After Xbox's cuts, The Elder Scrolls Online is left with half of its development team and is forced to recreate its seasonal roadmap.
  • Jimbo@pawb.socialEnglish
    17·
    14 days ago

    They cut HALF the team, fired Finn the combat lead and Gina the community manager who have been with Zenimax Online for 15 and 19 years respectively. Both beloved by the community. They didn’t deserve this. None of them did. Layoff news is always sad but this was like a gut punch for me. :(

    • DdCno1@beehaw.orgEnglish
      8·
      14 days ago

      story yelling

      That’s a typo for the ages! I’m gonna steal this one!

      As for the game, I played the alpha or beta (been a while, so I’m not sure) and wasn’t really all that impressed, but maybe because it felt like a downgrade in every way from the singleplayer games. Should I try it again? How good is it for players leaning towards solo play?

          • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zipEnglish
            5·
            14 days ago

            This is all new Netflix shows sadly.

            They assume no one is paying attention, so they’ve made it so you don’t have to pay attention (every single thing they do, they explain as they do it)… Or want to.

            • DdCno1@beehaw.orgEnglish
              2·
              14 days ago

              Streaming has replaced the TV just running in the background in households where the TV was just running in the background in the past. Also, many people are using their phones while watching stuff, which is horrid.

              Sucks for people who still remember when streaming services had to differentiate themselves from normal TV with more sophisticated content, of course.

        • DdCno1@beehaw.orgEnglish
          2·
          14 days ago

          You are making a good case for it.

          One thing that bothers the Skooma out of me though is the monetization and the tiny inventory if you’re not a subscriber (I’m an unashamed loot goblin - I need a huge inventory!). Does one need to have ESO+ to have fun?

          • Jimbo@pawb.socialEnglish
            3·
            14 days ago

            You definitely don’t need ESO+ to have fun, at especially as a new player. You can get up to 200 inventory slots which can be enough if you clean it out every once in a while. Need a little gold for those bag space upgrades though.