I am never beating the ZOS shill allegations Edit: this video has officially reached outside of my usual audience. For those who don't know me, I beg you to actually watch this goofy ass video before embarrassing yourself in the comments. We're having some goofs and some gaffs about the outrageous ESO hate comments, not the fair critiques.
Whatever people want to believe is up to them keep on making entertaining videos your humour is relatively wholesome with the occasional innuedo and entertaining
Okay here's the thing™. Say, you still have a bunch of those old discontinued low level soul gems laying around. Would ESO fit in a Petty Soul Gem (empty)? Or do i need a bigger one
Nobody will wanna revive it. The PvP sucks. Once the crafters realize they've been hoarding money just for their customer base to die, they'll quit too.
@@CoolGuy-pn1vmI think you’re thoroughly underestimating how many people just play to go questing and do endgame activities, sure the overland difficulty is laughable but ESO’s big sell over other MMOs has always been it’s questlines, zones and stories.
My wife and I started playing ESO together around the end of High Isle release, your channel was critical in keeping us noobs in the game. The learning cliff was brutal, especially for my wife coming from Skyrim and no MMO experience. We've really been enjoying the stories and attempting to 100% each zone before moving on to the next. We've completed the Pacts zones, now we're more than half way through the Covenants, the Dominion feels like it's months away before we finally start taking on the core gameplay zones. We both want to thank you for all that you do in covering ESO! We actually were a little concerned after HTM and Skinnycheeks covered the U41 patch notes and didn't see anything from you. Sorry to see that you've been subjected to idiots and haters. You have two loyal fans who are cheering for you though! 💖
Thank you for this very kind comment! I'm glad to hear that y'all have been enjoying the stories - I actually really enjoyed the Dominion main questline, and the Summerset one has to be my all-time favorite. I was planning on making a U41-related video when the PTS went live (even updated it and everything) but I had my hands full already editing this video haha. I will definitely be making some PTS-related content if anything piques my interest in the following weeks! Thank you both for your support!
You both are going to love the DLC zones when you get to them! The story, geography, and all the other features are such a noticeable higher quality than the base game (which is still very good)
Did hear the songs of freedom. Where the Dunmer elite traffic argonian children... Vivec, opera, Almalexia, Sotha Sil. Monsters keep us dependent on the Tribunal, send our hatchlings to shit wars. Then do horrific things to hatchlings and the Ministry of Truth doesn't cover it. They get away with it... as we sit here, eating beetle puffs and fungus omelet, wasting time in a hermeus morra realm. You may say, "well why don't you go save the world leave me alone in my endless archive with my losers adult friends who also waste away" I am doing something, I moved to gold coast, joined dark brotherhood, im an alchemist and im using the skills to make defence potions. I improved my body with better diet, REAL diet, not the dunmer or khajiit crap. My body looks like a Hist statue, I am becoming a lizzard worth Reckoning... vs a fat mer child who limited on resources, cant do 10 push-ups, no weapons, cant make potions, cant fix shit. Useless ... first ones to surrender to dunmers. Who would you marry? Who would you pick to nest your eggs and provide safety? Think of the future, who will you be?
Hilarious way of framing this - I laughed so hard and I’m with you! Some people lash out because of their own problems with game addiction. Not everyone is playing unhealthily though! Many ESO players do have jobs and families that they maintain just fine while enjoying the game. I mean, that’s why we have prime time for raiding. It’s when we’ve gotten off work yo! (or finished whatever else keeps us occupied during the normal day like caretaking etc.) And, get this…a lot of us have hobbies outside of ESO too. I work as a dev in fintech for example and have time to also do personal projects just fine WHILE PLAYING ESO. It’s a fun game despite its problems. Just let people enjoy it.
Agree with you 100% on this I generally disagree with the whole "video games are ruining lives" narrative. I'm aware that some people can, unfortunately, build unhealthy relationships or addictions to gaming, but I also think it's entirely reasonable and attainable to be able to spend a lot of time in ESO and have a great time while still tending to your own personal affairs, be it a job, relationships, or other hobbies!
