Matt Firor, President of Zenimax Online Studios and Director of The Elder Scrolls Online, spoke about how proud he is of the development of his MMORPG and the success of the past few years.
In an interview with Official Xbox Magazine, Matt Firor admitted that at first The Elder Scrolls Online was drowning in problems and shortcomings. At the launch of the PC version, the players criticized the project, but then it came out on consoles, and it was a very successful start - which the developers did not expect at all. “[The launch] was so huge that it broke a bunch of everything. For example, we didn't expect it to be this big, which is a big problem. And after that we thought, “We have a huge audience, how do we make enough content to keep everyone?” Firor said. “So we came up with [update] One Tamriel, which opened up the world so that everyone can play with anyone and do anything at any time.”
Next, the developers realized that in order to keep the community, you need to release content constantly. So the decision was made to launch major expansions annually, which benefited the game. “I think it wasn't until Morrowind launched that we thought, 'Yeah, we've had three good years,' you know? Because we work without leaving the office. And sometimes it takes time to realize this,” said Firor.
Matt Firor also confirmed that Zenimax Online Studios is indeed working on a game on the new engine. However, the company will continue to support The Elder Scrolls Online for a long time to come.
"Yes. Not many people understand this, but if you look at our job site, you will see that we are accepting people to work on a new engine for a new AAA game. So yes, we have ideas, but we are committed to TESO for as long as it takes,” he clarified.
The Elder Scrolls Online is available on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.