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Curious about ESO Plus? You can check out select ESO Plus benefits during the upcoming free trial with no strings attached! If you’re already a member, learn about the all-new rewards coming for all existing ESO Plus members.



Check out ESO Plus
The ESO Plus Free Trial Event begins on Thursday, November 15 at 10:00AM EST and will run until Wednesday, November 21 at 10:00AM EST. During the event, you can try out ESO Plus completely free with absolutely no strings attached (and no credit card required), giving you access to the following benefits:
  • Full access to DLC game packs – new zones, quests, dungeons, and more
    • Includes the Imperial CityOrsiniumThieves GuildDark BrotherhoodShadows of the HistHorns of the ReachClockwork City, Dragon Bones, Morrowind (zone and story), Wolfhunter, and Murkmire
  • A Craft Bag offering you unlimited storage for all of your crafting materials
  • Double Bank space for all the characters on your account
  • 10% increase to Experience and Gold acquisition, Crafting Inspiration, and Trait Research rates
  • Double Furnishings and Collectibles space in player housing
  • Exclusive ability to dye costumes
  • Double Transmute Crystal storage
Note that the monthly crown stipend and upcoming ESO Plus deals are available to paid members only.


Get access to the Craft Bag!

If you don’t own the Clockwork City DLC game pack, this is the perfect opportunity to earn Event Tickets and its associated Indrik Feather during the upcoming Clockwork City Celebration Event (more details soon). For more information about how you can unlock the new Indrik mount simply by playing the game, check out our announcement article.

Here's what you need to do to try out ESO Plus and enjoy some of the above benefits completely free:
  • Log into The Elder Scrolls Online.
  • Navigate to the Crown Store.
  • Select the ESO Plus tab.
  • Select “Free Trial!”
You don't need to provide a credit card or any other account info to check out ESO Plus. Simply go to the in-game Crown Store and activate it. Easy!

New Rewards for Members
As previously announced, we’re continuously working to improve the value of ESO Plus and show our appreciation for our many existing members. So, from November 13, as an existing paid member, you’ll be able to benefit from an increase of the monthly crown stipend from 1500 to 1650 crowns and enjoy a host of new, exclusive rewards every month.

These new membership-only features include special deals, unique items (including free collectibles), and timed Crown Store exclusives. For example, starting November 13, ALL ESO Plus members will be able to acquire the Molag Bal statuette for FREE until December 6! For more information on what is coming to the Crown Store exclusively for ESO Plus members, check out our latest Crown Store Showcase article.


The Molag Bal statuette – perfect for the coffee table

November 13 also introduces the 12-month ESO Plus membership option for all platforms, providing you with the best bang for your buck and a whopping 19,800 crowns (in addition to all the other rewards). As mentioned above, ESO Plus Free Trial members will not benefit from the above rewards and bonuses.

We’ll be frequently updating the ESO Plus-exclusive items, including the free collectible, so be sure to check the ESO Plus tab within the Crown Store often to see what’s available!

ESO Plus For All
With a massive (and growing) selection of DLCs to explore, a host of useful tools including the Craft Bag and Costume Dying, and bonuses to progression such as a 10% boost to Experience and Gold acquisition, ESO Plus has something for everyone. If you’ve never had a chance to enjoy the benefits of membership, now is the perfect time to give it a go and see what all the fuss is about.

If you’re already a loyal ESO Plus member, don’t worry, we’re making your membership even more valuable starting November 13, and we’ll continue to bring exclusive new items and deals in the coming months! Don’t forget, free trial ESO Plus membership will get you into the Clockwork City Celebration event – don’t miss out!

Are you looking forward to getting a taste of ESO Plus member benefits for yourself? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook!
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We are thrilled to announce a series of brand-new updates to ESO Plus™, providing even more value to current members. Read on to find out what new rewards are coming to ESO Plus in November!



ESO Plus already provides a host of incredible benefits to its members, including access to every current and future in-game DLC game pack, free crowns, the Craft Bag, and much more. However, starting November 13, you’ll be able to enjoy even more rewards for your membership, including exclusive Crown Store items and deals, free in-game collectibles, and an increase to the monthly Crown stipend.

Membership’s New Benefits
Starting on November 13, ESO Plus will include the following additional rewards for all platforms:

Even More Crowns
As an ESO Plus member, you will receive an additional 150 Crowns as part of your monthly stipend, bringing your total to 1650 per month. Note that if you are partly though a 3- or 6-month membership, you will be credited your bonus crowns by the end of November.

