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In a recent video published by Bethesda and Zenimax, the Lead Loremaster and Lead Writer and finally delved into the main story line in The Elder Scrolls Online. TESO will follow the Elder Scrolls tradition of a “cosmic” threat against Tamriel. This time around, it is in the form of Molag Bal, the Harvester of Souls. This Daedric Prince is determined to merge his daedric realm (aka plane of Oblivion), Coldharbour with the world of Tamriel. We also learn that the player is a “Souless One” — one who has had their soul taken and enslaved by Molag Bal — and that it is prophesied in the Elder Scrolls that a Souless One will thwart the merging of realms.

The video has some really awesome shots of scenery, and some even more awesome shots of enslaved souls chained together moving through Coldharbour.

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We are pleased to announce the latest addition to the Junkies Nation Network: Final Fantasy XIV Junkies! In our long-standing tradition of launching and covering the latest and greatest MMORPGs, we bring to you what we hope will be the cornerstone of the FFXIV news and guide community! We will tirelessly dedicate ourselves to bringing you the latest in news, guides, articles and community coverage; when it comes to Final Fantasy XIV info, look no further!

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will be nothing less than a crowning jewel in the MMORPG-scape. Featuring an all-new world designed from the ground up, Square-Enix has over looked nothing in the rerelease of this flagship installment of its Final Fantasy franchise. From it’s new and robust combat system, to it’s chocobo breeding system and player housing; FFXIV:ARR will have something for everyone.

A new world filled with Moogles, magic, chocobos and Magitek armor await you and we here at FFXIV Junkies will be there every step of the way with you. Be it exploring the depths of the deepest dungeons, taking down Ifrit or just decorating your player housing, we’ll be here with all the latest news and information in this realm reborn.

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Our beloved developers have released another round of answers to some fan questions. This time around, they touched on PVP, quest design, character development, and more!

Will your level be scaled up when joining a PvP zone, or will you remain the same level and be a part of a level “bracket”? For example, if I am level 16 and enter a PvP zone, will I be scaled up to max level along with everyone else, or will I remain level 16 and play with people in the 10-19 bracket?

You will be scaled up to approximately level 50. You’ll be able to remain competitive, but a true level 50 will have the advantage of having more skills and abilities than you.

New details have been released about the mainland of one of the three alliances in TESO, Cyrodil (the capital of Tamriel). The developers have released information on towns, crafting, ruins, and more. The article has a ton of information, so we’ll summarize it a bit for you below.

It appears that someone was able to snag a brief video of TESO gameplay at Pax East this past weekend. The video just shows a character running and hopping around a small town but there are some things we can take out of it. For pre-beta, the graphics look very solid — texturing looks well done and there’s one spot (20 second mark) where the character is on a bridge and you can a see castle and a bit of the open world around him. We are also able to see what the targeting crosshair looks like in 3rd person. There’s been a lot of talk about the combat system and how exactly it will work — this gives us an idea of how it will feel to target. The video also shows a bit of NPC conversation. While we weren’t able to hear any of the voice acting, the feel of the conversation UI stays true to The Elder Scrolls.

Continue Reading to watch the video.

Massively’s Richie Procopio sat down with Creative Director Paul Sage to have discussion about endgame, crafting and PVP. Here’s one quote we found interesting:

The last pillar in ESO’s endgame is the Alliance War, which is designed with the PvP player in mind. Players of all three factions will meet in Cyrodiil (a zone roughly nine times the size of a normal map) to wrestle over keeps, resources, and bragging rights.

Can the PVP world really be that big? Are maps that size counter productive to PVP gaming where you spend more time looking for a fight that actually fighting? Will it take forever to travel around?

It’s hard to argue with that logic. I was able to witness a live demonstration of a keep assault in Cyrodiil, and it looked incredible. Trebuchets launched huge boulders at the fortress while defenders scurried along its walls in an attempt to pour boiling oil down upon the manned battering rams. The Q&A team was engaged in a 30v30 skirmish that ran with smooth frame rates, and we got to see the carnage that ensues once a keep wall is breached.

While keep sieges can involve hundreds of players, Sage stressed that there were also activities in the Alliance War geared toward small groups or even solo players. Smaller parties can snipe any enemies that lag behind or wander too far from larger battles. There are also small goals like overtaking enemy farms and mines to secure resources for your alliance.

What we’d like to see is how TESO counteracts player’s tendencies to glob up and attack at main focal points. We’ve seen in SWTOR’s Illum and in GW2′s WvWvW that, while you can say you can have small groups snipe at larger groups or roam around, it often is the case where that rarely happens.

We can’t wait to see the PVP maps in action! Check out the rest of the interview at Massively.

There are have been a few videos put out by the various gaming press groups that show interviews with the folks from ZeniMax studios. Many of these video interview include various interviews, including Paul Sage, Creative Director and the results of a Q&A session with journalists.

Keep reading to see our list.

Gearing up their marketing campaign, Zenimax Studios has started bringing in various media companies in to view their new game. The PA Report brings us a pretty decent appraisal of their first few minutes of getting in-game.

I chose Dragonknight for my class, since the flavor text made it sound like a good blend between survivability and melee-oriented damage-dealing. The other classes on display were Sorcerer, a mostly-ranged magic-based damage dealer, and Templar, a beefy healer and protector. The fourth class, which the game will ship with, is Nightblade. We weren’t told anything more than its name – indeed, it seemed as though just letting the name slip was an ‘oops’ moment – but judging from that, I’d guess it’ll be a rogue analogue.

We now know what the four classes will be, though The Elder Scrolls Online will have a pretty free-form class structure.

Keep reading to see a few other impressions.

Do you want to get your hands on The Elder Scrolls Online and see what it’s like to journey through Tamriel this weekend? If you live in Boston, or can get there on short notice, you are in luck! This Saturday, March 23rd, ZeniMax Media will be hosting a Tamriel Beer Garden as part of their time in Boston for Pax East. The event will themed (not surprisingly) around The Elder Scrolls — food, drink, music, merchants, etc.