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Today, with the big announcement of the beta signup, Bethesda has also published a podcast with Jo Burba, Social Media Director, Matt Firor, Game Director, and Paul Sage, Creative Director. During the show the go over a few key design elements along with information on how the beta program will be organized and run.
The initial beta program will concentrate on shorter, small focus tests to test out specific game elements like certain classes and other features. TESO will bring more experienced testers at first and broaden their base as the test program ages. So if you’re filling out that signup form, the more information you can provide the better.
Signups are available finally for The Elder Scrolls Online! Follow this link and sign up today. Make sure you run a DX-diagnostic to cut and paste into the sign up form. Also, you’ll have a chance to brag about how many games you’ve tested in the past, so get a list ready.
Sign ups can be found here: signup.elderscrollsonline.com/
Check out our first video of The Elder Scrolls Online—a documentary-style introduction to the game, presented by members of The Elder Scrolls Online Development Team. This video covers the basics of ESO, including a first look at the game’s Elder Scrolls-style combat system, massive PvP battles, Megaserver technology, exploration-based content, and much more.
This video is the first in a series of regular content and video updates on ElderScrollsOnline.com. Check the site regularly for more!
Finally we’re able to get a good look at the game as we hear from Game Director, Matt Firor, and other devs. This is a must see for all MMOG fans.
As things quiet down again in the world of TESO, Gamedynamo.com has publish an article about their thoughts of the game.
Enemies will simulate character builds, and they will work together to bring down the players. As for quests, Matt Firor, ESO’s game director, has promised that they’re going to be much richer than your typical MMO fare. TES Online quests will sort of just pop up as you wander about the world, and grant you rewards and items without really having to turn them in.
Set 1,000 years before Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls Online covers the time period from the Oblivion Crisis up to the Empire’s final defeat at the hands of the Aldmeri Dominion. It’s completely open-world, and it will feature pretty much every location ever covered by an Elder Scrolls title. The Empire is in shambles, and everyone’s bickering over who should sit on the throne. Remember how the last Emperor turned into a dragon and died? It’s a long story.
So if you’re starved for anything Elder Scrolls Online, then follow this link over to Gamedynamo and read the rest of the article now!
Gamesindustry interviewed Studio Head, Matt Firor, about a myriad of topics regarding The Elder Scrolls Online. It’s an interview that covers a lot surface topics, ranging from consolization to lessons learned from previous games.
Q: What have you learned from past experiences, like Mythic, and what are your key takeaways with your current project at Elder Scrolls Online?
Matt Firor: I think it all goes back to if you concentrate on all the peripheral stuff, you miss the whole picture. You have to concentrate on the whole game first and make it a fun game. In our terms, that means making a fun role playing game in the Elder Scrolls universe. If you don’t do that and you worry about all the other stuff, then things go off the rails pretty quickly. I’ve learned that I need to focus on the things that matter. For example, answering your question on platforms, on consoles… we’re focusing on what we’re doing now. If we don’t do that, then we won’t go anywhere.
Check out the full interview over at Gamesindustry.biz.
There are a few scams out there asking you to fill out forms for a beta giveaway. Don’t fall for them as they aren’t official lists. TES gave us this warning today.
Gameinformer gives us another video regarding the origins of The Elder Scrolls Online! In this video, they interview Matt Firor, Game Director for the story.
The game director for The Elder Scrolls Online talks about the genesis of the project and how they’ve converted the Elder Scrolls series into an MMO.
Hit us after the break for the full video.
Gameinformer’s month of TESO info is finished, but they want to leave us with one more piece of news relating to the monsters of Tamriel: Daedra, Werewolves, And Vampires.
While our month of coverage for The Elder Scrolls Online is over, we wanted to share with you a section cut out of our combat video that focuses on the monsters. Pulling from Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim, some of the creatures inhabiting the online world of Tamriel will be familiar to fans of the series. Watch the video of the creature combat designer and lead gameplay designer explaining which monsters will be making a return and in which region you can fight them.
Follow this link and head over to Gameinformer to watch the video interview.
RPGamer.com has offered us their opinion on The Elder Scrolls Online from E3 2012. We never get tired of reading about TES so here’s one more opinion based off of what went on at E3 and here’s what they had to say.
The combat in The Elder Scrolls Online will be action oriented. As the developers are trying to stay away from the skill cooldowns commonly found in other MMOs, they have incorporated elements of the combat found in the main Elder Scrolls games. The game will feature different types of attacks, such as normal attacks and charged attacks. Additionally, the player will be able to crouch, sneak, block, and perform other movements in battle. Despite a wide assortment of skills and abilities, the developers are currently working with a minimalist user interface for the game. Although the interface shown in E3 is by no means the final product, its current form simply shows players their health, magic, and stamina.
Make sure you read the whole report on TESO over at RPGamer.