They cut HALF the team, fired Finn the combat lead and Gina the community manager who have been with Zenimax Online for 15 and 19 years respectively. Both beloved by the community. They didn't deserve this. None of them did. Layoff news is always sad but this was like a gut punch for me. :(
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This is such a great game, so much and cool content, for casuals and others alike... Such a great story yelling and the mechanics are cool as well... Yet they keep fucking it it up over and over and over again. So sad.
Then they will ask what happened where are the players...
I love this game, and I hate the corporations behind it destroying it. It has such a potential even to this day...
story yelling
That's a typo for the ages! I'm gonna steal this one!
As for the game, I played the alpha or beta (been a while, so I'm not sure) and wasn't really all that impressed, but maybe because it felt like a downgrade in every way from the singleplayer games. Should I try it again? How good is it for players leaning towards solo play?
Hahahahhah got owned by autocorect. Fat finger syndrome.
The game is an MMORPG it can't be like the singleplayer games. Many came to it expecting akyrim and got disappointed or expecting wow and got disappointed.
In its own right the game is amazing. I play only single player no guilds no raiding, VERY rarley I so dungeons but often do the world content with others, that is always fun. Sometimes I play with friends.
The game is super fun, it has a great story, you can explore the world, explore the lore, see parts from other games. For me its super fun :) mind you I just play the game I don't chase end game content or gear. I like shinies but I want to explore the world and play the game.
"HERE IS THE PLOT, ARE YOU LISTENING?!" - Story Yelling, probably
This is all new Netflix shows sadly.
They assume no one is paying attention, so they've made it so you don't have to pay attention (every single thing they do, they explain as they do it)... Or want to.
Streaming has replaced the TV just running in the background in households where the TV was just running in the background in the past. Also, many people are using their phones while watching stuff, which is horrid.
Sucks for people who still remember when streaming services had to differentiate themselves from normal TV with more sophisticated content, of course.
You are making a good case for it.
One thing that bothers the Skooma out of me though is the monetization and the tiny inventory if you're not a subscriber (I'm an unashamed loot goblin - I need a huge inventory!). Does one need to have ESO+ to have fun?
I can't answer this mate. I have always been a subscriber, NGL I like to buy this and that from the store as well. If you want to be a loot hoarder you need the infinite resources bag though, no other way around that.
You definitely don't need ESO+ to have fun, at especially as a new player. You can get up to 200 inventory slots which can be enough if you clean it out every once in a while. Need a little gold for those bag space upgrades though.