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The Elder Scrolls Online Focuses On Solo Experience

Posted on Sunday, May 20 @ 14:24:32 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack

The Elder Scrolls Online might be transitioning the series to the multi-player market for its first time, but that doesn't mean everything you do will require groups. Nope, far from it.

Matt Firor, game director of The Elder Scrolls Online, told Game Informer during an interview that the game will emphasize the player's role in the game world, much of which will require a focus on single-player to develop. He stated:

We have a whole part of the game that is 100% solo, which is the main story, where the world focuses on you. You're the hero, and everything you do is solo and the world reacts to you that way.

So the leveling experience is solo... and he mentioned mentioned in the interview that many of the quest areas will be instanced. That sounds awfully familiar.

Oh that's right, Star Wars: The Old Republic went for the same thing. It's a shame its scale and sense of community was jeapordized because of it.

Honestly, I would have expected the series' first hit at multi-player to be more bold. Back when The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came out there was a lot of talk about how great it would be if co-op were available. What's the purpose if the dungeons and core story components were solo-based? That defeats the purpose in my eyes.
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  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: May 20th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
    "Boy, people sure are spending a lot of time in that game we made--but they only paid us for it once! Wouldn't it be great if there were a way to make them pay for every hour they spent playing AND screw over the devoted modding community that fixes our launch issues and horrible balance at the same time?"

    "...I think I've got an idea."
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  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns
    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: May 20th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
    We should make a pool to see how long it takes before this goes F2P. My vote, 6 months.
    0 0
  • NickKmet
    NickKmet
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: May 20th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
    Pretty much. They're going to regret it. Badly.
    0 1
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: May 21st, 2012 at 3:24 pm
    4 months if TOR goes F2P before August.
    0 0
  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: May 20th, 2012 at 6:59 pm
    I admit the idea is intriguing...

    But doesnt The Old Republic do that already in a sense?
    1 0
  • drathbone
    drathbone
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: May 20th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
    Yes....Did you miss the 2nd to last paragraph?
    0 0
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: May 20th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
    Online....solo experience.

    In light of Diablo III's launch, I say, good luck with that.
    0 0
  • Klandathu
    Klandathu
    Joined: Apr 2008
    Posted: May 20th, 2012 at 8:11 pm
    In other words: it'll have about as much multiplayer capacity as my love life. Gotcha.
    0 0
  • C_nate
    C_nate
    Joined: Apr 2009
    Posted: May 20th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
    It's not a coincidence that this is becoming the norm. It's all data and market research and all that stuff. They did a big survey of WoW players a while back and found that many of the people they talked to preferred solo gameplay over groups. The number 1 reason was unpleasant experiences they had grouping with d-bags.
    In the past with a game like EQ, grouping was not an option, it was pretty much mandatory right from the get go if you ever wanted to advance in that game. A game like that would fall flat on its face if it was released today. The casual MMO player of today wants grouping to be optional only and the casual MMO player is where the money is at so you see games like swtor and now this one trying to cater to that type of style.
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  • C_nate
    C_nate
    Joined: Apr 2009
    Posted: May 20th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
    supposed to be a paragraph break after d-bags... =(

    wtb edit
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  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: May 21st, 2012 at 5:04 am
    Didn't Redguard or Daggerfall have online back in the day?
    0 0
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: May 21st, 2012 at 12:03 pm
    ZzzZzzZzz... What? Elder Scrolls?! Is it Dawnguard news? ...no? Oh well... ZzzZzzZzz....
    0 0

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