999134 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/4963045/Elder-Scrolls-MMO-announced.html Read about this in several places, thoughts?Skyrim online would be fairly cool, but dealing with lag etc would be a huge problem. Check it out, huge amount of effort has gone into this massive mod![hide=old sig][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 We knew it was coming for ages and ages, but Bethesda said, "No, it's <another game>!" To be honest, the Elder Scrolls universe is rich with lores and histories that it could be TRULY amazing. However, given the slow-but-steady decline in...let's say "quality" of structure, I remain only cautiously optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 We knew it was coming for ages and ages, but Bethesda said, "No, it's <another game>!" To be honest, the Elder Scrolls universe is rich with lores and histories that it could be TRULY amazing. However, given the slow-but-steady decline in...let's say "quality" of structure, I remain only cautiously optimistic.Gotta agree with this. Skyrim was awesome in some ways but crappy in others. Should be very interesting to see how an MMO goes.. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Oddly enough, we recently had a discussion about a Skyrim type mmo in one of the mod chats (with Mod Daezhun who is a huge moo person and all around awesome guy). The concensus from that was that while it would be really awesome to be able to be able to play co-op, it would make a very terrible mmo. I'll have to take a look at this later to see if it would actually make a nice mmo (because I assume they are going to restructure the game a bit to make it viable for this kind of game play). I guess what gets me is that asusming the other elder scrolls are at least similar in game play mechanics to Skyrim, they are really single player games, and a terrible platform for a multiplayer environment (beyond co-op play). The leveling system, and the quests would need to be reworked for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I guess what gets me is that asusming the other elder scrolls are at least similar in game play mechanics to Skyrim, they are really single player games, and a terrible platform for a multiplayer environment (beyond co-op play). The leveling system, and the quests would need to be reworked for sure.This. While the idea sounds nice, they just aren't multiplayer games. I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ieyfura Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I was excited at first, but after reading into the articles and finding out that it is confirmed to be just another hotbar styled MMO; I quickly lost interest. No thank you. I wanted a TES MMO, not another generic MMO with a franchise's name slapped on it. "Don't get in my face, don't invade my space. I'll put you in your place.I'll only tell you once, I'll never tell you twice. This is me being nice." ~Porcelain and the Tramps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficus1055 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Eh, don't care at all, and I LOVED Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim, like more than 100 hours into each game loved.No game is worth buying and then paying additional $15 per month, which is likely for this. My money can be better spent elsewhere. Tumblr. Follow me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 No interest in MMOs, when I first heard about this I didn't even bother looking it up to see if it was real or not. When my cousin mentioned it later I thought about it, maybe they would do it well, but then he mentioned later it would be like a normal MMO just Elder Scrolls universe. [bleep] that. There are a few ways they could make an awesome Elder Scrolls MMO but they wouldn't be economically viable (only a few people like me would like them). What they could do is make an Elder Scrolls game co-op, that would be [bleep]ing awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoli Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 According to Neogaf, this will look and play like a normal wow style mmo, and nothing like a TES game. I will not hype myself for this one, it just seems half-assed and without anything that made TES great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine naked men Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 That's very disappointing. Opening up TES to co-op or party-style play would be great, but make it an MMO and it'll be just another interesting IP suffocating under WoW's market/gameplay dominance. Hopefully they won't stop making actual Elder Scrolls games after this. sleep like dead men wake up like dead men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I've heard it will encompass the whole continent, which actually worries me. Mainly, will it mean new TES games have to conform in some way to their map, and the same goes for their lore. Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 This could be awesome. I just hope they don't make is a cashshop MMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I haven't read anything into it yet, but it definitely sparked my interest, but after reading what's been posted, I can't say I am as interest as I once was. If they're going to change the style of gameplay, they should change the name of the game. I also agree, if they added a co-op/ 4 person party mode, that would make the game so much more epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hard Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Good concept, awful execution. Will not play. 