This video needs to be a short film, in theatres near you. A cinematic experience. I'm very glad this is the first video of yours that I witnessed. Thank you and well done. *crisp salute*
Great editing and funny as hell as always. Thanks for not blurring out the names, if you post comments on a public platform, you should expect to be put on blast to the public. Some depressing trolls forget content creators are human and would never dare say those things to your face.
I love ESO and the Elders Scroll franchise. I played for years strictly PvE, but over the past year, joined a few cool ass guilds, have been running trials, dungeons, and even Cyrodiil. It's opened up a game I know well in a completely different way. Chilling with some good peeps online has been nice too. I still maintain a full-time job, life, relationships, etc. I think for those with gaming addiction, they are zealous converts to the red pill bs. Hopefully they find balance in their lives. Meanwhile, I'll be working on my build and whoring myself for transmutes! Thanks for all your great content!
I rarely leave comments but this video is worth it. Laughs and smiles the whole way through. Taking something negative and turning it positive is a rare ability, good on ya.
A friend and I finally decided to properly get into ESO recently and it honestly seems like the game is on the up and up, although I only have 180 hours played atm
Former player here and going on 2 years now as a mogul! Threw my hands in the air after update 35 and haven't played any games seriously since. Recently found my latest obsession, our lord and savior BG3. I check in on your videos every now and then to see how things are doing and to get a good laugh from the well made videos. Please don't ever stop. ✌️
Thank you so much for this video, Arttea ! It's been a while that I've seen quite a few downright toxic comments about ESO apparently being a shit game, or, quite often, a "dEaD gAMe", and, to be frank, there are also some RU-vidrs who feel compelled to make extended version of these comments in video form. Imagine the comment sections on those videos, the black pill there is real. There are also those content creators who hype up the tiniest slivers of speculation on what the next big feature might be then tout their view as Gospel truth. Of course that people will be disappointed in the end. Remember last year? The hype machine of the "spell crafting" feature exploded badly when it was revealed that the big feature of the year was a new class. But then it's also the community that seems to not really know what they want. Again, with the Necrom example, I remember reading comments about people "not wanting a new class" when at the same time there really were comments about how it's been ages since we've had a new class. Whenever ZOS does something, someone is sulking. It really gives you the impression that the ESOTube is filled to the brim with doomers and depressed people an inch away from the hanging rope when in reality I do not remember witnessing such gloomy player atmosphere in game. Anyway, thank you for making these wonderful videos and keep up the good fight Arty !
i recieved a vision from god and was sent into the past. I quit the game 120 years ago, but he told me to return, and save the rest of you. you must stop what you're doing immedeatly and run away from your computer. uninstall ESO (wizard game online) it will destroy your bodies and minds you are becoming slaves. when I quit the game all those years ago, i immedeatly became ripped and grew to 8ft tall. this is what ZOS (Zevil Ocompany Sidk) does not want you to know about. you must not refresh eso+ the next time.
I only rarely comment on videos, though I often want to. For me, I've only somewhat recently left ESO, and I still haven't PROPERLY left (I've unsubscribed, but it's still installed on my PC). It's like a toxic relationship - the game keeps abusing my trust and asking for more money, makes me unhappy, tries to pull me back in with FOMO, etc. The community I once loved is a shadow of what it once was. The urge to vent is part of my effort to distance myself from the game, and convince myself not to relapse into what I know is an unhappy relationship. It's a process.
