Elder Scrolls MMORPG confirmed?

flashmayia · Post by **flashmayia** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:19 am

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_ ... ws;title;2

What we heard: Today, a variety of game-news sites reported that new evidence has surfaced that an Elder Scrolls massively multiplayer online role-playing game is in the works. Such a notion isn't exactly new. In August, ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Elder Scrolls developer and publisher Bethesda Softworks, announced the creation of a new MMORPG studio, ZeniMax Online. Last week, the company announced it had landed $300 million in funding for future projects including its MMORPG development effort, which is headed by Mythic Entertainment cofounder Matt Frior.

Today's flurry of reports was prompted by the fact someone noticed that ZeniMax registered the URL elderscrollsonline.com. Though the Web address is currently inactive, many took ZeniMax's ownership of the URL as proof positive that its MMORPG will be set in Elder Scrolls' realm of Tamriel.

Or it could just be a simple case of cybersquatter prevention.

"We are tired of people squatting on domains related to our games or simply not being able to get them if we needed them (note oblivion.com, fallout.com, and many others) and decided a while back we'd get these to keep it from happening again," Bethesda's PR chief Pete Hines told GameSpot. "People are grabbing domains like these and trying to extract money from us for them, or using them for some other purpose."

The official story: But while Hines was up front about the explanation for the URL registration, his chatty demeanor evaporated when the subject turned to the ZeniMax MMORPG. "They aren't talking about what they are doing and won't be for a long time," was all he would say.

Bogus or not bogus?: Bogus that the URL registration confirms the existence of an Elder Scrolls MMORPG. However, with others holding the Fallout and Star Trek MMORPG rights, the RPG franchise--famous for having MMORPG-size open worlds--is the only truly proven property in Bethesda's catalog.

nicholasenj · Post by **nicholasenj** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:40 pm

the prospect of having to pay by the hour to play TES makes my teeth itch.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:48 pm

That's why I had my teeth removed, I hate it when they itch...

Even if they do use elderscrollsonline.com, it does not mean that it would be MMORPG. It could be PvP, Squad RPG, ect...

Bloodsworth · Post by **Bloodsworth** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:02 pm

nicholasenj wrote:the prospect of having to pay by the hour to play TES makes my teeth itch.

Here,here!!

Quiglesigles · Post by **Quiglesigles** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:02 pm

I think that this should be in the Genaral section because it does not involve Oblivion.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:40 pm

Not done yet. There are two of the same topics:

http://www.uesp.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=5264

http://www.uesp.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=5265

Which one are you going to lock...?

Warwolf Dash · Post by **Warwolf Dash** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:50 pm

mm yea. i started this topic already
: )

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:03 pm

Actually, this one was started first.

flashmayia Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:19 pm

darthblaze99 Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:40 am

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:30 am

This: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=13287

Lead me to this: http://z9.invisionfree.com/OblivionOnline/index.php

http://71.164.181.152:82/

Warwolf Dash · Post by **Warwolf Dash** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:39 pm

i agree, if they make me pay by the hour to play tes, i might not play it. ill just keep on truckin with morrowind : )

Bear · Post by **Bear** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:04 pm

Pay by the hour? They can kiss my.......

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Bloodsworth · Post by **Bloodsworth** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:32 am

I just heard on G4TV's AOTS that its a done deal, an Elder Scrolls MMO is in the works. There goes the Neighborhood!

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:41 am

I won't buy it.

nicholasenj · Post by **nicholasenj** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:43 am

I won't buy the story, and if it's true, the game either.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:45 am

Agreed on both counts.

Stan RedGuard · Post by **Stan RedGuard** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:40 am

I'm not going to buy RE5 because OMFG it is racist./What I heard for months before people started thinking.

Let's actually hear about the actual game before we start flipping out and making bold statements. I remember swearing on my life that I wouldn't play a Warcraft MMORPG...well, we all know how that turned out.

Bloodsworth · Post by **Bloodsworth** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:11 am

I could just see it now........... " Buy Elder Scrolls Sepitims online now at Elderscrollsgold dot com "

Daedra Prince · Post by **Daedra Prince** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:26 am

Well they must be forgetting about a few things if they're going to make it:

1. Mutli-platforming, it'll either be a compleate pain in the neck for them to handle PC PS3 and XBOX players trying to play together or they'll just have it for PC and judging from the fact that alot of people who have said they want it on these boards have gamer tags, well they won't be happy in that case.

2. Mods, what are they just going to abandon the whole modding comunity or have a rediculase amount of servers for different versions.