[Megathread] Elder Scrolls Online

[Zeek Daniels]

Questing experience in any Elder scroll game consists of two kinds of quests: "go fetch" and "go kill". It is incredibly primitive by comparison with most others RPGs. Are they going to implement the real RPG quests, because what they had so far was rubbish?

Wait im pretty sure every quest ever was go fetch or go kill. Ive played so many RPG's and arent all the quests like that?

[Valeron]

Wait im pretty sure every quest ever was go fetch or go kill. Ive played so many RPG's and arent all the quests like that?

Indeed. There are very few that I can think of that at the base level deviate from this.

[Flaks]

Indeed. There are very few that I can think of that at the base level deviate from this.

Exactly. The difference with Elder Scrolls games is that you're so involved in the game world that the most menial tasks become more interesting.

[Window]

Questing experience in any Elder scroll game consists of two kinds of quests: "go fetch" and "go kill". It is incredibly primitive by comparison with most others RPGs. Are they going to implement the real RPG quests, because what they had so far was rubbish?

Have you done any of the Thief or dark brotherhood quests kill is only a small portion stealth, observe deceit and of coarse kill

[Loaf Lord]

After reading Zenimax's response to the guy who asked about raids in the latest "Ask Us Anything", I'm starting to think they've changed their mind on waiting until after launch to release Adventure Zones. If they were still going to wait until after launch, they probably would have repeated it. Instead they said "we're not ready to talk about it yet blah blah blah". I don't know... could be horribly wrong and am just trying to be optimistic, but hope I'm right.

[Tabbycat]

After reading Zenimax's response to the guy who asked about raids in the latest "Ask Us Anything", I'm starting to think they've changed their mind on waiting until after launch to release Adventure Zones. If they were still going to wait until after launch, they probably would have repeated it. Instead they said "we're not ready to talk about it yet blah blah blah". I don't know... could be horribly wrong and am just trying to be optimistic, but hope I'm right.

You may be right. ZOS has been really good about listening to and responding to what the fan base wants.

[Treeskee]

Not sure if anyone missed it, but it was announced on Facebook that another set of Beta Invites have gone out so make sure to check your E-Mails!!!

[Nirawen]

Not sure if anyone missed it, but it was announced on Facebook that another set of Beta Invites have gone out so make sure to check your E-Mails!!!

You should be ashamed of yourself for spreading such frivolous lies. Clearly if another wave had gone out they would have rectified their error of not inviting me in the first wave.


:3

[Kalyyn]

Questing experience in any Elder scroll game consists of two kinds of quests: "go fetch" and "go kill". It is incredibly primitive by comparison with most others RPGs. Are they going to implement the real RPG quests, because what they had so far was rubbish?

I can't think of what else you could possibly do. Even in real life, any task can be described as either "get something", "make something", or "kill something". There's no fourth option, as far as I'm aware.

[Tabbycat]

I can't think of what else you could possibly do. Even in real life, any task can be described as either "get something", "make something", or "kill something". There's no fourth option, as far as I'm aware.

You forgot "protect/escort someone or something"

As for kill quests: Completing Sheogorath's quest in Morrowind to kill the giant bull netch with the Fork of Horripilation was actually fun simply because it was insane.

[RoninaThorstone]

You forgot "protect/escort someone or something"

As for kill quests: Completing Sheogorath's quest in Morrowind to kill the giant bull netch with the Fork of Horripilation was actually fun simply because it was insane.

Oh and find something hidden under a time limit. (egg hunt)
Get to a place under a time limit.
Simon says quests (add rattail! good. Now add wolf bane! or ogrilas literally simon says)
Crafting quests.
Scouting quests (go to X)

I think up some more later.

[Arlee]

I can't think of what else you could possibly do. Even in real life, any task can be described as either "get something", "make something", or "kill something". There's no fourth option, as far as I'm aware.

I was totally going to reply "Well you could make something" and then read your post again ><

* slinks away in search of coffee

[Deleted]

Yould also have to solve some sort of puzzle. There are enough ways to make questing entertaining, just have a little faith!

[Kalyyn]

Yould also have to solve some sort of puzzle. There are enough ways to make questing entertaining, just have a little faith!

You can certainly add depth and complexity, I won't argue that. I'm just saying that at the end of the day, if people get butthurt because a quest can be boiled down to killing, creating, or retrieving, then they're going to spend their entire life in perpetual butthurt.

[RoninaThorstone]

Yould also have to solve some sort of puzzle. There are enough ways to make questing entertaining, just have a little faith!

Like platforming
Oh and racing! Netherdrake series / lgv racing in firefall

[Zeek Daniels]

Protect Quests are basically kill quests with a fail mechanic. The game still has a set number of mobs you need to kill because it spawns mobs at certain points. 99.9% of all quests come down to killing something some way. The only ones that don't are ones that require you to move from location to location either talking to npc's or picking up stuff with no mobs around. Most quests are boring, every MMO player knows that. If a designer wants to make a good quest it needs to have a gimmick. It can have humor, story or things like vehicles that are not normally used in basic quests.

[Loaf Lord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=PqKosfQVjBw#! Ain't that a cute little feller?

[Voidism]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=PqKosfQVjBw#! Ain't that a cute little feller?

D'aww
I want one :I

[Tuqui-tuqui]

D'aww
I want one :I

Because of you I thought it was a pet until it attacked the knight >_<

[Remilia]

Defend
Destroy
Deliver
Discover
Drop

Basically what quests boil down into.