Do I Need to Buy Elder Scrools Online Again

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• #1

I'm in a loop of buying games and not playing any of them because they don't scratch the itch of a MMORPG with freedom, good quest and without monthly sub.

My fellow era members, should i buy the standard ver. of ESO on Steam (super cheap right now) or pass?

• #2

Yeah, I'd say so. Though personally just do the content you find interesting. Don't try to 100% everything, you will get burned out.

• #3

It is an absolutely stellar MMO, and a very easy one to get into for enjoyment. Some solid storyline's, great combat and all-round fantastic environments. They did wonders in continuing support over the many years it's been active, including during its first year where most MMO's break.

• #5

Great stories. Buy it and play it like a single player game like I did. I love the base game story, hell I enjoy pretty much all of the main stories for the chapters too. You don't have to group with anybody to experience them either.

• #6

F yeah, it's worth more than ever. It has lots of content from base game plus previous expansions plus precious DLCs and they're adding new stuff quarterly.

Edit I'm in the no monthly sub world too but shoot for the Graymoor vanilla edition if the price difference is not large, honestly it's a lot of content you're getting.

• #7

Isn't there a Free to Play event going on right now until April 13th?

• #8

I had enough fun with It for a week that I subbed ESO+ in that time but now I havent played at all in a week so I will probably cancel the sub

• #9

There was a lot to do, but god was the gameplay bland and janky as all hell

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• #10

I think it's a really good MMO and a kind of middling Elder Scrolls game imo. (Just based on the first dozen hours or so that I've played in the last few weeks). Just know what you're getting going into it. It's not like you can attack any situation by lock picking or talking your way out of something of just throwing a bucket over the quest NPC's head while you pickpocket them. It's more "go here, kill this thing, then go talk to that person, then go over there and kill that thing" type of quest design. I personally don't love the character progression/skill tree stuff as much as I do in a normal Elder Scrolls game. Again, it's good for what it is, which is an MMO through and through. It's just if you're going into it wanting it to be like the next Skyrim game or something, it's not that.

• #11

There's a free play period going on until April 13th at 10AM EDT on all platforms, just download it and try it for yourself

• #12

Ok I'll finally bite. Can you at least finish the main story solo?

• #13

is a sub required to play this? Thinking of buying since it's on sale

• #14

Ok I'll finally bite. Can you at least finish the main story solo?

Absolutely. Most (all?) of the main-main story quests are actually solo-only.

is a sub required to play this? Thinking of buying since it's on sale

No, but if you're going to be doing any amount of crafting the monthly sub might be worth it because, among other things, it gives unlimited storage for crafting ingredients. Totally playable and enjoyable without it, though.

• #15

is a sub required to play this? Thinking of buying since it's on sale

no but you want it for crafting for sure

• #16

Absolutely. Most (all?) of the main-main story quests are actually solo-only.

Thanks, bought the standard edition that comes with Morrowind expansion.

• #17

Does the Greymoor Digital Collector's Edition get you everything that has been released so far? Always get a bit confused whenever I consider jumping in to this game.

• #18

Does the Greymoor Digital Collector's Edition get you everything that has been released so far? Always get a bit confused whenever I consider jumping in to this game.

Will give you the content in all the CE expansions released so far, so it's the more complete pack you can buy. There are some quests, cities, and dungeons that are paid. You can buy them in game using crowns or subscribe to ESO+ to get access to everything. AFAIK the CE only has cosmetics vs the standard edition. I wouldn't worry too much about the DLCs and stuff before you try the game, getting all expansions up to Graymoor can get you busy for more than 150 hours with well crafted story content.

• #19

one does not simply 'buy' a mmorpg.

• #20

Will give you the content in all the CE expansions released so far, so it's the more complete pack you can buy. There are some quests, cities, and dungeons that are paid. You can buy them in game using crowns or subscribe to ESO+ to get access to everything. AFAIK the CE only has cosmetics vs the standard edition. I wouldn't worry too much about the DLCs and stuff before you try the game, getting all expansions up to Graymoor can get you busy for more than 150 hours with well crafted story content.

Thanks!

• #21

I'm in a loop of buying games and not playing any of them because they don't scratch the itch of a MMORPG with freedom, good quest and without monthly sub.

My fellow era members, should i buy the standard ver. of ESO on Steam (super cheap right now) or pass?

If you want a good MMO, yes.

If it you want a traditional TES experience, no.

• #22

one does not simply 'buy' a mmorpg.

lol this

Hope you have a lot of time on your hands, cause starting ESO from scratch now means you will have hundreds if not thousands of hours worth of content if you want to see and play it all and I am not exaggerating.

• #23

I think I am going to give this trial a shot, been itching for a MMO on console to veg out on. How does it run on PS5?

• #24

Yes, I think it's worth buying!

