As far as AHs go there is a very real technical onsideration: its a mageserver. Unlikely that there will be 1M people on at once - could be, enough copies have been sold - but even if there are only 100k people playing the AH listings could be huge - easily over 1M.
Possibly Zenimax could allow a guild to group with 4 others say; with goods from 5 guilds being listed - and the guild merchant doing any selling getting a % of any sale. You would then have listings for up to 2,500 people - which would create AHs on a par with "traditional" servers especially when you take factions into account.
what are your 3 favorite things of this game what are your 3 negative things in this game please list both possitives and negatives, as well as answer my question..
I quit because they went to a cash shop model.
Cons- Grouped with every one always, so i could never get into it. I would be trying to get into it, and 20 people would kill the boss.
-Super easy game, Esp since every one is grouped all the time time, you literally just have to hit things once, no skill.
- Tab target masked as action combat, and also it is far from a eso game.
- Gotta add one more con, the game is huge to download, which is a con for me cause I can only download at 200kbs. Which is fine, but every time they update something, even if it is like a sound file, you gotta redownload like 3-7 gbs, which is redculious. Pros - Very good looking game, and it runs on the cheapest of computers
- Quests are interesting, but there is the hundreds of people that run around braking that interesting.
The biggest reason can be found in two aspects of the game.
1) ESO has the most open character adavancement system of any fantasy MMO I have seen. Want to play a mage, okay but most MMOs limit that mage to specific armor and weapon choices. In ESO if I want to play a mage that wears heavy armor and uses a bow I can. How about a healer with sword and board tanking? A thief that uses magic? The only game system with a more open character development system is EVE.
2) Exploration: Again with the exception of EVE, most MMOs walk you through a lot of the questing. There is some of that with ESO but there is also a lot to explore and find outside the normal questing, more than other MMOs typically offer.
I can think of a bunch of games that beat ESO in character development. Ulitma Online, Path of Exile, Ryzom, SWG, and Mortal Online.
8. Quests with voice. Pretty cool. Truth is though they could have done without named actors and use some of that money toward hiring someone to fix bugs.
Just an fyi, that's not how budgets for companies work. If you don't spend that money on those "named voice actors" it doesn't go into a pot to do whatever you want.
Each item gets a budget, so those people who are hired to fix bugs were completely budgeted for and would not have gotten another dime.
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The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
When you say "Elder Scrolls series" you really mean Skyrim don't you? Most of the series had classes... just saying. Besides only about 1/5th of possible skills come from your class in ESO. The rest come from skill lines not class locked.
Then there is that freedom thing... yeah, you can roam and grind if that's your thing.
A fully fleshed out first person view IS an option.
And BTW, when you're talking about 3 things, "both" doesn't really fit.
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The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
When you say "Elder Scrolls series" you really mean Skyrim don't you? Most of the series had classes... just saying.
Well, I don't think they were "classes" per se but Bethesda just rounded up a bunch of skills that seemed to make sense together and called it a "class".
I think it was just a way to make it easier on players who weren't used to picking any skills they wanted.
You could use those "classes" as a template or just make your own or swap out one thing for another.
Though I seem to remember Daggerfall having points in things like strength?
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The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
When you say "Elder Scrolls series" you really mean Skyrim don't you? Most of the series had classes... just saying.
Well, I don't think they were "classes" per se but Bethesda just rounded up a bunch of skills that seemed to make sense together and called it a "class".
I think it was just a way to make it easier on players who weren't used to picking any skills they wanted.
You could use those "classes" as a template or just make your own or swap out one thing for another.
Though I seem to remember Daggerfall having points in things like strength?
True, you could always opt to build your own. So it never had classes like say, WOW, where you could only use the skills assigned to your class. But then ESO is also not like that.
There are many end-game ESO builds that use very few class skills relying instead in weapon, PVP and guild skills - even the ultimates. Early on you do have to rely a bit more on class skills especially since the non-class ultimates are slow to unlock but that changes later on.
All in all I don't see any "violation" of the Elder Scrolls skill system in what thy did with ESO.
