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Lotan · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 5:58 am Post subject: Elder Scrolls Online

Buggiest MMO ever, or best game ever made? Only time will tell

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

Akuma · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 6:52 am Post subject:

Going with the former, since a monthish ago when people started talking about this I've thought it was a terrible idea.
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Akuma · Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 6:37 am Post subject:

CrushFearSynth · Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 8:59 am Post subject:

Todd Howard is a whore, so I'm not terribly excited.
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Akuma · Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 12:07 pm Post subject:

The game is being developed by Zenimax Online Studios, so Todd Howard actually has no hand in its design.
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CrushFearSynth · Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 3:09 pm Post subject:

Well that's good news. Still, following the WoW structure doesn't make me terribly excited. Not that any MMO format makes me terribly excited, not really my thing. I was pleased as punch when they refocused the WH40K MMO into a single player experience with multiplayer bits.
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midget · Brigadier Veteran Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 2263

http://kotaku.com/5958825/first-official-video-footage-of-the-elder-scrolls-online-is-pretty-damn-gorgeous

It's pretty so far at least.
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TeflonJon · Brigadier Rookie Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 1284

Cinematic trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jNT5cMwxw0

Also, the sign up for the Beta testing is now open on elderscrollsonline.com

Akuma · Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:24 pm Post subject:

I signed up yesterday, I'm intrigued at the very least.
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midget · Brigadier Veteran Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 2263

I think I did as well, but I didn't get sort of confirmation or anything. Once I clicked the "Complete Beta Application" button it did gray out though. Guess we shall see.
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Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

Signed up
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TeflonJon · Brigadier Rookie Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 1284

My confirmation email went into my junk folder.

midget · Brigadier Veteran Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 2263

Looks like the Beta singup page doesn't care for Chrome. Worked fine for my in FF.
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Lotan · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:15 am Post subject:

I used Chrome and it worked fine.

Can't imagine I'd play a lot, but it'd be neat to check it out.

Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

Worked in my Chrome, too.
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Akuma · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 5:03 am Post subject:

So this video highlight where they're at right now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD7x1KF8N8o&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Honestly I am pretty impressed by this, but I'll try to hold back my hype until I learn more as time goes on. The combat looks true to The Elder Scrolls, nothing like typical MMO "WoW-style" fare, which is what caught my eye the most. Also it looks pretty damn polished for something they are planning to release in spring of next year, which tells me they are really putting in the time to make it good before launch instead of rushing it for cash.

All-in-all, this has me very intrigued at the moment, and I look forward to seeing more.
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CrushFearSynth · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:44 pm Post subject:

Free to play and I'm there.
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TeflonJon · Brigadier Rookie Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 1284

Just got a Beta key for a stress test this Friday. Woot woot!
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Akuma · Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:33 am Post subject:

Not only is it not free to play, it has a price on box, a subscription fee AND a cash shop. All they need now is lifetime subscriptions at launch to complete the money-grab masterpiece.
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