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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We have had lots of Elder Scrolls Online related activity during GamesCom 2013. We managed to interview the developers and get our hands on some gameplay. As we prepare those articles for you we wanted to share with you the atmosphere at the Bethesda booth where gamers got a chance to play the game for the first time. As you can see, the lines are considerable and although there are plenty of computers available waiting to get your hands on one can take hours. People are still queuing up and the interest for the game is high. We’ll be providing you with our game impressions shortly.
During a recent interview with the website Gamestar Matt Firor, General Manager of ZeniMax Online, revealed that The Elder Scrolls Online will use a purely subscription based business model and forego any free-to-play options.
When asked why the the studio has chosen to go with this model, despite more recent games being unable to survive on a subscription based game alone, Firor had this to say;
The Elder Scrolls games are all about allowing the player to go where they want, be who they want, and do what they want. We feel that putting pay gates between the player and content at any point in game ruins that feeling of freedom, and just having one small monthly fee for 100% access to the game fits the IP and the game much better than a system where you have to pay for features and access as you play.
A one month subscription to ESO is going to run players $14.99/€12.99/£8.99, though there will likely be discounts for players who purchase more than one month of gameplay at a time.
How do you feel about ESO being subscription based only? Let us know in the comments below.
Bethesda and Zenimax Online will be making a rather big presence at this year’s GamesCom convention. This will be among the first times that ESO will be playable at the show floor for European gamers. As part of our GamesCom coverage we will be spending a hefty chunk of our time at the ESO booth trying to capture as much gameplay as possible and trying to get some answers from the developers about various TESO topics. This is where you – TESO fans come in. For every game we cover and have a chance to meet the game’s developers we give the community opportunity to present their questions to the developers. You ask, we deliver the questions and get you the answers. You can leave your questions for TESO developers in the comment section bellow or in this reddit thread or via our Twitter account and we will pick the best ones to take to the developers. Stay tuned in the next few days for gameplay footage and TESO discussions straight from GamesCom 2013!
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
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
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!
Check out this brand new, uncut gameplay footage from Quakecon 2013.
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
There are many, many different creatures in Tamriel that can’t wait for an unlucky adventurer to come along and provide them with their next meal. And while there are many large creatures capable of crushing you underfoot, sometimes it’s the small ones that are the best at tearing you to shreds. Case and point, the Scamp
Players of past Elder Scrolls games will recognize the Scamp for the annoying little Deadra that it is, and the team at Zenimax wanted to make sure these little demons have big personalities in their upcoming title. To show off these creatures, and the work that went into creating them, the ESO team has released another installment in their “Creating ESO” series. Continue reading to see all they have to say, and let us know what you think of the Scamp’s return in the comments below! Continue reading