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The Elder Scrolls Online |OT2| Unlimited Crowns, Limited Skooma
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Roddslayer
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Is it linked due to you playing the Xbone beta?
JetBlackPanda
Member
I can't decide if I want to go digital with this. It's kind of a pain always putting my Destiny disk in and out of my PS4.
Seems to be the case; it's the same for me also.
k1t4j
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SkinnerSw33t
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Has anyone heard anything about the XB1 digital pre-order?
Pre-loads are usually up fast on Xbox, but with ESO, we're just 3 weeks away, and there's been no word. If we can't buy until day one, hopefully they give us access to pre-order benefits.
Pre-loads are usually up fast on Xbox, but with ESO, we're just 3 weeks away, and there's been no word. If we can't buy until day one, hopefully they give us access to pre-order benefits.
It was stated it would be up near the end of May, typically MS doesn't put the ability to pre-buy up till the pre-load is also available to them.
Roddslayer
Member
I'm curious how I'm going to juggle ESO and Witcher 3 this summer. I hope I don't get RPG'd out.
I wantz me a panther!
It goes up tomorrow till 10AM on the 26th!
Screw it YOLO, I'm buying it. A bunch of other items are going 50% off and then leaving the crown store for the time being also.
The good news is they're very different games from each other (I own both).
Xbox One digital pre-orders happen when the game has gone gold (the game discs are written and MS have certified it). The one exception I can think of is Call of Duty, however that's Call of Duty (THE franchise) - it is going to get certified and released!
ab.aeterno
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Yeah, I think I'm going to grab as much as I can that I like from the store before my characters and stuff gets copied to the consoles.
That black panther mount looks amazing, too:
Only avilable from 21st to 26th.
Edit: Sale details:
Lizard with a ladder
learnin' with the blacks!
Started playing this a week ago. I'm enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would. Rolled a nightblade and having so much fun with the justice system. I quest throughout the day and at night I break into homes and steal as much loot as I can.
Between questing, fencing loot and selling off items in the guild store, I haven't had much problem with gold. All of it has gone into upgrading bag and bank space though.
Leveling up provisioning and alchemy at the same time, I feel like there's never enough space.
Overall the game has far exceeded my expectations. The only thing I'd like to see change is how the guild stores are handled. Having to switch between all the guilds you're in to sell and buy stuff is a pain in the ass. I would of preferred an auction house system similar to what's in WoW.
Between questing, fencing loot and selling off items in the guild store, I haven't had much problem with gold. All of it has gone into upgrading bag and bank space though.
Leveling up provisioning and alchemy at the same time, I feel like there's never enough space.
Overall the game has far exceeded my expectations. The only thing I'd like to see change is how the guild stores are handled. Having to switch between all the guilds you're in to sell and buy stuff is a pain in the ass. I would of preferred an auction house system similar to what's in WoW.
SkinnerSw33t
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Is it weird that ZOS is removing items from the Crown Store mere days in advance of the console launch?
Thanks. As long as it's a day prior or so I'll be happy, but I'm so used to pre-loads being available well in advance this gen.
Thanks. As long as it's a day prior or so I'll be happy, but I'm so used to pre-loads being available well in advance this gen.
Not weird at all, they will be bringing them back but probably in bundles. The reason they are 50% off and removing for "limited time" gets people on PC to jump on it cause they "have to get it now before its gone!".
They are adding new items on a regular basis and will probably do this regularly too. Makes people pick things up incase they go away. Smart on their part.
It'll probably go up next week for pre-purchase/pre-load. We'll be able to preload earlier on XB1 than PS4 since Sony usually only does it the Sunday before.
JetBlackPanda
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I keep going back and forth on my standard pre-order at Besybuy with GCU and $10 reward cert for pre-ordering making the game basically $40 or going all out for the imperial edition online at gamestop for $99 but it will take a few days to get to me after the 9th.
JetBlackPanda
Member
looks awesome! I can't wait to play this with my console buddies.
half a moon
Banned
How will questing be without mods?
Not sure I understand question?
Questing was always fine without mods, just won't have a huge list of quests on your screen you'll have to cycle through or open your journal.
Skyshards, lorebooks, etc. will be much harder without mods though.
It could actually be such a breathe of fresh air without mods. I miss that excitement of finding a skyshard. Felt cheap finding it with the add on 
took away some of that sense of adventure. Sure you may miss a few but then skill points will seem even more valuable.
