Elder Scrolls Online confirmed for 2013

Just saw they are sending invites out to the beta at http://elderscrollsonlinestrategy.com/

I'm very optimistic about this game. The mmos that have been comin out lately seemed to all just be missing something. But one of the cofounders of daoc is directing this. A game I believe had huge influence on more modern mmos like wow. This will def be a step up. *Ranger all day*

Finnaly the best game EVER is going to get a MMO, this is going to be an unique one! something not like WoW or EQ2!!!

"M'aiq prefers to adventure alone. Others just get in the way. And they talk, talk, talk." - M'aiq the recurrent easter egg carrier...

Very skeptical of this. 

YA!. Iv always wanted this to happen. Days, months, and years iv asked the the Nine Divines for a Elder Scroll game to become ether (coop)-(MMO). Truthfully im excited iv always wanted the elder scrolls to become more open to the world where every one can interact together like in a MMO or coop. I think this would be cool if they decide to follow through with this idea.

(Im Not Sober, and i approve this message.)

if they would have made this a sandbox with the skyrim type action combat system (but better) then i would have considered it. this seems like its just gonna be another theme park, hit hot buttons, watch the screen, and lust after top tier armor like all the other mmo's. i dont know why they think people want that.

Why Would They Do This

Could be an interesting concept, never mind all you MMO haters.. Its probably coz you've never played a good one like THE ELDER SCROLLS hehe

Coop?  Maybe.  MMO?  FAIL.

Already? I am not even done with oblivion for christ sake.

Absolutely no desire to play this game. I am a Skyrim diehard...it's still the only game I have been playing, but MMOs? Not interested.

I have a feeling there were no plans for a TES MMO, and when Skyrim hit big, Zenimax made an executive decision to attempt to tap into the MMO market to try and tap some of the WoW "glory" (if you want to call it that). Maybe Bethesda really had no intentions for this, but was overruled by Zenimax . It's a business, but this is one steep risk.

HORRIBLE idea..  That was always the allure to the Elder Scrolls.. the non-beat your head against the wall repetive combat.  The detailed quests with good story lines.  Sick of multiplayer.  I like a good single player journey i.e. SKYRIM.  eh..

Well if they include amazing detailed quests with awesome story lines, it would be a refreshing change from the rather generic quests of other MMOs

They're fighting an uphill battle. MMOs are expensive to create and maintain, and I don't think there are enough people who want an MMO and aren't already playing WOW or SWTOR. In fact, when SWTOR came out, many users they attracted were not new MMO customers, but WOW defectors. 

Skeptical about this, which is good, cause that only increases the chances that I will be pleasantly surprised.

I think that whether its good or not who cares? If its good then we all get to enjoy an MMO in a setting we all know and love. If it isn't good then don't play it. It's that simple. I think if someone wants to try making it let them. Who knows what could come out of this.

The only thing that makes this interesting IMO is that they'll have to put in serious time into the story of the world and things of that sort.  It's an interesting world they've got, and it may be fun to run around the world with a buddy or two... I just really don't see 10/20person groups in that environment.  We're all used to mostly taking things on solo in the Elder Scrolls games, I just can't imagine how the game-play we already love will have to be changed in order to accommodate a crowd.  It's a shame really, now that Bethesda has released the (probably) most successful Elder Scrolls game, they'll take a chance like this.

If it works, I'm willing to pay WoW-style for this, but I'm just really really doubting that they'll be able to produce an MMO worthy of carrying the Elder Scrolls name.

It must be good.I believe in Bethesda that it can never let us down.......After all its Elder Scrolls. :D

An Elder Scrolls MMO...... feels like its missing something. The point, maybe?

As much as I like the idea of Elder Scrolls having a multiplayer component.... that's really it, I want a singleplayer game that lets a player and a friend lobby up and play a singleplayer game together. Y'know, like it was a mod, or something.

Hmm so they are actually setting a date doubt they will hit it, but thats really not the point what i've been thinking about this ES online for abit and the more I mull on it like a tasty day old sandvich :P The more I realize what's wrong with this idea... No one asked for this. I don't think I remember anyone saying oh man Oblivion boy this be amazing if it was filled with a type of grind and far more linear and incredibly one size fits all quests. Mmm Skyrim now with less unique quests and more fetch n retrieve so many dead animals foreskins or w/e the NPC wants quests. I do not belive anyone wanted that. 

