Hey guys, just giving you a quick run down of the latest information for the Elder Scrolls Online.
There is a decent amount of information already available for the ESO so here it is.
Three Playable Factions
- The Aldmeri Dominion – Altmer, Bosmer and Kajhiit
- The Daggerfall Covenant – Orcs, Bretons and Redguards
- The Ebonheart Pact – Nords, Dunmer and Argonians
General Combat Details
- Select your skillset
- Equip different weapon types
- Monsters can interact similar to players
- Use Stamina to Block
- Finesse rewards you for great combat strategy
- Gaining enough Finesse could reward you with items
Advanced Combat Details
- Synergy Combat Bonuses For Two Players (Think Heroic Opporunities EQ2).
- Use Stamina to Escape CC
- Weapon Determines Combat Style
- Crouch, Block and Avoid Attacks
- Enemies will perform their own Synergy type Abilities
- Enemies will prepare for battle when players enter rooms
- Pick One Ultimate Attack
Other Random Elder Scrolls Online Details
The UI is supposed to be nice and clean and easy to use, which is great for Elder Scrolls players. The designers also want players to be looking at the screen more as opposed to say a healer just staring at health bars, which is very common in lots of MMOs.
The designers also want you to react to the monsters directly and not to the UI. So if a monster is charging up a giant fireball it will be clearly obvious that you need to deal with it, rather than just watching a cast bar.
A cool monster is “The Lich”, he can lay down a trap like ability and if you enter it then he will grab you and lift you into the air, stealing part of your soul and slamming you back down to the ground.
One of the nice synergies that the developers like is healing rain (allies can run into an area and give themselves a heal).
For more information on the Elder Scrolls Online then I recommend having a look at GameInformer, they have the biggest amount of ESO info I have seen, check them out over at: http://origin-www.gameinformer.com/p/elderscrollsonline.aspx.
Let us know if you are looking forward to ESO in the comments section below or on the forums.
