Creative Director On Elder Scrolls Online Classic: "Nobody Liked ESO At Launch"

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:James Lucas

Published Apr 5, 2024

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While games like RuneScape and WoW have classic versions, ESO is unlikely to get its own.
ESO was infamous at launch and it took some doing to win back players and build up the reputation it has today.
Zenimax has toyed with the idea before, but ultimately decided against it.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Elder Scrolls Online is celebrating its 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:tenth anniversary over the next year, and the game has changed a lot in that decade. One Tamriel o▨pened up every zone to every level, making it so that you could travel the world at your leisure without ever feeling underpowered, and co𒈔untless expansions have launched that introduced entirely new modes and mechanics, shifting up the meta, combat, and ways in which you can conquer the endgame.

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In other MMORPGs like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:World of Warcraft and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:RuneScape, developers have capitalised on the nostalgic fever with separate Classic versions of the games thꦛat strip back the past de⛦cade or two of development. But when I asked creative director Rich Lambert about ESO doing something similar, he had a "snarky" answer for me.

Why There Won't Be An Elder Scrolls Online Classic

The Elder Scrolls Online Gold Road screenshot of a bosmer approaching a crystal golem

"Nobody liked ESO when it launched, so I don't think going back to that is ideal, but I understand the sentiment, being able to start over and being fresh and new," Lambert tells me as we sit in the entrance of the sugar factory in Amsterdam where Zenimax is hosting the first of its celebrations. "It's something we've definitely toyed with and talked about, but we've spent so much time and effort turning ESO into what it is today that I don't think it's the right thing to do."

We've spent so much time and effort turning ESO into what it is today that I don't think it's the right thing to do.

As Lambert says, ESO was infamous when it launched. Elder Scrolls fans expecting 'Skyrim with friends' were disappointed, and genre veterans found it lacking when compared to the juggernauts that had long dominated the space. But Zenimax persevered and the game not only survived that rocky launch, it thrived.

As of writing, ESO boasts over 24 million players and is about to launch 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:an expansion called Gold Road which is introducing an entir💖ely new Daedric Pr▨ince and a spell crafting-like system.

It took some doing to get here, but as rocky as its beginnings were, I'm sure there are plenty of others who still found a lot to love about the good ol' days.