While the ‘Dawnguard’ DLC remains a hot topic for Bethesda as the first content expansion for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, it’s that other big franchise game from the series that they brought to E3 2012 alongside Dishonored, their new IP.
The Elder Scrolls Online wasn’t playable, but we did view a demo that showcased the world, factions and action combat of the game. But more on that later. While waiting for Bethesda’s presentation we roamed around in an armory of replicas of weapons and armors from the game.
So, instead of talking about how The Elder Scrolls Online will be accessible to mass audiences or how its action-combat system works, or how vast and varied the provinces of Tamriel are, we’re going to take a brief real-life look at the MMO’s three factions and the weapons and armor players can utilize.
The Ouroboros logo of The Elder Scrolls Online symbolizes the game’s three factions:
- Aldmeri Dominion (Eagle) - Altmer, Bosmer, Khajiit
- Daggerfall Covenant (Lion) - Bretons, Orcs, Reguards
- Ebonheart Pact (Dragon) - Dunmer, Nords, Argonians
The logo and its explanation were on display at Bethesda’s E3 booth:
As were their respective logos, displayed on colored armor sets:
The real fun stuff was the variety of weapons found on the inside walls of the booth, including a detailed bow and quiver of arrows, swords, daggers, a magic staff, a scary looking mace, along with a variety of armored sets and a beautiful Elven cloak.
And of course, would would a game from The Elder Scrolls universe be without an actual Elder Scrolls. Don’t try to read it.
The Elder Scrolls Online releases in 2013 for PC and Mac.
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Looks good so far! I hope they have armor that looks like it would work as apposed to the skimpiest stuff possible. Please give us the option to make ugly characters too! The new GW2 Beta looks ridiculous, everyone is some hot Hollywood beauty queen or strapping hunk with flawless skin. In short, they look they’d freak out if a hair was out of place and the armor looks like it will barely stay on, let alone protect anything
hey I kind of like that about them, it think its better because the character that i made on skryrim looked like he live under a bridge. if your talking about making them purposely ugly the I agree because the players should have full creative freedom on their characters.
Heh its pretty cool that they created these weapons in real life. Lets just hope they didn’t waste too much time and are still going to bring us a great game. I have been checking out information regarding The Elder Scrolls Online and it looks promising!