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    Steve Watts posted a new article, The Elder Scrolls Online preview: proving ground.

    Our first hands-on of The Elder Scrolls Online reveals a slightly more optimistic portrait than some skeptical early impressions, but the game's fate still rests on its business model.
    Mar 19, 2013 7:30am PDT
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, The Elder Scrolls Online preview: proving ground.

    Our first hands-on of The Elder Scrolls Online reveals a slightly more optimistic portrait than some skeptical early impressions, but the game's fate still rests on its business model. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Is Daggerfall composed of nothing but spiders/monsters that look like spiders? : oribiasiThis person is cool!
      • Actually, Daggerfall was mostly smaller creatures. Those screenshots look like they come from the later-g... : SporkyReeve
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      Thanks for the write-up, it sounds like it could be promising. However, something pretty significant is m... : skizlThis person is cool!
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        I tend to stray from giving specific value judgments in preview coverage, else it's just a review of an u... : SporkyReeve
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          Hesitance to judge games based on preview content is doing a disservice to your readers. With review emba... : rodneystubbs
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            Thanks for the feedback Rodney. I'm with you on having the courage to call out bad games, but skizl's que... : SporkyReeve
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              I was responding more to the sentiment in your post more than the article itself. I think this preview se... : rodneystubbs
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                I think part of the problem with previews is that the experience is so often routine and sterilized. Ever... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
                • The state of previews wouldn't be so distressing if it weren't for review embargoes that keep reviews loc... : rodneystubbs
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            The real problem are glowing previews, not ones where someone's hesitant to judge. You're beating up the ... : HockeyJohnston
            • I agree. Sorry, Steve if I came off as combative. : rodneystubbs
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            People are dumb for pre-ordering games in the first place. If you don't want to get burned, don't pre-ord... : Grape Flavor
            • Which is totally understandable why that was your last pre-order in 10 years, lol. : MechBFP
    • Fallout MMO next? Anything that doesn't involve swords and sorcery next? : deadhorse
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      In all of the articles you refer to the company as "Bethesda". Bethesda made the other TES games but it i... : orcboyz
      • There are two Bethesdas. : ghostdad
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      Everyone, imagine being 14 and reading this tagline in the latest issue of EGM. What the fuck have we bec... : boring gegtik
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        Seriously, I'm excited. Massively-multiplayer Skyrim with PvP being designed by Matt Firor from DAOC? I'm... : sogelegos
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          SCENE: Schoolyard, early recess JIMMY: Dude what business model do you think they will go for? BILLY:... : boring gegtik
          • SAMMY: Does it matter what their business model is? They're just going to cater the game to toddlers that... : sogelegos
        • As an old DAoC player, I'm actually more excited about his http://citystateentertainment.com/ : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
      • I guess if I was 14 and stupid I would get excited about this sort of thing : kill9This person is cool!
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      RPS's preview. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/19/experiment-playing-teso-like-an-elder-scroll : sneakyalmond
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        Not every loves broccoli. : dookiebot
        • yeah. : dookiebot
    • For people interested, a guy on the TESO team did an ama on /v/ yesterday. Posted proof and everything. h... : Fenring42
    • wont be a good mmo and wont be a good elderscroll but willing to ditch some money for my "explorer" cravi... : frushThis person is cool!
    • Sounds pretty good.. if it's F2P I'm in ^^ : ichfan