and some of them are actually rather difficult to level up. One bonus to this crafting system is the ability to make armors and weapons that look like whichever race's style--providing you have the racial motif. There is a great deal of frustration involved with upgraded pieces as well, it seems that I destroy more than I upgrade, even when I have a 90% chance of success.
    While I haven't noticed too many things I don't like, other than way too many people being on around me, nothing stands out too sharply either, it's just a fun fluid feeling MMORPG. This is a great break from the older more standard models like WoW, EQ2, Rift, EQ ect... I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a Theme Park style MMORPG but more modern than previous examples.

    While fun I'm giving this an 8/10. When I find the perfect MMO I'll give it a 10 but, I have a feeling that'll never happen... EVER. Also nothing deserve's a 0... even SWG had merit to give it a score higher than not.    … Expand
  20. fanabanana
    Apr 24, 2014
    0
    All together, garbage, a complete bore with an absolute lack of depth or quality. The game is missing intelligence. Anyone saying otherwise is either a shill or delusional.
  21. max_lives
    Apr 8, 2014
    3
    Let’s get some things out of the way first:

    This is neither the best TES experience, nor is it the best MMO experience. Of all the things I’ve disagreed with over previous TES games, the opinion that the graphics are amazing is top of the list. While I really enjoy playing through each Elder Scrolls title, the characters, the materials used on scenery (glossy bricks overload!) and    Let’s get some things out of the way first:

    This is neither the best TES experience, nor is it the best MMO experience.

    Of all the things I’ve disagreed with over previous TES games, the opinion that the graphics are amazing is top of the list. While I really enjoy playing through each Elder Scrolls title, the characters, the materials used on scenery (glossy bricks overload!) and the terribly ropey voice and motion capture acting all put a knot in my stomach when I first start playing. But hey, I forget about it after a while and get down to just enjoying the freedom and little side-stories that are going on.

    Now, the graphics in ESO for me are much, much better. Unfortunately, after you’ve gotten over the graphics, the stuff that makes TES games so endearing and involving - the “meat”, isn’t there. The progression-style gameplay and hand-holding takes away all real sense of adventure, and while you can still just go off and explore, don’t expect to be able to enjoy the fruits of your explorations until you’ve gone back to where you came from and followed the breadcrumbs until they lead you to these amazing places you’ve discovered.

    Which aren’t amazing. Most public dungeons are carbon copies of one another - a small circuit, sometimes ending in a Shard - which makes me wonder if the only purpose of these places is to stop lower level adventurers (yes, you, you dirty explorer types!) from farming shards.

    Some of the group dungeons are interesting, until you’ve done them once and realise that actually they’re really a-b-c. There’s no intelligent thought behind them, and when puzzles (cartographic or mental) are present, they’re of the tic-tac-toe variety you expect to find in airport crossword puzzle books. Dungeon Master has more to offer.

    Above ground things aren’t much better. Kill X rats is replaced with Rescue X Guan, or X prisoners, or X *insert bright new idea here*. The point is, there is still copious use of # / # in the Quest Tracker.

    Quest Tracker.The worst quest tracking system I’ve ever seen in any game, single or multiplayer. When you pick up a new quest, or hand in a milestone on a quest you’re on, the tracker changes to highlight something else. Support helpfully informed me to press T to cycle through the quests. Thanks for that. How many quests do you have in your Journal?

    The UI in general is a nightmare. We invented floating windows for a reason, people. FullScreen mode for every-single-aspect of character and inventory management is like stepping back to the ‘80’s. I don’t care if it’s for console too… I’m a PC MMOer and we’re your bread & butter, fools.

    And Chat. Well, you have /zone and you have your /g# guild chats. That’s it. Because there’s no public AH, everyone spams /zone with their WTT messages. So technically /zone is mostly spam. Meanwhile, because everyone can join 5 guilds, /g# is often either dead, or filled with the worst offenders of /zone. I’ve found one guild which isn’t like that, and I like em, but 95% of the people shown as online don’t respond to chat because they’re only listening to some *other* guild … their presence in this guild is only so they can access the guild bank & store. Don’t ask about chat lag…is it 2014 or 1992?

    Crafting is quite good. Anyone can make anything, so you don’t need to worry about selling in a few months.

    Combat blows. I died 3 times last night because the hotkey input was lagging … movement and combat are in separate packets it appears, so you can find yourself able to move but not fight (and NPCs don’t care, pew pew).

    3/10 .. 2 points deducted for wasting $200 on this thing, which is the most galling part of it all.    … Expand
  22. awais142
    May 5, 2014
    3
    An elder scrolls game thats trying too hard to be an elder scrolls game and an mmorpg, cant make its mind up. Graphics are dull textured, the gold you get off enemies is ridiculously low, horses cost way to much and they made sure of that by limiting the gold income from grind. Game is disgusting in party grouping, you cant help other people quest that you have done, so you just watch themAn elder scrolls game thats trying too hard to be an elder scrolls game and an mmorpg, cant make its mind up. Graphics are dull textured, the gold you get off enemies is ridiculously low, horses cost way to much and they made sure of that by limiting the gold income from grind. Game is disgusting in party grouping, you cant help other people quest that you have done, so you just watch them do it on thier own, wtf is the point in grouping for quests then??

    Once again, a game trailer misrepresenting a mission with the cinematic to this quest with an epic invasion of daedric army, which of course only consisting of only 2 enemies ingame at a time and having them greet you like its just another sunny day at the beach really? Tricking your fans with trailers is just sad. Many areas you see people just waiting to kill a boss, where the hell is the innovating combat ? You just wait around for major enemies to spawn during a quest line, its disgusting and very boring. Entire game feels like a borefest, very soon to go free to play in no time.    … Expand
  23. CountryPetInn
    Apr 7, 2014
    8
    It is fun to level and it seems like there is no grinding to speak of (gather 10 turtle shells). It's fun to explore and the npc character acting is decent too (LOTRO was missing that and was boring me to go to bed too early) I give it an 8 because there are still areas I'm having trouble trying to figure out.
  24. aXBlackDeathXa
    Apr 7, 2014
    8
    Ok wow where to start? Most of these reviews I'm reading are way off base (both positive and negative). Let me start with saying the MetaCritic score (83) - at this time - is a fair score for this game. The game is not a 10 and it's certainly not a 5 or lower.
    I am not paid, reimbursed, or work for anything "industry related". I’m a 30+ year old father of two who actually played the    Ok wow where to start? Most of these reviews I'm reading are way off base (both positive and negative). Let me start with saying the MetaCritic score (83) - at this time - is a fair score for this game. The game is not a 10 and it's certainly not a 5 or lower.
    I am not paid, reimbursed, or work for anything "industry related". I’m a 30+ year old father of two who actually played the last three beta's and purchased the Imperial Edition of the game.
    Having 200+ hours into Skyrim I can honestly say ESO does a fairly solid job mixing that Skyrim first person adventurer with that MMO feel. However what it does not do is excel at either. If you are a hardcore PvP player chances are you're not going to like ESO. You can’t just troll low level areas and “gank noobs”. If you are a hardcore Skyrim player chances are you may like ESO.

    What I like: Awesome PVE experience, areas, towns, dungeons are well laid out. The writing and acting for the quests is very well done. It's easy to navigate and the only real thing keeping you in one specific area from another, are the level of mobs around there. I have yet to see game breaking lag even in densely populated areas - including PVP / Cyrodiil. I REALLY enjoy the “look for group” feature. This is a great idea and its executed well. If you’re outside a dungeon or instance and looking for players to team up with…instead of spamming chat looking for folks you simply go into the group interface of the game, click the search icon, refine the search by filling out drop down menus related to size of group, areas, or specific dungeons / instances. You can even filter based on roles (tank, healer, dps, etc.) Like Skyrim you can get lost in the PVE experience and not even touch PVP if you so desire.
    What needs work: There are still some minor annoyances. Some quests are still bugged and prevent progress - this is exceptionally frustrating when you could be in the 5th part of a 6 part quest. However since go live I've only had one quest not fix itself by just logging out and back in. Another nuisance is having group members not in the same "game instance". Instead you see them just as a floating arrow. In fact what they see on their screen will actually vary from what you're seeing (in terms of lootable items, etc.) It would be nice to see some UI / inventory

    Neither here nor there: Since the game does not force you down specific class / race paths you are open to design your character essentially any way you see fit. One issue with this is if you’re looking to specialize in crafting the enormous amounts of resources involved quickly fill up pack and bank space. You will easily find yourself creating mule characters just to retain crafting materials.

    Conclusion: Did I buy the game – yes. Do I have any buyer’s remorse – absolutely not. Although Zenimax does offer some marginal discounts for buying advanced chunks of subscription time I was really hoping to see some sort of “family plan” implemented. For those old farts like myself who actually like to game with their kids, this title will break the bank! Three copies of the game ($120 – 180) 6 months subscription for 3 players ($250). 6 month sub discounted 13.99/mo = $83 per player every 6 months.
    ESO gets an easy 8 out of 10 from me.    … Expand
  25. 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
  26. geormigk
    Apr 11, 2014
    10
    Fantastic game fresh start to mmo genre and something different than click and play. Thegraphics are stunning and the quests deep...The pvp is also a great experience
  27. jay6426
    Aug 31, 2016
    6
    Originally many negative reviews came from players who wanted another ES game and not a MMO. I was very excited at the start and played for a couple months, but the game failed to deliver the gameplay in quests, dungeons, pvp and exploring that other games have offered.
  28. BrokenMan
    May 13, 2014
    0
    Эта игра полностью разрушила все мои надежды на хоть какую-нибудь принадлежность к серии The Elder Scrolls. Первое, что я увидел, войдя в игру - это плохая анимация персонажей. Второе - ну просто отвратительная система боя. Хуже я нигде не видел. Про луки вообще и говорить не стоит. Оказавшись на Нирне, нас начинают грузить невообразимым количеством квестов, бессмысленных и нудных. А доЭта игра полностью разрушила все мои надежды на хоть какую-нибудь принадлежность к серии The Elder Scrolls. Первое, что я увидел, войдя в игру - это плохая анимация персонажей. Второе - ну просто отвратительная система боя. Хуже я нигде не видел. Про луки вообще и говорить не стоит. Оказавшись на Нирне, нас начинают грузить невообразимым количеством квестов, бессмысленных и нудных. А до какой степени нудны все эти разговоры... Я скажу, что если слушать/читать всё, что нам говорят, узнавать от разных персонажей какую-нибудь информацию, вы почувствуете себя на уроке истории, который не будет заканчиваться никогда. Хотелось бы добавить единственное замечание про графику. Она не оптимизирована. По моему мнению, Skyrim выглядел бы намного лучше и там было бы в три раза большее FPS. Вообщем, ваши заслуженные ноль баллов, Bethesda. Ах, да, учитывая всё это, она стоит просто огромных денег. Это позор.… Expand
  29. Spryngsnowstorm
    Apr 11, 2014
    8
    Preface

    In general, I don’t like MMORPGs. The auto-combat is boring. Grinding is boring. The quests are boring. Everyone looks the same. I’ve never gotten to end-game (because of the boring), but I have seen friends having epic 30 person fights with giant beasties and it seems more like doing math and less like playing a game. I’m just not into it. Therefore, this review is only    Preface

    In general, I don’t like MMORPGs. The auto-combat is boring. Grinding is boring. The quests are boring. Everyone looks the same. I’ve never gotten to end-game (because of the boring), but I have seen friends having epic 30 person fights with giant beasties and it seems more like doing math and less like playing a game. I’m just not into it. Therefore, this review is only applicable to the low levels of the game and my impressions thus far. I don’t have a lot of experience, but I want to explain why I like this MMORPG.