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The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
When you say "Elder Scrolls series" you really mean Skyrim don't you? Most of the series had classes... just saying. Besides only about 1/5th of possible skills come from your class in ESO. The rest come from skill lines not class locked.
Then there is that freedom thing... yeah, you can roam and grind if that's your thing.
A fully fleshed out first person view IS an option.
And BTW, when you're talking about 3 things, "both" doesn't really fit.
I have played Morrowind for easily more than about 300 hours I bet and I never noticed classes. Yes people tell me its there and they have shown me but I never noticed it and I have no idea still how it affects my game play in any measurable way.
So yeah, I include Morrowind as a skill based system and not a class based system. Are you suggesting to me that if I buy ESO I will find the class based system to be remarkably like Morrowind and the only way i could ever find out for sure is to buy the game?
also I dont recall but in many skill based systems there might be a class you start with but it doesnt mean jack shit because your skill points go up based on what you do anyway and the starting perk for a choosen class is fuck all in skill points
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So yeah, I include Morrowind as a skill based system and not a class based system. Are you suggesting to me that if I buy ESO I will find the class based system to be remarkably like Morrowind and the only way i could ever find out for sure is to buy the game?
I could care less whether you buy it or not.
I'm more interested in correcting your misinformation - not that I think even for a moment that it will have any effect on you... others might read this too though.
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ESO 1 Great graphics. 2 Good voiced quests. 3 Combat and exploration is fun.
bad stuff 1 Terrible at fixing bugs, new updates break the game consistently for me. 2 Limited inventory space, if you like crafting you're forced to create mule characters just for the inventory space. 3 Slow solo leveling unless you join a grind group.
I'm always curious by people who say slow leveling. This game seems to level very fast. How quickly do you expect to get to max in a game like this?
The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
You haven't played the game have you?
why would I play a game that is not skill based? just to make sure what I read and what everyone says is actually true?
except that's what ESO is? lol
people post a lot of bull shit that they hear from other people, like in your case.
so....in ESO, you get skill points and you allocate them in any way you want. there are multiple skill lines you can choose from and you don't have to put points in any of them.
the only thing classes do is gives you a set three skills lines, all the other skill lines can be chosen by any class. again, you don't have to pick any one skill, in fact most end game builds use very little skills from the class skill lines other than passives.
really the only reason to choose a certain class is if it has certain skills you want for the build you want, that's it. some people call it a hybrid skill based system and that's all fine but it's more of a skill based system than anything.
it's just that you are locked into the three skill lines that are tied to that one class you pick, other than that you can pick from any skill line you want like a true skill based system.
that will give you an idea how it works. definitely not anything like a class based system where you are locked into certain class skills and abilities.
The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
When you say "Elder Scrolls series" you really mean Skyrim don't you? Most of the series had classes... just saying. Besides only about 1/5th of possible skills come from your class in ESO. The rest come from skill lines not class locked.
Then there is that freedom thing... yeah, you can roam and grind if that's your thing.
A fully fleshed out first person view IS an option.
And BTW, when you're talking about 3 things, "both" doesn't really fit.
also I dont recall but in many skill based systems there might be a class you start with but it doesnt mean jack shit because your skill points go up based on what you do anyway
that is pretty much how ESO does it except instead of it being leveled up as you use the skill, you allocate the points where you want to put them as you obtain them.
the fact is, you put points in any skills you want. that is a skill based system at it's core. like i said, the only reason they have classes is to lock you into a certain 3 skill lines which have skills you do not have to put points into if you do not want to and a lot of times don't need to.
you simply look at the class's and figure out which class skill lines you want to be able to spend skill points on for the build you want and you pick that class.
weapon skill lines are the main skills you use for combat (other than light and heavy attacks) and those can be purchased and used by any class. some of the fighters and mages guild skills are really popular to use as well, can be used by any class.
not to mention racial and armor skill lines, which are very needed and can be used by any class. click the link in my previous post and you will see what i am talking about.
