Is The Next Elder Scrolls Game An MMO?

Bethesda's popular fantasy series, Elder Scrolls, seems destined to move into the MMO space eventually, but could that inevitable online extension be the next game in the series?

This latest rumor comes via the sleuths at System Link, who did some digging into the job openings at ZeniMax, Bethesda's parent company. The article notes two job openings in particular: a quest designer at Bethesda Game Studios and a content designer at ZeniMax Online Studios.

[Motorola]

Quest designer? That doesnt mean MMO. If you played oblivion you should KNOW there are over 100 quests including the free DLC on the PC..... Maybe they need variety

[JsonHenry]

And using ID TECH 5 engine too. :)

[MasFlowKiller]

MMO - NO
I think Elder Scroll is a great solitary adventure.
I dont know how well it would translate going MMO.
It would not be an Elder Scroll game.

Please do not make it an MMO

[RedDragan]

Co-op would be welcome, MMO would not!

[Raikiri]

Oblivion should stay as it is and add multi-player,

If it goes full-blown MMO it won't stand a chance against GuildWars 2 or WoW

Even WoW will have some trouble with GW2

[morventhus]

lol GW2 AND WOW wont be able to stand up to blizzards other mmo there creating XD...

yah thats right blizzard decided to create another mmo.. on a new IP just cause they wanted wow to have some competition....

[Sayai jin]

I agree. Elder Scrolls is a good series. I hope Bethesda gets back to the Morrowind style game play. While still a great game, it seems they kind of simplified the game with Oblivion.

[Myze]

I am greatly looking forward to Guild Wars 2, and it looks amazing so far. However, I have no idea why you would think WoW, or Blizzard's next MMO, will have any trouble with GW2. The Old Republic, if it turns out to be a well made game, will be far bigger competition, simply because of the developer and subject matter.

As for the topic, I wouldn't be surprised if it was an MMO. Oblivion seemed to be heading in that direction anyway. It almost seemed like an offline MMO (in a manner of speaking). I hope the next game is far more story focused and less about loot and scenery, and not an MMO and more like Morrowind, or even something new (and get rid of the awful leveling system and implement the fan made one).

[n to the b]

"[Elder Scrolls] should stay as it is and [not] add muli-player."

:)

[-Ikon-]

Unless they drastically change the combat this game wont be an MMO. Oblivons combat is bland and very basic

[xAlmostPro]

agreed, oblivion as it is with multiplayer would be pretty much perfect xD

[lashes2ashes]

it has been rumored for a couple years about bethesda making a elder scrolls mmo. i really hope it is just a rumor

[zaz12]

I hope they keep the main series as it is and make a spin-off MMO

[dkgshiz]

But I would rather have the entire Bethesda team working on ES5. That way it will get here quicker and would over all be a better experience. If its an mmo though I'm going to puke.

[wwm0nkey]

If they combine all the lands from TES it will be a MASSIVE MMO

[emekcrash]

There are rumours on the official Bethesda Forums that TES V will be announced on the 25th/A week after the release of NV. Cannot wait :)

EDIT: Zenimax Online is working on some MMO which is most likely a TES MMO. Bethesda Game Studios have said that they DO NOT work on MMOs. So expect a TES 5.

[-X-]

that will sell insanely!

[NCAzrael]

The Elder Scrolls games don't really lend themselves to multi-player. The whole point of these games is that you are a rare hero chosen for some great purpose. Having other people involved kind of steals your thunder.

[-X-]

I can definitely an Elder scroll game having maybe a 3 or 4 player co-op

[TheColbertinator]

I really hope not.

[Nihilism]

I don't even like the series but for the sake of all RPG lovers or gamers in general, I hope it isn't.

I want my warcraft and kotor back, I know Elder Scrolls fans would be just as pissed if it was absorbed by the marketing gods before being regurgitated as an abomination as the 2 aforementioned franchises were.

[MolotovMan1263]

god help us all if it's an MMO

[dkgshiz]

They should just add online co-op then I would probably spend the rest of my days in my basement playing ES5. They should add 4 player online co-op. If its an mmo I'm done buying Bethesda games. I would probably grab every Bethesda game I own and burn it if its true.

[Antan]

I really hope not. I simply adored Oblivion on so many levels, and would love more of the same.

[darkvenom]

Bethesda don't make ES5 an MMO just make it single player.

[jarrod1981]

no way it will be. if they read the forums and listen to their fans at all they would know that making it an mmo would be a bad idea. tes5 is my single most anticipated game. ive been waiting ever since i finally put oblivion down. if it is a mmo i wont be playng it.

[Bolts]

Everything else is going MMO these days. Even Fallout.

It's only a matter of time before CoD and Battlefield go MMO too.