I like ESO and I like your channel. I’m also married, have a kid, a great career, fix all my own shit, and have other hobbies. I just like to run with my guildies for a bit after putting my son to bed 🤷♂️ Buddie’s only play is pretending he’s Zeus in RU-vid comments 😂
Entertaining video. To be honest, I loved ESO. I gladly paid for the annual ESO+ subscription and purchased every chapter's digital collectors edition. I was also always annoyed with the Crown store and especially drop rates with crates but not a deal breaker. Anyway, left the game after a couple years as it was just taking up too much time in my life and I was struggling to get into Trial groups and Vet HM content basically because I was mediocre at putting up numbers. Then the High Isle chapter was announced and I watched the reveal stream, as I watch most ESO streams still, even though I was not playing anymore. The mention of Oakensoul peaked my interest and so I jumped back in the ESO world. Busted my tail and got the ring and finally, I was able to put up respectable numbers with my magic templar. Joined a good guild and created a dedicated group and started doing all the dungeon challenges. Was making good progress and then, like 2 or 3 months later, I think it was Update 35, the nerf hammer dropped and Oakensoul was dead, at least for the way I was using it, along with the same nerf hammer to the Templar class. I felt like I was bait and switched. They dangled the carrot that fixed all my problems and just as I was making progress, they yanked it all away. So that was the final straw for me, as far as playing the game and spending $160+ a year on this game. I do still enjoy watching it though and I like the game itself, they just mess with it too much for my liking.
I usually play for several months and stop. its def my go to mmo. It has become harder and harder for new players to play which is my biggest issue. Its a fun game for the most part. I do think as long as its been a game they could've added one handed magic weapons... but I digress your a great content creator and have helped me specifically with selling. ( I still dream of the day you get a rematch with Deltia .)
Honestly I think skill rotations need to be added in the tutorial section because I notice a lot of newbies just swinging their weapons around and using abilities occasionally. My first couple of months were rough 😭
I just wish there was at least 1 person that'll talk in game. I've never seen such an anti-social playerbase before, I've had maybe 3 people talk to me in game in the last 2 months of just going up to talk to everybody. But they'll be quick to cry & moan in youtube/twitter comments, like... huh?
I am the ESO player who doesn't have time to play ESO but I cant wait for the moment I can dive in and learn every single piece of lore, read every single book, finish every quest for each character. I watch these videos to hype myself up to play the game, but something inevitably pulls me away after like 10 hours and then I restart the character cuz I forgot everything up to where my character was
Artea you not only got me to reinstall the game and join your guild first. (I love those folks by the way). But also re-invigorated my love for MMO core gameplay. Its the interactions with the people. Your community got me motivated to expand and join other guilds, to dive HARD into the eso twitch community and I've met people and made memories there that I'll never forget. Ive been on a bit of an eso break admittedlyfor the last little while. but i always check in on the discord now and then and watch your uploads. I just wanna thank you, for everything that you do. I appreciate it. And for being the link that allowed me to meet so many wonderful people.
You have no idea how happy it has made me to read this! What I also adore about MMOs are the interactions that you can have with other people. I have met some of my best friends from these kinds of games (that I still speak to every single day, even if we don't all play the same games anymore), so they have a special place in my heart. To hear that I may have been able to help someone else find others to hang out with and make great memories together makes me incredibly happy! :) I hope to see ya back in the guild if you ever decide to come back to ESO for a spell!
I just started playing eso today. and when looking up content people seem so negative about it. but as someone just starting and enjoying. it kinda sucks seeing how negative the community seems to be at least online. I haven’t met any player yet ^_^
You gained a follow from me LOL You put everything perfectly. I despise how people think complaining to devs/eso managers in a twitch livestream with the most ungodly language is going to magically fix the entire game to their mental image. I very well know they are there for the twitch crate drops smh
They’re totally leaving them in the wrong places then. The forums exist for player feedback. Plus, if you watched the video you would have seen how wild and totally not constructive the comments were. Those absolutely wouldn’t amount to anything regardless of where they were posted
@@Arttea I did watch the video. And a lot of it is venting yes but with the intentions of someone seeing it. You’re not allowed to actually express yourself or criticize freely on forums either. You get warned and banned and ignored. You really have to be careful what you say on forums. A lot of their exposure is dependent upon the RU-vidrs making content and twitch streamers and they do actively watch the comment sections along with the forums. I’m sure it’s irritating to get comments on your videos like that but it’s not because anything you did or said.
