yeah... i dont think allot of retailers knew that it was 3 day offsite.. im gonna go yell at them for a refund and get a 5 day off your site lol

Son of a batch of cookies, I have to wait two more days. The agony!...Well I'm going to play Skyrim for the next 48 hours and grind my teeth in anticipation. See you guys around.

I shopped around for the product and didn't find one that offered more than the 3 day early access for the std ed. It was clearly stated everywhere.

Check your emails. Mine reads:

"The servers for early access (PC/Mac) will open Tuesday, April 1 (12:00 GMT) and will let you explore the world of Tamriel before the release on April 4, 2014."

This does seem a little unfair. Particularly when you follow the link from the ESO website to their recommended retailers, you pre order after reading the 5 day access, only to find it is 3 days. I guess it is my own fault for not reading all the details fully. Oh well.

Bought my Imperial Edition PC download at Gamestop, which advertised 5 day early access, NOT 3 day.

I don't really care where the disconnect of info came from, Gamestop or ESO. I'm going to blame ESO, because ESO can flip the switch to let me play today, while Gamestop cannot.

I only paid the extra money for the Imperial edition to get access today. I am not a happy customer at this moment. A word of advice. I play WoW, with two accounts, paid twice a year; I know I will keep playing, so I have no problem paying in advance.

I likewise have no problem with a subscription to ESO. Unless I get crap service. Please don't make the mistake of telling me "Caveat Emptor" on Day 1 minus 5 of your new game, which needs a certain number of paid subscribers to be successful. There was no way of my knowing that Gamestop or ESO or both got their signals crossed, I shouldn't be paying the extra $20. for someone else's screwup.

You can fix this, so fix it please.

OMG IM NOT THE ONLY ONE!
Well f*ck, eh?
Ok well, I am going crazy. I'm going to be one very unhappy panda if I miss the early release.

I bought my Imperial edition though EB games, and they gave me a key which is supposed to get me on, but I keep getting that stupid message that says I don't have permission and I"m not authorized to log into the server.

Hey come on people, I know it sucks, but it's only two days. Watch some Game of Thrones, play some Facebook games, or go outside to frolick and poke something dead with a stick.

┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ)

Don't go flippin' tables, patience is a virtue.

Frankly, if folks didn't expect issues like this on launch day, they're a bit naive.

It's one of the reasons I purchased only the three-day early start version, and for a good deal too - at $45.

For those sucking wind right now, recommend contacting customer support and seeing if they'll knock off part of your first month's subscription fee - its probably the best you're gonna do.

DUUUUUUUUDE!!!!

I have been going apsalutly mental waiting for this game. I loved playing in the beta, despite its astounding amount of bugged quests, and bugs in general.

I was going so crazy, that I had to buy myself Dark Souls 2, because the act of dying more times than I can count, and losing all my souls over and over to a giant firkin spider with 2 heads with far less teeth grinding, than waiting for ESO to finally come out, only to get hit with this.

Wow... This was quite a blow...

Sure, it's only 2 more days, but I wasn't promised 3 days, I was promised 5, and waiting this long was painful, I want to kill the damn elves! FOR THE KING!

desonos wrote: »

ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »

We're currently looking into why you all are receiving this error. To reiterate what some others have said in this thread already, please keep in mind that there are two different types of Early Access: 5-day and 3-day.

5-Day Early Access is included with:

• Digital Standard Edition (through the ESO store)
• Digital Imperial Edition (through the ESO store)
• Physical Imperial Edition (through a retailer)

3-Day Early Access is included with:

• Digital Standard Edition (through a retailer)
• Physical Standard Edition (through a retailer)

Please also ensure that if you pre-ordered ESO from a retailer, that you have indeed redeemed the Early Access key you received. To ensure you have Early Access applied to your account, log in at account.elderscrollsonline.com, and check that "Early Access" indeed listed under Purchased Games --> Account Status.

But ElderScrolls store says both are 5 days for digital.

King to Queen and Check mate

This was a stupid decision and has quite a few people ****** off. Why should you get preference for purchasing from the ESO store? Creates confusion and more launch day drama and anger. So my group of friends, who all purchased Stardard, some are currently playing and some of us are stuck waiting.

Will pre-purchasing or pre-ordering give me early access to the game?
If players pre-purchase the Digital Standard or Digital Imperial Edition for PC/Mac from The Elder Scrolls Online Store (https://store.elderscrollsonline.com), they'll receive five days of early access to the game. Additional PC/Mac early access programs are available through participating retailers. We have not announced plans for early access on console formats.

This is what confused me:

1. I believed the Explorers Pack was the early access, which it isn't.
2. This line from the above vFAQ on the website

Additional PC/Mac early access programs are available through participating retailers

which doesn't mention any difference in early access times.

It is a shame there are two tiers of early access, particularly when people have paid the same amount of money, for the same product. I am now both happy and sad that I opted for the standard version.

but, as a bonus, at least I have had a chance to enjoy the credits, and if you haven't yet played them, do so, the music alone is worth it

But ElderScrolls store says both are 5 days for digital.

King to Queen and Check mate[/quote]

This was a stupid decision and has quite a few people ****** off. Why should you get preference for purchasing from the ESO store? Creates confusion and more launch day drama and anger. So my group of friends, who all purchased Stardard, some are currently playing and some of us are stuck waiting. [/quote]

I agree it was, but none the less it was a decision made by Bethseda/ESO and they made it. So instead of owning up to a fragged mistake they went ahead an bait and swapped people making matters worse. I mean as long i'm not paying for the extra missed days i'd be happy with a consolation prize of a horse on Tuesday for the wait...What I can hope the folks there are nicer than the Blizzard folks.

@BloidN_90‌ - responding to your PM on this issue.