The Elder scrolls: Online

[WHM Sagebirt]

Just been announced!

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/03/june-cover-revealed-the-elder-scrolls-online.aspx

PC and Mac only, sorry Xbots

[XaiXo]

How exciting! It's about time we had a good MMO on the horiz-Oh, wait...


In seriousness though, that's interesting. They've got a rich world to draw from, though I'm very, very curious to see their mechanics - I can't see it being like the TES games.

[WHM Sagebirt]

Still having a massive game-funk?  After play GW2 I want to play something i can get my teeth into, but even the old republic isn't hacking it, because of it's f*cking level grind.

ugh.

[XaiXo]

Pretty much. Thankfully(?) I have a tonne of work to do right now so my mind is off gaming, but whenever I have downtime I literally look at my game collection and sigh.

[XaiXo]

Notable features

Able to explore Skyrim, Morrowind, Sumerset Isle, Elsweyr and Cyrodil.

Three player factions from distinct regions.

"hubless" design questing

"Focus on making each point of interest a self-contained module"

Estimated 120 hours to reach level cap with each faction having it's own set of leveling content

Phasing technology will be used like WoW does to show our decisions in the gameworld

"The stamina bar is the fulcrum around which the entire combat design revolves"

Cross class combos ie: a rogue throws oil a mage sets it on fire and rogue whirlwinds to cause fireballs

Having stamina can prevent secondary effects such as being staggered or slowed

Mages, Warrior, Thieves and Dark Brotherhood will be present. Able to learn abilites from each and join all them all

Public dungeons will be in! Everques and DAoC fans rejoice!

Finesse will be a way to activate "ultimate abilites" which is earning by performing well in battle such as interrupting spells or blocking a dangerous blow

A.I will be worked on extensively. Archers will take defensive positions, mages cast spells from a distance and fighters try to hold the line

Cyrodil will be an open pvp area with Imperial City and fight with Molag Bal's daedra

You can become Emperor but it serves no purpose other than bragging rights for now

Heroic mode of small scale instanced dungeons

High level public dungeons

Instanced battlegrounds but also open world pvp with some of the larger pvp allowing for 100 versus 100

The MMO will use the same topography to build the Imperial City and the provinces

Fast travel with wayshrines. You can teleport to from wayshrine to one you have aready discovered but you can't just open the map and instant travel

Wayshrines also serve as a place to resurrect if you die

Mundus Stones function like Skyrim's Guardian stones offering a permanent buff

Constellations appear in several more forms through the Tamrie ie: a puzzle room at the bottom of ancient ruins

250-person developement team is composed of MMO veterans and Elder Scrolls fans most notably Matt Firor of Mythic's Dark Age of Camelot and someone from Origin Systems (Ultima!!)

Oh well. That was an somewhat exciting 12 hours or so. R.I.P. Elder Scrolls Online.

[WHM Sagebirt]

Wait until you see the screenshots, it uses the Old Republic engine.  No first person, only third it seems. 

I'm praying for this one.

[WHM Jonathan213]

not bothered by this tbh, roll on guild wars 2