

The events of the game occur a millennium before those of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and around 800 years before The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The game is set on the continent of Tamriel during the Second Era, but not all places in Tamriel are playable. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.

The reason given is: The Elder Scrolls Online no longer starts in Coldharbour, but rather the Isle of Balfiera. There are seven different crafting skill lines: Alchemy, Blacksmithing, Clothier, Enchanting, Woodworking, Provisioning, and Jewelry Crafting. The game has other character choices beyond those of race and class, such as the player character also being able to become either a vampire or a werewolf, each of which grants its own skill tree.

Each class gives the player various different attacks, spells, and passive effects. Players choose one of seven classes when creating a character: Dragonknight, Sorcerer, Nightblade, Arcanist, Templar, Warden, or Necromancer.

It is a part of the Elder Scrolls series. It was released for Windows and macOS in April 2014. The Elder Scrolls Online, abbreviated ESO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by ZeniMax Online Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Massively multiplayer online role-playing
