I was playing like it was single player game. Simply turning up the in-game music (which is insanely good) and ambient sounds, listening to every voice line, immersing myself into the world of Tamriel. Frankly, one of the best MMO experiances I have ever had (and I had tons). Game with flaws, but it's a diamond, no doubt.

Eso for me is the most immersive game I've ever played. I truly feel like i can jump in and live out my fantasy dream of being some adventurer travelling around the land. I'm a solo player and it doesnt feel like it hinders me at all, just feels like an incredibly dense elder scrolls game.

ESO has been a great game for a long time, but the combat just doesn't cut it for me. It's a real shame because the storytelling, the immersion and world building... all fantastic. But the combat just really lets it down.

I played The Elder Scrolls Online for six months in 2014, left until 2017 when I heard about the upcoming Vvardenfell expansion, and I've been playing ever since. They've done a great job supporting the game and it's amazing how much they've added to it over the years. You did a superb job summarizing a decade of progress in less than 25 minutes. Time flies! Of all the tweaks, I think my favorite was the One Tamriel level-scaling. Since all loot scales to your level as well, you can actually obtain any gear set at max level. So if you loved that light armor set in the first base-game zone, you can still rock that armor set. It's still relevant. Just have to farm some pieces at quality level CP 160. It's much better than having to constantly upgrade to the next expansion's new hotness on an endless gear treadmill. So much friendlier (unless you're a hardcare PVP / PVE bloke that just has to milk every last .1% damage out of your build. Then you're always chasing the newest meta. :-P )

ESO is what brought me here way back when you were heavily covering the game prior to launch, I was so hyped for it and despite the lukewarm reception it got at release, I had a bunch of fun! Continued to play the game on and off for years, but haven't been properly back to it since the Summerset content. If I had more time I'd definitely check out Necrom, hopefully somewhere down the road.

This is one of those MMO's that just keeps bringing you back. The first RPG I had ever played in my life (besides The Legend of Zelda) was Morrrowind, so when this mmo came out I absolutely had to play it and still love it to this day. I recently came back about a month ago after about a year hiatus and while I admittedly had trouble getting into the Warden class in the past I decided to give it another go and created an Imperial Two-Handed Warden. I am happy to report I have been having a blast with him and he is now my main. Such a fantastic game that is absolutely worth trying and definitely worth subbing to.

I lived in ESO 2014 to 2021, amazing game even in the early days. Took a break and struggled to get back into it after all the epic times but Arcanist class has rekindled my fire. I just there for PvP really but its still amazing and populated PvP. Game has been PvE focused for years so that side is even stronger.

Iv played since release and still play it to this day..Most days..Iv taken 6 months break in between years here and there..But always come back to it..Watching this has took me back..What a journey it was..And still having fun with it..What a great game for me this has to be one of my all time favourites

I wish they’d update and build more on imperial city/sewers. It was the best DLC and game mode and area for me fun and replayability wise. I just wish they’d update the rewards and add more areas and objectives to give incentive to go back

I've played pretty much every major MMO on the market since Ultima Online and Everquest. Elder Scrolls Online is by far my favorite for immersion, character customization and just pure quantity of things to do. I just keep coming back to it! Possibly one of the most relaxing wandering / harvesting MMO settings also. Oh and let's not forget, you can be a werewolf or a vampire, and both are valid - not just cosmetic but with entire skill sets!

I love this game, as a solo player this game is Epic in scale and I'm still working through content and I play regularly every year

Unless you 'only' grind endgame, i feel like the amount of content is almost endless. The amount of solo arenas, challenges, trials, questlines that genuinely are well written and not just a wall of text.. it's an amazing game to get lost in time with.

Wonderful game from the beginning. Love the story, the world, quests, classes, dungeons, and pvp. Great expansions. I stopped playing a few years ago due to life but no shortage of love and respect for this game. Best mmo.

I freaking love this game, I've been playing since the Beta and I have never stopped.

Beside GW 2 Eso is my go to MMO. It is a real RPG that you totally can play Solo, have Group Activities if you wish and even Big PvP Fraction battles. It is just chill and you always have a goal to chase .

