My opinion on "ESO is changing in 2023". 

ESO for me, is one of those games that you come back to once a year to play the major expansion and then leave. What makes me most disappointed is when I come back and have to rebuild my class every time because they reset all of my skill points.

I played since launch and I'm a vet player and I quit along with my entire pvp guild on Xbox. I would still play pve and buy new content but overland and story combat is way to easy and not rewarding at all for vet players. THE FEELING OF ADVENTURE IS NOT THERE.

I left the game over 2 and a half years ago. Switched to other games and I’ve to say that I’ve been having blast! I periodically check on the game ( news ) to see if any substantial changes have been added, but I’m always presented with the same disappointments. It’s a damn shame because I really wanted ESO to compete with the other reigning MMOs out there in terms of content and support, but to no avail. I’m not surprised to see people still playing it high on copium despite everything.

Amazing can’t wait to run relequens on my stam build for the 7th year in a row

I gave up long ago on eso after they stoped adding skillines, chaned balance so much that combat changes and gear would make houes of grinding wothless. I went back to modding instead, and learning to make my own games. Ever since gaming in general has got bigger/corprate they lost on a majority of games that passion and luster, now its just about quarterly earnings off dlc, rng loot boxes or cash shop sales.

Im glad they are changing the way they do the yearly story. I really hope they add a new class and add some good quality of life updates. Im okay with the new expansion not having a new system like antiquities, no tales of tribute type things because they take away from good changes they can make to the combat, bug fixes, new classes, skill lines, better replayability for veteran players, etc. We are long overdue for a new class but this is a step in the right direction.

I'm afraid everyone is going to be very very disappointed, Matt did the exact same thing After DOAC Trails of Atlantis and the Mods banned people right and left just like they are doing now.....we are being given false hope.

Good to hear from you

Damn, I missed your voice bro

The thing to be excited for is the following year when they have more time to work on the next chapter than they did before so it should be less pushed out. Next year I predict will be the same shit

I'm very afraid that the Chapter won't be bigger than usual but that the new system that usually comes with it will drop 6 months later and it'll only be that. I'd be pissed if I bought a Q4: DLC and only got the Psijic skill-line.

Do whatever to get the $$$ 🤑Eso has let us all down, I find it hard to log in these days.

2:17 thanks for eloquently mentioning this

No matter what they change if the game don’t work it don’t matter

ZOS are still stuck in the marketing/publicity cycle of the big games ‘events’ like E3 and Comiccon. This forces their release schedule and drives their propaganda and marketing. They’re very poor at generating any interest beyond this. Their build up and roll out process is archaic and fails to reach both potential new players and ardent existing ones. Additionally, when they do manage to raise a dull murmer of interest, they ruin it with pitiful delivery. Part of this is the extreme predictability of their products... another zone with 6 delves... blah blah... another dungeon pack...a completely unexpected card game. And then, when they have a story to promote, they do the absolute minimum to arouse interest. So they boldly announce the ‘year of Lalalala’ in January and procede to tell you nothing about it until April, when they put the whole thing up on PTS so that any surprise they might have been hoping for is ruined. If I were ZOS, I might generate interest by putting things in the game beforehand to hint at the upcoming storyline or give it some context. And deliver these thing over time. But hey, the one thing I got out of ZOS this year was the painful lack of any imaginative thinking beyond “what new sparkling butt-dust can the new Crown Crate ponies produce?”

My brother and I are really excited for endless 2 man dungeons. Even when new overland content comes out or a new story or what have you with all overland content being pretty much the same in terms of combat I could care less about the story. I like killing stuff! Harrowstorms are pretty fun and doing world bosses and dungeos with your companion is decent fun. Questing after Cadwells gold is a real dragging experience.