Exclusive Free Items
With this update, ESO Plus members will be able to acquire free collectibles from the in-game Crown Store. The free items will only be available to ESO Plus members and will be indicated in gold text labeled “Free” next to the Chalice icon. Free items will be added to the Crown Store only on rare occasions and for a very limited time.

The first free ESO Plus member-exclusive item includes a unique collectible: the Priestess of Mara costume. Note that the new costume will not be available immediately, but will arrive in the Crown Store later in the year.


Show your devotion to the Divine Mother

Exclusive Crown Store Deals
With ESO Plus membership-exclusive deals, you’ll be able to acquire select Crown Store items at a special, discounted price. The discounted items will be in the Crown Store with gold text and a Chalice icon. The items available at a membership-exclusive discount can change often (and some might only be available as part of a limited-time offer), so be sure to check the Crown Store on occasion to see what is available.

Exclusive Crown Store Items
In additional to unique deals, ESO Plus members will also gain access to exclusive Crown Store items. These exclusive items may be available for sale for Crowns or even free (as mentioned above). These items can include collectibles such as costumes, pets, mounts, and more, and will be identified by the gold text and Chalice icon. Like the exclusive deals, these items can change often, so be sure to keep an eye out.

To help you keep track of what deals are currently available when new benefits arrive, you’ll be able to visit a new ESO Plus tab within the Crown Store UI. From there, you will be able to check your current benefits and review what Crown Store items are available on sale or exclusively to members. Note that it will not be possible to Gift an item acquired for free, purchased at a discount, or purchased exclusively due to your ESO Plus membership. However, you can still purchase items as Gifts at full price.

ESO Plus Grows
With every new DLC release, ESO Plus gets better and better, and starting this November, we’ll be adding even more value for our members. Do you already enjoy ESO plus, or are you thinking about finally picking it up? Don’t forget, you can check out everything that’s currently available with ESO Plus and sign up on our website, and be sure to let us know your thoughts on the new and existing benefits on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook!
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Venture into the deep swamp and experience Argonian culture like never before in Murkmire, The Elder Scrolls Online’s newest DLC game pack. Discover this new adventure and zone in addition to the free Update 20 base-game patch!



We are thrilled to announce that the Murkmire DLC game pack and Update 20 base-game patch are now live on PC/Mac.

This new DLC game pack and update brings the following additions to ESO:
  • A new zone to explore: Murkmire
  • A new main story quest line
  • A new 4-player arena: Blackrose Prison
  • Destructible bridges and Milegates in Cyrodiil
  • Quality-of-life improvements to the Housing Editor
  • …and many more changes!
This new DLC is available free for all current ESO Plus™ members or can be purchased with crowns from the in-game Crown Store. In addition, Murkmire will be available as a Daily Reward during the month of November. The Update 20 base-game patch is available free for all ESO players.

Click here to check out the officialMurkmire launch trailer!

Murkmire DLC Game Pack
In the Murkmire DLC game pack, you are able to explore a new zone located on Black Marsh’s southern coast, experience a brand-new story questline, and test your mettle in the Blackrose Prison Arena.

Explore a New Zone
In this new zone, you can venture into the heart of Black Marsh to learn about the native Argonian people, their culture, and their history. In addition to the main story, this new zone is packed full of new adventures to experience, including unique quests, Delves, World Bosses, and countless other dangers that lurk in the deep swamp.


Discover the native tribes of Murkmire

Recover a Piece of Murkmire’s History
In Murkmire’s story questline, you shall work to investigate the long-forgotten past of this remote and unforgiving land and help an Imperial scholar search for an ancient and powerful Argonian relic. Ready your supplies and prepare to embark into a world secluded from Tamriel for centuries. You might even discover the hidden history of the Argonians themselves.

Face Blackrose Prison
If you’re looking for a fight, you and your companions will be challenged by Murkmire’s new four-player Arena, Blackrose Prison. In this former prison colony, you must face waves of monstrous beasts and Blackguard warriors in vicious combat. Be sure to make use of the new Sigils to survive, because should you claim victory, you’ll earn powerful new Blackrose weapons not found anywhere else in Tamriel!