I've been playing this game lately to have something to do till starfield. One thing of note is that when I started a new character, the starting zones are absolutely PACKED. It's crazy how many people are still playing this game.

Excellent video, been playing since 2018 and love the game. It was very interesting to see the the game has progressed over the years.

Since release this has always been a great option out of the top AAA MMORPGs. I like the fact that - just like with Guild Wars 2 - you basically pay once and can play forever. GW2 is even free if you don't want elite specs... this you actually have to pay to play but the amount of value you get for the box price is one of the best you will ever get in a video game experience.

This game is kicking ass. I can't believe how much content these teams have churned out over a few years.

I played this and really enjoyed it when it came out (as well as all of their historical games). There is so much in there now I'm not sure where I would start, although I'd like to venture back. With GW2 you have that story-line to follow if you're not sure what to do when you return, I wonder ESO has something similar.

You're one of my FAVORITE youtubers for gaming content. But man, I truly wish you were giving your honest thoughts lately on these games you've been talking about opposed to making videos about them since they sponsored you. Get your money, I fully support it. Just wish there were your genuine thoughts on the game!

ESO Tamriel Dunmer nightblade since xbox launch, did and enjoyed everything. Housing, vet trials, vet dungeons, crafting. Cannot recommend it enough. I have made over 25 characters and even started again on PC. Taking a break for now and enjoying FFXIV. They are very different but love both. Hoping to throw myself back into ESO later this year, missing my guildies and excited for the Necrom story. Great lore, good combat and so much to do. Great video showing all the additions and changes over the years.

I know this is an up-sell video of the new content but you did a really good job framing it against the big picture of how the game has changed. Cheers

Like getting thrown back in time watching Force talk about ESO. I found this dude when he was making guides for the game during the Beta?. GG man good video.

This game was amazing the first 2 or 3 years. Pvp was so good back then you could play it all day long and never get bored.

I wish I liked the combat more, it always felt so massively clunky to me. And the whole animation cancel/light/heavy attacks are just awful, to me.

i love coming back to it. just run around the world, listen to the music, ambience....

I really loved this MMO, but they did the player base so dirty and straight up lied to us. Every update broke the game, major updates made it unplayable for weeks to months at a time. I sank thousands of hours into this mmo. When a friend convinced me to log back in I was immediately hit with a loot box ad, where one of the top prizes was the frost mare.. one of the horses they sold the first month the game release.. one of the cosmetics they specifically stated would never come back after the sale period. For some reason i had loot box credit and opened a couple to be given high tier mats. I immediately logged out. Fuck this game and fuck this company. I'm sad because I really liked ESO.

I used to play this game every day for years. It was super addicting but I’ve felt so far behind over the years. Might get back into it someday.

I still don't understand why this isn't more popular. One of the best MMOs I have ever played.

This is exactly the kind of video I was looking for. I was talking to a bunch of players who started after One Tamriel, and was trying to explain how alliance zones and Cadwell's Silver and Gold questlines worked.

I have over 10k hours in eso (played from early access to 2019) I haven’t hopped on since then, but have been considering checking it out recently because for the first time in a while I feel behind. Arcanist is the only character I don’t have maxed out as of right now and given that no other games are really keeping me hooked I’m thinking maybe it’s time to revive my love for eso. Some of my best gaming memories were in cyrodiil and imperial city, even with the horrible lag

Used to hate this game, and quit during high isle. Now I’ve just returned and now i love it. Been loving every minute since i jumped back in! It has changed a lot, and i can understand when people don’t like it tho - for me, it’s better than ever.

Outside the predatory loot box system and ridiculously tight store managements, this game was pretty Underrated. Necrom story are insane, recommended for yall that thirsty for the good elder scrolls lore.

I would like to see Mount Racing in ESO. I think it would be a fun activity.

I still remember playing at launch and while I enjoyed the game, they didn't have animation for NPC mouths. They just moved up and down like a Canadian character on South Park. After a few weeks it started bothering me but shortly after launch they added those animations as well as a bunch of QoL improvements that made the game not only more playable but much more engaging. You were no longer talking to robot NPCs. I got hooked for a while and have had an on/off relationship with the game. The amount of changes and improvements they continue to make is really impressive and I find it much more enjoyable than FF14 or WoW.

