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What Year did you Start playing ESO?

Jonathan_Zane

What Year did you Start playing ESO? 350 votes

2014 Beta
43%
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2014 release
16%
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2015
21%
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2016
7%
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2017
7%
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2018
3%
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  • Gatviper
    Gatviper
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    2014 release
    3 days after the game was released, but took almost a year break after 4-5 months, so missed the opportunity to get the Striped Senche-Tiger mount. Shame, that.
    Life is a ride, like days in a train, cities rush by, like ghosts in the night.
    The rhythm of wheels, time fades away, stations of a journey, destination unknown.
  • The_Lex
    The_Lex
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    2014 Beta
    I was a BETA tester, then played on PC for a while. Took a long break and then came back to Xbox. But then switched back to PC.
  • Jackey
    Jackey
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    2015
    Console release
    PS | EU
  • Jimmy
    Jimmy
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    2014 Beta
    I've been playing since BETA.
    PC NA
    @SkruDe
  • yodased
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    You don't have an option for 2013, which is when myself and about 1,000 other people started.

    YOUR POLL DOESNT REPRESENT REALITY! FAKE NEWS!
    Tl;dr really weigh the fun you have in game vs the business practices you are supporting.
  • Sparr0w
    Sparr0w
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    2015
    Played for a couple months then quit til the start of this year.
    @Sparr0w so I get the notification
    Xbox (EU) - l Sparrow x | CP 810+
    DD: All Mag + Stam
    Heal: Templar | Sorc | NB | Warden | Necro
    Tank: NB | DK | Warden
    Completions: All HM's + TTT + IR + GH
    PC (EU) - Sparrxw | CP 810+
    DD: All Mag + Stam
    Heal: Templar | Sorc
    Tank: DK | NB
    Completions: All HM's + TTT + IR + GH + GS
  • tmbrinks
    tmbrinks
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    2014 release
    Bought on release in 2014. Been playing ever since. Longest break was 10 days for a vacation... yikes.
    The Unshattered - Tenacious Dreamer - Hurricane Herald - Godslayer - Dawnbringer - Gryphon Heart - Tick Tock Tormenter - Immortal Redeemer - Dro-m'Athra Destroyer
    The Unchained - Oathsworn - Bedlam's Disciple - Temporal Tempest - Curator's Champion - Fist of Tava - Invader's Bane - Land, Air, and Sea Supremacy - Zero Regrets - Battlespire's Best - Bastion Breaker - Ardent Bibliophile - Subterranean Smasher - Bane of Thorns - True Genius - In Defiance of Death - No Rest for the Wicked - Nature's Wrath - Undying Endurance - Relentless Raider - Depths Defier - Apex Predator - Pure Lunacy - Mountain God - Leave No Bone Unbroken - CoS/RoM/BF/FH Challenger
    65,945 achievement points
  • Gythral
    Gythral
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    2013 closed beta, option is missing
    Edited by Gythral on November 27, 2018 2:08PM
    “Be as a tower, that, firmly set,
    Shakes not its top for any blast that blows!”
    Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
  • Hoolielulu
    Hoolielulu
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    2017
    Most days I tell myself, "I'm not going to play today" and then I play. This game is crack.
  • Cpt_Teemo
    Cpt_Teemo
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    2013 Closed as well
  • DaveMoeDee
    DaveMoeDee
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    2013 closed beta based on my emails and the fact that I joined here in 2013.
    Edited by DaveMoeDee on November 27, 2018 2:13PM
  • driosketch
    driosketch
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    Another 2013, also checking in.
    Main: Drio Azul ~ DC, Redguard, Healer/Magicka Templar ~ NA-PC
    ●The Psijic Order●The Sidekick Order●Great House Hlaalu●Bal-Busters●
  • Golnebo
    Golnebo
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    2016
    Started October 2016 and logged in almost every day since.
    PC - EU

