A good friend of ours is involved in the ESO Project and just shared this link with me.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/25/why-the-elder-scrolls-online-isn-39-t-using-heroengine.aspx?fb_ref=.T7_qxmabB4c.like&fb_source=home_oneline

I was firmly in the camp of HeroEngine...er.....um..... BITTER BEER FACE! when I heard my friend was going to work for Zenimax and would be attached to ESO.   

After learning that HeroEngine was only being used as a "whiteboard" I feel better.  

Not saying the game is Greatness / Sorriness / WoW-killer / Miracle / Mana from Heaven / Trash / A Life-Changing Event;

I have not actually played so much as an Alpha / Beta / Demo / Shareware copy.

What I am saying is that No HeroEngine = GOOD DEAL 

Now we're talking

Originally posted by Woebringer

A good friend of ours is involved in the ESO Project and just shared this link with me.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/25/why-the-elder-scrolls-online-isn-39-t-using-heroengine.aspx?fb_ref=.T7_qxmabB4c.like&fb_source=home_oneline

 

I was firmly in the camp of HeroEngine...er.....um..... BITTER BEER FACE! when I heard my friend was going to work for Zenimax and would be attached to ESO.   

 

After learning that HeroEngine was only being used as a "whiteboard" I feel better.  

 

Not saying the game is Greatness / Sorriness / WoW-killer / Miracle / Mana from Heaven / Trash / A Life-Changing Event;

I have not actually played so much as an Alpha / Beta / Demo / Shareware copy.

What I am saying is that No HeroEngine = GOOD DEAL 

dont know if its just me but the artwork or picture they had there looked more like something out of conan..just my opinion though.

I thought it looked like the Dream engine too.

Yes, I just finished reading this same post... Apparently, they only licensed the HeroEngine back in 2007 to use as a prototype to sort of "lay things out" while they were coding their own internal graphics engine specifically designed for ESO.

This is great! I was feeling majorly apprehensive about the Hero Engine being used, granted the engine itself is good in development terms but it is antiquated in feel and general workings, now that this has been clarified I have to say that the game has a nice new appeal.

Also what a great idea to use the Hero Engine to view the art ingame and get a feel for the artistic direction of the game.

Hopefully the game features and workings will appeal even more once an increased amount of information is released - the screens sure look nice so far anyways - though the Copernicus screens released recently sure gave me a new lease on the "cartoon" art direction. (R.I.P. 38)

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Still going to be a Heavily Phased, Tab-target, Race/Faction Locked, Fixed Class based, Formulaic Themepark game

Originally posted by PyrateLV

Still going to be a Heavily Phased, Tab-target, Race/Faction Locked, Fixed Class based, Formulaic Themepark game

Curious why you're so obsessed with posting in a forum that's specifically for a game you have no intention of playing?

Yep , the game looks amazing.

Albeit good news for ESO, I still don't like the direction they're taking ESO. The simple fact that their Lead Dev had the gaul to say "If you liked SWTOR, you'll easily be able to adjust to TESO" really put me off almost completely.

At this point, until I actually get my hands on it (via Closed Beta or Open Beta) i won't touch it. They've already managed to generate themselves enough negative hype to warrant such an approach.

ps: They REALLY need to get someone else to take screenshots for them. They're either poorly positioned in order to intentionally NOT give you much detail, or simply just look bad. I'm not sure what's wrong, but those screenshots look like they're from 2006.

Originally posted by Fadedbomb

Albeit good news for ESO, I still don't like the direction they're taking ESO. The simple fact that their Lead Dev had the gaul to say "If you liked SWTOR, you'll easily be able to adjust to TESO" really put me off almost completely.

 

At this point, until I actually get my hands on it (via Closed Beta or Open Beta) i won't touch it. They've already managed to generate themselves enough negative hype to warrant such an approach.

 

ps: They REALLY need to get someone else to take screenshots for them. They're either poorly positioned in order to intentionally NOT give you much detail, or simply just look bad. I'm not sure what's wrong, but those screenshots look like they're from 2006.

You actually proved your self wrong in your own post, you WIll touch it and you ARE interested in the game and how it turns out.

Also the screens look like they are from 2012.

Originally posted by Qallidexz

Originally posted by PyrateLV

Still going to be a Heavily Phased, Tab-target, Race/Faction Locked, Fixed Class based, Formulaic Themepark game

Curious why you're so obsessed with posting in a forum that's specifically for a game you have no intention of playing?

Oh you are so wrong.

I really want to play an Elder Scrolls MMO

Just not the one Zenimax is going to dump on the gaming community.

I feel its my right as a MMO gamer and ES fan to voice my displeasure about it.

Why do you care so much what my "obsession" is?

Originally posted by Boreil

Originally posted by Fadedbomb

Albeit good news for ESO, I still don't like the direction they're taking ESO. The simple fact that their Lead Dev had the gaul to say "If you liked SWTOR, you'll easily be able to adjust to TESO" really put me off almost completely.