I think Zenimax is forgetting there isn't exactly a huge demand for another MMO and def not a ES MMO, just because they are making one isn't going to change that fact. So far i'm speculating all I saw in that trailer was what appeared to be a prelude to fairy pr0n sketch and concept art, so who knows what the game looks or plays or even will attempt to be like but if its a cookie cutter generic MMO with the ES lore dropped on top I can bet you it will fail.

If all that was too much to read your sad but to sum it up "Zenimax is probably pissing away time on money on this project as it goes into the blackhole territory of the MMO failverse"

Will NOT be wasting anymore of my precious life hours on anything elder scrolls related until they fix what they already have.  So sick of having to restart my system because of freezing.  No other game in my collection does this.  Shotty.  Garbage.  Waste of life.  Screw you Bethesda.  Glad you spent time creating a freaking cross bow.  can't use it though because your game sucks. 

So Bethesda isn't developing this? If so maybe we'll get Fallout 4 sooner.

For anyone interested, TotalBiscuit dicusses the Elder Scrolls Online in his latest mailbox.  You can listen to it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti0aSSioAzc&feature=sh_e_top&list=SL

I found his view quite balanced and interesting, tbh, and I've gone back to a semi-neutral stance on the whole thing.  Really need to see the game in action before judging it too harshly, although I don't like some of the design choices so far.

Meh.

http://playonthis.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/elder-scrolls-online-and-why-its-just-not-enough/

WoW , many of you sre already whizzing on the fire and calling it quits.

I for one have been waiting for this since the first elder scroll.

I'll be in the beta as usual.

I"ll pass on this as well, to me how much money will they sink into this that could have gone, hell even some of the ideas and "help" they give to the company that is going to make it..... Compared to making thee killer next console/PC singles game, I'm sure some will get into it, but many probably not. Cheers Tom

Totally unnecessary, just like co-op would be.  Believe it or not, it's OK for some games out there to be single player.

I read the posts here and I'm joining the masses here and saying "don't bother." Also I must jump on Jeremy473's idea band wagon, 2 player co-op, online AND system link and you'll have a permanent place in my xbox collection.

It doesnt need to be a mmo. Just leave it be.  as a stand alone rpg. I dont mind exploring and doing missions alone. Its going to fall on its face. leave the mmo bs to wow. This is just a attempt to suckle fans of the series into a never end money pit mmo. If they added a co op in the normal game that would be enough for me. That way im playing with one friend and our fun doesnt revolve around other people being stupid.

Do... not... want.

Seriously, these companies need to stop making MMOs for every single successful RPG franchise.  Just because a single player RPG has millions of fans, it doesn't meant they want to share that world with millions of players online.

These games are perfect single-player experiences.  I'd rather wait patiently for The Elder Scrolls VI instead.

I LOVE TES, but i have no interest in this whatsoever. Bathesda should invest their money and time in Skyrim or a new installment instead

No thanks.

MMORPG's have morphed to mean Monotonously Mediocre Online RPG's.

As much as I love the Elder Scrolls games this doesn't interest me at all.

Hmm...I'm Intrigued But I Think It'll be Buried With All the others MMOs :P Even then I doubt slapping the Elder Scrolls name on it will make it different Than other MMOs. 

Looks set to continue the trend of mediocre Elder Scrolls spin-offs (think Redguard, Travels, Battlespire) alongside the great main series.

This can't have a bad side too it. Bethesda isn't making it, and it's 1000 years before the first (I think) ES game, so it has absolutely ZERO impact on the games Bethesda is making. Chill the **** out guys, this will either be great and we'll all be happy, or it'll suck and we'll all ignore it.

I don't know...maybe it'll be good? For some reason I'm interested but not excited.

I must say, the trailer and the screenshots I viewed here at GameSpot were, well, underwhelmng. Nothing about it stood out to me as "Wow! This has potential!" Now, it's very limited information, certainly, but it's not a positive direction.

I am not concerned about The Elder Scrolls migrating to multiplayer. This MMO is developed by ZeniMax Online Studios whereas Bethesda Softworks continue to focus on SP titles. I think the typical timefrane for releases of this franchise won't change (only Fallout will most likely have an effect to this).