    I love the Elder Scrolls series, which I picked up at Morrowind and never looked back, so I was a sucker for the game world. That’s what convinced me to try it in the first place. I was hopeful but also skeptical. With nothing to lose (my roommate who loves MMORPGs let me make a character on his account to see how it felt), I dove in.

    Actual Review

    Character creation was a blast. It’s one of my favorite parts of a game. I had been disappointed with the limitations MMOs had concerning look. This time I was glad to see an aspect of ES games carried over (my strong hope being that much of the feel of the games translated [and it did]) in the character creation station. Oh, the glorious sliders! I’ve made 3 characters and they each took 30+ minutes to make and they don’t look like everyone else. I was off to a good start.

    The tutorial was a little ambiguous. Some things only brought up an explanation if you happened to click on it. Most of the tutorial was meant to teach you how to equip a weapon and fight with a rudimentary understanding of the battle system. The narrative broke down a little bit as I was being rushed through with this sense of urgency, but then there are 20+ urns with stuff to loot all over the place.

    So I got free and was in one of the faction’s starting isles. This was something that bothered me. I want to play a Kajit, but I wanted to be on the same team as my friend. It was not clear to me that the races can only be in their assigned faction (unless I had spent more money on an upgraded account), so I played this character for 5 levels before my friend tells me he never saw that island and I’m not on his team. Damn it! So I can either play the race I want OR play with my friend. I made another character.

    Time to talk about combat. This is one of the major selling points for me. It’s point and click per hit, rather than auto-fighting. It livens up the experience and requires more of my attention. Also, the first person option is another carryover I was happy to see. For a lot of the time it feels like playing single player as far as combat. The controls were already familiar to me, so I got the hang of it quickly. I’m not a fan of hotkeys, but it’s a symptom of not being able to pause which is my #1 hang up about MMOs, but there’s nothing for it.

    That leads me to my next smiley face, XP distribution, aka Freedom From Grinding. Killing things is fun and sometimes necessary, but that’s not going to get me levels or gold. Missions and little story lines are what this is all about. Yes, the missions start out somewhat trite, but they’re clever and cute and not “go get me 10 of these” level of banal. You know where you’re going, what you’re doing, and there’s an at least moderately compelling reason you’re doing it.

    Also in the realm of XP, I am so grateful for the shared kills. We get the same XP and the same loot if we take something down together, making this a co-op venture. There’s not petty squabbling about who gets the stuff or the kill. I feel a camaraderie when I see someone else is on the same path, killing the same things. We have each other’s backs because there’s no reason not to. There’s no more trepidation when I’m playing peak hours because, “Cool, other people to enjoy this experience with!”

    Crafting is another thing I love. At first I was daunted by all the huge amounts of instruction, but then I read through a bunch of forums and wikis. Turns out explaining the system is more complicated than the system itself. I was hoping for a little more visual customization, but there are enough mechanics (many, but simple) involved. (I saw someone in a Kajit helmet and I Want It!! I’ll be learning that racial armor style since I can’t be a Kajit because I’m broke [whine].)

    To sum up, EOS is a MMORPG I don’t hate, and that’s a glowing recommendation in my book. I’ve always wanted to be able to quest with my friends, but been too annoyed with game play to get there. Now if I can get my friend to stop leveling until I can catch up, I’ll be set.

    Thank you, Bethesda.    … Expand
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. Risson
    Apr 23, 2014
    9
    I gave this game what I did because it is by far the best MMO I've played, and I've played a lot. This is an almost perfect MMO (besides a few things, payment, some generic quest, etc.). Although I am rating this as an MMO and not a Elder Scrolls game. As an Elder Scrolls player this feels nothing like one and is not near as good. 9/10 from an MMO standpoint.
  33. Shasta2344
    Apr 29, 2014
    3
    Terrible, I have always been an Elder Scrolls fan, but this game is neither a good MMO or a good ES title. I played this game for about 15 hours, I kept telling myself something will make this game be worth the $50 I shelled out. Unfortunately, I was wrong.

    I'm going to give it a half a**ed rating which is more than it deserved. Graphics: Decent, nothing too exceptional though.    Terrible, I have always been an Elder Scrolls fan, but this game is neither a good MMO or a good ES title. I played this game for about 15 hours, I kept telling myself something will make this game be worth the $50 I shelled out. Unfortunately, I was wrong.

    I'm going to give it a half a**ed rating which is more than it deserved.

    Graphics: Decent, nothing too exceptional though.

    Combat: in the same old MMO standard its a giant grind fest.

    Quests: Boring you'll notice familiar voices from Skyrim and all they did was remind me of what a really ES game was like.    … Expand
  34. Ipara
    May 2, 2014
    7
    First my background. Played WoW for almost 7 years, was involved in the Rift Beta, SWTOR, Tera, and currently involved in the Beta of Wildstar, I've always enjoyed the Elder Scrolls series, so what's not to like with ESO? Well, for me, it's quite a bit. Having been a part of several of the Beta weekends before launch I, as well as others, had several issues which were never reallyFirst my background. Played WoW for almost 7 years, was involved in the Rift Beta, SWTOR, Tera, and currently involved in the Beta of Wildstar, I've always enjoyed the Elder Scrolls series, so what's not to like with ESO? Well, for me, it's quite a bit. Having been a part of several of the Beta weekends before launch I, as well as others, had several issues which were never really addressed until after the game went live, but as of today, May 1st, there're still correcting issues that should have been corrected before launch. In fact some issues even got worse before release and the worse part is the developers never really listened to us Beta testers since the survey forms never changed and there was no forum to voice our opinion on what was going on. First of all the graphics are amazing, the voice acting is good. The way the quests are handled, etc. is just like playing a Elder Scrolls game, so it's real easy to jump in and start playing, however... Everything seems to be the same color palate. Armor, buildings, other people, all seem to be made up of the same color combinations, boring and lifeless. Combat, to me, is really badly done. As stated by others, you only get 5 combat options, and it seems everyone is a magic user. It doesn't matter if your a staff user or a warrior, everyone it seems has some sort of ranged attack. On the surface it may seem good, but it isn't! Combat is really bad in the game. The combat reminds me of WoW, but worse. Tera on the other hand has a great combat system, but has other issues. Fighting one on one is not a big deal, but when you face several bad guys at once you'd better be very good on your feet and have health potions or you'll die, and die ALL the time, even though they're at your level. Good luck killing that "boss" person to complete that chain quest. You get my point! There's no combo attack moves, even weapons don't seem to be much different from each other. I love challenges, but I find the combat system lacking. Quests are still being fixed, my favorite being a character who appears and talks to you in German... Crafting in the game is really boring. I feel the game has promise, but most people feel they "rushed" the game to market. I think if they spent another 6 months on the game it would be a lot better then it is currently. The flip side is Wildstar! The game doesn't release until June, but the game is rock solid at this point with very very few bugs of ANY sort.… Expand
  35. Auriakus
    Jun 1, 2014
    8
    I have played this game over 400 hours and I am comparing against the 20 years of mmorpg playing I have. This is a "very good" mmorpg. In my run through of over 200+ quests I have only discovered 2 with noticeable bugs, both which had work-arounds or were not catastrophic- so I'm not sure what the other people are seeing that claim this to be bugged. Here are the great things in theI have played this game over 400 hours and I am comparing against the 20 years of mmorpg playing I have. This is a "very good" mmorpg. In my run through of over 200+ quests I have only discovered 2 with noticeable bugs, both which had work-arounds or were not catastrophic- so I'm not sure what the other people are seeing that claim this to be bugged. Here are the great things in the game:
    Tons of content and dialogue with voice acting
    Tons of quests (group or fighting alongside other groups is handled wonderfully)
    Good crafting system that is rewarding and worthwhile
    Can play alone or group- THE GAME IS BALANCED (PVE) despite what some say
    Classes are all unique but offer great customization
    NO LEVEL GRINDING- this is an amazing things. The sheer number of quests and quest xp limits the need to xp grind to a point I thought unimaginable
    Respec'ing is costly, as it should be
    Much More

    Bad:
    Despite some great enhancements to combat botting, there are some farmers/bots around. Its obvious as some bot trains are allowed to operate. I know what this looks like, I have run botting software in other games...    … Expand
  36. cradoja
    Nov 9, 2014
    0
    I got the same feeling from this game as I did from Halo 3 to Halo 4. Different designer of a classic, amazing series took everything that was good about the Elder Scrolls name, removed it, stole generic MMO play style from other popular MMOs and then duct-taped it back together. At least in this case I can hope to god Bethesda doesn't think that this game was a success by any means. ToI got the same feeling from this game as I did from Halo 3 to Halo 4. Different designer of a classic, amazing series took everything that was good about the Elder Scrolls name, removed it, stole generic MMO play style from other popular MMOs and then duct-taped it back together. At least in this case I can hope to god Bethesda doesn't think that this game was a success by any means. To me personally, as soon as I heard that there was an extra fee to play imperials I knew this game was a money grab, I'm sure I wasn't the only one. I historically played WoW almost since its release. I don't play it anymore because I simply can't justify the monthly cost for content that continues to dumb down the originality of the game to "appease the masses" as in, "we have to market this so that anyone from ages 8-18 will want to play it." This is just yet another title that loses it's connection to its name, and disappoints anyone who wanted a fresh game concept. Very few games are hard anymore, this one is just pathetic. Not that anyone reads these but If someone made an MMO with similar objectives as WoW, BUT and this is a big BUT, completely re-engineered the combat system to be almost a copy of the way chivalry is (if anyone has played that) that someone would become a billionaire over night. I was hoping this game would take a crack at that but it severely missed its potential, all to make quick money. I read a 10 on here that bashed everyone calling this game garbage. Their reasoning was that all of us giving this game terrible reviews is a ploy to keep people playing WoW. Well, as I just said and I'm sure i'm not the only one. I no longer play WoW, and I haven't in years. Explain to me my secret plan to keep people playing WoW? Anyway Don't buy this piece of garbage. It literally took everything and I mean EVERYTHING that makes Elder Scrolls a fantastic series and removed it. The only MMO in my opinion that's worth its cost is EVE. I personally just don't have the time to learn it and I'm not so much into the space scene. But If I was I would recommend it much sooner than this. I would rather play runescape, or neverwinter, or LOTR, or .....I think you get my point. This game doesn't offer anything new or unique, just recycled **** that nobody wants.… Expand
  37. stimpy77
    Feb 7, 2015
    8
    I played this just before the beta ended and the game was released, and then I bought it, but never played it, because I didn't want to pay a subscription fee. Now the subscription fees are ending (March 17, 2015) and the game will, like Guild Wars and the like, be free to play. Now I feel comfortable with firing up the game again and enjoying this game.

