Let's face it... we all knew this was coming eventually.
I know I wished for it ever since I played Oblivion. Could be one of those 'careful what you wish for' situations.
I think this article sums up my feeling on it well.
I know I wished for it ever since I played Oblivion. Could be one of those 'careful what you wish for' situations.
I think this article sums up my feeling on it well.
Of course there's always the chance that the team at ZeniMax Online Studios will come up with something truly special — a way to meet the needs of an MMO without becoming just another Warcraft wannabe. But with the enormous budgets poured into big-box MMOs, developers tend to err on the side of conservatism. They go with what works, rather than breaking new ground. Early information leaked from Game Informer's June cover story about the game seems to confirm these fears, at least in part.
Third-person camera perspective? Check. Hotbar to activate player skills? Check. Multi-faction player-versus-player action a la Dark Age of Camelot or World of Warcraft? Check. Tried-and-true — and unspectacular -- graphics engine? Check (the game will use Star Wars: The Old Republic's Hero Engine).
Single-player Elder Scrolls staples like player housing, lycanthropy, vampirism, romance, marriage, and radiant AI? Nope.
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