They made another live action ESO commercial

Elijah_Crow · March 2016

I love cheesy MMO commercials.

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom

They should have a community contest to create a cheesy commercial! Come on ZOS! Fan made commercial contest!

Sausage · March 2016

Thats brilliant!

Elijah_Crow · March 2016

Elijah_Crow wrote: »

I love cheesy MMO commercials.

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom

They should have a community contest to create a cheesy commercial! Come on ZOS! Fan made commercial contest!

I just pictured in my head a live action scene from "The Lusty Argonian Maid". Maybe this isn't a great idea.... Lol

Cadbury · March 2016

Elijah_Crow wrote: »

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Elijah_Crow wrote: »

I love cheesy MMO commercials.

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_JessicaFolsom

They should have a community contest to create a cheesy commercial! Come on ZOS! Fan made commercial contest!

I just pictured in my head a live action scene from "The Lusty Argonian Maid". Maybe this isn't a great idea.... Lol

lol Agreed. "The Lusty Argonian Maid" or that certain scene in "The Real Barenziah" would be in about 90% of the submissions...

Gidorick · March 2016

I like how some people are trying to read too much into the commercial... trying to make it out as some sort of really clever meta campaign like @lordrichter

lordrichter wrote: »

I thought it was pretty cute, right down to the exaggerated LARP acting. As a commercial, it does what it needs to do. It shows in-game action, gets the point of Thieves Guild across, and does it by presenting the game using actors pretending to be in the game.

While I am sure this is missed by most, what we are watching in this video is Elder Scrolls lore in action. Events in the game presented from the perspective of people in the game. Yeah, it is done in a light manner, but the whole thing reminds me of something one of the NPCs in the game might do, if the technology was available.

And the people who take it as an opportunity to whip out the old "You need to use your imagination, you degenerate creatively void ape" (words added for perceived snark.

) response... like @Gargath

Gargath wrote: »

I like very much this ESO commercial, it's so simple, clear and cheery. Definitely an opposition to a garbage.

In my opinion ESO is for people with deep level of imagination, who don't need commercials with astounding graphical bells and whistles like in those Asian rubbish vids. If someone don't like The Elder Scrolls lore, won't buy the game after any commercial, no matter the costs. Others will buy because they love it .

and that some people are just unsure of what the message of is supposed to be... like @Spacemonkey

Spacemonkey wrote: »

yiiiiiisssssssssh

point being, it might have worked if the actress is indeed super reknown (like plug in Kate Beckinsale/Kate Upton in there and everyone would have 'got it')

But if you don't (like most I'm guessing) - then the 'campyness' is missed and it just looks bad. Because I have no clue who she is, it just looks like bad acting for something that clearly does have some kind of budget , and it's unclear if it's supposed to be serious or not, again because I can't tell if the actress is purposefuly bad, or if she's just terrible..... (and it is a bit on par with that type of acting some people know of)

I don't think the commercial is all that deep or intentionally meaningful. The two actors are portraying players in the world, not NPCs. The guy's name is "Pete"... I'm going to go ahead and call him "Pete the Regenerative" since he "grew" back a hand.

To me the commercial misses the mark because it SEEMS intentionally campy. It has a tongue-in-cheek quality that ESO doesn't have. Sure there's humor in ESO, but this is because there is humor in life. ESO is NOT, however, what I would call a campy self-referential game.

But more than that, I feel that the commercials are misrepresenting ESO a bit. Between the two commercials we see:

Mention of "competitive archery"
PVP Theft
Character Dismemberment (lopping off hands)
Mention of city-specific bounties
Guards apprehending players instead of killing them
and... Capes

None of these things are in ESO... and yes, I understand what "creative liberty" means.. and yes, I agree I'm "reading too much into it" and "taking them too seriously".

I just don't think these commercials do a great job of highlighting the strengths, atmosphere, or feeling of ESO.

But that's just me.