'Rock Hard' boss pure - 60/60 Attack | 99/99 Range | 1/1 Defence | 44/44 Prayer | 99/99 Strength | 99/99 Mage - level 79 combat EOC ## '07 Server ## "Best Runescape update ever: Removing 6 years of updates." "Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocefisso Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 This was exciting news until I found out what it actually was. <_< Can we assume work on TES VI is going to be put on hold now? "Imagine yourself surrounded by the most horrible cripples and maniacs it is possible to conceive, and you may understand a little of my feelings with these grotesque caricatures of humanity about me." - H.G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hard Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 This was exciting news until I found out what it actually was. <_< Can we assume work on TES VI is going to be put on hold now? I'd hope not, however I am still waiting with baited breath for Warcraft 4. :# 'Rock Hard' boss pure - 60/60 Attack | 99/99 Range | 1/1 Defence | 44/44 Prayer | 99/99 Strength | 99/99 Mage - level 79 combat EOC ## '07 Server ## "Best Runescape update ever: Removing 6 years of updates." "Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Good concept, awful execution. Will not play. What? We know next to nothing about it so far, so how can you say bad execution? Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hard Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Good concept, awful execution. Will not play. What? We know next to nothing about it so far, so how can you say bad execution? It's got nothing to do with TES apart from IP? Look at it, it uses the same engine that bioware used for star wars TOR for goodness sake. Its trying to cut a slice of WoW's market, thats' not going to happen? WoW does WoW already, and it does WoW very well. For a new MMORPG to be worth playing it will have to do something significantly different to WoW - Like GW2 or D3. Or it will end up in the graveyard with LOTR online, WAR and the likes. Edit: Look - http://www.shadowlocked.com/201205082608/features/8-reasons-why-the-elder-scrolls-online-has-had-its-time.html 'Rock Hard' boss pure - 60/60 Attack | 99/99 Range | 1/1 Defence | 44/44 Prayer | 99/99 Strength | 99/99 Mage - level 79 combat EOC ## '07 Server ## "Best Runescape update ever: Removing 6 years of updates." "Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 That article is pretty much all a load of opinionated crap. very little of it is based around actual information we have on the game. The author even says he dislikes MMO's, so will obviously have gone into it with a negative mindset, and extrapolated anything negative he could find. The Engine doesn't make the game, so that point is null for a start. The claims that it is doing nothing different is also null, as not enough information has actually been released to actuall state that. Very few games out there actually want to imitate WoW. The problem is, WoW took some of the core elements of MMO's which were far from original, and did them well in the beginning. Many features which are key to MMO's, and have been way before WoW are now apparently trying to imitate it, when in fact they are not. It's like when games are apparently COD clones when they have some of the same features, even though COD did very few original things. Things like classes and third person aren't copying WoW at all, but are fairly key to how an MMO works. The only legitimate gripe from that article is the lore, which we actually know very little about. There is the real possibility that there is some way of explaining how it all fits together. Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ieyfura Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 It's using a hotbar system. That alone warrants it as just another MMO with the TES name stamped on it. They'd have to have everything else be radically different for it to stand out really. But the hotbar thing right there kills it, as that just isn't what TES is about. There's nothing immersive about it. No first person? Yet another thing that belongs in TES that isn't in TES MMO. When someone imagines a TES MMO (before it was announced), they imagine playing a TES game in an MMO setting. Not change the TES game's core into an MMO styled game. "Don't get in my face, don't invade my space. I'll put you in your place.I'll only tell you once, I'll never tell you twice. This is me being nice." ~Porcelain and the Tramps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 TESO is a money gimmick. They're not going to waste their time and money making it as smooth as the first-person action game of Morrow/Obliv/Skyrim, you people better start remembering that. Personally, I don't really have an opinion of this game. I love TES but I don't think I'd pay to play an MMO again. "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Saw some screenshots, doesn't look very Elder Scroll like. http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Elder-Scrolls-Online-Screenshots-Art-Look-Nothing-Like-Skyrim-42184.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Saw some screenshots, doesn't look very Elder Scroll like. http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Elder-Scrolls-Online-Screenshots-Art-Look-Nothing-Like-Skyrim-42184.html Who put starcraft things in my Elder Scrolls game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffwilson99 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Looks closer to Morrowind rather than anything else. Morrowind was my favorite in terms of originality, so it'd be cool to see more of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_am_Not Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 seems pretty disappointing...knew it'd be too good to be true If you quote me please be sure to note that I'm extremely mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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