The game launched on Xbox One and PS4 in June 2015.
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 player character is one of Molag Bal's victims, who has had his or her soul stolen by the Daedric Prince.įollowing a public beta, the game launched for early access in late March 2014 for PC/Mac and was originally subscription-based. Secretly, Mannimarco betrays his Imperial allies by assisting the Daedric Prince Molag Bal in invading Tamriel in an attempt to incorporate it into his realm. 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. 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. With the fall of the Reman Dynasty at the end of the First Era, the Dragonfires go out without an emperor to light them. It takes place in the year 2E 582, making it the earliest-set game in the series.
The Elder Scrolls Online, commonly abbreviated as ESO, is a massively multiplayer online spin-off of the Elder Scrolls franchise.