@@PAPSN That is unfortunate to hear about the forums. I don't doubt that some totally fair criticism gets removed instead of acknowledged, which is really too bad. However, I have also seen a lot of peeps complain that they got silenced on the forums or the official twitch streams or whatever, and then when you see what they were actually saying, you can totally understand why they would have been blocked/removed etc. A lot of those comments are blatantly rude, unconstructive, or borderline harassing in nature. Those more outlandish remarks (which I was goofing on in this video) simply won't be able to amount to any kind of actual change. Screaming "THIS GAME IS DEAD FIX YOUR GAME!!!! ESO IS TRASH" is not something any developer will be able to look at and derive an actual semblance of criticism that can aid them in steering the game in a more favorable direction.
Here are example of negative, game killing behavior. I remind everyone that this is a sub game, IMO, or not worth playing. 1) You are opening a chest, and a juvenile comes along, spraying you with magic trying to steal a chest you fought enemies to get. 2) You are killing a path through a delve or dungeon, and asinine players just run through and don't help and just behave predatory. 3) The dungeon tanks don't gather up mobs, are evidently fake tanks since they can not hold aggro, and yet picked a PUG instead of a guild group. 4) Nirncrux is idiotic and obtuse to get. Yes, I know the work-around involved with CWC to circumvent it, I am master crafter. 5) Crafting research is asinine long. 6) Housing is VERY fair, a positive. I will compare this to FFXIV, where entire Wards are owned by barons. Bravo. 7) PVP is completely neglected. 8) The number of people required for a guild trader should be 5 or less. The concept of inflating the market and guild corporations is unacceptable. The poison of the real world is why some of us come to gaming to escape. I have never seen bad behavior corrected in ESO. In FFXIV IF you are an a-hole in dungeon, text chat you will be ganked by Square Enix. The reason I came here was due to friends leaving for life, housing, and love of Elder Scrolls and Skyrim. Eastmarch, Western Skyrim, and Wrothgar are cool. Trying to be positive.
I am by no means a hardcore ESO fan or mmo player for that matter, but my wife and I play ESO together. It's a special game to me for that matter alone.
Sad, that this is the first Video i see from your channel. Im a new Player and really enjoying the game. I think as a content creator there are so many hate comments about things we enjoy and others dont. The way they telling us their opinion is often not the nicest way. I will watch your other videos too and diving deeper into the game. Ty for the video and dont let people pull you down :) Have a nice day !
Great video. I left ESO like 5 years ago due to the constant cycle of nerfs every few months. Since checking it out again for the past month it's in a much better place. Don't let people get you down.
I think the people who keep commenting hate on ESO is because they wanted to love the game, they wanted the devs to listen they wanted to be heard and have a game that works and improves as it ages… damn I might be one of those people… but oh well. Cool vid. I still hate ESO but keep up your good work
You just know he hasn't done any of the shit he claims and instead sits behind his PC surrounded by empty coke bottles and burger boxes watching Jordan Peterson videos. :D
I don't think the title should be "Why Are Elder Scrolls Online Players Like This", it should be "Why Are People Like This". This is not exclusive to anything. It's not even exclusive to the internet. I do have a really long answer to this that goes into politics and the way society is structured, but the short version is that people are unhappy/dissatisfied and sometimes you will be the recipient of how that manifests.
ESO is an old game that most people have played and moved on from or heard about. You can take it as a dead MMO, or you can appreciate it for what it is; a game that came out a decade ago with a niche community of people that still enjoy and support it.
These people left the game, but having put time and effort into it they desperately need it to die so that they can validate their exit and say they told so. And the longer it takes, the more they question their decision of leaving, their inability to just not care about the game and their initial time and effort put into it.
Some normal comments are what you told in your video: Poeple are having bad day, want to blow up some steam, or just are done with the game and have too many emotions in them and they want to "warn" others. But I also don't understand people who are talking like that nonstop
theres "fans" like that in every fandom i think. And not just video games either. It's a little sad seeing so much negativity in the world. But I think it has to do with the object in question losing that initial shine, so they lose interest over time and confuse their changing interests to that particular thing "becoming bad"
This sentiment of "I hate the game and people need to know about it" is pretty common. These people STILL play the game, even if they say they don't. One such example would be Diablo 4, there's a full on meme/phenomenon of "D4 bad" yet people still play and buy stuff. It's fairly puzzling, but mostly it's the sunken time fallacy and FOMO.
