Making an MMO has proved to be a challenge to any company that has attempted to do so. Some succeed and some don't. Some thrive and some just exsist in this ever expanding Gaming workd. The most obvious reason of failure within this genre is the under devolpement of a game when released. Such as not having many features, combat being glitchy, zones incomplete, and the biggest. No endgame! Of course most developers promise all features being added at some point, but if the core components that were promised during devolpement are not there during released, can destroy a game in a matter of weeks.
Fans/ players don't tend look at the future when first picking up a game. Instead they look at what the game has in the time there playing it. If it's not worth their time then why play it? That's why I'm here writing and you here reading about what The Elder Scrolls Online (an upcoming mmo) needs to have for success and to flourish for many years.
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About The Elder Scrolls: Online
- Genre:
- Fantasy-MMORPG
- Platform:
- PC
- Release:
- TBC 2013
Just singed up for the ESO beta. I'd be awesome to help it out and see how it develops.
B2P or Sub? What it'll be?
- May 19, 2013 11:12:28 PM
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Yeah gw2 had some very good things, but the game it's just not for me, I cannot enjoy it.
What I was trying to say with that is that a B2P model like GW2 doesn't have to feel "forced" as far as shop spending goes. The game is successful enough for other companies developing MMOs to notice. What this means, hopefully, is more quality B2P games with fluff in cash shops instead of necessary stuff.
Yeah gw2 was a really HQ game and no one can lay a hand on it (well on the pve side only) but thing is if you do not add something to buy sooner or later you lose founds for the devs (at least that's what I thing but I might be wrong). Gw1 was cool and all and I would have prefered subbing to it and have some graphics update, but since it was b2p they had to make a new game or things would have gone down (following my theory). That's just my opinion.
I'm kinda spending a large proportion of my freetime lurking the Tamriel Foundry forums lately, and it's already the war between #EbonhearthPact and #AldemeriDominion! I'm having fun! :D
My latest shot of The Elder Scroll Online.
I don't know what you think, guys....but I find this.... FREAKING AWESOME!
I really can't wait to try this game. The graphics looks a LOT better than what we have seen previously and even the character looks more smooth than before.
In this article I explain my first experiences with The Elder Scrolls games, and my hopes for TESO.
Be sure to follow PRIME Gaming as I'll very soon start to build a serious guild project for TESO. You will know more as I get my ideas right! ;)
We talk about Diablo 3 coming to the PS3, Lobo coming to Injustice Gods among Us and Elder Scrolls Online going to Germany.
New video for TESO. Explains a bit the backstory of the game. You wan't miss that!
(Posted this earlier, without the link to the actual video. I'm a nub)
I can't wait to get my beta invite in my mailbox ! OMG!!! ;)
This is one of the games I'm super excited about this year. I'll patiently wait for my open beta invite as I don't think I'll get into closed beta lol.
What are you favourite memories of adventuring through Dungeon in the previous Elder Scroll title. >>> Interesting question, don't you think? Time to share memories! (You can answer them on their facebook page aswell)
- Apr 26, 2013 7:43:15 PM
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My best memories are probably from Blackreach.
When you think Dwenmer ruins are the farthest down you can go, you're wrong.
Blackreach has the most immersive and beautiful biosystem in all of Skyrim.
There's just too many pretty things to look at, and I spent hours down there, in that huge dome,
harvesting dozens of nirnroot and mining the hell out of everything as the insane, spelunking hoarder I am.
One time i spent an entire day throwing fireballs at goats to watch them fly off mountains...
Hunting down giants and cleaving mammoths in the Bleakwind Basin. Afterwards, selling giants toes and roasting mammoth snouts; so relaxing after the hunt. lol
hahahaha, she does not know nothing, NONE OF YOU DO, YOU IGNORANT FOOLS MUHUHUHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA /nerdgasm
lol :D
and, whaddya know, leaked elder scrolls online gameplay
- Apr 14, 2013 12:09:11 PM
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if u actually see when he looks at his options his graphics were at normal and ultra. not low
As @Lonrem said, i wouldn't worry about the graphics. The reason it has an NDA on it is because it's not even close to being ready to be shown to the public outside of tightly controlled displays. Graphics are always one of the last things that get addressed before a game's release.
I'll wait and see by myself. Those last few years, I've seen what happened when you were making plans about the comet. It's never how you imagine anyway.
So, now i must wait for an elder scrolls invite... i wonder if any on Anook.com has gotten an invite yet
...you got in?
I didn't get one. I cried.
Some interesting questions about ESO combat have been answered by the devs!
Anyone know when the next wave goes out? Lol with my luck I'd probably be in the last wave or in open beta. xD
Theory craft part 2 :D
Points spent in skill trees and base stats (stamina/magika/health) are permanent and once you chose to spend a point there is no turning back, let's just remember that this is just beta and nothing else. While you can progress untill you complete 100% of all skill trees you won't be able to be as effective in every single role, let's say I'm planning to go for a stealth/burst ganking oriented kind of gameplay that means that for the forst 30 lvls I'm choosing stamina as stat to buff to have more energy to stealth/sprint/use special abilities, than 15 lvls in health to be not as squishy as I would be and 5 lvls in magika to be able to heal myself if things get grim. If I get every skill tree to 100 I won't be able to be an effective tank (If I do parry and dodge like a boss there is a chance I could) and 100% not a healer since I would go oom to fast and my heals wouldn't be as powerful, and even tho the chances of costumization are vast, but not endless so there shall be some kind of dps tank healer trinity depending on how you build your toon :) This looks good to me at the moment, what do you think about it?
Theory crafting about skill trees and megaserver. Gonna talk about the skill trees and the ways in which points spent in stamina/magika/health could create a huge difference and lock a character in certain roles (points spent are permanent) as we get some more infos. About the megaserver shall it support all players worldwide or it'll be limited to certain regions (ex. Eu, US, Russia, Korea, China, Japan etc)? Because I can hardly believe that this kind of thing can work with BILLIONS of players everyday. But also I would like to play with @Elloa because it seems to be an interesting person and also @Lonrem for the same reason :)
Anyhow I find nationality jokes are funny I know plenty also on Italians xD
Question of the week #16: What information from the event coverage are you the most exited about and why?
<The ElderScroll Handson Video> by Bogotter from Massively. Amazing feedback! Have a look!
I feel like too often we do MMOs a great disservice by making it seem like if the game doesn't become a huge, record shattering success then it's a complete and total failure and not worth playing.
TSW and SWTOR are two prime examples. SWTOR had flaws, yes. A lack of interesting PvP and endgame content to be sure. They switched to F2P and have been fine since. TSW is also doing just fine after having switched to the Buy to Play model. If you would like to see an example of an actual failure, look no further than 2007's Tabula Rasa.
It's entirely possible for an MMO to find a niche and do well in it, such as how EVE has for the past 10 years. Both Age of Conan and Anarchy Online are a couple other examples of MMOs that have found their niche and are doing well in it. I'm not sure when the gaming culture decided that if it doesn't become the next WoW then it's a complete failure. There have been surprisingly few western MMOs that have failed outright. Most continue on to do just fine within their niche and there's nothing wrong with that.
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- May 21, 2013 8:46:58 PM
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