Do you need to be the hero?

"In the Elder Scrolls games," Matt Firor says, trying to make the case for solo story in The Elder Scrolls Online, "You're always the hero, whether you want to [be] or not, in some cases." That declaration was news to me; I've been playing cutpurses and scapegraces in the Elder Scrolls series since Daggerfall. In fact, I think the best part of sandbox RPGs (online or not) is that I don't have to be the hero -- I can ignore the main quest line and play my own way or even just lend some firepower to the actual hero NPC, as in Oblivion, which Firor seems to have forgotten.

What about you? Is ZeniMax going the wrong route by insisting that everyone be the hero in his own little sliver of the world? Do you need to be the hero in an MMO?

TH

Really it gets boring being the all hero. ''Oh look mommy the hero is going to save ous!'' People expect you to save them and all. Rather rain chaos in a village then jump and run around while picking flowers for the old lazy lady.

Having options is a good part to make a good game. But that is my opinion