They can defend it all they want. But I am not going to buy it. I simply don't have the money, and I am afraid this is the same for many other people. Such a shame, because I am sure they are going lose a lot of potential customers over this. I hope they know what they're doing.
Unfortunately Anouck, Zenimax Online dropped the ball....
For those of you MMO veterens, this is worse than Biowares issues with the Star Wars title with SWTOR.
Zenimax Online took a beloved IP such as The Elder Scrolls, and they just couldn't do what they set out to do...
As an Elder Scrolls title, like always; the storylines are superb, the soundtrack is amazing; and the combat mechanic is really amazing.
As far as the rest of the game.
Constant crashes, lack of content, lackluster "ranking" system which can be exploited to reach quicker.
Not to mention it seems everyday they have to do "maintenance".
The Megaserver is an awesome idea, but they failed to really make it count, they obviously can't do it.
I feel duped into the game, as some others are to; I was drawn in with the idea of Morrowind/Skyrim/Oblivion but online with friends.
Unfortunately what I got was play alone but in a group with a friend, while the phasing ruins the entire immersion factor.
Not to mention barely anyone talks to one another, because they'res no reason to anyhow, you don't need any real help in this game.
As someone who hit level 50 in the Early Access, and achieved rank 10 Veteran; I can say for damn certain, the console servers will be shut off in a year if nothing changes.
And as for the PC version, I see it either going F2P in 3 years, or just shutting down completely; if nothing changes.
Sorry for wall o'text, but I'm pissed off to no end about this game....