As you explore, quest, and battle your way through the deep swamp, you’ll be rewarded with three new zone sets and unique, Murkmire-themed collectibles. Finally, this new zone also introduces the new Dead-Water motif style, acquired by completing daily quests – so get exploring!

Purchase Details
The Murkmire DLC game pack is free for all ESO Plus members or available for purchase for 2,000 crowns from the in-game Crown Store. You can find it within the in-game Crown Store listed under DLC. It is also available as a Daily Reward during the month of November!

Note that if your ESO Plus membership lapses, you will lose access to the DLC game pack until it is renewed or purchased with crowns. You will not lose any items or rewards you earned while you had access.

Murkmire Collector’s Bundle
In addition to the DLC game pack, the Murkmire Collector’s Bundle is available for 4,000 crowns from the in-game Crown Store.


Murkmire Collector’s Bundle

The Murkmire Collector’s Bundle includes the DLC game pack, the exclusive Shellback Warhorse mount, the Cantaloupe Swamp Jelly pet, and five Crown Experience Scrolls. You can find and purchase the Murkmire Collector’s Bundle in the Featured section of the in-game Crown Store.

Murkmire Daily Reward
During the month of November you can pick up the Murkmire DLC game pack for free, simply by logging into the game. To acquire the new DLC, you must log in for 24 of November’s 30 days. Even if you have an ESO Plus membership and already have access to the new content, you can completely own it by logging in over the month.

Venture into Murkmire & Get a New Pet
Once you have acquired Murkmire, the moment you set foot in Black Marsh’s southern coast, you’ll receive the Verdigris Haj Mota pet, completely free!


Trust us—he’s more cuddly than he looks!

Here’s how you enter this new DLC zone:
  • By picking up the Murkmire main quest from the Collections UI
    • Go to your Collections UI, navigate to Stories, then Zone DLC, then Murkmire, and finally select “Accept Quest”
  • By teleporting directly to the city of  Lilmoth (Murkmire’s main city) via your map
  • By taking a ship from Vulkhel Guard, Davon’s Watch, or Daggerfall

Update 20
Arriving alongside the new DLC game pack is the free Update 20 base-game patch. This update has a host of improvements, fixes, and changes to ESO’s core experience, but it also introduces a series of new and exciting features that can be enjoyed by all ESO players.

Bring Ruin to Cyrodiil
With Update 20, Cyrodiil is getting even more deadly with the introduction of destructible bridges and Milegates. Now, you’re able to bring down any of the bridges and Milegates in Cyrodiil using ballistae, catapults, and trebuchets. Don’t worry, you can repair them if you wish, but we’ve also introduced a series of new goat paths around these chokepoints, giving you another way to enter enemy territory. This update also changes the shape of Cyrodiil by introducing a series of new Outposts AND offers brand new rewards, too.


Bring Cyrodiil crumbling down

New Housing Editor Tools
If you’re an avid home decorator, you’ll be thrilled to find that Update 20 also introduces an Undo/Redo function and the ability to link items together. With these new tools, you’ll be able to more easily make both small and large adjustments to your home, taking some of the pain out of shifting large or complex scenes. In addition to this, we’ve also added the first of the upcoming Music Boxes, allowing you to bring a little ambiance to your home. You can pick up the new Music Box from the Housing Editor for 800 crowns.

In addition to the above new features, Update 20 also introduces the ability to reorder your character select screen and brings a host of improvements to ESO Plus starting November 13. No matter how you play, Update 20 has something that’ll help you get the most out of Tamriel! Be sure to check out the Patch Notes forum for everything that’s coming with this update.

Begin Your Expedition
Venture into the deep swamp and discover an environment that is equal parts beautiful and perilous. Uncover the long-lost history of the strange Saxhleel people and face the Black Marsh’s many hidden dangers. Great adventure, knowledge, and rewards await those brave enough to explore the dark swamplands and mossy ruins of Murkmire – will you? Head on over to Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook to let us know if you’re planning to set off on an expedition of your own!
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The Elder Scrolls Online has a lot going for it these days, but probably the most exciting part is exploring the weirder fringe regions of its world. Today’s new DLC release, Murkmire, fits the bill, with dense marshlands full of flesh-eating plants, overgrown temples and lizard-folk living in and around the brackish waters. While perhaps not as strange as Morrowind’s mushroom-laden volcanic realms, it’s an enticing new location to explore. The DLC is out now. Check out the lengthy patch notes here, and launch trailer below.