• #25

I've been playing during the free period that's been going on for the last week or so and I've been really enjoying it. If the Mass Effect trilogy remaster wasn't releasing next month I would definitely pick it up.

• #26

I can't wait to get back into this. I've already sunk a lot of time into this at launch on ps4, but I'm waiting for the ps5 update in June to get back into it because 30 frames is feelsbadman

• #27

I can't wait to get back into this. I've already sunk a lot of time into this at launch on ps4, but I'm waiting for the ps5 update in June to get back into it because 30 frames is feelsbadman

Ditto. I was on it a while, then took a big break, then came back a few years later and I just couldn't deal with the framerate. But I miss the world.

• #28

Play the free trial and see if you like it, the anniversary event is running right now too, which includes a cake that you can use to refresh a 2 hours 2x XP buff. The trial and event both end the same day next week.

If you decide to buy it, I'd recommend getting the Greymoor chapter outright since it's on sale. Buying whatever latest chapter there is (not the separate upgrade, but the base game + chapter single purchase) will grant you all the previous chapters for free. If you buy Collector's edition, you'll get Collector's for the previous chapters too.

Blackwood is the new chapter coming out later this year, same rule applies with that one.

EDIT: ok I saw you mentioned Steam. I still recommend getting the chapter instead of just the base game, all those chapters provide access to excellent and very needed content.

• #29

I think I am going to give this trial a shot, been itching for a MMO on console to veg out on. How does it run on PS5?

Currently runs at 30fps but the next-gen patch for Series X/PS5 is on June 8th.

• #30

I'm in a loop of buying games and not playing any of them because they don't scratch the itch of a MMORPG with freedom, good quest and without monthly sub.

My fellow era members, should i buy the standard ver. of ESO on Steam (super cheap right now) or pass?

It's in its prime right now, so yep

• #31

Ok I'll finally bite. Can you at least finish the main story solo?

All of the games content and quests pretty much is scalable to your character. Start a quest at level 5 and the dungeon and enemies will give you level 5 to 6 rewards which always has the enticing carrot on stick progression.

There will never be a case of your level 5 character entering a level 70 zone and needing to wait until you get to that point to handle that content.

You can jump in at any starting point or any expansion story or quest and the game will tailor that content and rewards to you. It's not going to be a case of using FFXIV for example of needing to finish ARR to get access to Heavensward.

Basically you are given a ton of freedom to handle content, when you want to and not be restricted to a specific progression and being locked out into later expansions and their content until you finish the base content first. Pretty much everything is open to you, much like how single player mainline ES titles are open to you in this regard.

• #32

I'm in a loop of buying games and not playing any of them because they don't scratch the itch of a MMORPG with freedom, good quest and without monthly sub.

My fellow era members, should i buy the standard ver. of ESO on Steam (super cheap right now) or pass?

Pretty cool redemption story of how the ZOS dev team did a 180 with this game! I hear the late Robert Altman had a hand in allowing them time and funding to do so

By the way, I'd say to ask on Discoed but I noticed ESO is one of the few games that doesnt allow chatting on the official Discord server. Anyone know why that is by chance?

• #33

They just revamped the endgame completely and reworked passives on weapons and armor. Now is a pretty good time to jump in because everything is new even for veteran players, and there's a major expansion coming in a couple of months.

ESO has a monthly sub option that has some tempting rewards, but you can definitely play it without that and then commit a little more if you end up loving it. The quests are about as good as you'll get in an MMO, they're fully voiced and quite a few of them offer a relatively compelling short story arc.

And as far as freedom goes, I think ESO does it incredibly well. Content is always scaled to you so you can do any zone in any order, and builds are very freeform, with you mixing weapon skills, class skills, and guild skills together to make a build that fits your interests.

I end up coming back to ESO every few months and getting re-obsessed with it for several weeks. It's a ton of fun and I highly recommend it.

• #34

I had fun with it - a good MMO and a meh Elder Scrolls experience. I paid the monthly fee for all the benefits but you can play fine without it, other than if you craft and then...you'll see lol.

One thing that drove me crazy last I played was the "number bloat" everywhere in the game. Example: I'm a Level 1 character and hurting enemies for 9,000 damage or healing for 15,000.
The numbers are so huge that they sorta lose all meaning for me. I hope Zeni consider doing a big number crunch like other MMOs have, in order to give numbers more real meaning.

• #35

I'm in a loop of buying games and not playing any of them because they don't scratch the itch of a MMORPG with freedom, good quest and without monthly sub.

My fellow era members, should i buy the standard ver. of ESO on Steam (super cheap right now) or pass?

In a word; yes.

The production quality of the game is stellar and EVERYONE being voice acted is huge for me. Didn't realize how much it added till I was supplementing my ESO playtime with other games with text bubbles.

Ok I'll finally bite. Can you at least finish the main story solo?

Bruh you can complete 99% of ALL GAME CONTENT solo lol. Main quest, and faction quests/regions are all solo-able and even the dungeons are if you get good enough.

