
Today marks the two-year anniversary of The Elder Scrolls Online on PC and Mac! Read on to see some of the fondest memories over the last couple years straight from ESO Game Director Matt Firor:
It seems like just yesterday, but today is the two-year anniversary of The Elder Scrolls Online's launch on PC and Mac. It's really hard to believe it's been that long since the day we first opened the gates to Tamriel to online gamers.
Everything I wrote last year to celebrate the one-year anniversary is still fresh on my mind: all of you who make up the ESO community are awesome. We love curating Tamriel for you.
Over the last year, we have grown our family by leaps and bounds. We launched the console versions of ESO, which opened the game up to millions more new players. We added three DLCs' worth of content, allowing players to explore the Imperial City, Wrothgar, and Hew's Bane. And we will continue to make the game better every day. Our population is huge and thriving, and we are happy to share our enthusiasm and nostalgia with you.
This year, I thought I would do something a bit different: share my journey with you. I have a huge archive of screenshots that track my main character's progress through the game starting from early access launch in March 2014 through Tamriel Unlimited's launch in March 2015, and beyond. To celebrate, here's two years of ESO through the eyes of my main character, [REDACTED], a female Breton Nightblade. As you can tell by the chronology, I level very slowly, mostly because I also play all the new content on our development servers before it launches, as well as having an active console character.
These shots show some milestones in [REDACTED]'s travels through Tamriel, as well as some great scenery and other moments that stand out in my memory. I always try to screenshot as I go, so I have a huge archive of such moments; these are just a few of my favorites. Note that there's no dungeon or PvP shots here – I don't have time to take screenshots under pressure…
Thank you all for the amazing support you've given us over the last two years. Even though there are bumps every now and then, we are always working on ensuring Tamriel is fun and enjoyable for everyone. I firmly believe that the ESO community is the best in the industry. I always say, we couldn't do this without you!
-Matt
Embarking on the journey
Through the portal to Tamriel
Day 1 in the starter zone – there's an NPC under all those players
Daggerfall lighthouse, one of my favorite views in the game
Exploring Coldharbour in the main story. This guy doesn't look very nice…
ESO is so visually stunning as shown by this nighttime scene in Alikr' Desert
Environmental storytelling at its best. This is one of my favorite (and most heartbreaking) moments in the game.
I love this shot – getting ready to go through the door and find adventure
After 49 levels of fun and exploring, I begin the epic fight that will get my soul back
My favorite NPC in the game – Razum-dar. I'm so proud of the
ESO writing team, which I believe is one of the finest in the industry. They create great characters and amazing storylines.
Tamriel Unlimited launch day: Everyone showing off their new mounts. I'm in the lower-middle on my new Nightmare Mount.
Admiring the view in Eastmarch on my special Striped Senche
One of the few times in the Imperial City that I'm not stealthed or dead. Also, apparently I was in my “fancy suit" days.
Early in exploring Orsinium, my favorite city in Tamriel, along with my newly adopted bear cub, Snowball
First view of Abah's Landing, just a few weeks ago with my new Fennec Fox friend