Elder Scrolls Online Beta

What races are everybody going for?

I went for a cat person, I just couldn't be an elf

YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


YES YES YES

- I fixed my problem

AWESOME!!!!!!!

signed up for the beta a 2nd time and used the code I got from the first signing up.. it worked, but in my giddy rush, I mis-spelled my userID

man i is jelly

What kind of specs does it need? How well does it run?

ditto, details please!

I have all the graphics on low settings and I can't run DDO well, but this I can run well - it is smooth and no juddering. Most likely people who are not dunces at this type of game will not like it as much as I do, but I am chuffed to bits that the only thing to kill me was an invisible foe (graphics bug) so it is very playable. I don't know the technical specs type stuff, only I can say I have an average computer, not so good graphics card and slow router - so I was amazed I could play it at all

Cool!

That rocks! with DDO I have a hard time with the lag which has really done a number during quests >.< just have an average computer too or laptop lol

It ran smoothly - no probs on my 4 years old laptop. Not sure I'll be playing it when it launches officially as you have to buy it and then subscribe monthly after 30 days of free play. Will depend on the pricing of initial purchase, which they haven't yet released details of.

In the end I still found DDO to be better in terms of character customisation and also combat system. I tried out 3 toons and although they looked different, they all felt very same-y in terms of abilities and power but I may be used to classes with more frontloaded abilities. This has more of a LOTRO feel to it.  Couldn't turn off the mouselook either which I found annoying when it came to the combat.

Didn't get the chance to try out the PVP aspect of it, which is what I was more interested in. But from what I can tell from the notes the PVP stuff wasn't working and even if it had been, I only got up to lvl 8 in the time I had to play and lvl 10 is needed before you can do the PVP thing. I spent way too much time trying to work out how various things like crafting worked

Very pretty though and very detailed. The story stuff is nice but I'll admit that I tended to rush through the dialogues after a while as it didnt seem to make much difference whether you knew the background to the quests or not.

But yeah, pretty and fun. Not quite awesome, but something that could decently fill up gaming time.

+1 Beth


Have to agree with that review. The mouselook thing was very annoying. Didn't make it as high in level, had most of the same problems I do in DDO. Long load, disconnect when porting to different area. Some of that I'm sure is my comp/router. When it did run, it looked really nice.

Thank you Beth! +1

Thanks guys =)

I think overall it would appeal more to gamers who are interested in roleplay and for whom the story/lore is an important factor, rather than gamers who are more interested in min/max characters and beating a dungeon.

Check your mail. It's back for this weekend.  

And you can continue with the characters you built previously. I think they're wanting more players to get to lvl 10 so they can stress test the PVP area.

I got an invite... Hmmm

yes I got the invite too! I am looking forward to it. I need to get past level three They even sent me a special survey asking me why I only got that far and my answer was something along the lines of "because I am an eejit at these games!"

Same. Got an invite. Perhaps I will give it a whirl on the laptop and see what happens. (it IS a snowday after all!)

Well, maybe I'll check it out. Have little time lately.

whats going on, friend?
Know we got your back!

also got an invite, they finally did the mac tests!

downloading now

I'll be playing this as well over the weekend, glad I can keep my old character... Ebonheart pact, anybody?

Did not get an invite, dammit

maybe they only want really bad players like me? From my email it says you use the old code, so maybe you can try it anyway?