It would be an understatement for me to say that I’m stupidly excited to see Morrowind come to The Elder Scrolls Online this summer. I consider it possibly the greatest RPG of all time (and that’s not just nostalgia: The irony is that while I bought Morrowind at launch, wrist injuries prevented me from playing it for so long that I didn’t actually dig into it fully until several years later!).
But nostalgia is a powerful tool, especially when MMOs are marketing toward a slightly older crowd than your average shooter or MOBA. It’s got me thinking about other MMOs that could really take advantage of older material in an overt way the same way Elder Scrolls is doing. I mean, there’s a reason people whine for Cantha in Guild Wars 2 (and hope the Elona rumors are true) — though personally, it’s the Jade Sea and Echovald Forest I want to see the most!
Think about the MMOs you play that have a history, lore that exists beyond the game, even previous games in a long line of games — World of Warcraft, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and so on — then tell me how you think they ought to pull an Elder Scrolls. How might your pet MMO capitalize on nostalgia?
Every morning, the Massively Overpowered writers team up with mascot Mo to ask MMORPG players pointed questions about the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre. Grab a mug of your preferred beverage and take a stab at answering the question posed in today’s Daily Grind!
