Re: The Elder Scrolls Online/General Elder Scrolls Discussion
« Reply #1300 on: October 12, 2014, 08:18:49 PM »
Well, I've seen video game journalists lump MOBAs in with other MMO's. There's no arguing with that.

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« Reply #1301 on: October 12, 2014, 08:20:27 PM »
And we all know that video game journalists really know what they're talking about.

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« Reply #1302 on: October 12, 2014, 09:21:47 PM »
Queen Ayrenn is more pleasant than I thought she'd be. I almost expected her to be kind of a bitch.
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« Reply #1303 on: October 12, 2014, 11:55:24 PM »
Queen Ayrenn is more pleasant than I thought she'd be. I almost expected her to be kind of a bitch.

Queen Ayrenn was and is named properly KINMUNE.

Anyway, I've completed the main questline of the Daggerfall Covenant.  Overall, it was decent.  The biggest problem with it, like I've said, is that High Rock is not an interesting setting and the Bretons are not an interesting people.  There were good quests and good lore there, sure, but very little of that came from the setting itself.  It was mostly stuff about Daedra and Ayleids and whatnot, which I guess was probably the right call, given what they had to work with.  The only real exception to the blandness of High Rock are the witches' covens, which feature prominently in a couple of zones.  They're militant defenders of nature and the environment, and one coven, the Glenmoril Wyrd, takes their zeal so far that they actually worship Hircine.  You might remember them from a few previous TES games.  They're cool, but precious little else from High Rock or the Bretons is.

Hammerfell, on the other hand, is great.  The Redguard culture is an odd blend of Afro-Caribbean and Arabic elements, their society and religion are unique and interesting, and the desert is a lot of fun to explore.  Also, there are these creatures called "dunerippers," which has to be the most awesome name for anything in the history of ever.  Bonus points for that.

We don't see much of the Orcs or their society, which is a real shame.  I want to see this Orsinium they're always talking about.  I want to know more about this Mauloch they worship and see what his connection to Malacath is.  I want to know more about them, period.  But no, we just get to see this one tiny island they run, and not much else.  Lame.

In summary, it's good, but the Ebonheart Pact did a much better job of keeping things consistently interesting.  You'd be better off starting with that alliance.  inb4 ">implying..."

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« Reply #1304 on: October 13, 2014, 12:05:16 AM »
Isn't Orsinium coming in a future update?
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« Reply #1305 on: October 13, 2014, 12:33:06 AM »
Has saddam become the emperor yet?
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« Reply #1306 on: October 13, 2014, 12:36:09 AM »
When does the patch that actually makes this game fun come out?

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« Reply #1307 on: October 13, 2014, 12:57:37 AM »
Isn't Orsinium coming in a future update?

Yes, it will be in Wrothgar, which will be a solo PvE zone.  I'll be more likely to play that than group PvE stuff like Craglorn.

Has saddam become the emperor yet?

It will take significant grinding before that becomes even a remote possibility.

When does the patch that actually makes this game fun come out?

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online/General Elder Scrolls Discussion
« Reply #1308 on: October 13, 2014, 01:04:53 AM »
Aweee. Is someone upset because I don't like their shitty grindfest?


I know another game you might like: Wizards 101.

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« Reply #1309 on: October 13, 2014, 01:32:45 AM »
Aweee

You keep saying this.  Are you trying to say "Aw"?  If so, it's really weird spelling.

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« Reply #1310 on: October 13, 2014, 01:34:12 AM »
It's actually quite good.

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« Reply #1311 on: October 13, 2014, 07:44:16 AM »
Aweee

You keep saying this.  Are you trying to say "Aw"?  If so, it's really weird spelling.

He is clearly imitating Mario enjoying going down a slide.
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« Reply #1312 on: October 14, 2014, 01:25:40 PM »
Altmeri cities are now all Rivendell.

Literally.  They're all a bit too whimsical.  I like the designs of the Khajiit society, though.

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« Reply #1313 on: October 14, 2014, 01:57:51 PM »
But they're actually supposed to be even more whimsical.
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« Reply #1314 on: October 14, 2014, 02:39:03 PM »
Well, I meant whimsical in the sense that it comes across as overly quaint, playful, and basically nonthreatening.  I'd hoped for unusual designs, sure, but not ones that kind of undercut the fact that the Altmer are a serious people with serious goals.  I keep almost expecting a chorus of elves to suddenly burst into song in Auridon.  It doesn't feel right.

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« Reply #1315 on: October 14, 2014, 03:09:22 PM »
They're fucking High Elves, what the hell are you expecting from them?
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« Reply #1316 on: October 14, 2014, 04:31:59 PM »
They're fucking High Elves, what the hell are you expecting from them?
Nothing but the very best, elegant and splendorous is good enough for the magnificent Altmer!

That's the problem. Altmeri architecture in ESO is pretty bland, and not nearly as elegant and splendorous as it's described in the lore lore lore. The PGE describes their buildings as elaborate crystalline structures, resembling insect wings and solidified sunlight.
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« Reply #1317 on: October 14, 2014, 06:08:16 PM »
Solidified sunlight.

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online/General Elder Scrolls Discussion
« Reply #1318 on: October 14, 2014, 06:11:58 PM »
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« Reply #1319 on: October 14, 2014, 07:36:32 PM »
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Pocket_Guide_to_the_Empire,_1st_Edition/Aldmeri_Dominion

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A forbidden city for nearly fifty years, Alinor is both capital of the Summerset Isles and the heart of the Aldmeri Dominion. Human traders were only allowed at its ports, and they described the city as "made from glass or insect wings." Less fantastic accounts come from the Imperial emissaries of the Reman Dynasty, which describe the city as straight and glimmering, "a hypnotic swirl of ramparts and impossibly high towers, designed to catch the light of the sun and break it to its component colors, which lies draped across its stones until you are thankful for nightfall."

It's not really that clear-cut.  In any case, Alinor isn't in TESO.