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| Community | Combat Updates – Update 51 PTS Hi All. Below is a message from the combat team, touching on some of the feedback we've seen over the last two weeks of PTS. ______________________________________________________ Greetings! This week the combat team has an update relating to some upcoming changes we’ll be pushing to the PTS for Update 51. Before we get into the juicy details, we’ll quickly talk about general sentiments we’ve s… | — | |
| News | Battle for Bonus Rewards during Whitestrake’s Mayhem ESO’s premier PvP event returns with a refit this August, granting bolstered rewards for Tamriel’s warriors. Bring Glory to Pelinal Arm yourself with your best PvP gear and gather your strongest allies! The Whitestrake’s Mayhem in-game event has returned and is now live from August 5 until August 12 . During this event period, as you duke it out with your fellow players in the Battlegrounds , A… | — | |
| Community | ESO’s August 2026 Survival Guide Aromatic awards await as you quest with Sheogorath and complete activities this August! Golden Pursuits—Sheogorath Takes a Holiday (July 29–August 12) Sheogorath’s own Golden Pursuits campaign continues! Complete Golden Pursuits activities (primarily by playing the new Sheogorath questline) to earn gold, armor, and a unique customized action themed after the Daedric Prince himself. Complete Unc… | — | |
| Sale | Celebrate Bethesda’s 40th with a Free Reward and Sale Bethesda Softworks is turning 40, and we’re celebrating with a new sale AND a code for free Trade Bars! Bethesda Turns 40! Happy Birthday to Bethesda! Congratulations for 40 years of developing and publishing amazing video games, including our beloved Elder Scrolls series. As part of the celebration, we invite all ESO players to redeem a unique, limited-time in-game code: “Bethesda40” To claim… | — | |
| Community | A Message from ESO's Game Director Read a community letter from Nick Giacomini about upcoming adjustments, Season updates, and our commitment to the future of ESO. When we announced Seasons in January, we promised you a new era of transparency. Part of that promise is being open with you as our studio evolves. Recently, we've been through a number of organizational changes and departures of teammates who helped shape The Elder S… | — | |
| In-game event | Tour Tamriel with the Prince of Madness in a New Questline Season One’s Sheogorath Takes a Holiday questline is now live with an accompanying Golden Pursuits campaign to boot. Learn about the new storyline and bonus rewards you can earn as you play! Sheogorath Takes a Holiday Season One’s second new story questline, Sheogorath Takes a Holiday, is now live on all platforms and is free for all ESO players . In this series of six new story quests, you mus… | — | |
| Major update | Season One: Return of the Thieves Guild Is Now Live Pilfer Glenumbra with the Thieves Guild, explore Tamriel’s high seas, unravel new puzzles and mysteries, and discover even more challenges and adventure—there's something for everyone in The Elder Scrolls Online’s Season One. Season One: Return of the Thieves Guild is now live for all platforms (including PC/Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation) from July 8 until October 21. Introducing new adventures, c… | — | |
| Community | Meet the Character(s)—The Daggerfall Thieves Guild Learn about the rogues who, should they put aside their differences, may become the founding members of the Daggerfall Thieves Guild chapter. Dear Zeira, Greetings from Daggerfall! I must say, it’s a pleasure to see a landscape draped in green and feel a gentle rain on my face after so many months in Abah’s Landing. This little expedition to High Rock was just what I needed. Unfortunately, my m… | — | |
| Community | The Thieves Guild Returns in a New Season One Questline Scope out the new Thieves Guild quest and storyline, coming soon as part of Season One. With the launch of Season One on July 8, all ESO players can discover a new story and questline featuring the return of the beloved Thieves Guild. Previously found in Hew’s Bane*, the guild has made their way to Glenumbra and needs your help establishing the nascent chapter in this lucrative part of Tamriel.… | — | |
| Community | Steal a Look at Season One’s Tamriel Tome Rewards Sneak a peek at some of the amazing Tome rewards you can unlock and claim when Season One arrives on July 8. ESO ’s next Tamriel Tome will launch when Season One officially kicks off at 1PM ET next Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and will be available until October 21 at 10AM ET. This Tome introduces a host of new and returning rewards for you to unlock and claim with your Tome Points, and like Season… | — | |
| Community | ESO’s July 2026 Survival Guide Prepare for brand-new adventures and more with the arrival of Season One this July! Golden Pursuits—A New Challenge Arises (June 18–July 7) Celebrate the new Challenge Difficulty system as this Golden Pursuits campaign continues into the new month. Complete various activities while using the system to earn a bounty of in-game currencies and some Crown Crates. Zeal of Zenithar Event (June 24–Jul… | — | |
| Sale | Save Big on The Elder Scrolls Online for a Limited Time! Take advantage of huge discounts on all ESO editions at select retailers this month! Pick up The Elder Scrolls Online Standard and Deluxe Editions on sale at select retailers for a limited time and begin your Second Era saga. During the sale period, ESO ’s Standard Edition is available at a whopping 75% discount, while the Deluxe Edition will also be enjoying a 50% price cut. Both of these limi… | — | |
| News | Trade and Craft to Earn Blessed Rewards During the Zeal of Zenithar Engage in craft, commerce, or crime for greater rewards as the Zeal of Zenithar in-game event returns! The Zeal of Zenithar in-game event returns for 2026 on Wednesday , June 24 at 10AM ET , and it runs until July 8 at 10AM ET . To begin your journey under the eyes of the God of Commerce, pick up the introductory quest "The Unrefusable Offer" from Amminus Varo at the Belkarth festival grounds o… | — | |
| Community | Golden Pursuits—A New Challenge Arises Try out ESO’s new Challenge Difficulty system during June’s Golden Pursuits campaign. A New Challenge Arises Get ready to take on a tougher Tamriel with the new Challenge Difficulty system and this month’s Golden Pursuits campaign , titled A New Challenge Arises, live from now until July 7, 2026 . During this campaign, you can test your mettle and complete various activities to unlock a bounty… | — | |
