Zenimax Online Interview - You ask the questions!

[Mediziner]

Just like with all the TES games, I often wonder how will these quests work... Though what bothers me is if people are indeed given Daedric Artifacts, they should be at very high levels instead of simply just giving it to a starter... It would make them a wee bit too powerful... It would also, in my opinion, be a bit strange to see a lot of copies of those Artifacts too... Oh and seeing the topic on Guilds, I wish I could ask the Developers if people can join the Morag Tong if it exists among the many available Guilds! I fell in love with this guild since I first got Morrowind!

[ParadoXx]

How will spells work? And the targeting system will be like all other TES games?

[Mediziner]

How will spells work? And the targeting system will be like all other TES games?

That's what I wondered too... Why didn't I think of that? *Giggles.*

[DemolisherBPB]

The term 'Classes' Is used alot in some of the interview footage and IGN stuff, Now I'm wondering if it's set classes as in the Battlemage, Warrior, Mage, Nightblade, Or if you can create your own class like in Morrowind and Oblivion?

[teslore]

Sorry if this has already been asked, but is there a rough estimate yet for computer requirements? I've always played on consoles, so I need to buy a good computer for this game.

[blind kid]

Will the Morag Tong be a joinable and rivial faction to the Dark Brotherhood like they are in current lore?

[Mediziner]

Will the Morag Tong be a joinable and rivial faction to the Dark Brotherhood like they are in current lore?

That's what I wanted to know too!

[Betina]

Ok, question from a lore fangirl here:

What about the dwemer? Will we learn anything new about them? And will the game add more lore to the series?

[JoeDan]

How much money is being diverted from the developments of Fallout 4 and TES 6?

They've said many times this isn't a problem. There is a completely separate studio (Zenimax Online Studios) formed just for the purpose of this game, that is completely apart from the people that are working on the Fallout and main Elder Scrolls games. Think that's evident from the fact that they're already about to release their third piece of downloadable content for Skyrim, and that this Dragonborn one is pretty big!

[JoeDan]

Sorry if this has already been asked, but is there a rough estimate yet for computer requirements? I've always played on consoles, so I need to buy a good computer for this game.

Not that it's an actual answer, but you can tell from looking at the game it's not a super graphically intensive game. Doesn't really look any better than Skyrim does on the consoles, but that's a good thing, that means more people will be able to play it and not only the community that loves to build gaming rigs. Most people can't afford that, and it only hurts the game overall if there's not enough people on during off-peak times!

[fabittar]

How much money is being diverted from the developments of Fallout 4 and TES 6?

They've said many times this isn't a problem. There is a completely separate studio (Zenimax Online Studios) formed just for the purpose of this game, that is completely apart from the people that are working on the Fallout and main Elder Scrolls games. Think that's evident from the fact that they're already about to release their third piece of downloadable content for Skyrim, and that this Dragonborn one is pretty big!

He asked about MONEY, not people/teams, and the money is all Zenimax's. You're smarter than that.

[fabittar]

Ok, question from a lore fangirl here:

What about the dwemer? Will we learn anything new about them? And will the game add more lore to the series?

Duvido muito. A questão do desaparecimento dos dwemer é mote pra várias quests desde Morrowind, e no final as respostas são sempre inconclusivas e trazem mais dúvidas.
English: Doubt it.

[Betina]

Ok, question from a lore fangirl here:

What about the dwemer? Will we learn anything new about them? And will the game add more lore to the series?

Duvido muito. A questão do desaparecimento dos dwemer é mote pra várias quests desde Morrowind, e no final as respostas são sempre inconclusivas e trazem mais dúvidas.
English: Doubt it.

Bem, eu me empolguei um pouco depois de ver em um video que lançaram sobre o desenvolvimento do jogo algumas ruinas dos dwemer em Hammerfell, e apesar de saber que eles também viveram lá, pensei que talvez o jogo poderia trazer novas informações do lore.

Sonhar não faz mal, hahaha!

[Tashy]

Should we except some new in-game books?

[bishbot123]

I was wondering if the larger amount of territory that some alliances have, will affect gameplay and/or pvp battles against that alliance. For example, the Ebonheart Pact is much larger as far as territory, so will this make them stronger, weaker, or indifferent to the other alliances?

[Tolvard Northblade]

Will any of the player classes have access to the Thuum? I would love to play a Nord warrior who has the power of the voice, especially if we will have the oppertunity to explore Nord ruins, burial crypts, and word walls in Skyrim.

[legoless]

I was wondering if the larger amount of territory that some alliances have, will affect gameplay and/or pvp battles against that alliance. For example, the Ebonheart Pact is much larger as far as territory, so will this make them stronger, weaker, or indifferent to the other alliances?

Since Cyrodiil is the designated PvP area, I doubt much, if any, PvP will be happening on the alliances' own territories. It's also notable that some areas of Tamriel are inaccessible (Winterhold and some parts of Black Marsh being examples that spring to mind in regards to the Ebonheart Pact), so the explorable territory of the three alliances could possibly be the same size.

[rudytron]

What is the estimated size of the entire world?

[Minor Edits]

How friendly will the game be to those who have never played an MMORPG before? To those with low-end PCs? To levitation?

If the answer to all three is not "very", I will not be purchasing their product.

[Babette]

Will the game be able to run on a Macbook Pro?

[Avron the S'wit]

I want to thank everyone in the UESP community for submitting your questions and discussing them! Everyone has lots of fantastic ideas and I can't wait for the info it will all reveal. Unfortunately, now we are going to shut down question asking so I can gather them and pass them on to Dave for the final review. Thank you for contributing!

You are, however, free to keep discussing information about the upcoming online game, be it on the wiki or here at the forum's ESO subforum. When the questions are answered I will also post any discussions here for everyone to read (and I'm sure the wiki will have a great page on it as well).

And for anyone who newly joined the forums for this opportunity, please come and introduce yourself to the community. We love having new members and there's a whole group waiting to welcome you officially.

[Avron the S'wit]

Hello everyone! I know a few of you have been asking about the questions we collected here and I wanted to give everyone a quick update. Zenimax does have our questions and it seems that they're waiting to answer them. But no worries - Dave is checking in with them from time to time. A little patience will go a long way!

If anyone has any questions you can ask here or PM me, and I will answer to the best of my abilities. Thanks!