Elder Scrollls MMO very likely

[Jesse Billingsley]

Sounds interesting, I'll give it a chance

 

[babinro]

Hopefully they take up the Guild Wars model or free to play model.

Otherwise it's unlikely I'll ever play the game. Bethesda has proven time and time again they can't make a stable game. I have no faith in their ability to make a stable and playable MMO worthy of a monthly subscription.

 

[Verzin]

Seems like Bethesda's next big project is very likely to be a TES MMO:

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/15/report-bethesda-working-on-elder-scroll-mmo.aspx

Personally I just hope this doesn't mean no Fallout 4. I like Bethesda because I'm a single player guy who is sick of multiplayer being shoved into everything.

I would be sad to see them change direction.

How do you guys feel about this?

I am disappointed. Still, imo, their games have been going downhill ever since oblivion. This isn't a big surprise to me: MMOs are where the money's at, and a corporation can't be faulted for trying to get a piece of the action. the general gamer can be though, for making MMOs so lucrative despite the hideous social interaction that they force on you.

 

[RagTagBand]

Yep Bethesda, a company that can't make a particularly well developed, non-buggy, modern-mechanics single player game should definitely make an MMO.

Maybe they can team up with Obsidian to WRITE an MMO, but the actual "game" bit ought to be handed to people who know how to develop modern games that aren't utterly broken.

 

[Tiger Sora]

Idea of making TES into an MMO. Not to terrible. Certainly a world they could easily make into one. But this is Beth, it's going to be glitchy as fuck. They'll make it expensive as hell to play, pay per month. And if they started now, they may be able to finish before Blizzard comes out with their new big MMO code named: Titan. Cause once that thing hits I'd bet games like an TES MMO would take a huge hit.

 

[Nimzabaat]

I'm kind of surprised to see all the posts labelling Skyrim as "buggy". I have encountered one bug in the game and it never fails to amuse (dead mobs falling from the sky, startling and funny). Honestly, Bethesda hasn't let me down as a gamer yet. That being said, i'm not sure that a Elder Scrolls MMO is a good idea either. Simply because the single player experience keeps out the undesirable gamers... and i'm very much against riff raff.

 

[Nelle]

In my perspective. They should focus if they're making a MMO, Focus it on the Fallout Universe. But hey, the original agreement with Interplay and Bethesda Game Studios is that Bethesda agreed to the Deal of Interplay to make a Fallout MMO.

I think the TES series might lose its cult following because it will have a MMO game. Since i am a Big time TES fan. Well, lets just see..

Also if they're going to make the whole Tamriel Continent. I doubt TES MMO will not be released until a next decade or so.

 

[Taldeer]

Not for me, at all, sorry. I simply don't see the point in paying for one game, every month, over and over again. The social component to MMOs is a tremendous letdown, in all the franchises I've tried, it doesn't improve my experience in the least...

Captcha: "tastes good"; I beg to differ.

 

[Smiley Face]

I'm not too bent out of shape about this - I mean, it could be worse. Bethesda's games really shine with the environment - the singleplayer elements are really its weakest point, besides its glitches. An MMO transition wouldn't be that hard, and it's not necessarily a bad idea for Bethesda to try its hand at something new (Even if Brink didn't pan out).

That said, I'm not going near it, A) Because I usually limit myself to console games, and B) Because I don't care for MMOs, particularly if they run on subscriptions. If I'm going to jump ship on that, it'll be to SWTOR, not Elder Scrolls.

 

[tzimize]

Chiming in to say that I'm about as excited about this as a Mass Effect MMO (even before considering the ending).

MMOs are not games, they are a grind that cost money. I'll have no part of it thanks. Give me a great single player experience instead and I'll throw my money at you.

I'm not interested in it, and I will not play it.

 

[Nelle]

If they will add a mini multiplayer component like Diablo 2 did. For example. for Co-op and Duel purposes only on the Next TES game. thats fine, well. for me. ofcourse.

 

[teh_Canape]

who knows
their first attempt with Battlespire was pretty alright, despite the game itself being a bit flawed
maybe they'll get it right this time =P

 

[BloatedGuppy]

We need more single player RPGs, not less. My major concern is that if they decide to do an MMO off of this property we're going to see an end to the single player series. I mean when Ultima Online came out, the single player Ultima games vanished soon thereafter, when World Of Warcraft came out we stopped seeing Warcraft RTS games. I cannot think of a major game franchise that has managed to continue strong single player game development, while also having an MMO based off of it out there.

Whoa now. You can't blame Ultima Online for what happened with Ultima. The endless debacles surrounding the development and eventual release of Ultima IX killed Ultima.

I do agree that an Elder Scrolls MMO could potentially see an end, or least a cessation, to the single player series is a legitimate concern though. Regardless, it sounds like this is happening anyway, whether we want it or not.

 

[surg3n]

Personally I'd love to see a multiplayer TES, or Fallout game - but only multiplayer, no MMO bullhickey. Wandering the wasteland is often a lonely endeavor, having multiplayer in Fallout3 for instance, would mean I'd still be playing it. Same could be said for Skyrim, but I dunno - TES always striked me as a strong single player game series with no distinct need for multiplayer - it would be nice, but it's not a deal breaker.

The current suite of MMO's out there are dull as hell, people are running towards their next grind quest, running back from their next grind quest, or standing around trying to look impressive. Theres huge scope for games like Borderlands, where having 3 buddies to play with adds to the game, it doesn't become the game.

I they announced tomorrow that Fallout4 is being developed, and it'll have co-op multiplayer ala Borderlands, well I'd be as happy as a bug in a lug - I'd actually do that ''throwing money at the screen but nothing happen'' gag.

 

[Hyper-space]

This is like the third goddamn time someone "reports" that Bethesda is going to make an MMO, it didn't happen with Skyrim and it won't happen now.