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Latest news from the Elder Scrolls Online MMORPG.

Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 8

The developers of The Elder Scrolls Online give us another peek into the world of TESO in yet another edition of ‘Ask Us Anything”. This edition has no specific focus, and instead gives an overview of several different topics players had questions about.

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Ask Us Anything: Lore Edition

The world of The Elder Scrolls is packed full of history, so much so that much of the series lore has nothing to do with any adventures that take place during the various games in the series. With the massive world that players will be able explore in ESO there is sure to be more chances than ever to learn  about the events and people that helped shape Tamriel. In the latest edition of “Ask Us Anything” we are given a look into some of the lore that will influence the game’s events, as well as teased with some new stories that we will be able to discover for the first time.

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Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 6

It’s time again for the bi-weekly Ask Us Anything article from the ESO team. This week there is no central focus throughout the article, just a hodgepodge of various bits of information. IN particular there are a few questions centered around magical abilities, though there is talk of PvP and the aiming system as well.

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Bringing The Flame Atronach To Life

The Atronachs are some of the most unique and deadly enemies in the Elder Scrolls series. The powerful enemies (and occasional allies) often pop up at the sides of mages powerful enough to control the beasts, wrapped in the very elements of nature and destroying anything in their path. Players can expect to run into all kinds of Atronachs in their ESO adventures, not the least of is the deadly Flame Atronach. Wrapped in flame, these creatures are capable of burning foes from a distance just as easily as they can scorch them up close.

Today we were treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the development of this deadly creature. Continue reading to see the whole story for yourself, including a video of the Flame Atronach in action. Continue reading

Ask Us Anything: QuakeCon Live Gameplay

QuakeCon was a big event for ESP this year. New information was abundant, and the live stream gave many players a brand new (if not their first) look at the latest build for the game. This footage was, unsurprisingly, viewed over and over again by series fans who were excited to find every piece of information that the video had to offer.

As you can imagine there were many questions being asked by the fan base about what they saw during QuakeCon. Luckily for us that gameplay footage is the center piece in this week’s “Ask Us Anything”. Continue reading and you can see all the questions, and answers, floating around after the event. Continue reading

Best Bits From QuakeCon 2013

QuakeCon has come and gone this year, and with it came even more information about The Elder Scrolls Online. There is the usual assortment of reviews and impressions floating around, but those are easy enough to find on your own. What we want to bring you here are some of the main highlights from the event, including videos and interviews with the development team.

The folks over at CVG managed to snag an interview with Paul Sage, creative director for ESO. You can watch the interview here.

MMORPG.com has a nice long interview with Lead Game Designer Nick Konkle. They cover a wide rang of topics from mounts, to crafting, and the guild system. You can read the whole interview here.

Finally, YouTuber Todd Kenreck has posted 15 short videos that feature Paul Sage talking about all sorts of different game elements; such as PvP, endgame, and grouping. This link will take you to a playlist that will allow you to select the videos individually, or just watch them all back to back.

That’s it for this year’s QuakeCon. What did you think of all the new information presented to the public this year? Let us know in the comments below!

Ask Us Anything: Roleplay

The world of The Elder Scrolls in ripe with role playing opportunities, with it’s massive landscape and extensive world giving players the backdrop they need for pretty much any sort of adventure you could imagine. With that in mind it is no surprise to learn that the role playing community is full of questions regarding role play features in ESO.

The development team took it upon themselves to try and answer some of these questions in this week’s installment of “Ask Us Anything”. Continue reading to see the whole article for yourself, and fill us in on what kind of RP adventures you’re looking forward to having in Tamriel! Continue reading

Q&A Session With Paul Sage At MMORPG.COM

Last night Paul Sage, Creative Director for ESO, held a live Q&A session with fans over at the MMORPG.com forums. There is a couple pages worth of questions and answers on a plethora of topics such as character creation, different skill sets, and wether players will be able to enjoy solo ESO play on the same level as big group play.

You can check out all the questions and answers for yourself here.

Dungeon Questions Answered

In the most recent “Ask Us Anything” article the ESO development team decided to take some questions on a subject everyone wants to know a little more about;dungeons. No Elder Scrolls game would be complete without a ton of different caves, tombs, and other interesting areas to explore and loot for treasure, and given the size and scope of this game it is a safe bet that there will be more areas to explore than in any previous Elder Scrolls title.

Given that this is a different style of Elder Scrolls game than ever before there are a few questions as to how the dungeons will work. Can they be attempted by a solo player? Will there be lock out timers? Will we ever discover cookies at the end of  creepy cave? All these questions, and more, are answered in the full article.

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