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Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is a rpg, mmorpg and open world game
developed by ZeniMax Online Studios
and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Released on May 22nd 2017 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 6 languages: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 154,113 reviews of which 125,497 were positive and 28,616 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 2300 or AMD FX4350
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Direct X 11.0 compliant video card with 1GB RAM (NVIDIA® GeForce® 560 or AMD Radeon™ 6870)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 150 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
MacOS
- OS: Mac® High Sierra v 10.13
- Processor: Intel Core i5 processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 150 GB available space
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Good game, has some elements that are less than ideal but has some other elements that are fun a done well. In short, you can get many hours out of it just from the base game. The stories can be done as a solo player, or you can find a friend/group. Most interactions are positive. Recommend if you want to dive in or get into crafting/player homes then to get ESO Plus (the subscription, i.e. pay more money for the game you payed money for). Longer: The difficulty of zones has slowly gotten harder with time (world bosses for example) forcing the player to either learn the mechanics and get great gear or to find help from other players (depending on zone and time of day this can be harder). Some zones are dead, while others remain active. Veteran and end game content has gotten more accessible to players since they added the activity finder, but will still typically need to join a guild (which may require you to Join tHeRe DiScOrD). Crafting mechanic is simple but can be complex, the biggest grip is that crafting has a time gated aspect. To unlock traits you'll need to find the gear in that trait then research it which can max out to 30 days. So for example, for me to finish researching the last trait on a bow i'll have to wait 30 days, then boom I can make bows in any trait. BUT WAIT, theirs more! Then there are style pages/motifs, want to look like a bada** warrior with wings n S**t, gonna need the pages for that buddy and the materials to craft it. Oh whats that, where do you get it? Either by pure luck or running the Trial (12 man group content) on Veteran, but that requires you to have friends (me, crying because no one wants a terrible DD, because everyone is a DD in this game). Ahem. Anyway. Housing: ESO in my opinion has some of the best housing in the MMO space. Yes, typically it is easier to drop a bunch of IRL money on crowns to buy a home. BUT, you can unlock homes via completing zone stories, in-game events, or with in game currency (gold, that you can get from killing mobs, quest etc.). Not only do some homes have cool features, but you can craft furniture (requires materials found in game and crafting recipes also found in game), you can buy zone exclusive furniture after completing zone stories and achievements. You can randomly get furniture through in game log in rewards, looting, fishing, collecting resources, etc. Then once you've got some furniture you can place it your home a decorate however you want. Like legit. A dude remade the town square from Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask MOON INCLUDED in his player owned home like WHAT?!? Voice Acting: All the characters related to quest have voice actors, so you can play this whole MMO without reading. Lore: Want lore. Books, Books everywhere. Quest, so many quest. Oh and the characters have voices, so they can just talk to you about (some) lore. Achievements: MMO not sweaty enough for you, oh boy don't worry theirs in game account and character achievements. Want to show off that you are a Grand Master Crafter, unlock the achievement buddy. Want to show off that you are a god in PVP, unlock that achievement buddy. Want to show off that you eat trial bosses for breakfast, unlock that achievement buddy. Want to go crazy trying to 100% a zone, guess what, better unlock those achievements - what can't find some random book sitting on some random rock that you have jump halfway down a mountain to find, well that's why you don't have that achievement buddy. Daily quest: Too many (if you have all the DLC). Each new DLC zone has 2-5 daily quest (kill world boss, clear delv, trial, find random item, please the crows, please the crows, PLEASE THE CROWS FEATHERLESS ONE. - Can be a bit overwhelming so i'd recommend just doing the crafting dailies and whatever zone/area your working in/on. Or you could just grind your daily quest. Guilds: You can be apart of 5 guilds (unless they updated it and I just don't know, mostly solo player here). Best to join a merchant guild so you can sell random loot you get. But they have merch guilds, PVP guilds, PVE guilds, Roleplaying and ERPG guilds, questing guilds, find all the kitty cats guilds, you get the idea. So there is a community out here if you want to be apart of one! K. Thanks for reading.
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I play this game mostly for classic elder scroll exploration and quest experience, treating it like other elder scroll single player game while ignoring many of it's multiplayer aspects. Experiencing morrowind in the past before ES3 Morrowind release, meeting character of legends mentioned in some elder scroll games. It's been great!
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I like the game,hate the makers of the game. They promised in the beginning that all Dlc content would be free if you bought the game. They lied!
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ESO is a game that tells you that a subscription isn't required, and then super glues a crafting bag to you with a big combination lock with enough tumblers to put your credit card info in. ESO is also a game that, at every level up, feels like it's jingling keys in your face, your character screaming in what i can only hope is excitement, as a new dungeon unlocks for queue. but most early dungeon queues are terrible to sit through, highly recommend doing quests while you wait. Elderscrolls online feels like a world that doesn't want you here, but since you've bothered installing is trying to entertain you just enough that you'll pay the monthly sub.
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I've done everything there is to do in this game. Group Content, Solo Play, Housing, Fishing, Card Game, Achievement Chasing, Questing, Thievery, Murder, Melee and Range Weapons, PVP and PVE, became a multi-millionaire and have played dirt poor. There is no "End" in the game, do whatever parts you like and leave the rest or do it all. Ask questions respectfully in zone chat, someone will answer. There are always events to look forward to or take part in, join Guilds and talk to people or join guilds and don't talk to people. There is something for everyone. Make your character look and act however you'd like. It's up to you. Make multiple characters. I like that today I can focus on doing dungeons and trials with my guild or with a random group and tomorrow I can craft things to make myself and my house look pretty, and the next day I can race around the world rescuing NPCs or aiding fellow players who are on the same world quests as I am or are in my PVP alliance. In ESO the world is your oyster, just find your groove.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
The Elder Scrolls® Online received 125,497 positive votes out of a total of 154,113 achieving a rating of 8.06.
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The Elder Scrolls® Online was developed by ZeniMax Online Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is not playable on Linux.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is a multi-player game.
The Elder Scrolls® Online features PvP mode where you can test your skills against other players.
There are 6 DLCs available for The Elder Scrolls® Online. Explore additional content available for The Elder Scrolls® Online on Steam.
The Elder Scrolls® Online does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
The Elder Scrolls® Online does not support Steam Remote Play.
The Elder Scrolls® Online is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Elder Scrolls® Online.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
9,733
Developer
ZeniMax Online Studios
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Release
22 May 2017
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