Everyone has a fighting chance
Before I go any further with this rant, I need to explain something first, otherwise I’ll get Twitter/Steam/in-game messages asking why I’m still playing ESO. ESO is a great game, with a fantastic company behind it. But it just so happens that this fantastic company has blundered and has the community in a stir. With all the commotion that this blunder has created perhaps it will help Zenimax find better solutions to future endeavors.
Former beta testers who never purchased a copy of Elder Scrolls Online are being welcomed back this weekend to try out the new Tamriel Unlimited, the buy-to-play version of ESO. Starting today, Thursday, April 16th at 10:00 am Eastern / 7:00 am Pacific and running through Monday, April 20th at 10:00 am Eastern / 7:00 am Pacific, the invitation is extended.
The Elder Scrolls Online Crown Store will be updated on April 16th with several new items including the limited time offer for the Senche-Leopard mount at 2500 Crowns. The mount will be available through April 20th when it will be removed from the Crown Store after regular maintenance.
Until The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited hits consoles in June, expect that the team’s focus will be on fixes, picking up some pieces dropped in previous updates, and new ventures like crown store items (some new pets just arrived). For PC players, this lull had plenty of advance warning. It’s still a good time to revisit some of the changes promised before and yet to come.
It’s been a year since Elder Scrolls Online first launched. And while it was a rather contentious game, with hype levels through the roof, I reviewed ESO here on the site. In short, I liked a great deal about it, but knew it had some kinks to iron out. Well, in the year since launch the team at Zenimax has been working feverishly like a Khajit slave to improve their flagship MMO.
Tales of Tamriel Vol 1: The Land, a volume based on Elder Scrolls Online, will be released on April 24th. The book will contain in-game text accompanied by over a hundred exclusive commissioned pieces of art.
Zenimax and Bethesda are inviting Elder Scrolls Online beta players back to Tamriel during a special event running from Thursday, April 16th through Monday, April 20th. During the event, beta players who never purchased ESO will be able to come back and check out the massive number of changes since the earliest stages of the game and the new Tamriel Unlimited B2P version.
There are so many things you can do in PvP to give you an edge over the other player. Today I’m going to unveil some of the tricks that I utilize every day in Cyrodiil. These will be a mix of tactics and addons that help me excel in PvP.
The Bethesda blog has been updated with a brand new Elder Scrolls Online video from the community to celebrate the game’s first anniversary. Check it out below and leave your thoughts in the comments along with some of your "best of" moments from the past year in Tamriel.
From launch through now, The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited had much happen during its first year, as the community got to know the game from launch and beyond and the developers decided to make both tweaks and complete overhauls. Here’s a look back.