The Elder Scrolls Online Announced

[michealo]

I'm epically out, mmorpg's are unfortunately a carrot on a stick

[Blinx123]

Epic. I have never bought an MMO....this may be the first.

Already know which faction/race you're going for?

[Favelle]

Already know which faction/race you're going for?

Breton prolly...

[Blinx123]

Breton prolly...

I'm sorry to hear that.

Rules of engagement will require me to run you through, should we ever meet on the virtual PvP battlefield (Proud Aldmer Dominion member here. Gonna live and die as a Khajiit).

[Favelle]

I don't see that happening.

[KTA]

I like the idea of an Elder Scrolls MMO but if it's just a plug in of the MMO formula with a ES's skin i'm not sure i'd be too jazz'd. We'll see, G4 preview does say you can go 1st person. I think Elder Scrolls has the brand power to truly create a unique experience without playing by the set MMO rules and find success. I'm we get something truly unique.

One part of the elder scrolls experience has always been owning a house... I hope this actually gets fleshed out a bit more in the MMO and not scrapped. So so much you could do... and the guilds / factions??? Yep.

[Snadinator]

I'd rather they spend their time and money on Elder Scrolls 6. This is not a franchise that should be turned into an MMO IMO.

[KTA]

The franchise i'd most like to see in an MMO form while keeping its core the same is Dark Souls... keep factions split and fight for stages

Be epic.

[TheDickWard]

I'm fascinated, but I'm in agreement. It's not exactly the game I wanted. It would be sweet if it were more Diablo style, where you could play with a few friends if you wanted to, but could also go through solo. This is, well, different.

We shall see.

Zenimax Studios is made of a bunch of DAoC guys if I'm not mistaken. Which could be good or bad, depending on how you look at it.

One more thought. I just don't know how anyone can hope to succeed with a fantasy MMO while Warcraft is still around. This thing will have to be leaps and bounds better if it even hopes to have a chance.

[Bane]

One more thought. I just don't know how anyone can hope to succeed with a fantasy MMO while Warcraft is still around. This thing will have to be leaps and bounds better if it even hopes to have a chance.

Well you don't have to beat WoW to be considered a success. As far as I know, Rift has been successful but it's nowhere near WoW's numbers.

[Favelle]

Elder Scrolls Online Won't Be Buggy Mess, Says Zenimax

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Eld...ror,15778.html

[Favelle]

The Elder Scrolls Online May Come to Consoles

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/07/1...me-to-consoles

He claimed, "It's the classic desk vs. couch argument, but it is blurring over time. The current-gen and previous-gen MMOs were all about using the keyboard and mouse, and sure, everyone used things like Ventrilo and other voice chat services, but that only works in a small group. A lot of that has been thanks to design problems that people haven't focused on a lot, such as typing and controlling at the same time.

"The 360, when announced was a pretty ridiculously cool device, but it is not so good anymore compared to PCs and even when it was announced PCs were still better than it. The technology was a little limiting for the size and scope of the world you could have. It mostly comes down to PCs being wide open. Online game development is all about doing whatever you want, pushing limitations, and it's just easier to do on an open platform. Someday, it may all change."

[Valdez]

Glad to find this thread, been looking for sometimes now