Join Together to Save Tamriel in Elder Scrolls Online
January 30, 2014 by dracs
To say that Elder Scrolls Online is one of the most anticipated releases of the year is an understatement. After the phenomenal success of Skyrim last year (any arrow in the knee jokers will be summarily executed) people have been really excited about the prospect of exploring Tamriel online, an excitement helped by this awesome cinematic trailer.
Elder Scrolls Online takes place almost a millennium before the events of Skyrim and sees three factions warring for control of Empire of Tamriel.
In the midst of this struggle, the Daedric Prince Molag Bal puts his plans into action, weakening the boundaries between the realms of Oblivion and Tamriel with the power of his Dark Anchors.
Meanwhile armies of dead rise at the bidding of the Daedric Prince's henchman, the first necromancer known as the Prince of Worms, Mannimarco.
Players can take on the role of adventurers from any of the series' main races, each of which belongs to one of three different factions trying to gain control of the Empire:
- The Daggerfall Covenant, comprised of the Bretons, Redguard and Orcs, united under High King Emeric.
- The Ebonheart Pact, an unlikely alliance of the Nords, Argonians and Dark Elves, seeking to assure their independence.
- The Aldmeri Dominion, led by the High Elf Queen Ayrenn, the races of High Elves, Wood Elves and Khajit have come together to prevent the younger races bringing disaster through their conflicts.
The game will be getting a release across Mac and PC, after which it shall appear on Xbox One and PS4. Unfortunately, console players will not be able to play alongside those using the other consoles, although Mac and PC players will be able to join each other online and will require a monthly subscription fee of $14.99 (that's £8.99 in real money).
Still, if the previous games are anything to go by, this promises to be a truly exciting game, which should hopefully be enhanced by the online gameplay.
How many of you seek to explore Tamriel?
Wow, this game looks amazing! The Elder Scrolls with Molag Bal present and wreaking havoc? Awesome, just awesome. I’ve only ever tried 1 MMORPG before (a couple of months of Warhammer Online) and I was never quite sure I liked the game play style, but I know I’d love this. Sadly I doubt I’ll be able to play it- I can’t afford an Xbox One and my Laptop almost certainly isn’t up to the task. 🙁 ps. Don’t worry Sam- I used to make arrow to the knee jokes, then I took an arrow to the knee and it wasn’t… Read more »
After having played the beta, it’s best to stick with Skyrim.
That’s a shame. 🙁
Remember Beta is Beta. 😉
BoW Ben
True, but when it comes to MMORPGs, “release” is Beta too 😉
I’ve never participated in a single MMO beta where there release was anything more than a bug fix patch sitting on top of the old beta client. When a game like that hits beta, 95% of the game mechanics are already locked in and the developers are well past the point of redesigning anything based on beta tester feedback 🙂
Bethesta live on old merits … even though skyrim is big and ambitious its characters are lacking a soul. Its really quite shallow, just like the atrocious Fallout 3 they somehow managed to sell. Not before having some of the old Fallout devs get to work on FO:NV some soul was re-injected.
If this game is as good as this cut-scene right here i will be eating mine and everyone elses hats.
I’d have loved just a Skyrim multiplayer. Not sure the MMOness will fit with what people expect Skyrim gameplay to be like.
Might be pretty fun – but yes, it would have been good to just have a co-operative version of Skyrim or such. I think running around with a friend in the mountains would have been fun.
Either way, Ebonheart Pact ftw. Nord for life!
Arrows in the knees? I would be more concern about people mishearing the works Dark Anchors… 🙂
Impressive video but not my kind of game.
I have the Iperial edition on pre-order. But to tell the truth, for a while now i’ve been thinking of ditching it due to the poor reviews it’s been getting.
The trailer is pure epicness! But I need to see some game play before I decide. And then there is star citizen…I only have time for one mmo at a time so decisions, decisions…
the game is great played in the Beta and i can’t wait for this game to be fully released.
What it comes down to is really simple. People who like WoW, Guild Wars, and the mmo genre … will probably like this game. People who do not. Won’t. I think that is reflected in the comments here. That is my opinion based on beta play. The game has some familiar elements to fans of the elder scrolls games, but it is a plain and simple MMO. So don’t buy it if you don’t like MMOs is my advice. There will inevitably be a long arduous grind for level, rep, etc. etc. Just a updated version of the last generation… Read more »
I dont think it will take long before it goes free to play.
Was really looking forward to getting ESO but having played some of the BETA during the recent stress test, I wasn’t impressed. It’s not a terrible game, but falls short of what it could be It’s an average MMO with some franchise stuck to it. I think it’s set to become the next SWTOR, which at least had some interesting features.
Unless you need a new MMO or TES fix, I would give it a miss.
Not to be too pedantic but unless you mean the Legendary Edition, Skyrim came out late 2011. If anyone is looking for a similiar game to that which is single player then I whole heartily reccomend Kingdom of Amalaur: Reckoning. Weaker graphics but oh my is the combat good. As for the MMO, I personally don’t think this game will do too well. With so many good free to play titles out there, are people really going to sign up for a monthly subscription product that isn’t WoW? I think MMOs as a whole are in the decline now so… Read more »
Amalur is an awesome game. Originally it was meant to be an MMO but something happened and they turned it into a single player game.
It really is a shame the guy behind the company that made it was a totall dick and sent the company under as i’d love to see more of the game universe. 🙁
There are major issues with the model used for this mmo…
As was shown by the woeful drop off from swtor subscription based models dont seem to work very well and that is what this is going to be. Could be a bloody disaster, hope it’s not cause elder scrolls games are generally fantastic.
Looking forward to this game. Even booked a couple days off of work for it.
Got in on the beta – but have not had much time to clock up playing time yet
Skyrim was OK but it was the modding community that really made it interesting and enjoyable. I will wait to see how this is but I am not overly exited.
Skyrim was released 2011, not last year…
I good trailer is NOT a good game remember the trailers for ST:TOR? Some of the best I’ve ever seen and the game is … mediocre even now after much development…
I’m hoping ESOL will be killer, but I’ve been bitten before and now I’m twice shy.