    My experience during the beta    I played this just before the beta ended and the game was released, and then I bought it, but never played it, because I didn't want to pay a subscription fee. Now the subscription fees are ending (March 17, 2015) and the game will, like Guild Wars and the like, be free to play. Now I feel comfortable with firing up the game again and enjoying this game.

    My experience during the beta was fairly positive. There's no point in comparing to other MMORPGs, what matters is "did I have fun?", and yes, I had some fun, although I was a bit frustrated at times by the difficulty of my early character, but in a way that's a good thing, it's not good for things to be too easy. That said, the game experience does feel watered down. It's not Skyrim, it's not even Oblivion, but being an MMORPG it is similar in mechanics to World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings Online, and others, while retaining the art direction and lore of the Elder Scrolls.

    I'm really irked by those who keep repeating "P2W", etc., on every free-to-play game, like a broken record, I honestly don't give a crap about any of that, you're buying into a gaming experience that is primarily PvE not PvP and whatever floats your boat is reasonable here. I'm just happy that in a month and a half (in March 2015) I won't have to worry about monthly subscription fees, so I can pay the initial cost of the game and not $250 or whatever for two years of gameplay before realizing that the game isn't worth that much.    … Expand
  38. Molec_man
    Jul 9, 2014
    4
    At first glance, I thought this game was great. I loved the combat flexibility and ease of switching my builds. Unfortunately, as I progressed that ease and limited combat variation became boring. Upon reaching Veteran rank, I lost all motivation to continue on. The bots were everywhere and the landscape was dull and drab. The dungeons didn't draw me in, there was no reason to do themAt first glance, I thought this game was great. I loved the combat flexibility and ease of switching my builds. Unfortunately, as I progressed that ease and limited combat variation became boring. Upon reaching Veteran rank, I lost all motivation to continue on. The bots were everywhere and the landscape was dull and drab. The dungeons didn't draw me in, there was no reason to do them multiple times as you leveled and the questing seemed like the same old same old. It reminds me of what happened with the build up of SWTOR. In the end, they should have just made a KOTOR 3. Same here. In the end, they should have just made a new single player Elder Scrolls game like the previous installments (Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim). Wasted effort Zenimax.… Expand
  39. Jappp
    Oct 16, 2014
    8
    This not an Elder Scrolls (Skyrim) sequel. This is not meant to be a single player game you can finish in x hours.
    This is an MMO.
    I love elder scroll games, played them all through and through. I did not expect a similar game. Hence, I enjoyed this game from the start. With all its bugs, glitches and exploits (most of which have been fixed and weren't game breaking to begin with).    This not an Elder Scrolls (Skyrim) sequel. This is not meant to be a single player game you can finish in x hours.
    This is an MMO.

    I love elder scroll games, played them all through and through.
    I did not expect a similar game.

    Hence, I enjoyed this game from the start. With all its bugs, glitches and exploits (most of which have been fixed and weren't game breaking to begin with).
    Pve is quite immersive with a good story, phenomenal voice acting and challenging end game content. Last may seem repetitive but what you gonna do, it's at least on par with single player games these days. Nice thing is you can skip most if you really want. It's probably worth the initial payment, but you shouldn't buy this if you only enjoy single play RPG elements.

    Pvp was amazing. Balanced classes, interesting objectives providing different strategic angles and good enough reward system.
    Notice I say was as ZOS kinda killed it with the latest patch. They gave every alliance it's own campaign to dominate, which bores me to death.
    Sure they could have fixed some abilities faster than they did but perfecting stuff like that takes time and I personally think it's part of the challenge to figure out a way to weather this OP stuff.

    I definitely get that they need monthly payment to keep the servers up but its way too much for an unfinished game pvp wise. I should expect them to have balanced everything to perfection by now. I think I have the right to expect that as I have never paid as much for any other game.

    The game is great.
    The monthly fee is not.    … Expand
  40. Darthtux
    Jun 24, 2014
    8
    Elder Scrolls Online is a good MMO but it could improve in many ways. Elder Scrolls Online has a lot of bugs in quests and I was pretty disapointed in not getting my exp but anyways the missions are well done with voice acting and good story telling. The main story was short but it manages to keep a decent pace with the side missions. There's soo much to do in Elder Scrolls Online likeElder Scrolls Online is a good MMO but it could improve in many ways. Elder Scrolls Online has a lot of bugs in quests and I was pretty disapointed in not getting my exp but anyways the missions are well done with voice acting and good story telling. The main story was short but it manages to keep a decent pace with the side missions. There's soo much to do in Elder Scrolls Online like fighting world bosses and doing dungeons, those were fun when you play it with friends! The dungeons are amazing! Pvp was fun with people and go raid on bases and stuff...... Overall Elder Scrolls Online is a good MMO but with too much content it creates too many bugs and the game tends to get boring once you play it for a very long time......… Expand
  41. Hanilvor
    Jan 6, 2015
    8
    This is a great game - don't let the hype fool you. However - if you're expecting a game more like Skyrim give it a few months, once they fully implement the justice and champion systems the game will seem an awful lot more "Elder Scrollsy."

    I gave the game an 8 out of 10 because they still haven't quite managed to figure out how to promote more diversity in character builds. Yes you    This is a great game - don't let the hype fool you. However - if you're expecting a game more like Skyrim give it a few months, once they fully implement the justice and champion systems the game will seem an awful lot more "Elder Scrollsy."

    I gave the game an 8 out of 10 because they still haven't quite managed to figure out how to promote more diversity in character builds. Yes you can level with just about any build/style you want, but for end game content you can feel pigeonholed into having to choose one meta-build. Hopefully the new Champion System resolves this when it is fully implemented.    … Expand
  42. ghofmann
    Dec 1, 2016
    9
    The One Tamriel Update changed the whole game. The world has always been huge, but now you can quest/explore/hunt/grind anywhere at any time. Dropped gear sets that used to be tied to specific level ranges will now drop at your level, so the amount of gear choices and build customization has increased like 100 fold. Plus resource nodes and mobs spawn/drop items at your level, no matterThe One Tamriel Update changed the whole game. The world has always been huge, but now you can quest/explore/hunt/grind anywhere at any time. Dropped gear sets that used to be tied to specific level ranges will now drop at your level, so the amount of gear choices and build customization has increased like 100 fold. Plus resource nodes and mobs spawn/drop items at your level, no matter where you are in the game. While this does kill a little bit of immersion (what used to be a lvl 10 mudcrab in the beginner zone is now a max level [or whatever level you are] mudcrab, lol) it makes the whole world worth playing in. The starter zones are beautiful and full of interesting NPCs, so it's nice to be able to play there and still get optimum experience/rewards. Plus, it makes the leveling horizontal rather than vertical, which I've always been a fan of. Higher level characters have more skill options and access to passives that increase power, but not necessarily more raw power.

    It had a terrible launch and first year, but most of issues have been resolved. Cyrodil (PvP) still suffers from lag, but it's playable on most machines. -1 point.

    I don't like the class system. I'd rather have a classless system. But the game is really great as it is. I would subtract a point here as well, but there are a bunch of "0" scores that outrages me, because the reviewers have not been fair. Not liking the game or it not meeting your expectations does not warrant a score of 0.    … Expand
  43. Kawooster
    Apr 6, 2014
    8
    Quite unsure on where to start for this one. I can say that I have been greatly addicted to this game ever since the five day early access. It definitely brings a lot of new and great ideas to the MMO genre. Even if they have been done before it makes them feel new and exciting.

    To start off, the questing set up is amazing. No matter where you go in the game you're never more than a few    Quite unsure on where to start for this one. I can say that I have been greatly addicted to this game ever since the five day early access. It definitely brings a lot of new and great ideas to the MMO genre. Even if they have been done before it makes them feel new and exciting.

    To start off, the questing set up is amazing. No matter where you go in the game you're never more than a few minutes without a quest, I actually never really found myself without a quest at most times. They are set up easy and appear on your map as an arrow sort of symbol. If it's a quest you haven't done it will appear as black, and if it's a quest you're on it will be white. You can cycle through your current accepted quests with the T button. It makes it really easy because the one you select will make the arrow appear as white, so you know that's the quest you're on. You can also just as easily go into the J button, which will show all your quests in a little more detail. The quests are actually quite fun themselves. They didn't feel repetitive too often and it didn't feel like a big grind.

    The maps and areas are quite large, so it would take a rather long time to run out of land mass to explore. I found myself exploring new areas for a long time, It just didn't get boring. A lot of effort went into the scenery and it's great to look at.

    The voice acting is another amazing thing about "ESO" It has been done very well, and if I can remember right, every interaction with an NPC is voice acted.

    But what about the bad? Unfortunately I did come across a fair few hiccups along the way. They weren't entirely game ruining, but did tend to frustrate me a little sometimes.
    To start off with this, I'm going to mention, that I do know it's still in its early stages and should hopefully get better along the way.

    For the first annoying thing. I did mention before that the land mass was big and fun to explore. This is all true, but sometimes that was bad. I felt they didn't put down enough way points, Sure you can discover them and then go there when needed, But some were so far apart, and the specific place you need to go could be in the middle of two, very distant from each other. Sure you can just instant port there for a little over 70 gold, but the more you had to do it, the more it went up. I remember having to port for 600 gold at one stage. I understand why they do this, they want you to see the area for yourself, but once you keep going back and forth from area to area. You've seen enough and just want to get straight to where you want to be. This wasn't that bad, Just a little frustrating at times. You could always use the horse if you have one (still takes a little while) but not everyone got the imperial edition. In that case it's 17,000 gold to get a horse mount. I know this may seem like a petty complaint, and I feel it is, but it did get me fired up sometimes.