Honestly after Summerset I haven't been too hyped for ESO everything about the game during Summerset was amazing the Story was amazing the housing was amazing the zone and world bosses were amazing, the trial was amazing, they had the community rewards which got everyone playing, it was just a great time to play Eso and now it has moved so much further away. There have been really great quality of life changes but my want to play this game has gotten less and less. I truly hope they move in a better direction. I honestly think they need to add more in a DLC than just dungeons because everyone is not a dungeon delver so that leaves them nothing. The expansion and new zone and trial should always be the first thing to drop,being that it's something for everyone to engage in but that just my opinion.

Oh wow, you're speaking again. Thought this would be another link to a different website.

thank you

I stop playing eso Last year. Same stuff and always new dlc downgrade all sets all builds and start again.

Need it on ge force now

Need quality of life improvements: (1) once storyline completed on one character, you can automatically complete on others; (2) scrying skill should be available for purchase on other characters; (3) it would be nice if you have multiple surveys for one location, that you could collect them all at once. All of these things will save massive amounts of time, and get players playing the group content that they prefer to be doing.

You’re alive

Can’t wait to see more of your videos

Now I understand your "absence" from Eso. More and more of the same, let's see what happens next year.

I miss enjoying this game. Now I log in for about 20 minutes and log out.

I lost motivation due to these ever coming changes to my class, the need to respec and requirement for new armor and stuff. I have lots of hrs in ESO but I don't play or pay for it anymore.

I don’t see how they keep talking bs and creating meaningless sentences that really say “ we’re about to do a WHOLE bunch of stuff you won’t like but fu anyway”. Then they nerf the entire game , bait and switch us on mythics and lie continuously. The only thing they are interested in is the crown store. If they want me spending crowns they gotta give ‘em away cause they don’t get another penny from me until they unfk everything from “update” ( fukover)35 and 36

I was happy with the content schedule the way that it was. But as more people get to higher levels of champion points, it's inevitable that the team is now having to focus more on repeatable content. The problem with continuing to add massive numbers of quests each year is that your character eventually become so powerful that the open world content is no longer challenging. At the same time, you feel like you have to keep questing because you want to "finish the game." So maybe slowing down on adding more quests is a good idea.

Just take a look for yourself.. update 27, 28 and 29 is where the down whirl started.. When CP raise from 870 to what ever.. We didn't need a new system ( aka nerf to the ground ), we only needed the ability to spend more points. So many changes revolved around "Making PvP" better but in the end, hardware and almost total code separation is the answer for PvP. But will all the changes that happened because of these "test" get reverted ? nope Also they completely redid the "XP" aka experience gained after so many would go kill spiders in Bangkorai to level up, now in Dec 2022, even with events you hit a hard wall when leveling that it's not even worth doing an event.. "100% XP gained" 100% of what ? because the XP gained is maybe 10-20% without enlightenment. ( not counting they lowered the amount you get from everything ) Changes in 2023 ? believe it when I see it.. Because they have been saying the same thing for a long time. They could start NOW to show us they actually mean it.. Start with XP gained changes and double rewards in chest, but this wont happen. ( This is part of the rewards missing in the game )

I have never felt particularly disappointed by any changes ESO has undergone during the years that I've been playing. It can be annoying when I have to redistribute points after they rebalance the mechanics, but I have always been able to adapt my play style to the changes without too much trouble. Of course, I am most interested in the story content and thus tend to play ESO like a solo RPG, unless I happen to be in the mood for some PvP in Cyrodiil. It seems to me that the people who complain the most about changes are the players who min-max to squeeze the most performance they can out of their characters for endgame content like trials and group dungeons. I have nothing against those players; everyone has the right to enjoy the game however they see fit. I just don't share their perspective on the game. For me, endgame content does not hold much interest. I find it repetitive and boring.

It's because they need a way to scale the difficulty in overland for better rewards motives skins polymorphs armor style pages weapons style pages emote's mounts pets all these things can be scaled to difficulty in certain overland content. Hybridization has killed the game CP system has killed the game the combat system has lost all identity class identity is f****** gone

The game is in the maintenance phase. It's about you getting to spend your money from their crown store. This news for 2023 is nothing more than a distraction from the horrible update 35 mistake. No news about fixing this screw up.

