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ah .. thanks.. I'll skip it and wait for F2P then I was hoping for something more like 1st person diablo 3

Hmm...no, it's not Diablo 3. The skill system is a mixture of real action and classic MMO as it uses manual targetting yet still uses the same old "press 1 to use spell 1" mechanic, so only the aiming is actually different from other MMOs. ESO is more about roleplaying, less combat-centric than other MMOs. The quests are really good and well-written.

ESO isn't a bad game. It's a good-ish RPG...it's difficult to describe. It plays like a MMO, but offers more than just grinding like most games, yet there hardly is any MMO value. A good RPG, however, doesn't have monthly payments. A MMO used to have those. And neither is ESO an actual MMO, nor are paid subscriptions a working thing anymore.

was in gamestop with my brother, had the money in my pocket, looked at the game, thoughts of TES nostalgia came to my mind, morrowind, oblivion, skyrim.

I walked away, I wont buy this game. Will go back within the week though to by diablo 3 and RoS though, for the same price as well!

Sounds good.. I'll wait though and see if it goes FTP sometime or at least has a free demo for your first few levels. I loved Skyrim, it consumed a solid 2 months of my life when it came out. I WOWed myself to death though, so I'm after more of a casual experience where I can play a little here and there like Diablo and still feel like i'm getting somewhere.

Exactly what I think too. I don't want to commit myself to one game for a set amount of time. With lots of work on my back, I just like to just check a game out first or sometimes look into other games.

I absolutely hate monthly subscriptions - it always feels like "Dude, you paid for it, play it! PLAY IT! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!". F2P games allow you to choose what to buy and I really like that concept.

The absolute best, of course, are B2P games like Guild Wars 2. But alas, high hopes.