The Elder Scrolls MMO

[Zyn]

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_i ... tory=16368 Oh apparently they are using Hero Engine, going by that article. And we see that initial reactions to this trailer are ... mixed.

[Pampers]

eh

[PogoP]

Get those Lord of the Rings Online shots out of this thread, this is for the Elder Scrolls MMO.

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Wait, what?

Seriously, this looks NOTHING like Elder Scrolls. Regardless of what you think about this being an MMO, it just simply doesn't read as Elder Scrolls to me.

[Thrik]

All these fantasy MMO type things kind of look alike to me. Sounds like a fairly logical step considering the intense popularity of the franchise, although that may sacrificing some of its strengths that it's always had over MMOs (ie: a more structured story and significant events).

[Puddy]

Wow, this looks horrible. :x

[Furyo]

I understand the appeal of turning the WORLD of Elder Scrolls into an MMO, but the GAME, the EXPERIENCE of Elder Scrolls is deep down a lone journey to be taken by oneself. Beyond the "it's too late, me-too doesn't cut it" business concerns, I just have a hard time believing they can pull off that same experience in an MMO.

[Jake Gilla]

This and the STALKER news within, what a week of each other? Two games that don't suit social play being turned into MMOs.

[Sentura]

i don't know, i like the prospect of a stalker mmo. the thing is, the world has to be huge in comparison, so that in every place you'll only find a minimal amount of people. i'd love to see a coop stalker kind of game as well, it could be really interesting...

[Kedhrin]

tbh....

but could be cool, i dunno... after working on an MMO, i'm so tired of all of them being the same.... the meetings where someone jumps up and says "WoW does this!"... ugh.

Go back to non-linear, true freedom, exploration driven and a REAL world like Ultima Online.

maybe i'm just being elitist, i dunno

[Skjalg]

Yeah lets talk about stalker..

Anyways, I gotta agree. This does not look like any of the elder scrolls games to me. They are too... fantazy? It doesn't look medieval and brutal enough. Also, that announcement trailer was shit compared to the skyrim one.

edit;

I've jumped up on multiple occasions and said "WoW does this". But to be honest, wow does a lot of things in a good way.

[Chimeray]

http://kotaku.com/youll-pay-a-monthly-fee-to-play-the-elder-scrolls-onli-1176508405

 

The Elder Scrolls Online will have a monthly fee. Wait wut? I don't play MMO's these days but from the little I've read I thought monthly subscriptions were pretty much dead, except for WoW? I mean, SWTOR went F2P so it seems kind of odd that they think they're gonna make it?

[Thrik]

I don't know, I'd personally prefer a 'flat rate' rather than being nickle and dimed for small transactions. Maybe I'm alone on this, but I hate the micro-transaction model. I'd rather just not bother constantly making small purchases, and if that means giving up on the game I usually do. Also, I personally see a game I don't pay for as less likely to be good and more focused on bleeding my wallet dry.

 

I guess one interesting factor to remember is that this game is going to be very orientated towards consoles like Skyrim, so it might be that the business dudes have figured that people will be more likely to do a one-time purchase with the free trial and then keep subscribing, than they would be to get into a F2P version (however that might work on consoles).

 

It might be really silly but because I've come across so many shitty F2P games that are almost malicious in their attempts to get me addicted and extract money out of me, I'm now pretty much averse to F2P games altogether. I literally avoid any F2P game now because I've had so many shit experiences and I bet a lot of people are in the same boat. Thanks to a load of asshole publishers/developers it's been ruined for everyone else...

[Sprony]

Amen brother! Although, I was interested in this (even though we thought it would be F2P). But that's because I don't like MMO's and I really don't want to pay for something I'll probably don't like. I loved Skyrim though and I wanted to give this a try. But that ship has sailed now.

[Thrik]

Hopefully they'll be smart and do free weekends or something like Valve. I'm surprised more publishers haven't caught onto that incredible way of getting people on board multiplayer games.

[Beck]

I think GW2 is doing pretty well with it's model of Buy to Play. You just buy the game in the first instance and from that point on you can play the game for free forever. GW2 does have a store where you can spend real money, but all of the items in there are purely cosmetic. 

 

Apparently, they were the fastest selling MMO ever and they do new content updates very regularly. Some of them quite big! 

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/news/1223-guild-wars-2-fastest-selling-mmo-in-history/

 

I do prefer to just buy my games and not be tied to a subscription. At least then I can play at my own pace and don't feel kind of forced to play because I've paid for a months subscription and don't want to let it go to waste. I quit GW2 late last year and got back into it last weekend.