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Reminder of what type of game this is...its not an MMO like other's it is played online with others.

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After going through the forums the last few days it still seems that people are looking and suggesting or asking for things that by design should not be in the game.

According to an old interview, two years ago here is what this should be

"Making an MMO is making an MMO. I worked in the industry before World of Warcraft, so I can tell you that World of Warcraft had a lot of influences from a lot of games. Our priority is to make a great game and not to make a clone of anything. You saw a lot of things [in the demo today] that have no analogue in pretty much any other MMO. I think the answer there is: the more information that comes out about it—and when people sit down and play it, they'll realize it's different. Like our whole real-time combat system of blocking and dodging is all pretty much new. And the fact that it's based on health, stamina and magicka—you have to maintain your stamina bar to block and it's all real-time—gives it a completely different feel from any MMO."

http://kotaku.com/5918689/the-elder-scrolls-online-is-not-as-world-of-warcraft-as-you-might-fear

That the website is the best source of information but just to remind those who joined or who jumped in because they saw it marked as an MMO, its really an online multiplayer game that should look and play like TES as much as technology allows.

In the way that the upcoming Destiny is also a MMO its not the typical definition that applies to WoW, Final Fantasy Online, DAoC, Dungeons and Dragons, or even Guild Wars.

Please understand this is not my opinion but its the design of the developers which attracted me to this game.
-PC (PTS)/Xbox One: NewBlacksmurf
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  • Innocente
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    You are right, ESO is NOT an MMO.

    But, it is actually not played very much WITH others.

    It is really a Single Player game with some Multi-Player optional content presented in a Lobby based instanced game field.

    In short, you are actually playing (mostly) among others, not with them.
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