The Elder Scrolls® Online

🌸🎮 From Console to PC: A Fresh ESO Adventure! 🎀✨

OMG, moving from ESO on Xbox Series X to PC has been such a fun change! 😍💖 I already loved the game on console, but now I get to experience it in a whole new way!

The biggest difference for me? Keyboard & mouse controls! 🎯💻 It took a little getting used to, but once I adjusted, it felt really natural! Also, chatting is SO much easier—no more painfully slow virtual keyboard! 💬✨ Now I can actually type fast and communicate without struggling!

One thing that really surprised me was how active the PC NA community is! 😲🎉 The Xbox NA servers were always super lively, so I was expecting PC to feel emptier since some YouTubers said it doesn’t have as many players… but it doesn’t feel that way at all! 💖 There are always people in towns, world events are packed, and finding groups is easy! 🏹✨

If you’re thinking of switching? Go for it! 💕💻 It’s a different experience, but still the same amazing world of ESO!

✨💖 See you in Tamriel, Champion! 💖✨

I've given the game 871 hours. That's a fair trail time, me thinks. The game is not for me. I did and do however love Oblivion and do not want this review to be a punch in the nose to the incredible creators.

It is non-functional. I only paid $2 and I want it back
but I can't because the burned my 2 hr return period with 100 GB of ingame downloads prior to starting.
The game ran once. I finished the tutorial and it hasn't let be back in since. I get a 307 error and booted off the server both North America and Europe.

Play Path of Exile

I didn't even install this game yet and I can tell you I am already having a horrible experience.

After spending the entire day downloading it via steam and finally getting the "your game is ready to play" notification after downloading a crazy 119.6 GB of bulls*** the Zenimax launcher launched, what I expected to be a "PLAY" button turns out to be a "DOWNLOAD" button.

and guess what? it wants to re-download 97.35 GB ALL OVER AGAIN..

WHAT THE F-U-C-K?

Stupid freemium game that takes up almost 200 gigs.

I paid 2 dollars for the "starter edition" and just the launcher is 160. It now wants to download 90GB just to update.

The game doesn't even look that good! How bloated is this piece of crap?

All this just to dip my toes in a stale MMO that nickels and dimes you to access the content that's rotting on my hard-drive. Optimize your garbage.

Maybe when I become old fat and retarded I'll recoup on my $2 investment.

I just wanted to copy/paste the ticket i sent to the Developers:

"I just downloaded 135gb of game files via steam.
Tried opening the game, but instead opened a launcher with another 96gb of download data. I let the launcher run for 30 minutes just to make sure it wasnt verifying files instead of downloading, but no.... its redownloading the game. Searched online for an answer and found out that you first make me download the old game files without the patches and everything.... OLD GAME FILES THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED, then you update it via launcher. WHY DID I DOWNLOAD THE GAME FILES THAT ARE GOING TO BE CHANGED IN THE FIRST PLACE?????

I was ready to play the game after 16hrs of download, got fucked in the face instead.
If you think its not a big deal, in the remote area where I live... I dont have unlimited optic cable internet etc. i have to pay for my data just like mobile data.... so every 100gb is is another 11 euros. So thank you for taking my money without giving me nothing in return.

This is not a ticket i need help with. I just wanted to say fuck you to the developer and the employee reading this. I hope you have a terrible launch of every new game or dlc and you go bancrupt.

fuck you"


the end

0/10 I decline to spend another 11 euros to play the game i got scammed by. Blacklisting the developer. And on more for the road: fuck you

ATTENTION: EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS I REVIEWED THE GAME AFTER 10 HOURS OF GAMEPLAY, I DID NOT PLAY FOR AN HOUR!

Idk. i needed to download the game 3 times and then it didn't even let me connect.

Although the pvp which is an endgame for most MMO's is certainly forgotten by devs, ESO it is the only MMO I can come back to and play again after some time

Download 140 gb, start the game, launcher opens up and starts download 90 gb more

what the fuck is this shit?

Most stuff is blocked by The Great Paywall anyway the fuck I need roughly 230 gb for???

The game states it's 130 gb but it's actually 270 gb
And that's only the steam part
Outside of steam you still need to download an additional 120 gb of additional content so about 400 gbs in total
This additional 120 gb is calculated into the playtime so you cant refund if your download is slow

Hey, this game is actually fun to pla- AN UNEXPECTED ERROR HAS OCCURED. YOU HAVE BEEN BOOTED FROM SERVER.

