Angelus said:
Kind of a big difference between early and 7 years in dev....like how many years do you wanna give them? Like genuinely, if you were running a business, how many years are you funding a game that wasn't ready to be announced after 7? Cus if we take the industry standard of most games, that get announced at least 1-2 years out, and then often get pushed back another 6-12 month, that means even if this game had been announced this summer, it probably would have been in dev another 2 years minimum. So judging by the fact that it wasn't in fact ever revealed officially, it needs what...another 3 years minimum? Probably more. And for a new IP at that if I understand correctly. Not like you're working on a Fallout MMO that's guaranteed attention no matter what. Sometimes you gotta know when to say no. |
I would have said that Zenimax Online's MMO would have taken about 10 years in total in development so if they announced it now then people would be waiting for 3 years, I don't actually mind waiting but are you telling me that people haven't bitched about waiting even 2-3 years for a game to release? And maybe the reason they didn't want to reveal it early was because they wanted a short marketing cycle? Todd Howard said he doesn't want to reveal stuff early now, does that mean we cancel his games too? Lol.
Even The Elder Scrolls Online took 7 years of development and Kestrel was a New IP + They were working on a new engine at the same time. The Elder Scrolls Online has been a big success but I doubt it has another 10 years in it, which is how long it will take now for Zenimax next project. MMOs taking long to make is fine though, because they tend to last a long time.
Now we need The Elder Scrolls Online to last 21+ years...Do you not see how risky that is?
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 02 July 2025
