Is ESO a free-to-play game, or will you have to pay a subscription fee to play? New players might be wondering whether Elder Scrolls Online is free to play, and we’ve got the answers. So if you want to know whether ESO is free to play or not, keep reading!
Elder Scrolls Online: Is it free to play?
In short, ESO is not a free-to-play game. You’ll have to pay to be able to play it. Unlike other MMOs, ESO is a one-time purchase which gives you access to the game.
That means there is no subscription that you’ll need to pay for on a regular basis in order to keep playing, like in various other MMOs such as World of Warcraft or FFXIV. Instead, you’ll need to buy the game as you would any other retail game.
However, buying the game does not grant you all the content available. ESO has a lot of DLC expansions which add lots of content to the game, and these are available as separate purchases or as part of the ESO Plus membership.
Elder Scrolls Online: Subscriptions and DLC
The DLC in Elder Scrolls Online is available for an additional cost, or you can pay for the ESO Plus membership. This membership is a subscription service that gives you access to all DLC, past and future, for ESO.
So while ESO is a one-time purchase for the main game rather than free to play, any DLC will require additional payment or an ESO Plus subscription. DLCs typically introduce brand-new areas full of new quests, items and creatures to fight.
What is ESO Plus?
There are more benefits available through an ESO Plus membership too. These include more crafting storage, more bank space, 1650 crowns per month, special deals in the Crown store, XP and gold increases and more.
ESO Plus costs $14.99/£8.99 per month.
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