The Lunar Sale 2021 is currently active on Steam, offering the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online at a 60% discount. The first expansion is also available at a reduced price.
How long is the offer valid? The Lunar Sale runs on Steam until Monday, February 15 at 7:00 PM. Until then, you can still take advantage of the current offers.
If you have always wanted to start with the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, you can purchase the game now at a 60% discount on the base version. We show you who will benefit from ESO and its expansions.
- ESO is also suitable for players who prefer to play solo
- The new expansion, bringing fresh content, is coming soon
- One of the expansions is also on offer
What is The Elder Scrolls Online?
Genre: MMORPG | Developer: Zenimax Online| Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia | Release date: April 4, 2014 | Model: Buy2Play
What is ESO? The Elder Scrolls Online is an MMORPG. It focuses on many single-player contents and allows you to have fun anywhere in the world of Tamriel, regardless of your level.
With its unique storyline and setting, ESO impresses its players. There are many iconic places that you may already recognize from the “Elder Scrolls” games. You will also find the familiar compass in the interface instead of a traditional minimap.
On Steam, the standard version of ESO has already received 76,121 reviews, of which 82% are positive. In the last 30 days, 1,520 users rated ESO on Steam, with 87% positive feedback. On February 12 at 1:49 PM, 15,491 people were playing ESO simultaneously on Steam – the maximum was 24,323 players at the same time on February 12.
The embedded YouTube video shows reasons why it could be worth starting with ESO:
What content does ESO offer? ESO receives three DLCs and one major expansion each year. In 2019, everything revolved around Elsweyr, the southern part of the game world, and dragons.
In 2020, the focus was on Skyrim, to discover the Black Heart of Skyrim.
Meanwhile, The Elder Scrolls Online offers you:
- regular updates, at least one each quarter
- a truly vast game world
- fully voice-acted quests and thrilling stories.
- Diverse dungeons
- Server vs. Server PvP
For 2021, the new chapter Blackwood is already in the works and is set to release in summer. The entire year 2021 is themed “Gates of Oblivion” in ESO.
The story of Blackwood takes place 800 years before the events of Oblivion. One of the highlights of the expansion are the companions. These are NPCs that support you during your battles. You decide how they should be equipped and which skills they possess to best match your play style.
What is the normal price of ESO? The standard edition of The Elder Scrolls Online usually costs €19.99 on Steam. The first expansion Greymoor normally costs €29.99.
The current Steam Lunar Sale has the following offers:
- The Elder Scrolls Online for €7.99 – This is a 60% discount
- The Elder Scrolls Online – Greymoor for €9.89 – this is a 67% discount
The expansion Blackwood, planned for June 2021, is not on sale. It costs €39.99 (via Steam store).
However, you can experience all content as long as you have an active ESO+ membership. This costs around €13 per month and gives you full access to all DLC expansions and also grants you crowns every month, which can be used in the real money shop.
– In the base version, you purchase the base game “The Elder Scrolls Online” and the chapter “Morrowind”.
– With Greymoor, the Skyrim expansion for ESO, you head to western Skyrim – All content of Greymoor is available here
What are the issues with ESO? The biggest problem remains the performance of the MMORPG. If events have to be canceled because of it, like during the Reckless celebrations, then something urgently needs to be improved. However, the biggest performance issues mainly affect players on the PS4. You can also find some on the PC version, but they are not as severe compared to the PS4.
Zenimax is working on it but still has a lot to do before ESO runs smoothly and you can enjoy the adventures without lags or disconnects and other network or performance issues. At least, the DLC in February 2020 made the game client smaller.
However, there is no shortage of content for the MMORPG; Zenimax regularly delivers new content at good intervals. If the technology can be brought up to a decent standard, there will be hardly anything to complain about.
Who should consider ESO? If you love the stories of The Elder Scrolls and enjoy MMORPGs with an active combat system and blocking, you should definitely check out ESO. ESO plays more like a Skyrim than a WoW: It is not a classic MMO, invites particularly to exploration as the usual level restrictions are absent and can also be played well solo for long stretches.
PvP fans and players who value an item spiral and significant leveling progress may not be as happy here.
