What brought you to Elder Scrolls Online?

Minno

Accidentally Came Across/Random

Longtime fan since Oblivion, but played WoW as well

Accidently came across ESO when a college buddy of mine told me to get it in 2014. Played ESO every since.

kronoso1979b14_ESO

Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

I liked Elder Scrolls since Oblivion. When Skyrim came out I died. When the online aspect was announced I was excited! I was playing world of Warcraft up until my computer crapped out. (Thank you Windows ten).

I then got a ps4 and started playing dc online until this came out. I waited a bit until this was on sale and a few patches were out. Loved it so far.

beetleklee

Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

I've played hundreds of hours of Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim, and wanted another Elder Scrolls fix. Took me a few months to really get into this game, and that was after I found a guild. The social aspect of this game especially really keeps me invested.

Bananko

Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

Combination of Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards] and Previously Played Other MMO's.

Started playing TESO since about a week or so after launch and still play it to this day.

Drachenfier

Previously Played Other MMO's

I was bored of SWTOR, hate WoW, and everything else is so dated I didn't want to play them anymore. Then ESO happened, and here I am.

I take frequent, long breaks though.

Bellamy

Short Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Skyrim]

I started playing Oblivion before Skyrim, technically, but Skyrim came out shortly after I started Oblivion. Still enjoyed the heck out of both.

Oh, and also have been playing MMOs for what is now more than half of my life, but I picked ESO out of all my current options largely because I love the TES lore and ESO playstyle.

Twenty0zTsunami

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nimander99

Ancient Lich [Arena/Daggerfall Onwards]

Ive been a lore junky for this series since Daggerfall! en.uesp.net FTW!

mjonis

Previously Played Other MMO's

Neverwinter. The InfiniGrind is what got me.

I had played Tera and GW2, and LOTRO.
Tera was really nice/cool, but seemed like hardly anyone was around on the PvE server.

So far am enjoying EOS. I much prefer the slower character progression (Neverwinter has more "fun" combat sorta, but when you can get to max level in like 10-14 days of casual play, and then it's nothing but grind every 3 months, it becomes very very boring).

Although GW2 had some nice puzzles/exploring stuff.

ZOS_Holden

Hi there,

Thank you all for sharing! It's super interesting to see the wide assortment of reasons why players decided to give ESO a try and we love reading them. Whether you've been a fan of The Elder Scrolls for years or just starting to enjoy it now, we're glad you've decided to experience ESO for yourselves, regardless of the reason, and hope you're enjoying it in equally individual ways.

stitchesofdooom

Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

btw, should you ever stop supporting ESO, please consider sooner rather than later a means of converting to an offline version. A leveled version, not a scaled one.

EDS604

Accidentally Came Across/Random

some guy i've played archeage with convinced me and some other folks of our old guild to start playing ESO after we all quit archeage. guy quit after a week, i'm still here :P had a few breaks from the game, but keep coming back ^^

VaxtinTheWolf

Unsure what to Pick. I've only ever played Skyrim on the Xbox, But I've also played other MMO's. I thought it'd be the best of both world, and I've quite enjoyed my on and off time with it.

Aberos

Previously Played Other MMO's

Previously Played Other MMO's and Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

Decided to take a break from another MMO and since I've been playing TES for a long time i have no other choise


P.S #ZOSfixYourGame

raviour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I82pz60iGL0

DirkRavenclaw

Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

I started with Morrowind and played last Skyrim, when i was so far in Skyrim that i played with over 200 Mods, something broke and the Guards/NPCs began flying randomly around i remembered that i had bought ESO Gold for 20 Euro on a sale in my local Shop. I installed it around 13 Months ago and woke up in the Wailing Prison. My very first MMO ever. 6 months or so, i played it like a Single Player Game with some other Folks around, playing on the NA Server, when i play, as a German, over Day, it often feels like a Single Player Game, lol. Anyway, after 6 Months or so and getting better, i entered my first Guild and regretted it not once. This Guild, i was the 3th or 4th Member after founding and even if Im now in 5 Guilds, my very first Guild iIm still a Member off, the others ´have changed. Im 35, i have multiple mental problems(Borderline, ADHD and manic-depressed) to name just a few, i also have often panic leaving the house and without ESO i would be isolated. Yes, it has Problems, but, the Amount of things you can do, the diverse Landscapes, to sooth, whatever mood you are in. Fishing, questing, PVP, PVE, farming, exploring, be a Hero, be a ***, do whatever you like. I love it and hope that we have many Years before us. And, Im poor, still have ESO PLus, but beeing poor, I know, that when TES 6 comes out, i will not have the Rig to play it, not at the beginning anyway, so i will stay in ESO for a long time yet. My main is on cp687, my crafter can call himselfe Master Crafter in maybe 2 months Time and i just did, the other Week my very first Vet Trial, vetAA, now i know why we kill the Overchargers first in normal AA lol. I have still a way to go with my now 7 Toons, 5 on my cp lvl, lol. Its just the best that is out there me things

slitrage

Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

Started with Daggerfall. I actually got into it again after playing Skyrim. Awesome game.

goatlyonesub17_ESO

Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

I liked the lore generated from TES II: Daggerfall. Some of the books in ESO first appeared in the bookstores in TES II, and players like me actually read them. I read the books again in TES III: Morrowind, in the book stores in Balmora, Suran, and Vivec. In TES V: Skyrim, I got the mod that let you put the books in a library in your house, and I spent hours arranging them so they looked nice and were in a rational reading order.

