Elder Scrolls Online trailer: the lead loremaster  Why are three
factions at war in The Elder Scrolls Online? Because MMORPG's
often use large-scale conflict to add a sense of importance to
their repetitive quests. Oh no, but that's too simple. No, it's
the sort of issue only a 'loremaster' can explain, and ZeniMax
has deployed its lead loremaster Lawrence Schick to explain the
troubles in a video developer diary.  You see, the Aldmeri
Dominion, Daggerfall Covenant, and Ebonheart Pact alliances
control lands around the edges of the continent Tamriel, but no
one controls Cyrodil in the middle, the setting of The Elder
Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Cyrodil's quite a nice place, so the
factions would like to seize it.  Throw in lots of people with
fantasy names and cults and necromancers and away we go!
Developed by ZeniMax Online Studios, The Elder Scrolls online
hits PC and Mac later this year.  BOOM video 14528