So, I really do want to like ESO, I've been looking for a hybrid MMO ever since SOE ruined SWG, and I rather like the Elder Scrolls series.....but I just can't get over the factions/races/zones situation. From the available info; factions are race-based, races are locked to factions, and factions are tucked away in their own part of the map unless they want to PvP in Cyrodil(if I have anything wrong I will be happy to be corrected) - this is literally everything I dislike in MMO faction systems rolled into one.

What I really don't get is why the race limitations when the split they have could just as easily have been done based on ideology instead without limiting players. I mean really, the existing factions and their motivations are tailor-made for a non-racial ideological split; Progressives, Traditionalists, Seperatists. Nobody should have to choose between creating the character they want to create and being able to play with their friends/guildies, and nobody should have their character's views and motivations decided the moment they choose their race.

Am I missing some amazing advantage to the proposed system that outweighs the evident negatives?

I dislike the fact that the zones are faction limited; Otherwise the 3 faction thing has no downside. RvRvR cyrodiil seems to be the biggest attraction.

Well pvp in a game is always divisive, price we pay once it's been added to game.

It's now just a matter of either finding a race you're happy playing, and making new friends if your current ones don't want to play same faction as you, or compromising your ideal race and going where your friends are going.

I dont get it why they did it, (make PVP game what never going to be one..PVP players are gonna bash this [censored].) unless the plan is that we make alts, MMORPG kinda needs that kind of content to surive, who want to do engame forever, its just more variety for players try different faction/classes etc, what I'd bet most lov, thats if players want to give it a chance. (IMHO devs should encourage it) They have said all factions are unique, theres thing called faction pride, unique content/story for each alliance/faction. that said I thikn it could be quite cool. Of course I hope each faction has own mounts too, own style armors, personality.

Yeah, if each factions just blend into each other = FAIL.