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.

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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.

Continue reading to see all the questions and answers for yourself, and be sure to share your thoughts with us in the comments below! Continue reading

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Creating The Kwama

Anyone who has played Morrowind will recognize the Kwama, an insectoid creature who inhabits the vast land of Morrowind. These creatures will be returning as enemies in The Elder Srcolls Online and will appear in at least three different varieties; the scrib, the worker, and the warrior.

The above video will give you a look at the creature in action, and if you continue reading you can get some small insight into the development process of the Kwama itself. Continue reading

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Exploring ESO Dungeons: An Inside Look

Instead of doing an “Ask Us Anything” feature this week, the developers of The Elder Scrolls Online decided to give players an inside look at what they can expect when exploring one of the games many dungeons. There is information on how the different player roles can be useful given the game’s open ended skill system, as well as what kind of behavior players can expect from the different enemies they encounter.

Continue reading to see the whole article for yourself, and let us know how excited you are to go dungeon exploring in the comments below! Continue reading

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E3 Coverage Roundup

E3was an eventful time for The Elder Scrolls Online, with the big news being that the game will release on the PS4 and Xbox One as well as PCs. Along with this news the game saw massive coverage all over the web; with impressions, interviews, and videos popping up on many different sites.

Now normally it would take some searching to track down all these different articles and videos, and you may end up missing some things during the journey. Luckily the official Elder Scrolls Online site went ahead and did a lot of the leg work for us, compiling a list many different articles and videos talking about the game’s E3 presence.

Head over to the official site to get a look at all the different links and videos for yourself, and let us know what you thought of ESO at E3 in the comments below.

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Elder Scrolls Online PLayable on Playstation 4, Xbox One

Good news for all you console gamers out there, The Elder Scrolls Online is going to be playable on both the PS4 and the Xbox One.

The news came today at E3, along with a new gameplay trailer. Game Director Matt Firor says this is an exciting moment for his team, as a console version of the game has been one of the most frequent requests from players since the game was announced. At this time it is unknown what, if any, changes there will be between the various platforms. This isn’t the first time PC and console gamers have been able to play an MMO together, but hopefully the power and capabilities of the newest generation of consoles will help put them on an even level with the PC version.

Continue reading in order to see the full press release, and let us know what you think about this announcement in the comments section. Are you excited about the chance for console gamers to get in on the fun? Do you think it’s a horrible move? Do you think PC and console gamers will be able to exist in the same game without verbally assaulting each other to death? Let us know! Continue reading

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Electric Lizards Galore

 

Recently Zenimax held a poll on their Facebook page to see what creature from their upcoming game that players wanted to learn a little more about. The Wamasu of Black Marsh destroyed the competition, which is what you would expect from a electric lizard death machine.

Zenimax has since released a plethora of information about designing the Wamasu; including designing it’s concept art, creating the different particle effects associated with the creature, and even a short video showing off it’s effects.

Continue reading for all the information, and let us know what you think  about the creature in the comments below. Continue reading

Ask Us Anything: Gathering and Exploration

Recently the developers of The Elder Scrolls Online released a video talking about some of the different activities players will be able to engage in while exploring the land of Tamriel. The video raised a whole slew of questions, and some of those have been answered in this week’s “Ask Us Anything”.

Continue reading to see all the questions an answers for yourself, and let us know of any unanswered questions you may have in the comments section below. Continue reading