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The grim spectacle of the Witches Festival has once again returned to haunt the people of Tamriel. Take part in this chilling celebration to earn bonus XP and unique rewards. It’s also your first opportunity to earn Event Tickets and Indrik Feathers – don’t miss out!



Become a Monster & Earn Bonus XP
The Witches Festival kicks off at 10:00AM EDT on Thursday, October 18 and will run until 10:00AM EDT, Thursday, November 1. During this spoopy event, you can enjoy a 100% XP buff, become an undead monster, and acquire a creepy collection of Witches Festival-themed items. In addition to this,we’re also introducing the brand-new Dremora Plunder Skulls, containing a never-before-seen Motif!

Follow the steps below to take part in this frightful festival:
  1. Navigate to the Holiday section of the Crown Store to acquire the “Crow Caller" item.
  2. Complete the quest “The Witchmother's Bargain" to receive the “Witchmother's Whistle" memento.
    1. If you completed the quest in previous events, you don’t need to acquire the Crow Caller or complete the quest again, and you can use the whistle already found in your Collections menu.
  3. Use the whistle to summon the “Witchmother's Cauldron" and grant you and your party a two-hour 100% XP buff that stacks with all other XP bonuses.
  4. Use the Witchmother's Cauldron to transform your character into one of the undead. Don't worry—this isn't permanent!
    1. Note that you do not have to use the Witchmother's Cauldron in order to gain the XP buff.


Acquire Ghoulish Goodies
Should you take part in this year’s festivities take on some of Tamriel’s most fearsome monsters, you can earn some amazing Witches Festival-themed loot. Throughout the event, all boss monsters will drop Plunder Skull containers. Note that you don’t need to have the XP buff or polymorph active to acquire these unique rewards, but it can’t hurt!

Plunder Skull containers have a chance to contain the following spooky items:
  • Hollowjack Motif Pages or Books
  • Pieces of the new Apple-Bobbing Cauldron memento
    • Combine all seven to receive a runebox that contains this unique holiday-themed memento
  • A Runebox containing one of these masks:
    • Pumpkin Spectre Mask
    • Scarecrow Spectre Mask
    • Hollowjack Spectre Mask
    • Thicketman Spectre Mask
  • Witches Festival-themed recipes
  • Furniture and furniture recipes
  • Hollowjack and Dremora Style Materials
  • Bewitching Alchemy reagents
  • …and an assortment of creepy items!
In addition to regular Plunder Skulls, during the event, you can also acquire the brand-new Dremora Plunder Skulls. These devilish new rewards will be the first Plunder Skull drop you receive for each type of boss each day. A Dremora Plunder Skull contains all the same items found in a regular Plunder Skull, but it is also guaranteed to have a new Dremora Motif page based on the type of boss you defeated.
  • Arena Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Bows and Legs
  • Dark Anchor and Geyser Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Daggers and Gloves
  • Delve Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Staves and Belts
  • Final Dungeon Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Helmets and Maces
  • Public Dungeon and Quest Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Shields and Boots
  • Final Trial Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Swords and Chests
  • World Bosses drop Dremora Motif pages for Shoulders and Axes



You can defeat each individual type of boss and be guaranteed a Dremora Plunder Skull once per day, meaning you can acquire up to seven each day. Should you defeat the same type of boss again after already receiving your Dremora Plunder Skull, you’ll receive a regular Plunder Skull instead. Dremora Motif pages can be traded, so get ready to take on Tamriel’s monsters!

Get your Event Tickets!
The Witches Festival is also your first opportunity to acquire Event Tickets! As detailed in our announcement article, you can acquire one Event Ticket per day when you defeat a boss.Pick up 10 tickets and bring them to The Impresario (located in Daggerfall, Davon's Watch, and Vulkhel Guard) to purchase your first Indrik Feather.



Once you’ve acquired your Indrik Feather for the Witches Festival event, you can keep on earning Event Tickets to get a head start on the next one.

Spooky New & Returning Crown Store Items
Leading up to and during the event, you can find some ghastly items returning to the in-game Crown Store, this includes the Death Mask Sabre Cat mount and the Sinister Hollowjack Items furnishing pack.



Death Mask Sabre Cat mount & Sinister Hollowjack Items furnishing pack

There’s a horde of new and returning Hollowjack-themed items coming to the Crown Store this month, so be sure to check out our Crown Store Showcase to preview it all.

