I can honestly say ESO was one of the best games I have ever BETA tested. The graphics are astounding and gameplay is great. There are 9 races you can pick from, so there is definitely one to your liking. By all means you should preorder. I mean yes it is pay to play,but I say its worth it.
I am giving this review in honest faith of the ever expanding story and the fun I will have enjoying this game overall. Most of us here are elder scrolls fans but I consider myself a true fan I am not going to complain about graphics or any such none since considering my wife is in the gaming industry and see the blood sweat and tears she sheds making these games. I am going to sit back and enjoy the feel of the UI I love the UI for TESO it gives me the feel as if I am right there in the game myself what else could I want? I think what I am most excited for would be the fact this Elder Scrolls game does not end like all previous I got a since of longing as soon as I beat the main story line and most of the side quests and events in Skyrim. now Graphics get a 8 out of 10 well because its a MMO it will not meet Skyrims standards, but pretty darn close. sounds? well what am I to expect from a elder scrolls game just amazing that is all I can say. game play and lasting appeal well it was just so fluid and smooth but I do have a expensive gaming computer with a good internet connection appeal well so far I cant get it out of my mind maybe in a year or so, ill get bored but I doubt it.
3 of 5 found this review helpful.
Overall rating
4/ 5
Gameplay
4/ 5
Graphics
4/ 5
Sound
5/ 5
Lasting Appeal
4/ 5
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This game is perfect for:hardcore gamers
Game that pleases both ES veterans and MMORPG fans
PostedFebruary 14, 2014
Loved this game! Great story that revolves around your character and is rather difficult at later levels. The quests are not "kill x of these" types of quests. The quests are a lot like other ES titles where it is interesting and revolves around killing daedra, bandits, difficult creatures, finding treasure, etc. The first-person camera is perfect and I feel right at home with this game. Combat is pretty smooth and there were only a few bugs in the game that made it unplayable, but that is why it is in beta. The skills system is fantastic and is probably the most diverse skills system in any mmorpg. The character you make is your own character from the start, attuned to your unique style. Crafting is amazing with armor and weapons that look better at higher levels and increasing its power, making you an unstoppable force. I definitely recommend this game. I have played WoW for years and ES as well so I know how people are worried about the online experience lacking. To be honest, I completely lost track of my level and was immersed in the exploration and story that was given to me. This, however, won't be the same ES kind of title because people will be around you doing similar things. That special heroic feeling is not as intense, but it isn't gone. You still have a sense that this is your hero, your quest, and your mission. Playing to end-game will be a fun one instead of a slow trek and torment like other MMORPG's have established. Only time will tell if they can please the crowd at end-game by pushing content out in time and not become another SWTOR. Other than that, this game is well on its way to please those that enjoy story and combat. Go ahead and pre-order it, I know I will :)
8 of 10 found this review helpful.
Overall rating
3/ 5
Gameplay
4/ 5
Graphics
2/ 5
Sound
5/ 5
Lasting Appeal
3/ 5
Redneckius
fromwashington
Pay to play...
PostedFebruary 10, 2014
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Let me start off by saying I am biased. I do not like pay to play games. They would sell enough games to make the wages of the people working on the game if it wasnt pay to play. and second it is 60 bucks (or more) to start off with. that makes a year of game play around $225.... This game will never be that epic. I really did love the beta and I will admit i became pretty addicted to it and played around 20 hours of it during the stress test beta but I am still not sold on the monthly subscription. I'll need another beta that will let me get to the level that gets some unlocks in order to decide. Like level 15 when you get to switch weapons in combat. geez i would of been there if 50% of my quests werent bugged. and i know its a beta but let me try the features out for mara's sake. i might consider getting the Imperial edition if they say changed the sub fee to 6 to 7 dollars. no reason to be greedy. I will try to leave you with a photo of the final minutes of the beta in daggerfall.
That's why it's pay to play, to keep the Rift Raff out. Only dedicated fans here thank you.
Posted byHitash
Hawaii
onFebruary 14, 2014
The reason for the fees is not to just pay the people who worked on them, but to pay for the people who will continue to work on the game and maintain servers. Not sure if you have ever worked on computers but if you had then you would know that things break. You have to have money to replace parts, add more servers hire more people to maintain servers. Everything costs money and if you don't have that money coming in, then the game slowly dies, from either servers dying out too often, or games going pay to win style.
Posted byRecrelapse
Overhead
onFebruary 14, 2014
here are two options of play for MMOs to be even partially profitable. Pay to play or Micro payments. Micro payments tend to nickel and dime you faster than a set fee. For a game to be successful and have the type of updates, security, server latency, that you as a consumer want then you have to understand the cost of everything. Not just employees which are the least expensive to maintain (because you can fire them) but highest federal tax any company pays. Overhead is easy to understand. Someone has to pay for the servers themselves, hosting costs, the bandwidth and access providers, the third party product licenses used to create the game, the product licenses for security software for servers and internal PCs, the PCs used to create the game, the power to their offices, the water, the coffee and energy drinks, the toilet paper, the pizza, the hand sanitizer, the showers, the janitorial staff, the fabreeze for that fat guy in cube 31. Nothing is free and someone somewhere is paying for it. If you want the most cost effective method of residual income for something you intend to actually continue to work on and the security of your consumers then its pay to play.
