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This page serves as an archive of information and images from the official Elder Scrolls Online website.

  • Screenshots — A gallery of images pulled from the official ESO website.
  • Crown Store Renders — A gallery of images that appear on Crown Store Showcase articles.
  • Interactive Map of Tamriel — A discontinued map which contained articles relating to the Zones.
  • Meet the Character — Lore articles about characters which appear leading up to content updates.
  • Loremaster's Archive — Series where the Loremaster would roleplay as a character and answer questions.

Pre-Launch ArticlesEdit

Elderscrollsonline.com Story Pages
General Articles
Date Title Description
10/15/2012 Welcome to the Official The Elder Scrolls Online Community! The first article on the new and improved ESO website.
10/18/2012 Reading the Future of the Past in the Elder Scrolls Discussion of setting The Elder Scrolls Online in the Second Era.
10/18/2012 Tamriel, Now and Then – Places Comparing locations seen in previous games and in ESO.
02/14/2013 Thank You for One Million Facebook Likes! The ESO team releases a new video featuring concept art to thank the community for liking the ESO Facebook page one million times.
03/12/2013 Visit Our Official ESO Tumblr Page Announcing the official ESO Tumblr page.
03/13/2013 Visit the New Bethesda Online Merchandise Store Announcing the launch of the Bethesda online merchandise store.
03/28/2013 Conflict in Cyrodiil, Part 1 An overview of Cyrodiil and the Alliance War, part 1.
Promotions and Products
05/02/2013 Play ESO at Gamescom 2013 Announcing ESO's presence at Gamescom 2013.
08/13/2013 ESO at Gamescom 2013 What to expect from ESO at Gamescom 2013.
08/28/2013 Gamescom 2013 Coverage Roundup A summary of ESO's coverage at Gamescom 2013.
9/18/2013 ESO Activities at PAX East What's in store for those interested in ESO at PAX East 2013.
9/20/2013 Get Your PAX East ESO Loot! Information on ESO-related merchandise that was available at PAX East 2013.
01/29/2014 Pre-Order ESO Now Pre-order information for the Imperial Edition.
02/13/2014 Hands-On Beta Impressions The developers share some early beta coverage of ESO.
03/11/2014 New Beta Invites – March 11th Announcing the release of invitations for the final scale test event.
03/25/2014 Early Access and Launch FAQ Frequently asked questions about the beta and pre-order bonuses.
Ask Us Anything
11/13/2012 Ask Us Anything: Ebonheart Pact (Part 1) First AUA for ESO, focuses on the Ebonheart Pact and General questions.
11/26/2012 Ask Us Anything: Ebonheart Pact (Part 2) Part 2 of Ebonheart Pact questions.
12/10/2012 Ask Us Anything: Aldmeri Dominion (Part 1) Questions focus on the Aldmeri Dominion.
12/20/2012 Ask Us Anything: Aldmeri Dominion (Part 2) Part 2 of the Aldmeri Dominion questions.
01/07/2013 Ask Us Anything: Daggerfall Covenant (Part 1) Part 1 of questions focused on the Daggerfall Covenant.
01/18/2013 Ask Us Anything: Daggerfall Covenant (Part 2) Part 2 of questions focused on the Daggerfall Covenant.
02/08/2013 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about lore and what will be seen of the different races.
02/22/2013 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 2 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, primarily regarding gameplay mechanics such as the inventory system.
03/11/2013 Ask Us Anything: Combat Part 1 of questions focused on ESO's combat system.
03/25/2013 Ask Us Anything: Combat 2 Part 2 of questions focused on ESO's combat system.
04/08/2013 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 3 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including level scaling and container loot respawn timers.
04/22/2013 Ask Us Anything: Alliances at War Questions focused on the Alliance War.
05/06/2013 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 4 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about lore and travel between keeps in Cyrodiil.
05/20/2013 Ask Us Anything: Gathering and Exploration Questions focused on exploration and resource collecting.
07/15/2013 Ask Us Anything: Dungeons Questions focused on dungeons.
07/29/2013 Ask Us Anything: Roleplaying Questions focused on roleplaying.
08/12/2013 Ask Us Anything: QuakeCon Live Gameplay An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about instanced loot and then-upcoming combat UI improvements.
08/26/2013 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 6 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about magic and the game's UI.
09/09/2013 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 7 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about guilds and the Alliance War.
09/23/2013 Ask Us Anything: Lore The team answers lore questions.
10/07/2013 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 8 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about Veteran points and the diversity of ESO's wildlife.
10/21/2013 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 9 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about horse skills and the Alliance War.
11/04/2013 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 10 Questions about character creation are addressed by the team.
11/18/2013 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 11 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about Alliance War campaigns and legerdemain skills.
12/09/2013 Ask Us Anything: Progression A Q&A focused on progression and leveling.
23/09/2013 Ask Us Anything: Cyrodiil A Q&A with an emphasis on questions about Cyrodiil.
01/31/2014 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 12 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about skill lines, guilds, and the Imperial Edition.
02/18/2014 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 13 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about the Imperial Edition and pre-order bonuses.
03/10/2014 Ask Us Anything: Crafting Questions about crafting are asked and answered.
03/24/2014 Ask Us Anything: AMA Recap More questions about crafting are asked and answered.
04/14/2014 Ask Us Anything: Craglorn Craglorn is brought into the Q&A spotlight.
05/12/2014 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 14 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about dungeons.
06/16/2014 Ask Us Anything: Variety Pack 15 An eclectic variety of topics are covered, including questions about alchemy skill line hirelings and the symbolism behind the game's Ourobouros logo.

