In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, another trailer has been released before the console launch. It is meant to show how things are going in Tamriel from the players’ perspective.
It’s a trend that EVE started. CCP included players’ Teamspeak conversations in an EVE trailer over in-game footage to highlight the drama and nervous energy with which players coordinate their teamwork, thus showcasing not just the “virtual world” as is usual but also the people and their feelings behind it.
The Elder Scrolls Online is attempting something similar with a deliberately “diverse” group of players – all politically correct, neatly dressed, freshly showered, well-articulated, and with great teeth – the typical US look, which somewhat takes away from the authenticity of EVE, but is polished nicely.
As a four, the adventurers head into battle, three work wonderfully together… only one is not really doing what he is supposed to do. And faces the consequences for it.
For those wondering why there have been so many trailers for TESO lately: The game will be released on Xbox One and Playstation 4 on 9th June. That could have something to do with it.