I come back to the game every two years. If you are a PvP player, you can forget about ESO. They essentially openly said that pvp is the least of their concerns. There's been no new pvp content in over 6 years.

I do like this game, but I can't really get over the downside of a limited bank/storage unless you pay the subscription. I understand completely why its there, but I wouldn't be able to put enough time in the game to justify paying the sub. That aside, it looks great and I'm glad its still getting updates, they look really good. The new class looks like a lot of fun to play.

I still can’t stop playing ESO. It’s a classic good enough MMO. A game that is still good enough that I can’t replace with anything else due to it’s massive content and feature set.

ive been watching you for awhile and i have never seen you geek out so hard as you did with this video :D you made me want to check it out again.

To me, someone with 4000 hours on the game the only issue is the PVP, it doesn't get updates and it doesn't feel like its in a good state

If they would have fixed their performance issues quicker + reworked combat and made PVP better the game would have been amazing. I still had fun running PVE content, but raiding with 30fps wasn't my thing and at some point running vet hm dungeons just got boring. On the good note all the other PVE content was really good. Every quest in the game is voice acted. And there was plenty of stuff to do :)

Just came back after not having fun with the D4 season, I feel like I'm kindda like you with ESO, it's one of the best mmos to just pick up every now and then and always worth coming back to. GW2 is like this as well because once you get a setup that you like and works for you, if you take a year break and come back its not like WOW where you are reset and all your gear sucks. Your for the most part just as strong and can do all the new content without an issue, even vet trials (if the meta hasn't completely changed) I love that everything is voice acted and the zones are always so beautiful to go though while doing the newest story. Also the community in ESO is amazing I've only come across a few d-bags and I have been playing since beta on and off.

The DLC pack “The servers are temporarily down for maintenance. Please try again later” is my favorite!

Pretty recognizable IMO

I played the game briefly in 2020 and recently picked it up again and even in three years the game doesn't feel the same at all. I have really been enjoying the game so far and there is always just enough to keep your interest going. I would recommend getting ESO plus as I really don't know how playable the game is without the crafting bag that comes with the subscription.

I only played the first year, so this is overwhelming, but also exciting. A lot of content !

I too come back every so often. I love knowing i have a day 1 (when it became a feature) vampire and werewolf

I grew tired of the gameplay itself, but the world of tamriel, lore and exploration is just marvelous and I loved the pvp system it was just one of the greatest but the combat just grew dull and not enjoyable. That being said it was enough to keep me hooked for over a thousand hours so I do recommend it.

This is one of the best reviews of a game. I quit playing ESO because of the crown store, they should warn you of buying things you can earn in the game before you buy them in the crown store.

im a player from 2020 first day and in just 4 years i saw so many changes i cant comprehend to think after 10 years the amount of work. well its a nice game after all despite the beginnings

with the q4 update and the endless dungeon there will be class specific sets coming

Man thinking back to where you started with just talking about Over Watch and now look at you talking about anything and everything you love to play. Happy to have seen you grow this far man keep up the work. I might just jump into ESO cause of the changes. Thanks for keeping us up to date !!! :D

Great review. It is a good game to play, yes. I enjoy it a lot more than I thought I would. A little bit grindy depending on what you go after in terms of items and build. The "fetch quest" aspect, necessary to all RPG games, is dealt with through good to great writting and varied missions and mechanics. The voice acting is great. Some characters are really memorable. The difficulty levels are well balanced for the most part and theres also a great balance of Solo vs Coop content. Basically you can solo almost everything in this game but its relatively easy for anybody to jump in and help to defeat a bigger Boss. I play mostly solo and it forced me to grind or scry quite a bit to get a good build, good armor sets, weapons, etc. It took me a few weeks of casual playing to get me to the point I'm satisfifed and can face some seriously hard content solo which is very satisfying. You can become quite powerful in this game and I'm just scratching the surface. The Champion Points system could be improved imo as we are forced to invest points in skills we have no interest in to get to the ones we want and these points are not that easily acquired. But all in all, very very good RPG Online game. I'm glad I finally gave it a try. I expected a Fortnite / Moneygrab bonanza. Absolutely not.

