TESO, Elder Scrolls Online mmo

[Nadia]

https://account.elderscrollsonline.com/store
game launched April 4, 2014

wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online

Development faq
http://tamrielfoundry.com/development-faq/

Hands on impressions
http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/03/19 ... ls-online/

Crafting
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game ... tml/page/1

ZeniMax's Paul Sage on The Elder Scrolls Online's endgame, PvP, and crafting
http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/03/19 ... paul-sage/

[Nadia]

no raids in TESO
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/19/ ... be-awesome

There are no raids, after all – "That's not Elder Scrolls," says Game Director Matt Firor – but there are four-man dungeons and three-faction open PvP with sieges in the beleaguered province of Cyrodiil.

[Fallakin Kuvari]

Then whats the point?

*yawn*

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Q & A - TESO on PS4 / Xbox 1
http://www.tesoelite.com/2013/06/eso-on ... station-4/

[Kulaf]

I think that is going to be a hard sell. I would think by this point Guild Wars 2 has locked up the "dungeon only" experience.

[Minute]

I think that is going to be a hard sell. I would think by this point Guild Wars 2 has locked up the "dungeon only" experience.

GW2 tops out. The dumbest gear idea for a video game ever. Makes me angry. Such a great game ruined by 1 stupid concept.

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TESO announced as a monthly sub game
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/394105

and cash shop
http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/ ... nd_a_cash/

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release date
http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/12/11 ... il-4-2014/

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game info
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/t ... ation.html

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Voice cast
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/01/23 ... ls-online/

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Consoles:
The Elder Scrolls Online Will Not Require PlayStation Plus [Update: XBL Gold Required for Xbox One]
http://www.gametrailers.com/side-missio ... ation-plus

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/28/the-e ... _truncated

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can now pre-order
https://account.elderscrollsonline.com/store

uplay giving away Assassins Creed w preorders
http://shop.ubi.com/store/ubina/en_US/h ... ollsonline

[Nadia]

the Imperial race being locked behind the paywall of a CE has caused a stink with many players

Matt's comments from August
http://www.nowgamer.com/news/2051042/th ... model.html

"Players will appreciate not having to worry about being 'monetized' in the middle of playing the game, which is definitely a problem that is cropping up more and more in online gaming these days," Explained Firor.

"The fact that the word 'monetized' exists points to the heart of the issue for us: We don't want the player to worry about which parts of the game to pay for - with our system, they get it all."

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vi ... ctions-Too

"Anything in the core game is included in the subscription price."

one source of gamer discussion
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/forum/1326

[Fallakin Kuvari]

Glad I pre-ordered the imperial edition.

[Nadia]

curse giving away many closed beta keys
http://www.curse.com/news/the-elder-scr ... er-scrolls

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press previews

The Comprehensive Good and Bad of ESO
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game ... tml/page/1

Massively goes to Tamriel
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/02/07 ... o-tamriel/

this preview didnt mince words
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/02 ... ls-online/

While my expectations of Elder Scrolls Online were not enormous, after the disappointed reactions of earlier looks, I like me a bit of solo MMOing. Trundling through quest arcs in that idly satisfying, box ticking way. It recently got me through all of Neverwinter’s launch content, well, content. So, I figured, why not the same for ESO?

Well, it’s just… it’s just a bit boring.

While each (npc) contained some lovely moments, there was an abundance of witless drivel being murmured by bored actors.

the difference (in Skyrim or Oblivion) was, you could just hop on your horse and ride off up a mountain to watch a sunset, before stumbling on a hidden cave leading to a ruined dungeon packed with marauding skellingtons, where you find a book that tells you about a secret place in a nearby tower… In ESO’s first few hours, you follow the marker to the next quest giver.

There’s no impact to the combat, and while it shares The Secret World’s cone-of-attack dodging, it feels loose, flimsy and detached, like Elder Scrolls games don’t. Compared to MMOs, it’s regular, uninspired. Compared to the series from which this game spawns, it’s very disappointing.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Skyrim skin can’t make up for MMORPG mediocrities
http://www.vg247.com/2014/02/10/the-eld ... iocrities/

for me the real issue is that while I did not go into The Elder Scrolls Online expecting Skyrim multiplayer, I also did not go in expecting to be utterly bored – and I was.

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Gamespot preview - balanced commentary, w good and bad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyDF9lKmN7c

What The Elder Scrolls Online can teach us about tutorials in the age of free-to-play
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/Nicholas ... toplay.php

The criticisms of TESO suggest that its initial experience is not trying to show you why this game is worth sticking with: it assumes that you are going to stick with it.

It doesn’t try to earn your love and respect. It assumes it.

In the era of Free-To-Play, with boundless choice and designers setting out to demonstrate to their players why their game is awesome in the first few minutes, this approach is going to be very challenging for Zenimax.

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Upcoming v0.18 Patchnotes
http://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonl ... atchnotes/

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ESO Reddit AMA
http://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonl ... e_eso_ama/

ESO Reddit AMA summary
http://dulfy.net/2014/03/20/eso-reddit-ama-summmary/

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beta tester sounds off: A farewell to TESO
http://errantpenman.wordpress.com/2014/ ... l-to-teso/