Morian Zenas, renowned conjurer and author, doesn’t make sense. ESO Disclaimer This is the first ESO contradiction I’m addressing, so let me point out: the story of ESO isn’t finished yet. There are a lot of inconsistencies, a lot of loose ends, but it’s heavily suspected many of them are going to be reconciled in […]
Continue ReadingI’ve been lurking in the depths of ESO (Elder Scrolls Online) mining item data this week and have been trying to find just how many different items the game has. The quick answer is simply: “a lot”! Without getting too technical, an item link in ESO has the format: |H0:item:ID:SUBTYPE:LEVEL:ENCHANTID:ENCHANTSUBTYPE:ENCHANTLEVEL:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:STYLE:CRAFTED:BOUND:CHARGES:POTIONEFFECT|hNAME|h We don’t need to include […]
Continue ReadingAlright, I’ll say it. I came into The Elder Scrolls and UESP with Morrowind, I’ve looked at Morrowind more often than the other games, and the layout of the Morrowind namespace is something I’m absolutely in love with. If I could have my way, the entire namespace would become the standard for what our location […]
Continue ReadingI am back with a random blog post that I have created, because… Well, I was bored and this seemed like an interesting opinion article to write, based on my own experiences in the world of YouTube Let’s Plays, both as a spectator and former content creator (who might return to the game sometime). If […]
Continue ReadingEarlier today, Elder Scrolls Online was released on Steam with a half-off sale which will run until the end of the weekend. Expect more ESO news out of QuakeCon shortly. Update 3 is due sometime in August, and is expected to be very guild-oriented. It will include an assortment of symbols from which guilds can […]
Continue ReadingThe International Business Times released a couple articles on the “ESO Bot Plague” and ESO news from E3. (edit- See comments; IBT is apparently rehashing a dated issue here) ESO director Matt Firor wrote on their forums that the black market activity for the game accounts for about 85% of the customer service calls and […]
Continue ReadingDon’t use Twitter? Then you’re a good person. Kidding, obviously. I don’t know about you, but I’m still hoping this particularly vapid social media fad will die out. Bunch of narcissists, activists with agendas, and generally stupid … well, twits. No thanks. And by that, I mean that I offer no thanks to the people […]
Continue ReadingMy experience was very glitchy. Eventually, just trying to talk to people in Stonefalls or trading with a merchant would usually end with a reboot. Crafting was largely out of the question. Logins failed, I got trapped in areas I shouldn’t have been able to access at that moment, sometimes my attacks didn’t affect enemies […]
Continue ReadingIn my Baldur’s Gate review, I referenced The Elder Scrolls’s guilds briefly, though I didn’t want to go into detail and pull the focus away from the topic at hand – a Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced review. As I stated, Baldur’s Gate has no joinable factions to give out the many miscellaneous quests, though I didn’t […]
Continue ReadingWhile reminiscing about Fable and kicking myself for never actually finishing a game I was so thoroughly enjoying, I got to thinking about something: The effects the player’s decision has on the actual world is virtually non-existent in The Elder Scrolls. In Fable, for instance, when you’re a Hero with a high karma, the people […]
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