Tamriel Unlimited is the marketing-speak name given to The Elder Scrolls Online’s buy-to-play business model conversion.
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Massively Overthinking: The case for rarity and randomness in MMO monetization
Last week, Guild Wars 2's Crystin Cox gave a monetization interview to Gamasutra during which she made one specific argument I wanted to pull...
PlayStation 4 heads into the end of its life cycle, making console MMOs nervous
No console lives forever, although it seems like the more recent generations have enjoyed lengthy runs. Sony delivered some disconcerting news to fans this...
Tamriel Infinium: Eight things you need to know before jumping into Elder Scrolls Online’s Summerset
Monday, the Elder Scrolls Online's Summerset chapter went live for early access accounts. For the first time since 1994, players can visit the island...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 171: Bless you, my subscriber
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, Bless Online, Elder Scrolls Online Summerset, Worlds Adrift, Pantheon, Skull & Bones, and The Division 2, with mailbag questions on the Eastern MMO stigma and Sea of Thieves' new MMO paradigm.
The Elder Scrolls Online shares Summerset patch notes, trailer ahead of PC launch
You've heard all about the many, many features arriving in The Elder Scrolls Online when Summerset arrives, and it's arriving in force today. (For...
Massively Overthinking: On slavery mechanics in MMOs
Polygon recently had an interview with Conan Exiles creative director Joel Bylos focused on the game's slavery mechanics, a "feature" I had entirely forgotten...
Elder Scrolls Online rolls out special Twitch drops and crates
Twitch and Elder Scrolls Online have decided to hold hands and go skipping along in a park together. ZeniMax announced that new Twitch drops...
A quick look at all the non-main-quest stuff to do in Elder Scrolls Online’s Summerset
Much ink has already been spilled over the headline experience in The Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming chapter: Most folks will head to Summerset Isle...
Elder Scrolls Online is giving away a free minipet to Morrowind players
Pssst. Like free stuff? Me too. The Elder Scrolls Online is giving some free stuff away. It's a free pet called the Dozen-Banded Vvardvark....
The Daily Grind: Is it possible for an MMORPG to offer an optional sub that isn’t pay-to-win?
Last week, in the comments under the Bless optional subscription brouhaha article, I made an offhand comment that apparently got MOP commenter Sally's gears...
The MOP Up: Diablo levels up in Heroes of the Storm (May 13, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset’s 12-player trial includes choices and divisions
Just because Summerset looks like a vacation paradise doesn't mean that it's free from worries and troubles. For starters, the city of Cloudrest is...
Choose My Adventure: Ultima Online, we didn’t need to do this
Yes, this is going to come in as the shortest Choose My Adventure series, but I feel it's got a good reason to be...
Tamriel Infinium: Deep-diving the mechanics of Elder Scrolls Online Summerset’s Psijic Order skill line
Many MMO gamers - including me - are a bit underwhelmed by the next chapter of the Elder Scrolls Online. Although Summerset is not...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 169: Farscape and RuneScape
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Trove, Secret World Legends, RuneScape and Jagex, Amazon's New World, PWE MMO sunsets, Star Trek Online's new business model, SWTOR, and ESO, plus mailbag topics on the Guild Wars 1 graphics update and crafting MMOs. And yes, we talk Farscape too!
Elder Scrolls Online will make you a master of time itself
Time manipulation is a tricky thing to do in a multiplayer live environment, but every so often, an MMO attempts to do just that....
Explore the Psijic Order of The Elder Scrolls Online
The Psijic Order is not new to the world of The Elder Scrolls Online. It's really the proper antecedent of the well-known Mage's Guild....
Elder Scrolls Online players are salty about cash-shop and lockbox mounts
The Elder Scrolls Online has a good reputation for offering a fair deal for accessing the game. But if ZeniMax is losing money on...
Global Chat: Shroud of the Avatar confounds
What to make of Shroud of the Avatar? The few MMO bloggers who have looked into this recently released but already long-running title have...
What to expect from Elder Scrolls Online’s upcoming daily reward system
There are plenty of juicy new features coming to The Elder Scrolls Online with its next big update other than just the Summerset expansion....