The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
You haven't played the game have you?
why would I play a game that is not skill based? just to make sure what I read and what everyone says is actually true?
except thats what ESO is? lol
people post a lot of bull shit that they hear from other people, like in your case.
so....in ESO, you get skill points and you allocate them in any way you want. there are multiple skill lines you cna choose from abnd you donjt have to put points in any of them.
the only thing classes do is gives you a set three skills lines, all the other skill lines can be chosen by any class. again, you don't have to pick any one skill, in fact most end game builds use very little skills from the class skill lines other than passives.
really the only reason to choose a certain class is if it has certain skills you want for the build you want, that's it. some people call it a hybrid skill based system and that's all fine but it's more of a skill based system than anything.
its just that you are locked into the three skill lines that are tied to that one class you pick, other than that you can pick from any skill line you want like a true skill based system.
that will give you an idea how it works. definitely not anything like a class based system where you are locked into certain class skills and abilities.
If I cant start the game as a mage but by doing fighting base activities become a fighter without readjusting skill points and mid game resemble nothing at all like a mage then its not a skill based system.
perfer I dont even have to pick a class when I start actually.
now I have never poked my eye with a fork but I dont think I have to do it in order to 'see' if I like it or not. Can you help explain to me where I am mistaken rather than implying that the only way I can find out is to stick a fork in my eye?
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what are your 3 favorite things of this game what are your 3 negative things in this game please list both possitives and negatives, as well as answer my question..
Why or why not play ESO?
Why = You want to Why Not = You dont want to =D Jk, I personally cant play ESO for more than 1 month out of 6 or 8 months. Heres why: Pos: -Questers Galore -Crafting is interesting as long as you touch up on a good amount of it -Updates are on point
Cons- -Dont like quests? To bad more than 60% of the games content is quests -PvP in the eyes of the community (unknown by me) is broken -Community is there or its not at times due to B2P just like GW2
The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
You haven't played the game have you?
why would I play a game that is not skill based? just to make sure what I read and what everyone says is actually true?
except thats what ESO is? lol
people post a lot of bull shit that they hear from other people, like in your case.
so....in ESO, you get skill points and you allocate them in any way you want. there are multiple skill lines you cna choose from abnd you donjt have to put points in any of them.
the only thing classes do is gives you a set three skills lines, all the other skill lines can be chosen by any class. again, you don't have to pick any one skill, in fact most end game builds use very little skills from the class skill lines other than passives.
really the only reason to choose a certain class is if it has certain skills you want for the build you want, that's it. some people call it a hybrid skill based system and that's all fine but it's more of a skill based system than anything.
its just that you are locked into the three skill lines that are tied to that one class you pick, other than that you can pick from any skill line you want like a true skill based system.
that will give you an idea how it works. definitely not anything like a class based system where you are locked into certain class skills and abilities.
If I cant start the game as a mage but by doing fighting base activities become a fighter without readjusting skill points and mid game resemble nothing at all like a mage then its not a skill based system.
perfer I dont even have to pick a class when I start actually.
now I have never poked my eye with a fork but I dont think I have to do it in order to 'see' if I like it or not. Can you help explain to me where I am mistaken rather than implying that the only way I can find out is to stick a fork in my eye?
i'm not saying it's the game for you, i'm telling you it is a skill based system at it's very definition lol. why don't you tell me why i am wrong? simply preferring not to pick a class at the start isn't proving anything as i already told you the effect the starting classes have on the game.
even if you do prefer to not pick a class at the beginning, it's still far from a class based system like you were saying it is.
racial skill lines, something few complain about being in the game, are exactly the same as class skill lines in ESO. you pick a race based on the racial skill line of that race. the only difference is class's have 3 skill lines instead of 1.
you are also locked into the racial passives and always get them with every build, not true with the class skill lines.
i'm not saying it's the game for you, i'm telling you it is a skill based system at it's very definition lol. why don't you tell me why i am wrong? simply preferring not to pick a class at the start isn't proving anything as i already told you the effect the starting classes have on the game.
even if you do prefer to not pick a class at the beginning, it's still far from a class based system like you were saying it is.
racial skill lines, something few complain about being in the game, are exactly the same as class skill lines in ESO. you pick a race based on the racial skill line of that race. the only difference is class's have 3 skill lines instead of 1.
you are also locked into the racial passives and always get them with every build, not true with the class skill lines.