I've pretty much treated it as an unofficial mainline Elder Scrolls entry despite the game being an MMORPG. I've never partied up with anyone except when I feel like matchmaking for dungeons...and that's rare.

I'm making my way through the factions and am on my second one (out of the three) all by myself and at my pace. It's a great game to just get lost in.

Not to mention the amount of content is absolutely STAGGERING. Like I can't even imagine what it would take to 100% this game lol.

Also if you are on next gen consoles, a patch is coming June 8th that needs up the visuals and makes it 60fps, which will be a huge improvement. If you're on PC then sky is the limit.

• #36

Well, it depends on how you'd like to play games like this. ESO feels more like your typical Bethesda SP game with some MMO features sprinkled into it. Sure, you have your dungeons, your raids and your PVP but most of the game can be played alone - or with some friends.

The content that is available is just... overwhelming. I already played like 500 hours and haven't even finished all of the story content, yet (I bought all of the DLCs, tho).
Game is really great and relaxing and if you like the combination of a Bethesda SP with an MMO you should go for it. Game is something special imo.

• #37

I finally got hooked after many tries over the years. It's on Gamepass so it makes it easy. I also bought the expansion bundle since it was on sale for like $12 for all expansions.

I play it like a single player Elder Scrolls (sort of). I'm only focusing on the various main quest lines and guild quest lines. I made a Dunmer Warden. Still early on but I'm enjoying it after many times just not "getting it" in the past. Not worrying about the usual min/max and stuff that goes on in MMOs. The difficulty scales to you like traditional TES anyways.

Since your looking for the MMO specific features I can't quite comment on it, though I know ESO is one of the most popular up there with FFIV and Wow.

• #38

YES

One of the best MMORPGs out there both for SP content and MP content.

Only thing I don't really like is PvP, but still haven't dig up much on that.

• #39

I'd say - give it a shot! The beginning is tough, as there's much content and it might be overwhelming. But the more you play, the more you understand everything. And the knowledge is very rewarding.

• #40

What's the best combo of DLC to buy? Can I just do the base game?

• #41

I've never been able to get into the Elders Scrolls games but am getting very into ESO so yes I recommend it.

• #42

I've been interested for awhile but look like a massive timeshink. Not sure if I'm ready to commit.

• #43

I tried it a year or so ago and found it very tedious. TES is probably my favorite non-Nintendo series but it just wasn't very fun. Load times were poor for me and the gameplay loop did not work very well. I tried it on PS4.. it may be better on PC though.

• #44

Thanks, i'm downloading the free trial and if i like it, i'll buy the standard version.

• #45

Enjoyed the demo so I went for the base game. What builds are people going for?

• #46

Just started Skyrim Special Edition a few days ago to play the exact same class I did ten years ago. Maybe...if I can play that way in ESO, I should just give that a shot? I play a thiefy, shoot arrows from the dark type.

• #47

Enjoyed the demo so I went for the base game. What builds are people going for?

At a basic level every build tends to be pure stamina melee/bow dps, pure magicka destruction staff, then tanks and heals. Every class has builds for all roles

• #48

My girlfriend, my roommate, and I bought the physical Elsweyr bundle for like $10 each at the start of the pandemic. We spent hundreds of hours with it on our way to level 310, clearing almost every region's main story quests and enjoyed our time greatly. However, the enjoyment slowly wore on us as we realized that every new region was really just a fresh coat of paint on very similar dungeons, quest design, and gameplay.

Unlike most MMOs that have breakthroughs in new gameplay features ala diving, flying, visual improvements, etc., in order to keep things fresh and new and give a new take on old areas, ESO either puts out a new class or new craft type. The new class does fuck all for invested players, because you can't change classes; you just have to start over again with a new toon to play it. As for the new crafting professions, good luck enjoying them without an ESO+ subscription. I can't believe this game is like, what, 6 paid expansions in, and diving or flying still hasn't been introduced?

The environments IMO look very sparse and bland oftentimes, especially in older regions, to the point where if I booted up almost any other open-world fantasy PS4 game after an ESO session, I felt like I just jumped ahead two console generations.

I love that the game can be completely enjoyed outside or crafting without any monthly fees, but the fact that expansions are just literally more of the same with different themes and styles doesn't do it for me, and not being cross-platform really hurts the appeal for me. If this game was cross-platform though, it would be so much bigger than it ever was or will be, which would have allowed for bigger budgets for expansions, but alas.

I think we'll buy the newest expansion every 3 years to get the previous 2 included with the newest at one low price and burn through them for fun, but there's no way I'd pay $40, or even $20 just for one expansion, so it's easy to just come back after a long hibernation and see what's up, and I'll likely be looking forward to it by then. It's a very chill game experience; it's just held back by technical limitations and an apparent low budget for expansions.

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