It was the first game I got on my Xbox One. I had played the beta and enjoyed it quite a bit. And of course I’ve loved other ES games. And like you said, I keep coming back and enjoying it. There is so much about it I don’t know about, and so much I don’t even worry about doing. I just have fun playing the game, making some progress, and doing a chunk of quests in an area. I finally convinced my wife to give it a try even. Looking forward to spending some time over the winter, playing through some of the early content.

I kinda miss when I used to play it more often with a crew of friends. I think the last time I was really into the game was in 2018 with the release of Summerset. After that I took a break and started catching up on the story expansions later.

Any beta players out there? I started playing ESO back in April 2014. Played non-stop for 5 years straight. Then I guess I grew out of it. I used to pop in once in a while to check out new content but it has been about 2 years now since I touched the game.

I'm a new ESO player. I feel lost. Just kind of pushed into a world. Is there a recommended path of progression so I'm not missing story beats?

I remember this game had good controller ui so i played it on ps5. A really smooth experience.

This is the first video that made me actually want to play ESO. Great job explaining the changes to content.

9:23 Vanderfell??? 😭

ESO is in the top 10 best MMO's in my eyes. Love this game.

I love how ESO avoids the button bloat issue. I can actually look at the battle instead of the hotbars.😂

I've been aware of ESO since the beginning but I've only now started playing it

I've played this game non-stop since the beta and I've recently quit. The game has become nothing more than a cash grab. Devs take months or sometimes even years to fix bugs, meanwhile, shutting down the servers to fix a bug in the cash shop the same day it pops up. They have abandoned the pvp community, even banning the term "pvp" in their live streams. They don't allow you to obtain cosmetics or mounts in game, only through loot boxes which cost an absurd amount of money. I won't even get into the money trap that is the ESO Plus system. I used to love this game but the devs have pushed a lot of us long time fans past the breaking point. I can't give them another penny or another moment of my time. If you're considering this game, please don't. The devs are not worth you hard earned money or your valuable time. Sorry Force, love your channel but a sponsored video doesn't show the true nature of this game.

TLDR Went back and played it, Got about 3 hours in level 10. Did a dungeon. Level 800+s run through dont say a word. Jump into secret skips without saying a word. Gonna be honest, for someone who loves dungeons and raids. Those people make it hard to reopen the game again. I want to enjoy it but not with some level 800 dude with more passive effects than the other 4 people combined. Its just dumb now.

Same with 76. I hopped back on, and so much had been added/fixed since it first came out

One of my favourite games. I've been playing since 2016 and have been coming since then every few months and really get into it. It's a shame the craft bag is locked behind a paywall, but I get why it is. Such a classic and so much fun content to do.

I can see that Force enjoys the game for what it is and what content is available but this game has over the top monetization issues. I think it's a huge disservice to omit that info and not be up front with it.

Personally I really don't like the level scaling. I can appreciate what they were trying to do but it honestly makes me feel like I have barely gotten stronger. I feel very little difference from when I was level 1 to when I hit champion levels. Damage increases on equipment feel near useless and same with mitigation. Kinda kills exitement for new equipment and loot when it makes little difference.

No other medieval-type fantasy game (I don't know if that's the term) is as immersive as ESO for me. The feeling of the world is absolutely stunning. I regularly turn off UI, toggle walking, and just go about. Or I have my character sit in the desk in the house that I decorated (one of the most enjoyable experiences ever) and I do work in real life. Immersion 10/10. From other perspectives I can see some issues.

Oh boy another "x mmo is unrecognizable in x year" sponsored video

The biggest issue I have with ESO is no OCE servers. Action combat feels bad for me in Aus and the WvW PvP just seems to be a lag fest, not sure if this is due to server side lag or the OCE thing. I also dislike that PvE dps requires weird animation cancelling, i think that's just bad design.