Oh and just to rub it in your face more we will give you 30 min penalty for disconnecting.

Why does it happen? Who knows? Even their advanced team's support members are unable to fix this. I've tried port forwarding, port triggering, sending detailed msinfo reports, static IP, clean boot, new user in windows, changing DNS servers, uninstalling all mods and addons, repairing the game, renaming ProgramData file as recommened by support and NONE OF THIS WORKS. FIX YOUR GAME. I have no problems in other titles. Also I am constantly on a call on Discord and there is no disconnection when those so called "UNEXPECTED ERRORS" occur in Elder Scrolls Offline.

When you play a match in battlegrounds (PVP quickmatch of sorts) and see that everybody stops in place RUN. Run away from this game because even after eons of troubleshooting your PC Hardware and network nothing will be fixed. Spend your money elsewhere. You will thank me later.

Update:

I actually had to buy a VPN software for this game to work. Absolute circus I had to dish out additional money for a subscription to fix developers' mistake. I've got higher ping but at least I am not being booted from server (so far).

With that being said when you have no conectivity issues this games has a lot to offer. Lots of content and alive towns with players which makes a mmo a mmo. Crown Shop is predatory but I am okay with that personally as long as I can play the game.

Thousands of hours on xbox, and i'd need to give it all up and start over on my pc. In 2025, for an MMO, that is dogsh*t. The subscription service model SUCKS, but then they also have an aggressive cash shop (with terrible loot crates) and the events based around FOMO (fear of missing out) are very frequent. Feels bad as a player to spend my time in a place where I'm more of a customer than an adventurer.

I've only played 5 hours so far, never thought I'd play RPG style games. It's the open world aspect I like.

I wish it had more of a Skyrim feel, instead of feeling like a game catering to teenagers.

I wish the UI panels that show up on the left and right didn't require a magnifying glass, my old eyes have a difficult time reading them. Seriously, developers, lots of older people game too.

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.

Honestly if I could leave a neutral review on this game that would be better, but it's still a playable experience. Is it an extremely fun one? No. Should it be 130 gigabytes? Definitely not. But if you want something to sink time into, this could do worse. A lot of people complain about the microtransactions, but if you really WANT to play a game, you can ignore them well enough.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☑ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
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☐ 10

As far as modern lore entries into pre-existing franchises from decades past, ESO does an excellent job staying faithful to the roots we fans all know and love while also growing the varied stories and lore in plausible, entertaining ways.

The game itself is fairly typical as far as MMO go, I am not an avid MMO player much myself outside of ESO and SWG so take my word such as it is. Just the same, the combat and mechanics satisfy my more casual requirements, but there are some complexities that are lost on me that many other players enjoy to utilize such as in PvP and endgame PvE.

All in all, if you are a fan of the Elder Scrolls franchise of games and stories I think it is worth your time and money to explore the stories of ESO. My cynicism was dashed years ago, at least as far as Elder Scrolls goes, largely in part thanks to ESO.

I just wish i would live in a timeline where microtransactions have been outlawed. They ruin every single online game. All of these games are designed to convince you to pay money for ingame content or in many cases just to make the game not frustrating to play. I hate it so much, I would easily pay 30 dollars a month just to play a good online game without this parasite behavior....games have adapted a parasitic concept and thus literally turned into a social economical parasite.
But i guess the parasites of the industry win....not a single online game out there that is worth playing and not a microtransaction garbage pile.

Game was fun when it first came out and now it seems like a macro hack fest for pvp.

Did it all, emperor, main story, ect.... have to pay to play or u are gimped.

They went the path of the darkside, greed rules all, same irl.

this game feels so robotic and generic compared to other elder scrolls games. every quest felt arbitrary and it was impossible to lose a fight

Endless story and adventures to keep your mind preoccupied for hours.

Fun game, really enjoyable combat. Basically Skyrim Online. Love the flexibility of character building, the way fact that so many skills are accessed through weapon choice and secondary mechanics. Also love the fact that all professions are accessible if you're willing to put the time into them, it's not like WoW where you can only have two at a time. I've honestly had a lot more fun with it than I expected, so did my friend who has been playing it constantly. The environments are also beautiful and really imaginative, just a really great escape all around.

lots of fun and it works with low graphics on mac

veary beautiful game i fell in love with the controls and eveything els fell in place idk what to say jus one of one and now that im getting into the storyline its so much to know and to do

Se eu recomendo ESO? É complicado...

