Elder Scrolls Online

2013-01-24 02:09:10

#1

War Man: Australians are hermaphrodites.; +563|6928|Purplicious Wisconsin

A 3 faction MMORPG set 1000 years before Skyrim. This game looks promising, plus I love the 3+ factions setup, there needs to be more MMORPG's like that. Also, beta signups are up.

http://elderscrollsonline.com/en
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_Scrolls_Online

Last edited by War Man (2013-01-24 02:10:20)

The irony of guns, is that they can save lives.

2013-01-24 02:18:17

#2

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6986|PNW

I clicked on an ad link to see their trailer and it wanted me to sign up for the beta. Meh.

2013-01-24 02:22:13

#3

War Man: Australians are hermaphrodites.; +563|6928|Purplicious Wisconsin

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I clicked on an ad link to see their trailer and it wanted me to sign up for the beta. Meh.

Well, the signup recently started, you can simply skip that, though.

Last edited by War Man (2013-01-24 02:24:51)

The irony of guns, is that they can save lives.

2013-01-24 17:20:49

#4

Canin: Conservative Roman Catholic; +280|6689|Foothills of S. Carolina

I signed up, looks pretty cool.

2013-01-24 18:44:18

#5

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6904|Tampa Bay Florida

Looks like a shitty wow clone that will fail miserably

2013-01-24 18:46:10

#6

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6179|London, England

Spearhead wrote:
Looks like a shitty wow clone that will fail miserably

DAMN DUDE EDGE CITY

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2013-01-24 19:26:15

#7

Canin: Conservative Roman Catholic; +280|6689|Foothills of S. Carolina

Spearhead wrote:
Looks like a shitty wow clone that will fail miserably

So dont play it.

2013-01-24 20:07:19

#8

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6904|Tampa Bay Florida

I won't

Just wondering why any of you think that a Bethesda game would somehow translate into a good mmo. After Bioware made the most expensive game in history that also failed miserably.

2013-01-25 02:03:34

#9

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6986|PNW

"Good" doesn't always translate to "massively successful." WoW is a black hole that sucks up a huge portion of the MMO industry's income, and the playerbase, for the most part, doesn't seem to like change. I've seen plenty of good games fall by the wayside when they didn't get the recognition they may have actually deserved.

2013-01-25 05:28:40

#10

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6905|Devon, England

I was happy to see FFXI was first in the list of "previous MMOs played". I hope it takes ideas from it

2013-01-25 20:27:27

#11

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|6896|Disaster Free Zone

Spearhead wrote:
I won't

Just wondering why any of you think that a Bethesda game would somehow translate into a good mmo. After Bioware made the most expensive game in history that also failed miserably.

Because thats practically what their games are already, just without the multiplayer part.

2013-01-26 01:01:36

#12

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6904|Tampa Bay Florida

lol....

Bethesda are known for their SINGLE PLAYER experiences. You guys might as well be telling me that Battlefield is good at doing single player campaigns.

Expect to be disappointed, thats all I'm saying.

2013-01-26 04:34:16

#13

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|6896|Disaster Free Zone

Bethesada makes grindy, fetch quest instance driven monotonous rpgs with heaps of content which is all the fucking same. Just copy paste quests and areas. The bread and butter of every MMO.

Take skyrim (the supposed jewel in Bethesdas crown) every quest goes. Get quest, go specific cave, clear out hordes of trash mobs, fight final uber boss who is 15 times stronger then anyone else. collect loot, hand in for reward, lather rinse repeat. There is very little you would have to do to the skyrim world to make it a passable MMO. They already have the crafting system in place where you can stand around for hours doing fuck all 'improving' your skill making worthless shit. Nice houses you can buy and decorate and a massive world with nothing in it except flowers to pick.

2013-01-27 02:34:05

#14

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6986|PNW

I think they should have made a regular multiplayer Elder Scrolls before trying to do an MMO.

2013-01-27 08:01:48

#15

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6907

What would that be like newbie?

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2013-01-27 10:01:07

#16

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6931|Riva, MD

I think somebody made a Skyrim multiplayer mod actually but I don't remember

2013-01-27 13:19:10

#17

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6986|PNW

Superior Mind wrote:
What would that be like newbie?

A coop sandbox.

2013-01-27 19:27:04

#18

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6179|London, England

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Superior Mind wrote:
What would that be like newbie?
A coop sandbox.

I agree

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2013-01-28 00:20:09

#19

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6905|Devon, England

That sounds like a niche that isn't filled. I'd love a Bethesda-style game that's purely co-op.

2013-01-28 00:28:01

#20

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6179|London, England

not purely coop, just have coop

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2013-01-28 00:38:53

#21

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6905|Devon, England

I'm sure it would never be published if it was purely Co-Op, but it's how I'd like it. Maybe singleplayer if a decent AI takes over the other guy - base the story around the two people.

2013-01-28 06:18:43

#22

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6986|PNW

FFLink wrote:
That sounds like a niche that isn't filled. I'd love a Bethesda-style game that's purely co-op.

Sorta Saints Row, only Elder Scrolls, I guess.

2013-01-28 11:03:09

#23

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6904|Tampa Bay Florida

Nothing wrong with fantasy and nothing wrong with mmo's. But to me making an elder scrolls online game is like trying to make a Call of Duty RPG. Its just a horrible idea.

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2013-01-28 11:14:28

#24

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6986|PNW

To me, the idea of making any fantasy mmo before WoW is even done picking the remains of the last one out of its teeth is foolhardy.

2014-02-25 14:36:21

#25

Canin: Conservative Roman Catholic; +280|6689|Foothills of S. Carolina

Necro posting with a purpose.

I have a couple spare keys for the stress test beta this weekend if someone wants one. First come, first served. Only caveat is you have to log into their US server to play.

BF2S Forums Elder Scrolls Online

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