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ESO's Loremaster left Zenimax, what now?
Vilhjálmur
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The recent news about Lawrence Schick leaving Zenimax Online Studios are true, but that means now the dev team doesn't have a Loremaster for the upcoming chapter and DLCs, while it's most likely they'll get another Loremaster soon, what are your thoughts on Lawrence Schick leaving Zenimax Studios and what do you think will happen next?
ESO's Loremaster left Zenimax, what now? 120 votes
I enjoyed the lore he wrote for ESO and would like him to come back
58%
70 votes
I disliked the lore he wrote for ESO and look forward to a new Loremaster
3%
4 votes
Other
38%
46 votes
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Bruccius✭✭✭✭✭OtherI adore the lore that Lawrence wrote for ESO, but family comes first. I respect his decision to put his heart over his hobby, even though I'll greatly miss his community interactions and lore creations.
Still, I'm curious to see who will replace him, so I'm kind of in between.25 -
Steelshiv✭✭✭✭OtherI enjoy what Mr. Schick wrote and am glad that he's off on another adventure...hopefully to an audio narration job...that man's voice is amazing.4
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Elsonso✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭OtherI enjoyed the lore he wrote for ESO and wish him well in whatever he is off to do.XBox EU/NA:@ElsonsoJannus
PC NA/EU: @Elsonso
PSN NA/EU: @ElsonsoJannus
Total in-game hours: 11321
X/Twitter: ElsonsoJannus4 -
Red_Feather✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭The farewell letter made me realize that a lore team is probably better. Keeps things from feeling one dimensional or static and maybe makes things fun.0 -
VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I strongly suspect that the lore for upcoming releases this year is already set, particularly Elsweyr coming in the 2nd quarter as it does.1 -
MythicEmperor✭✭✭✭✭
✭OtherI believe he did an amazing job working on TES lore, but I also believe it was right of him to put family first. I hope he finds success in whatever he does next.With cold regards,
Mythic
Favorite Characters:Kilith Telvayn, Dunmer Telvanni Sorcerer (main)
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Leeched✭✭✭✭✭OtherCan we have Lilmothiit race now? X)(DC) Grimsley - MagSorc || Denderan - StamPlar || Phaedon - StamBlade || Oberon - MagPlar || Leontes - StamSorc || Saroush - MagDk || Culan - StamDen || Dullahan - StamDk
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Azura's Star Sotha Sil
I serve bombs ღ - retired0 -
HappyLittleTree✭✭✭✭✭
✭OtherHe expanded the lore in such a great way and I'm looking forward to whatever ZOS has in store for us for the future.
ZOS left those who are interested in the lore with high expectation so they better get great succesors
Thuu chakkuth lod Hajhiit c’oo? Hajhiit gortsuquth gorihuth thuu gooluthduj thdeitoluu!
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Turelus✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭OtherI've enjoyed the lore he's helped create for the game but wanted to move on, I respect his choice and wish him the best.
I'm sure ZOS will find a new loremaster or just work more closely with Bethesda's.@Turelus - EU PC Megaserver
"Don't count on others for help. In the end each of us is in this alone. The survivors are those who know how to look out for themselves."3 -
OtherI absolutely don't care about ESO Lore, it is not TES lore but AU to me.0
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Enokariel✭✭✭OtherOther. I enjoyed his work and I look forward with expectations to his successor1 -
Luigi_Vampa✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I heard that one of the lead writers will be taking over. I can't remember his name at the moment but he apparently was responsible for Sotha Sil's dialog in CWC which was some of the best metaphysical lore we have gotten in ESO. I am pretty happy if someone like that takes over.Edited by Luigi_Vampa on February 7, 2019 11:13AMPC/EU DC7 -
RaddlemanNumber7✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭The sky will fall in! The moon and stars crash down upon the earth! The seas will threaten to engulf the land! Deamons and revenants will walk abroad upon the face of Nirn!
Oh,wait. We've done that already. I guess the new guy will have to think of something else.
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wenchmore420b14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭OtherI vote for Jeb Cook as next Loremaster, but will SOOOO miss @ZOS_Lawrence_Schick!
Good luck M'Lord in your future quest! Huzzah!Drakon Koryn~Oryndill, Rogue~Mage,- CP ~Doesn't matter any more
NA / PC Beta Member since Nov 2013
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_Steve Jobs (The Lost Interview)3 -
MoodyGoldSoul ShrivenWe can only mourn that he is now out of the team and pay our respects by playing the game, I guess...NA SERVER:
Camlassan The Holy Herald - (Vampire) Altmer Magicka Templar - Healer
Moodius Goldum - Imperial Stamina Dragonknight - Tank0 -
Claudman✭✭✭✭✭I enjoyed the lore he wrote for ESO and would like him to come backIndorilArwynLlethran wrote: »I absolutely don't care about ESO Lore, it is not TES lore but AU to me.
