the elder scrolls online

Official Site: The Elder Scrolls Online
Studio: ZeniMax Online Studios/Bethesda Softworks
Launch Date: April 4, 2014
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Buy-to-play on PC as of March 17, 2015
Platform: PC, Mac; Xbox One and PS4 as of June 9, 2015

Elder Scrolls Online tours Morrowind’s capitals, addresses Cyrodiil performance

Bree Royce - February 27, 2017 12

Were you wondering why Imperial-themed starter town Seyda Neen looks like Seyda Neen 700 years earlier in The Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind expansion, before...

The Daily Grind: How might your favorite MMO capitalize on nostalgia?

Bree Royce - February 27, 2017 33

It would be an understatement for me to say that I'm stupidly excited to see Morrowind come to The Elder Scrolls Online this summer....

Massively Overthinking: Is the MMORPG genre taking a much-needed breather?

Bree Royce - February 23, 2017 67

Massively OP donor and commenter Tibi sent this epic question to our podcast and kindly allowed me to share it here instead for maximum...

The Stream Team: Answering your Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind questions

MJ Guthrie - February 23, 2017 1

Massively OP's Larry spent time in the ZeniMax offices last weekend learning many things about Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming Morrowind expansion. He's already told...

Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind: Warden, story, PvP, & gameplay trailer

Bree Royce - February 22, 2017 25

Last week, Massively OP's Larry Everett attended a press event for Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind chapter and brought back a veritable guar-load of information...

Elder Scrolls Online: Deep-diving Morrowind’s PvP battlegrounds

Larry Everett - February 22, 2017 21

At last week's Elder Scrolls Online press event, I sat down in the ESO Live studio to talk to the PvP designer in person:...

Elder Scrolls Online: Deep-diving Morrowind’s new Warden class

Larry Everett - February 22, 2017 45

Along with a new expansive 30-hour long story, Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind will introduce us to the game's first new class called the Warden,...

Elder Scrolls Online: Setting up the Morrowind story

Larry Everett - February 22, 2017 21

Last week, I trekked out to Baltimore to visit ZeniMax Online Studios and get a first glimpse at Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming chapter/expansion, Morrowind. After all,...

Homestead descends on Elder Scrolls Online’s console versions today

Bree Royce - February 21, 2017 8

Playing Elder Scrolls Online on console? Good news: The housing patch we PC folks have been raving about for the last two weeks arrives...

Elder Scrolls Online previews Morrowind’s environments

Justin Olivetti - February 21, 2017 24

Fans who are knowledgeable about the original Morrowind might be wondering if Elder Scrolls Online's expansion version will also contain the same muddy brown...

The Daily Grind: Do you use plugins for your main MMORPG?

Bree Royce - February 21, 2017 137

As one of Massively OP's resident modding nuts, I am drawn to MMORPGs that offer plugin support and modding APIs. World of Warcraft's modding...

The MOP Up: Hearthstone gets ready to banish dozens of cards (February 19, 2017)

Justin Olivetti - February 19, 2017 7

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...

The Elder Scrolls Online is headed to PAX East

Bree Royce - February 17, 2017 4

Good news, at least if you're headed to PAX East in Boston on March 10th: ZeniMax announced this afternoon that Bethsoft is bringing The...

Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs designed for ‘low-skill gamers’?

Bree Royce - February 16, 2017 149

Ages ago on the MMORPG subreddit, a player made a bold statement: MMORPGs are designed for low-skill gamers. "I remember being dazzled by EverQuest and...

The trouble with master writs in Elder Scrolls Online

Bree Royce - February 16, 2017 82

Probably the loudest complaint about the otherwise-nifty Homestead housing in The Elder Scrolls Online comes from the players who argue that acquiring the necessary...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 104: WoW Token resistance

Justin Olivetti - February 14, 2017 20

Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, WoW tokens, Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 2, and Revelation Online, plus financials on Blizzard, NCsoft, Nexon, Square, and Funcom, with a mailbag question on playing what you love vs. going with the crowd.