Having a lot of fun with Elder Scrolls and my new Xbox one.
I am a casual player who deliberately stays behind a generation in consoles. (so that the price will be lower and that only the best games are still being sold)
I won't say how old I am - but am old enough to have friends who failed out of college because they spent too much time playing text based MUDs.![:wink:]( ":wink:")
Feel free to guess.
I have precious little time for gaming and I was spending too much time replaying Skyrim and doing ridiculous things (Like playing a classic mage AD&D rules - no armor - no blades and still not feeling challenged) After leveling pickpocket to 100 and watching almost every NPC walk around Whiterun in underwear- I decided it was time for a new game.![:smile:]( ":smile:")
So here I am playing ESO, my first MMO and enjoying it. Some observations.
1. As a solo "Elder Scrolls 6" substitute experience the game holds up pretty well. Lots of the things that made Skyrim such a great game.
2. It is a much more pleasant world to spend time in than Skyrim. While the dark places still exist, there isn't the constant black cloud over every area of the game. I like the feeling here much better.
3. There is a lot more expository story telling - which is a little annoying. 20 minutes of backstory from the prophet was yawn inducing. I am hoping this isn't the mode for the rest of the game and I am hoping that I can skip the content when I replay a different faction.
4. Crafting is fun - but time consuming. I am still trying to figure out how to optimize it without ESO plus. I was really looking forward to provisioning, but am frustrated by the way it is implemented. I have tons of ingredients and very few recipes, so it takes up a lot of inventory space and has so far produced very little benefit. Thinking I will completely drop that line and focus on the others.
5. The game is glitchy - but no more so than Skyrim. So I am good with the level of quality.
6. This game is enormous! It is going to take me months to work through the basic story let alone the DLC.
7. I am having trouble getting adjusted to the stats system. It is way more complex than Skyrim and the numbers don't make sense. It is tough to weigh the relative benefits of 112 physical resistance vs 146 in Max Health. I am sure I will figure it out, but for now it is still a little opaque.
Overall, it is a great game - a fantastic value - and a ton of fun.
Currently I am playing a Bosmer - sneaky, archer, non-thief type. I am level 11 so still very early on.
Haven't engaged with any of the social aspects of the game - but plan on doing that after I get the basic mechanics figured out. Not even sure how to go about choosing a guild.
Thanks for reading. Feel free to say hi and let me know your thoughts.
Adam
I am a casual player who deliberately stays behind a generation in consoles. (so that the price will be lower and that only the best games are still being sold)
I won't say how old I am - but am old enough to have friends who failed out of college because they spent too much time playing text based MUDs.
Feel free to guess.I have precious little time for gaming and I was spending too much time replaying Skyrim and doing ridiculous things (Like playing a classic mage AD&D rules - no armor - no blades and still not feeling challenged) After leveling pickpocket to 100 and watching almost every NPC walk around Whiterun in underwear- I decided it was time for a new game.
So here I am playing ESO, my first MMO and enjoying it. Some observations.
1. As a solo "Elder Scrolls 6" substitute experience the game holds up pretty well. Lots of the things that made Skyrim such a great game.
2. It is a much more pleasant world to spend time in than Skyrim. While the dark places still exist, there isn't the constant black cloud over every area of the game. I like the feeling here much better.
3. There is a lot more expository story telling - which is a little annoying. 20 minutes of backstory from the prophet was yawn inducing. I am hoping this isn't the mode for the rest of the game and I am hoping that I can skip the content when I replay a different faction.
4. Crafting is fun - but time consuming. I am still trying to figure out how to optimize it without ESO plus. I was really looking forward to provisioning, but am frustrated by the way it is implemented. I have tons of ingredients and very few recipes, so it takes up a lot of inventory space and has so far produced very little benefit. Thinking I will completely drop that line and focus on the others.
5. The game is glitchy - but no more so than Skyrim. So I am good with the level of quality.
6. This game is enormous! It is going to take me months to work through the basic story let alone the DLC.
7. I am having trouble getting adjusted to the stats system. It is way more complex than Skyrim and the numbers don't make sense. It is tough to weigh the relative benefits of 112 physical resistance vs 146 in Max Health. I am sure I will figure it out, but for now it is still a little opaque.
Overall, it is a great game - a fantastic value - and a ton of fun.
Currently I am playing a Bosmer - sneaky, archer, non-thief type. I am level 11 so still very early on.
Haven't engaged with any of the social aspects of the game - but plan on doing that after I get the basic mechanics figured out. Not even sure how to go about choosing a guild.
Thanks for reading. Feel free to say hi and let me know your thoughts.
Adam