    I can complain about the broken and glitched quests all I like but everyone who has already played the game knows that. I'm still surprised as to why companies think it's okay to release a game that still has broken parts through it. It's becoming more and more the norm these days. Companies wouldn't of dared to do this even as little as ten years ago. Now it seems like more and more companies are resorting to it. "Don't worry, We will just have updates and patch everything" Is a pretty bad attitude. It's just not on.

    I could go on and on about the bad, Also the good. It kind of evens it's self out in the end. No game is perfect and I cant wait to see what it's like in a few months. I could also go about it not keeping true to the "Elder Scrolls" way, Just remember it is an MMO and a good one at that. Maybe it shouldn't be pay to play, maybe it's worthy enough for it. I'm sure we will all know in a few months.

    All in all, I actually do really like this game. I could go on and on about it. If you haven't already played it, I recommend giving it a good go, even if it's only for a month.

    Definitely deserves an 8 for what it is, People giving it a 4 and such, just doesn't make sense. You can see how much effort they have put into it and how versatile the game really is. Give it a shot I promise you will like it.    … Expand
  44. Swisschalet
    Apr 5, 2014
    9
    Elder Scrolls Online, the next big MMO that is so much depth even my butt hurts. You'll never want to play another MMO again.

    The best thing about Elder Scrolls Online is the depth of everything in the game, they managed to find the perfect balance of user friendly mechanics and managed to make it interesting and less cookie cutter. The skill line for example is very in-depth, you    Elder Scrolls Online, the next big MMO that is so much depth even my butt hurts. You'll never want to play another MMO again.

    The best thing about Elder Scrolls Online is the depth of everything in the game, they managed to find the perfect balance of user friendly mechanics and managed to make it interesting and less cookie cutter.

    The skill line for example is very in-depth, you can attribute skill points to a whole range of skills from armor, and dueling welding too racial features, and guilds. While they keep it simple and not overly complicated, its a near perfect balanced feel.

    Another huge bonus with EOS is the questing. It's not the same like in WoW where you go to fetch something all the time. Some/most of the quests actually give you a choice on how you wish to complete it. I even have come across quests that offer two choices but because I was thorough through the quest chain I discovered something and I got a more satisfactory 3rd option. It is MIND BLOWING. Not to mention the voice acting is top notch as per the Bethesda quota.

    Also unlike WoW, you will want to adventure around. It has lots of hidden goodies in each area that aren't initially on the map. From one man dungeons, to random books that start quests, or people, or areas of interest.

    There's so much right with the game I could go on for hours, (Like the combat..) but the final pro I have is that it looks and feels like an Elder Scrolls game. It is exactly what I thought it would be and more.

    Now for the negative. The game is still a little bit buggy, but it isn't game stopping. The bugs I've come across as minor ones and by Bethesda standard this is was near perfect release.

    The UI needs a little work, exp bar doesn't show my progress that well and the map functions are not great. Especially when queuing for group dungeons and no one knows where they are at. There's no way to warp to the specific location... why bother making the un-found dungeon entrances available?

    Overall

    If my complaints about the game involve the UI mainly and nothing else, you pretty much have a dam good game on your hands. I will as many others will be, hook on this game for a lot time. They haven't even implemented the crime aspect of the game. There's so much to this MMO my mind has melted. Most negative reviews probably played it during beta, or for about 1 hr. I say that because most of the issues raised in the reviews have been fixed or don't exist.

    This is not WoW. This is better.    … Expand
  45. mziu
    Apr 8, 2014
    8
    First question you need to ask yourself is: do I want to play an MMO? Second question is: do I want to pay a subscription? Third and last: do I like ES franchise?

    Most of negative reviews (come on, you may not like the game, but 0?! 1?! that's not being fair) are based on negative answers to questions 1 and 2. They have nothing to do with the game. It's a good game. If your answer to    First question you need to ask yourself is: do I want to play an MMO? Second question is: do I want to pay a subscription? Third and last: do I like ES franchise?

    Most of negative reviews (come on, you may not like the game, but 0?! 1?! that's not being fair) are based on negative answers to questions 1 and 2. They have nothing to do with the game.

    It's a good game. If your answer to the 3 questions is yes, you can give it a chance.    … Expand
  46. Nephilim007
    Apr 18, 2014
    0
    what a piece of junk game go back to solo elder scrolls is not made for multiplayer and i doubt it will ever work. game is boring and simplified skills gone are the days of daggerfall etc game is dumbed down for console. whats funny is they actuall want you to pay a fee to play it and to buy it as well what a joke seriously i cant believe there are people that stupid that would pay forwhat a piece of junk game go back to solo elder scrolls is not made for multiplayer and i doubt it will ever work. game is boring and simplified skills gone are the days of daggerfall etc game is dumbed down for console. whats funny is they actuall want you to pay a fee to play it and to buy it as well what a joke seriously i cant believe there are people that stupid that would pay for this piece of junk… Expand
  47. Nonforthem
    Apr 26, 2014
    10
    Fantastic game. Get TES world and the MMO genre together really well. Glad it's not a Skyrim 2, but an TES(may people don't know, but it is TESV not SkyrimV), glad the game did not take stupid things of the singleplayer series that would ruin the game(no way you can be all you want in this game, but everything RACIONAL that you want), glad they didn't ruined the lore(My biggest concern)Fantastic game. Get TES world and the MMO genre together really well. Glad it's not a Skyrim 2, but an TES(may people don't know, but it is TESV not SkyrimV), glad the game did not take stupid things of the singleplayer series that would ruin the game(no way you can be all you want in this game, but everything RACIONAL that you want), glad they didn't ruined the lore(My biggest concern) and glad you can not kill someone with one arrow in stealth. The game is really amazing, the PvP is just awesome, the dungeons are kinda good(just don't like dungeons that much) and the questline is good.

    Problems:

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

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

    World- The world is wonderful and well-made, Daggerfall is just incredible, but there are some non-sense, they made the political concerns in the world just ok(well, way better than in Oblivion, if there was any politic in Oblivion), but I think they should had make the world darker and evil, people just seems to be cool, and there seems to be like a good side and evil side, when both should be evil-neutral and just with different points of view(e.g The Aldmeri Queen's brother seems to be evil, but for me his point of view is just right and he should take the throne back). OH, btw, Cyrodill isn't a jungle. And the races should have more differentiation in culture, architecture, art and religion, just the Dunmer and Nordics seems to be really different.    … Expand
  48. staki69
    Apr 14, 2014
    10
    Best MMO to come out ever! 10/10 for not doing the exact same thing every other one has done. Will be playing this for a long time. As long as they keep the content coming.
  49. Snivonim
    May 12, 2014
    8
    There have been some good MMO's to come out in the last 5 years and they have all had their strengths and weaknesses, but I think ESO is the best. Games like Rift, GW2, and NWN Online have all had some enjoyable moments and most of them have had good gameplay up until the dreaded.. ENDGAME.

    ESO has the most detailed, largest, and fully realized game world I have seen to date. The quests    There have been some good MMO's to come out in the last 5 years and they have all had their strengths and weaknesses, but I think ESO is the best. Games like Rift, GW2, and NWN Online have all had some enjoyable moments and most of them have had good gameplay up until the dreaded.. ENDGAME.

    ESO has the most detailed, largest, and fully realized game world I have seen to date. The quests are thoughtfully created and plentiful, though quest log never feels a burden. If you are a completionist, there is plenty to complete, but it is definitely not necessary to do every quest. And there is plenty of room to just explore and grind if you like.

    Combat is fluid and looks great. Bethesda has designed their combat system to be relatively simple with only 5 active combat buttons (and one quick slotted item) so that more emphasis can be made on tactics in combat. Dodging and movement becomes important. Personally I wouldn't mind another combat bar slot or two as I think it would add a bit more dimension, but I do enjoy the system as it stands.

    The crafting system is deep and rewarding, though some may argue to difficult to level - I'd say that crafting should have a significant investment in it.

    My only criticism of the game so far would be that I would like to see more race/class combinations (more races and more classes) and more variation within the models some, bigger, wider, shorter, etc. I really think this would add a great deal to the feel of the game and its longevity.

    I haven't hit 50 yet so I cannot speak to the end game, but so far I am enjoying the leveling immensely.    … Expand
  50. JoshuaRowan
    Apr 11, 2014
    9
    I've been playing MMO's since the beginning (Ultima Online in 1997) and have to say that ESO is on of the most refreshing to come along in quite awhile, primarily because of how open-ended the class & skill system have been set up. I like that I can essentially create ANY character that I want, based on the 4 basic styles (Warrior-type, Healer-type, Mage-type, Rogue-type), but turn themI've been playing MMO's since the beginning (Ultima Online in 1997) and have to say that ESO is on of the most refreshing to come along in quite awhile, primarily because of how open-ended the class & skill system have been set up. I like that I can essentially create ANY character that I want, based on the 4 basic styles (Warrior-type, Healer-type, Mage-type, Rogue-type), but turn them into literally anything. As an example, I created a Sorcerer that focuses only on Summoning, wears Heavy Armor, and uses only a Bow in combat, i.e. essentially a hybrid Hunter. Using the Healer (Templar) base, I was also able to create both a Paladin (Heavy Armor, Sword & Shield, only some healing abilities) and an entirely unique Cleric (Cloth Armor, Healing Staff, almost entirely healing abilities).
    However, the really difference here is that the game is significantly better quality storytelling in the great Questing system they've set up that puts it at a level that makes you feel like you have to make some real choices that will have a lasting impact on the world around you (from what I can tell, the environment literally changes around you based on what you decide.
    It's all the little things too - the fact that it feels so much like an extension of previous Elder Scrolls games, has absolutely gorgeous graphics & animations, beautiful music, more voice acting than I've ever seen in an MMO, a complex crafting system that allows you to create weapons and armor that actually look unique and are BETTER than what you find out in the world (at least so far), a Banking system that makes it SO much easier to share resources between all your characters (I'm the kind of player that can't stand playing any fewer than 6 characters at once), and a PvP system that feels very meaningful.
    The only thing missing that so far the game doesn't seem to have Housing! How do you NOT have housing in a game based on Elder Scrolls? Not to mention that so many other games either have it or will soon enough (even WOW is coming out with some kind of Garrison-type system I think).
    The bottom line is that I highly recommend this game to any fan of MMO's or of Elder Scrolls. All in all, yes the game has some minor flaws, but the positives far outweigh any of the annoyances (like the multi-hour updates that have already happened 3 times in the last week!).    … Expand
  51. littlebuddy
    Apr 11, 2014
    9
    as far as this game being the WOW killer. the only thing that is going to kill WOW is blizzard and they are doing a good job at it. but if your looking for a good game to leave it for then this is a game you should try. its a very good game. the quests are interesting and dont feel like a grind. so far im enjoying it and would recommend playing it.
  52. Paxter82
    Apr 11, 2014
    8
    My experience so far in ESO has been extremely enjoyable. I don't feel it is fair to compare eso to skyrim which is an offline game, MMO has a number of constraints which makes it close to impossible to match from game mechanics to graphic. So my comparison is more towards other mmos. The few things I like is the mega server, classes, pvp, the difficulty of the dungeons and the craftingMy experience so far in ESO has been extremely enjoyable. I don't feel it is fair to compare eso to skyrim which is an offline game, MMO has a number of constraints which makes it close to impossible to match from game mechanics to graphic. So my comparison is more towards other mmos. The few things I like is the mega server, classes, pvp, the difficulty of the dungeons and the crafting system. I will cover two of the things I like the most, the server n the class system.

