Elder Scrolls Online Beta Invites

[burkemi5]

Originally Posted by Fattytroll [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Another thing to keep in mind is that under normal circumstances you will NOT see that many people - this was a stress test as well. Normally you will be instanced with people "of like mind" meaning - if you are a hard core role player you will only see hard core role players. It also pairs off of age groups and things of that nature so 12 year olds will see other 12 year olds etc.

What? I haven't heard anything about this. How would this even be possible? I see how they could phase you out with people depending on what stage of a quest you're on, but how could they phase you based on hardcoreness or age?

[MrSparkle001]

Originally Posted by Cookiefist [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There was so many people every where that everything was already looted. As far as off the beaten path i found nothing really in this newbie area off skyrim i think it was. I reckon its just unfinished and it may pay to explore later on.

From what I gathered from this test chests are instanced to you only. I had lots of people standing either nearby or almost directly on chests that never bothered opening them, and I can only assume it's because they had their own chests and I was seeing mine.

Originally Posted by burkemi5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What? I haven't heard anything about this. How would this even be possible? I see how they could phase you out with people depending on what stage of a quest you're on, but how could they phase you based on hardcoreness or age?

I'm not sure they're still doing this? In the test there was instancing even though it may have seen like everyone was crammed into the same map. I know this because in some our quest bug testing we were relogging to get less crowded instances, and I did read about some people in groups having issues where they'd be put in different instances after leaving a dungeon and going back to the main world.

I'm hoping that's sort of the direction they're taking now. I hope they aren't bothering with age or hardcoreness phasing anymore.

[Tenlaar]

I wish I had known that Ebonheart was the most developed. I played as a healer, which was probably a mistake, but I enjoyed it. I think the skill development system has a lot of potential for varied builds, assuming they can keep them fairly balanced.

When it's live I want to try and make a character with the best combo of healing and disabling I can.

[Millburn]

Zenimax and NSA collusion, don't tell Spooky he's gonna be piiiiiised.

[Retti_]

Sirken I have a message pending your glorious and majestic approval

I love you thanks

[Fattytroll]

Unless I missed where they said they scrapped it I thought they were still planning to do the questionnaire.

I was actually looking forward to that, some of the asshats on this beta wave made me want to rage.

[Champion_Standing]

Game is pretty dull in my expert opinion. Plays like a sped up, dumbed down version of skyrim, and skyrim isn't exactly complex as far as gameplay goes.

[Auvdar]

Originally Posted by Champion_Standing [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Game is pretty dull in my expert opinion. Plays like a sped up, dumbed down version of skyrim, and skyrim isn't exactly complex as far as gameplay goes.

With the bugs worked out (it is beta), this is exactly what I think too.

If you loved Beta, then have fun with it. I just can't see this game making it past a few months before going f2p.

[Vandy]

Originally Posted by Champion_Standing [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Game is pretty dull in my expert opinion. Plays like a sped up, dumbed down version of skyrim, and skyrim isn't exactly complex as far as gameplay goes.

I agree, game is on rails, no communication needed at all. Get quest, follow quest marker, kill, kill, kill. Rinse, repeat.

[burkemi5]

Originally Posted by Vandy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I agree, game is on rails, no communication needed at all. Get quest, follow quest marker, kill, kill, kill. Rinse, repeat.

Honest question: What MMOs aren't like this? I love the Elder Scroll universe so I don't really mind the typical slaughter, FedEx, or "activate this" quests. Plus I think ESO does a good job with quests so you actually want to hear the back story.