we all knew this review was coming though from the beta weekend review they did where they reviewed it at level 3 ? level 3 bruh...
level 3... theres level 1-50 and then veteran ranks 1-10... Im one of the highest levels in the world at almost veteran rank 4
you couldnt even fill a class room of people who have hit veteran rank 10 so far in the world.. and of course veteran rank 10 is the "cap level" and in MMO's this is usually when the "game starts" officially (raids, you spend your time gearing your character instead of leveling, etc.)
its a hardcore MMO for the most part (veteran zones require you to think every pull of mobs instead of just mindlessly run into a group of 5 monsters and hit your AOE spell)
Veteran Dungeons, even the starting ones, require a coordinated group of 4. a pick up group doing this without good synergy will wipe/die on every boss encounter.
ima just quote a few dumb things from the review;
One of The Elder Scrolls Online's biggest weaknesses as an MMO is that it often becomes a worse game when large numbers of players are involved in the same activity.
no fukking shyt, its a MMO. Its like the person reviewing this wanted this to be Skyrim 2 and didnt expect any of the MMO factors to be in this game
its pretty blatant from their beta weekend review. Just horrible reviewing overall. It'd be like getting mad at Kanye West for not making an album that sounds like a 50 cent album because they are both the same genre.
The majority of encounters are decided by whichever side has the most bodies: an old problem with this form of PvP
this is just bull shyt, I got literally hours and hours of recorded footage of a group of 24 holding off groups of 75-100+.
Does the zerg win against another zerg? sure. But the way the keeps are set up and siege limit at each keep (can only have 20 siege at each keep) an organized group can hold off a bigger group easily.
Long story short cause I could write about this horrible review all day is basically fukk PC Gamer, im tired of not only them but other review sites already. NO ONE WHO WORKS FOR THESE SITES ARE EVER GOOD AT VIDEO GAMES SO WHY DO THEY REVIEW THEM
only a matter of time before the masses start to see this as well.
People are shying away from buying great video games because of these garbage sites and their garbage players. That review is pretty much the opposite of reality for elder scrolls online.
Elder Scrolls Online is gonna be the first MMO in over 10 years I actually pay for after the free month
To me that speaks volumes on how good the actual game is.
edit: the comment section for that review is going in