A lot of the toxic comments are said on reddit too. I got banned many years ago for telling people to practice weaving to get their dps up. People were saying it was « cheating » because it wasn’t meant to be in the game. One of the mods banned me for « admitting to cheating/hacking » because I always said it was a skill that needed to be practice.
I love ESO and the creators, mainly Arttea, have kept me actually interested in the game. So much so I find myself coming here to rewatch when my interest dies. 🎉 thank you 😁
Ill admit im on one of my longer eso breaks in recent memory but ill always be back, its sometimes an abusive relationship, but ill always love her And even if i didnt i would still watch these videos because lmao holy shit Artea this was the fuking funniest video ive seen in a while, lmao, seriously youve got talent
ESO to me is like an ex-wife. Every so often we still hook up to do some dungeon diving (if you know what I mean) but I always find myself going into my wallet for some reason and then we end up in a real life PVP match
----> Disclaimer: I play on EU Server, maybe NA is different. Honestly, I dont understand those comments about the community in the slightest. No PvP Updates? Yeah I get that, thats frustrating. Combat kinda sucks sometimes? Yeah, I also get that one. Crown store and crates? Well, lets better not start on that one... But community?? ESO community is BY FAR the most friendly and helpful community of all online games ive ever played in my life. Ive had random people come up to me and just give me half a million gold, just because I was quite new at that time and they wanted to help, or give out free leveling gear to support newer players or spend two freaking hours to explain the mechanics of a new trail ive never played. What I absolutely love about the ESO community is that its very diverse when it comes to age. In my guild we have people from the age of 30 up to almost 80 years old, all playing together and supporting each other. (we have a lower age limit of 30 btw., thats why no younger players) And our community manager (Kai Schober, Germany) is the fcking GOAT 😂. We all love him because he is such a nice and caring person and is really invested in the game and the players. ESO isnt perfekt, and it never will be, but I still love to play it and I love the community around it.
I'm a small channel and I honestly love these types of comments when I get them, i just agree then keep it pushing. Though it's really funny seeing some of the crazy ones, I welcome all comments even the unhinged ones. I'm just surprised to have people watch my tiny channel about random crap
I did everything there is to do in this game. I've completed all trifectas multiple times. After the arcanist came out, me and three friends of mine did all 4-man content trifecta with a full arcanist team. Overall, I have spent 8,000 hours in the game. However, I think the next chapter is the first one I won't play. My friends and I are becoming more and more realistic about the game dying. The moment we recognized it the most was when ZOS introduced the new dungeon finder. My friends and I thought that this would be fantastic to host groups with a certain skill requirement, where you can select that only people with CP 1300 or only people with certain content already done, for example, can join. We thought it would be a new feature that allows us to finally host some more difficult content with randoms since you can filter the players that you want to have in the group now. Boy, we were wrong... After the new group finder came out, we first thought it's bugged, but after weeks and weeks where the group finder still doesn't show any groups looking for players, we came to the conclusion that it's not bugged but that no one is using it. There are like 20-50k players online in the game on a daily basis, and in the group finder, there are most of the time only 2 groups looking for some normal dungeons. If that doesn't show the game is dead, I don't know what will. In conclusion, I can say ESO is a very fun MMO. I loved playing it, but you can only enjoy the game if you have a group of three friends to play it with. For me, I think it's the end of ESO. I had much fun and loved this game, but after finishing all contents trifectas multiple times, I think there is just nothing to do anymore. The fact that no one uses the new group finder makes me already feel like I'm one of the last remaining players of the game that is playing it for the hard content.