Resumo: Se você ama a franquia The Elder Scrolls, gosta da estrutura de questing clássica dos MMOs e adora acompanhar a história (que é toda, até a menor quest, voice acted) vale muito experimentar o jogo. Se você é fascinado por um PvP frenético e de alta qualidade (e não se importa de gastar um rim pra ter acesso a todo conteúdo do jogo) também vale muito a pena. Se o seu foco é PVE em grupo, como dungeons e raids, o jogo também oferece uma experiência bacana (que custa um rim, rs), mas acredito que tenham outros MMOs melhores para isso no mercado. Agora se você é um solo player APENAS, você vai estar perdendo as partes mais bacanas do jogo, mas também tem bastante conteúdo pra se fazer solo. E caso decida embarcar nessa aventura, lembre-se: A Bethesda cria os problemas do jogo pra poder te vender as soluções depois. Se dinheiro não é um problema, seja feliz.

Os prós: apesar do que muitos faladores comentam, acredito que o combate do jogo seja um dos pontos fortes. O action combat do ESO, pra mim, é como um sucessor espiritual do DDO, no início pode parecer meio estranho, mas conforme você vai entendo como tirar o máximo de animation cancel, o negócio vai ficando bem recompensador e divertido. Eu não acho que as main stories do ESO sejam as melhores entre os MMOs, mas elas são consistentemente boas. Pra quem aprecia as partes mais clássicas de um RPG, é muito fácil ficar imerso no jogo, mesmo com as quests mais simples, tudo por conta do excelente voice acting e pequenas histórias contadas através das quests. Outro ponto positivo do jogo é o PVP. Claro que esse é um tópico tão pessoal quanto o c*, mas na minha opinião, esse é disparado o melhor PVP no mercado de MMOs (se você não levar em consideração o rim que está abrindo mão pra jogar isso aqui). E por último gostaria de enaltecer a liberdade que se tem pra buildar nesse jogo (claro, se você tiver aberto mão do seu carro para financiar todas DLCs e pagar o Plus). No ESO você pode desbloquear e upar diversas skill lines e misturá-las no seu kit da maneira que achar melhor, te possibilitando buildar quase qualquer coisa, é quase como um ARPG nesse sentido.

Os contras: Eu já comentei como é caro jogar esse jogo? Falando sério agora, com a mais nova atualização de 10 anos de ESO, você consegue comprar todas expansões por 250 Lulas, um preço razoavelmente acessível. Se parasse por aí tava tudo bem, mas o jogo ainda conta com dezenas de DLCs que você deve comprar com cash ou liberar acesso pagando a mensalidade de míseros 50 reais. Continuando nesse tópico, a mensalidade também te garante a crafting bag para armazenar todos os materiais que você vai utilizar no crafting, sem o Plus todos esses materiais vão pra bag normal, tornando sua vida IMPOSSÍVEL. Agora que já falamos sobre o elefante na sala, vamos falar sobre os problemas que eu vejo no jogo em si. O primeiro deles é a falta de identidade de classes (isso pode não ser um problema pra vc). Como temos a liberdade de buildar utilizando todas skill lines que temos acesso, muitas vezes as classes podem parecer mais ou menos a mesma coisa (acredito que poderiam introduzir mecânicas únicas de cada classe, fora as skills). Apesar do jogo ter uma história riquíssima, muitos assets do jogo são excessivamente reutilizados e você acaba passando por lugares e dungeons diferentes com a sensação de que já passou por ali antes. Apesar do jogo ter um mapa GIGANTESCO, parece que a zenimax não criou sistemas e eventos suficientes que te incentivem explorar mais do mapa, de maneira orgânica, como é no GW2, por exemplo. Então muita gente acaba com a sensação da única utilidade do mapa ser fazer as quests e upar de level, muito parecido com World of Warcraft (e considero isso um desperdício de conteúdo e tempo de desenvolvimento). Outro ponto negativo é o conteúdo da história ter uma dificuldade absolutamente trivial. Não acho que deveria ser difícil, mas pelo menos me deixar com medo de morrer vez ou outra (não se preocupem que no PVE em grupo e PVP tem dificuldade até demais as vezes, rs).

Wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle.

I did enjoy walking around the areas I had access to, and there were a few "Oh it's that character, fun!" moments throughout the story.

But so many parts of this game are locked behind paid content, even if you have ESO+, and it is not worth a monthly subscription + the price of DLC.

