Examining ‘The Elder Scrolls Online’ MMO Rumor

One of the best and most buzzworthy games of 2011, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, demonstrated again that deep, open-world RPGs do not need a multiplayer component to earn love from fans and critics, or to score triple-digit hours of gameplay from players around the world. Despite the occasional rumor or desire from a segment of The Elder Scrolls fanbase regarding Skyrim potentially introducing multiplayer into Bethesda’s flagship franchise, like Oblivion, Morrowind, Daggerfall and Arena before it, Skyrim remained a solo adventure experience.

That doesn’t mean the next The Elder Scrolls game will follow suit.