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ESO will be free with EPIC (20-27 July) Confirmed!

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It will be free via Epic Games on 20 - 27 July.
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  • AzuraFan
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    Excellent! I'm going to pick this up and create a second account. I'm learning French and I'm thinking I might switch that account to French as a fun way to practice reading and comprehension. I didn't want to do it with my existing account, so this will work out great.
  • TaSheen
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    Could someone explain what this is accomplishing please. Is it something like GOG now selling DRMA free Skyrim?
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  • Braffin
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    TaSheen wrote: »
    Could someone explain what this is accomplishing please. Is it something like GOG now selling DRMA free Skyrim?

    Not really. Epic games provides usually a free game once a week (except around christmas, then it's a daily giveaway). As far as I know they are paying the developers for this and use it to advertise their online store.

    Most of the time you can get nice little indie games for free that way, but occassionally they also offer games from bigger companies (in the past there were for example gta5, some ea titles and so on).

    Usually you can claim the basegame for free but have to pay if you want use additional dlc content.
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  • TaSheen
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    Braffin wrote: »
    TaSheen wrote: »
    Could someone explain what this is accomplishing please. Is it something like GOG now selling DRMA free Skyrim?

    Not really. Epic games provides usually a free game once a week (except around christmas, then it's a daily giveaway). As far as I know they are paying the developers for this and use it to advertise their online store.

    Most of the time you can get nice little indie games for free that way, but occassionally they also offer games from bigger companies (in the past there were for example gta5, some ea titles and so on).

    Usually you can claim the basegame for free but have to pay if you want use additional dlc content.

    Ah. I don't think I've ever run across Epic in any capacity prior. Thanks so much for explaining! I can see that base game areas may get a bit crowded then....
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  • phaneub17_ESO
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    TaSheen wrote: »
    Could someone explain what this is accomplishing please. Is it something like GOG now selling DRMA free Skyrim?

    They're doing a crossover with Fortnite so possibly Elder Scrolls characters will be available as skins there I presume.
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    TaSheen wrote: »
    Could someone explain what this is accomplishing please. Is it something like GOG now selling DRMA free Skyrim?

    They're doing a crossover with Fortnite so possibly Elder Scrolls characters will be available as skins there I presume.

    Huh. Well, I've never had any interest in Fortnite, and I don't need to mess with Epic games for any reason either. If I want a 4th account eventually (assuming I stick around that long) I'll buy the base game and chapter collection on sale from ZOS.
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  • Dr_Con
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    can you please translate what the underlined text means for those of us who don't speak Turkish? I'm looking to host an event and need absolute confirmation this is going to happen, my EGS launcher did not specify that it was going to be free- only that it was "coming soon," it does not specify if there will be a free ESO+ week.

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    this seems to imply the base game (which commonly goes on sale for like 5.99 or is available free sometimes) will be free.


    @ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_Kevin it would be amazing to get some sort of official confirmation about whether or not ESO+ will be free this week while we wait for an official post. Online gaming news articles are already speculating about it.
    Edited by Dr_Con on July 18, 2023 3:00PM
  • OnnuK
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    Dr_Con wrote: »
    can you please translate what the underlined text means for those of us who don't speak Turkish? I'm looking to host an event and need absolute confirmation this is going to happen, my EGS launcher did not specify that it was going to be free- only that it was "coming soon"

    underlined text "ücretsiz" means free xD
    Here is the English version with full free lineup...
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    Edited by OnnuK on July 18, 2023 3:01PM
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  • Dr_Con
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    OnnuK wrote: »
    Dr_Con wrote: »
    can you please translate what the underlined text means for those of us who don't speak Turkish? I'm looking to host an event and need absolute confirmation this is going to happen, my EGS launcher did not specify that it was going to be free- only that it was "coming soon"

    underlined text "ücretsiz" means free xD
    Here is the English version with full free lineup...
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    Thank you! Now my request from the ZOS team is separate from the topic title, I eagerly await their response
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    TaSheen wrote: »
    Braffin wrote: »
    TaSheen wrote: »
    Could someone explain what this is accomplishing please. Is it something like GOG now selling DRMA free Skyrim?

    Not really. Epic games provides usually a free game once a week (except around christmas, then it's a daily giveaway). As far as I know they are paying the developers for this and use it to advertise their online store.

    Most of the time you can get nice little indie games for free that way, but occassionally they also offer games from bigger companies (in the past there were for example gta5, some ea titles and so on).

    Usually you can claim the basegame for free but have to pay if you want use additional dlc content.

    Ah. I don't think I've ever run across Epic in any capacity prior. Thanks so much for explaining! I can see that base game areas may get a bit crowded then....

    epic is like a much much more terrible version of steam lol

    the only game i ever played on it was fortnite (4-5 years ago back before it had the battle royale nonsense when it had a decent co op campaign)

    i even refused to play borderlands 3 until it went on steam, i had to wait a full year for its exclusivity agreement with epic to run out
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  • ZOS_Kevin
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    Dr_Con wrote: »
    @ZOS_Kevin it would be amazing to get some sort of official confirmation about whether or not ESO+ will be free this week while we wait for an official post. Online gaming news articles are already speculating about it.

