As a back stabbing sneak thief in all TES games this was great news.

" Speaking of ninjas, fans of Sneak in Elder Scrolls will be happy to know that a very similar ability is available to all characters. Hit C and you crouch, turning your reticule into an eye with an initial 3 second cool down before you are fully stealthed. As you move, you use up Endurance, to encourage strategic choices of when to pause and look around shiftily. Detection is shown through the iconic widening eye deployed so memorably in the single player RPG predecessors of TESO"

This is taken straight out of the SRPG

Hopefully ill be able to pick pocket NPCs.

Originally posted by Yamota
Sounds like just another ThemePark to me. Also, no PvP? Never was into the Elder Scrolls anyway so I think I will pass on this one.

Hey Yamota,

There is a massive three-faction system in the heart of Cyrodiil.  We just didn't get to play it.  It's mentioned as much in the article.  More on AVA coming later.  It's being designed by several key DAOC members as well.

Originally posted by Fendel84M

I think if any gaming site was as bitter and negative as many players on this site, NO company would ever give them any exclusive info or any info at all. I can see your article now:

TESO we played for 3 hours, it was fun but I think the games gonna suck anyways and I don't wanna get my hopes up. You shouldn't either.

And if gaming sites are overly positive and seem to only gush about products (and the readership takes note of this), they run the risk of losing said readership.

Being an outlet for gaming news and reviews isn't easy - you basically have to placate two parties: Gamers and the industry. I have no problems with that as a gamer, as long as the catering to both parties is balanced.

But I have to admit that many of the (p)reviews on this site look rather biased in favour of the industry. Or they're written with that initial 'glow' of experiencing a new game for the first time. You know, like in high school, when you had played your first session of Quake, and you had to tell all your friends how awesome it was: "And then I got the Needler. Man, that gun freckling ROCKS! And with Quad Damage, you can GIB MONSTERS WITH YOUR SHOTGUN! And then their heads fly around, and blood spurts everywhere! You gotta play this, man, you just gotta!"

But journalism should be more than that - it should be halfway impartial. If you feel really good about a game, remember that time tempers most of that initial emotion. I know that I tend to be overly enthused about games after I've first played them, and only after a bit of a recess and time can see them more impartial - flaws I simply overlooked may become apparent, or a feature that had me totally entranced just doesn't do it in the long(er) run.

I don't think that editors should go all doom and gloom on every title - but neither should they go "Ooooh, shiny!". And as said, many (p)reviews on mmorpg.com feel like they fall into the latter category: The editor likely wrote it on his way back home from the presentation, still all aflush.

I'd have liked it much better if the preview was drier - a bit more technical, less emotional (many of the rough spots seem to be 'rough' because the game is still in alpha - not points of deliberate design). Especially in the light of how none of the MMORPGs of the last years lived up to its hype. Hype that is generated by, among other things, articles exactly like this one.

Now, I do love Morrowind and Skyrim (Oblivion much less so) for the free range and exploration. I can step out after the character creation and go anywhere I please, do anything I want, be anyone I want. THAT is TES for me. And somewhow, this article doesn't evoke that I'll get that feeling from TESO - sounds more like a theme-parkish levelling path from 1-50.

Has anyone taken a closer look at that skeleton on the second-to-last screen? To me, it looks nothing like TES. I know what it looks like, but I won't invoke that name here ;-).

Lots of good information here.  Makes it more positive for me, but then I  was not among the enthused.   Didn't like the liberties taken with the lore to fit the game into the Procrustean bed of MMO and DAOC-lite. 

Still, this preview did preview a bunch of stuff in the game and helped loads with the level of information available.  A question though ...  Are the Akavari retconned into some sort of bipedal human (ala Oblivion) or are they actually building them as the scary snake people?

It'll be interesting to see if the dev team can pivot from their original ideas toward some of the aspects of TES that fans really want.  If that can even be done, realistically.

Originally posted by Rimmersman

As a back stabbing sneak thief in all TES games this was great news.

" Speaking of ninjas, fans of Sneak in Elder Scrolls will be happy to know that a very similar ability is available to all characters. Hit C and you crouch, turning your reticule into an eye with an initial 3 second cool down before you are fully stealthed. As you move, you use up Endurance, to encourage strategic choices of when to pause and look around shiftily. Detection is shown through the iconic widening eye deployed so memorably in the single player RPG predecessors of TESO"

This is taken straight out of the SRPG

Hopefully ill be able to pick pocket NPCs.

 

It's very "in development", more so than other parts.  But yes, it works and is in there.  Cloth and medium armor will grant bonuses as well.  I expect that it'll be a very viable way of adventuring and in AVA will come in handy too.

Originally posted by Yamota
Sounds like just another ThemePark to me. Also, no PvP? Never was into the Elder Scrolls anyway so I think I will pass on this one.

Where have you been lol, TESO has RvR with leader being able to take the throne.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN38nu4cVg0

I really, really hope this will be a subscription MMO and not a cashshop game with loads of unlocks and gambling keys to pay for!

Sounds like the game will be totally worth a monthly subscription, I´m in !

Originally posted by Zylaxx

 

No SKyrim did not do great without them.  Skyrims combat sucked as does all combat in TES RPG's.

 

I am sorry but beinbg limited to left and right mouse clicking for combat might be fun to you, but as an MMO, you need SKILLS AND ABILITIES, and the hotbar is the only effective and easily accessible way to grant them.  SUre you could do like SKyrim and press sprint + Forward for a power attack, or strafe left/right for a side swing, but that is BORING and stupid.  Hotbars are the best PERIOD.

ugh.I long for te mmo that limits skills or abilities. So contrived except when one takes spells into account.

Give me an mmo where it's only the mouse click and then perhaps hitting a directional key like in Oblvion or Skyrim and that to me would be a step forward.

Not boring and stupid. simple and elegant.

Originally posted by Yakamomoto

I really, really hope this will be a subscription MMO and not a cashshop game with loads of unlocks and gambling keys to pay for!

Sounds like the game will be totally worth a monthly subscription, I´m in !

I think it will be a sub game, it might have fluff cashshop but i would like no cashshop at all.

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...i'm still waiting for the first person view video that makes this game look and feel like a TES game. until then this game is garbage.

Definetly giving it a try!

I´m a big fan of the saga.

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Originally posted by Yamota
Sounds like just another ThemePark to me. Also, no PvP? Never was into the Elder Scrolls anyway so I think I will pass on this one.

Wait what? The ONLY appeal this game has going for it was the promise of RvR helmed by former DAoC vets. Now that that's gone too, and instances are still in, I think its safe to say this one is a stinker.

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Originally posted by DavisFlight

Originally posted by Yamota
Sounds like just another ThemePark to me. Also, no PvP? Never was into the Elder Scrolls anyway so I think I will pass on this one.

Wait what? The ONLY appeal this game has going for it was the promise of RvR helmed by former DAoC vets. Now that that's gone too, and instances are still in, I think its safe to say this one is a stinker.

The AVA is still in.  Yamota mis-typed.  :)