News about The Elder Scrolls Online: A few hours ago, Paul Sage, the Game Director, commented in the official beta forum on upcoming changes for the soon-to-be-released online role-playing game. Especially interesting is the announcement of the FOV Slider (Field of View), which provides players with a larger field of view.
So far, fans who prefer a third-person perspective have had a significantly better overview in the virtual world. Players who prefer the first-person view, like from The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, face the problem of having nearly no visibility, making it easy to overlook approaching enemies.
Additionally, Paul Sage addressed a few more points that will soon be improved:
- Expansion of world interaction, which will not only increase the number of collectible items but also the variety of interaction options.
- An optimized grouping mechanism: Players complained that they could no longer find each other due to phasing technology.
- In the future, you will be informed about who or what was responsible for your death.
- The option to enable or disable “Battle-Level” in Cyrodiil.
- A Battle-Level is an artificially increased level, whereby a player is raised to a high level, but the combat power does not correspond to the same level at a “Normal” level.
Furthermore, we can soon look forward to in-depth information about the so-called Adventure Zones, which are said to resemble raids from other MMORPGs and are particularly important for the endgame.
The next beta weekend is just around the corner?
The rumors that the next weekend beta will take place on March 14th are gaining traction. Apparently, the Finnish edition of IGN has already leaked information pointing in that direction. However, that has since been taken down. It is assumed that Zenimax wants to be the first to announce the start of the beta weekend.
So please act surprised. It all makes sense, as when you start your client, you will notice something – a big update is coming your way 😉
p.s.: Anyone who is also preparing for the upcoming release should check out the list of important links regarding The Elder Scrolls Online Skill Calculator, Maps, Addons, and more.
+++UPDATE+++ The fact that a beta is taking place this weekend has now been officially confirmed (who would have thought):
.@Close27Scott The next #ESO beta event for PC/Mac will take place this coming weekend. We’ll send out invites tomorrow. Get excited!
— Elder Scrolls Online (@TESOnline) March 10, 2014
More information about the beta this weekend can be found here.