    Hey there. This promotion is specific to ESO base game, not to ESO+.

    Edited by ZOS_Kevin on July 18, 2023 3:20PM
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  • Treeshka
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    Does it mean whoever claims it between those days can keep it forever and can play base game whenever they want? Not sure if it is limited time free play or not. Never been in Epic Store.
  • ZOS_Kevin
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    @Treeshka Yes, if you claim the base game through the Epic store during that week, you keep the base game forever on the Epic store. No strings attached.
    Edited by ZOS_Kevin on July 18, 2023 4:44PM
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  • fizl101
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    Treeshka wrote: »
    Does it mean whoever claims it between those days can keep it forever and can play base game whenever they want? Not sure if it is limited time free play or not. Never been in Epic Store.
    Its free to ‘buy’ for 1 week, its not limited time play. They release a free game every week
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    Will it be tied to Epic launcher, like steam version to steam?
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    EF321 wrote: »
    Will it be tied to Epic launcher, like steam version to steam?

    Yes. Unless you also buy the base game direct from Zos on that same account. Otherwise you will need to use the Epic launcher
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    EF321 wrote: »
    Will it be tied to Epic launcher, like steam version to steam?

    Yes. Unless you also buy the base game direct from Zos on that same account. Otherwise you will need to use the Epic launcher

    You don't have to use the Steam launcher, but doing so avoids the whole account name and password thing, and you can link an existing ESO account (free trial account) to Steam. I wonder if the same applies to the Epic version.
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  • MorninStar
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    Elsonso wrote: »
    EF321 wrote: »
    Will it be tied to Epic launcher, like steam version to steam?

    Yes. Unless you also buy the base game direct from Zos on that same account. Otherwise you will need to use the Epic launcher

    You don't have to use the Steam launcher, but doing so avoids the whole account name and password thing, and you can link an existing ESO account (free trial account) to Steam. I wonder if the same applies to the Epic version.

    Yes if you played on a free trial account, you can link that account to the Epic store and the game.
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    MorninStar wrote: »
    Elsonso wrote: »
    EF321 wrote: »
    Will it be tied to Epic launcher, like steam version to steam?

    Yes. Unless you also buy the base game direct from Zos on that same account. Otherwise you will need to use the Epic launcher

    You don't have to use the Steam launcher, but doing so avoids the whole account name and password thing, and you can link an existing ESO account (free trial account) to Steam. I wonder if the same applies to the Epic version.

    Yes if you played on a free trial account, you can link that account to the Epic store and the game.

    If that is the case, then it should make for an excellent transition for players who took advantage of the free trials but didn't end up purchasing the game.
    Edited by Elsonso on July 18, 2023 11:54PM
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    Can’t wait to see the game packed.
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    I hope this is not a move into "F2P with microtransactions"-territory...
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    Haenk wrote: »
    I hope this is not a move into "F2P with microtransactions"-territory...

    This feels like nothing more than a special promotion, more of a benefit for Epic than for ESO. My expectation is that when the promotion is concluded, ESO joins the Epic Game Store at something like $20, similar to what Steam sells it for. Epic Game Store is clearly trying to build a player base against Steam and looking for titles that will further that goal. ESO is not the type of game I associate with the Epic Game Store, which may be why this is happening.

    Given an assumption that the Epic Game Store audience is not really stacked with fantasy RPG MMO players, it would be interesting to see how many of these new free ESO players actually make it to Level 10.



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  • phaneub17_ESO
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    ZOS_Kevin wrote: »
    @Treeshka Yes, if you claim the base game through the Epic store during that week, you keep the base game forever on the Epic store. No strings attached.

    Can I use the same email for the Epic Store ESO as I do with my current ESO account? Thinking about how it works with account recovery and stuff.
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    ZOS_Kevin wrote: »
    @Treeshka Yes, if you claim the base game through the Epic store during that week, you keep the base game forever on the Epic store. No strings attached.

    Can I use the same email for the Epic Store ESO as I do with my current ESO account? Thinking about how it works with account recovery and stuff.

    I assume it is like Steam or consoles where you don’t need to associate an email. Just your Epic account.
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    Yes. Unless you also buy the base game direct from Zos on that same account. Otherwise you will need to use the Epic launcher

    Darn, I think I'll skip it, then. I don't want to be tied to the epic launcher. I'll wait until the next sale and buy it directly from ZOS.
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    AzuraFan wrote: »
    Yes. Unless you also buy the base game direct from Zos on that same account. Otherwise you will need to use the Epic launcher

    Darn, I think I'll skip it, then. I don't want to be tied to the epic launcher. I'll wait until the next sale and buy it directly from ZOS.

    Yeah. I hate game front ends. I don't even use ZOS's launcher except for patches.
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    epic?

    easy pass.

    thanks anyway.
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    Lylith wrote: »
    epic?

    easy pass.

    thanks anyway.

    Here are 20 games you passed out on, out of the 300 I have collected for free with epic over 2 years.


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  • TaSheen
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    Eh. No use for any of those, free or not. Actually....

    I only play TES. The only world I'm interested in living in.
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    Can you link the epic game to the steam account game so you don't have to install it twice?
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