you are right indeed the biggest problem of eso is that the largest amount of players does not care about trying to get good enough to experience the hardest and most challenging content...i spoke with people that played the game for 4 years and they said to me that they never did any veteran content either base game or dlc because they don t have a reason to do it...i still join daily random dungeons for transmute crystals and still find 2000cp people dying to normal dlc mobs or doing like 8 k dps...90% of players are casuals with 0 knowledge of the game and this is why eso is dying
While the group finder is certainly underused, I would never even consider joining a team going for trifecta runs or even most newer DLC hms on the public finder. That's something for fixed or guild groups where you know who you're dealing with, can be in voice comms, and so on. The amount of players who are prepared to go for that kind of stuff with randoms is ... minuscule.
@@varanaagreed! I didn’t start getting into the vet trifectas until I got three friends that wanted to actually put in the work. I don’t think I’d be able to do that with strangers because I have no idea if they’re actually serious about it or not. And you’re exactly right about comms. You don’t really have time to type while you’re mid-fight lol
Just my two cents but the reason I think ESO players vent to the ESO community is because you actually listen and respond, even if it is to make fun of them or to counter their arguments. The bigger problem is, in my opinion, the fact that ZOS clearly doesn't give two shits about the community or their opinions on anything as long as there is a steady stream of new players to milk to counter the old that get tired of the same old shit and leave. I've left and come back many times to ESO but I never play more than a month or so cause the content has basically been the same for the last few years. Not bad, not good, but definitely the 3.6 Roentgen of MMO's. Its a big beautiful sandbox that's just full of meh. Only reason pvp hasn't seen any love is because pvp players dont buy expansion packs, eso plus or new content like pve players do unless there is some new op mythic or whatever. Couple that with what feels like every fun playstyle, particularly tanking wise (see tormentor rework that destroys a unique and fun, but in no way meta, tanking playstyle) and it just feels like everything is being homogenised into this puddle of meh. But hey, the crown store gets updated regularly!
@@jirisykora2104 nahhh I don't like zos as much as the other guy. They made so many questionable decision over the years, but ye. Won't harass people over it tho.
I never understood the hate for this game. No gatekeeping, no stupid gear progression system, no p2w and a very friendly community(I'm in 2 guilds, an officer in 1 of them and just yesterday we all put gold on the table to help fresh cp160 players buy gear in order to start doing vet content). I'm playing since 2017, so you can say I've seen the best and worst changes *cough* the DOT buff patch *cough*. I haven't bought a single thing with real money. All the dlc's and extra char slots I bought from guild members with gold and for someone who hates with a passion the concept of "farming", I am a living proof that you can make enough gold in this game to afford everything. Yes the mount upgrade system is stupid as hell and sometimes I felt like smashing my keyboard when researching traits in the wrong god damn order and yes the npc mages, fighters and psijic guild progression is like puking on a pile of shit, but it's a small price to pay, compared to other mmo's. Is eso the best mmo? No(500+days in eso). Is the the worst? Hell no(3200h+ in Lost Ark before quitting). Edit: +sub. Was not aware of your channel until yt recommended this vid.
I agree I don’t understand why these people who hate ESO so much can’t just leave it. Like they love to hate it and are avid anti- fans. There are some people who I follow on twitch and twitter who used to do awesome constructive critic on ESO but as of lately seem to have become anti fans. Like yes ESO is far from perfect but a lot of people still enjoy to play it. Something that these people can’t fathom or accept. It’s annoying.
ESO is the type of game you want to see succeed, but every update makes you more angry so I can see why people are upset. But the execution or how they go about it is why we're left with the weird takes or insane posts. Overall I just think the devs need to take a seat down and really ... play their game. I feel like they don't play it is why their calls feel so off.
its kinda funny how eso players are the complete opposite of bethesda fanboys that can never allow any critique of bethesda in any way shape or form...what i also find interesting is that the tone of the official eso forum is always very negative but the eso reddit is always very uplifting and positive (which is not really what reddit is usually known for)
I don't know, I've seen plenty of threads on the official ESO forums with legitimate concerns that get met with nothing but replies like "bait," "gotta be bait," "horker is baitin hard," "another troll." They don't even have a counter argument, they just dismiss OP outright and ignore the issues.