A Cottage Fit for a Coven
Conjure curses safely away from prying eyes with the Exorcised Coven Cottage home. When the event begins, this home will return to the in-game Crown Store for crowns, however, it can also be purchased for gold if you have the Witches Festival Achievement titled “An Unsparing Harvest,” which can be acquired by earning these other Witches Festival Achievements, first:
  • Happy Work for Hollowjack
  • Plunder Skull Enthusiast
  • Pumpkin Pairs Well With Guts
  • Reaper's Harvest


You can find the details for this Achievement in your in-game Journal under the Holiday section of your Achievements menu. Don’t worry, if you’ve already picked up the prerequisite Achievements, you don’t need to get them again.

This home is ONLY available during the Witches Event period, so don’t miss out!

Haunt Tamriel
Celebrate all things ghastly and grim during the upcoming Witches Festival to unlock all-new rewards, Event Tickets, and a nice bonus to XP gains. Have you already made your preparations for this petrifying event? Let us know if you’re excited to celebrate the most frightening time on the Tamrielic calendar via Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook.

The Witches Festival begins on Thursday, October 18 at 10:00AM EDT and will end on Thursday, November 1 at 10:00AM EDT. Have fun!
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Would you like to have your own Indrik mount? The wait is almost over. Take part in The Elder Scrolls Online’s upcoming events between October and December to summon a majestic beast of your own, completely free. Learn how right here.



Summon the Indrik
Traditionally found roaming the isle of Summerset, Indriks are especially powerful magical creatures, and they can provide a challenge for even the most experienced adventurers. While it is possible to hunt these majestic beasts in the wild, it is now possible to acquire one as a mount, too!

In order to acquire the brand-new Nascent Indrik mount, you must take part in ESO’s four upcoming in-game events (detailed below) and collect four magical feathers, with a different one available for each specific event.

Here’s how it works:
  1. During an in-game event, collect Event Tickets by participating in that event’s daily activities.
    • You can earn Event Tickets from one activity per account per day.
  2. Collect 10 Event Tickets and use them to buy the Indrik Feather specific to that event from the new merchant known as The Impresario.
    • The Impresario is located at a special booth in Daggerfall in Glenumbra, Davon's Watch in Stonefalls, and Vulkhel Guard in Auridon.
  3. Once you have all four feathers, use them to summon your own Nascent Indrik mount!



So majestic!

Every time a new in-game event starts, you’ll be able to purchase the new Indrik Feather AND any previous feathers. You are not locked out of purchasing feathers from previous events, so if you weren’t able to collect enough Event Tickets previously, you always have a chance to catch up.

ESO’s Upcoming Events
Of course, in order to acquire Event Tickets required to purchase the Indrik Feathers, you’ll need to know which events we have upcoming! Here the details on the next four upcoming events and how you can earn Event Tickets during each.

Witches Festival: October 18 – November 1
To earn Event Tickets during the Witches Festival, you must acquire Dremora Plunder Skulls. You will receive one Event Ticket alongside the first Dremora Plunder Skull you earn each day (in addition to the other regular rewards).

Clockwork City Celebration Event: November 15 - 26
To earn Event Tickets during the Clockwork City Celebration Event, you must complete the DLC zone’s daily quests. You will receive two Event Tickets from the first daily quest you complete each day (in addition to the other regular rewards). You must own or have access to the Clockwork City DLC game pack in order to participate in this event.

Undaunted Celebration Event: November 29 – December 5
To earn Event Tickets during the Undaunted Celebration Event, you must complete a dungeon (Normal or Veteran). You will receive three Event Tickets from the final boss of the first dungeon you complete in addition to the normal rewards. You don’t have to be in a random dungeon LFG group to earn your Event Tickets!

New Life Festival December 13 – January 2
To earn Event Tickets during the New Life Festival, you must complete the New Life Festival quests. You will receive one Event Ticket the first time you complete a quest each day (in addition to the New Life Festival Box).



Earn a unique feather during each in-game event

Keep an eye out for official announcement articles closer to each event’s start date – they’ll have all the details you need to jump right in.

Note that you can only carry 12 Event Tickets at a time and that they are an account-wide “currency” that can’t be traded, so be sure to pick up those Indrik Feathers before trying to earn more. Don’t forget, the amount of Event Tickets you can earn per day depends on the event (one, two, or three), and you need 10 Event Tickets in total to purchase a single Indrik Feather!

