History YMMV / TheElderScrollsOnline

** To elaborate, the game developers made a haphazard retcon when making Cyrodiil into an European temperate grassfield as seen in Oblivion instead of the rainforest as was depicted it should have been atleast at that point of time, which the game developers handwaved it by essentially calling Pocket Guide to the Empire, the key source of information on Tamriel, false... even though there are numerous books and even firsthand accounts by NPCs that say otherwise.

** It's too early to tell for sure, but the fanbase seems divided between those that think that an ''Elder Scrolls'' MMO would be amazing and those that think it's against the entire point of the franchise that previously consisted of single-player games. With a third side that has nothing against an ''Elder Scrolls'' MMO ''per se'', but think a lot of what has been revealed about this one so far is worrisome.

* FanNickname: Those who support the game are known as "Scrollocaust Deniers" amongst the [[Hatedom]]

* {{Misblamed}}: One of the most common complaints about the game is the idea that Bethesda won't have any time or energy to make a new single-player ''Elder Scrolls'' game if they're busy with an MMO. That might have some validity...if the game wasn't being developed by Zenimax, ''not'' Bethesda.

** One could justify these retcons when taken into consideration the backstory given. A massive magical explosion has occured that sent shockwaves across Tamriel, the constellation of the Serpent now dominates the entire sky and Molag Bal's is attempting to merge both Nirn and Oblivion. Presumably, much like the activation of Numidium in ''Daggerfall'', this has caused reality to be altered on some fundamental level?

* {{Retcon}}: The major reason why many of the lore-minded fans have a extremely low opinion on the game is this. Including the "transcription error" mentioned above, the game also changes many established elements of the main series from both the visual and the story aspect in order to fit with this game and it's vision, which many people find unambitious and uncreative.

* {{Retcon}}: The major reason why many of the lore-minded fans have a extremely low opinion on the game is this. Including the "transcription error" mentioned above, the game also changes many established elements of the main series from both the visual and the story aspect in order to fit with this game and it's vision, which many people find unambitious and uncreative or just plain boring.

** To elaborate, the game developers made a haphazard retcon when making Cyrodiil into an European temperate grassfield as seen in Oblivion instead of the rainforest as was depicted it should have been atleast at that point of time, which the game developers handwaved it by essentially calling all previous information false... even though there are numerous books and even firsthand accounts by NPCs that say otherwise.

** To elaborate, the game developers made a haphazard retcon when making Cyrodiil into an European temperate grassfield as seen in Oblivion instead of the rainforest as was depicted it should have been atleast at that point of time, which the game developers handwaved it by essentially calling all previous information false... even though there are numerous books and even firsthand accounts by NPC that say otherwise.

** {{Misblamed}}: One of the most common complaints about the game is the idea that Bethesda won't have any time or energy to make a new single-player ''Elder Scrolls'' game if they're busy with an MMO. That might have some validity...if the game wasn't being developed by Zenimax, ''not'' Bethesda.

* TheScrappy: Already, Queen Ayrenn gets a ton of ire from the more lore-minded fans. Specifically, Ayrenn is written highly out-of-character for a Altmer noble ([[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch for one thing, having humility and being benevolent to all races, not just Altmer]]), to the point where it's almost unrealistic within the Elder Scrolls universe (in that, how can a human sympathizer get even near to the position she holds without seemingly any opposition?). She is also mocked for looking nothing like an Altmer and wearing armour [[{{Stripperiffic}} with ridiculously low neckline]] (Though these are more due to artstyle than anything).
* TaintedByPreview: Some fans get increasingly excited for new info and news about the game, whereas other fans get increasingly more disappointed.

* TheScrappy: Queen Ayrenn gets a ton of ire from the more lore-minded fans. Specifically, Ayrenn is written highly out-of-character for a Altmer noble ([[for one thing, having humility and being benevolent to all races, not just Altmer MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch]]), to the point where it's almost unrealistic within the Elder Scrolls universe (in that, how can a human sympathizer get even near to the position she holds without seemingly any opposition?). She is also mocked for looking nothing like an Altmer and wearing armour [[{{Stripperiffic}} with ridiculously low neckline]] (Though these are more due to artstyle than anything).

* BrokenBase: It's too early to tell for sure, but the fanbase seems divided between those that think that an ''Elder Scrolls'' MMO would be amazing and those that think it's against the entire point of the franchise that previously consisted of single-player games.
** With a third side that has nothing against an ''Elder Scrolls'' MMO ''per se'', but think a lot of what has been revealed about this one so far is worrisome.

* FridgeHorror: In the course of five games, Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of Domination, has shown himself to be quite possibly the most evil ''thing'' in the franchise. And do you want to know something else? ''He's only ever appeared in sidequests!'' That right, folks, he's been a distraction before, but with ''Online'', the King of Rape now has his undivided malevolence set upon ''you''. If you thought the atrocities he has committed as a footnote were bad, just how bad do you think he'll be when you have his ''full attention''?

* RuinedForever: Many were saying this upon the first announcement of the game.
** It doesn't help that the plot ''strongly'' resembles that of ''{{Oblivion}}'', which was already accused by fans of ruining the entire ''ElderScrolls'' series.

** DarkAgeOfCamelot fans, on the other hand, are exploding with anticipation.

** It doesn't help that the plot ''strongly'' resembles that of ''{{Oblivion}}'', which was already accused by fans of ruining the entire ElderScrolls series.

* BrokenBase: It's too early to tell for sure, but the fanbase seems divided between those that think that an Elder Scrolls MMO would be amazing and those that think it's against the entire point of the franchise.
** With a third side that has nothing against an Elder Scrolls MMO ''per se'', but think a lot of what has been revealed about this one so far is worrisome.

* RuinedForever: Many were saying this upon the first announcement of the game.