14 DAY TRIAL // ZeniMax Online Studios has revealed the exact dates and times when The Elder Scrolls Online servers will go live.
The Elder Scrolls Online is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the world of the renowned franchise, allowing its players to have a taste of multiplayer for the first time, including PvP based around the conflict between the game's three warring factions.
The online game will require a monthly subscription, which is a bold move in today's gaming landscape where free to play is the norm, but the developers have defended the model by pointing out that their users will pay for a high-quality experience, and that regular updates will add new content to explore, so in a sense it would be like buying DLC.
The announcement came via a Reddit AMA, where the team revealed what the starting times for The Elder Scrolls Online would be, translated to five major time zones for convenience.
ZeniMax has scheduled the official launch date to be April 4, but certain pre-order offers allow users up to five days of early access to the game.
The first batch of early access gamers who pre-ordered the digital edition directly from Bethesda's store will be able to start up The Elder Scrolls Online on March 30, at the following times:
North America (East): 7:00 AM EDT, Sunday March 30 UK/IE: 12:00 PM WEST, Sunday March 30 Central Europe: 1:00 PM CEST, Sunday March 30 Sydney, Australia: 10:00 PM AEDT, Sunday March 30 Singapore: 7:00 PM SGT, Sunday March 30
Then players who pre-ordered from retailers will be able to access the game with three days of early access, starting April 1, at the following times:
North America (East): 7:00 AM EDT, Tuesday April 1 UK/IE: 12:00 PM WEST, Tuesday April 1 Central Europe: 1:00 PM CEST, Tuesday April 1 Sydney, Australia: 10:00 PM AEDT, Tuesday April 1 Singapore: 7:00 PM SGT, Tuesday April 1
Lastly, the rest of the world will be able to access The Elder Scrolls Online on the regular launch date of April 4, at the following times:
North America (East): 7:00 PM EDT, Thursday, April 3 UK/IE: 12:00 AM WEST, Thursday, April 4 Central Europe: 1:00 AM CEST, Thursday, April Sydney, Australia: 10:00 AM AEDT, Thursday, April 4 Singapore: 7:00 AM SGT, Thursday, April 4
ZeniMax Online Studios has scheduled the console release of the upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game to follow sometime during June.