"No, Lydia, you can't be the butler here."

The books are in ESO, too, with a lot of additional books. But after I've been playing Elder Scrolls Online a while, I start noticing that every single culture: Nord, Orc, Redguard... has been bent in the direction of left-wing political correctness. Bummer.

For example, there's over-correction for patriarchy. The game is afflicted with a general case of "Towering Females, Cowering Males." Every time you turn around, some NPC is telling you, "Oh, you'll have to speak with our Great Leader. She's over there." Pie in the face go splat! Everywhere you look, some male NPC is hiding behind a woodpile, while a female NPC is standing on top of another one fighting heroically against imps or some other fearsome creature. You keep running into wimpy men trying to escape from the clutches of their overprotective warrior-wives. Bleah.

There are other leftist PC twerks, too, but since this connects into real-world politics that are becoming something of a deadly real-world game, I'll omit the discussion. They are rather—ah, no I can't use that word anymore—er, strange. If you have played through the alliance territories' quest lines, you'll have run into those twerks. If you're a leftist, you probably like them. If you're anybody else, you probably don't.

Still, I stay for the lore. It's (barely) close enough to what Tamriel should be that I'm still here.

thewaywardone

Previously Played Other MMO's

I started MMOs with WoW. Prior to that I was a MUD player (Dragonrealms anyone?? Anyone?)

I loved WoW. I had gotten in on Alpha access (I have a friend connected) and played almost daily (weekly certainly) since then until the day I got this game.

I'd tried others (FF, Rift, SWTOR, SW, BDO, GW2) but nothing could hold my attention. Until this.

Florial

Ancient Lich [Arena/Daggerfall Onwards]

Played them all and loved them, even in their buggy glory. I still remember getting lost in some of those fiendish dungeons with the 3D maps in Daggerfall looking for some trinket buried deep within.

POps75p

stupidity

fgoron2000

Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

i didn't play them all in order, but i've completed all the standalone games except daggerfall. that damned pseudo-3D map killed me, I never could get the hang of it. After at least a half dozen attempts I gave up. The first one I played was Oblivion, then after that, I went back & picked up Morrowind. I then picked up Arena and Daggerfall when they were released it for their anniversaries, finished Arena after a few tries, and gave up on Daggerfall., And then I finally got Skyrim about a year after it came out..

I was always curious about MMO's but never found one that interested me like TES. I did try D&D Online for a couple months but it didn't do anything for me. Finally, when ESO went B2P, I picked it up for a good price through GreenManGaming. Then I ended up subbing anyway when they released the crafting bag.

goatlyonesub17_ESO

Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

I liked the lore generated from TES II: Daggerfall. Some of the books in ESO first appeared in the bookstores in TES II, and players like me actually read them. I read the books again in TES III: Morrowind, in the book stores in Balmora, Suran, and Vivec. In TES V: Skyrim, I got the mod that let you put the books in a library in your house, and I spent hours arranging them so they looked nice and were in a rational reading order.

"No, Lydia, you can't be the butler here."

The books are in ESO, too, with a lot of additional books. But after I've been playing Elder Scrolls Online a while, I start noticing that every single culture: Nord, Orc, Redguard... has been bent in the direction of left-wing political correctness. Bummer.

For example, there's over-correction for patriarchy. The game is afflicted with a general case of "Towering Females, Cowering Males." Every time you turn around, some NPC is telling you, "Oh, you'll have to speak with our Great Leader. She's over there." Pie in the face go splat! Everywhere you look, some male NPC is hiding behind a woodpile, while a female NPC is standing on top of another one fighting heroically against imps or some other fearsome creature. You keep running into wimpy men trying to escape from the clutches of their overprotective warrior-wives. Bleah.

There are other leftist PC twerks, too, but since this connects into real-world politics that are becoming something of a deadly real-world game, I'll omit the discussion. They are rather—ah, no I can't use that word anymore—er, strange. If you have played through the alliance territories' quest lines, you'll have run into those twerks. If you're a leftist, you probably like them. If you're anybody else, you probably don't.

Still, I stay for the lore. It's (barely) close enough to what Tamriel should be that I'm still here.

vassilij

Ancient Lich [Arena/Daggerfall Onwards]

Charliff1966 wrote: »

Started TES with Daggerfall. Hundreds of hours spend in that game.

The same here. How many hours of nightshifts were spent at Mag.Guild Hall... Those were the days indeed...

NickStern

Way to much alcohol

Daimmyo

Long Term Elder Scrolls Fan [Morrowind/Oblivion Onwards]

Used to love Morrowind a lot, and I'm planning to do another re-run. I will first finish ESO and other games I have missed in Elder Scrolls.

That's my absolute #2 on gaming list.

No pun, and no disrespect but EVE online is my absolute number 1 by far - and I don't see that changing any time soon.

It's something I play for a long time, and I enjoy it a lot, but occasional breaks are required.

Violynne

New To MMO's

I don't know how I got here. Last thing I remember was falling from the sky and being pulled out of the ocean.