Finding a group where people aren't hassling you for your DD from an add on. That'll also be really nice.
I am a little jealous. Vanilla Eso is a great game. I love hate my add ons
took away some of that sense of adventure. Sure you may miss a few but then skill points will seem even more valuable. Finding a group where people aren't hassling you for your DD from an add on. That'll also be really nice.
I am a little jealous. Vanilla Eso is a great game. I love hate my add ons
JetBlackPanda
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It could actually be such a breathe of fresh air without mods. I miss that excitement of finding a skyshard. Felt cheap finding it with the add on
Finding a group where people aren't hassling you for your DD from an add on. That'll also be really nice.
I am a little jealous. Vanilla Eso is a great game. I love hate my add ons
this is kind of how I feel, I want to take my time, explore with my friends and just take it in. Most of the time in an MMO I am racing to end game or trying to maximize my time spent in game being super productive.
I feel like with this game me and my friends can just take it slow.
JetBlackPanda
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I was just at my local best buy and on a whim I asked them to check the sku for the PS4 version of the imperial edition and he said they could so I put some money down. What are the chances I actually get it?
SkinnerSw33t
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Thanks!
JetBlackPanda
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I have a quick question. If me and my friend all choose different alliances we will be fighting each other in PVP? also can we still group together?
You will be fighting each other and you can't group together. You can be in the same guild and talk to each other, but that's about it.
Er even at max level you can't group with other factions or faction swap.
JetBlackPanda
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that's what I needed to know, I will make sure that me and all my friends create characters just to play together.
JetBlackPanda
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if you can snag a best buy imperial edition its only $80 bucks. The artbook alone is worth that imho.
thats for physical of course.
Okay, I was super wrong - the digital pre-order of ESO is up on Xbox One now! 56gb download, however there's another patch to come.
Here's two new promo images from the store:
Even then you can't play together - although you go to other faction /zones, you only see your own faction players.
Here's two new promo images from the store:
Even then you can't play together - although you go to other faction /zones, you only see your own faction players.
SkinnerSw33t
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I was hoping XBL would have the same 10% discount PSN did on the Imperial Edition.
Got it anyway because I want to go with an Imperial dragon knight and not be race-bound to a particular alliance (for future characters).
Got it anyway because I want to go with an Imperial dragon knight and not be race-bound to a particular alliance (for future characters).
Just bought this for me and my wife to have a MMO where we could run around and explore and quest and not have to worry about a sub and pvp etc.
And boy am I glad we did. I played ESO during the beta and HATED it with a passion.
The changes Zenimax have made to this game are astounding and I am blown away by how much I love it now. Every quest so far seems interesting and all the little books and tidbits you can find. This is the game I hoped GW2 would be.
And boy am I glad we did. I played ESO during the beta and HATED it with a passion.
The changes Zenimax have made to this game are astounding and I am blown away by how much I love it now. Every quest so far seems interesting and all the little books and tidbits you can find. This is the game I hoped GW2 would be.
I am getting more and more excited to play this. I think playing The Witcher 3 has really gotten me back into the mood for open world medieval games.
I've never really committed to an MMO so it'll be interesting to see how long I stick with this. Having it on a console will help me as I do predominantly play console games.
I've never really committed to an MMO so it'll be interesting to see how long I stick with this. Having it on a console will help me as I do predominantly play console games.
Out of interest, what changes do you think made a difference? (As to be honest, not much has changed in the base game).
The beta felt like a husk. The quests felt generic. The combat felt off, like there was no weight to it. Also there was hardly any VA Iirc.
It definitely didn't look this great either. Also the fact that you can steal and murder.
It just feels like a living breathing world now.
Like I said I hated the beta, while I love this.
The actual beta did have way more problems than launch so it depends how early on in the beta he played. I played in the friends/family alpha/beta and it's crazy how much changed from that to launch and then launch to now. Like you said the base game is pretty similar, but the whole makes a difference for sure.
I got in really early. I think it was the first wave of beta invites. Never touched the game after that until now.
It's huge. I've been playing since early closed beta PC days and have yet to see everything. The amount of quests, etc. in this game is staggering.
Interesting! The quests, outside of the opening tutorial, have not changed at all. It's possible you picked another faction (each faction has different quests - some factions are better than others). Visually, almost nothing has changed - only some lighting changes indoors from windows (in certain locations only).
You're staggering
JetBlackPanda
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I would think so. The console version is going to be fun because of friends I will be playing with but If I could I would go PC.