User blog comment:The Milkman/ElderScrollsOnline.com has Launched!/@comment-5469467-20121026052930

I must admit a bit of cynicism towards The Elder Scrolls Online. It does look decent enough, especially since it is an Elder Scrolls game. But my concern is that a lot of what made Elder Scrolls great in the first place was achieved and will generally only work in singleplayer. Immersion and roleplaying in particular can (but not necessarily) be reduced quite a bit when you are one of thousands of people doing the same thing. Furthermore, instead of positioning the player as someone important (Dragonborn, Champion of Cyrodil, Nerevarine, etc) they will be one of countless; identity lost in sheer numbers. I suspect mages/fighters/thieves guild membership and progression will reflect this.

It may not be so bad. I, for one, would still like to play it. My only condition is that it is a one-off payment (Guild Wars 2 style), as I have no intention to sign up to a subscription. I believe TESO will be a decent enough game, but not as good as a singleplayer Elder Scrolls game.