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if it was B2P with an optional cash shop I would probably be all over it. but because it has a sub fee attached to it the game needs to be damn near amazing.
the Graphics didn't wow me, nor did the combat animations, the gameplay wasn't great and its the same old boring questing. for me to pay a sub a game needs to be innovative and grab me right from the get go.
You either haven't played beta or haven't played a TES game in a long time. TESO feels and plays like a TES game (one with finally a decent combat system and tight 3rd person controls). Neither Oblivion or Skyrim are 'open', you can't go wherever you want, whenever you want. It's not just a question of having a 'tutorial' (the jails in Oblivion and the dragon attack in Skyrim) but there are also areas or skills you not going to have access to if you don't follow the main quest. So stop this "it's not open" trolling: you don't have a clue
But if insulting people who don't share your opinion makes you feel better...
The irony is the ES franchise has been getting "dumbed" down with every new release. Just take a look at Oblivion and Skyrim, very shallow game mechanics, but very fun.
Two games aimed and designed for the kiddies.
In the highlited sentence you pretty much outlined 95% of the gaming style represented by the mmorpg genre. What is left that is different other than maybe Eve?
You must not have played any of the game because it does have very similar game mechanics, races, class progression, crafting, UI, game world, and lore as the other ES games.
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
I actually love the red outlines on the enemies, reminds me of Fable 1. No idea if I will stay with this game though, I am a HUGE Elder Scrolls fan but I still need to see more of the game to know if it will live up to the rest of the series.
Though I was impressed with the tutorial area and character creation that I saw in some videos, had the Elder Scrolls feel.
But I have to laugh that they are going with the starting as a prisoner route.
You, me, and thousnads of others have been saying this since WoTLK! When is it going to happen? o.O Maybe Pong and Pacman will make a comeback! yay
edit: Yes I'm that old that I played Pong!
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
[mod edit] We have not had a AAA sandbox in 11 [mod edit] years! How is that enough?
Ditto here friend.
I am only interested in PvE and serious progression. Right now we don't know enough about that aspect IMO. And until we do I am in serious doubt as the longevity of the game.
Sandbox means open world, non-linear gaming PERIOD!
Subscription Gaming, especially MMO gaming is a Cash grab bigger then the most P2W cash shop!
Bring Back Exploration and lengthy progression times. RPG's have always been about the Journey not the destination!!!
Yes, very interested in this game but it all depends if it is tab+target or not. Its all about PvP for me and i am wondering that can we out aim our opponents or does everyone have 100% accuracy like in so many other games.
Hopefully it is not another game where PvP does not require anything except targetting your enemy and then just swinging away, that kind of combat got old back when Runescape just came and now i am just waiting and waiting for someone to make a good MMORPG where accuracy actually matters and is required in PvP, not sure how PvE will be but i am fine with PvE being absolutely horrible aslong as it is not tab+target.
There is no tab targeting, combat works like TES games: it's real time, you have to parry and time your attacks. Archery (from the videos available and what was said by the devs) have a sort of soft lock (unlike in TES) to compensate for lag but you can dodge arrows
Its quite simple...
-Its the same old questing that has been in the RPG genre for like 30 years... if you dont like it dont play RPGs
-Its the same typical Elder scrolls graphics and annimations we grown used too
- Its the same combat as we saw in elder scrolls games, Either you understand it and like it.. or you dont understand it.
Basically this game is not for you, and iuts better to move on... This is more a crossover between a true RPG and an MMO, then a traditional MMO... and it seems many people like you allready hated the RPG part of the MMO-RPG.. So its not your cup of tea..
Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)
I couldn't agree more with your description. People are going to have to accept this isn't a typical mmorpg with the default mechanics gameplay style. In my opinion it is more rpg than mmorpg which to me is awesome. I consider games like Rift (notice I didn't say WoW) more mmo than rpg.
I love the default themepark games, but in this case I hope the combat system filters out the typical mmorpg gamer, and a niche of Elder Scrolls fans is left. I'm not going to say that folks who played Oblivion are an older or more mature group, but I will say they are probably the ones I want playing the game with me.
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
Check this:
It's 6 months old so don't worry too much about animations, but it explains EVERYTHING you need to know
Thats 11 years man. Last was SWG in 2003.
I had none of those issues... my advice, get a better PC/Video card.
We don't have all the details, but from what we have learned so far, ESO will be a lot more RvR than SvS.
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So far the setup looks promising, as good as it possibly can be, considering you have to compromise to make the mega server.
However, there are still 2 very important questions to be answered to know if some of the RvR and realm pride magic can be recaptured in ESO :
First question : How will switching between Alliances be handled?
My personal view : there should be 2 types of timers when switching between Alliances.
Timer 1, downtime of 10 minutes : You have to wait 10 minutes after you log off from Alliance 1, to be able to log back on as a different Alliance.
Timer 2 cool down timer of 30 days : After you effectively log on to Alliance 2, the cooldown timer starts running for 30 days, as long as this timer has not run out, you can not log back in to Alliance 1 or 3.
The first time you switch between alliances you only need to wait 10 minutes.
So basically, if you at some point in your ESO career decide switch between alliances, you have to waith 10 minutes, but you should think about this carefully, because you will have to play this new alliance for 30 days.
Second question : will the composition of the people playing in the campaign be based on your friendslist, guildmembers and people you have played with during your PvE career? And if you first go for PvP and later on you decide to go for PvE, will you encounter the same players in PvE? Basically will the Campaign simulate realms ( servers ) as they used to be in DAoC, with the compromise that they can change due to population issues, but still taking into account the friends and partners made in previous campaigns?
If the campaigns aim to simulate realms from DAoC as much as possible, and serious alliance switch timers are set, then we have a chance to recapture the RvR feeling of DAoC.
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There is no switching alliances, can you post proof of them officially stating that?
At least from the experience I have had with it.
No switching alliances and even if you switch 'instance' to go play on another Cyrodiil, you don't get points in the new one but only for the old one (your 'home' instance)
Or at least that's their intent. If I'm being cynical, it's at least what they say they intend to do... Intending to do something, and actually doing it are two different things.
I'll withhold any opinion 'til I see for myself how they proceed.
A lot can change between now and launch, and then further beyond launch as they see what people's reaction is to the game, what's working, what isn't, etc.
On that note, I chose "not enough information".
But there is a lot of PvE stuff to do in the PvP area I read that somewhere I'm pretty sure.I am happy
Thanks for asking!
ESO is more like the necessary distraction of time that I need to have in between those juicy good single player releases that are going to be this year
"It has potential"
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