 

At this point, until I actually get my hands on it (via Closed Beta or Open Beta) i won't touch it. They've already managed to generate themselves enough negative hype to warrant such an approach.

 

ps: They REALLY need to get someone else to take screenshots for them. They're either poorly positioned in order to intentionally NOT give you much detail, or simply just look bad. I'm not sure what's wrong, but those screenshots look like they're from 2006.

You actually proved your self wrong in your own post, you WIll touch it and you ARE interested in the game and how it turns out.

 

Also the screens look like they are from 2012.

That made absolutely zero sense. I clearly stated unless I get real hands on experience with it, and that it proves to be a 180degree turn on what is reported about it, that I will NOT buy it. I am NOT interested in it at all currently. 

What part of this were you confused about?

Thats a lovely screenshot and all...

and it is nice news to have no connection to SWTOR such as the dirty hero engine...

But, eh... still not excited about this game. As of yet.

Originally posted by PyrateLV

Originally posted by Qallidexz

Originally posted by PyrateLV

Still going to be a Heavily Phased, Tab-target, Race/Faction Locked, Fixed Class based, Formulaic Themepark game

Curious why you're so obsessed with posting in a forum that's specifically for a game you have no intention of playing?

Oh you are so wrong.

I really want to play an Elder Scrolls MMO

Just not the one Zenimax is going to dump on the gaming community.

 

I feel its my right as a MMO gamer and ES fan to voice my displeasure about it.

Why do you care so much what my "obsession" is?

I'm concerned at the mindset of players nowadays that think that if you don't agree with them that they shouldn't post whatsoever. 

It's obvious that quite a few ES fans are completely put off with the direction they're taking the MMO. Why in the hell would you make an MMO based on an existing franchise if you're not going to target that specific audience?

Can anyone say cash grab? That's what it looks like anyways :(.

I'm interested in this game. Not from a gameplay point though. I'm interested in seeing what the payment model will be and how they plan to keep people subscribed with an MMO that has alienated at least some vocal portion of the TES singleplayer playerbase by abandoning core TES features.

it wouldnt make sense to use any engine that they didnt completely own at this point.

especially when they have access to Carmack.

Originally posted by Woebringer

A good friend of ours is involved in the ESO Project and just shared this link with me.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/25/why-the-elder-scrolls-online-isn-39-t-using-heroengine.aspx?fb_ref=.T7_qxmabB4c.like&fb_source=home_oneline

 

I was firmly in the camp of HeroEngine...er.....um..... BITTER BEER FACE! when I heard my friend was going to work for Zenimax and would be attached to ESO.   

 

After learning that HeroEngine was only being used as a "whiteboard" I feel better.  

 

Not saying the game is Greatness / Sorriness / WoW-killer / Miracle / Mana from Heaven / Trash / A Life-Changing Event;

I have not actually played so much as an Alpha / Beta / Demo / Shareware copy.

What I am saying is that No HeroEngine = GOOD DEAL 

Please enlighten me about your experience with the hero engine, any code examples online? Or are you just basing this opinion on a game I rather not mention. How do you know the Hero Engine is to blame?

Ok with your 1 post, it is difficult to take this post, or "your friend" serious. Sorry. 

Originally posted by PyrateLV

Originally posted by Qallidexz

Originally posted by PyrateLV

Still going to be a Heavily Phased, Tab-target, Race/Faction Locked, Fixed Class based, Formulaic Themepark game

Curious why you're so obsessed with posting in a forum that's specifically for a game you have no intention of playing?

Oh you are so wrong.

I really want to play an Elder Scrolls MMO

Just not the one Zenimax is going to dump on the gaming community.

 

I feel its my right as a MMO gamer and ES fan to voice my displeasure about it.

Why do you care so much what my "obsession" is?

The game's been in development for 5 years and has only one year to go.... It's tab-targetted, race/faction locked, 3rd person vew, and fixed class... Do you really think any of that's going to change in the next year because you voiced your opinion? No, it is not. The MMO you want is not the MMO they're making, they simply can't please everybody, sorry. With that, I'd like to point out that even though you say you have no intention of playing a game with these aspects, and you KNOW they're not going to completely change the game around for you at this point, you STILL spend on awful lot of time on this forum, whining about a game, as I said, you have no intention of playing [mod edit]

As much as i think a 'Bethesda-like' MMO would be interesting, I really think that Zenimax Online doing there own thing is a great idea now, for instance it allows the franchise to grow, it allows for Tamriel to be something more than just a first person RPG.

For example, the books created in the TES universe are amazing, yet they aren't about your character they are about the world and the story, much like the MMO.

I hope a lot of people will give them a chance to show a new look on Tamriel, myself included :) believe me I have reservations but giving it a chance being a mainly MMO gamer nowadays :)

Check out thew video interviews from here: http://origin-www.gameinformer.com/p/elderscrollsonline.aspx

many interesting things disclosed.

Also, this doesn't look like a cash grab - merely opening up the franchise, much like FO3 did with the FO universe...

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