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[Moonshadow_Dark]

http://www.tomsguide...news-14481.html

^This just happened.

[Blood-Lord Thanatos]

that's it? no fanfare?

[Moonshadow_Dark]

Blood-Lord Thanatos wrote...

that's it? no fanfare?

Nope. Just the muffled sobs of Blizzard and AreaNet crying into each other's shoulders.

[Khayness]

With their single player games' bug track records, I wouldn't be so enthusiastic about them maintaining an MMO.

[slimgrin]

Another dev to scratch off my list, as I have no interest in MMO's at all.

[Chromie]

I find it funny how the OP thinks this even hurts Blizzard or Arena Net.

[wolfsite]

Honestly the MMO market is getting rather bloated right now, many normally end up going free to play though I feel that hurts the game more since it makes the player community much more random and in most cases the developer's tend to focus on the game store rather than good content.

[Moonshadow_Dark]

Skelter192 wrote...

I find it funny how the OP thinks this even hurts Blizzard or Arena Net.

Who was the last guy to step to Bethesda? Oh right, Peter Molyneux.

And we all know what happened to him.

[chunkyman]

 MMO's are the devil. Why would Bethesda do this?!?!? 

[DarkDragon777]

Oh god no! Please NO!

[Korusus]

This isn't Bethesda that developed Skyrim or The Elder Scrolls, that's like saying BioWare Austin developed Dragon Age 2 or Mass Effect 3.

Zenimax Online Studios has been a very well kept secret up to this point.  Zenimax received massive levels of funding for it on a scale that rivals even SWTOR and did it without selling out to EA by going to private investors

They've been developing this title for years and we know almost nothing about it except that the lead developer is from Mythic. 

The fact that ZeniMax (the parent company) is able to find financial backing for projects like Skyrim and this MMO means they can give their games the development time they need (4 years +) and not be pressured by an EA or an Activision for early release.

All of that means I think this could potentially be a very interesting addition to the MMO community, on top of the fact that it's unlikely to be another WoW clone.

Modifié par Korusus, 17 mars 2012 - 01:28 .

[Volus Warlord]

Hm.. they won't get away with the bugginess they've had before in an MMO.

Best of luck, but I won't buy.

[Chromie]

Moonshadow_Dark wrote...

Skelter192 wrote...

I find it funny how the OP thinks this even hurts Blizzard or Arena Net.

Who was the last guy to step to Bethesda? Oh right, Peter Molyneux.

And we all know what happened to him.

Like I said it's funny you think this will hurt WoW or GW2 in anyway. If the Elder Scrolls is anything but a sandbox MMO it will fail imo.

[Seagloom]

The Elder Scrolls games are like single player MMOs anyway. Now I can do nothing to meaningfully affect the world around me with a bunch of strangers. What fun.

[Moonshadow_Dark]

chunkyman wrote...

 MMO's are the devil. Why would Bethesda do this?!?!? 

To conquer every platform.

[Moonshadow_Dark]

Korusus wrote...

This isn't Bethesda that developed Skyrim or The Elder Scrolls, that's like saying BioWare Austin developed Dragon Age 2 or Mass Effect 3.

Zenimax Online Studios has been a very well kept secret up to this point.  Zenimax received massive levels of funding for it on a scale that rivals even SWTOR and did it without selling out to EA by going to private investors

They've been developing this title for years and we know almost nothing about it except that the lead developer is from Mythic. 

The fact that ZeniMax (the parent company) is able to find financial backing for projects like Skyrim and this MMO means they can give their games the development time they need (4 years +) and not be pressured by an EA or an Activision for early release.

All of that means I think this could potentially be a very interesting addition to the MMO community, on top of the fact that it's unlikely to be another WoW clone.

Indeed, in one aspect: Possibley no player run guilds. You could join the Mages Guild, Dark Brotherhood and the Fighters Guild to group up. No dealing with egomaniacal guild leaders or guild selling.

[Moonshadow_Dark]

Skelter192 wrote...

Moonshadow_Dark wrote...

Skelter192 wrote...

I find it funny how the OP thinks this even hurts Blizzard or Arena Net.

Who was the last guy to step to Bethesda? Oh right, Peter Molyneux.

And we all know what happened to him.

Like I said it's funny you think this will hurt WoW or GW2 in anyway. If the Elder Scrolls is anything but a sandbox MMO it will fail imo.

It'll hurt them because it will most likely break every MMO rule in book.

[Chromie]

Moonshadow_Dark wrote...

Skelter192 wrote...

Moonshadow_Dark wrote...

Skelter192 wrote...

I find it funny how the OP thinks this even hurts Blizzard or Arena Net.

Who was the last guy to step to Bethesda? Oh right, Peter Molyneux.

And we all know what happened to him.

Like I said it's funny you think this will hurt WoW or GW2 in anyway. If the Elder Scrolls is anything but a sandbox MMO it will fail imo.

It'll hurt them because it will most likely break every MMO rule in book.

What rule is that? 

[Morroian]

Hopefully this won't affect Skyrim content.

[GreyViper]

Not interested in MMO anymore, had my fix from others before. Single player for me only now, just maybe the WH40K MMO if it turn out ok. Somewhat amusing that WHO is getting no love from EA, as it was suposed to be their flagship MMO. Besides there are good free to play MMOs out there and some of them soon browser based. Drakensang, DDO and LOTRO come to mind.
EA/Bio if you want another cash cow, resurrect Privateer Online.

[PaulSX]

MMO require too much time and energy invested in. if it was 4 or 5 years ago, I might try it but right now really MMO is a pain in the a** for me.

[LTD]

Give me a Forgotten Realms MMO already goddamnit.(no,DDO's coming expansion doesn't count:l)

[Flynyrd]

Moonshadow_Dark wrote...

Blood-Lord Thanatos wrote...

that's it? no fanfare?

Nope. Just the muffled sobs of Blizzard and AreaNet crying into each other's shoulders.

Since WoW's release in 2004, 23 different mmo's have been released.  Most have since shut down their servers, a few have become free to play, and only two still have significant subscription numbers(SWTOR and Rift). Diablo 2 still reports more activity on b.net than most of those free to play mmos, and it's outdated. With the release of Diablo 3, the excitement surrounding SWTOR and Guild Wars 2, why would I waste my time on another MMO that will be buggy and feature a lackluster quest structure. Not taking anything away from Skyrim or Oblivionbecause I've burned away almost 200 hours on each, but Elder Scrolls will not work as an MMO.

[RedArmyShogun]

chunkyman wrote...

 MMO's are the devil. Why would Bethesda do this?!?!? 

I agree my bear brother. Let us go and smite them with the rightousness of our cause.