    The server - the server phasing of the zone is remarkably seamless, which is great cause those around you are doing the same thing which allows progression at the same phase, you also will notice that the developers took the time to really craft each quest, and once you have complete it the world actually permanently change, for example I was asked to defend a town under daedra attack, when I started the town was burning, when we repealed the attack you saw corpses all over the town and fires being put out, once you kill the boss in a nearby cave and return the town was almost back to normal n the towns folk conversations actually change to reflect your actions, in my case I killed the traitor instead of arresting him, my action triggered a different outcome. That little details do give you the impression that you are changing your environment around you. In some zones ghosts for example turn neutral because of an outcome of a quest.

    Classes - the holy trinity is still there, non eso players have been complaining about how un imaginative the game is when it comes to the classes, in my opinion this is completely BS the 4 classes are a basic template from there you can practically build any class you can imagine n most probably very playable.

    A dragon knight is your typical tanker, yet you can build a dragon Mage which uses cloth armour and a flame staff n suddenly you are hurling fireballs and massive dot and AOE attacks, they can also be a berserker dealing massive damage, n stun locking your opponent, n pulling them to you ensuring the poor dude can't run away

    The night blade is your typical rogue, yet it has a whole tree which basically turns him into a warlock dealing with death magic, or a ranger, firing arrows that will make Legolas look like a newb

    The Templar is your healer, yet in actuality all the classes can actually be healers the night blade has a build that makes them viable healers in their own right, the Templar can also be a solar Mage using the power of the sun to become a Caster centered on AOE spells n debuffs, they also have a Dps build that rivals the damage of a dragon knight.

    The Mage can be a summoner which masters the art of minions or a tank Mage, fighting with a sword n shield

    Overall the class possibilities are actually endless n making you carefully decide on which abilities to use on your limited hot bar requires you to do some serious planning on what works n what doesn't.

    My only concerns is the supposed new content at a dlc quality content almost on a monthly basis I feel that it is quite ambitious of them, if it does follow through then they seriously have done very well for themselves, making the 15$ worth it. But if they don't I can't see my self playing it past the next six months. As it stands it's a very good mmo, especially the story n the immersion which puts it pretty high, on my list. It doesn't exactly bring something new to the mmo genre but it is very much refined with space to be better.    … Expand
  53. rdrunner10
    Apr 28, 2014
    10
    For the last few years I have felt WOW is just plain boring I have always hated the bad character models but have accepted it as a price for playing that game. While finally someone has made a game which better to play and also looks better. This is probably the best MMO since DAOC and probably will end up being even better then that game. Great job Zenimax.
  54. Bekah
    Apr 28, 2014
    10
    The best benefit of elderscroll is the skill system. They combined an skill based talentsystem with the elder scrolls learning by doing attempt. The result is an very free Skill system that gives you much place for individuality. The fights are much more dynamic than in other mmo and at some parts the fight are quite challenging. The voice acting and the lovely designed quests improves theThe best benefit of elderscroll is the skill system. They combined an skill based talentsystem with the elder scrolls learning by doing attempt. The result is an very free Skill system that gives you much place for individuality. The fights are much more dynamic than in other mmo and at some parts the fight are quite challenging. The voice acting and the lovely designed quests improves the leveling process. The groupcontent is quite good perhabs it's a bit to few in the early game, because leveling together is difficult because of the phasing ( it's more based on random grouping than focused on an leveling experience together). [bythe way mobbs grinding in openworld in an 4 headed group is the fastest way to level). The PvP is awesome, but it's nearly pointless to join it before max level, not because you can't to anything but because its slowdown your leveling process. Furthermore if you are low level your an to easy aim for small groups so you need a big group of 24+. In the PvP area are repeating pve quests, you can lvl quite fast there but it's still questing, the advatage this quests are not phased disadvantage the quest repeat randomly so it's some sort of grinding and not evera group member has the same one. But it's pretty fast way to do it together. one or two times an dgo to the next nexus of quests in cyrodil. The main Story is okay and quite typical for the TES series also it feels a bit more stretched because of the slow leveling process of the MMO genre. Crafting is awesome in this Game, it's simple flexible enough to support every build you come up with. But pvp raiding is very much fun and looks awesome. The instances are designed for 4 people. They are nothing new but there are a lot of it, because there are extended veteran versions of every instance of the low lvl areas. Every Instance gives you one skill point so and there is and skilltree you can only level with them, the loot is a bit to low open world mobs drops better. Concerning it is an MMO the bugs are quite few i have played now about 150 hours and have had 2 quest breaking buggs and one is fixxed already than a week. So overall the game is a pretty good MMO , the best thing about it is the skillsystem and the crafting everthing beyond this is MMO typical on a quite high niveau. I Substract one point because in of the unconfortable questing in groups.… Expand
  55. beeper917
    Apr 5, 2014
    10
    A positive spin on the MMO genre. You won't find boring quests like "kill ten rats" or anything like that. Other nice things are you can craft with all the materials in the bank, thus saving inventory space. Great graphics and story based quests with an Elder Scrolls feel. Definitely recommend this game.
  56. SwagSwag
    Apr 8, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best leveling experience I have ever had. I have had quests that got so emotional I nearly cried, there are quests that have you build up a city from no inhabitants. There are multiple endings to some quests. Now if that was not cool, later in the game, some NPC's you chose to save help you out in a Final Battle.

    Another one of the features that sets this game apart is the PvP- You can hear the siege weapons Blasting into the ground, as you return fire with your own. You can lead a team of players over to enemy territory to cut off enemy reinforcements. Oh and did I mention that the PvP zone is a fully functional zone with quests and public dungeons too.

    The future of this game looks great too, they have a ton of free updates in the works, including the high level 4 - 12 player "Adventure Zone" , horse racing, a justice system, and more quest lines like the dark brotherhood and thieves guild.    … Expand
  57. SicDev
    Apr 5, 2014
    10
    Even though the game has it flaws it really is a diamond in the big scale. It needs time to adapt into the MMORPG genre, new features are bound to happen and more adventures to be discovered.
  58. Surg3on
    Apr 14, 2014
    8
    Its a good Elder Scrolls game that would be almost perfect if it had of been Single Player! The only big flaws are the MMO style 'public dungeons' and quests where the immersion is ruined by other players. There is a bit of a lack of truly gigantic dungeons as well. The actual quests are excellent, easily as well done as the ones in Skyrim only there are a hundred times more!.
    The    Its a good Elder Scrolls game that would be almost perfect if it had of been Single Player! The only big flaws are the MMO style 'public dungeons' and quests where the immersion is ruined by other players. There is a bit of a lack of truly gigantic dungeons as well. The actual quests are excellent, easily as well done as the ones in Skyrim only there are a hundred times more!.
    The graphics are excellent if you can run them, moddable single player game probably would have made them look even better! The voice acting is pretty good considering the sheer volume of it.    … Expand
  59. eduardvictor
    Apr 18, 2014
    0
    The most boring MMO I've ever had the misfortune of playing. Whoever likes this turd has zero taste in gaming or started gaming 2 years ago in WoW or something, and is impressed by the **** first person perspective gameplay.

    Mediocre and soulless.
  60. viewtiful1337
    Apr 15, 2014
    0
    TEOS is a huge Game,
    it takes you to cities and places you've already visited in morrowind/oblivion and Skyrim and beyond.
    Tamriel is splitted in 3 different factions that wages a huge war in cyrodil (pvp) and there are lots of dungeons and quest you can discover. and it has the most varied questing I#ve experienced in years- But it is a singleplayer game, you can do everything on    TEOS is a huge Game,
    it takes you to cities and places you've already visited in morrowind/oblivion and Skyrim and beyond.
    Tamriel is splitted in 3 different factions that wages a huge war in cyrodil (pvp) and there are lots of dungeons and quest you can discover. and it has the most varied questing I#ve experienced in years-

    But it is a singleplayer game, you can do everything on your own, the grouping and questing together is uncomfortable and pretty much useless since there is absolutely no need for it.

    The quest don't match the experience you'll need to advance in higher leveled areas.
    Most of the higher level content is buggy.
    Sometime the game resets your characters progress

    Things you buy disappear
    Things you craft disappear
    Your helmet will most likely disappear.
    These are all things you can patch but since they want you to pay 14bucks a month I#m sure I won't play it next month.    … Expand
  61. TheVindelator
    May 3, 2014
    9
    Buggy at times but wonderful in many ways. Graphics, quests and character progression are generally better than any mmo to date. It will take them some time before this game is perfect though.
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. Jekkoo
    Apr 11, 2014
    9
    If you want an online game with great graphics and engaging story, this is the game you are looking for. I wanted to play an MMO for so long, but they were so outdated in graphics and the gameplay was soo casual, I thought I wasted my time and money.

    The game doesn't tell you to kill 10 monsters, bring 5 vials, and every other boring no brainer "tasks" you need to do. Every quest you    If you want an online game with great graphics and engaging story, this is the game you are looking for. I wanted to play an MMO for so long, but they were so outdated in graphics and the gameplay was soo casual, I thought I wasted my time and money.

    The game doesn't tell you to kill 10 monsters, bring 5 vials, and every other boring no brainer "tasks" you need to do. Every quest you are on will affect you emotionally, which will make the gameplay more fluid, which has been the reason we get satisfied for every great game we played.

    In addition, whatever you like to do more, you get more specialized in that area. If you like to play dual wield, you will have much better hit rate with dual wield. If you like bows, it will give you more bonus. Everything you enjoy to do defines your character, which is the main reason you become more attached to your character.

