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Have you been playing any of the other Elder Scroll games?

CarnicideCarnicide Member UncommonPosts: 222
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I'm just wondering if you guys are playing any of the other Elder scroll games to catch up on the lore in preparation of the ESO launch?
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  • VonatarVonatar Member UncommonPosts: 723
    I have been playing Morrowind with the awesome graphics overhaul. Bit of Skyrim here and there, as always.
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,060
    No, but I have been considering firing up Skyrim again, never really got into it when I played it around launch.

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  • DistopiaDistopia Member EpicPosts: 21,183
    I'm almost always playing a TES game.

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  • MaxisDBMaxisDB Member UncommonPosts: 78
    Nope.. I've tried to play them, but after about 10 min or so I'm bored to tears. They are pretty, but I just can't get into them. Loved the time I got to spend playing TESO tho.. guess I'm one of the weird ones. 
  • strangepowersstrangepowers Member UncommonPosts: 630

    I could only handle the beta for less than two hours if that, horrible... I was motivated to exit ESO and play Skyrim which was 1000X more entertaining.

    I thought it was funny when I got the pop-up "would you buy this game" poll. I was like hell no!

  • rodingorodingo Member RarePosts: 2,870
    I'm playing Skyrim, but not to catch up with anything for ESO.

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  • spookydomspookydom Member UncommonPosts: 1,782
    Have never really stopped playing Skyrim. So many mods, so little time. 
  • Kayo45Kayo45 Member Posts: 293

    I like the ES games but for some reason I can never finish them. I think im on my 3rd or 4th trek through Skyrim and havent played for months now. Same with Oblivion and Morrowind. Hell even Fallout 3 seems to end the same with me every time!

    I think it just gets too repetitive for too long. Not that the game is shallow by any means but when youre playing for so long trying to get things done and youre basically just heading into some cave and/or "ancient ruin" every single time ... you just gradually lose interest.

  • TygranirTygranir Member Posts: 741
    Always swapping between Morrowind and Skyrim. I never seem to get drawn back to Oblivion. Not sure why. It was a good game... Skyrim and Morrowind might just be more fun.

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  • Crazy_StickCrazy_Stick Member Posts: 1,059
    Yeah, I am playing Skyrim because it's fun and nothing else comparable is really out there aside from other Bethesda games I have already played to death too. That has nothing to do with getting into the lore because if I am honest they really need to re-boot they are supposedly building up to to get rid of the sick stupid stuff like Altmer eugenics and baby killing they typically try to cover or wood elf cannibalism. I mean if you delve into the lore its an old school D&D game brought to PC with all the bad hang ups.
  • CarnicideCarnicide Member UncommonPosts: 222
    Originally posted by Vonatar
    I have been playing Morrowind with the awesome graphics overhaul. Bit of Skyrim here and there, as always.

    What mod are you speaking of? Do the graphics compared to skyrim now?

  • v_Vev_Ve Member UncommonPosts: 312
    i keep trying to bring myself to get back into skyrim but i cant for some reason but i did love eso and cant wait for its next beta :)

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  • flizzerflizzer Member RarePosts: 2,455
    Ive played about 100 hrs of Skyrim and since Eldevin launch I have been playing that almost exclusively.  Just love the crafting in that game. Anyway, I hope to actually get back to Skyrim at some point.  I have yet to try Morrowind.   Not enough time in the day!   I am now leaning towards staying away from ESO, so might just stick to the single player experience. 
  • AmjocoAmjoco Member UncommonPosts: 4,860
    Just some info to pass on if you all are interested. This overhaul/mod whatever you want to call it is very good in combining Morrowind and Oblivion into one game. You can travel between the two games and it uses the Oblivion graphics in Morrowind making it look so much better. It isn't bug free, but it is definitely worth trying. 
     

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  • TatercakeTatercake Member UncommonPosts: 286
    i playe dall of them and  i saw little  elderscolls in eso i saw wow gw2  compitition is what i saw
  • AmjocoAmjoco Member UncommonPosts: 4,860
    Originally posted by Tatercake
    i playe dall of them and  i saw little  elderscolls in eso i saw wow gw2  compitition is what i saw

    I think it is how you perceive things. Perhaps that is why this discussion was brought up to change the mindset of players. If you go into this game thinking of WoW and GW2 that is probably what you will get out of it. Playing the single player games helps you with the lore that will continue into the online game. 

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  • jazz.bejazz.be Member UncommonPosts: 962

    I'm not a TES fan, simply because I never really tried. I became an online games junkie over the years.

    I played a bit of Skirim but didn't get into it so much, probably due to the reason I mentioned above.

    However, I think if they manage keep the RP and exploration in their online version it will be a great game.

     

  • KenFisherKenFisher Member UncommonPosts: 5,035
    Originally posted by Distopia
    I'm almost always playing a TES game.

     

    Same.  Permanent residents on my HD.

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  • Mr.KujoMr.Kujo Member Posts: 383
    Tried Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim, but never got pulled into them. I gave this series three chances, because of all the praise and popularity, but it just wasn't my thing, despite the fact I love rpg's. I want to give this lore one more go with the online version, because it might suit my tastes better.
  • metal0xmetal0x Member UncommonPosts: 77

    My favorite TES game has to be "Daggerfall". That game concept was ahead of its time but it had quite a few bugs in it. I wish they would make a updated version of it with better graphics and bug free.

     

    Marrowind was another one I liked.

     

    Oblivions leveling system was a turn off for me.

     

    Skyrim is really good. The only TES game I beat.

  • ghettocelebghettoceleb Member UncommonPosts: 104

    Been on Skyrim quite a bit

    lately 

  • IBN5100IBN5100 Member Posts: 2
    I don't think you need to play the previous games to catch up to the lore in ESO, it seems pretty butchered to me. 
  • killahhkillahh Member UncommonPosts: 445
    Originally posted by Mr.Kujo
    Tried Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim, but never got pulled into them. I gave this series three chances, because of all the praise and popularity, but it just wasn't my thing, despite the fact I love rpg's. I want to give this lore one more go with the online version, because it might suit my tastes better.

    if you love rpg's i cannot fathom how you could not love skyrim. it is literally the epitomy of a single player rpg, once you have all the expansions.

    thought about it a sec, ok it might not be the pinnacle,  imho, Moria, or angband is up there too

     

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  • Mr.KujoMr.Kujo Member Posts: 383
    Originally posted by killahh
    Originally posted by Mr.Kujo
    Tried Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim, but never got pulled into them. I gave this series three chances, because of all the praise and popularity, but it just wasn't my thing, despite the fact I love rpg's. I want to give this lore one more go with the online version, because it might suit my tastes better.

    if you love rpg's i cannot fathom how you could not love skyrim. it is literally the epitomy of a single player rpg, once you have all the expansions.

    thought about it a sec, ok it might not be the pinnacle,  imho, Moria, or angband is up there too

     

    It would take another thread to explain it, but let's just say that this genre is varied enough for people to like one title and dislike another, and Elder Scroll series are a genre in itself. Very characteristic gameplay that doesn't necessary appeal to every rpg player. I played Baldurs Gate million times, Fallout 1 gazillion times, played TES games few hours each and couldn't stick around for longer. You could try to figure out the differences between those games do understand where I come from. For me the two titles I just mentioned would be at the top, while your personal holy grail would be much lower. Just a matter of taste.

    I do hope TESO will be a good game.

  • Blazer6992Blazer6992 Member UncommonPosts: 643
    Originally posted by rodingo
    I'm playing Skyrim, but not to catch up with anything for ESO.

    My thought exactly.

     

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