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In 2015, The Elder Scrolls Online took 20 years of best-selling, award-winning fantasy role-playing games online. Now, with The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition, own the complete story plus four extensive DLC game packs. From Skyrim to Daggerfall, this will be the easiest way to explore all of Tamriel - travel to Abah's Landing to master the art of thievery with the iconic Thieves Guild, become a deadly assassin of the Dark Brotherhood in the Gold Coast, or ride to Wrothgar and aid the Orc King Kurog in rebuilding Orsinium.
Adventure through Tamriel alone, with friends or Guild members, or head to Cyrodiil to join thousands of players in an epic player vs player Alliance War. Master any weapon, craft epic armor sets, and customize your abilities to create a character that is truly yours. The choices are yours and the decisions you make will shape your destiny and the persistent world of The Elder Scrolls Online.
A few bugs and balance issues aside, it genuinely feels like its single-player predecessors rather than a cookie cutter MMO, and that in itself is enough to draw back in the weary crowd yearning for something fresh from the genre.
Zenimax had a steep mountain to climb: They had to cater to both the expectations of fans of Offline-Tamriel as well as demands of online-mechanics. And even though the result is far from perfect and seems to lose focus here or there, I don’t regret any of the rather large amount of time I’ve spent with TESO.
The Elder Scrolls Online is a remarkable MMORPG that keeps the essence of the original series. The game could have been more original in the design of its missions, but its PvP mode and the high quality of its contents are very good.
Under the surface, not enough has changed to the formula that separates The Elder Scrolls Online from existing free or established properties, and I would find it genuinely hard to recommend to anyone seeking an experience outside of a cosy, well presented, box.
Something good is being brewed here by Zenimax. The Elder Scrolls Online definitely needs a lot of work just to be able to reach other MMOs, but by playing this game you get a feeling that the online version of this franchise could become a milestone for the genre.
The Elder Scrolls Online is a big game with a lot of work put into its creation. ZeniMax Online has created a large world with many quests and a cool PvP mode. The game tries to satisfy both solo gamers and MMO lovers, but the end result is short of expectations. TESO can be recommended only to the fans of the genre, who accept its flaws: repetitiveness, not very exciting combat and lots of simplifications. This "Skyrim online" is well made, but not very original.
Apparently existing only to serve as a strawman for future arguments against the whole genre, Elder Scrolls Online is a game of exposed weaknesses and failed potential. If you’re hankering for Scrolls, I recommend modded Skyrim. If you’re after an MMO, I recommend any other.
January 7, 2019
The Elder Scrolls Online: a “Massive Announcement” for January 15. Read more
September 17, 2018
The Elder Scrolls Online shows Murkmire in a new trailer. Watch video
March 22, 2018
The Elder Scrolls Online announces Summerset, its next expansion. Watch video
October 6, 2017
The Elder Scrolls Online celebrates its 10 million players. Read more
August 16, 2017
Bethesda announces a new DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online: Horns of the Reach.
July 12, 2017
The Elder Scrolls Online Horns of the Reach DLC is due next month. Read more
April 10, 2017
The Elder Scrolls Online becomes F2P (but just for a week). Read more