I am going to ask you point blank
Can I become a character that doesnt even come close to resembling a mage even though I picked a mage by doing non mage related activities and by doing said activities those skill points increase in the non-mage like areas?
or
was the advertising and explanation of the game in the beginning terrible?
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
1. Up until Skyrim TES have had classes. ESO is also a pretty heavy skill based game. 2. I dont follow the Main Story , Mage Guild or Fighters Guild much. Not even close to being done with any of them. 3. I play in first person all the time.
The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
1. Up until Skyrim TES have had classes. 2. I dont follow the Main Story , Mage Guild or Fighters Guild much. Not even close to being done with any of them. 3. I play in first person all the time.
ESO offers all THREE of these.
almost sold me! thinking of downloading
do you have to do quests?
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
i'm not saying it's the game for you, i'm telling you it is a skill based system at it's very definition lol. why don't you tell me why i am wrong? simply preferring not to pick a class at the start isn't proving anything as i already told you the effect the starting classes have on the game.
even if you do prefer to not pick a class at the beginning, it's still far from a class based system like you were saying it is.
racial skill lines, something few complain about being in the game, are exactly the same as class skill lines in ESO. you pick a race based on the racial skill line of that race. the only difference is class's have 3 skill lines instead of 1.
you are also locked into the racial passives and always get them with every build, not true with the class skill lines.
I am going to ask you point blank
Can I become a character that doesnt even come close to resembling a mage even though I picked a mage by doing non mage related activities and by doing said activities those skill points increase in the non-mage like areas?
or
was the advertising and explanation of the game in the beginning terrible?
You could spec as a stamina and health based fighter only using striking weapons. And craft gear to support that and spec CP that supports that. You could do all of that even though you picked a mage.
And I would throw some Werewolf into that mix.
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The reason I like the Elder Scrolls series is because of these reasons
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system 2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much. 3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
1. Up until Skyrim TES have had classes. 2. I dont follow the Main Story , Mage Guild or Fighters Guild much. Not even close to being done with any of them. 3. I play in first person all the time.
ESO offers all THREE of these.
almost sold me! thinking of downloading
do you have to do quests?
If you do look for a box via e.g. Amazon - or an authorised seller. Should be sub $20. Makes it low risk if you do decide its not for you. Also means you will be on Zenimax's servers.
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Is it Classes or Skills? Both. You choose a race and that gives you certain skills to develop. You choose a class and that gives you certain skills to develop. You join the Fighter's Guild - whatever your class - and that gives you certain skills to develop. You also join the Mage's Guild - again whatever your class - ... and ditto.
Any class can use any "weapon type" and for each weapon type there are ditto. And any class can wear any armour and ditto. And anyone can become a vampire with the penalties entailed and ditto. Or a werewolf with the penalties and ditto. And soul shard skills ditto. Lock picking ditto. Undaunted "Guild" ditto. Also Thieve's Guild and Dark Brotherhood ditto. RvR ditto.
And after you have unlocked the skills available in the skill line you enable them by spending skill points. Some skills are passive, some active. Active skills have to be developed by "gaining experience whilst they are on your active skill bar". See below. And at the end of the day you won't quite have enough for everything but you will be not that far off.
Passives may work all the time or may be conditional e.g. weapon passives may require that weapon type to be equipped.
Active skills you select and are limited to 5 + 1 ultimate skill. You also get the option to swap weapons in combat at level 15 and each "weapon" can have a different set of actives.
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So if you want to be a heavy armour, sword and board wielding mage you can be.
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Freedom to roam.
You are free to roam now with a limitation namely until 50 you can only roam in the faction you started in. You cannot initially roam in the other two factions territory. This restriction is going soon. That said the game is huge. So in some ways its a bit like saying an Oblivion character cannot roam around Skyrim; almost a case of thinking of it as three games in one. (The game is huge). However this limitation is being lifted very soon.
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First person view very much an option.
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Do you have to do quests?
If you mean "in order to level" then no. Killing mobs is a viable way to level. The first few levels are quick but subsequently maybe 100 and later 200 mobs for a level vs. 8 to later 15-ish quests with the mobs involved. It varies and different mobs of the same level give different xp depending how hard they are. So leveling just by killing mobs would be a grind but not impossible.