    {Nemesis the Magnificent} - Wannabe Magician with a nack for accidentally killing everything around him - Aldmeri Dominion High Elf Mastercrafter.
    {Knightmare the Wild} - Fiendish Templar Lady with a must kill attitude - Dunmer by birth - EP by choice.
    {Thinks-he-is-Funny} - Tough EP Argonian Dragon Knight. Drinks his ale in Belkarth - Secretly in love with his battlesister Knightmare the Wild. Battlegrounds King.
    {Son-of-a-Witch} - Confused Nightblade who took up the dark arts of black magic. Literally sits in Mournhold all day doing nothing. Dreams of returning to Dragonstar Arena.
    {Eilalenya Alkinaerith} - Strikingly beautiful High Elf of the Aldmeri Dominion - Seducer of men and elves - Learning the Healer ropes. Heals for fun.
    {Blue Bear-y Pie} - Think-outside-the-box Mastercrafter Warden - Enjoys long walks on the beach - Protector of Tamriel's fauna and wildlife - Breton lady.
    {Neopatra} - Grumpy old Veteran - Wreaks havoc in Cyrodill - loves her grandchildren - Redguard Brute. In case of bad mood she turns into a werewolf.
    {Sneaky little Maraya} - Gorgeous Redguard Bombshell - Evil stamsorc who loves to clear dungeons of monsters.
    {Seven of Nirn} - No-nonsense brutal lady-Orc. Always rambling on about the Covenant. Get with it or get out kinda StamSorcOrc.
    {Reeks-of-Incompetence} - Hangs in the balance DK. Studied to become a dentist. Alcohol made her do nothing all day. Argonian Historian.
    {Doctor Whoops} - Self conscious Sorc . Father to 18 children. None of which are anywhere in sight. Proves shield nerfs wrong. Currently doing vDSA.
    {Daisy Deathbringer} - Foul necromancer that likes to hang at funerals and graveyards. Mostly plays with the dead, does not deal much death.
    {Major Defiler} - Lovely necromancer who likes to study life. Puts the word romance in necromance.
    {Cindiana Jones} - Defected Templar. Very deadly in Battlegrounds. Likes to wander around Cyrodill.
    {Sideskirt Bob} - Nightblade who got his nickname when a lady Nord mentioned his waistline.
  • amith
    amith
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    2014 Beta
    2013 Closed beta also..
  • Jakx
    Jakx
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    2013
    Joined September 2013
  • Kuramas9tails
    Kuramas9tails
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    2015
    Console release
      Your friendly neighborhood crazy cat lady of ESO
      New PSN name: SundariTheLast. Proud seller in RedEye Empire, PURPLE GANG and Backalley Trading.
      AD High Elf Mageblade DPS (General)(Former Empress) -- Stormproof/VMOL, VHOF, VDSA completion
      AD Khajiit Mageblade DPS -- Flawless Conquerer
      FOR THE QUEEN!
      PS4/NA
    • Runschei
      Runschei
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      2014 Beta
      2013 closed beta yes
    • JKorr
      JKorr
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      2014 Beta
      Close as I could come to earlier closed beta.
    • AlnilamE
      AlnilamE
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      2014 release
      I played the Open Beta weekends, but I don't know if you count that as "beta"

      As others pointed out, the closed Beta started in August 2013 and there are many people from that time that still play the game.
      The Moot Councillor
    • Tasear
      Tasear
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      2014 Beta
      My first charter was a nightblade.

      I remember my first death was to a murcrab. It's why I kill everyone I see now.

      My first mission was finding a potato recipe. T.T zone chat was big meanies in my hard fought quest.

      My first guild was Dragon Talon

      The starting sets of my journey to git gud as a healer began with craftohlics.

      The first house I feel in love with was large argonian that I have yet to decorate. I bought it cause it's round shape and lack of stone.


      So many stories...
    • LordSkyKnight
      LordSkyKnight
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      2014 Beta
      I think I started in one of those Stress Test weekends. My profile says in March of 2014.
      "And it's important to state that our decision to go with subscriptions is not a referendum on online game revenue models. F2P, B2P, etc. are valid, proven business models - but subscription is the one that fits ESO the best, given our commitment to freedom of gameplay, quality and long-term content delivery. Plus, players will appreciate not having to worry about being "monetized" in the middle of playing the game, which is definitely a problem that is cropping up more and more in online gaming these days. The fact that the word "monetized" exists points to the heart of the issue for us: We don't want the player to worry about which parts of the game to pay for - with our system, they get it all."
      - Matt Firor
    • DaveMoeDee
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      Gatviper wrote: »
      3 days after the game was released, but took almost a year break after 4-5 months, so missed the opportunity to get the Striped Senche-Tiger mount. Shame, that.

      While I personally don't care about cosmetics, my two year old would really like that mount. She loves all the animals in ESO.
    • wenchmore420b14_ESO
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      2013 here too, checking in... :)
      Edited by wenchmore420b14_ESO on November 27, 2018 4:21PM
      Drakon Koryn~Oryndill, Rogue~Mage,- CP ~Doesn't matter any more
      NA / PC Beta Member since Nov 2013
      GM~Conclave-of-Shadows, EP Social Guild, ~Proud member of: The Wandering Merchants, Phoenix Rising, Imperial Trade Union & Celestials of Nirn
      Sister Guilds with: Coroner's Report, Children of Skyrim, Sunshine Daydream, Tamriel Fisheries, Knights Arcanum and more
      "Not All Who Wander are Lost"
      #MOREHOUSINGSLOTS
      “When the people that can make the company more successful are sales and marketing people, they end up running the companies. The product people get driven out of the decision making forums, and the companies forget what it means to make great products.”

      _Steve Jobs (The Lost Interview)
    • Tryxus
      Tryxus
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      2014 Beta
      1 month too late to be part of the 2013 crew :(
      "Stand strong, stay true and shelter all."
      Tryxus - Guardian of the Green - Warden - PC/EU
    • Vuron
      Vuron
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      2014 Beta
      Another 2013 (July, I think). Been back a little over a month after a 4 year break.

      I'm surprised to see so many 2013's still here.
    • Casul
      Casul
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      2015
      2015
      PvP needs more love.
    • Edaphon
      Edaphon
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      2014 Beta
      Surprisingly few new players here.
      Edited by Edaphon on November 27, 2018 4:33PM
    • HalloweenWeed
      HalloweenWeed
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      2014 Beta
      Late 2013 closed Beta
    • MaxJrFTW
      MaxJrFTW
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      11/20/2013, according to my Billing History. However, i didn't actually commit to the game until december last year or january this year. Don't remember the exact date.
      "I don't know you, and I don't care to know you."
      ―Ulrich Leland, 3E 433
    • Jarndyce
      Jarndyce
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      2014 Beta
      My profile says May 2014 but that couldn't be right. Release was April 4 I think. I was in Beta since Nov 2013.
      Edited by Jarndyce on November 27, 2018 4:52PM
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