The rumors are true: Elder Scrolls Online is now officially a thing and now we have some details and images to go along with game's reveal. It's a fully voiced MMO that plays out from a third-person perspective, complete with the expected hotbar skills laid out at the bottom of the screen. The info comes from an early look at the upcoming Game Informer cover story by way of NeoGAF.
ZeniMax Online Studios apparently started work on this thing way back in 2007. The game spans much of the Elder Scrolls world that we know and much more that we've never seen. Confirmed familiar locations like Imperial City, Windhelm, and Daggerfall are listed alongside the likes of lesser-known areas, like Summerset Isles and Elseweyr. It won't be everything though, to save room for expansion packs.
There are a lot of bullet-pointed details in the NeoGAF post, but you should really just wait for the next issue of GI for the full breakdown. Either way, I think it's going to be hard to get a sense of how Elder Scrolls Online stands apart from the competition until we actually see it. It sounds like a lot of standard Elder Scrolls features are being scaled back for the purpose of framing it all into an MMO model, but allowances do need to be made for the shift to a new genre.
We also know that the Daedric Lord known as Molag Bal is the game's Big Bad; check out our detailed look at the nasty fellow's history. The first screens are already up online too, compliments of All Games Beta, and they definitely look the part of an Elder Scrolls game. What do you make of all of this? How do you see Elder Scrolls Online fitting into the crowded and increasingly free-to-play-driven MMO space?
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thegreatmabel
An official statement from the lead developer says they're going for "greatest MMORPG of all time". While I'm incredibly excited for this game, I think that's going to set fans up for a big disappointment. I'm keeping my expectations nice and low for now.
DJ15
Woo, a Fable MMO....oh wait....
NerveProtein
Over at www.NerveProtein.com we feel like much of what makes the Elder Scrolls game an Elder Scrolls game is the rich attention to detail, especially pertaining to the environments and story-telling and one of the things we're not looking forward to is how all of that lush detail is scaled back.
Personally we're not sure what new features, if any, that this game can bring to the already flooded MMO market. The screenshots, while decent looking, still hint at a "more of the same" game experience. Needless to say we'll be following this story very closely as ES and Bethesda are very near and dear to our hearts.
All the best,
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Inkred87
Yeaaaaaahhhh, NO.
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HIM_again
The MMORPG was something I could look forward to, but clearly the average consumer's computer capabilities aren't good enough at this time to do the franchise justice. I'm sure it will be good, but I was expecting great and not more of the same.
I would prefer they waited till they can include all the detail and features of the single player title and now that this will be released there certainty wouldn't be an expansion that would include these improvements; It would have to be an entirely new game, making it economically foolish for a long enough time that it probably would never happen (maybe many years off of the next chapter of the single player title).
True shame, unless you like cartoony graphics, visuals, and bright colors.
tencents22
If the game still lets me attack any npc, including friendlies, I'm in. I don't care if I go to jail. Oh and I should be able to steal things... from players.
Sepsis
The more I see and hear the worse I feel about this thing. Bethesda had the greatest single player RPG franchise, now it will become another mindless grind full of rude teens. BARF!!! I will be skipping this tripe altogether.
neonscorpion
I'm actually starting to think WoW clone is not a safe bet, unless the game is cheap enough to make that having far less players isn't going to be a problem. WoW still has like 10 million players, they've dropped a bit. It still remains to be seen if they can be straight up toppled, or if it will just end up with everyone spreading out to a bunch of different MMOs (the coming year with Star Wars, Tera, and Guild Wars 2, and maybe Secret World, I think will be telling).
All that said, I don't care for the look of the game, it's just not what I think of for Elder Scrolls I guess, granted it's early yet, and I expect the graphics to improve. Though I will say I think first person melee is poor, and it was awful in EQ, though it would help to set it apart from the rest I suppose. This game really has it's work cut out for it, and I think many people, myself included, will not be optimistic about it's chances until there is more information about the game systems, and how it will play.
neonscorpion
I'm actually starting to think WoW clone is not a safe bet, unless the game is cheap enough to make that having far less players isn't going to be a problem. WoW still has like 10 million players, they've dropped a bit. It still remains to be seen if they can be straight up toppled, or if it will just end up with everyone spreading out to a bunch of different MMOs (the coming year with Star Wars, Tera, and Guild Wars 2, and maybe Secret World, I think will be telling).
All that said, I don't care for the look of the game, it's just not what I think of for Elder Scrolls I guess. Though I will say I think first person melee is poor, and it was awful in EQ, though it would help to set it apart from the rest I suppose. This game really has it's work cut out for it, and I think many people, myself included, will not be optimistic about it's chances until there is more information about the game systems, and how it will play.
mutatedwombat
Third person? No thanks. If it's not first person, I'm not interested.
Bloodthr0e
Is it me or do the graphics look more cartoonish than previous Elder Scrolls games? Kind of looks like a Fable game. Already, this title seems to be straying away from what the fans want.