Like last year with new PvP... Yea sure... Sure

Eso changing in 2023: NO

Zenimax is killing ESO. The development of this game is a complete failure - they have no idea how to develop this game, which is confirmed by the last two chapters. The collection system, level scalling and RNG changes practically destroyed PVE. They totally destroyed classes where the meta is currently 2H and daggers on each class (stamina and magicka) where every build looks 75% the same. No PVP development, same BG's for years, Cyrodil on EU servers works horribly, IC unchanged, and the PVP in this game had so much potential! The new chapters are a joke - the companion system and the card game are nice additions as DLC, not the main attraction of the expansion. But they know how to take money from people - the Crown Store is just made for it! I played this game for many years and it hurts me a lot how the situation of this game looks like...

They just need to add a Hardmode or harder content for PvE storylines / questing and we're good. Game is way too friendly to casuals and it's on such an easy mode you can AFK through the campaign(s) and not die to enemies most of the time. They need to give us the option to toggle the difficulty because otherwise it's a slog and boring af to play through. And the stuff I DO love, endgame stuff is suffering and hardly no more groups to find for the fun challenging content.

They Changed Meta To Stam And Magic And Added The Armory They Lost Half Thier Player Base It Was Extremely Sad I Left For 16 Months

I quit over 3 1/2 years ago. I built every class, 3 dps, tank and healer. I’m thinking about logging back in and deconstructing everything. Put the nail in the coffin for ever coming back. Any Xbox peeps on here with a good guild I could give the mats to? No promises

I always feel bad for ppl that think ZOS is gonna fix this broken azz game. I played today for one hour after almost 4 years without playing this game and the lag, skill not working was just mind blowing in PVL. PVL= player vs lag. Cuz PVP doesn't exist on eso anymore. But what the majority of the players don't understand is that if you keep giving them money on eso plus and crowns this mediocrity of performance will never change. Funny part is that the store doesn't lag at all. It was simple, no income and they will be forced to fix it or bye bye die ZOS. After all these years ZOS keep lying to players and give them trash and more trash, is very sad cuz is a good game.

I didn’t know you still play the game.

Day one player but quit over a year ago once they changed to the new terrible CP system. If they ever change it back or to something better I would probably return

The only thing that will bring players back is a new class.

We need some difficulty in the story and and overland. The game is 2 damn easy.

How it's changing - they are doing 30-40% less new content, that's it. All the rest in this years fluff piece has been said 5 out of the last 6 years and still hasn't come to pass. Game is 100% in maintenance mode and this finally proves it.

God dam about time they changed what they have been doing they have been stuck in a rut for years hopefully they will have more op gear and I’d like to see hourly events for chance of good gear

New content for the past couple years hasn’t brought me joy or excitement just frustration, anxiety and grief lol..

Have you considered trying out another MMORPG? Its pretty obvious ESO is dead or at least stagnant at this point. ESO is basically the new LOTRO or Rift. Someone like you can make really good and helpful guides and content in other MMORPGs.

I just got tired of all the combat changes and "balances" and no real new content (and please a card game is just a fun addition in any other mmo, not supposed to be one of the selling points of an expansion). The shop and the loot boxes are also horrendous, its very in your face and so obvious they spend too much time creating stuff for the shop. Disgusting.

They need 4 class

They say this crap every year. Its too little too late. They've done the damage themselves and the game is only getting worse.

Got sick of the constant combat changes and new grind mechanics layered on top of each other piled high.

they said eso is changing.. but will it actually lol

It’s a PvP game that hasn’t had a PvP update since Morrowind

And i just do housing and am happy Also trading, making furniture, fishing, doing random achievements for fun, playing the card game. I am a tamriel hero yet have not completed all the quests and I still find it exciting to explore some parts of the story that I have missed.

Class Change, Story Mode Dungeons, or PVE Cyrodil.

Too little too late eso you should have done this years ago when people where asking for you to stop pushing content and focus on qc and bugs. Now those people have finally given up..