I'm sure they're doing a good job of bringing in new players. If the first one didn't, they wouldn't have made a second one! So... yay for them, right?

Oh and thanks for the laugh @rotaugen454 by exposing your "search patterns" publically. That gave me a pretty good laugh.

Lysette · March 2016

Spacemonkey wrote: »

yiiiiiisssssssssh

point being, it might have worked if the actress is indeed super reknown (like plug in Kate Beckinsale/Kate Upton in there and everyone would have 'got it')

But if you don't (like most I'm guessing) - then the 'campyness' is missed and it just looks bad. Because I have no clue who she is, it just looks like bad acting for something that clearly does have some kind of budget , and it's unclear if it's supposed to be serious or not, again because I can't tell if the actress is purposefuly bad, or if she's just terrible..... (and it is a bit on par with that type of acting some people know of)

it is a bit like what a british sitcom is like - it might not be out of place for an australian commercial, but it's for certain not for an american audience - I think b*loody h*ell is not what you can say in an US TV commercial.

Cadbury · March 2016

Gidorick wrote: »

I like how some people are trying to read too much into the commercial... trying to make it out as some sort of really clever meta campaign like @lordrichter
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lordrichter wrote: »

I thought it was pretty cute, right down to the exaggerated LARP acting. As a commercial, it does what it needs to do. It shows in-game action, gets the point of Thieves Guild across, and does it by presenting the game using actors pretending to be in the game.

While I am sure this is missed by most, what we are watching in this video is Elder Scrolls lore in action. Events in the game presented from the perspective of people in the game. Yeah, it is done in a light manner, but the whole thing reminds me of something one of the NPCs in the game might do, if the technology was available.

And the people who take it as an opportunity to whip out the old "You need to use your imagination, you degenerate creatively void ape" (words added for perceived snark. ) response... like @Gargath
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Gargath wrote: »

I like very much this ESO commercial, it's so simple, clear and cheery. Definitely an opposition to a garbage.

In my opinion ESO is for people with deep level of imagination, who don't need commercials with astounding graphical bells and whistles like in those Asian rubbish vids. If someone don't like The Elder Scrolls lore, won't buy the game after any commercial, no matter the costs. Others will buy because they love it .

and that some people are just unsure of what the message of is supposed to be... like @Spacemonkey
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Spacemonkey wrote: »

yiiiiiisssssssssh

point being, it might have worked if the actress is indeed super reknown (like plug in Kate Beckinsale/Kate Upton in there and everyone would have 'got it')

But if you don't (like most I'm guessing) - then the 'campyness' is missed and it just looks bad. Because I have no clue who she is, it just looks like bad acting for something that clearly does have some kind of budget , and it's unclear if it's supposed to be serious or not, again because I can't tell if the actress is purposefuly bad, or if she's just terrible..... (and it is a bit on par with that type of acting some people know of)

I don't think the commercial is "Meta". The two actors are portraying players in the world, not NPCs. The guy's name is "Pete"... I'm going to go ahead and call him "Pete the Regenerative" since he "grew" back a hand.

To me the commercial misses the mark because it SEEMS intentionally campy. It has a tongue-in-cheek quality that ESO doesn't have. Sure there's humor in ESO, but this is because there is humor in life. ESO is NOT, however, what I would call a campy self-referential game.

But more than that, I feel that the commercials are misrepresenting ESO a bit. Between the two commercials we see:
Mention of "competitive archery"

PVP Theft

Character Dismemberment (lopping off hands)

Mention of city-specific bounties

Guards apprehending players instead of killing them

and... Capes

None of these things are in ESO... and yes, I understand what "creative liberty" means.. and yes, I agree I'm "reading too much into it" and "taking them too seriously".

I just don't think these commercials do a great job of highlighting the strengths, atmosphere, or feeling of ESO.

But that's just me.

Oh and thanks for the laugh @rotaugen454 by exposing your "search patterns" publically. That gave me a pretty good laugh.

