The Elder Scrolls Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that was announced in May 2012. Developed by the team at ZeniMax Online Studios, The Elder Scrolls Online merges the unmatched exploration of rich worlds that the franchise is known for with the scale and social aspects of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
An entirely new chapter of Elder Scrolls history will be revealed in this ambitious world, set a millennium before the events of Skyrim as the Daedric prince, Molag Bal, tries to pull all of Tamriel into his demonic realm.
The game is set in the Second Era, in 2E 583, during a period of time known as the Interregnum. It was a period of time known for its political instability. Daedric prince Molag Bal has taken advantage of this instability to try and pull all of Tamriel into his realm of Coldharbour. Bal is doing so by sending devices called "Dark Anchors" into Tamriel. The Fighters Guild have taken it upon themselves to remove them.
The Tharn family, current rulers of Cyrodiil through Empress Regent Clivia Tharn, has made a pact with the King of Worms, who has agreed to supplement the Imperial's forces by resurrecting their soldiers. Secretly, Mannimarco is conspiring with Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of Corruption and Domination, to take over Mundus. Molag Bal is also harvesting the souls of mortals. The Hero is an adventurer whose soul has been taken, which allows them to constantly return to life.
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Intel® Core i3 540 or AMD A6-3620 | Intel® Core i5 2300 or AMD FX4350 |
| VRAM | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| RAM | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 32-bit | Windows 7 64-bit |
| Graphics Card | DirectX 11 compliant video card with 1 GB of RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 460 / AMD Radeon 6850) or higher | DirectX 11 compliant video card with 2 GB of RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or AMD Radeon HD 7850) or higher |
| SOUND CARD | DirectX compatible sound card | DirectX compatible sound card |
| HDD Space | 85 GB | 85 GB |
The Elder Scrolls Game Series [View The Elder Scrolls Full Game Series]
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind
- The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dawnguard
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition
- Enderal
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
The World-building
The Lore
Some of the characters (Naryu/Razum-Dar)
The graphics
Most of the quests
The fact that it's online
EXPENSIVE (ESO plus, DLCs, mounts, clothes, etc. etc. etc. etc.
It’s an automatic huge step down because it’s online. Let’s face it, it cheapens it. It takes you out of it. Then we have the vastness of it, which is both good and bad. More quests, yes. But better? No. Nowhere near. Quantity over quality. If you thought “exploring” tombs in Skyrim was boring, you are in for a grave. Every tomb, cave, dungeon or whatever, looks the same. It literally has the same layout. There are A LOT of pointless enemies, they’re all too boring and too difficult (in a way where I just don’t want to spend ANY time on them). Hordes of zombies, spiders and bees. No thank you.
And what is the upside of having it online? No one interacts with each other anyway. Some people randomly duel other people because they are bored. The PVP section is laggy and buggy. Crashes a lot. On top of that, you are FORCED to team up with other people for some dungeons, world bosses and other things. Because they are impossible to do on your own.
There just aren’t enough decent characters in it. I only ever felt for 2 characters throughout the entire game (all three factions). Most of them are empty shells.
The stories are a bit repetitive and boring. It’s the same endgame for the main story and for the faction main story basically. And similar for Fighters Guild. Thieves Guild is an uninspiring version of the Skyrim one. Mages guild is ok but ultimately pointless.
Then we come to the worst part. The customization of your character. It’s all very locked up and you have to pay real money for pretty much anything even half-cool. Most of it’s still shit. There are a few gems but it’s just not worth it. I can’t spend $15 on a fucking in-game outfit. That’s mad. And the in-game economy is broken. You can’t buy anything decent for a reasonable price in-game. Not from merchants and not from other players.
ESO plus is $10 a month and then you have to buy clothes, mounts, houses and all other sorts of things. Not to mention DLCs that aren’t even included for ESO plus users. People who pay $10 EVERY MONTH FOR YEARS. Bethesda are greedy and tasteless. And are these ESO plus players allowed to edit their characters hair even? NO. That’ll cost you 10$ just like for everybody else. Want 2 outfit slots? Same thing there. Want to change your skill points? Add a tattoo? Get a house? Same thing.
Oh and the graphics feel like 15 year old game.
So what is good about this game, you ask? The world. Tamriel. The world building and the lore. That’s it. But as a game, it’s actually shit and Bethesda should be ashamed of themselves.