| Community | Mix Things Up as Hybridization Comes to Alchemy, Mundus Stones, and More No need to be limited by your resources as ESO’s hybridization initiative takes new steps in the upcoming Update 51 and Season One. A while back, ESO began a move toward a hybrid model for characters’ primary resources and stats, such as Magicka, Stamina, Armor, Offensive Penetration, and more. The hybridization changes allowed abilities to scale based on their highest offensive stats rather th… | — | |
| Community | Update 50 Base-Game Patch Now Live on All Platforms Discover the redesigned Werewolf, Class Mastery, and more with Season Zero’s Update 50 patch. Enjoy a host of new Season Zero features and get ready for Season One in July with the new Update 50 base-game patch. This update is free for all ESO players (simply patch the game and log in) and it includes the following features: · Werewolf skill line refresh · Class Mastery system · PvP Veterancy s… | — | |
| Community | Preview ESO’s Season One in the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Teaser Sneak a look at the new storylines, dangers, and changes arriving in ESO’s Season One. Season One Ahoy If you watched the recent Xbox Games Showcase 2026 livestream, you might have caught ESO ’s latest teaser for Season One ( arriving July 8 ). Missed the big show? Don’t worry, you can check out the trailer below! ESO ’s Season One kicks off with an all-new Thieves Guild storyline, but as it pr… | — | |
| Community | Greater Dangers Means Greater Rewards with Challenge Difficulty Tailor your overland and quest experience via Season Zero’s new Challenge Difficulty system. Choose Your Challenge If you want to make your adventures in Tamriel more dangerous and rewarding, Season Zero’s new Challenge Difficulty system (arriving when Update 50 goes live on June 8) is your opportunity to customize your ESO combat experience. “Challenge Difficulty is probably THE most-requested… | — | |
| Community | Specialize and Customize with Class Mastery Discover how you can further focus your builds with the new Class Mastery system. Class Dedication Arriving with Update 50 on June 8 as part of Season Zero, Class Mastery is a new way for you to further hone your builds while also being rewarded for your steadfast dedication to your class. Introducing a new passive skill line for each of the game’s seven classes (each containing five unique pas… | — | |
| News | The Night Market Event Zone Is Open! Explore ESO’s first-ever event zone with the Night Market, now live and free for all ESO players. ESO’s First Event Zone Season’s Zero Night Market is now live, and Tamriel’s adventurers can begin their expeditions into a new-and-perilous part of Fargrave and Oblivion. Vanishing for long periods of time, the Night Market is accessible only during a limited window, inspiring a rush of would-be e… | — | |
| News | Golden Pursuits—Prepare for the Night Market Unlock a collection of new rewards during April’s first Golden Pursuits campaign! Prepare for the Night Market This month’s first Golden Pursuits campaign , Prepare for the Night Market, is now live and runs until April 29, 2026 . Throughout this campaign, you can complete various activities, including slaying world bosses, looting treasure chests, completing Undaunted Pledges, and more, to unl… | — | |
| Community | Meet the Character(s)— Night Market Faction Leaders Get the inside scoop on the three factions vying for control over the Night Market. The Night Market and Its Faction Leaders By Pieron Desant, Gleaner of Aubris An informational missive written and distributed by an overtaxed founder. Fellow Gleaners, the doors to shattered planes have reopened in the Night Market! Which, for those unfamiliar, means the paths between planes will soon be overrun… | — | |
| News | Save Up to 40% on Crown Packs Now Don’t miss out! You can enjoy big savings on select Crown Packs during the April 2026 sale. Had your eye on that special Crown Store item? Now is the perfect time to stock up on Crowns during the new April 2026 sale, now live until April 21 . During the sale window, you can enjoy a wide variety of discounts on various Crown Packs. · 21,000 Crown Pack—40% off · 14,000 Crown Pack—35% off · 5,500… | — | |
| Community | Update 50 is Now Available on the Public Test Server Test Update 50’s content and changes, including PvP Veterancy, Challenge difficulty, Werewolf updates, new story content, and much more, on the Public Test Server. The Public Test Server (PTS) has been updated! The features arriving with Update 50, which will be released over the course of the remainder of Season Zero and into Season One, are now available for testing, and you can access them v… | — | |
| Community | Werewolf Update From The Combat Refresh Team Hi All. Below is an update on the Werewolf Refresh from the Combat Refresh Team. As a reminder, the Werewolf refresh will be available to test next week on PTS. Greetings! The Combat Refresh team would like to give a quick update on what to expect for the Werewolf refresh coming to the PTS next week. We’ve been hard at work making sure it’s up to snuff and we’re very excited to let you sink you… | — | |
| Community | Tamriel Tomes Season Zero Developer Update Last week, ESO opened the first page on the Tome of Dawn and Dusk with the launch of Season Zero. Since then, the development team has been paying close attention to the community’s reaction to the new reward system and has some information to share about Tamriel Tomes at the end of a Season. Hi everyone, and welcome to an early discussion for the recent launch of Tamriel Tomes. It's been just… | — | |
| Major update | Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk Is Now Live A new age begins for The Elder Scrolls Online with Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk. Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk is now live for all platforms (including PC/Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation), kicking off a new era for The Elder Scrolls Online . This inaugural Season is live from April 2 until July 8 and lays the foundation for all future Seasons by introducing new reward systems, the first wave of player-fo… | — |
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