Design ArticlesEdit

Creating ESO
Date Title Description
02/09/2015 Ready for War: Orc and Redguard Armor The development team discusses the changes made to Orc and Redguard armor in Update 6.
08/16/2024 Developer Deep Dive—Item Sets Part 1 The development team provides insight into how items sets are created.
10/15/2024 Developer Deep Dive—Item Sets Part 2 The development team provides insight into how items sets are balanced during content updates.

Creating ESOEdit

Creating ESO
Date Title Description
12/17/2012 Creating ESO: The Dreugh Behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Dreugh for ESO.
04/09/2013 Creating ESO: The Ogrim From concept art to in game model for Ogrims.
05/22/2013 Creating ESO: The Wamasu Concept for the Wamasu and in-game effects.
07/03/2013 Creating ESO: The Kwama Concepts and designs for the Kwama.
07/26/2013 Creating ESO: The Scamp Desiging the Scamp for ESO.
08/19/2013 Creating ESO: Flame Atronach Creating the Fire Atronach for ESO.
09/26/2013 Creating ESO: Clannfear Designing the Clannfear for ESO.
10/30/2013 Creating ESO: Werewolf Concept and design for the Werewolf in ESO.
12/04/2013 Creating ESO: Designing Skill Lines Discussing choices made for the Skill Line progression system in ESO.
12/20/2013 Creating ESO: Cyrodiil's Keeps Article on design choices for the Keeps in Cyrodiil.
02/06/2014 The Making of Molag Bal An article laying out the process of designing Molag Bal and creating the statue bundled with the Physical Imperial Collector's Edition.
02/11/2014 Creating ESO: Dark Anchors Article discussing the design choices for the Dark Anchors encounters.
02/26/2014 Creating ESO: Music Article discussing the creation of music for ESO.
03/19/2014 Creating ESO: Crafting Facts Discussion of the Crafting System in ESO.
04/23/2014 Creating ESO: Trials Article on the introduction of Trials with the Craglorn Update.
06/19/2014 Creating ESO: Veteran Dungeons Designing Veteran Dungeons for ESO.
07/22/2014 Creating ESO: Identity and Update 3 Discussing Update 3 and customization in ESO.
08/28/2014 Creating ESO: Dragonstar Arena Article on the introduction and creation of the Dragonstar Arena in ESO.
10/27/2015 Creating ESO: Orsinium Article on designing the zone for the Orsinium expansion.
08/05/2015 Creating ESO: Arboretum District This article talks about the process of developing the Imperial City, with a focus on the Arboretum District.
03/02/2016 Creating ESO: Maw of Lorkhaj Discussing the development of the Maw of Lorkhaj, looking at visuals and mechanics.

