Elder Scrollls MMO very likely
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I can't help but feel Bethesda REALLY shouldn't be making mmo games.
No offense to them. But mmo games are a huge responsibility.
No offense to them. But mmo games are a huge responsibility.
Well I'm not exactly a fan of their single players games so I doubt this will be any better.
In other words: I don't care.
In other words: I don't care.
An Elder Scrolls MMO is likely, but it is much more likely it will be made by Zenimax Online, a developer created by Bethesda's parent company likely for this very purpose.
Bethesda will likely have a lot of input into the game, but they aren't really prepared to make something like an MMO.
Bethesda will likely have a lot of input into the game, but they aren't really prepared to make something like an MMO.
Well that will be one TES game I won't touch.
If it is really in the works then it's probably just Bethesda buying off some Korean dime a dozen MMO dev and blessing them it with their name, maybe adding some bugs to the game so it has that familiar TES feel
If it is really in the works then it's probably just Bethesda buying off some Korean dime a dozen MMO dev and blessing them it with their name, maybe adding some bugs to the game so it has that familiar TES feel
If money from an MMO will allow them to create more good old single player RPG's then by all means.
But for the record, I never asked for this.
But for the record, I never asked for this.
Ditto. It may be all the post-Mass Effect nerd rage numbing me to everything else, now.lacktheknack said:
OP: If this is true, color me not interested. Not an MMO guy. Subscriptions are not my friends.
We need more single player RPGs, not less. My major concern is that if they decide to do an MMO off of this property we're going to see an end to the single player series. I mean when Ultima Online came out, the single player Ultima games vanished soon thereafter, when World Of Warcraft came out we stopped seeing Warcraft RTS games. I cannot think of a major game franchise that has managed to continue strong single player game development, while also having an MMO based off of it out there.MiracleOfSound said:
Part of the charm of Tamriel and the whole series is being this bigger than life bad arse wandering around an open world, and doing these amazing things. I mean the lore is good and all that, but when you get down to it, it's a fairly standard fantasy setting. If it wasn't for you being some god-duelling, multi-guilding, variation on The Chosen One who gets to run around exploring and doing all kinds of crazy stuff that just wouldn't work in an MMO, there would be nothing special about this at all. You do an Elder Scrolls property where you just play a general adventurer and involve yourself in a more humble experience where the whole world doesn't revolve around you... and well, the whole charm that makes these games is gone.
Single player games and MMOs both have their own unique charms, being one adventurer among many and comparitively humble in a persistant world can be fun, but so can being the epic hero around which everything else revolves. Elder Scrolls is defined by being a quality experience of the latter kind, and it should remain that way.
Of course what I think doesn't really matter, apparently Bethesda sees the money potentially involved in an MMO, and they plan to follow the green. I suspect this means "Skyrim" will be the last game of the series, and probably the last game of of it's kind. Really with the way Bioware has turned into a developer of cinematic shooters and brawlers, Bethesda going to MMOs largely means that the last major developer of epic single player RPGs is gone.
Bethesda do make great overall games, but there's one aspect I've always felt they were weak on: balance. While they usually have a nice degree of character customisation, you'll find certain builds are inherently weaker than others, with some being playable only due to gimmick strategies that border on exploits. For instance look at a caster in Skyrim. Spells are inherently weaker than melee, but then the single perk "Impact" (the one that staggers on dual cast) is an absolute game breaker (with it you can basically stun lock a dragon to death). In fact the whole magic resource is crippling right through the game until you get the best enchants, and after that you have no resources at all.
They'll need to work on their mechanics if they want a workable MMO.
They'll need to work on their mechanics if they want a workable MMO.
Hopefully they take up the Guild Wars model or free to play model.
Otherwise it's unlikely I'll ever play the game. Bethesda has proven time and time again they can't make a stable game. I have no faith in their ability to make a stable and playable MMO worthy of a monthly subscription.
Otherwise it's unlikely I'll ever play the game. Bethesda has proven time and time again they can't make a stable game. I have no faith in their ability to make a stable and playable MMO worthy of a monthly subscription.
I am disappointed. Still, imo, their games have been going downhill ever since oblivion. This isn't a big surprise to me: MMOs are where the money's at, and a corporation can't be faulted for trying to get a piece of the action. the general gamer can be though, for making MMOs so lucrative despite the hideous social interaction that they force on you.MiracleOfSound said:
Yep Bethesda, a company that can't make a particularly well developed, non-buggy, modern-mechanics single player game should definitely make an MMO.
Maybe they can team up with Obsidian to WRITE an MMO, but the actual "game" bit ought to be handed to people who know how to develop modern games that aren't utterly broken.
Maybe they can team up with Obsidian to WRITE an MMO, but the actual "game" bit ought to be handed to people who know how to develop modern games that aren't utterly broken.
Idea of making TES into an MMO. Not to terrible. Certainly a world they could easily make into one. But this is Beth, it's going to be glitchy as fuck. They'll make it expensive as hell to play, pay per month. And if they started now, they may be able to finish before Blizzard comes out with their new big MMO code named: Titan. Cause once that thing hits I'd bet games like an TES MMO would take a huge hit.