This is the first video of yours I've seen, and damn did I pick a good one to start with 🤣. I loved every minute of it and totally agree with everything you mentioned. I also have never been able to wrap my head around the fact that some people just seem to only find fulfillment in life by showcasing how miserable and empty they are on the inside by investing so much time and effort into flaming and trolling people just because they are finding joy and fun in something and sharing it with others. Anyways, loved the video and am looking forward to watching more 👍!
Well I just came back after a 2 yr break...so I'm good. And I appreciate your videos! Have helped me catch-up on some things and learn some new ones! So Thank you 😎🤘
TES haters are TES fans comment is pretty spot on. theres a youtuber i watch named Zaric Zhakaron that made a good observation about TES games. he said that each generation of TES fans are disenfranchised by the next. as a Daggerfall fan i was disappointed by Morrowind upon release but that later became my favorite game in the franchise. when oblivion was released i disliked the simplistic world building vs the deep lore of morrowind. Skyrim to Morrowind was like Shakespeare vs dumb and dumber for me. i still enjoyed it though.. I like to keep ESO in its own uniquely different category . ESO,s writing has followed the bethesda formula by getting progressively worse with each chapter update since release. i find myself buying the chapters purely based on gear for pvp mostly.
I was just making note the other day about people who feel the need to trash ESO while they are playing ESO. Someone asked in an ESO FB group if the game is worth coming back to, most of the responders were negative jaded people. If you don't like the game, leave??? There are plenty of games to go to, why are you in a group of a game you dislike? I, myself, have been playing 7+ years. It is my game, I'm not impressed with the newest and greatest of games popping up like weeds. Does this game have faults oh sure, but what game is perfect? Dungeons and trials are not the only endgame of this game, there are so many things you can do, I played 4+ years not doing any dungeons or trials, I instead looted treasure chests and sold stuff(now I have a HUGE hoarding issue I'm dealing with on 14 notable houses and 20 toons). The game is more about community than game play anyway. As with most MMO games, you join a few guilds, you connect with people, and you do stuff with said people which makes the game more enjoyable. Although, the game attracts a lot of solo gamers who refuse community, which I completely understand (4+ years being solo myself), but the game works better with friends. Now I help run a trade guild, but getting people to do content is like pulling a mule that sat down, it's a struggle to say the least. We also get a lot of gamers who come from games where everything is given to them up front and in ESO you have to work for stuff, I mean PC/NA is not hard to make gold. Yet people just don't want to jump in discord and read the tips we offer on gold making, and I have step by step with pictures instructions for all sorts of game play styles. Oh, people also forget the majority of players are like part of the workforce or are in school, so ESO being dead is really depending on what time of day you're making these accusations of no one being online. If the majority are at work or in school or asleep, yah it may feel empty at times. I can rant far more than this mostly on toxic players who don't leave ESO for some reason despite a clear hatred with unclear reasons, but for me, this game is my game. I've no intention of leaving, and I'm in it for the end of days. One day, I'll get stack-able treasure maps, mark my word...and I'll pray for more than 5 guilds as I could use another 5 trade guilds (so much to sell). Till that happens, I'll continue playing, helping players see how great this game is despite it's continued or new flaws as even brand new games all shiny and new, have flaws. What I have noticed is, despite all of the issues, players who rage quit the game, do end up returning to the game. Maybe for those who have so much hate for the game, stop and look at the game from a different perspective, or maybe look in a mirror and say, welp maybe the issue isn't the game, maybe I'm a toxic player in the first place. As I always say to people who use the excuse "it's only a game," yah, but who you are in game is a direct reflection on who you are as a person. As it's doubtful, you planned on Role Playing as a toxic player. I don't typically comment on vids, but I feel your pain with toxic people and I don't know, let out my own frustrations over the years with such players.
I was laughing the whole way through this! People are so crazy! It would be really cool to see a video where you talk about your character's backstory if you have one.
