[Ghost of V]

You could, but why would you want to play an MMO filled with micro-transactions and pay-to-win incentives?

[Rushy]

You could, but why would you want to play an MMO filled with micro-transactions and pay-to-win incentives?

I do PvE and am therefore immune to "pay-to-win" scenarios. I never compete against players and thusly I avoid having to spend money to do so. As for micro-transactions, eh, I just won't pay them. Easy.

[Vindictus]

But PvE typically has just as much competition.

[Rushy]

But PvE typically has just as much competition.

With who and over what? I'm not worried about farming le loots.

[Ghost of V]

But PvE typically has just as much competition.

I was about to point this out but figured there's no point since we're dealing with Rushy here.

[Saddam Hussein]

Actually, resolving issues with PvE competition is one thing that the game has done well.  As long as you pitch in during a fight, you'll still get the "credit" for killing the mob and the loot.

[Ghost of V]

Actually, resolving issues with PvE competition is one thing that the game has done well.  As long as you pitch in during a fight, you'll still get the "credit" for killing the mob and the loot.

Yes, but wouldn't players that paid for better equipment down enemies faster? And wouldn't that mean people would be more willing to party with the people who paid money for the benefits? And wouldn't that make the game less friendly for players who are not spending money (harder to find a group to play with, harder to kill monsters solo, etc). I don't know much about the game, so please educate me if I'm wrong here.

[beardo]

>playing in groups
Bitch, please.

[Ghost of V]

>playing in groups
Bitch, please.

Main MMO I played was FFXI, and you couldn't get anything done without playing in a group of 5 to 30 people.

[Saddam Hussein]

Tell us what you think of the game, Rushy.

[Rushy]

Tell us what you think of the game, Rushy.

I feel like it is a pretty well established game. The UI is functional and intuitive, the dialogue is well written and in-depth, and the graphics are fantastic. The only thing that bothers me about the graphics is that although they went for a more dirty look regarding the setting, the characters all look like they bathe ten times a day, which is odd. Something that stood out to me was when choosing dialogue, if you're about to choose a mutually exclusive dialogue option, it reds the other options out. I found that to be extremely helpful in weighing choices appropriately. I don't really care much for lore lore lore but I can see they put a fair amount of effort into building more genuine quests and characters.

The class system is as I remember, but I only wish that different tactics could still help your class. As a mage, the only way I can increase magicka regen is to wear cloth. There are no such bonuses if I wear heavy or medium armors. I do understand that if a mage could wear heavy and still be a boss that no mage would ever wear light, but still, it is sort of a slap in the face to feel like you can "kinda sorta" do what you want, but in the end you really can't.

[beardo]

I played through the game with my Nord Dragonknight wearing nothing buy Medium Armour even though Medium appears to be intended for Nightblade due to stealth bonuses. And I played a Khajiit Nightblade for the most parts with only light armour, but started wearing pieces of both Light and Medium later on in order to get both magic and stealth bonuses, both of which seems quite important for Nightblade in my experience..

[Rushy]

Okay, whelp, these quests definitely are unique. I had a quest where this chick was looking for a dead noble who was supposed to marry her. Turns out he was just toying with her and though it was funny to break a commoner's heart. It gave me the choice whether to lie to her or tell her that he was just toying with her. I chose just to tell her and she just ran away crying. About an hour later I found her ghost wandering next to these lava fields, implying she killed herself (or at least died at some point). Pretty brutal.

[Particle Person]

You should try playing an actual Elder Scrolls game.

[Rushy]

I am playing an actual Elder Scrolls game.

[Saddam Hussein]

As a mage, the only way I can increase magicka regen is to wear cloth.

You can also enchant jewelry to increase your magicka regen.

You should try playing an actual Elder Scrolls game.

Dude, Kirkbride himself says the game is good.  You're not allowed to keep on bashing it.

[Rushy]

I'm actually impressed with the amount of players who stick to the naming conventions. I'd say only about one out of ten players have some dumb "mclovin" name and at least five of ten have a name that fits the naming convention of the race they play as.

[Particle Person]

Dude, Kirkbride himself says the game is good.  You're not allowed to keep on bashing it.

I wasn't. That was actually a friendly suggestion. As far as I know, Rushy still hasn't played any of the core (more like hardcore) ES games, and if he can get into babby's first Elder Scroll then he can probably enjoy them.

[Ghost of V]

That was actually a friendly suggestion.

[Rushy]

I'm just going to bask in the moment knowing that I've successfully befuddled PP2. He cannot tell whether I've actually played the games I speak about or not.