The combat is a lamer version of Elder Scrolls mainline games, though the varied enemy types are appreciated. The crafting, guilds, currencies, etc. are all incredibly confusing. I found myself Googling something every fifteen minutes while playing.

It just gets boring so quick. The style of combat actually is to its detriment, as something like LOTRO or Runescape feels clunky, so its okay that the UI is clunky. The combat in this game makes you expect a smooth gameplay experience, but there is nothing smooth about inventory management, submenus, etc.

Go download more mods for Morrowind / Oblivion / Skyrim and play a better game!

With a few thousand hours logged across all platforms, I can confidently say that The Elder Scrolls Online is an amazing MMO that excels in early and mid-game experiences. If you enjoy questing with a group of friends and prefer a more casual approach, ESO delivers a memorable adventure through its expansive world and engaging content.

However, the endgame can feel a bit stale. The constant cycle of dailies, writs, and trials—along with extended queue times—starts to wear thin once you reach the high-level content. For those who are budget conscious, my recommendation is to pick up the game when it goes on sale (around $5) to get the most value.

On a less positive note, the crowns store and expansions have become a significant pain point. The microtransactions, particularly the crates for radiant mounts, can easily add up to over $200. Additionally, many expansions feel like rehashes of previous content, offering similar quests and sky shards without much innovation.

In summary, ESO remains a fantastic choice for players who value cooperative, casual gameplay. However, if you're someone who craves fresh challenges in endgame or is wary of escalating in-game costs, it might be worth waiting for a sale or exploring other options.

While it's an older game, Zenimax does a great job of adding new content into Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) fairly consistently. They don't just add "skins", but new features and functionality without disrupting the base gameplay. There is something for everyone here, from casual gamers to hardcore.

The only downside is that the ESO plus subscription is pretty much required unless you want to do nothing other than manage a very small inventory.

If you like games like world of war craft and wizard 101 you would probably like this too, nothing like previous titles combat or story wise.

Trying to gift crown store items is not wanted by the game dev's and is a option i don't play much but wanted to gift crown items to my friend and the task you have to be allowed to gift is trivial. It helps no one but them and adds a wall to the game that's not needed. Plus the game feel is no wano. same effect spamming one spell as pushing most others. Wish they learned more from other games or kept it like sky rim more. There is zero power fantasy as well lvl 1 damage 4000, lvl 50 damage 4000. huge numbers at lvl one...... odd. Bloated and zero feeling of progression or identity between classes. The freedoms cool but the lack of reason to use a "Staff spell" over a class one hurts. The game has not changed much at all in the time and change is good.

A Massive, Ever-Expanding Elder Scrolls Adventure
If you've ever wanted to explore Tamriel with friends (or solo), The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is the best way to do it. Whether you're diving into rich storylines, battling in epic PvP, or just exploring the world, there's always something to do.

Why ESO is Worth Playing
✅ Huge Open World – Travel across iconic locations from Skyrim, Morrowind, Cyrodiil, and more. New expansions keep adding fresh content.
✅ Solo or Multiplayer Friendly – Play at your own pace. Quest alone or join a guild for group content like dungeons and trials.
✅ Deep Customization – Mix and match abilities to create your own unique playstyle. No rigid class restrictions!
✅ Engaging Stories & Lore – Fully voiced quests and immersive storytelling make ESO feel like a true Elder Scrolls experience.
✅ Endless Content – With frequent updates and expansions, there's always something new to discover.

Performance & Monetization
✔️ Runs Well on Modern Systems – Stable performance, but large PvP battles can still be demanding.
✔️ Fair Monetization – Base game is affordable, expansions are optional but add tons of content. ESO Plus (subscription) is worth it if you play regularly.

Final Verdict
If you're an Elder Scrolls fan or love MMORPGs, The Elder Scrolls Online is a must-try. There's no shortage of adventures, and with continued updates, it just keeps getting better.

🔥 Verdict: One of the Best MMORPGs Available! 🔥

One of the most enjoyable MMORPGs I've ever played with very few downsides. Note: If you do want to get into crafting then having ESO Plus is a must have just for the ingredients bag.

The pay to have the full map is bs. I get it's a live service and they are greedy but come on. Base game stuff should be there, if you can't go anywhere it's not open world. ES is famous only because of it's open world.

The amount of content in this game is staggering. The visuals are stunning. The voice acting talent is top-notch. The combat and dungeon bosses seem (in my still-limited experience) to be much more forgiving of suboptimal play than in other MMORPGs.