    There is no auction house, which makes everybody focus on production instead of money. You will not see farming like in the other MMO's, the more you make for yourself, the better stuff you will have, and a greater advantage will you have in both PVE and PVP.

    Combat is unique, where you can dodge, block, stun whenever you need to, feeling more control over your character than in the other MMO's.

    The monthly fee is definetely worth it, you will not feel robbed. I also insist you to update your PC so you can taste the environment to its full, and play in a beautiful atmosphere. This is the next-gen MMO game you were always looking for.    … Expand
  65. Redmaw69
    Apr 24, 2014
    2
    dull as bricks, pay / pre order to win... could be worse but not by much..............................................................................
  66. ngmr97
    Apr 27, 2014
    4
    I don't have much to say, but please, you can't ask for monthly fees by creating just an alright game. A lot of people complained about World of Warcraft's monthly paids but it was successful anyways, and that were because it was an outstanding game and a huge innovation in the MMO market. TESO is not even innovative, is just another MMO condemned to the model F2P.
  67. 211216819
    Apr 28, 2014
    4
    It was a big disapointment... Best graphic i ever saw in a mmopg (the world is just beautyful and everthing is different), BUT the quests just have to much bugs.... there are quests where you run hours of hours and dont know what to do... for example one quest could be "find xyz" GREAT if u missed the "filmsequence" you dont know anything about the quest and can read about the questIt was a big disapointment... Best graphic i ever saw in a mmopg (the world is just beautyful and everthing is different), BUT the quests just have to much bugs.... there are quests where you run hours of hours and dont know what to do... for example one quest could be "find xyz" GREAT if u missed the "filmsequence" you dont know anything about the quest and can read about the quest afterwards to get some information.... I really wanted to enjoy it but hours / days of searching for something you dont find ist just frustrating and not fun.....and the pvm is also buged ... for example if the montser infornt of you uses a skill and u just walk away from the montser (getting out of the hit range) the monster will hit you! ....… Expand
  68. Xallus
    May 17, 2014
    9
    This game has all of the lore that any Elder Scrolls fan will love as well as real challenging hurdles in quest progression, as some of the negative posters have noted. It's not a button smashing game that most people having problems seem to think games should be, it is heavy on strategy and slotting the right skills to your limited action bar. PvP is a long haul, campaigns are 90 days,This game has all of the lore that any Elder Scrolls fan will love as well as real challenging hurdles in quest progression, as some of the negative posters have noted. It's not a button smashing game that most people having problems seem to think games should be, it is heavy on strategy and slotting the right skills to your limited action bar. PvP is a long haul, campaigns are 90 days, something that should be cut in half in my opinion. No one should be reviewing this game unless they have hit Veteran 10. I have played every major MMO in the last 11 years, the only one that wasn't from launch was EvE, and this is by far the best MMO release I have ever seen. Negatives are its an extremely CPU heavy game, they state minimum quad core, I'm running an 8 core and it sucks up 20%, so those running minimum will probably have a bad time. Which is also probably why console release has just been delayed 6 months, the game is too good for the platforms.… Expand
  69. Demikly
    Apr 14, 2014
    10
    Brilliant MMO with a healthy dose of excellent TES lore, story, PvP sieges and excellent combat.

    If you enjoy MMORPGs & TES games, there is no way you will not like this game. If you enjoy SP RPGs and TES games, try it out, and you may be surprised. I really rate the game at a 9 or 9.5, but have used 10 to balance the multitude of SP Skyrim nerdrage earlier in the ratings with their    Brilliant MMO with a healthy dose of excellent TES lore, story, PvP sieges and excellent combat.

    If you enjoy MMORPGs & TES games, there is no way you will not like this game.
    If you enjoy SP RPGs and TES games, try it out, and you may be surprised.

    I really rate the game at a 9 or 9.5, but have used 10 to balance the multitude of SP Skyrim nerdrage earlier in the ratings with their 'O' ratings.    … Expand
  70. AeonAmadi
    Apr 9, 2014
    4
    I really wanted to like the game but it just turned out being what you expect.

    The fun part about Skyrim was exploring the world, opening treasure chests and collecting loot - and you can TOTALLY do that in TESO.... Only with the added stipulation of thousands of other players beating you to it. The crafting system is amusing at first but eventually just turns into a chore as even if    I really wanted to like the game but it just turned out being what you expect.

    The fun part about Skyrim was exploring the world, opening treasure chests and collecting loot - and you can TOTALLY do that in TESO.... Only with the added stipulation of thousands of other players beating you to it. The crafting system is amusing at first but eventually just turns into a chore as even if you became the best blacksmith you can be, you can't use the gear you create without being a certain level.

    PVP in Cyrodil seems promising at first but then you realize the subtle nuances of how aggravating it can really be. Going in at level 10, you're automatically doomed to lose any solo PVP you encounter as level 50+ (veteran ranks) can solo three or more level 10s and a level 27 can ace you; even with HP and Damage ratings all being balanced out to level 50 regardless of level. It even gives you a cheeky little warning saying that you'll be at a "slight disadvantage" because you haven't maxxed out your skills but it doesn't really matter because the PvP is practically designed around being level 50. Which is interesting because you don't gain XP from participating in PVP.

    Beyond that, PVP also has another annoying aspect in the form of logistics. In order to get close to the battlefield, you often times need to spawn at a Home Base (an area for your alliance to spawn at) which is more annoying/frustrating to use than necessary. You have to find a flat piece of ground which can't be anywhere near a graveyard, keep or other landmark - presenting you with the problem of: "Holy ****, why did level design make Cyrodil a giant ****ing hill that I can place this thing on". Assuming you manage to get past that irritating aspect, there's the factor of it costing the same amount as SIX TREBUCHETS and only having enough spawns for 20 people. Which wouldn't be so bad if you could rez people with any sense of ease but good luck with that considering that in order to rez people you need a filled Grand Soul Gem, regardless of their level. Healers have no way of rezzing people, and all this adds up to one big Walking Simulator with intermittent, frustrating combat that isn't at all enjoyable unless you've gone through every quest in the rest of the game to get to level 50.

    Questing is about as annoying as one might expect from an MMO. "Fight 6 of these" and "Go here to get the next part of the quest just to walk back" are rampant with dungeons having absolutely no loot (at least as far as I saw). There are a few that are really interesting and captivating as the Elder Scrolls usually has, but the rest are bland, boring and uninspired. To exacerbate this irritating factor, the regions seem needlessly open and spread out, being as there's usually nothing of interest that doesn't revolve around questing and if it is of interest, there won't be anything of value in it.

    These sort of things wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that you can't access the forums without invitation and sending in suggestions to the developers is done through a website which has a non-functional 'send' button. For $60 + $15/month subscription, it's a terrible buy.    … Expand
  71. MMOGUY2014
    Apr 8, 2014
    4
    I was expecting more honestly... Just plays like all the other cookie cutter mmo's nothing great about this game.... Wish I could return it and get my money back honestly... Boring.....Levels easily....Not going to last a year..... Kinda pissed off they hyped this game like they did... not the greatest, not the worst.... but definitely not worth monthly subscription... canceling it beforeI was expecting more honestly... Just plays like all the other cookie cutter mmo's nothing great about this game.... Wish I could return it and get my money back honestly... Boring.....Levels easily....Not going to last a year..... Kinda pissed off they hyped this game like they did... not the greatest, not the worst.... but definitely not worth monthly subscription... canceling it before it renews... tossing to a friend and letting them play it.… Expand
  72. 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
  73. Ani77
    Apr 9, 2014
    10
    best mmo ever. i am so glad i bought this one.Great graphics ,great quests and a great lore.Thank you Zenimax .It has some minor issues and bugs but it is just the beginning
  74. 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 $15/mo fee, even though monthly MMO fees went the way of the dodo about five years ago. Boring, brown and dull, ESO is a total bore. Ironically, it might be made a little more palatable by being a free to play hybrid sort of game -- similar to what SWTOR became after it tanked -- but we'll have to just wait and see. One thing's for certain, however, if a massive IP like Star Wars could fail so spectacularly with SWTOR, there's every chance you will see ESO as one of 2014s statistics as well. Avoid, avoid, avoid, unless it's being offered for free.… Expand
  75. andicniko
    Apr 15, 2014
    0
    It's in the bin after a week. For those who say this is in the spirit of the series I don't want to live on the same planet as you. If you want to compare it with Morrowind Oblivion or Skyrim then ESO has... Awful graphics, lazy animation, ugly low quality objects and buildings, the combat is just s$%t and has no feeling of connecting blows at all, it just feels like clicking furiouslyIt's in the bin after a week. For those who say this is in the spirit of the series I don't want to live on the same planet as you. If you want to compare it with Morrowind Oblivion or Skyrim then ESO has... Awful graphics, lazy animation, ugly low quality objects and buildings, the combat is just s$%t and has no feeling of connecting blows at all, it just feels like clicking furiously until they're dead - dialogue being a minor inconvenience between clicks as opposed to something interesting.

    In its defence the voice acting is good in parts. That's about it for me.

    Honestly, it might not even be a bad MMO. But it seems to me it is only called Elder Scrolls to cash in on the goodwill attached to it, and it contributes NOTHING good back to it's name. This is shameful game development in the same vein as a flappy bird clone. This is a scar in the Elder Scroll series that is best forgotten.

    (It really doesn't make a difference that was not developed by the same people - then don't call it Elser Scrolls. It still doesn't live up to its name in any way shape or for, and is just bad overall)    … Expand
  76. imaguy23
    Apr 11, 2014
    4
    What a waste of money, from an MMO perspective its a complete clusterfark. Where do i start... let's see the sub model that you would think would be worth it but turns out it's not. The look and feel is completely devoid of anything resembling Skyrim. It's like they took Skyrim and pulled out all the worst parts then tried to hammer it into the shape of an MMO. Nothing feels right, thereWhat a waste of money, from an MMO perspective its a complete clusterfark. Where do i start... let's see the sub model that you would think would be worth it but turns out it's not. The look and feel is completely devoid of anything resembling Skyrim. It's like they took Skyrim and pulled out all the worst parts then tried to hammer it into the shape of an MMO. Nothing feels right, there are no "Oh wow look at that" moments, the whole world feels contrived. Nothing is explained so be prepared to be wasting hours trying to figure it out or jumping from browser to game googling every 10 minutes. The quests are boring and unoriginal nothing like Skyrim and it looks gaudy. The server response times are a joke unless you live somewhere near their servers. I can't believe they put this thing out there... with all the money and talent they have what nutter thought this was a good idea... you know who the pin head who listened to those couple of whining MMO air bags who jump from one MMO to the next every month well you made you're bed now lay in it because this thing is going to be F2P within a year tops the writing is on the wall all you need to do is open you're eyes to see it.… Expand
  77. Wyleray
    Apr 5, 2014
    10
    Combat wise, very much like a mixture of a standard mmo (Aion, WoW, Etc.) and GW2. The Difference being the main attacks being executed the same way exactly as it would be in an Elder SCrolls game. The rest of the PVE content mimics an Elder Scrolls game very well, more than an MMO. The quests are emotionally driven and well fleshed out, diverse and interesting. Levelling up is fun andCombat wise, very much like a mixture of a standard mmo (Aion, WoW, Etc.) and GW2. The Difference being the main attacks being executed the same way exactly as it would be in an Elder SCrolls game. The rest of the PVE content mimics an Elder Scrolls game very well, more than an MMO. The quests are emotionally driven and well fleshed out, diverse and interesting. Levelling up is fun and challenging, and pvp is outstanding. Played correctly pvp is far better than any other mmo. Flaws in the game being its limits on things such as attack types and weapon mixture attack trees, not really flaws as they are to be expected of a newly released mmo but some people are stupid. Over time all systems in the game can easily be greatly expanded upon as well, the game has a long and exciting future and will most likely not go ftp any time soon :)… Expand
  78. kidl33t
    Apr 4, 2014
    9
    This game is great. It's an excellent blending of the MMO genre with the Elder Scrolls series. The amount of detail, dialogue and lore in this game is astounding.