This guy get its. Couldn't have said it better myself, Gidorick

Funny story time. A long while back when I played Lord Of The Rings Online, they released a live action commercial for one of their expansions, and a topic like this came up. Pretty much the exact same reactions were given. It's hilarious in hindsight.

IrishGirlGamer · March 2016

Gidorick wrote: »

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davidtxr wrote: »

Lol made me laugh are there any more ?

There's the original @davidtxr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYQLhqooh0E

And for comparison... Here is Skyrim's live action trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQtTD5K52xI

Thanks for posting the Skyrim trailer. When I heard Skyrim had done a live action trailer, I wasn't expecting much, but that was pretty freakin awesome.

As to the ESO trailers ... sigh. That's all I've got.

Gidorick · March 2016

IrishGirlGamer wrote: »

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Gidorick wrote: »

davidtxr wrote: »

Lol made me laugh are there any more ?

There's the original @davidtxr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYQLhqooh0E

And for comparison... Here is Skyrim's live action trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQtTD5K52xI

Thanks for posting the Skyrim trailer. When I heard Skyrim had done a live action trailer, I wasn't expecting much, but that was pretty freakin awesome.

As to the ESO trailers ... sigh. That's all I've got.

I agree @IrishGirlGamer ... after watching that Skyrim trailer I got all worked up and was ready to hop back into my old adventuring shoes. It evokes emotions of excitement, awe, and wonder. It actually empowers the viewer while challenging and inviting them into the narrative of Skyrim. It's a true call to adventure.

The ESO commercial tells the viewer that "Eh... there's crap to do... if you want."... It inspires nothing but notions of mediocrity. Not in me anyway.

IrishGirlGamer · March 2016

Gidorick wrote: »

I like how some people are trying to read too much into the commercial... trying to make it out as some sort of really clever meta campaign like @lordrichter
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lordrichter wrote: »

I thought it was pretty cute, right down to the exaggerated LARP acting. As a commercial, it does what it needs to do. It shows in-game action, gets the point of Thieves Guild across, and does it by presenting the game using actors pretending to be in the game.

While I am sure this is missed by most, what we are watching in this video is Elder Scrolls lore in action. Events in the game presented from the perspective of people in the game. Yeah, it is done in a light manner, but the whole thing reminds me of something one of the NPCs in the game might do, if the technology was available.

And the people who take it as an opportunity to whip out the old "You need to use your imagination, you degenerate creatively void ape" (words added for perceived snark. ) response... like @Gargath
show previous quotes

Gargath wrote: »

I like very much this ESO commercial, it's so simple, clear and cheery. Definitely an opposition to a garbage.

In my opinion ESO is for people with deep level of imagination, who don't need commercials with astounding graphical bells and whistles like in those Asian rubbish vids. If someone don't like The Elder Scrolls lore, won't buy the game after any commercial, no matter the costs. Others will buy because they love it .

and that some people are just unsure of what the message of is supposed to be... like @Spacemonkey
show previous quotes

Spacemonkey wrote: »

yiiiiiisssssssssh

point being, it might have worked if the actress is indeed super reknown (like plug in Kate Beckinsale/Kate Upton in there and everyone would have 'got it')

But if you don't (like most I'm guessing) - then the 'campyness' is missed and it just looks bad. Because I have no clue who she is, it just looks like bad acting for something that clearly does have some kind of budget , and it's unclear if it's supposed to be serious or not, again because I can't tell if the actress is purposefuly bad, or if she's just terrible..... (and it is a bit on par with that type of acting some people know of)

I don't think the commercial is all that deep or intentionally meaningful. The two actors are portraying players in the world, not NPCs. The guy's name is "Pete"... I'm going to go ahead and call him "Pete the Regenerative" since he "grew" back a hand.

To me the commercial misses the mark because it SEEMS intentionally campy. It has a tongue-in-cheek quality that ESO doesn't have. Sure there's humor in ESO, but this is because there is humor in life. ESO is NOT, however, what I would call a campy self-referential game.

