Elder Scrolls Online? Your thoughts : Othor Games

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:12 am

It's an MMO. I would hope that it wouldn't feel like a single player RPG.

You said it right fred, yeah!

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:10 am

It's an MMO. I would hope that it wouldn't feel like a single player RPG.

You want it to not even feel like a TES game? i will give it a try,but i am not liking what i read so far.

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:21 am

From a pure functionality standpoint, it seems like there is just... no innovation at all. They had a strong opportunity to do something that no-one's ever seen before, and they squandered it. After reading the GI article, I could not find a single feature that I haven't seen before in an MMO (and plenty of features that I have seen before were noticeably not present, such as player housing), and the entire thing left me with a feeling of "just another MMO." I still want to see the trailer, but after that write-up, I'm really not very excited.

The reasons I play ES games are exploration, discovery, wonder of the unknown, deep lore, great stories, and great sense of immersion. This write-up strongly leaned in the direction that this is a faction-based PVP game that isn't interested in those things. And since the "emperor" mechanic and open-world PvP features so prevalently, I question whether or not PvE, strictly co-operative play is even an option.

I could not agree with you more. The Elder Scroll is, and always should be a Single Player game. I love the lore, and exploration of the games, and a whole crap ton of other stuff. I enjoy MMO's, but when to take a long lasting single player game and turn it into an MMO it worries me a little bit. But don't lose hope (Three Dog Voice), because Beth is not making it. I mean common, they have a great tendencies to stay true to their Fans, aswell as making a kick-ass game. As far as I know, Bethesda supervised the usage if lore in ESMMO, so i'm so sure Zenimax will not screw that up. Todd Howard knows TES fans love the Solo player experience, and the next Elder Scrolls will be no different, if not better than it's predecessors. Don't screw this up Beth :/ I don't want the death of TES.

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:52 am

I want TES to branch out and try new things. This is perfect.

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:19 pm

I'm not sure how I feel yet. Interested to see where this goes of course, but a few of the design decisions they are making baffles me.

» Sun May 13, 2012 7:03 pm

Why is this thread in the Skyrim section?

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:08 am

Why is this thread in the Skyrim section?

It isn't?

» Sun May 13, 2012 10:17 pm

I wanted TES to be an MMO not an MMO to be TES this is bad

» Sun May 13, 2012 4:30 pm

I wanted TES to be an MMO not an MMO to be TES this is bad

I agree. I wanted TES to have a change to be played in LAN with another player but never wanted it to loose all what it is in the name of MMO.

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:34 pm

I just hope they stay true to the Elder Scrolls games. Keep it first person! I want the controls to be the same as Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim... None of the bullsh*t controls they use on games like World of Warcraft.

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:49 am

I just hope they stay true to the Elder Scrolls games. Keep it first person! I want the controls to be the same as Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim... None of the bullsh*t controls they use on games like World of Warcraft.

Sorry to Dissapoint you but its conifirmed its going to be simmilar to wow

As people have said, TES To a MMO would be great but a MMO to a TES game is horrible. And there isnt much we can change. This will be different from what we are usedto play,Its an MMORPG

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:28 pm

They will end up dragging the TES name though the MMO mud for nothing. As far as I can tell, it retains absolutely nothing from the single player games, neither first person realtime combat nor skill use experience.

A random FPS using caps as currency and nukacola as health repencshments would more closely resemble Fallout than this travesty resembles TES.

I'm NOT against online or multiplayer TES. I'm against the lost opportunity in the decision to create TESO as a generic MMORPG clone. The lost opportunity to shake up the MMO world with TES's unique game mechanics and gameplay.

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:19 pm

You want it to not even feel like a TES game? i will give it a try,but i am not liking what i read so far.

As much as I usually love the gameplay in the main Elder Scrolls games, the mechanics have changed, sometimes, considerably, between each game, so saying "feel like a TES game" isn't a very useful way of putting it since that could mean several things. Of course, I play them for the setting as much as the gameplay, which, until proven otherwise, I'm going to assume is still there.

In any case, I'm not going to make a knee-jerk reaction on how good it is going to be the very same day it's announced based on a blurb and a leaked article that I haven't myself read and may or may not be accurate to much of anything, and even if it is is probably just a quick overview of an early version of the game; until then I'm just going to keep an eye out and try and hold back the usual tide of complainers that appear from the woodwork whenever anything ever is announced. <_<

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:54 am

Based on what I've read, TESO sounds like a WoW clone... If this is the case I won't be playing it.

The only way I'd play a TES MMO if it was built on traditional TES mechanics.

» Sun May 13, 2012 4:18 pm

They will end up dragging the TES name though the MMO mud for nothing. As far as I can tell, it retains absolutely nothing from the single player games, neither first person realtime combat nor skill use experience.

A random FPS using caps as currency and nukacola as health repencshments would more closely resemble Fallout than this travesty resembles TES.

I'm NOT against online or multiplayer TES. I'm against the lost opportunity in the decision to create TESO as a generic MMORPG clone. The lost opportunity to shake up the MMO world with TES's unique game mechanics and gameplay.

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» Sun May 13, 2012 11:00 pm

My thoughts? It better be ~~good~~ magnificent Zenimax/Bethesda.. It better be ~~good~~ magnificent.

» Sun May 13, 2012 4:01 pm

Oh well, The WOW fans have another game they can get addicted too. I won't be playing it.

» Sun May 13, 2012 7:52 pm

After reading the article, now I feel better about this game!

» Mon May 14, 2012 2:25 am

Something tells me that The Elder Scrolls Online will have taken more than a lesson or two from Ultima Online. If so, then this will indeed be "the best MMO ever made – and one that is worthy of The Elder Scrolls franchise."

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:18 am

After reading the article, now I feel better about this game!

I can't imagine how low your expectations must have been previously.

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:02 am

Something tells me that The Elder Scrolls Online will have taken more than a lesson or two from Ultima Online. If so, then this will indeed be "the best MMO ever made – and one that is worthy of The Elder Scrolls franchise."

What is that "something"?

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:00 pm

I can't imagine how low your expectations must have been previously.

What? I didn't really have any big expectations tbh.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:24 am

What is that "something"?

Oh well, The WOW fans have another game they can get addicted too. I won't be playing it.

WoW is a "Themepark" style MMO, an Elder Scrolls MMO would almost definately be a "Sandbox" style MMO, like Ultima Online or Darkfall Online. Ultima and Ultima Online positively influenced The Elder Scrolls series, even Todd Howard stated so. UO is the longest running MMORPG in existence, and i can definately see an Elder Scrolls MMORPG having an incredibly long life span.

» Sun May 13, 2012 10:09 pm

What? I didn't really have any big expectations tbh.

Yes, I figured as much.

» Sun May 13, 2012 8:30 pm

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