However some skill lines are only unlocked by doing quests. Some only be killing mobs. Some only by exploration. Some only by doing dungeons. And some skill points are gained by quests, about as many by leveling and more than both combined by exploration - and you will have to be able to kill mobs to explore. So if you go on to max your character you will do all three. And the quests may not get easier as you level either due to scaling.
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Possibly Zenimax could allow a guild to group with 4 others say; with goods from 5 guilds being listed - and the guild merchant doing any selling getting a % of any sale. You would then have listings for up to 2,500 people - which would create AHs on a par with "traditional" servers especially when you take factions into account.
1. Skill based system instead of a Class based system
2. freedom to roam and not even follow the storyline much.
3. First person view is an option
ESO violates both of these
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Cons- Grouped with every one always, so i could never get into it. I would be trying to get into it, and 20 people would kill the boss.
-Super easy game, Esp since every one is grouped all the time time, you literally just have to hit things once, no skill.
- Tab target masked as action combat, and also it is far from a eso game.
- Gotta add one more con, the game is huge to download, which is a con for me cause I can only download at 200kbs. Which is fine, but every time they update something, even if it is like a sound file, you gotta redownload like 3-7 gbs, which is redculious.
Pros - Very good looking game, and it runs on the cheapest of computers
- Quests are interesting, but there is the hundreds of people that run around braking that interesting.
- Group based crafting.
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I havent played a game with 'a quest' or 'a class' since friggin 2008 in an MMO or single player.
well to be fair games I play to do have quests but fuck all if you have to do them which you dont
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Each item gets a budget, so those people who are hired to fix bugs were completely budgeted for and would not have gotten another dime.
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Then there is that freedom thing... yeah, you can roam and grind if that's your thing.
A fully fleshed out first person view IS an option.
And BTW, when you're talking about 3 things, "both" doesn't really fit.
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I think it was just a way to make it easier on players who weren't used to picking any skills they wanted.
You could use those "classes" as a template or just make your own or swap out one thing for another.
Though I seem to remember Daggerfall having points in things like strength?
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
There are many end-game ESO builds that use very few class skills relying instead in weapon, PVP and guild skills - even the ultimates. Early on you do have to rely a bit more on class skills especially since the non-class ultimates are slow to unlock but that changes later on.
All in all I don't see any "violation" of the Elder Scrolls skill system in what thy did with ESO.
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So yeah, I include Morrowind as a skill based system and not a class based system. Are you suggesting to me that if I buy ESO I will find the class based system to be remarkably like Morrowind and the only way i could ever find out for sure is to buy the game?
also I dont recall but in many skill based systems there might be a class you start with but it doesnt mean jack shit because your skill points go up based on what you do anyway and the starting perk for a choosen class is fuck all in skill points
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I'm more interested in correcting your misinformation - not that I think even for a moment that it will have any effect on you... others might read this too though.
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I self identify as a monkey.
people post a lot of bull shit that they hear from other people, like in your case.
so....in ESO, you get skill points and you allocate them in any way you want. there are multiple skill lines you can choose from and you don't have to put points in any of them.
the only thing classes do is gives you a set three skills lines, all the other skill lines can be chosen by any class. again, you don't have to pick any one skill, in fact most end game builds use very little skills from the class skill lines other than passives.
really the only reason to choose a certain class is if it has certain skills you want for the build you want, that's it. some people call it a hybrid skill based system and that's all fine but it's more of a skill based system than anything.
it's just that you are locked into the three skill lines that are tied to that one class you pick, other than that you can pick from any skill line you want like a true skill based system.
http://www.esohead.com/calculator/skills
that will give you an idea how it works. definitely not anything like a class based system where you are locked into certain class skills and abilities.