But more than that, I feel that the commercials are misrepresenting ESO a bit. Between the two commercials we see:
Mention of "competitive archery"

PVP Theft

Character Dismemberment (lopping off hands)

Mention of city-specific bounties

Guards apprehending players instead of killing them

and... Capes

None of these things are in ESO... and yes, I understand what "creative liberty" means.. and yes, I agree I'm "reading too much into it" and "taking them too seriously".

I just don't think these commercials do a great job of highlighting the strengths, atmosphere, or feeling of ESO.

But that's just me. I'm sure they're doing a good job of bringing in new players. If the first one didn't, they wouldn't have made a second one! So... yay for them, right?

Oh and thanks for the laugh @rotaugen454 by exposing your "search patterns" publically. That gave me a pretty good laugh.

I think this begins to sum up my problems with the video. I won't criticize the bad writing/acting since that kind of hammy-thing appeals to some people. But the inclusion of gameplay mechanics that aren't actually in the game is, for me, a really annoying issue.

I remember watching the official Skyrim trailer for the first time. I was in school and I was blown away. I grabbed a couple of friends and we went up to a study room at the university library and hooked up my Macbook to the television monitor. Then we played the trailer with the volume loud enough to practically rattle the glass in windows.

I loved that trailer. It was well-written, great voice, nicely timed. And it was all gameplay footage.

tinythinker · March 2016

Gidorick wrote: »

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IrishGirlGamer wrote: »

Gidorick wrote: »

davidtxr wrote: »

Lol made me laugh are there any more ?

There's the original @davidtxr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYQLhqooh0E

And for comparison... Here is Skyrim's live action trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQtTD5K52xI

Thanks for posting the Skyrim trailer. When I heard Skyrim had done a live action trailer, I wasn't expecting much, but that was pretty freakin awesome.

As to the ESO trailers ... sigh. That's all I've got.

I agree @IrishGirlGamer ... after watching that Skyrim trailer I got all worked up and was ready to hop back into my old adventuring shoes. It evokes emotions of excitement, awe, and wonder. It actually empowers the viewer while challenging and inviting them into the narrative of Skyrim. It's a true call to adventure.

The ESO commercial tells the viewer that "Eh... there's crap to do... if you want."... It inspires nothing but notions of mediocrity. Not in me anyway.

Maybe they could take a cue from this game.

Rune_Relic · March 2016

Its the kind of thing John Cleese would knock up IMO.
I found them amusing.

Perhaps its low budget image is a dig on the forum members (players) complaining about ZOS wasting money on advertising

ZOS has lots of tongue in cheek digs.....if you stand back and observe.

#puttinfoilhataway

FENGRUSH · March 2016

tinythinker wrote: »

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Gidorick wrote: »

IrishGirlGamer wrote: »

Gidorick wrote: »

davidtxr wrote: »

Lol made me laugh are there any more ?

There's the original @davidtxr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYQLhqooh0E

And for comparison... Here is Skyrim's live action trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQtTD5K52xI

Thanks for posting the Skyrim trailer. When I heard Skyrim had done a live action trailer, I wasn't expecting much, but that was pretty freakin awesome.

As to the ESO trailers ... sigh. That's all I've got.

I agree @IrishGirlGamer ... after watching that Skyrim trailer I got all worked up and was ready to hop back into my old adventuring shoes. It evokes emotions of excitement, awe, and wonder. It actually empowers the viewer while challenging and inviting them into the narrative of Skyrim. It's a true call to adventure.

The ESO commercial tells the viewer that "Eh... there's crap to do... if you want."... It inspires nothing but notions of mediocrity. Not in me anyway.

Maybe they could take a cue from this game.

Sorry thats a trailer for Cyrodiil - that content has been written off!

Hope499 · March 2016

Painful to watch...