    Combat is a lot of fun too. It's very dynamic compared to most MMO's.
  79. SchroederRock
    Apr 12, 2014
    6
    First, Bethesda Softworks DID NOT DEVELOP Elder Scrolls Online. ZeniMax Online Studios is credited but Metacritic has somehow missed this point (as of the writing of my review). ESO is merely a shadow of its truly brilliant predecessors. Instead of coming off as a cohesive MMORPG that features a vast and quality-driven universe set in Tamriel, Elder Scrolls Online ends up beingFirst, Bethesda Softworks DID NOT DEVELOP Elder Scrolls Online. ZeniMax Online Studios is credited but Metacritic has somehow missed this point (as of the writing of my review). ESO is merely a shadow of its truly brilliant predecessors. Instead of coming off as a cohesive MMORPG that features a vast and quality-driven universe set in Tamriel, Elder Scrolls Online ends up being disjointed and a bit dull. It's sad because I was obsessed with Skyrim and had hoped a better translation to MMO territory would have taken place. The combat system doesn't ever feel right due to the heavy reliance on precision for a game that makes it hard to be precise. The online experience also felt a bit unpolished, as if cooperative play was touted so much yet was treated as an afterthought to this game. Nothing feels organic and expertly crafted. Still, the sheer size and breadth of Tamriel and its history can help diehard fans of previous games swallow the numerous imperfections and perhaps eventually enjoy the experience. If only the final product had more in common with other high profile MMORPGs this might have been the biggest deal since World of Warcraft.… Expand
  80. utternerd
    Apr 10, 2014
    9
    While there are certainly issues to be worked out (the guild store lacks search functionality) and bugged quests, these are all typical launch issues in MMOs. They're also typical issues with any complex commercial software as well, gaming is not immune to these complexities. Overall, quite addictive and satisfying. I haven't wanted to play an MMORPG in a few years now, and this has filledWhile there are certainly issues to be worked out (the guild store lacks search functionality) and bugged quests, these are all typical launch issues in MMOs. They're also typical issues with any complex commercial software as well, gaming is not immune to these complexities. Overall, quite addictive and satisfying. I haven't wanted to play an MMORPG in a few years now, and this has filled the void for me. It was also a rather smooth launch to boot.… Expand
  81. DDraiman1990
    Apr 11, 2014
    9
    The Elder Scrolls Online is one of those rare, special MMOs you dont see very often. so why a lot of people are saying this is not a good MMO or a good Elder Scrolls game? because people got used to this lame gaming society. i LOVE that this game isnt obvious to play. i love that the combat system is simple yet adaptive. i HATE that people want the experience to be like WoW or Guild WarsThe Elder Scrolls Online is one of those rare, special MMOs you dont see very often. so why a lot of people are saying this is not a good MMO or a good Elder Scrolls game? because people got used to this lame gaming society. i LOVE that this game isnt obvious to play. i love that the combat system is simple yet adaptive. i HATE that people want the experience to be like WoW or Guild Wars because its "Bad Gaming" in my account. WoW started out as a wonderful game because it came out at a time we didnt have the internet to tell us what Builds we should get or what equipment we should pursue. nowadays we have Walkthroughs and Builds and Guides to help all the lazy players. ESO is one of those games that if you come with the above attitude, waiting for everything to be obvious and fast paced and easy - you wont enjoy it! i think ESO is a special experience that everyone should try and do it with no comparison in mind. the combat system is good, the exploring is fun and if you really make an effort to get invested in the story - it actually feels like an Elder Scrolls game. so stop complaining and start playing.… Expand
  82. corbindamasca
    Apr 11, 2014
    8
    A solid effort right out of the gate, ESO promises to deliver a unique experience in the MMO space that isn't just a cut and paste of previous offerings by other companies. It's not flawless and it's got some curious design choices at launch, but it's to be commended for trying to blaze a new trail in several areas. The biggest challenge it faces is trying to be enough of an MMO for theA solid effort right out of the gate, ESO promises to deliver a unique experience in the MMO space that isn't just a cut and paste of previous offerings by other companies. It's not flawless and it's got some curious design choices at launch, but it's to be commended for trying to blaze a new trail in several areas. The biggest challenge it faces is trying to be enough of an MMO for the MMO crowd (many of whom claim to want no more 'WoW clones', yet decry any game that launches without everything WoW has), and enough of an Elder Scrolls game for those coming from that fan base. Only time will tell if it creates a satisfying fusion of the two experiences, which is a challenge given that the Elder Scrolls games have always had a laser focus on the single player experience. There's plenty of content to justify an initial purchase and a few months of subscription time, but it remains to be seen if the content updates can keep up with the frantic pace that players tend to devour it. I've barely touched upon the PvP side of things, but so far it reminds me of how Guild Wars 2 handled it. You can throw yourself into it or it can be safely ignored, there's plenty to do otherwise.… Expand
  83. papiculos
    Apr 21, 2014
    10
    alright. so I've been playing TES for as long as i could remember. starting with dagger fall. now this game isn't your standard MMO. it will shock you how different this game is to other MMOs. now bugs and launch issues aside this has been without a doubt one of the best launches i have ever experienced. customer service genuinely cares and is expedient to your needs. now this game lets ualright. so I've been playing TES for as long as i could remember. starting with dagger fall. now this game isn't your standard MMO. it will shock you how different this game is to other MMOs. now bugs and launch issues aside this has been without a doubt one of the best launches i have ever experienced. customer service genuinely cares and is expedient to your needs. now this game lets u be anything you want to be. when i say that i mean ANYTHING. you want to be a sorcerer with full plate and use a two handed mace then go ahead. this game is a breath of fresh air to the MMO genre and i highly recommend to both TES and MMO vets. By the way, this is also the best PvP i have ever had the chance of experiencing… Expand
  84. 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
  85. Shrufire
    Aug 19, 2014
    10
    This game is good. Really good. It's not your standard MMO. The game plays like an elder scrolls game. You go around doing a lot of quests in a beautiful world. The way quests work are great. They aren't your normal quests with maybe a second part to it. Each quest is it's own story. It can be anything from a village being attacked by a swarm of daedra, to a noble being controlled by aThis game is good. Really good. It's not your standard MMO. The game plays like an elder scrolls game. You go around doing a lot of quests in a beautiful world. The way quests work are great. They aren't your normal quests with maybe a second part to it. Each quest is it's own story. It can be anything from a village being attacked by a swarm of daedra, to a noble being controlled by a daedra and sending out his soldiers to kill a peaceful group of people. You also have a lot more freedom with classes. You can make your classes use any weapon you want. I've seen people play a Nightblade (ESO version of a rogue) using a 2-handed sword and a healing staff. They were pretty good. The PVP is the best PVP I've played in an MMO. The PVP here is pretty much Planetside level. You've got a 3 way war and you're suppose to try to push enemies out of forts while taking them yourself. There have been some pretty cool battles. Grinding isn't a great option if you want to level fast. The fastest way to level is by doing quests while killing everything that moves. I got the game from a key retailer so I was able to get my copy for cheap, but even at full retail the game is worth the price. It's a great game that will keep you playing. It's pretty much Skyrim with multiplayer. The best part is that everyone is on one giant mega server. You also have the option to join 5 different guilds. There's just so much that you can do in this game it's just amazing. It's worth a play and with each faction having it's own storyline along with it's own different quests you have a lot of replay value here.… Expand
  86. Barzenak
    Jul 27, 2014
    8
    I have played many mmo's over the years starting with Asheron's Call beta, WoW, LoTR, D&DO, Rift and STO. I do love exploring and playing with family and friends and so I bought this for myself and my wife. I always loved Oblivion and Skyrim and even though this had mediocre reviews I finally picked it up on sale on steam for half off. I have to say I really fell in love with theI have played many mmo's over the years starting with Asheron's Call beta, WoW, LoTR, D&DO, Rift and STO. I do love exploring and playing with family and friends and so I bought this for myself and my wife. I always loved Oblivion and Skyrim and even though this had mediocre reviews I finally picked it up on sale on steam for half off. I have to say I really fell in love with the game's look and feel as it is familiar but new. The quest system is more alive feeling and the lands are full of things to see and do. I can not comment yet on the later or end game content and we will see how the larger group questing goes but so far so good. I highly recommend this game if you enjoy exploration and a more action oriented combat system. Graphically, it is one if not the best looking mmo's I have seen. Installation was flawless although on my wife's pc I had to do some messing with the setting to not get the black screen so many are complaining about. She has a Ati card as I do and the newest drivers but I have to switch it to sue direct x 9 instead of 11 to get it to run.… Expand
  87. Ultimx
    May 5, 2014
    10
    I dont know what the fuss is about the game, i kept hearing how bad it was but when i bought the game a couple weeks after the release it felt like an elder scroll game with other players in it.. So far ive been enjoying everything about the game, from the graphics to the character depth, the story, the quests, i got to say its very well done. The only problem i have is that there is noI dont know what the fuss is about the game, i kept hearing how bad it was but when i bought the game a couple weeks after the release it felt like an elder scroll game with other players in it.. So far ive been enjoying everything about the game, from the graphics to the character depth, the story, the quests, i got to say its very well done. The only problem i have is that there is no way to change the FOV so the first person might not appeal to some, but they are adding it soon, so im excited, and there is lots more to come in future updates, l theves guild and dark brotherhood :D… Expand
  88. Pronounce
    Jun 7, 2014
    5
    The positive user reviews, like the critic reviews, are those who initially play the game. The negative user reviews and the realistic critic reviews are those who dreamed that TESO was fantasy world based on TES that also allowed for good social interaction.

