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[–] peppersky@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The only thing I can think about when I hear the name Elder Scrolls Online is this interview question from back when the game was first revealed that tells you all you need to know about the game and its complete lack of inspiration and spark:

"Q: Will we see the buildings of Alinor that look like they are “made from glass or insect wings?” And will we see the Crystal Tower for that matter?

A: When The Elder Scrolls Online launches, the playable part of the Summerset Isles will be Auridon, the big island between Summerset and the continent that includes the cities of Firsthold and Skywatch. The architecture of the High Elves is fanciful, certainly, but it’s also practical, constructed of real-world materials. Architects can’t make buildings out of poetry"

[–] Des@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

yeah we are too boneheaded to consider anything not "real world based" in this fantasy world with entirely different physics and cosmology then anything based in "reality" as well as having literal magic being the main science and technological base of everything

god i miss the early, gonzo elder scrolls lore

[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

That good shit like Nords hunting flying whales that spread cocaine snow as a defense mechanism

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