Originally posted by chriswsm

3 player factions worked well in DAOC for several years and many of the DAOC team are now working for Zenimax.

 

As for TESO  initially I was really up for this then my enthusiasm took a nose dive when I heard you could not explore the realms of the other factions.

My enthusiasm was revived with the recent videos and podcasts. The Off the Record podcast Episode 43 called "Hands-On with The Elder Scrolls Online"  is the best one I have heard.

 

I do not think TESO will be perfect, I dont think a MMO can be perfect.  I think TESO will be playable and enjoyable until something better comes along

 

 DAOC's 3 factions were not balanced. Or did the offer server transfers and free leveled toons to the under pop sides for no reason at all? I remember so much complaining about the Albs when DAOC was popular for dominating so many of the servers. People look back on DAOC with rose colored glasses, when if you actually think about it, it wasn't that great, hence why everyone left for WoW and elsewhere. I remember it's start. Dungeons that were empty. Dungeons that had monsters, but no loot. PvP involved targetting someone and hitting /stick or whatever it was, turning the fight into a writhing mass of characters. Unless, you were out in the wilderness ganking solo people with a bunch of friends. If you call that PvP.

Originally posted by Halohead
It'll probably also help their profits if they don't blow a huge chunk of money on the voice acting. I mean it's a luxury, and while it's nice, MMOs are clearly a genre where the players care about story the least.

 

No need to worry there since Oblivion and Skyrim both reused the heck out of voice actors and phrases.

Originally posted by dinams

Are people really falling for SW:TOR 2.0?

 

Sigh, the mmo community deserves everything they have been getting lately

Sad, but true.

Originally posted by eric_w66

Originally posted by chriswsm

3 player factions worked well in DAOC for several years and many of the DAOC team are now working for Zenimax.

 

As for TESO  initially I was really up for this then my enthusiasm took a nose dive when I heard you could not explore the realms of the other factions.

My enthusiasm was revived with the recent videos and podcasts. The Off the Record podcast Episode 43 called "Hands-On with The Elder Scrolls Online"  is the best one I have heard.

 

I do not think TESO will be perfect, I dont think a MMO can be perfect.  I think TESO will be playable and enjoyable until something better comes along

 

 DAOC's 3 factions were not balanced. Or did the offer server transfers and free leveled toons to the under pop sides for no reason at all? I remember so much complaining about the Albs when DAOC was popular for dominating so many of the servers. People look back on DAOC with rose colored glasses, when if you actually think about it, it wasn't that great, hence why everyone left for WoW and elsewhere. I remember it's start. Dungeons that were empty. Dungeons that had monsters, but no loot. PvP involved targetting someone and hitting /stick or whatever it was, turning the fight into a writhing mass of characters. Unless, you were out in the wilderness ganking solo people with a bunch of friends. If you call that PvP.

 

You must have joined DAoC late in the game.  Prior to Trials of Atlantis, DAoC was a fantastic MMO even by today's standards, which is why you see some MMOs, WoW included, emulate some of its features.  Were there balance issues?  Definitely.  What multi-class system MMO doesn't have balance issues? Was it a fun game?  Absolutely.