I've played ESO on and off since the xbox release; I even migrated to PC and started all over at one point. When the grind gets too much to deal with or when ZOS pulls a move that causes my palm to involuntarily smack me in the face, I take a sabbatical. After 5 or 6 months I always start missing the world and I can get right back into it with a new batch of guilds, maybe a new character or two, and new/old friends to meet. When the dust settles and the servers are shut down for good, I will remember ESO fondly for the good times were certainly numerous.
The 2 games I've bounced back and forth between for the past Idk how many years are ESO and The Division (1&2). You could quite literally swap these (non-gameplay specfic) comments between both games and wouldn't know the difference. I mean, why bother even typing "dead game" if you don't care? So funny to me.
Lmao finally found my twin with same eclectic tastes! ESO and Div are my most played games ever and always binging between the two You're so right about the comment swapping too 😂
It’s funny seeing this from the perspective of someone who plays ESO like they play Skyrim - aka I basically ignore the fact that there’s a multiplayer component to the game in the first place 😂
One thing i've realized in all my years of playing games is to interact with the fan bases as little as possible. is it really surprising that people's whose main hobby is sitting idle staring at a screen for hours at a time with little human interaction are gonna be in a bad mood? i wish everyone was a little more balanced bc it doesn't have to be this way. touch grass etc etc
You're awesome :) Follow your videos since 2020, never commented before but I needed to say this to you. Your sense of humor blossoms in my heart like a "Bugloose". Wish you the best~
I am not sure how you did not break down laughing more then you did at these, I was dieing lol. I swear some people need a hobby that involves ditches and digging lol. Keep up the awesome vids.
Eso has a VERY special place in my heart. As well as clocking in an ungodly amount of time in it more than anything id have to say the story, atmosphere, LORE and most importantly, the many memories i have of it over the 9(?) years ive played it. I have since played other mmos and explored different franchises and not really messed with eso nearly as much as i used to. Even though i come back every update, it's only for a little while. But, ive never once felt the need to trash on it or Zos despite issues i do have. You put it expertly, i do think (at least for some people), it comes from a place of great care that has been twisted into distain or hate even. I understand it, but I definitely dont condone it. There are better ways to voice grievances in a more productive manner, ya know?
Been playing ESO and consuming ESO related contentand years. How come I just learned about your channel right now?? Hilarious video, keep up the good work!
Amazing video, love your content, always bring me joy. Wow, these comments xD there is a point when it is overwhelming tiresome but seeing the hilarious side of it does make it worthwhile sometimes.
While I also jumped on the "fuck this game" train, it's clear that it's because I just really *really* want it to get better. With my circle of friends, we know that Elder Scrolls is our favorite videogame fantasy franchise. We also know that ESO will be our only source of Elder Scrolls content for a long time. But we're all kinda just sick of the same formula and plot formula and *especially* the plots for expansions where there's always a traitor. (High Isle plot is hot garbage) It sucks trying out another MMO like FF14 and then comparing the two since they both are MMOs that are also console compatible. I never dared try to raid/do trials in ESO whereas FF14 had an easily accessible dungeon/raid group finder. I went back to pug trials because I had more confidence to run higher end content but had to painfully recruit through Craglorn zone chat. (So much for accessibility) TL;DR I think most of the people who passionately hate ESO just wants it to be better and there is a lot of room to improve. I'd love to come back. I'd love to have the same obsession people still have with it.
I've put SO much time into ESO, and still do, but also have countless gripes. But I don't post that mess in people's RU-vid comments. I post it on reddit where the REAL shills downvote me into oblivion.
I just found you when I saw the video about the upcoming Anniversary Jubilee and had to see more :) Sorry you get such crap comments, but nothing wrong with the game itself and people who don't like the game for whatever reason could just go do... something else? Keep doing you and keep doing the videos. I am finding them helpful as a returning player (The game has an overwhelming amount of content.. where the heck do you start?! ). In fact, I think now is a great time to check out the game again with everything available and coming up.
