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Elder Scrolls Online, beta sign-up
Ian:
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--- Quote from: Ian on 2014-01-30, 00:44:06 ---Yes. Huge Elder Scrolls fan here... not impressed with the beta of ESO. Too MMO, not enough ES.
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Like Neverwinter?
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I actually liked the Neverwinter beta better. I played it a lot longer that's for sure. ESO feels like it's trying to force classes and class based skills into Elder Scrolls, which was one of the cool things about ES, you could do what you wanted and get better at those things. I felt like my character was just like everyone else's character, chasing the same quests etc, just like every other MMO.
Sir Edward:
--- Quote from: Ian on 2014-01-30, 14:06:57 ---I actually liked the Neverwinter beta better. I played it a lot longer that's for sure. ESO feels like it's trying to force classes and class based skills into Elder Scrolls, which was one of the cool things about ES, you could do what you wanted and get better at those things. I felt like my character was just like everyone else's character, chasing the same quests etc, just like every other MMO.
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That is disappointing. Maybe I'll sit this one out. I played the Neverwinter beta for a while, but didn't proceed with it after launch. I was really hoping ESO would be more like Skyrim. I'd love a good classless MMO, with a more sandboxy or free-form character progression.
Sir Douglas:
Huh...that's a shame. It looks like it could be interesting, but I don't know. Even from what little I've seen about it, something just seems off. I'm a big fan of the Elder Scrolls series and lore, and the idea of having (eventually, tentatively) all of Tamriel open to explore is really appealing to me. But at the same time, I'm not really big on MMOs or multiplayer in general. LotRO's about the only MMO I've ever really been able to get into, and even then I spend most of my time adventuring alone.
Sir Edward:
I've played a lot of MMOs over the years, and often circle back on some of them when they have expansions. I play all of the WoW expansions, for example, but once I use up the new quests and hit the new level cap, I unsubscribe again.
I looked at the ESO classes a little, and it's interesting that they're saying it sets a few of the skill trees for you, but there are many others that are open to everyone, and the gear is not class specific either. So it looks like they're still aiming for more customization than many other MMOs.
This video is old, so it's probably a bit out of date:
Anyway, part of me is still tempted. I haven't played through any of the other Elder Scrolls games, so I'd be coming in fresh.
Sir Edward:
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