Players find controversial change to quests in ESO, are upset, want to quit MMORPG

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In the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, completing the aspirations is a popular task and a reason for many players to log in daily. Now something about the system should change and players say that this is a reason to stop playing.

Screenshots showing the new weekly and daily quests (endeavours) in The Elder Scrolls Online have been posted on the PTS (Public Test Server) forums. Players note that these endeavors are now more complex to complete, and they award fewer seals.

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Instead of 45 seals only 3 per day

What are these tasks? Aspirations are weekly and daily tasks that players can complete in The Elder Scrolls Online to collect sigils. The seals can in turn be exchanged for items in the shop. There you get, among other things, mounts that cost about 8,000 seals.

What does the picture show? A post on The Elder Scrolls Online subreddit shows a listing of daily aspirations. Among other things, there are the tasks of defeating a dragon, mastering a very specific dungeon instead of just any one, or going to the battlefields with a guild member (via Reddit).

For these crisp efforts, you only get 1 seal each, so a measly 3 per day, instead of 45. For the weekly efforts, players only get 2 seals for a possible task per week, instead of 210 (via PTS Forum).

Here is an overview of the efforts on the test server:

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“Another reason to quit”

How are the players reacting? The majority of players note that collecting the seals is now much more difficult, and so is exchanging them for items in the shop. For many, logging in every day is no longer worthwhile.

You can read a few opinions here:

  • Cerbinol: “There’s no way you could look at this and think that’s better, no way.” (via Reddit)
  • TempestM replies, “It’s better…for their crown store.” (via Reddit)
  • KatarinaLuv: “Another reason for me to quit and unsubscribe.” (via Reddit)
  • Telle74: “Are they intentionally trying to get people to give up the game.” (via Reddit)
  • tomofhyrule: “We don’t need specific dungeons. […] We don’t need specific world events.” (via PTS Forum)
  • Caligamy_ESO: “It’s safe to say I won’t be signing up looking at THIS list of aspirations.” (via PTS Forums)

    • The forum also notes that some dungeons in the Aspirations require content from specific DLCs and are therefore not feasible for everyone. Also, the system limits the choice of already complex quests, since you can’t just do any dungeon to complete the quest.

    It’s also difficult for players who tend to play solo to complete the aspirations, especially if they’re not a member of a guild. Then it is almost easier to buy the items in the shop with the in-game currency or real money.

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