Soul magic needs update.

The current tanky pvp meta is terrible. Its driving me away. Its like they fix one bad combat change by making more things worse. And now we are stuck with this meta until quarter 3? No thanks

They have to change their marketing... all motifs should be available directly after people buy their chapter... WE buy for ALL content, not for half... They have to add more PvP content like hammer artifact, or more BG maps... They have to include trial's story with the chapter story for more Epic story...

GIVE US A NEW CLASS

Personally I'm just burned out on the game after playing it since launch, I didn't even play the last DLC. Nothing feels fresh or new anymore. Would be nice if they added new skills or classes or anything. Even the new dlc areas feel the same, like they just reuse assets and copy/paste.

Quit the game 5 years ago. Recycled content.

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Nothing works, Performance is so bad. This game exists so many years, Performance was always trash. How is this possible? Its a shame. But every 3 months new content, which Costs Money. Earning Money money money, thats all. But livering Good, playable content? No thats Not possible. But hey, there are some new things in crown Shop. Wow.

Alcast is sitting directly on the European server in Germany, where the nord American is in Texas. (Idk why told this, probably I'm not so smart and have nothing to do with this video)

I’ve been playing on and off since release. I stopped playing pve. The only thing that kept me playing was the battlegrounds. The match making system they have in place is horrible. Eventually it’s just 2 classes with meta builds. Whatever’s currently broken. Or fights are just stalemates. Waiting for the first person to screw up. Which can take minutes. I stopped playing months ago when they made everyone tankier.

They need to shut down eso and do a new one with new engine. This game just feels old. Servers will never be better with this oldtimer structure

I stopped playing since the time they nerfed light attacks and doubled durations. They literally dont listen to the community and do whatever while not playing the game or knowing how to do so. It was the youtubers who had to go out their own way to explain concepts such as light attack weaving. Not the creators.

alcast, please ask them if we can transfer our console accounts to pc man.. it was possible in the other way round.. why not from console to pc..?? I asked several times.. console is dead and the performance cant handle the game at all.. @alcast

I must be in the minority. I love ESO and I play it a lot. I have several lvl 50s. I started with beta and played during the Vet12 etc years and I feel like ESO has finally found it's stride and then they say they are changing it. I like the new content each year. I look forward to Q4 when they climax the story. Elsweyer, Blackwood and Greymoor and their Q4 counterparts were awesome. New zones that were great and a story that kept me involved. High Isle was not as good but it's ok to have an off year. What I do not like is a daily quest. I do not want to do the same quest over and over each day. That is what it sounds like they are planning to do. If the go that route, once I am done with all the 'once and done' quest, I will sadly move on to another game. I will not do the same quests over and over. The only time a repeat a quest is when I do it on another character. So I am hoping we still get new content that keeps me entertained year after year.

Cash grab game that ignored the best part about the game....the pvp.

unfortunately eso releases new content amazingly- but its always the 3 elements= fire, water, desert= wish they would do something different. new war new race -portal to a future or past to skyrym..etc

Eso has a track record of sounding good and what follows is not good. Going from the new expansion (June/July) to January they have to hit the mark. If not 6 plus months with no new content and a lame addition will lead to disaster. I am ok with less dungeons per year, but the fluff has to carry through.

ESO ruined, murdered Templars--so, until they fix what they broke and make combat more interesting then the crap we've got now I'll have nothing good to say about this game. When I read the word update form ESO I want to literally walk away and stop reading immediately.

this game has never been good. I logged in for the first time, hit mobs for like 8k damage or some shit, and left. like, wtf???

Don't have much hope for ESO anymore , seem like all they care about is store items and being woke I guess. I actually liked deadlands, and I like big cosmic enemies. Not on the level of WoW because they always go too far but they're great in es. Performance/balance has been so awful in pvp that pve is the only option.. and it's just been boring as fuck. I mean we got a stupid ass card game instead of something good, an some extremely lame stories. These devs are clueless.