Feedback: The Elder Scrolls Online

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The open world fighting game idea could easily be put in to play with a system much like Tera's. It would work perfectly and perhaps be an even better fit for the action-mmo genre. Every person that has played Tera with me, and almost all I've met online, agree that it's extremely hard to go back to typical mmo combat after playing Tera, or any other game that has emphasis on skilled combat via the ability to actually dodge, and solo BAMs as long as you put in the time and have the patience. Marry this with SWTOR-style cut-scene narration to advance the story and you would have the perfect recipe for a perfect mmo experience. Aside from several other common mmo launch problems, the way to fix SWTORs problems are to not use the Hero engine when you have the Unreal engine available, and don't allow people to solo the entire game. In order for people to feel comfortable with paying a sub fee, they need incentive to group with friends, they need a reason to value the online part of the experience. It's such an obvious thing that it frustrates me that it hasn't been done yet. GW 2 and Tera are the best steps forward in this direction out right now, and are a blast to play. Here's hoping that maybe the MK series or Tekken can take the best elements from Tera/GW 2 and make the magic happen. Mortal Kombat already has the lore and world pre-built. Tekken could have a more realistic, less fantasy version, while MK could have the outlandish side covered by letting players explore a fleshed out Netherrealm. How sick would that be? And I'll be sitting over here hoping for it, trying to forget the fact that Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero actually exists, when a fine game like this could, and should.