Looks like 1.82 patch notes dont say anything about giving us the island then option to skip at all...this is a cluster (insert bad word here). i think im going to have to cancel my preorder.

I have no desire to make a character with just being plunked in the city with a sword NO THANK YOU!

hmm, the starter island was still there last beta weekend - like a 1 min walk to the docks and then you are there. I agree we should start there and have the option to skip but cancel an order over that?? seems a bit over the top don't you think?

I wonder if you remember when people (a lot of them) were upset about the starter islands being extremely linear. Do you know what the other side said to them? They told them that it's just the first 5 hours of game or so, and you'll spend the vast majority of time out in the world. So I'll say the same to you now. You'll spend a total of 5 hours (if you're insanely slow) on the starter island. The vast majority of time will be spent out in the open world. It's not worth cancelling your preorder. I laughed though at you threatening to cancel.

if you skip, u still get the sword and xp for the level 3 (skill and stat points for that level) anyways, that how it worked in the last beta...

You do know that you can still visit the starter islands after you are plunked in the city, right?

I wasnt one of those people and im not being a baby last beta test i couldnt even bring myself to play it was just awful experience. Quit being a baby?? Did you even start a character last beta? I loved the way it was before im all about story lore and taking my time this rushed instant gratification crap isnt for me. the story was broken, immersion lost, and eff that sword and its not a threat.

Apparently he doesn't.

im quite aware you can "go back" but to what end there is no point now besides your skill points they butchered the games opening bro.

I didn't mind the opening before... bro... but who cares if there's "no point"? If all you wanted the starter island for was story, then go back to the starter island.

You can play the opening exactly as you did before except you get a bonus boat trip. It's easy leveling, gear, xp, skill points and you can continue your "immersion". You are making this a much bigger issue than it is.

There is even a quest that explains why you are going back to the island.

whatever enjoy your sinking ship im getting off. I feel like i ordered a steak dinner and got a fish platter instead.

Are you... I mean... wow. Just wow.

You haven't lost anything, but you're upset that other people now have something they wanted?

Kids today . . .

Your post is off the melodramatic richter scale; the pen is skipping off the paper and drawing all over the table. Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Out of everything you like in this game, those two things, that after the first hour would be a thing of the past, have turned you away? I know it's against the rules to say this, but you my friend are a troll. There, I said it.

it isnt the fact that they are catering to the instant gratification or sandbox crowd w/e you want to call them its the way in which they went about it if thats how Zos is going to operate in the future i dont wish to be a part of that. This isnt about the starter islands in reality its about a company willing to drastically alter the core game on a whim and do a terrible job at it at that.

If you're this fickle you were bound to quit soon anyway. Bye

I am also like PVE, It only talk less 5 minutes to run to the NPC to go to the starter island and play it. Also, the patch notes did say, it will make is easier for those what to do that -- finding the NPC that teleports the play to the start islands. I am not skipping CH and use the extra boat trip to the starter island. ZOS is changing the dialog to match the change anyways. They did that in the beta and have not have to time to fix the dialog of the NPCs yet. In the big picture, it is not that big of deal. Just give ZOS some time to re-adjust some aspects of the game.

U can get out of coldharbour with an inventory full of weapons if u want, not if ur lazy. I dont get whats the point on moaning about coldharbour and saying that ur gonna cancel ur preorder if u barelly spend some minutes there. Damn yeah maybe weapons are the rarest item ingame...

U can still go and travel back to the starter island and do it exactly as u did before.

Still none of those changes would have happened if people wouldnt have complained about the start being too slow, or not being able to openly explore as much. U want it back to how it was? more people will complain about it... U can never make everybody happy. And yes I made a templar on sunday and left coldharbour with tons of different weapons on my pack.

First world problems...

And yes im having a bipolar moment sorry just sick of getting burned by this genre.....

Maybe the reason you keep getting "burned" by this genre is because you expect the game to be the exact way you like, and to remain static. If those are your expectations then you're going to get burned every time.

just leave it the way it is. i dont see the problem. the problem was when we was forced into the stupid nord area starter island making it linear and stupid!

the way it is right now is perfect.

How did you get burned?

People (justified or not) raised hell about starter islands. They fixed it. Nothing changed for you except a short run to the docks. You'll live.