The Elder Scrolls Online captivates its fans with a wealth of relevant content. This is why so many players remain loyal to the MMORPG and always return to Tamriel.
That’s why content is so important: If you ask any MMORPG fan about the most important aspect of an online role-playing game, the word “content” is sure to come up first. Without enough content, the fun quickly fades, and no one wants to do the same thing over and over.
However, content alone is not enough when only the latest expansion is relevant and worthwhile, while countless dungeons and areas from the game’s early days lie dormant.
This is why ESO is so popular
However, ESO does not have this problem. As a popular thread on Reddit shows, fans of ESO love that their game does not devalue old content when something new comes along, unlike most other older MMOs.
How does endgame work in many other MMORPGs? The reason for this development is that ESO approaches endgame differently than most MMORPGs. In games like WoW or SWTOR, new content is always tied to the progression of your hero.
Those who want to progress must reach the new level cap, grind new equipment, and generally evolve.
This devalues everything that was previously considered endgame and pushes it further back in relevance. After all, why would you spend your time in an area or instance where you can’t find any useful loot anymore, and the battles no longer pose a challenge?
Why is the old stuff in ESO still relevant? In ESO, however, the concept of “One Tamriel” has been in place since late 2016. This introduced scaling that adjusts your level to the instance or zone. This way, all players could play together, regardless of their level.
Furthermore, everyone could explore every zone without being forced, as before, to fester in a region suited to their level.
If everyone can go anywhere at any time and find relevant content and useful loot there, each region is equally valuable. So if you prefer to farm resources in the lands of the Elves rather than in the Wastes of the Orcs, you can do so without a second thought.
Similarly, trips to complete any missing achievements in a zone are not a waste of time, as you still receive XP and loot for them. XP is even worthwhile after reaching the max level, as then you receive champion levels and additional goodies.
However, even without top equipment and plenty of skills, you can still have fun in ESO and engage with almost all content.
This is what the fans say
The Reddit post also praises how “cozy” and “chill” ESO actually is. Because it does not force you to always chase the newest “carrot on a stick” in the form of new content.
This is what players love about the pace of ESO: Even the typical endgame content of MMORPGs, raids, do not create pressure for many players. One player writes on Reddit, “I’ve been playing for years and never did a trial [that’s what raids are called in ESO]. Veteran dungeons are enough for me. But I wouldn’t see it that way in any other MMO.”
Others appreciate how unexacting it is to just log into ESO and have a bit of fun. One player, who has a child and a somewhat uncomprehending wife, says he enjoys being able to have a few hours of fun in ESO when everyone is finally in bed.
He then simply plays a few rounds of random PvP!
Another player loves just casually completing the daily crafting tasks and then winding down the day in a dungeon.
However, this great strength of ESO is also its greatest weakness for some gamers. One player writes, “I returned to the game very late, and it’s just too much! There’s too much to do, and all that freedom completely paralyzes me!”
But according to most fans of the game, it is precisely this freedom that has kept players engaged for over 5 years.
As a result, ESO has recently seen a significant increase in players and is now more popular than ever. Now it even has queues during peak times because otherwise the servers would crash.
As a result, ESO has recently seen a significant increase in players and is now more popular than ever. Now it even has queues during peak times because otherwise the servers would crash.
