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Duke of Vvardenfell

I mentioned a couple of weeks back that I'm starting to get enthusiastic about the Elder Scrolls Online MMO, which prompted a lot of reactions from a number of people. These were probably encapsulated best over at the Hardcore Casual blog. Short version: why oh why am I buying into an over-hyped generic theme park game?

Answer: lack of options, really. ;-)

No seriously, I'm going to be giving the game a shot for three reasons, all more or less compatible:

1. I'm an Elder Scrolls fan-boy from way back; and,
2. I've got an itch to try some new things lately; and most importantly,
3. there's a chance, however small, that ESO is going to fulfill a need that I'm definitely not getting right now from EVE.

One of the things that drew me to EVE Online in the first place was Verite's influence map. I was quite intrigued by the notion that one could lead a group of gamers and quite literally make a mark on the map of the game. Once I was in EVE and joined a null-sec sov alliance, I found the fights that led to the taking or losing of sov quite engaging. Of course, this was 2008 and those fights tended to be 200v200 or so. For me, those were fun fights! But those days in EVE are clearly over. Sovereignty in EVE has pretty well solidified to a game for groups where you and your 9999 friends can play, but anyone smaller isn't welcome.

But that doesn't mean that five-year-old itch is gone.

Those days for EVE might be over... but they might just be starting in ESO. If I can have a 200v200 fight over a castle there that makes me Duke of Vvardenfell or whatever and there's an ESO influence map that shows that? ...yeah. I might endure a little bit of theme park to get that kind and size of game play back.

So yeah. Gonna give it a shot. Bring on April 4!
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