» Sat May 05, 2012 9:29 pm Bethesda has never failed me before, and I trust in their ability to make a great game, but from what I’ve seen this may very well be a different game compared to the Elder Scrolls.
I've always been a fan of the Elder scrolls games, but hurtful detail after anguishing Screenshot is making me lose faith in this game, and it's just barley been announced.
Here are my main problems with the game so far.
The story: The Molag Bal thing is the straw that broke the camel’s back for me, it may be fine for Bad guy-character, but how can I RP a good guy if my toon doesn’t have a sole? I might be able to reconsider if they make it so you can easily gain your sole back, but seeing as they've implemented this into the Core game mechanics I can’t see how they can fix this!
The Artwork: the game look like a dang cartoon, I know the graphics can’t possibly be as good as single player, but really? From what I’ve seen there's no detail! That makes Oblivion artwork look like a masterpiece!
The Engine: Hero engine? seriously don’t you think TES deserves better than that? That’s the average MMO engine these days, AND EVREYONE KNOWS TES IS ABOVE THE AVERAGE.
The Combat: You have made several drastic mistakes with combat, I understand the need for a hot bar, but if you wish to please any TES fans you must at least tweak the hot bar. And here’s why: Ranged combat, those who use both bows and arrows and magic enjoy the aiming aspect of the game. In every TES game ( ever since at least Borrowing) You have had to be smart and tactical about ranged combat, I have spent many hundred hours in the last three TES games enjoying the tactical advantages of using distance and high ground to take out your opponent. Also I think I speak for the community at large when I say we are disappointed by the decision not to use real time combat, although I understand why you did this, you must know this is an arrow to the knee of every true TES fan.
The Factions: I got word that in order to gain faction with the Fighters Guild that you must destroy an anchor that has dropped out of the sky. This is the ONLY way to gain faction with the Fighters Guild is to attack an ANCHOR that fell from the sky, as silly as that sounds to make matters worse this is the only way to gain faction with them. Do you realize how stupid and repetitive that will make the Fighters Guild faction? That’s means to gain faction you must GRIND and a TES should NEVER force players to grind. What does this bode for the other factions?
I've always been pro-MMO on these forums, always ready to oppose those who said a TES MMO was a bad idea. When I saw TESO announced I was excited, data on it, I was horrified, I was able to live with the screen shots…at first. Then I learned of the Hot bar I wasn't too surprised, I figured as long as they keep most stuff from TES it will be okay. But as I read more and more details, I realized how wrong I had been. I realized that all you anti-MMO people on these forums had always been right, and I had been terribly, terribly wrong.
P.S Bethesda when we don’t buy this game, and when you’re forced to go free to play after the first month, don’t forget you’re the ones you shot the arrows...right into our knees
