On a MMO stance how good is the game? (Pros, Cons, Worth trying?, Worth Subscribing?, Good online encounters?, Fun for how long?)
1243945
Hi Nate, Yes ESO is most definitely worth trying. The community of players is very nice and friendly, so if you ever need help with something there will pretty much always be someone there to help you out. I think that once you play it for a few weeks you'll pretty much be ready to make the long term subscribe decision on your own. You need to set up subscription in order to play initially, but you get the first 30 days free regardless and you can cancel your sub before you get charged. The game, for me at least, was immensely fun and engaging for the first 2 months. Once you play through the main story line and go through each factions area, the engagement feeling drops off a bit. But at that point the game becomes less story based and almost strictly pvp based. The crafting and trade systems are wonderful and fun. My advice to any new players is to look for a trading guild the second you hit level 10. it will make your life much easier. The random encounters are fun when they happen, but i didn't see them happening too often, hopefully they will make them more frequent. tl;dr definitely try it, lots of initial fun, late game fun is an 'acquired taste'. Subscription worthy is only up to you.
1364093
We played it w/ a large group & it last about an hour & a half. You can speed it up a bit, the more people playing, the slower. When you choose players that will participate & dress the part it is the most fun!
615284
Yes. This type of game isn't for everybody. In return for the fee they are going to constantly add new content, patches to make the game run smooth and just all around make sure we always have something to do in the game. If you play it alot It's worth it. If not, it might not be for you.
757825
The game is really fun. The caveat is that the learning curve is a bit steep. We didn't let that stop us from playing. We learned a bit more each time we played and also learned by watching videos on YouTube. I hope that helps.
290613
I have been playing a long time this game is the easiest way of playing D&D; and quite fun ... The people whom I play with range in age from 40 to 14... This is more a tabletop game then an old school game of D&D; but it gives you the basics of how the game is played... I hope this helps and good adventuring
834283
It's similar to other MMO style games. The game is designed for players who like to explore and quest along the lines of Skyrim. Instead of kill 10 bandits or collect 10 plants objectives the game has you in the role hero wandering around saving individuals, towns, cities and kings. The game is different from other MMO's in that all skills are available. All professions, weapons, armor and skill trees with enough skill points available (a lot of work) to fill them all out on one character. PvP is similar to GW2's eternal battleground open WvWvW with the 3 factions fighting over lots of objectives. ESO's open world PvP is huge, much larger than GW2 even with all 4 zones added together. A lot more fun than GW2 to me, controlling certain scrolls gives PVE bonuses to the whole faction. Fully leveling a character through questing takes you to all 5 zones in all three factions. That's a lot of questing so I can see why players who don't like to quest or enjoy story lines would get bored with the game.
1569457
Ignore the "yes." I stupidly clicked the wrong button. I wouldn't recommend it. It's possible, but it's one more thing to juggle. You're already responsible for the rules and story, and while it's possible to play a player character as well, it's tough enough to run when you're new to gaming. If you're still interested in the game, I ran the scenario here fine with two players. A couple of encounters are probably best scaled down, but I believe the book tells you where to. If you have at east two other people, you can run this and learn the rules as you go. If you then decide you also wish to play a character, knock yourself out.
1896245
Yes it's worth buying. It's fun and enjoyable while at the same time it is difficult staying alive as you move further .into the campaign .
1264318
don't know about second, but it is totally online against others, and there seems no differentiation of platform, and there is a lot of hacking. great graphics and controls, but very short till it isn't enjoyable. At ant rate, there are plenty of opponents.
258960
Haven't played in a while. Will check it out tonight and get back to you. My recollection is that it is user friendly. Stay tuned.
1684528
Short answer, yes. MMO is great at replacing most types of lubricants, whether using as an additive to motor oil/gasoline, aircraft use, gun oil, etc. MMO simply works.
2087401
I have played with 2 players several times and had some fun, tense games. The game really shines with 3-5 though, in my opinion. I'd probably look to other games if you want a *primarily* 2-player experience.
1740076
The subscription is $12.99 a month for one character per server, $14.99 for 8 characters per server. You can play as every class on one character, so unless you want an alt for something such a roleplaying or more inventory space, one character is really all you need.
555368
I believe so, this will give you a founder account, very worth it. Also try entering the code backwards, because for a time you could get a special mount that way. I wouldn't bother installing with the disk, the game has had so many patches, you're almost better off downloading from the Tera home page. Or just copy it over from your laptop to save time!
167136
It can be played offline with no problems. The game supplies AI allies to help you out, and they are quite serviceable.
278539
Browser based games. I wouldn't do WoW, or EQ MMO type games on the air. Pro, yes - air, no.
1268309
As far as I know, there is not. It is 100% online. Come to think of it, I cannot think of any MMO that you can play offline. Maybe Neverwinter nights, not sure, but then I don't consider NeverWinter nights an MMO. You are able to play ESO completely solo as long as you are okay with not completing every single quest in the game.