tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post6603834255646502055..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: First Impressions of The Elder Scrolls OnlineRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-61750648350064130802014-04-10T07:50:01.970-07:002014-04-10T07:50:01.970-07:00My trick for character creation: Pick your hairsty...My trick for character creation: Pick your hairstyle, skin color, eye color,height, scars, etc... The easy stuff that really matters. Hit the lock button on each one.<br /><br />And then hit the randomize button until you get a body shape and face that you like. The locked items do not change.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536439304237362301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-25212790124386649152014-04-09T19:18:55.183-07:002014-04-09T19:18:55.183-07:00Everything I've seen about TESO makes me think...Everything I've seen about TESO makes me think it should have been not an MMO and just been a small-party co-op title instead.<br /><br />People wanted to be able to Skyrim with friends, not play World of Skyrim.RJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492971146589461692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-10578641392580562052014-04-09T10:20:10.164-07:002014-04-09T10:20:10.164-07:00"Of course, the class skills emphasize the ro..."Of course, the class skills emphasize the role, so I don't know how effective going against type will be."<br /><br />This is actually not true. Every class has defensive and offensive buffs, ranged and melee capabilities, ability to heal/boost heals. The classes simply govern the graphical look of the class skills and add a bit of "flavor" to how you might play a certain character, but you're still not locked into that. My dragonknight is a fire wizard, not a tank. My rogue is a blood wizard with a big ranged execute, not a stabbity sneaky type. But my sorcerer is a sneaky stabbity type, augmented by his spells, and so far he's actually my favorite character.<br /><br />I go into it in a lot more detail <a href="http://nomadicgamer.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/eso-eso-day-3-and-throw-those-classarchetype-expectations-out-the-window-already/" rel="nofollow">here</a> if you care to give it a look.<br /><br />There are plenty of youtube videos of people in the private closed beta in the veteran ranks beyond 50 that spec'd "against type" and were able to solo dungeons in this "off spec" just fine. In fact, my nightblade "blood wizard" came to be because I liked one of those videos so much so I'm seeing how well the spec does in the low levels too (answer: pretty good), since the guy said he leveled "traditionally" and then respec'd once her was VR2Magsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870589034885773525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-34862729029244708142014-04-09T09:06:21.948-07:002014-04-09T09:06:21.948-07:00"Heh, in a lot of ways, ESO world-building an..."Heh, in a lot of ways, ESO world-building and design, combined with TERA combat, would have been an amazing game."<br /><br />That was/is my problem about TESO. Combat feel/responsiveness and fluid/natural animations is too vital for me to overlook :( This is why I blamed lotro for long time...it had a beautiful immersive world, great leveling and pve content but...<br /><br />anyway, I really wish they could allow mod community to "fix" the ugly characters and animations as they do in all single player TES games..Giannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618083010241852181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-38125466325559534772014-04-09T07:05:20.747-07:002014-04-09T07:05:20.747-07:00FYI there is a minimap addon.
http://www.esoui.co...FYI there is a minimap addon.<br /><br />http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info60-ZrMiniMap.htmlWinged Nazgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918542014509855076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-76945988248857437322014-04-09T04:06:08.004-07:002014-04-09T04:06:08.004-07:00I admit I freaking love this game and all the diff...I admit I freaking love this game and all the differences from most modern mmos you listed.<br /><br />As for the crates and barrels, those seemingly random things you get are actually the materials you need to level up the provisioning skill making food and drink that provides you with pretty great buffs. Basically think of random containers as harvesting nodes for provisioning heh.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178113204896483441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-84774612891855712852014-04-09T03:39:49.632-07:002014-04-09T03:39:49.632-07:00I agree. TESO is definitely a good game so far. An...I agree. TESO is definitely a good game so far. And that's not something I say lightly about an MMO nowadays.<br /><br />As far as I read there's also lots to discover later on. So right now, I'd say TESO is a hot bet. It has a chance to become huge - similar to Rift. More I dare not say at this point in time.Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468755466492675831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-68774096183084385622014-04-09T03:21:46.098-07:002014-04-09T03:21:46.098-07:00Nice to see I'm not the only one who navigates...Nice to see I'm not the only one who navigates via minimap. The only exception to that rule is SWTOR, which the main map will fade to being transparent while you're on the move.<br /><br />Still, I can't afford another sub, so TESO (and Wildstar) will have to be passed on.<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.com