Category: Elder Scrolls Online News

The Elder Scrolls series is turning 25! To celebrate, from March 28th to April 3rd, Elder Scrolls Online will be free to play for everyone including the Elsweyr Prologue. Purchase of the Elsweyr expansion is not necessary to play through the prologue event. The base game, including the Morrowind zone, will be available for the duration of the event as well. For those looking to purchase ESO, the Standard Edition will be on sale through April 9th and Summerset will be on sale through April 2nd.

Starting today, Elder Scrolls Online players will be able to let loose their silly sides as the Jester’s Festival kicks off. The event runs through April 2nd and is a great way for players to “reap ridiculous rewards, new collectibles, bonus XP” and much more.

Console Elder Scrolls Online players can now embark on the Season of the Dragon thanks to today’s release of Wrathstone, the 2-dungeon DLC that paves the way for June’s release of the Elsweyr content expansion. In addition to Wrathstone, all players will enjoy Update 21 that contains a number of new features including a new Battlegrounds map, PvP rewards, passive ability changes and much more.

Early last month, the Elder Scrolls Online team lost its longtime Loremaster, Lawrence Schick. Now a mere month later, the ESO community can rest easy knowing that great stories will continue to be told thanks to Leamon Tuttle being promoted to the job. Tuttle has been on the ESO team for eight years and was the principal writer on both Clockwork City and Murkmire.

For you thiefy types, it’s time to get the lockpicks gathered, hone those daggers to a razor’s edge, and get that dark clothing pressed in time for the start of the next Elder Scrolls Online event. During the Brotherhood Celebration, nefarious thieves across Tamriel can earn bonus rewards “for certain criminal activities in both Hew’s Bane and the Gold Coast”. The event begins March 7th and runs through March 18th.

Elder Scrolls Online’s yearlong Season of the Dragon has kicked off starting today with the release of the Wrathstone DLC and Update 21. Players will find a pair of new dungeons: Depths of Malatar and Frostvault, both of which lead up to the Elsweyr content expansion coming on June 4th. “Each dungeon holds one-half of the ancient Wrathstone tablet, the key that Abnur Tharn later uses to open the Halls of Colossus, accidentally unleashing the dragons upon Elsweyr”.

When Update 21 goes live, players will find a new PvP map where players can earn new weapon outfit styles and other collectibles. Called Eld Angvar, developers call it a “world between worlds”. “You might recognize this location as one you visited during the Murkmire main questline, but this time, you’re using the void’s mysterious portals to hunt your fellow players,” the blog reads.

Zenimax has announced that the Wrathstone DLC for Elder Scrolls Online will launch for PC players on February 25th. PlayStation 4 and XBox One players will be able to join in on March 12th. Wrathstone challenges players to find the two halves of the tablet by completing the Depths of Malatar and Frostvault dungeons. Wrathstone also marks the official ‘Season of the Dragon’ year-long campaign that includes the upcoming Elsweyr expansion.

When Update 21 launches, all players will find a number of pretty cool QoL improvements, none neater than the new Zone Guide. When players enter a new zone, or even a previously-visited zone, they will be provided tons of information to “help players that want to complete a zone or those that feel lost and want to find something to do”.

If you’ve logged into Elder Scrolls Online any time between January 1, 2017 and February 7, 2019, you are eligible for a free 500 Crowns courtesy of ZeniMax Online Studios. The free gift from ZMI is “to show our appreciation for an ESO community that keeps surprising us!” the post on the site reads. The Crowns will be made available to all eligible accounts on Monday, February 11th.