The Elder Scrolls Online – the fantasy MMO has often been discussed. I completely distanced myself from it at the time of the release. Why?
Wildstar had the edge for me. Wildstar was fun, yes, but the subscription has long been dormant. So it’s enough time to focus on the competitor product from ZeniMax. After all, it will only be Buy2Play starting next week.
The Skyrim Expectation
Admittedly, I am not an old Elder Scrolls fox – but I really enjoyed Skyrim. I also tried mods that could have turned the cute graphics into a graphics card killer. The result: lots of gameplay and not even the feeling of having seen only a fraction. At least I completed the main story, wuhu. So my expectation for The Elder Scrolls Online was: a large world where you can discover something.
The Elder Scrolls Online without a subscription? Count me in!
I know the criticisms of ESO, but to me, only the story and the world itself mattered. So I bought ESO more as an RPG and not as an MMORPG. Said and done – now I have also had several adventures in the online version of The Elder Scrolls. I had actually only done group play in rare and coincidental cases until now. If that changes in the endgame, that’s good and fine. But for the money I spent, I’ve already received a great storyline. I saved a queen and keep finding quests off the beaten path that I can do but don’t have to.
And the great thing about it: I have no bad conscience when I don’t play, since there are no subscription fees. This system already excited me with Guild Wars 2.
I am, of course, only looking at the switch from subscription to the Buy2Play model from a beginner’s perspective. Additionally, there are all the changes introduced with the last patch, such as the criminal system.
Therefore, the question for Friday is directed at all beginners as well as all veterans who turned their backs on TESO: Is it worth a (re)start in The Elder Scrolls Online?