This store is very good if you like a variety of things to buy.
There are mounts, costumes, housing and more.
There are limited time deals too.

I have found that there in fact is a massive game in this store that allows you to buy things for that game.
The game seems to be a way to occupy your time further while you spend time deciding how you want to spend your money. Maybe there should be a way to even further occupy your time while you think of spending money at this store.

This store is very similar to stores that have other games in them.
If you like going to stores to spend money and play games, this is one of the stores of all time, with a game in store.

left the game to update overnight now i have 20 hours playtime

cant get game to launch. tried firewall and running as admin along with all other online suggestions. support is awful and cant get an answer to questions.

Pretty good. Great combat and customization. Highly recommend ESO+ if you want the best experience, all the dlc quests are available in your journal (DO NOT RE-PURCHASE ON CROWN STORE). The amount of over world content is unreal, 135 hours in and it feels like I've hardly scratched the surface. Also having everything 100% voice acted makes solo play so much more enjoyable.

ESO is one of those games where people either love it or hate it; And after 2000 hours I would say I fall in the love it camp but can definitely acknowledge there is flaws within the game.

One of my favourite things about ESO is the freedom to play the game as you wish, pretty much whatever content you enjoy doing can be your endgame whether that be: questing, dungeoneering/raiding, PvP, crafting or trading; These systems also flow into each other very well to create a cohesive flowing gameplay experience.

Combat in ESO isn't really one of it's strong suits, combat can feel very unresponsive and floaty with not a lot of impact being shown on enemies beyond the enemies being dazed when you either block or interrupt a heavy attack; The combat is fun at first but after a while it does just become "A thing you do". I do appreciate how gear in ESO is handled with horizontal progression, a piece of gear from the base game will have the same base statistics as a piece of gear from the latest expansion with only the set bonus of the gear changing the effectiveness of the gear; That might make you assume that the gear from the latest expansion has the best set bonus and will be the most optimal thing to use but you'd be surprise, different classes and builds can make use of sets from numerous different sets from different expansions. I very much dislike when gear is made redundant by a new expansion and the hip new thing on the block becomes all people use.

Visually ESO is very impressive, even zones from the launch of the game in 2014 have a lot of visual depth and flair which only improves as you get into the expansions with some particular highlights for me being Apocrypha and the Clockwork City, if eye-candy is your thing ESO has you covered.

ESO is filled with a gargantuan amount of quests, you can't kick a rock in a zone without hitting a quest giver and their cat (who is also a quest giver). These quests can range from the grand main story about fighting Molag Bal's Planemeld to save all of Nirn from being consumed by his thirst for power; To a guy who's trying to get away from his overbearing wife an we hand him right back to her unknowingly, I do love the variety in stories but from a gameplay perspective they could be better as most quests are just "Go here, kill this, interact with that" not all but a good majority. There are other types of quests thrown in like where you follow people in Assassin's Creed-like sections, solve puzzles to progress forward or even some quests that are collectathons requiring you so search far and wide for specific things across Nirn. I like the little sprinkles of variety but just wish that the philosophy wasn't "Break up the safe quests with a more unique one" and instead focus more on all quests having some flair and draw to them which I do understand is easy to ask for but in practice is tough.

Think that about wraps it up, gonna go play Tribute and get Law of Sovereign Roosted.

I love this game. There are so many different things you can do. I've played over a thousand hours and I still haven't explored all of the things there are to do in this game. From crafting, daily quests, main story quests, dungeons, Tales of Tribute, and more, there's something in this game for every gaming mood. If you feel like striving, there's plenty to keep you occupied, but if you're feeling a little more languorous, you can decorate your house, or just explore to find skyshards, or gather resources, or craft something to sell in a guild store, to name a few.

I've been playing off an on since launch, and at first I was skeptical of the change that was made many years ago to auto-scale everything pve on any map. This is because I wanted to be able to breeze through the lower level enemies to gather resources. But now I see the wisdom of the decision. I can now explore any map with ease (especially with a fully-leveled companion by my side) and it really opens up the sheer size of the game world. There are so many locations that are still relatively new to me, and they just keep adding more!

To me, this game truly has it all, and no matter what kind of gaming I'm up for when I have the time, I can find something to fit that vibe in ESO.