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the fact is, you put points in any skills you want. that is a skill based system at it's core. like i said, the only reason they have classes is to lock you into a certain 3 skill lines which have skills you do not have to put points into if you do not want to and a lot of times don't need to.
you simply look at the class's and figure out which class skill lines you want to be able to spend skill points on for the build you want and you pick that class.
weapon skill lines are the main skills you use for combat (other than light and heavy attacks) and those can be purchased and used by any class. some of the fighters and mages guild skills are really popular to use as well, can be used by any class.
not to mention racial and armor skill lines, which are very needed and can be used by any class. click the link in my previous post and you will see what i am talking about.
perfer I dont even have to pick a class when I start actually.
now I have never poked my eye with a fork but I dont think I have to do it in order to 'see' if I like it or not. Can you help explain to me where I am mistaken rather than implying that the only way I can find out is to stick a fork in my eye?
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
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Why or why not play ESO?
Why = You want toWhy Not = You dont want to
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Jk, I personally cant play ESO for more than 1 month out of 6 or 8 months.
Heres why:
Pos:
-Questers Galore
-Crafting is interesting as long as you touch up on a good amount of it
-Updates are on point
Cons-
-Dont like quests? To bad more than 60% of the games content is quests
-PvP in the eyes of the community (unknown by me) is broken
-Community is there or its not at times due to B2P just like GW2
even if you do prefer to not pick a class at the beginning, it's still far from a class based system like you were saying it is.
racial skill lines, something few complain about being in the game, are exactly the same as class skill lines in ESO. you pick a race based on the racial skill line of that race. the only difference is class's have 3 skill lines instead of 1.
you are also locked into the racial passives and always get them with every build, not true with the class skill lines.
Can I become a character that doesnt even come close to resembling a mage even though I picked a mage by doing non mage related activities and by doing said activities those skill points increase in the non-mage like areas?
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was the advertising and explanation of the game in the beginning terrible?
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2. I dont follow the Main Story , Mage Guild or Fighters Guild much. Not even close to being done with any of them.
3. I play in first person all the time.
ESO offers all THREE of these. And more.
do you have to do quests?
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And I would throw some Werewolf into that mix.
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
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Is it Classes or Skills? Both. You choose a race and that gives you certain skills to develop. You choose a class and that gives you certain skills to develop. You join the Fighter's Guild - whatever your class - and that gives you certain skills to develop. You also join the Mage's Guild - again whatever your class - ... and ditto.
Any class can use any "weapon type" and for each weapon type there are ditto. And any class can wear any armour and ditto. And anyone can become a vampire with the penalties entailed and ditto. Or a werewolf with the penalties and ditto. And soul shard skills ditto. Lock picking ditto. Undaunted "Guild" ditto. Also Thieve's Guild and Dark Brotherhood ditto. RvR ditto.
And after you have unlocked the skills available in the skill line you enable them by spending skill points. Some skills are passive, some active. Active skills have to be developed by "gaining experience whilst they are on your active skill bar". See below. And at the end of the day you won't quite have enough for everything but you will be not that far off.
Passives may work all the time or may be conditional e.g. weapon passives may require that weapon type to be equipped.
Active skills you select and are limited to 5 + 1 ultimate skill. You also get the option to swap weapons in combat at level 15 and each "weapon" can have a different set of actives.
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So if you want to be a heavy armour, sword and board wielding mage you can be.
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Freedom to roam.
You are free to roam now with a limitation namely until 50 you can only roam in the faction you started in. You cannot initially roam in the other two factions territory. This restriction is going soon. That said the game is huge. So in some ways its a bit like saying an Oblivion character cannot roam around Skyrim; almost a case of thinking of it as three games in one. (The game is huge). However this limitation is being lifted very soon.
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First person view very much an option.
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Do you have to do quests?
If you mean "in order to level" then no. Killing mobs is a viable way to level. The first few levels are quick but subsequently maybe 100 and later 200 mobs for a level vs. 8 to later 15-ish quests with the mobs involved. It varies and different mobs of the same level give different xp depending how hard they are. So leveling just by killing mobs would be a grind but not impossible.
However some skill lines are only unlocked by doing quests. Some only be killing mobs. Some only by exploration. Some only by doing dungeons. And some skill points are gained by quests, about as many by leveling and more than both combined by exploration - and you will have to be able to kill mobs to explore. So if you go on to max your character you will do all three. And the quests may not get easier as you level either due to scaling.