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vileavatar
How can so many people complain about something that isn't even out yet? At least give it a chance. Geez
shaleradon
i was actually looking forward to this, but now they have ruined it, i wanted a First Person MMORPG, it would have been great! now they make it like wow so now IMO its stupid. there is no way i am going to play another wow remake.
Dehnyen
So, heres what I take out of this:
1. Seems like most true TES fans are against this.
2. The only people who seem to be FOR it like games like WoW.
So, yup, gonna pass.
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chronoboi
I was seriously hoping this would be like how Ultima Online was, except in 3D and first person. There aren't many MMOs like how Ultima Online was back in the day. UO allows the player so much freedom, something that current MMOs really really lack, and is why I normally stay away from MMOs. Now most MMOs have a very lame structure and are not open world, you always start on a lame tutorial map, and even after that, your very limited when it comes to world exploration. UO, the entire main world is open right from the start, if you dare to venture to far into the wilderness and die, it's your own bloody fault, there was no safe guards preventing players from exploring that world. As I recall, the battle system in UO was very much like how it was in Ultima VII, real-time and normally quick. The skills to craft items in this game created the ability for players to create their own shops and set their own prices. Not many MMOs have this.
All in all, if TES Online had the wonderful features of UO, but more modernized, it would make for a really fun "open world" MMO, something which most newer MMOs seem to lack. I only got into TES because EA messed up my beloved Ultima series, and TES feels almost like a spirital successor to the Ultima series. Except TES lacks some of the incredible humor and paraodies which I absolutely enjoyed in Ultima. Such as all the Star Trek TNG characters, and other really fun easter eggs. Newer games seem to be lacking this type of creativity, and that's why I still charish my retro games. Now newer games are about delivering the best graphics for your latest GFX card. For the most part TES has a good balance of what I enjoy from past generation games, and modern features. This is why I was hoping for something really good, when I heard of TES Online, not this WoW knock-off crap. I'm not in the mood to level grind for months, only to lose my job and real-life friends. I want an online MMO to be fun, like TES single player and UO is. This game sounds more like a money grab, then a well thought out product. I always thought Bethesda was better than this(yes I know ZeniMax online is developing it, but I am sure Bethesda has say on where the actual project is going, and it's development process).
chronoboi
I was seriously hoping this would be like how Ultima Online was, except in 3D and first person. There aren't many MMOs like how Ultima Online was back in the day. UO allows the player so much freedom, something that current MMOs really really lack, and is why I normally stay away from MMOs. Now most MMOs have a very lame structure and are not open world, you always start on a lame tutorial map, and even after that, your very limited when it comes to world exploration. UO, the entire main world is open right from the start, if you dare to venture to far into the wilderness and die, it's your own bloody fault, there was no safe guards preventing players from exploring that world. As I recall, the battle system in UO was very much like how it was in Ultima VII, real-time and normally quick. The skills to craft items in this game created the ability for players to create their own shops and set their own prices. Not many MMOs have this.
All in all, if TES Online had the wonderful features of UO, but more modernized, it would make for a really fun "open world" MMO, something which most newer MMOs seem to lack. I only got into TES because EA messed up my beloved Ultima series, and TES feels almost like a spirital successor to the Ultima series. Except TES lacks some of the incredible humor and paraodies which I absolutely enjoyed in Ultima. Such as all the Star Trek TNG characters, and other really fun easter eggs. Newer games seem to be lacking this type of creativity, and that's why I still charish my retro games. Now newer games are about delivering the best graphics for your latest GFX card. For the most part TES has a good balance of what I enjoy from past generation games, and modern features. This is why I was hoping for something really good, when I heard of TES Online, not this WoW knock-off crap. I'm not in the mood to level grind for months, only to lose my job and real-life friends. I want an online MMO to be fun, like TES single player and UO is. This game sounds more like a money grab, then a well thought out product. I always thought Bethesda was better than this(yes I know ZeniMax online is developing it, but I am sure Bethesda has say on where the actual project is going, and it's development process).
gamerapest71
This is going to TANK! Game developer's, STOP MAKING MMO'S THAT NO ONE WILL PLAY! WOW has failed. It's going down the drain quick. This will be DOA. I guarantee it. Nobody want's WOW again. They want Skyrim with a multiplayer feature. But, no. THATS TOO COMPLICATED! Pathetic. Mr. T vs Chuck Norris jokes are more entertaining than what TES MMO is going to be. Staring at the wall for 5 hours will be more entertaining. This looks and sounds so stupid that I nearly threw my laptop at my cat out of irritation and disgust. I love Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls and all that junk but, if they make this game, I will un-love bethesda... unless they make up for this monstrosity with a better game. Like the Fallout Online game that supposedly was being created. If They make Fallout Online anything like this, I will never forgive bethesda. That's if they even make that game. This stuff just makes me sick. MAKE SOMETHING COOL BETHESDA!
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