Elder Scrolls MMO main story will be single-player

by Jake Galouzis Featured 10 Comments 20 Votes 288 Views 20/05/2012 Back to News

In a video interview with Game Informer, Matt Firor has stated the main story arc of The Elder Scrolls Online will completely be a solo experience.

According to Firor, The last thing you want to do is have the final confrontation with Mehrunes Dagon as he's stomping across the Imperial City, and you see like 15 guys behind you waiting to kill him because they're on the same quest. As MMO online designers, the thing we wanted to make sure we hit the most was that feeling that you're awesome, you're the hero."

Whilst not a controversial move (World of Warcraft and Star Wars: The Old Republic feature many single-player instances), the gaming community are split towards the idea.

What are your thoughts on the inclusion of a solitary single-player storyline?

By Jake Galouzis

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maxiboy

DO WANT

20/05/2012

Sydney, NSW

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stRay0

But i like that sense of camaraderie in those situations.

20/05/2012

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whaling

stRay0 said: But i like that sense of camaraderie in those situations.

Hopefully they'll have group bosses as well.

20/05/2012

On a vessel.

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Mitchel

whaling said:
stRay0 said: But i like that sense of camaraderie in those situations.

Hopefully they'll have group bosses as well.

There will be many online bosses, but a single player on The Elder Scrolls: Online sounds like a solid plan.

20/05/2012

People please, it's called that for a reason.

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whaling

I've changed my mind, I vote for no bosses at all.

Also no gameplay.

20/05/2012

On a vessel.

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iamtom

More I hear, less I want.

20/05/2012

/no1

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NinjaBoy

I'm really for this Idea. I know when I use to play wow and I would be doing a Quest with a boss battle I'd have to wait for the boss to respawn before I could do a thing.

21/05/2012

The wonderful world of sarcasm...

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Makra

Never played an MMO before, but isn't it kind of, not really an MMO, if the core experience is like, not online multiplayer? [MOG]

21/05/2012

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Kerosanak

Probably instanced, like DCU Online.

If you're in a party you all load into the same mission, if you're not, you're all alone.

21/05/2012

I'm still kind of a big deal in the Capital Wasteland.

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abujaffer

I don't know, I've always wanted a multiplayer Skyrim, but I was thinking more along the lines of Red Dead Redemption (where you have all the players in one world and you can do anything you want). This isn't as great as I expected... ;O

21/05/2012

3D world... where everything, even flat stuff, are in 3D.