I think they’ve started doing that a bit more with the last couple of expansions - Elsweyr-the-expansion is Northern Elsweyr, and then the (smaller) DLC zone is Southern Elsweyr, and Greymoor is Western Skyrim and Markarth is, y’know…Markarth (and I assume some surrounding stuff). I haven’t gotten quite far enough to see how extensive the ties are in those two.
I will say that the Thieves’ Guild, Dark Brotherhood, Orsinium and Murkmire DLCs are all pretty solidly standalone in terms of their main storylines (and the sidequests nearly always are) except I think you run into a few recurring NPCs from the main game in sidequests. The storyline order guide suggests that Orsinium bridges the original game and the first couple expansions, but I don’t remember there being much more than a hint or two tying it to overall chronology. Morrowind, Clockwork City, and Summerset are all arcs dealing with an alliance of Daedric Princes in that chronological order, but you will have dealt with whatever major crisis is at work in each storyline by the end of the Chapter or DLC.
Daagar
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If you care about playing the story in chronological order, here is a great guide on what to buy if you aren’t just doing ESO+ (well, and what order to play them even if you are!):
Nixxter
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I am commencing my before game studies via the info yawl provided! Over the years I could tell this game has a goodly # of folks who enjoy the game, here at QT3, based on the # of posts here.
Daagar
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Ironically, I don’t actually play ESO at the moment, even though I have a copy of the ‘Gold Edition’ from years back (pre-Chapters). I’m in GW2 at the moment, because I’m trying to avoid a subscription. I’ll cave eventually though, hence why I know all these details…
So I was thinking of trying this out again…I haven’t played in ages. If I already own Morrowind and I have almost enough crowns on my account to buy another expansion, which would y’all recommend? I guess it’s just Summerset and Elsewyr available, no way to buy Greymoor?
stusser
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Right, the latest expansion always needs to be purchased with real money.
I would probably go for Summerset.
A month of subscription comes with crowns right? If it’s more than 800, I might go ahead and sub for a month and get Summerset, then.
stusser
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Yes, you get 1650 crowns per month. If you’re actually going to play the game the sub is a great idea. Note the subscription comes with every DLC (but not the latest expansion) so you won’t need to pay for anything in crowns.
Ohh, does that include the bigger expansion packs like Summerset? If so, cool then, I’ll probably try that.
stusser
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Yes it includes everything other than the latest expansion pack. You also get 1650 crowns per month, the unlimited craft bag, and a 10% XP buff. It’s worth subscribing while you actually play the game.
This notably includes the thieves guild and dark brotherhood DLCs, which gets you access to thieves’ troves and the instant assassination skill.
Definitely doing that then, thanks!
habibi
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Reddit would recommend Orsinium.
The way I look at it is that if you see yourself needing crowns, maybe for some good looking costume or gears, it is better to go with sub for that one month as it opens up all the DLCs AND you get 1650 crowns to buy whatever you need. One month is a lot of time to play and finished one or two, or maybe three DLCs.
Edit to add that the unlimited craft bag from the ESO+ is a definite time saver. That way, you don’t have to worry about the crafting stuff you picked up and don’t need to waste time sorting out your limited inventory space.
ESO won’t be porting the game to ARM Macs. They’re pointing people at Stadia instead, which is kind of funny since they’re owned by Microsoft now! They won’t be the last game Mac loses either I’m sure.
stusser
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I expect the vast majority of games over 1 year old, well over 95%, to never be ported to ARM MacOS. There’s no money in it, outside live service games and MMOs. And MMOs are complex creations.
That said, Apple’s translation layer is reported to work pretty well so most of them will probably be just fine anyway.
Interesting that they mention Stadia (which is already dying on the vine) and not, say, the console version. I guess that’s a bit more of a transition, but still.
stusser
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Stadia would be pretty much a drop-in replacement, other than missing out on addons. Which is a big deal for ESO, I wouldn’t play without them.
FYI: Green Man is having a Bethesda sale. Just got the full version of Greymoor (the one with all the previous chapters) for $17.
lordkosc
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Thats a lot of content for $17.
I’ve been thinking of getting back into this. Is the Greymoor upgrade the only one I need to get?