Do people seriously still believe ESO is not canon? How many times does Bethesda need to confirm that it is? They own the IP, not you. You cannot decide what is or isn't canon, even a Dragon Break would canonize ESO.
Anyways, Schick was a talented Lore Master who brought back a lot of oldschool Elder Scrolls lore from Battlespire, Redguard, Arena, Daggerfall and such with the assistance of the writing team at ZoS. Games that most writers cared little to mention over at Bethesda. If he were to come back, I'd welcome him with, but family comes first over fiction.Welcome, Moon-and-Star, to this place where destiny is made.
I play healers or DPS often for vet dungeons and trials (NA, CP810+). I play mostly elves or Argonians.
I primarily play Damage-Based stuff in PvP, but occasionally I'll play something tanky or got the heals.
I also love gaining more knowledge both metaphysical and mundane regarding TES lore.
I also occasionally role-play, but I prefer playing the game.5 -
Bruccius✭✭✭✭✭OtherIndorilArwynLlethran wrote: »I absolutely don't care about ESO Lore, it is not TES lore but AU to me.
ESO is canon, though.4 -
Mintaka5✭✭✭✭✭I enjoyed the lore he wrote for ESO and would like him to come backAmazing lore, but if he has something bigger and better to move onto, I wouldn't expect him to return.0
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✭I enjoyed the lore he wrote for ESO and would like him to come backNot the propper answer for me.
He will be missed, but family comes first, always! But hey maybe in his freetime, he could read out the telephonebook in a podcast?
Edited by eso_nya on February 7, 2019 7:33PM3 -
mb10✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I enjoyed the lore he wrote for ESO and would like him to come backI hope they use him in TES 6 and im just glad he was a part of ESO
Did such a great job hoesntly from my knowledge the best employee ZOS had and by quite far0 -
myskyrim26✭✭✭✭✭
✭OtherI enjoy the lore by Mr. Schick. I hope he will still act as an advisor because his lore knowledge is tremendous. I hope he left a lot of ideas to ESo team that were not implemented yet, but will be in future.
Yet he left. We will have a new Loremaster, this is inevitable. I'm both frightened and excited.Edited by myskyrim26 on February 8, 2019 8:08PM1 -
mateosalvaje✭✭✭✭OtherHe's irreplaceable and I wish him the best. Whoever steps in has huge shoes to fill, and must be aware of the expectations so I'm not worriedI've been wrong before, and I'll be wrong again.0 -
Tessitura✭✭✭✭✭I disliked the lore he wrote for ESO and look forward to a new LoremasterI am probably the only person in the world that thought the vanilla story was a pile of garbage, and do not care if he leaves or stays. He is as good a writer as anyone else can be. We will probably not even notice the difference. " Other " might have been a better option, but I guess I like to play devil's advocate.1
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jmaes✭✭OtherI like Lawrence, and so I am happy he is putting his own needs first. Best of luck to him.I am probably the only person in the world that thought the vanilla story was a pile of garbage, and do not care if he leaves or stays. He is as good a writer as anyone else can be. We will probably not even notice the difference. " Other " might have been a better option, but I guess I like to play devil's advocate.
I'm curious to know why if you don't mind? I can't say I agree or disagree because I'm very lukewarm towards all three factions' stories. The initial quests with the Prophet were lacklustre. How the respective faction stories and the 'main' quest tie into each other felt a bit abrupt at first, but otherwise fit seamlessly. The characters were memorable though.0 -
wenchmore420b14_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭OtherI am probably the only person in the world that thought the vanilla story was a pile of garbage, and do not care if he leaves or stays. He is as good a writer as anyone else can be. We will probably not even notice the difference. " Other " might have been a better option, but I guess I like to play devil's advocate.
Just to clarify, he was "Loremaster" not a writer. His job was to take the scripts that the writers prepare and Lawrence would insure that the characters, locations, story-line, etc were in line with the TES universe and would communicate with Bethesda on new material.
Example, Jeb Cook, ( another TSR alumni), wrote the storyline to Morrowind and Sir Lawrence insured that it was true to Dunmer culture, established lore, etc.
He will be sorely missed......Drakon Koryn~Oryndill, Rogue~Mage,- CP ~Doesn't matter any more
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