Update and Development ArticlesEdit

The Road AheadEdit

The Road Ahead
Date Title Description
03/14/2014 ESO Road Ahead
05/01/2014 The Road Ahead - May 1st
06/04/2014 The Road Ahead – June 4th
07/08/2014 The Road Ahead – July 8
08/20/2014 The Road Ahead - August 20
10/16/2014 The Road Ahead - October 16
12/04/2014 The Road Ahead - December 4
02/12/2015 The Road Ahead - February Discussing the fate of the Loyalty Program, console releases, and the philosophy of the upcoming Crown Store.
01/12/2016 ESO – The Year Ahead
05/29/2020 ESO's Performance Improvements Plan

Update Guides and AnnouncementsEdit

Guides
Date Title Description
05/23/2014 Craglorn Is Here! Lower Craglorn is released with Update 1.
06/25/2014 Update 2 Has Launched! Update 2 introduces lighting improvements, Veteran Crypt of Hearts, and lootable items in the world.
08/05/2014 Update 3 is Live! Update 3 introduces armor dyeing and guild stores.
09/16/2014 Update 4 is Here Upper Craglorn, Dragonstar Arena, and Sanctum Ophidia arrive with Update 4.
11/04/2014 Play Update 5 Now! Update 5 introduces Veteran City of Ash, dungeon scaling, the Dwemer crafting style, improved facial animations, chat bubbles, crafting writs, and Pledges.
01/15/2015 Update 6 Guide: The Champion System Introduces the Champion system.
01/19/2015 Update 6 Guide: Provisioning Introduces Provisioning.
01/26/2015 Update 6 Guide: The Justice System Introduces the Justice system.
01/30/2015 Update 6 Guide: Collections Introduces the Collections system.
02/19/2015 Nine-Month Loyalty Reward and More The Mask of Cheerful Slaughter is unveiled for the Loyalty Reward program. The team also teases the upcoming Striped Senche-Tiger.
03/04/2015 Update 6 is Here! Summarizes the changes made to ESO with Update 6.
03/17/2015 Welcome to Tamriel Unlimited
04/06/2015 Reflecting on ESO's First Year
04/08/2015 ESO Welcomes Beta Players Back Announcing the Welcome Back Weekend.
04/13/2015 Welcome Back Weekend Kicks Off This Week
04/22/2015 The ESOTU Console Beta Starts Tomorrow!
06/09/2015 Console Launch and New Trailer
06/12/2015 ESOTU Console Launch Update
06/15/2015 Coming to ESOTU
07/30/2015 Imperial City Special: Live Q&A
12/22/2015 A Look Back on 2015
09/15/2016 Update 12 Guide: Return to Craglorn Details changes to Craglorn with Update 12.
09/21/2023 Japanese Localization Arrives on Consoles with ESO's Update 40

DevelopmentEdit

Development
Date Title Description
12/11/2014 Introducing Undaunted Pledges Details about the Undaunted Pledges.
11/23/2016 One Tamriel: Companions 'til the End Describes the then-upcoming changes One Tamriel would make to ESO.
11/29/2016 ESO Welcomes Crown Crates A cursory introduction to Crown Crates, a new feature of the Crown Store.
4/08/2020 Update on Greymoor from ESO's Game Director A letter from Matt Firor to the community about progress on Greymoor during the COVID19 pandemic, which gives some insight to how voice lines are recorded.

MerchandiseEdit

PromotionsEdit

Community EventsEdit

Betrayal of the Second EraEdit

Developer SpotlightEdit

Imperial CityEdit

OrsiniumEdit

Thieves GuildEdit

Dark BrotherhoodEdit

MorrowindEdit

Horns of the ReachEdit

Clockwork CityEdit

Dragon BonesEdit

SummersetEdit

WolfhunterEdit

MurkmireEdit

WrathstoneEdit

ElsweyrEdit

ScalebreakerEdit

DragonholdEdit

HarrowstormEdit

GreymoorEdit

StonethornEdit

MarkarthEdit

Flames of AmbitionEdit

BlackwoodEdit

Waking FlameEdit

DeadlandsEdit

Ascending TideEdit

High IsleEdit

Lost DepthsEdit

FiresongEdit

Scribes of FateEdit

NecromEdit

Update 40Edit

Scions of ItheliaEdit

Gold RoadEdit

Update 43Edit

Update 44Edit