Too much corporate influence in the decision making progress, too focused on "balance", profit, and screwing over the player base, and not so much on fun. They need to fire some of the decision makers. While the people who actually do the work, do good work, it is met with boneheaded decisions. If I did not know better I would say Thanos is in charge of combat, and Scrooge Mc Duck is in charge of monetization. While the community manager reminds me of JK and Prof Umbridge.

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 or play 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 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 the same world quests as I am or are in my PVP alliance. In the ESO the world is your oyster, just find your groove.

Tons of in-game transactions but doesnt really stop you from enjoying the game, especially when you find the Elder scrolls lore interesting already,

1. You can still get some cool items from Monthly Events or as you level through
2. There's a great deal of PVE content in Base game already for you to even run out of things to do.
3. Some items may seem Pay-to-win as they introduce items with some increase in damage for 15-25% but you can still have a good build even without those.
4. Competitive aspect of the game would heavily depend on how you will play.
5. Economics system is decentralized, you can join a trading guild to be able to participate in the in-game economics but still depend on your needs and how much you get from them.

Playing this game in 2025. It looks okay if you are not crazy about graphics. It gives you skyrim vibes although mechanics and gameplay are different. Anyway i manage to get my weird pleasure out of this game.

Seems like a dieing game. The game definatly needs mods to play for things like damage meters and mini maps but the ones on curse forge are all so out of date 2015-2016 that some don’t work. You will never see a update to encompass these type upgrades in the game itself because like I said it seems like its dieing they are pushing packs for ridiculous prices for upgrades through a slightly complicated crown system which is robbery for a game obviously on its last gasps. Sad because it’s a beautiful game great character option. If you’re going to play wait for a sale and avoid in game purchases. you’re going to be in your games map screen just trying to figure out which way to go so often it’s a ratio of more map time than play time some game sessions.

The Elder Scrolls Online – A Costly Adventure with Gated Content

I started ESO with an ESO+ subscription right away, unaware that zones and dungeons were locked behind DLCs. This became immediately frustrating when I tried to play with my friend, only to realize that much of the world was inaccessible to him unless he also paid for DLCs. It severely limited what we could do together, making the co-op experience feel restricted.

One of the biggest disappointments was mounts being character-specific, meaning every new character starts painfully slow and requires individual mount training—a tedious process. The biggest paywall frustration was the Crafting Bag, which is only available with ESO+. Without it, you either have to put an extreme amount of effort into managing inventory across multiple characters or constantly run out of space. This feature alone makes it feel like a subscription is required just for basic convenience.

The game’s monetization feels overwhelming. DLC zones are expensive, and major features like professions, guilds, high-end gear, dungeons, and trials (raids) are all locked behind paid content. While the community is generally friendly, my experience in dungeons was mixed, with some toxic players ruining the experience.

If you're looking for an MMO like World of Warcraft with engaging group-based content, this isn't it. However, if you approach ESO as an expanded single-player Skyrim, you might enjoy it. The game has a lot of solo content, but for me, the multiplayer experience was disappointing due to excessive content gating. The initial game price is cheap, but once you're in, it becomes clear that a lot of content is locked behind an expensive paywall.

Final Verdict:
✅ Great for solo RPG fans
❌ Bad for multiplayer unless you're willing to spend a lot
❌ Heavy reliance on ESO+ for basic convenience
❌ Expensive DLC model

Would I recommend ESO? Only if you’re prepared to spend a lot—or play it as a solo RPG.

I said I'd never pay a subscription. Over time way too much money for a game, so I played for a couple years with base game, and one update. Finally had to admit the entertainment value was worthy. Down side is I spend too many hours being entertained.

Honestly MMOs are NOT my cup of tea, however, playing with my partner has made it much more tolerable, and the lore is FANTASTIC. It has very much inspired me to read deep into Elder Scrolls lore. Will continue playing for the lore mainly! So well written. After playing more hours, reading different forums, speculations, all of that, I've come to realize there are Elder Scrolls fans and there are Skyrim casuals. If you love Elder Scrolls, play ESO. Unless you're a Skyrim player and only like Skyrim, it is not like Skyrim gameplay. For lovers of the lore for sure.

Good, not great. It's more Elder Scrolls. (And a LOT more, really.) Love that they started fleshing out some more of the world.

I love eso fro many reasons, but to run it down to the bone. I strongly suggest this fine art game to people who love or like long term content. I also love this game because when you complete something, its permanent only making you better. To round it all out, play this game, it teaches you patience, skill, relaxing, and fun