Added bonus of them spending a horrendous amount of money of for Monk and the commercial instead of the game....yikes....glad to know our subbing fees are being put to good use...

sylviermoone · March 2016

These are frighteningly horrible, and like a car crash, I CAN'T NOT WATCH.

xboxone1Q · March 2016

She is hot but that commercial sucked

Preyfar · March 2016

The Elder Infomercials

Deadfinger6 · March 2016

I think it's good.

Loralai_907 · March 2016

Well that was terribad. And now I'm scowling at work. I should have just done the thing that I am avoiding this morning instead, it would have been less painful lol.

Burning_Talons · March 2016

2 things here
Breton Costume Comfirmed
When can my character get his hands on that gorgeous women?

Lysette · March 2016

IrishGirlGamer wrote: »

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Gidorick wrote: »

davidtxr wrote: »

Lol made me laugh are there any more ?

There's the original @davidtxr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYQLhqooh0E

And for comparison... Here is Skyrim's live action trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQtTD5K52xI

Thanks for posting the Skyrim trailer. When I heard Skyrim had done a live action trailer, I wasn't expecting much, but that was pretty freakin awesome.

As to the ESO trailers ... sigh. That's all I've got.

The worst is that pretty much nothing of what is advertised in the video is any true - is there amazing shopping in ESO - no, none at all, not in a preview like manner like shown in the video. Is there competitive archery, no, it does not even require any skill, anyone can do it, just hold that thing somewhat into the direction of the target and you will automatically hit - no competition possible. And climbing a mountain - where can you do this, there are invisible walls everywhere. This video advertises things which are not in the actual game and it is false advertisement.

AddictionX · March 2016

See the aussies like it

it did its job

HoloYoitsu · March 2016

Commercial clearly targeted for RP's, guess I should be glad that ZOS knows the only player base that isn't utterly pissed off with the state of their game.

Lysette · March 2016

HoloYoitsu wrote: »

Commercial clearly targeted for RP's, guess I should be glad that ZOS knows the only player base that isn't utterly pissed off with the state of their game.

That video is not appealing to role players at all. What do you see in this video - a modern woman in a silly toy armor talking about the game world as if it would be kind of disney world - this is not any appealing to role players.

HoloYoitsu · March 2016

Lysette wrote: »

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HoloYoitsu wrote: »

Commercial clearly targeted for RP's, guess I should be glad that ZOS knows the only player base that isn't utterly pissed off with the state of their game.

That video is not appealing to role players at all. What do you see in this video - a modern woman in a silly toy armor takling about the game world as if it would be kind of disney world - this is not any appealing to role players.

Then I'm at a loss, cuz it totally doesn't appeal to anyone in a PvP or PvE sense whatsoever.

AddictionX · March 2016

^The aussies

Lysette · March 2016

HoloYoitsu wrote: »

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Lysette wrote: »

HoloYoitsu wrote: »

Commercial clearly targeted for RP's, guess I should be glad that ZOS knows the only player base that isn't utterly pissed off with the state of their game.

That video is not appealing to role players at all. What do you see in this video - a modern woman in a silly toy armor takling about the game world as if it would be kind of disney world - this is not any appealing to role players.

Then I'm at a loss, cuz it totally doesn't appeal to anyone in a PvP or PvE sense whatsoever.

Yeah, I think it is a waste of money.

Most_Awesome · March 2016

Well I would smash her back doors in, but what on earth did I just watch!

Judas Helviaryn · March 2016

That was less cringe-worthy than most live action commercials I've seen. At least they had the decency to cheese it up and almost parody it, rather than blackmail a bunch of amateur actors into running around a mock-up Cyrodiil with a bad case of resting b%*#! face.

Lysette · March 2016

Well, maybe it is targeting at an audience which would as well go to disney world - I never understood what is the attraction of this crap, but a lot of people love it - maybe it is appealing to this group, which did not yet join a fantasy MMO.