Happy Hunting!
We thrilled to finally introduce the new Nascent Indrik mount to the ESO community, and we can’t wait to see everybody take part in the game’s fun upcoming events. However, exciting things are on the horizon for these mystical beasts, and starting next year, you'll be able to evolve your Nascent Indrik into an even more beautiful creature. Watch out for full details in early 2019!

Are you excited to acquire an Indrik mount of your own? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook.
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HDR on PC continues to be a bit of a mess these days, but provided you haven’t been put off by the astronomical prices of the best gaming monitors for HDR or, indeed, the ongoing debacle surrounding Windows 10 support for it, then the next step on your path to high dynamic range glory is to get an HDR compatible graphics card.

Below, you’ll find a complete list of all the Nvidia and AMD graphics cards that have built-in support for HDR, as well as everything you need to know about getting one that also supports Nvidia and AMD’s own HDR standards, G-Sync HDR and FreeSync 2. I’ve also put together a list of all the PC games that support HDR as well. There aren’t many of them, all told, but I’ll be updating this list with more titles as and when they come out so it’s always up to date.

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ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED - YOU DID IT! All Summerfall Event rewards are now available to participants. To ensure you are eligible to receive your free rewards, buy The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset and log into the game between now and October 7. Rewards will be delivered on October 10.

ESO: Summerset will be on sale until October 2, so don't miss out on your chance to own ESO’s latest Chapter and receive all three rewards for free!




Summerfall is Here
From Thursday, September 20 at 11:00AM EDT until Friday, September 28 at 10:00AM EDT, work together with your fellow ESO: Summerset players to explore the island and earn up to three free unique collectibles, including the Psijic Mascot Pony pet, the Psijic Escort Charger mount, and the impressive Grand Psijic Villa house.

To help unlock these new rewards, you must acquire the Summerset Pathfinder Achievement by visiting all 10 of ESO: Summerset’s “Striking Locales” located on both the home of the High Elves and the mystical island headquarters of the Psijic Order. Every day, we’ll update the Summerfall Event page to indicate the ESO community’s progress with a special meter. The pet will unlock at 33%, the mount at 66%, and finally the home at 100%. If you’ve already earned this Achievement, don’t worry, we’ve already included you in the tally.

You can track your Summerset Pathfinder Achievement progress and get tips on the locations from the Summerset section of your Achievement menu, but if you’re having trouble finding your way around, you can also find a helpful map below:



Striking Locales for the Summerset Pathfinder Achievement

In order to be eligible to receive the rewards, you must have logged into the game while owning ESO: Summerset at least once (since its initial launch in June) by Sunday, October 7 at 8:00PM EDT. Note that rewards will be delivered by October 10, and even if you were unable to acquire the Summerset Pathfinder Achievement, as long as you have logged into the game while owning ESO: Summerset by October 7, you will receive the unlocked rewards for free. Don’t forget to thank your fellow players!

Finally, we’ll also have Twitch Drops enabled for all ESO Twitch stream! Starting on Thursday, September 20 at 10:00AM EDT, watch any ESO Stream on Twitch with a linked account for a chance to receive some Ouroborus Crown Crates. The Twitch Drops window will end on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00PM EDT. Drops will be awarded every 24 hours at 11:00AM EDT and are only available for PC/Mac users at this time.

Summerset On Sale
If you’re thinking about picking up ESO: Summerset, there’s never been a better time to experience The Elder Scrolls Online’s newest Chapter AND pick up some unique rewards in the process. Starting today, you can acquire The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset on sale for up to 40% off (including Standard Edition, Upgrades, and Digital Collector’s Edition), and up to 50% percent off for The Elder Scrolls Online: Standard Edition (note that this product does not include the Summerset Chapter) and The Elder Scrolls Online Collection.

You can buy ESO: Summerset, including Standard, Upgrades, and Collector’s Editions on sale here.

The sale dates are as follows:

September 18 – October 2
  • ESO: Summerset Digital Upgrade
  • ESO: Summerset Digital Collector’s Edition Upgrade
September 25 – October 2
  • ESO: Summerset Standard Edition
  • ESO: Summerset Digital Collector’s Edition
  • The Elder Scrolls Online Collection
Don’t forget that purchases of ESO: Summerset made between now and October 7 at 8:00PM EDT will receive the Summerfall rewards (so long as you log in at least once). You can check the discounts for each individual item on our website.

