Month: October 2013

The Elder Scrolls Online had been in development for 5 years prior to its announcement in May 2012. It is the first project for ZeniMax Online Studios, which was formed in 2007. Matt Firor, studio lead at Zenimax Online, is also the director of The Elder Scrolls Online. While there have been rumors of a…

Due to recent developments we do believe the next The Elder Scrolls game will be set in Hammerfell. Skyrim Redguard, The Elder Scrolls VI: Hammerfell? A few reasons for this.   First they trademarked “Redguard” and if they don’t use that for a Skyrim expansion or something else (which is now unlikely as the beth…

Marriage of all kinds of race/gender and a backstory of all the possible spouses.     A form of economy which actually could collapse     A optional court of law where you have to stand for your crimes and defend yourself (and with a high speechcraftlevel easier avoid jail)     Decorating your houses,…

ZeniMax Online Studios and sister firm Bethesda Softworks are teasing some robust new tools in ESO’s character-building engine, showing how the developers have overhauled the entire system to let players drastically tweak their heroes’ faces, bodies, and features. Many people credit The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as one of the best role-playing games in its…

The Elder Scrolls Online is an upcoming MMORPG based on one of the most iconic RPG franchises in history. Bethesda and ZeniMax studios have been wowing RPG fans for over two decades with their open-world approach to RPG games, and continue to do so today with popular releases such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.…

Art director Jared Carr walks through the various steps of creation in the video below. It’s a huge system, allowing you to tweak a number of things on your character, including race, species, body shaping, height, hairstyles and tattoos, as well as the width of shoulders and overall build, in case you feel like having…

MMOs, generally speaking, have pretty bad character creation systems. The best I’ve seen has probably been that of EVE Online (a game where you almost never see your character) or APB (a game where the character creator was literally the only redeeming thing about it). In this two minute video demonstrating the various ins and…

“For the body, we wanted players to really define their physique. So, you can create an overweight character or a skinny character; you can adjust the height no matter what race you are,” explains art director Jared Carr in a video from ZeniMax Online that details the system (above). “There’s lots of tattoo options for…

As versatile and deep as the series is, it wasn’t until Skyrim that The Elder Scrolls started generating somewhat attractive player characters. Looks like they’ve nailed attractive character creation for The Elder Scrolls Online. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, released in 2006, was a huge improvement, but the characters in general looked a bit frumpy. 2011′s…

For some players, getting the unique look of their character just right is the first step to enjoying an MMO, a fact the Elder Scrolls Online devs understand. In this new video, Art Director Final Fantasy XIV Gil Jared Carr not only explains that the team wanted to offer a robust customization system for characters, but…