So true...

Orix · Post by **Orix** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:27 pm

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Morgoth Bauglir · Post by **Morgoth Bauglir** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:24 pm

If oblivion would be online, my pc would crash instantly by all those players

It would be cool to see all the other characters and chat and stuff though.

El Scumbago · Post by **El Scumbago** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:54 pm

If I laughed for one more second, I'd be dead! That was the exact image, the worst possible thing that could happen to a TES game, a travesty of good RPG, a hybris. But I can't stop laughing...

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 6:06 pm

funny, but not realy true

most people act better then that...

(and GW dosent alow stupid 1337 names

)

Sniper4 · Post by **Sniper4** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:04 pm

Based on my limited experience with online games, that's pretty much exactly how it would be. The sad thing is, if you read the comments to this picture, most of the people are saying that this would be a good thing...

Orix · Post by **Orix** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:23 pm

I suppose there are always good communities in online games. Aartan Ridge, my Galaxies guild was filled with awesome people who typed properly and you could genuinely talk to and have a good time with.

But the world/sever was filled 90% with idiots everywhere, and thats what spoiled it for me, there were so many who you just wanted to remove because they were annoying or spammers.

Thats one of the reasons I ultimately left the game for, and wouldn't wish any other game I hold dear to be converted into online form.

skittles · Post by **skittles** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:44 pm

holy molly! OB online!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (!x 1000) woot! woot! yeah! yeah!

El Scumbago · Post by **El Scumbago** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:04 pm

^
That's exactly what I mean...

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:31 pm

lol. honestly, i woundnt mind a well done TES online game. however, i dont think that TES lends itself well (or at all perhaps) to an online franchise. and yes, n00bs would be a problem. while the screen shows an EXTREAM example, there are always the more mainstream nooblets ("where do i find Bali?" "where is applewood?""LFG""LFG"LGF"LFG""). in general, i am a defender of the MMO, but i dont think TES needs one in the forseable future.

Morgoth · Post by **Morgoth** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:46 pm

El Scumbago wrote:^
That's exactly what I mean...

Actually, if you've ever played Run-escape, you'll know that that example is NOT extreme. People there actually act like that, and considering the average age of an ES fan after Oblivion, I'd say it's very possible that that would happen.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:48 pm

im talking about an actual MMO. run-escape barly qualifies as a game. Also, run-escape is free and shit, attracting assholes and idiots of all calibers.

skittles · Post by **skittles** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:13 pm

Lady Nerevar wrote:im talking about an actual MMO. run-escape barly qualifies as a game. Also, run-escape is free and shit, attracting assholes and idiots of all calibers.

exactly! if OB became online do you think you would have to pay for it? im wandering because it would be hard for just the hosts computer to host that entire server containing that many players. obvisiously they would have to be hosted at bethesda.
what about if it was just the "multiplayer" option on the menu. if it was that way, then i would expect they would make it for LAN. wow. just the thought of OBMMORPG makes my pants tight. i cant wait!

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:52 pm

all of this makes me wonder... you DO know that the screen is a joke right?

you would definatly have to pay, it just dosnet work without it (GW bieng an obvious exeption, i wont go into that). and it wouldnt be oblivion. few people can run it to begin with, it is imposible to run OB's graphics on an MMO.

LAN could probably work, though it too has its complications.

Eraser · Post by **Eraser** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:06 pm

I'd kill for LAN play in TES. *IF* and thats a big if, a bunch of real TES fans, people into the lore and world and roleplaying were the players of a MMORPG, it would work out very well. Unfortunately thats not reality, and most people, especially after the "mainstreaming" of oblivion are utter idiots.

If only there could be MMORPG servers run by other organizations, where they could limit who could join and play to mature people playing seriously...Then they'd be a fantastic experience.

CleverClothe · Post by **CleverClothe** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:53 am

That pic isn't so bad. It is cleaner than Barrens chat!

Zalzidrax · Post by **Zalzidrax** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:32 am

Yeah, it doesn't even have CHUCK NORRIS! Jeez.

-Saddistic_Angel- · Post by **-Saddistic_Angel-** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:24 am

>.< Online Oblivion would be fantastic.
There could be scavenger hunts for Artifacts and everything! That'd be pretty cool, in my opinion.
I guess, in multiplayer Oblivion, instead of having Imperial Watch and City Guard etc. they could have, dun dun dunnnnnn.
SPELLING POLICE. They throw spammers and peeps hu talk leik dis in leik prsns. There'd of course be a lot of errors with connection etc. But I think it'd be pretty worth it.

Dexter · Post by **Dexter** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:01 pm

That's not Oblivion Online would be like. If Oblivion were a MMORPG, everyone would be running around wearing the Helm of Bearclaw and full Daedric, and a few naked level 1s would be asking everyone else where they can find the master blade trainer.

Morgoth Bauglir · Post by **Morgoth Bauglir** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:14 pm

I guess it'll get REALLY bloody, all the poeple attacking each other and ofcourse clans fighting other clans and the town guards, it'll get really messy.

Morgoth · Post by **Morgoth** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:22 pm

And there would be books out explaining how to make tons of gold by powergamming and using bots.

-Saddistic_Angel- · Post by **-Saddistic_Angel-** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:19 pm

>.< The Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw is pretty ugly.
I much prefer my Black Hand hood

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Edit: Note that there actually IS an attempt at making Oblivion multiplayer. I found it a long time ago, and it was brought up on the page anyway.
http://csusap.csu.edu.au/~mloxto01/

El Scumbago · Post by **El Scumbago** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:30 pm

If a TES game ever went online, only one thing would save it; A Better Bodies mod, nude version. Period.

-Saddistic_Angel- · Post by **-Saddistic_Angel-** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:34 pm

>.< That'd make it even worse, and would change most of that box into:
'omfg leik tak ur cloths of nd we cn leik cyba!'
It'd be fine if it only worked in Single player, yes.

Tyrion · Post by **Tyrion** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:44 pm

its not happening, at least not on a large scale so why worry?

unless beth makes their next game online I usually dont pay much attention to it because I remember people trying to get Morrowind online and that never happened I dont think

-Saddistic_Angel- · Post by **-Saddistic_Angel-** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:31 pm

I'm not worrying, I just thought it was worth mentioning.