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Underwater gameplay
Sergg007
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The ability to dive and swim underwater. It had to be from the beginning. Is ZOS going to act in this direction?
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Vararrand✭✭There are so many areas still open, where paid dlc's can be made. who would pay for an upgrade to, lets say Alik'r just do some diving. and for what? Nothing down there that you can't get on land without holding your breath. Besides, my Khajiit doesn't want to get her fur wet and Snow Bare Plunge doesn't make sense and fun anymore if you do it all year anyway. Get Skyrim and Frostfall for the real northern waters feelingJust because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you. (Joseph Heller)2 -
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✭✭The ability to dive and swim underwater. It had to be from the beginning. Is ZOS going to act in this direction?
Most certainly not, has been confirmed already on a lot of events/talks with the devs in the past and they are not working on underwater content.
Would be cool though, totally agree.- @OrcTalk on Twitter
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Sergg007✭✭✭✭You just don’t understand, the scrolls lose a ton of their atmosphere without the ability to explore underwater spaces.6
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✭✭✭✭✭No they have said they arent going to work on underwater gameplay.Beta tester November 20133 -
Highstake✭✭✭Diving and underwater would be nice, adding some details to the game.
But... What about riding dragons, as mounts and flyover, just like a former game "Dragon's Prophet" did, back in 2014-2020?
I'm just wondering, if Slaughterfish stop people in the water from advancing too far away, what would stop us in the air, Flying Slaugtherfish?Edited by Highstake on September 6, 2021 8:01PM0 -
HyekAr✭✭✭The server is crashed bcz of some new things, what will happen with new underwater upgrade..
Do u want to burn their computers with our dates?🤣Edited by HyekAr on September 6, 2021 8:15PM5 -
alberichtano✭✭✭✭✭
✭Diving and underwater would be nice, adding some details to the game.
But... What about riding dragons, as mounts and flyover, just like a former game "Dragon's Prophet" did, back in 2014-2020?
I'm just wondering, if Slaughterfish stop people in the water from advancing too far away, what would stop us in the air, Flying Slaugtherfish?
Ever hear of cliffracers?
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HyekAr✭✭✭But speaking seriously, before underwater content.. mb would be better more interaction with the world.
For example: a dungeon tumb but u cant interact with a coffin.. open it and or get some zombie attacking u or some drop,
Or break objects around
Or when somebody become a werewolf near to npc they should scare and run away, and not walk just normally
Or the interaction with the mount,
Or selling a small lands to build
And there is much more
Or non guild trader for the people
This details would complate the gameEdited by HyekAr on September 6, 2021 8:42PM0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭The game engine IIRC doesn't have the ability to allow either underwater maneuvers or flying.4 -
Sergg007✭✭✭✭I agree with you, but for this it is better to create a separate topic with an appropriate name.1
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HyekAr✭✭✭Sylvermynx wrote: »The game engine IIRC doesn't have the ability to allow either underwater maneuvers or flying.
And unreal engine allows right? And it is much easier to work with, no?0 -
HyekAr✭✭✭I agree with you, but for this it is better to create a separate topic with an appropriate name.
Already exists, but somewhere 🤣🤣🤣
Backing to underwater, if they do something similar, it would be some kind of passing road to an "underwater area" which would have air and u can walk normallyEdited by HyekAr on September 6, 2021 8:48PM0 -
Sergg007✭✭✭✭the choice of the engine was a terrible failure, the fact that the world is divided into loadable zones does not correspond to the spirit of the scrolls at all. From the very beginning, I was followed by the feeling that this whole world was a pathetic mini parody of what it was supposed to be.2
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✭✭✭✭✭Sylvermynx wrote: »The game engine IIRC doesn't have the ability to allow either underwater maneuvers or flying.
And unreal engine allows right? And it is much easier to work with, no?
I have no idea. What games run on that engine?0 -
HyekAr✭✭✭the choice of the engine was a terrible failure, the fact that the world is divided into loadable zones does not correspond to the spirit of the scrolls at all. From the very beginning, I was followed by the feeling that this whole world was a pathetic mini parody of what it was supposed to be.
Well, the start of teso and the end of aoc are the almost same period, if u played aoc u probably see many similitudes0 -
_adhyffbjjjf12✭✭✭✭✭GW2 has good looking underwater combat, everyone loved it to start, then they realised bobbing about and lack of perspective in fights is awful, now everyone ignores it like the plague. It would be investing in content that would eventually be shunned, waste of development resource.3
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stybbe17b16_ESO✭✭✭_adhyffbjjjf12 wrote: »GW2 has good looking underwater combat, everyone loved it to start, then they realised bobbing about and lack of perspective in fights is awful, now everyone ignores it like the plague. It would be investing in content that would eventually be shunned, waste of development resource.
Agree. Only reason people loved it was because everyone was used to the *** under water combat every other game had, like WoW. If ESO implement under water combat they need to do it 10x better than GW2 and I don't see that possible.2 -
HyekAr✭✭✭Sylvermynx wrote: »Sylvermynx wrote: »The game engine IIRC doesn't have the ability to allow either underwater maneuvers or flying.
And unreal engine allows right? And it is much easier to work with, no?
I have no idea. What games run on that engine?
Jedi fallen order0 -
Sergg007✭✭✭✭I strongly disagree, investing in atmospheric exploration of the world is always justified, the game is not limited to an endless battle with mobs and players.Edited by Sergg007 on September 6, 2021 9:02PM2
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✭✭✭✭✭Sylvermynx wrote: »Sylvermynx wrote: »The game engine IIRC doesn't have the ability to allow either underwater maneuvers or flying.
And unreal engine allows right? And it is much easier to work with, no?
I have no idea. What games run on that engine?
Jedi fallen order
Never heard of it. Never played it. I don't play anything but TES and ESO....0 -
HyekAr✭✭✭I strongly disagree, investing in atmospheric exploration of the world is always justified, the game is not limited to an endless battle with mobs and players.
I agree with u, the process is much more interesting than endgame..
Exploring, doing things arround.. ppl spend a lot of times on design, it should be explored hahahaha
As well the quests, it is very easy in TESO, or this buying items in the shop, would be better if they offer buy a quest then after doing the quest u will get the itemEdited by HyekAr on September 6, 2021 9:07PM0 -
_adhyffbjjjf12✭✭✭✭✭I strongly disagree, investing in atmospheric exploration of the world is always justified, the game is not limited to an endless battle with mobs and players.
go try GW2, the underwater exploration is gorgeous and atmospheric ..until you have explored once then you dread returning. Underwater gameplay actually means slow and sluggish (to give the illusion of weight in the water) and poor perspective due to the underwater viewpoint and the need to rotate all the time.Edited by _adhyffbjjjf12 on September 6, 2021 9:08PM1 -
Sylvermynx✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I did enjoy the underwater zones in WoW and RIFT - but I was one of the very few. I loved exploring them, was less interested in questing in them, and it did take me a long time to figure out how to target attacks under water.0 -
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✭✭✭✭That would've been cool. Underwater stuff is the only thing I really miss from DDO, that was super fun.1 -
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✭✭✭Here is the ESO Live segment where they talk about why they can't/won't do underwater and/or flying in ESO.
Hope it answers a few questions. The discussion starts at time stamp 1:10:00. Huzzah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BhsqvscZz4&list=PL4tB6flpmULi4KhRolY9a41sIUs1mfrEk&index=21&t=4160s Drakon Koryn~Oryndill, Rogue~Mage,- CP ~Doesn't matter any more
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