Elder Scrolls Online

[Shaakglith12194]

Looks like I also got another beta invite. I'll give it another try because I genuinely hope that this game will be good at some point.

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Tell me more about how WoW failed because it wasn't enough like WC3? So what if you played Morrowind and all the old games? For some kids out there, ESO might be their first MMORPG and they'll have nothing to base it against.

WoW succeeded because vanilla WoW was actually a good game. WoW continued to be a solid game for years to come, with a creative force behind it instead of Generic Hacknslash Online. Wasn't the most creative stuff ever, but it was reasonably creative. TESO is dull and unimaginative. Another contributing factor for WoW's success is that it was the first MMO many people played, so it became their crack, like EQ is to many of us.

TESO may be the first MMO that many people will play, and it will hook them. I'm sure it was true of Star Wars: The Old Republic, as well. When a company decides to go with an established franchise rather than creating a new intellectual property, they are hoping to cash in on the popularity of the franchise. It's an unwritten agreement with the consumers that at least some elements of the previous entries in the franchise will be similar. With this franchise, the only thing that must happen is that it's in the fantasy world that we know and love. That's the bare minimum. People will buy it because of the name. This game has been in development for YEARS.

http://help.elderscrollsonline.com/a...development%3F

Since 2007. A Kotaku columnist tweeted that development had cost $200 million thus far, but the tweet was soon deleted. At 60 bucks a pop, they need to sell approximately 3.33 million units to break even with their development costs. Who knows how much it's going to cost for the hardware and continued development costs, but that can probably be taken care of by subscriptions. It took WoW something like 3 years to have 1 million subscribers. Skyrim has sold like 14 million copies. TESO will not be released on consoles at the same time as it is on PC. Bad reviews for PC mean bad sales for consoles. Only time will tell, but Zenimax Online is taking a big gamble. A big gamble on a game that is so far very bad and way too easy to be a TES game.

[Auvdar]

Originally Posted by Grimfan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

These are more like stress tests, the real internal closed beta is probably a bit different.

So a game version, that hopefully is the same version that everyone in this 'stress test' is playing, is somehow magically better than what everyone else is playing?

Really?

[odiecat99]

Originally Posted by Nocsucow [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

ESO has been great I've done 3 beta sessions and I like it

Same here, its a good change.

[odiecat99]

Cause magazines are always true.

[burkemi5]

Originally Posted by Shaakglith12194 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

A big gamble on a game that is so far very bad and way too easy to be a TES game.

You had me until this. Too easy? Vanilla Skyrim is some of the easiest shit I've ever played.

[Grimfan]

Game is sweet.

[Shaakglith12194]

Originally Posted by burkemi5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You had me until this. Too easy? Vanilla Skyrim is some of the easiest shit I've ever played.

What I've played of Skyrim thus far is also really easy (only logged about 4 hours of it so far). No argument there. Seems to have a decent story though, which is sorely lacking in TESO.

[Tradesonred]

To me its not that the sub model is bad, its that all the MMOs in recent years have sucked ass, no innovation wanna try to outWoW WoW, thats what failed i think, not the payment model.

[Bamz4l]

where u sign up for beta invite? I never get invited [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[radditsu]

Am I the only one who doesn't want to play an immersive sandbox with global channels of Chinese gold farmers spamming it?