    Who hasn't played an TES game and then wanted to show off one's leet skills, toon, and environs? The dream of many for TESO was a    The positive user reviews, like the critic reviews, are those who initially play the game. The negative user reviews and the realistic critic reviews are those who dreamed that TESO was fantasy world based on TES that also allowed for good social interaction.

    Who hasn't played an TES game and then wanted to show off one's leet skills, toon, and environs? The dream of many for TESO was a way to bring a social experience to the RPG genre themed around a beloved game like TES.

    Bethesda asked for comments before crafting TESO and I said it would bomb, like the hundreds of MMOs before it. There were ways that Bethesda could have proved me wrong, and done something miraculous: Like build a social system that along the lines of Second Life; Where members of the society could have built TES themed estates and uber toons with glorious armor; Where PvE story lines, PvP play, and dungeons augmented one's status in the world.

    You see Facebook added games as an enhancement to give it a fun twist, because for introverts (think the average RPG fan) FB is a waste of time. Blizzard's Battle Net has always allowed for social interaction at the same time many people pay $15 a month to sit in chat epeening day in and day out.

    Back to TES. As a single player game my various toons have been so prosperous they could buy the emperorship. In Skyrim I could buy Whiterun, Soitude, or Markarth my one toon has so much gold. Other of my toons have been so notorious that if they walked into town the men would wet themselves and the women would cry. Earls would hire assassins to trying and take me out before I wiped out their guard houses.

    Beyond the game play the online community expected a system that was secure and polished. What they got was second rate and full of flaws. A good MMO should encourage an economy run by the users not the gold farmers. (I personally don't mind if online currency is tied to RL currency. People should be allowed to either work in RL to earn gold or work online to earn gold.) Since the crafting is touted by many users as the best they've experienced., then crafting should be a way diligent individuals earn gold and respect. Leet crafting skills should be made available to those who go above and beyond the crowd (i.e. boss drops for super rare patterns as in WoW).

    This is what the fans wanted? Not what they got. Anyone else hoping for a total remake of TESO with some of my ideas put into place?    … Expand
  89. LooneyKiwi
    Jun 19, 2014
    3
    Very unbalanced, destroys the idea of playing with friends and everything is hidden behind a paywall.
    This is a fun game but barely, when you can get past the crashes the terrible storyline and the average combat you might have fun. Only worth playing for the law.
    Wait until a price drop and for it to become free to play.
  90. MagnaKarp
    Jun 26, 2014
    10
    I would like to start off by disagreeing with everyone calling TESO "a standard MMO" as it clearly isn't. Zenimax and Bethesda have made great strides in the MMO world to provide us with that classic Elder Scrolls feel, but with all the amenities an MMO has to offer. People who don't understand the somewhat more single player feel while leveling but with added MMO options like group PvP,I would like to start off by disagreeing with everyone calling TESO "a standard MMO" as it clearly isn't. Zenimax and Bethesda have made great strides in the MMO world to provide us with that classic Elder Scrolls feel, but with all the amenities an MMO has to offer. People who don't understand the somewhat more single player feel while leveling but with added MMO options like group PvP, group dungeons, public dungeons, and newly integrated open world PvP zones, obviously aren't true fans that have been playing Elder Scrolls games for years. TESO is a true testament to ultimate customization of play in comparison to any other MMO I've come across (trust me I've played a lot recently). I finally don't have to keep surfing through the FTP MMOs out there to find one that fits my needs as a gamer; TESO on its own hits all the necessary criteria of a great game. I'd almost consider it to still be in Beta due to the multitude of content that has still yet to be released. I can hardly wait for content such as the Dark Brotherhood and the Thieves Guild to finally be here. Thank you Bethesda and Zenimax for doing it right.… Expand
  91. malto
    Jul 5, 2014
    9
    first off all the bad reviews for the most part are bs people for some reason wanted to hate this game and so people made up bs reasons to hate it such as "i lagged ones so im giving it a 1" or my favorite "this game is **** because the npcs dont go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning" most people wanted skyrim online. it was never going to be that. its a mmo and a good one atfirst off all the bad reviews for the most part are bs people for some reason wanted to hate this game and so people made up bs reasons to hate it such as "i lagged ones so im giving it a 1" or my favorite "this game is **** because the npcs dont go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning" most people wanted skyrim online. it was never going to be that. its a mmo and a good one at that a lot better then most of the **** thats getting crazy high ratings right now the graphics are good the combat is good the biggest problem is its under populated because of people being idiots. there was a review that said there where pay gates thats bs. the special edition gave you a mount and a new race. thats it. not needed you can still play fine with out it you can play as any faction just cant be a turn coat. all in all most of the bs on here is really idiotic and i hate to see a good game fail because people wanted impossible things/people hate it because everyone else hates it with out playing it them self… Expand
  92. KonanZbarbarian
    Jul 17, 2014
    10
    Kinda sad there are all these negative reviews for such a great game that is only becoming grander. There is a need for people to get over themselves every game has problems the first year if not longer look at WoW and its problems that still exist. Then every other MMO even close to raking in as much money as WoW is either the same game just a different paint job maybe a few minor tweaksKinda sad there are all these negative reviews for such a great game that is only becoming grander. There is a need for people to get over themselves every game has problems the first year if not longer look at WoW and its problems that still exist. Then every other MMO even close to raking in as much money as WoW is either the same game just a different paint job maybe a few minor tweaks in gameplay or presentation. This game has so much going for it the combat is engaging and sometimes unforgiving then there is the story which is as grand as any Elder Scrolls. Finally if you bring of balance issues go look at ANY game made in the past decade RPG FPS or otherwise it always has problems at launch months or even years after and no game will ever please 100% of people and have every single thing they want.… Expand
  93. cjkaine
    Aug 1, 2014
    10
    I thoroughly plunged through this game, as being a beta tester and such I rushed into it and fell in love with it. Now most people hate this game because its not Online Skyrim, which it very well is not. Such as Skyrim was nothing like oblivion and Oblivion much different from morrowind and then so on with the Rest of the series. Every game has told a new story in a new and unique way withI thoroughly plunged through this game, as being a beta tester and such I rushed into it and fell in love with it. Now most people hate this game because its not Online Skyrim, which it very well is not. Such as Skyrim was nothing like oblivion and Oblivion much different from morrowind and then so on with the Rest of the series. Every game has told a new story in a new and unique way with each game comes new ideas have the fans of the series become so blinded by skyrim?… Expand
  94. F4KT0R
    Apr 15, 2014
    5
    Wir unterstützen weltweit mehrere Methoden. Spieler müssen The Elder Scrolls Online kaufen um es zu spielen. Für die ersten 30 Tagen nach Spielaktivierung werden sie "unbegrenzten Zugriff" haben und danach mit einem Abonnement von €12,99 pro Monat ($14,99 / £8,99) weiterspielen können

    unbegrenzten Zugriff Haha ich muss gleich weinen vor lachen...
  95. Naotsugu
    Apr 5, 2014
    10
    This game can be described in ONE word: HUGE!
    The quests are long and always tell a story about the map you're in; the crafting system is more complex than the normal MMO's crafting and is enriched with a nice old-style trade system (you can trade directly with pple near you, and you ''sign'' the items you craft) and guild store(not only a bank); combat is slow but tactic; char    This game can be described in ONE word: HUGE!
    The quests are long and always tell a story about the map you're in; the crafting system is more complex than the normal MMO's crafting and is enriched with a nice old-style trade system (you can trade directly with pple near you, and you ''sign'' the items you craft) and guild store(not only a bank); combat is slow but tactic; char progression is the most deep i've ever seen in MMOs; graphics is just good and ''fits'' the lore, without manga-style design or fancy lights all over etc.
    PvP is something fresh and it's like the crown on a king's head!    … Expand
  96. Osutin24
    Apr 15, 2014
    10
    I've played since beta and this game is like none other that I've seen before it. I've played Wow, SWTOR, LOTR online, GuildWars 2 and other MMO's and this one is like no other. A friendly reminder though, this game is not like it's predecessor in that it's an MMO, not a single player game. The game play is fun and I find myself enjoying the casual questing and foraging. The PvE is reallyI've played since beta and this game is like none other that I've seen before it. I've played Wow, SWTOR, LOTR online, GuildWars 2 and other MMO's and this one is like no other. A friendly reminder though, this game is not like it's predecessor in that it's an MMO, not a single player game. The game play is fun and I find myself enjoying the casual questing and foraging. The PvE is really cool and and offers allot more than what I actually thought it would when I had just heard of the game. I'd give this game a higher score, but with the amount of bugs to be fixed are quite staggering and a few balancing issues should be noted. All that aside I don't mind paying 15.00$ a month for this MMO because I know it's going towards fixing those bugs and balancing.… Expand
  97. keysmachine
    Apr 25, 2014
    10
    the graphics, music and sheer quality of game play makes this a solid experience, sure there are bugs and yes there's a butt load of bots right now making it exceptionally difficult to do public dungeons but those will be sorted soon. Also the amount of 0's this game is receiving on meta critic is hilarious. basically they're saying a Barbie game has more class and game play than thisthe graphics, music and sheer quality of game play makes this a solid experience, sure there are bugs and yes there's a butt load of bots right now making it exceptionally difficult to do public dungeons but those will be sorted soon. Also the amount of 0's this game is receiving on meta critic is hilarious. basically they're saying a Barbie game has more class and game play than this game. which is a total lie.… Expand
  98. outlived
    Apr 10, 2014
    8
    Though it isn't as graphically impressive as skyrim or as immersive I would still argue that this title is more then worthy as any of the previous elder scrolls, I be leave its one of the best mmorpgs I've played in awhil.
  99. YoyoMama
    Apr 9, 2014
    10
    Best MMO experience to be had in years.
    Great action combat. Incredible engrossing story-lines. Wonderfully done voice-overs. This game is just a joy to play for the Elder scrolls and MMO fans.

    There are still some bugs that need to be worked through, but that's to be expected with any new MMO.
  100. WaningMoon
    Apr 9, 2014
    10
    After the beta, I honestly did not know what to expect. I was unsure that the mega server would work, and that the game would deliver. I was wrong. It simply is the best mmo I have ever played. I cannot tell you how many times I have laughed at the antics of Shalador's nemesis Sheogorath and his perfect acting.
    Thanks guys superb job.
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#14 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 64 Critic Reviews

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