Elder Scrolls Online trailer: the lead loremaster

Why are three factions at war in The Elder Scrolls Online? Because MMORPG's often use large-scale conflict to add a sense of importance to their repetitive quests. Oh no, but that's too simple. No, it's the sort of issue only a 'loremaster' can explain, and ZeniMax has deployed its lead loremaster Lawrence Schick to explain the troubles in a video developer diary.

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Why are three factions at war in The Elder Scrolls Online? Because MMORPG's often use large-scale conflict to add a sense of importance to their repetitive quests. Oh no, but that's too simple. No, it's the sort of issue only a 'loremaster' can explain, and ZeniMax has deployed its lead loremaster Lawrence Schick to explain the troubles in a video developer diary.

You see, the Aldmeri Dominion, Daggerfall Covenant, and Ebonheart Pact alliances control lands around the edges of the continent Tamriel, but no one controls Cyrodil in the middle, the setting of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Cyrodil's quite a nice place, so the factions would like to seize it.

Throw in lots of people with fantasy names and cults and necromancers and away we go!

Developed by ZeniMax Online Studios, The Elder Scrolls online hits PC and Mac later this year.

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    January 21, 2013 6:00 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Elder Scrolls Online trailer: the lead loremaster.

    Why are three factions at war in The Elder Scrolls Online? Because MMORPG's often use large-scale conflict to add a sense of importance to their repetitive quests. Oh no, but that's too simple. No, it's the sort of issue only a 'loremaster' can explain, and ZeniMax has deployed its lead loremaster Lawrence Schick to explain the troubles in a video developer diary.

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      January 21, 2013 6:46 AM

      Haha,so true.

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      January 21, 2013 6:48 AM

      3 factions?

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      January 21, 2013 6:49 AM

      I hope they exceed my expectations on this one, because even as a complete MMO nut, I've not seen anything regarding this game that has got a "sweet!" out of me.

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      January 21, 2013 7:07 AM

      Hey, if you're going to have conflict, triads are always more interesting than dyads.

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        January 21, 2013 2:17 PM

        I find naiads the most interesting

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        January 21, 2013 2:31 PM

        We will be seeing a Rise of the Triads in games soon I'll wager.

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      January 21, 2013 11:23 AM

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      January 21, 2013 2:11 PM

      You had me at "awesome moustache".

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