The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is full of different player types. MyMMO author Larissa Then introduces you to 5 of them that everyone probably knows and has to chuckle about.
I have met various players in ESO, especially in my guild, which is extremely colorful. It is a large guild with a relatively hardcore group in the voice chat Discord. Everyone is welcome, which is why we have collectors, PvPers, role-players, and more in our group.
This leads to a lot of laughter, and I take a sniff into the worlds of other players. I myself am a PvE fan and like to quest, I have introduced you to my favorite quests elsewhere. However, through my guild, I get to know sides that I have had little to do with in MMORPGs.
I want to introduce you to a handful of player types I regularly encounter in my guild. This is not only true for ESO; these kinds of players can also be found in many other MMORPGs. However, the races also fit quite well with the guild members associated with them.
1. The Nord who always grabs a beer first
One of my best friends in the game always drinks a beer while gaming. When the popping sound echoes through Discord, we know he’s here. Over time, this noise has replaced “Hello” for him; he just comes into Discord, and the popping sound occurs.
All the others respond to the beer sound with a greeting as if it were the most normal thing in the world. It has somehow become customary. On a long evening on the weekend, it can indeed be a few more beers, which fits somewhat with his main character. He plays his Nord the most, the most popular race in your ESO ranking.
As a rule, the later the evening, the more crude the jokes. But that also characterizes him a bit, and it leads to a lot of laughter in the voice chat.
2. The Wood Elf who never breaks character
The world of role-players is one that I had never seen before ESO. I am very interested in it and have long wanted to dive deeper myself. However, the many little things I experience in ESO after work have unfortunately held me back.
So it makes me happy that I at least get to experience some of it through my guild. One of my guildmates only plays Wood Elves. He has a backstory for each character and a suitably decorated house.
When touring all his properties with him, he enjoys showing aspects of them. For example, he has a grill in every house to prepare High Elves. That’s a bit creepy but always amusing. He always emphasizes the enmity of his Wood Elves towards the High Elves.
One of his characters is amusingly a Wood Elf who would rather be a High Elf. Accordingly, her clothing style and her house are adjusted.
3. The Khajiit who is always afk
One of my fellow players often causes irritation among many guild members. He likes to play his Khajiit and always goes afk first. Sometimes he leaves without warning to make a phone call or answer the door, and we don’t even know what’s going on.
When I go questing with him, I usually stand around for half an hour before we can start. So it has become somewhat of a curse that I like him as a person. I have already spent a lot of playtime waiting aimlessly while I waited for him to show up again.
He is a person on whose help we can always rely. However, one should bring some time. At least I know exactly what his character looks like since I have looked at him so often while waiting.
4. The High Elf with a craving for the DPS meter
A player type that all of you are guaranteed to know from various MMORPGs is the damage dealer with a penchant for the DPS meter. One of our High Elves always keeps an eye on her damage. Who needs movement when she can compensate with DPS?
This has already caused some deaths, for which she always blames the healers. If her damage falls behind, she looks for excuses, so convinced is she of her abilities.
With every new patch, she first checks the announcements for the classes. She always wants to know if her damage is affected in any way and if she needs to adjust her rotation.
You have to give her credit for always being up to date and approaching everything with great commitment.
5. The elderly Argonian who goes farming at 5 a.m.
Who doesn’t feel like getting up at 4 or 5 a.m. to scour the best farming spots? Well, not me. But one of my guild members does this every day.
He swears to go farming for a whole hour every morning when the server is quiet. However, he has also amassed a lot of gold and can pursue his favorite passion, housing.
He is already among the slightly older generation and likes to point out his alleged senile insomnia. This causes him to get up again around 3 or 4 a.m. He is a typical collector and prefers to play his Argonian.
Now you have met 5 player types that I encounter daily in my guild. Do you also have all those kinds of players around you, or is that completely foreign to you?
Another stereotype that some players in ESO face is that of the fake tank. Although I don’t have one in my guild, I have often encountered them and was very annoyed by the fake tanks.
