Elder Scrolls Online gets free weekend (only on ps4 and pc)

[Deleted member 377734]

Bethesda is letting anyone with a ps4 or a pc play the Elder Scrolls online free this weekend . starting tomorrow . they are calling it an "extended " weekend . don't know why . but hey who cares . free is free.





the free play period is Nov 16-20 . the play peiod starts at 12:01 am for ps4 users . steam users can jump in at 1:am ET.

Bethesda also said a free weekend for the XBOX ONE will be revealed "soon"

The Elder Scrolls Online does not require playstation plus(yay)

more random stuff about the free weekend

• Access to the full The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited base game

• 500 Crowns to spend in the Crown Store on fun costumes, unique pets, helpful scrolls, and more

• Any characters created, Crown Packs purchased, or Crown Store items bought, as well as any progress made during the free play weekend, will carry over if the player purchases the game.

 

[Joe88]

Surprised anyone still plays this

 

[Deleted member 377734]

I guess that's the point of the free weekend . to get some publicity

 

[Mikemk]

I have this game. It sortof suffers from the problem of being too massive.

 

[Deleted member 377734]

I have this game. It sortof suffers from the problem of being too massive.

they overdid it huh? I'm planning to try it out on steam.

 

[Mikemk]

they overdid it huh? I'm planning to try it out on steam.

They didn't overdo it, they just still haven't finished it, and as style has changed, there's sortof a disconnect in different areas of the world. And since reach region was built separately, they have huge obvious seems (aka mountains)

 

[Deleted member 377734]

They didn't overdo it, they just still haven't finished it, and as style has changed, there's sortof a disconnect in different areas of the world. And since reach region was built separately, they have huge obvious seems (aka mountains)

Woah . do you have the game? if so any advice for a noob?

 

[Mikemk]

Woah . do you have the game? if so any advice for a noob?

• Make some friends
• Try to avoid populated areas, treasure chests and resources are publicly harvested and take a while to respawn.
• Spoiler

  There's a chest in the bank in the city you start in which can be fairly profitable at low levels. Don't get caught. There's also some soul gems some idiot NPC left lying around in Riften. These spawn quickly, a 2-3 minute loop. They're also well known, so expect competition.
• Guards are immortal. Don't try to kill them. Or pickpocket them.
• The main quest lets you advance after set levels, so focus on side quests.

 

[gnmmarechal]

Welp, I already have it anyway.

 

[Mikemk]

Woah . do you have the game? if so any advice for a noob?

Also, it's 40GB downloaded from steam and ~60GB updates, so if you don't have fast internet, you might not get it within the free weekend.

 

[raulpica]

Also, it's 40GB downloaded from steam and ~60GB updates, so if you don't have fast internet, you might not get it within the free weekend.

Holy carp, those MMORPGs are getting crazy these days. Better start looking into some Fiber connection ASAP

 

[signz]

Also, it's 40GB downloaded from steam and ~60GB updates, so if you don't have fast internet, you might not get it within the free weekend.

So, 40GB base game + 60GB updates or 40GB base and 60GB after updates?

 

[Deleted User]

it's also an 80GB download if you want both NA and EU, since you have to download the game twice to have both regions

 

[Mikemk]

So, 40GB base game + 60GB updates or 40GB base and 60GB after updates?

Both. Steam downloads the launcher and the original game files from several years ago, the launcher then redownloads the current version of everything.

Also, really long load times, so I recommend installing on a SSD if you can spare the space.

Holy carp, those MMORPGs are getting crazy these days. Better start looking into some Fiber connection ASAP

Think a Skyrim-sized Elder Scrolls game (Hmm... such as Skyrim!)
Now multiply the land area by 5. That's about the size of ESO.

 

[Deleted member 377734]

currently downloading .....gonna take a while

 

[LightyKD]

Does the Steam Version support controllers?

 

[Mikemk]

Either it does, or it works with joytokey, not sure which.

 

[Erion]

Does the Steam Version support controllers?

Steam says "Partial Controller Support"

 

[LightyKD]

Steam says "Partial Controller Support"

That's good. Then again I'm learning quickly that Steam can't be trusted when it comes to controllers. The original Skyrim claims it's a keyboard/mouse only game but works perfectly with a controller. That said I'll give this game a shot.

 

[Erion]

That's good. Then again I'm learning quickly that Steam can't be trusted when it comes to controllers. The original Skyrim claims it's a keyboard/mouse only game but works perfectly with a controller. That said I'll give this game a shot.

Yes go ahead if you have steam account then you can grab the Tamarial Unlimited edition