8. Welcome to the Guild

Are you ready to join their ranks? Armor not included.

I mentioned the guilds before, but now I’ll elaborate on how cool they are. So far in the game there are only the Mages and Fighters guilds. As you increase your reputation with them (finding rare books and killing demons, respectively) you gain more and more access to their skill trees. And they are powerful.

Trust me when I say it’s a thrill to use the Mages Guild skills to summon a meteor from the sky to crash into your likely now dead target.

And the Fighter’s Guild… whew. It’s so much fun to watch health disappear under the light of their Dawnbreaker ability; damage that is magnified significantly when used on demons.

9. The Perpetual Siege

Bethesda explaining in detail the killing fun that is Player versus Player.

Now, player versus player combat is not for everyone. That I will easily admit. Some people just don’t like playing with others, and I respect that.

BUT. If you do like player versus player (or are even faintly curious) then you should keep reading. PvP in The Elder Scrolls Online is done through perpetual war. You will join dozens of other soldiers on a war front where you will be required to operate siege weapons, charge enemy lines, and breach massive castles. It’s PvP on an unprecedented scale.

Honestly, I found myself just watching the ammunition flying through the air. It’s a remarkable sight, and it conveys to you just how epic a scale the war you’re participating in is.

A warning, though. Stare too long at the pretty lights, and you’ll take a siege round yourself. Those things can one-shot you, if aimed right.