The Elder Scrolls Megathread XV: A Song of Ice and Draugr - Games

I have to say, Skyrim handled the Mer REALLY well. On one hand they made the elves look different, not just humans with pointy ears and odd skin colors, and, on the other, they made the orcs look like a humanoid creature that, if you look at them, you can see they are mer, rather than just generic ugly green brutes. So yeah, neat work on the character design.

[QUOTE=earthdefence;41687943]yeah it was anyway i didnt follow the chat, what did ppl there think of the demo?[/QUOTE] Here's a recap: "[Insert Game Here] > TESO!" "!betakey" "!betakey" "!betakey" "!betakey" "[Insert Game Here] > TESO!" "!betakey" "!betakey" "[Insert Game Here] > TESO!" "Graphics are shit!" "So boring!" "*image of a dick swiftly deleted by mods*" "So disappointing" "!betakey" "!betakey" "!betakey" "!betakey" etc etc etc with the ocassional person saying "BEST GAME EVAR" or that emote on twitch that looks like a guy having an orgasm...

"teso sucks [img]http://www.chatslang.com/images/shortcuts/twitch/admins/kappa.png[/img]"

Well, we'd all agree that it'd be better if there was an online Tes game. Not an mmorpg... just an elder scrolls game that you can play with friends or a couple of strangers. There'd be no need to butcher the lore or change the gameplay into something that's distinctly not elder scrolls.

Kappa

[QUOTE=Eriorguez;41689388]I have to say, Skyrim handled the Mer REALLY well. On one hand they made the elves look different, not just humans with pointy ears and odd skin colors, and, on the other, they made the orcs look like a humanoid creature that, if you look at them, you can see they are mer, rather than just generic ugly green brutes. So yeah, neat work on the character design.[/QUOTE] Yep, apart from the silly Dunmer accent.

Better than their Oblivion voices.

[QUOTE=cdr248;41689129]because ddos[/QUOTE] Someone butthurt or something DDOSin?

[QUOTE=DmGod;41690456]Someone butthurt or something DDOSin?[/QUOTE] Assholes with too much time on their hands that have nothing better to do than fuck people over.

Just installed real clouds, came out of bleak falls into silent hill. [t]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5446/9423549835_0a2809a59a_o.jpg[/t] Is that a fucking headless corpse in the middle of the road? [t]http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2851/9423549617_5375925f1b_o.jpg[/t] Oh. [t]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3747/9426317862_88315cf2b5_o.jpg[/t] Hey this is kinda cool, lends overcast weather a nice sort of ambiance. [t]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3831/9423549203_5e75595daf_o.jpg[/t] I'm not leaving Riverwood until it's sunny though. [t]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5530/9423548969_2787c6d0f2_o.jpg[/t] After five or so minutes the clouds retreated back into the sky and the sun came out. [t]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3746/9423548713_2347a203b4_o.jpg[/t] It's not without it's issues, prepare for some z fighting and hot black on white mismatched cloud action.

good name for an Argonian that only uses unarmed go I only have Wrecks-Your-Shit but it isn't very lore friendly

[QUOTE=Jacam12SUX;41692047]good name for an Argonian that only uses unarmed go I only have Wrecks-Your-Shit but it isn't very lore friendly[/QUOTE] I had an argonian thief in Morrowind that I name Snake-is-Solid or some form of that

Here's a video of the cloud mod [video=youtube;aCIDwlGhs1c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCIDwlGhs1c[/video] Also TESO looks alright but I feel like I'm looking at morrowind animations. Makes Skyrim's look pretty good in comparison. Also bow animations in general just look bad.

[QUOTE=Medevilae;41692110]TESO gameplay for anyone who missed it (23 mins) [video=youtube;JWXjzLEGV9U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWXjzLEGV9U[/video] [editline]3rd August 2013[/editline] I expected it to be utter shit from what people were saying on the previous page, IMO it looks o.k.[/QUOTE] Just what TES needs, another game with shitty noclippish movement. EDIT: It looks way too tanky, no dodging of any sort going on in that video.

Honestly havn't seen a single redeeming factor for TESO. Gameplay looks uninspired, and they have already butchered lots of lore.

I signed up for the Beta, here's hoping I get in to see what it has.

[QUOTE=Medevilae;41692110]TESO gameplay for anyone who missed it (23 mins) [video=youtube;JWXjzLEGV9U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWXjzLEGV9U[/video] [editline]3rd August 2013[/editline] I expected it to be utter shit from what people were saying on the previous page, IMO it looks o.k.[/QUOTE] I can't even describe it, it just looks off to me. The combat doesn't seem much fun.

Fuck I would so rather have just like, 4 player coop in an existing/new TES game. Honestly, [I]who gives a shit[/I] if the quests aren't designed around it, you can choose not to play co-op. Diablo 1 and 2 are some of the most fun co-op games and the storyline is does not even acknowledge the fact that there are multiple players at all. My hope still remains that one day DaggerXL and OpenMW will get netcode so we can see co-op support for my two favorite TES games. Hell, the XL engine coder already has netcode in place for Dark Forces which could be expanded later on for Daggerfall.

I find it amazing that noone at Bethsoft has gone "gee, our movement is shit and feels stiff compared to other games." I fixed the noclip feel in the span of 24 hours w/o source but noone at Bethsoft has done it in the span of 11 years. I'm so angry I could pick a baby up out of a stroller and eat it in the middle of Walmart

They have reasons for the design choices they make, even if its unpopular. Yes, they do make certain mistakes in their design, but other parts aren't mistakes but because of a variety of other reasons that come with being a developer working under certain conditions. And I think Bethesda understands their own limitations to an extent which is why they support the modding community.

Although they've improved everything since the first build I saw, it still looks like they started with a WoW basecoat and added on TES shit from there. That toy armor, ew.

I just wish they'd severely improve their animations. They always seem to stick out like sore thumbs in all their games

[QUOTE=Medevilae;41692110]TESO gameplay for anyone who missed it (23 mins) [video=youtube;JWXjzLEGV9U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWXjzLEGV9U[/video] [editline]3rd August 2013[/editline] I expected it to be utter shit from what people were saying on the previous page, IMO it looks o.k.[/QUOTE] looks like a very well reskinned WoW - you can't fucking fool me

Watching Flame Atronach twirl/somersault animations is very therapeutic, I am no longer baby-eating angry. EDIT: Oh god I just saw the action bar at the bottom [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfoR8SbFhy8[/media] It seems as if they've completely missed the fun of TES combat.

[QUOTE=Jacam12SUX;41692047]good name for an Argonian that only uses unarmed go I only have Wrecks-Your-Shit but it isn't very lore friendly[/QUOTE] Punches-Your-Buns

[QUOTE=Generic Monk;41692914]looks like a very well reskinned WoW - you can't fucking fool me[/QUOTE] can someone please do an interview with one of the TESO devs and just spend the whole thing shaking your head and going 'you can't fucking fool me'

[QUOTE=Altimor;41692993] It seems as if they've completely missed the [B]fun[/B] of [B]TES combat[/B].[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Altimor;41692993] [B]TES combat[/B] - [B]fun[/B][/QUOTE]

Well what Fun it had left.

there was never any fun

You know I've had some pretty fun fights in Skyrim. You just need to have the right... mods... damnit, Bethesda.