we dont know if it has a monthly fee, we dont know exactly how the social dynamics will effect solo gameplay, and its obviously not going to effect the original games in any way.
why is this hard to understand. bethesda [game studios] makes a very specific type of game.
zenimax online studios is completely new, their first game, and has nothing to do with the projects going on over at bgs. so why would it effect it.
give me a real answer and not just assumptions.

Considering that TES has had no consistent art style from game to game I am not so worried. A lot of the armor does remind me of Skyrim, though lower poly-counts and less worn appearance. It is quite generic really but so has most of the art in all ES games so far.

I'm more worried about it succeeding than failing.

It it does succeed Zenimax may bring Bethesda into the MMO development fold and they will just continue the series from there in MMO format. Its a long shot, and I don't think Todd would stand for it, but long shots happen in the Video Game industry all the time.

It looks great imo, im actually still pretty stoked after seeing the screens.

I dunno that armor screams mmo, more than TES.

Ayup. Maybe it's just the engine shift, but I just... I don't feel the TES spark in the screenshots. I honestly couldn't identify what they were supposed to be if I didn't have a caption.

The past games have tended to be more towards realistic rather than cartoony in regards to their art styles, I'd say that's consistent. The art style is generic, sure. But I'd prefer it to stay that way. I like the gritty look of Skyrim and Morrowind, it's a shame this online game wont have it.

The armor, although predating the current games, also doesn't look like anything that belongs in the Elder Scrolls universe (with the exception of the Ordinator armor).

And the "Flame Atronach" looks like what would happen if Spawn and Ghost Rider had a baby.

oh they butchered the lore? lol whatever man. im done arguing with people on here, ill just wait and see and not get over excited or over dramatic. f---king forums man >< why do i bother.

I don't see how they butchered the lore, I may not be a fan of this game, but lets be realistic here.

i respect you more now

You can wear armor, go back in time and change the past.

What was the point of the Elder Scroll in Skyrim again? And if magic like that was possible, why didn't the Tribunal just go back in time and stop Dagoth Ur before he took over Red Mountain?

it don't look anything like SWTOR or GW2 , looks like a slightly "brighter" TES game.

Lol, talk about assumptions. You don't know the limitations of the magic involved or even the lore around it. Wait until you experience the whole thing in game before you get all up in arms. Sheesh.

Graphics looks like a hybrid of AoC, Swtor and a lemon rpg twist called Dragon Age Origin:)
Nothing new,,, unfortuantly:(

Hey I'm not a [censored] or a troll, I just call it as my opinion sees it.

he jumped to some pretty unrealistic conclusions there. My conclusions were that it was an MMO.

Okay, let's take that one out. That just leaves us with:

The dismemberment of the lore.
The forced third-person perspective.
The unfamiliar combat system.
The lack of a proper radiant AI system (which has become a staple of the Elder Scrolls series Oblivion - on).
Flame Atronachs that look like Spawn.
PCs wearing Ordinator armor even though in Morrowind this was proven to be a crime punishable by death.
PCs walking around with katanas that resemble swords the Blades used as if they were in unlimited supply.
Contradictory landscape (Cyrodiil looks almost the same in the second era?)
Molag Bal attempting to take over Tamriel, yet no word has been spoken of this even unto the fourth era.
Dunmer, Argonians and Nords forming a pact as if their disdain for each other aren't present.
Themepark MMO inspirations.
Cutting off locations in the game for future DLC.

^I could go on and on.

I could go on and on as well. Countering with facts or blatant assumptions as well.

Pretty simple really. Nords, Dunmer and Argonians allied. I'm not trolling, but I may be an ass. If you know anything about the lore, you know this is absurd. They will invent some reason as to why it works though.

Also the point that was brought up about Cyrodiil looking the same is valid. If you knew the lore, you'd know that during the time that ES:O will be taking place, Cyrodiil was supposed to be a jungle. You can't apply Earth's geography to Nirn. Just because our geographical features don't change much over time doesn't have any bearing on what happens on a magic filled world like Nirn.

"You get what you pay for." is not only a lazy retort, it also blatantly contradicts your stance on the matter as you are openly admitting that ESO is a quick cash-in.

good job.

Thanks I try.


I do think ESO is a cash grab but I believe that about all mmos, so?
Is that better? Honestly your list of facts reek of lazy retorts as well, but I will be the bigger man and withdraw my jabs! En gard!

As long as it's not a piece of cartoony crap like WoW and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, I don't mind.

sounds great if that is what we'll get. TOR's story and Guild Wars 2 PvP

TORs story was great. The MMO part of the game. Not so much.

lol, kk.