3rd Person Hotkey MMO confirmed : Othor Games

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:31 pm

That article didn't sound (or look) very authentic to me.

Seriously it definitely is. There are loads of pages lol.

» Mon May 14, 2012 2:47 am

I'm reading about how the hotkey bar is supposed to work, and oddly, the game it reminds the most about is... Diablo 3???
You choose a small subset of your class's abilities and assign them to your hotbar, then can only use those assigned abilities in combat - no swapping or using them from the menu.
"We can just make every ability really cool, and how you build your 'hand' in advance is what defines you."
So a lot like Diablo 3's system of choosing a combination of up to 6 spells, plus there are combos between your and your allies abilities.

I see what you mean. Also the GW2 weapon system seems to have made it in. but I still think thsi was a TERRIBLE design choice for combat.

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:46 pm

Even if the game mechanics are identical, if the art style is drastically different, then its two different styles of fantasy. :confused:

Fantasy =/= game mechanics

Only in art.

High fantasy and low fantasy is not determined by art.

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:28 pm

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/First_Aldmeri_Dominion

100 years after the MMO is set.

This seriously pains me, it hurts just a little less than Warhammer Online. :nope:

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:17 pm

I see what you mean. Also the GW2 weapon system seems to have made it in. but I still think thsi was a TERRIBLE design choice for combat.

Well, at least there is some mention of "finesse", giving hope that it isn't just pure button-mashing.

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:30 pm

well...atleast it has blocking and interrupting ... ;\

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:19 am

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/First_Aldmeri_Dominion

Perhaps it is right then. All these conflicting sources.

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:51 am

Hey, classes are back.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:12 am

100 years after the MMO is set.

Yep. They retconned this just so people who are only familiar with Skyrim will recognize some stuff in TESO.

I predict there will be many other alterations just so the "new" generation of TES fans will fit into the MMO very well.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:55 am

The New Emperor of Tamriel is actually a player Character who preforms the best near the end of the main story and is crowned Emperor by Fellow players.

To the people that actually read the scans, is this accurate? i saw this in another thread, and I'm about to cut my eyes out...

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:57 pm

Only in art.

High fantasy and low fantasy is not determined by art.

They're determined by themes... and themes are represented in video games by art.

Anyway, high fantasy and low fantasy are very broad catagories. You could call both Oblivion and KOA: Reckoning high fantasy, but they go for completely different styles... with Oblivion being much more traditional medieval fantasy.

TES online reminds me more of Reckoning than Oblivion... which is a shame.

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:53 pm

Graphics look fine to me :shrug:

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:20 am

100 years after the MMO is set.

This seriously pains me, it hurts just a little less than Warhammer Online. :nope:

Dude, dont quote the wiki for lore.
Or anything else really. Its a bit full of misunderstandings and things that are wrong.

The http://www.uesp.net/ has the best information on the games and the http://www.imperial-library.info/ is the place to go to for lore.

Fact is that we dont know a lot about the second era, nor about the time the MMO is set.
There is only one source for the founding of the first Aldmeri Dominion.
If some leeway is applied to both these dates, they match up pretty well.

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:48 am

The New Emperor of Tamriel is actually a player Character who preforms the best near the end of the main story and is crowned Emperor by Fellow players.

To the people that actually read the scans, is this accurate? i saw this in another thread, and I'm about to cut my eyes out...

It may be true i just started reading. it says thousands of hero's think they should be emperor so i think it's legit.

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:48 am

It may be true i just started reading. it says thousands of hero's think they should be emperor so i think it's legit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc

Just cut my eyes out...

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:09 am

The New Emperor of Tamriel is actually a player Character who preforms the best near the end of the main story and is crowned Emperor by Fellow players.

To the people that actually read the scans, is this accurate? i saw this in another thread, and I'm about to cut my eyes out...

As I read it, it's not based on fellow players, but a point system in which who was the most beneficial in taking the capital for there fraction.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:16 am

As I read it, it's not based on fellow players, but a point system in which who was the most beneficial in taking the capital.

Not trying to be rude, but that makes no difference in my opinion. Some random player should never be emperor of Tamriel, now matter how far in the past it is and if its cannon or not. It doesn't make sense, I'm supposed to believe there are 10,000 emperors running around the world?

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:09 am

As I read it, it's not based on fellow players, but a point system in which who was the most beneficial in taking the capital for there fraction.

You'll be named Emperor... for about a week, until another one rises. Chaos after the collapse of an Empire that's pretty realistic actually.

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:23 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc

Just cut my eyes out...

Yeah. end-game after you've done everything your Clan which is called Faction chooses it's best player to be Emperor.

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:56 am

Not trying to be rude, but that makes no difference in my opinion. Some random player should never be emperor of Tamriel, now matter how far in the past it is and if its cannon or not. It doesn't make sense, I'm supposed to believe there are 10,000 emperors running around the world?

I agree.

Because you did the best with this whole "Molag Bal" quest arc you're supposedly crowned emperor of ALL OF TAMRIEL?

wut?

» Mon May 14, 2012 2:24 am

I know I don't like what I'm hearing so far, but I don't know enough to Draw conclusions. I do know I dislike MMO's so I'll Idle until more information is given.

» Sun May 13, 2012 7:03 pm

They're determined by themes... and themes are represented in video games by art.

Anyway, high fantasy and low fantasy are very broad catagories. You could call both Oblivion and KOA: Reckoning high fantasy, but they go for completely different styles... with Oblivion being much more traditional medieval fantasy.

TES online reminds me more of Reckoning than Oblivion... which is a shame.

WoW and KoA both have cartoony art styles yet KoA doesn't touch the level of cartoony that WoW does, yet they are both high fantasy.

LotR and D&D are also high fantasy and I dare say KoA's magic system better fits to how D&D works.

Final Fantasy, also high fantasy, but doesn't go anywhere near WoW's super cartoon graphics.

Art matters visually. Gameplay is what matters. Gameplay and narrative direct art, not the other way around.

» Sun May 13, 2012 7:49 pm

Not trying to be rude, but that makes no difference in my opinion. Some random player should never be emperor of Tamriel, now matter how far in the past it is and if its cannon or not. It doesn't make sense, I'm supposed to believe there are 10,000 emperors running around the world?

I added to it, it's based on fraction, so if your fraction takes the Capitol, and if you were the most beneficial, then you may be made emperor... there will not be 10,000 emperors running around at one time. AS far as the player character and lore, since when has what your player character done mattered to lore? In oblivion if were made the hero, and also did the dark brotherhood questline... you didn't see lore saying the champion of cyrodiil was also dark brotherhood member. Lore =/= in-game character.

EDIT:
Thanks Darkside Eric for the fix. :biggrin:

» Sun May 13, 2012 7:20 pm

Found the scans.

If you slipped the screenshots into shots from another fantasy MMO, I would have a hard time identifying it.

Some features sound cool. Others make me think this is going to be a failed cash cow venture.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:13 am

I think it looks pretty good actually. i just wish there were some Argonians in the story.