I always come back to this game at least once a year

I love this game so much and have always found myself coming back from time to time even when I switched over to PC I didn't expect to buy it but I found the community on pc was much better and it was a way cooler experience especially with addons. My only problem with the game is that a vast majority of the game is locked behind a paywall, I'm 19 years old now so when I was younger playing I had to miss out on tons of content as it costed money and I didn't have money as a kid and didn't know if I wanted to spend that much on elder scrolls. I think this game is extremely fun and I plan on coming back soon I just wish I didn't have to pay to access most of the content I remember several times where I would want to play with my high skilled and more experienced friends and I couldn't play the dungeons or go to certain zones with them because I couldn't afford the content

A naval system like archage would be great in this game as well as a more sand box feel would be nice

Another MMO that I got a collectors edition for and was not what I was looking for.

played this with the wife during quarantine. really enjoyed exploring tamriel and collecting things to decorate my house with

My main when I used to play was an Archer stamina-Warden, it's so OP in pvp but not a ridiculous cheesy 1-shot or 1vX tanky build. People sleep on that build, I used to always get 1st place on the damage & k/d charts of BGs.

Literally just redownloaded it yesterday. I've been taking it slow, enjoying a solo player mmo experience. I'm a bit overwhelmed (even the shop confuses me at times). But I've decided to just enjoy this game completely blind and just play it for mostly the story content.

I wonder if Bethesda will add multiplayer to the Elder Scrolls 6 in the future

As an ESO developer, some of these positive comments made me tear up a bit

A stop playing eso online from 2017 but now am interested goin back again 🤘🏽

I wanted to love this MMO...have so many hours since launch but the combat just isn't satisfying. I truly wish they would somehow address it. To me, its too floaty, and lacks impact. Every other facet of this game is superb.

ESO is arguably one of the best MMOs you can play atm....it has some problems but overall its a great choice. Love it !

Great work, I just reinstalled ESO after probably 3 years away and felt pretty lost

I haven't played ESO in years, but, my Werewolf build I was using was hilariously fun... I may go back at some point.

Can’t trust any of the good youtubers anymore.

The game is a micro transaction hell. DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME. Zeno max has implemented the most horrid predatory loot boxes anyone’s ever seen in any game ever. Even after purchasing an expansion you still have to purchase the dungeons, the raids, the zones, the expansion updates. Houses, cosmetics, mounts, character customization, classes etc are locked behind ridiculous pay walls. The nicest mounts will force you to drop well over 400$ and that’s if you’re lucky. You shouldn’t have taken this sponsor. This company is literally the unspoken evil that should have been been destroyed by gamers years ago.

It’s the only MMO where I’ll stop and smell the flowers

The Combat and the weird Hyper Speed of the game kinda kills it for most

As someone with close to 2000h in this game I feel sad that despite this being a solid game once you get used to it, the playerbase is going down fast because of the changes, the old console support which limits what the devs can do, the split focus on PVP and PVE and mostly the combat. Every single one of my friends that I tried to get into the game left because of the combat. And Zenimax refuse to improve it, sadly the game is only going down.

Tuned out as soon as he mentioned 'sponsored'

Love the immersion and depth to the stories. I love the look of its graphics style and all the things you can do for customization. I have played off and on since release. I always go back but I always leave for 2 reasons: I personally don’t like the parallel progression as you don’t ever get a feeling of progression. No matter how much time investment, the mobs don’t care. Also, I hate to say it but I don’t care for the way the group dungeons work. They are all speed runs. You are forced to choose weapons and setup that always for quick casting not just in the move but at a dead sprint. The classes are different and original but if it’s not designed for meta you are slowing the group.

Combat is just absolutely awful but besides that it’s pretty decent

This game looks great, the quests are fun and the raids/dungeons are great. However, combat is a spam fest which turned me off of it.

Being able to play on my phone on the go is what makes me continue to play.

Got the base game free through Epic Games. Just a week in and you trip over sidequests every few steps you take to the point where I ran into the same NPC while already on a sidequest with them... As a beginner, it's interesting to see so much I could interact with -- HOWEVER I have seen how other MMOs monetize with lootboxes, etc. I dumped money into Star Trek Online for a bit; I have learned my lesson. So I will aim to be content with what I can get into as a base game player.

The combat is the biggest reason why I never stay with it. It's just not good.

Fake News. Its exactly the same as years ago, it is maybe new for casuals who logs at release and after 10 years. I am not saying its bad, i am not saying in the last 2-3 years there are not many changes worthy