Become a Summerset Pathfinder
Get ready to explore the pristine wilds of Summerset Isle and experience some of its most beautiful and striking locations. You can visit our Summerfall Event page to review the ESO community’s progress and read the event FAQ, and don’t hesitate to check out our ESO: Summerset sale if you’d like to acquire the new Chapter and become eligible to receive these new items. Are you planning to tour the island home of the High Elves and earn some fantastic new rewards for all? Let us know on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook.
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Murkmire is a new chunk of story DLC coming to The Elder Scrolls Onlinethat will let players visit part of the Black Marsh, home of the Argonian lizard-people. Jump to about the 13.30 mark in the video above and you'll be able to see what that looks like in action. The new DLC includes the settlement of Lilmoth, which will be familiar to readers of the Elder Scrolls novels by Greg Keyes, and looks as swampy as you'd hope. 

Chris Livingston wrote up a demo of Murkmire he saw at Quakecon, where creative director Rich Lambert described it as "about fifteen to twenty hours of new story content, there's dailies, there's two bosses, there's a new dungeon that's coming along with it as well." 

As well as being available to ESO Plus members and via the in-game store, Murkmire "will be available as a Daily Reward for the month of November" according to this blog post.

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Fearsome spectres and monstrous daemons rise to plague Tamriel once more with the new Hollowjack Crown Crates, coming soon to The Elder Scrolls Online. Learn about these grim new Crown Crates and find out how you can earn up to three completely free in this preview article!



Lord Hollowjack, the Lord of Mortal Fears! Once a year the portals open between Nirn and Hollowjack’s demi-plane of Detritus, and items ghastly and gruesome come on to Tamriel’s markets. Though merchants and mountebanks jest about the possible contents of their Hollowjack Crates, their jokes can’t hide the terrible truth. Dare you open these haunted crates to reveal and release their dreaded contents?

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Earn Free Crown Crates
If you’d like to sample some of the ghastly items found in the new Crown Crate season, you can earn up to three free Hollowjack Crown Crates simply by playing the game! To acquire these new crates, log into The Elder Scrolls Online and defeat any enemy creature (monsters, bosses, or even enemy NPCs) every day, from Friday, September 14 until Sunday, September 16.

Note that for the purpose of this event, each day begins at 12:00AM GMT and ends at 11:59PM GMT (that means it starts at 8:00PM on Thursday, September 13, for those on the US East Coast).

You'll be rewarded with a new crate for every day you participate (up to a max of three), and you'll receive your earned crates by Wednesday, September 19. That’s the day before they’re available in the store. You will be able to find your free crate in your Crown Crates menu.

Bring Fear to Tamriel
The Hollowjack Crown Crate season officially kicks off on Thursday, September 20, and you’ll be able to acquire these spooky new items within the Crown Crates section of the in-game Crown Store. Safely contained (for now!) within these crates is a fearsome collection of items, including new mounts, pets, costumes, consumables, and more.



Hollowjack Rider Horse & Daemon Cockerel Pet




Crested Reef Viper Pet & Hollowjack Flame Skull Furnishing


Should the fates will it, you may even receive one of the following extremely rare mounts, only found within Hollowjack Crown Crates.



Hollowjack Daedra-Skull Wolf & Hollowjack Flame-Skull Senche




Hollowjack Wraith-Lantern Steed

In addition to these dreaded items, for the duration of the Crown Crate season, you can pick up the Hollowjack Netch for 300 Crown Gems. Note that this item cannot be found within Crown Crates and must be purchased with Crown Gems. When the new season begins, it’ll be available within the Limited-Time Offers category of the Crown Crates section in the Crown Store.



Hollowjack Netch

All these horrors and more can be found within Hollowjack Crown Crates and during the new Crown Crate season. For a complete list of every item you can acquire, check out this forum thread. You can also check out the departing Psjiic Vault Crown Crates right now on our Crown Store page. Don’t miss out!

A Grim New Season Begins
When the new season begins on Thursday, September 20, a new selection of horrifying (but fun!) items await those who open a Hollowjack Crown Crate. You can open these new crates from the Crown Crates in-game menu.

Are you willing to unleash the Hollowjack Crown Crate items upon Tamriel? Don’t forget, you can earn up to three of these gruesome crates free, simply by playing the game. Let us know if you’ll be acquiring these new crates on Twitter @TESOnline and Facebook. Happy haunting!
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