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Setting	Tamriel
Time Period	2E 582
Developer	ZeniMax Online Studios
PC/Mac Release Date	4 April 2014 17 March 2015 (as TU) 23 June 2016 (JPN)
PS4 and Xbox One Release Date	9 June 2015
Google Stadia Release Date	16 June 2020

Tamriel Unlimited box art

Standard Edition box art

The Elder Scrolls Online, commonly abbreviated as ESO, is a massively multiplayer online spin-off of the Elder Scrolls franchise. It takes place in the year 2E 582, making it the earliest-set game in the series.

With the fall of the Reman Dynasty at the end of the First Era, the Dragonfires go out without an emperor to light them. In the absence of a clear leader, three warring factions—the Aldmeri Dominion, the Daggerfall Covenant, and the Ebonheart Pact—use the opportunity to expand their territory, at the expense of their rivals and the residents of the Imperial province of Cyrodiil. The Tharn family (ancestors of the infamous Jagar Tharn) forges an alliance with Mannimarco to assist the depleted and surrounded Imperial Army by reanimating their dead. Secretly, Mannimarco betrays his Imperial allies by assisting the Daedric PrinceMolag Bal in invading Tamriel in an attempt to incorporate it into his realm. The player character is one of Molag Bal's victims, who has had his or her soul stolen by the Daedric Prince.

Following a public beta, the game launched for early access in late March 2014 for PC/Mac and was originally subscription-based. It was rebranded as The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited in March 2015 to coincide with a shift in payment model, moving to a buy-to-play model with DLC-based updates, an in-game cash shop, and an optional premium subscription. The game launched on Xbox One and PS4 in June 2015. Following the launch of the Gold Edition in September 2016 and the One Tamriel update in October 2016, Tamriel Unlimited was removed from the branding. ESO will be coming to Xbox Series X and PS5, although there is currently no release date.

Additional general game information can be found here.

Quest Information

Quests — All the quests upon which you can embark
Chapters — Information on the larger 'Chapter' content packs
DLC — Information on available content packs

Character Information

Attributes — What are the basic stats?
Build Editor — UESP's character build editor
Champion — A guide to the Veteran horizontal progression system
Character Creation — A guide to the character creation process
Classes — Information about each of the classes
First Time Players — A guide to help new players learn how to survive in Tamriel
- Buying Guide — Not sure which of the game's several versions to get, or how to get the DLC you're missing?
Leveling — Understanding the character leveling system
Races — The defining characteristics of the playable races
Skills — And what can you do?
Titles — Honorifics you can earn through various achievements
Vampire — Information about vampirism and related quests
Werewolf — Information about living as a werewolf and related quests

Gameplay Information

Activities — Miscellaneous activities available during the game
Combat — Information about combat in ESO
Controls — A table of the various controls used to interact with the game, for all game platforms
Crafting — The arts of crafting and improving equipment
Dungeons — Information on the various dungeons in ESO
Events — Limited-time events which have taken place in ESO
Hints — All sorts of gameplay hints to let you play the game in a more comprehensive way
- Making Money — Some tips and tricks aimed at helping you earn a bit more gold
Items — Where to find specific items and their related attributes
- Inventory — Information about inventory management
- Collections — Information about account-wide collectibles
Justice — Information about the laws of Tamriel and how to stay on the right side of the authorities
Stealth — Information on the art of stealth and its uses
Trials — Information on the various trials in ESO
Veteran — Information on the content which becomes available when a player reaches Level 50

World Information

Achievements — Awards you can receive for your efforts
Creatures — A bestiary of all the friendly and hostile creatures found in the game
- Mounts — Creatures that you can ride in order to get across the landscape faster
- Pets — Aesthetic creatures that you can obtain to follow you around
Factions — Listing of all the guilds and factions in the game, including the factions you can join
NPCs — Listing of all non-player characters in the game
- People — Listing of all the named people in the game
Places — Listing of all the places found in the game
- Zones — A list of places grouped by zone
- Maps — Are you familiar with your whereabouts?
Player Housing — Details of the player houses
Services — A listing of all the services provided in the game

Multiplayer Information

Alliance War — Information about ESO's large-scale player-versus-player gameplay
Battlegrounds — Information about ESO's small-scale player-versus-player gameplay
Chat — Information about the chat window along with a list of commands and emotes
Dueling — Information about the one-on-one player battle system
Grouping — Information on grouping with others
Guilds — Information about player-created guilds
Mail — A system that lets you send other players items and gold
Trade — Face-to-face exchange of items and gold

Rewards and Transactions

Crown Store — Information about the items in the in-game shop
Daily Rewards — Items you receive when you log in each day per month
ESO Plus — Information about the game's premium subscription service
Loyalty Program — Information about the discontinued Loyalty Program
Twitch — Details on integration with the Twitch video streaming service

Technical Information

Megaservers — Details on ESO's megaserver technology
Technical Support — Hardware and system software issues and their practical solutions