Simple question, out of the Elder Scrolls Online or EQ:Next.

I understand that EQ:Next has very little information but based on what we know of each what seems to be the better offering?

EQ Next is hyped to have sandbox features but since it is SOE we are talking about I strongly doubt that it will be the case.

Elder Scrolls Online, from what I have read, will not be like Skyrim. Which means no open world but probably linear ThemePark.

So I would say both games will be pretty poor. Only indy companies can produce any innovative MMOs so I will be looking for those games. I am done with so called triple A MMOs.

Originally posted by itstheclimax
both will be major disappointments, but EQ will be worse.

I think quite the opposite. EQ is being developed by an experienced mmorpg gaming team at soe while ESO is the first attempt at this genre by zenimax.

Originally posted by Axehandle

Originally posted by itstheclimax
both will be major disappointments, but EQ will be worse.

I think quite the opposite. EQ is being developed by an experienced mmorpg gaming team at soe while ESO is the first attempt at this genre by zenimax.

except the people at zenimax aren't exactly new to the genre.

I'm only going to buy one of them, whichever has a track record of using the fantasy races I like most.

Those races are

High Elf

Dark Elf

Wood Elf

Lizard Person

Cat Person

Clearly there is only one choice for me.

Originally posted by MMOBaconz
ESO is shaping to be a typical themepark type game with raid dependant lewtz.

Seems that way to me also.

So this is basically sandbox vs themepark. 

Provided soe is really making a sandbox like they claim.

How the hell is anyone supposed to know this?

We can say with we 'want' to be better.

For me it's EQ: Next. I think the setting and lore of ES games is poor and narrowminded.. also generally uninteresting. I also don't like what I've seen from the art style.. the videos show a much less gritty ES world and is slightly cartoony (slightly). I prefer the high fantasy setting of EQ. Plus, from the sounds of it EQ: Next is at least attempting to do something different. They might fail trying but that's where I stand at the moment.

Originally posted by dinams
Both are so meh that I must be a misanthrope

Well you do play Mmorpg's and are a member of this site. To others we are all gay nerds.

Originally posted by tank017
I'm banking on EQ next to be the better game.they have a successful track record, despite what people think.I think some of those sounding off are still bitter from SWG.

So few have faith in ESO. It's failing before its even launched to capture the support of some it seems.

I am very sceptical about TESO. At this point, it seems that it will be a regular themepark which relies on a popular IP.

I hope that we, the consumers, are now more knowledgeable than we were several years ago and will not fall into this trap.

I know almost nothing about EQ Next, but the claim of its producers that it will be a sandbox game is enough for me right now to vote that it will be better. However, my opinion may change as soon as we get more information about this game.

Voted misanthrope.

TESO might end up being a great game, but from what I've seen it is so far distanced from TES that it cannot live up to its IP.

SOE and a sandbox?  I'm doubtful.

As long as players won't overhype these games and have reasonable expectations :) both might be decent games. I hope that both will bring something different to the table, so there will be even more variety.

It seems that devs scrapped initial EQnext design and aiming for something new... hopefully their ideas will be interesting.

Originally posted by Thorbrand
Bad poll! Pathfinder Online those two listed won't be MMORPGs just MMOs like we always see.

Bad poll? But I made option 3 just to pacify asshats like you.

Poor form sir, poor form.