Wiesty Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 So is anybody else in on the Elder Scrolls Online Beta? I got my invite for this weekend and have been playing a bit. What are people's thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 did you even read the NDA that you signed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 I did! I don't recall it not allowing us to share our personal thoughts on the beta, as long as details/footage were not shared. But if thats the case I will remove this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Jovian Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 You aren't even allowed to publically admit that you're in the beta, bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Oh I see, so its like fight club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 The game is boring. It's nice that the combat feels better than it did in the previous beta though. I feel they need to pepper the mess out of it before it feels fun. Also the character models are terrible. For a game that is costing 200M to make, you'd think it would look better than it does. ESPECIALLY if they want people to pay the subscription fee for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Am I allowed to admit I'm not in the beta? How do these NDAs work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Am I allowed to admit I'm not in the beta? How do these NDAs work? The FBI is on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doulifée Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 The FBI is on the way. Unauthorized access detected, dispatching seal unit to the IP location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemsReady Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 The game is boring. It's nice that the combat feels better than it did in the previous beta though. I feel they need to pepper the mess out of it before it feels fun. Also the character models are terrible. For a game that is costing 200M to make, you'd think it would look better than it does. ESPECIALLY if they want people to pay the subscription fee for it. Yeah, I've been seeing screenshots of the Argonian characters (I always, always play as Argonian), and they look like crap. Not sure if they look better in-game or what (what with not being in the beta, nor being an MMO fan), but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 They really, really don't want details of this game coming out to the public. I have never seen such draconian measures being taken during a beta. Couple that with the very sporadic beta testing schedules (which is more of a server stress test than anything), the release in 3 months, and the fact that they're selling it for $60 with a monthly subscription fee in addition to a microtransaction shop, and you can tell the whole thing just reeks of cynicism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/01/02/predicting-the-biggest-disaster-of-2014-the-elder-scrolls-online/ Good read for anyone that hasnt read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I have no interest in a game like this. TES was/is a great singleplayer experience, and it's unbecoming of the IP to see it reduced to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpocalypse Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I have no interest in a game like this. TES was/is a great singleplayer experience, and it's unbecoming of the IP to see it reduced to this. My thoughts as well. Many years ago adding a social element to a TES game would have been great but MMORPG's have become so anti-social lately that it's tough to see the point in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-wix Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) I've talked with a few close friends who are in the beta and all feedback i've received is overwhelmingly negative. They did a 'watch us play' video to showcase the engine a few months back too, It looked abysmal to me. I have to say, this is looking to be a gigantic flop before we even get into pricing models. Edit: Here's the link to the footage. It's old, but yea... Skip to 6:30 and watch the combat unfold.. Edited January 13, 2014 by k-wix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Well I wouldn't go that far...but it isn't as great as I'd hoped. It feels like you're playing an elder scrolls game...which is great. If they can implement some strong crafting/housing systems I think it will take off. The crafting system already seems pretty solid. They seem like they will have a bit of an open pvp system in cyrodil, which would be awesome...Graphics and game play wise, it is very close to skyrim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Skyrim looks better to be honest. Like, way better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 It feels like you're playing an elder scrolls game...which is great. Not really. This game is pretty much the definition of a mediocre theme park MMO. The content is extremly gated and offers you no freedom to just wander off on your own like in the other TES games. For the first few levels I was herded to 2 islands where I had to go through quest chains to let me off them. Then I got to Daggerfall on the mainland, so I tried running off to see what the rest of Tamriel looked like. But nope, hit an invisible wall when I tried to do that. The TES-style combat is very superficial and really does nothing to move away from the typical MMO combat feel. Clicking manually to attack and block merely places the burden of autoattacking on you, since the latency and lack of collision detection makes it feel nothing like the combat of a single player action RPG (not to mention that you don't have to aim with bows or magic staves). It's not even up to Morrowind standards. And of course you're not free to attack whoever you want like in the other TES Games. Just the mobs respawning out of nowhere in a typical MMO fashion. And then there's of course the magic which isn't divided into offensive damage from destruction, utility from alteration and so on. I tried a templar character and all offensive spells were typical holy-based stuff. It was for all intents and purposes ye average fantasy paladin and I think the TES lore/atmosphere overall made a point of moving away from that with more a ambigious magic system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genoism Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I was in the previous beta, all I'm going to say is that it has the skin of a TES game but plays nothing like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 It lacks in a lot of areas...but it was better than WoW, a hell of a lot better...which is all I was hoping for. I'm still waiting for a game to come along that beats Ultima Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Well I'm glad that's settled quickly. A Realm Reborn it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Well I'm glad that's settled quickly. A Realm Reborn it is. I was thinking the same thing dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Jobson Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 IMO Elder Scrolls should stay a single-player game. That's what it excels at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 I hopped in on the ffxiv beta as well in the summer. While it was an improvement on the original, if still felt very linear, and the grind factor was heavy. Nothing like just following markers around on the map for hours on end to collect exp and gil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemsReady Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Edit: Here's the link to the footage. It's old, but yea... Skip to 6:30 and watch the combat unfold.. Wooooow, that looks terrible. Graphically and animation-wise. Did that bow-wielding rogue try to shoot an arrow at the player while facing away from them? Why are the animations so hilariously and cartoonishly fast? Why does the close combat look like it plays even clunkier than Skyrim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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