So I own the basic version of this game and found out very quickly the most basic guilds such as Dark Brotherhood and Thieves guild are extra DLC to be purchased by Crowns or by their subscription fee membership. This is unacceptable and I can't play this game due to how much of a money grab this game is. Those guilds I have mentioned have been in every single ES Game to date. Why would I pay extra cash for something that should be included in the base game.

When I saw the sale for all the dlc's it was only for the major DLC packs. Not the other DLC's that they charge ridiculous amount of money for. I refuse to pay for Plus Membership when those kind of DLC's should be in base game. Maybe for the extra Dungeons but that is a joke.

Originally posted by Bethesda_Rionstrom |developer|:

Bethesda_Rionstrom [developer] Posted: Mar 12 @ 11:38am
Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to review The Elder Scrolls Online. We are glad that you have enjoyed the game's systems and mechanics and have had fun playing so far. We understand your concerns about the cost of additional content within the game and would like to provide you a few ways to make the most of your money.

One of the most affordable ways to get access to the DLC content is with an ESO Plus Membership. For the price of 1500 crowns, you will get access to all DLC game packs for the duration of your membership. In addition, you will gain many benefits including unlimited storage for crafting materials, double bank space, and 1650 crowns to spend in the Crown Store each month.

If you do find that you can not afford the price of the membership each month, you can use the crowns from previous months to unlock DLC permanently so you will always have access to the content you enjoy. You can get the first four ESO DLC packs for one bargain price with the Guilds & Glory DLC Mega-Pack. This DLC bundle that includes the Imperial City, Orsinium, Thieves Guild, and Dark Brotherhood DLC game packs.

The best way to gain access to all the Chapters in ESO is by pre-purchasing the newest Chapter: Greymoor. This purchase includes The Elder Scrolls Online base game, Greymoor, Elsweyr, Summerset and Morrowind Chapters. This will give you access to all of the existing main story content and major zones today and the Greymoor chapter when it releases.

We hope this information helps you find a way to gain access to the content you are most interested in so you can continue to enjoy the game. Again, thank you for providing your review of the game.

Warm Regards,
The Elder Scrolls Online Team

I saw this as a response from Bethesda Dev and this is what I am talking about. They think that those prices for those basic DLC that is in the core of every single Elder Scrolls game to date should be charged extra. Sorry no. Not Acceptable answer and one that will once again keep me away from playing this game. This is the kind of conduct that is downright horrible for a company to do.

I wish I had refunded this game but I can't. I tell everyone this with the prices they are charging for all those extra DLC's and the fact that some core elements of every Elder Scroll game is missing unless you pay subscription fee or insane amount of money of crowns is not justifiable excuse. I tell everyone to stay away from this title.

Recently I just seen Bethesda as a whole become more and more greedy and its sad to see a once well known and good company fall so low. Between the release of Fallout MMO and more recent releases of other games and so forth, I lost faith in this company.


Update: April 17th, 2020
Sadly for those who telling me to play WoW I already tried that and it got boring fast. And how is it entitlement when the most basic stuff that has been in every title in previous games. And don't give me that excuse its an MMO and has tons of stuff already. The core parts of the game I play are those two factions. Being an MMO it better have the most basic factions in the game that have been in every past title. No excuse to not have it. More excuse to ensure it has it.

For someone who works quite a bit and doesn't have time to play a game like this all the time its not worth paying for. So I avoid it now at all costs. Games like GW series I played but oh man, got boring really fast. I mean super fast.

This game definitely has very good content and I will repeat its amazing they did similar to SWOTR by putting audio for every npc and dialogue. I know there is insane amount of content but in order to get best experience it seems like you have to dish out a ton of money for simple things like Thieves Guild or Dark Brotherhood. The costs for those expansions yes, that is definitely 100% reasonable. And I hear from many ppl that in order to play this game with decent amount of fun is to pay subscription. I have decided no online game is worth paying subscription for. And the way this game is handled it pretty much charges a hella lot of money that I seen ppl claim there isn't that much content.

So I own the basic version of this game and found out very quickly the most basic guilds such as Dark Brotherhood and Thieves guild are extra DLC to be purchased by Crowns or by their subscription fee membership. This is unacceptable and I can't play this game due to how much of a money grab this game is. Those guilds I have mentioned have been in every single ES Game to date. Why would I pay extra cash for something that should be included in the base game. When I saw the sale for all the dlc's it was only for the major DLC packs. Not the other DLC's that they charge ridiculous amount of money for. I refuse to pay for Plus Membership when those kind of DLC's should be in base game. Maybe for the extra Dungeons but that is a joke. [quote=Bethesda_Rionstrom |developer|] Bethesda_Rionstrom [developer] Posted: Mar 12 @ 11:38am Hello, Thank you for taking the time to review The Elder Scrolls Online. We are glad that you have enjoyed the game's systems and mechanics and have had fun playing so far. We understand your concerns about the cost of additional content within the game and would like to provide you a few ways to make the most of your money. One of the most affordable ways to get access to the DLC content is with an ESO Plus Membership. For the price of 1500 crowns, you will get access to all DLC game packs for the duration of your membership. In addition, you will gain many benefits including unlimited storage for crafting materials, double bank space, and 1650 crowns to spend in the Crown Store each month. If you do find that you can not afford the price of the membership each month, you can use the crowns from previous months to unlock DLC permanently so you will always have access to the content you enjoy. You can get the first four ESO DLC packs for one bargain price with the Guilds & Glory DLC Mega-Pack. This DLC bundle that includes the Imperial City, Orsinium, Thieves Guild, and Dark Brotherhood DLC game packs. The best way to gain access to all the Chapters in ESO is by pre-purchasing the newest Chapter: Greymoor. This purchase includes The Elder Scrolls Online base game, Greymoor, Elsweyr, Summerset and Morrowind Chapters. This will give you access to all of the existing main story content and major zones today and the Greymoor chapter when it releases. We hope this information helps you find a way to gain access to the content you are most interested in so you can continue to enjoy the game. Again, thank you for providing your review of the game. Warm Regards, The Elder Scrolls Online Team[/quote] I saw this as a response from Bethesda Dev and this is what I am talking about. They think that those prices for those basic DLC that is in the core of every single Elder Scrolls game to date should be charged extra. Sorry no. Not Acceptable answer and one that will once again keep me away from playing this game. This is the kind of conduct that is downright horrible for a company to do. I wish I had refunded this game but I can't. I tell everyone this with the prices they are charging for all those extra DLC's and the fact that some core elements of every Elder Scroll game is missing unless you pay subscription fee or insane amount of money of crowns is not justifiable excuse. I tell everyone to stay away from this title. Recently I just seen Bethesda as a whole become more and more greedy and its sad to see a once well known and good company fall so low. Between the release of Fallout MMO and more recent releases of other games and so forth, I lost faith in this company. Update: April 17th, 2020 Sadly for those who telling me to play WoW I already tried that and it got boring fast. And how is it entitlement when the most basic stuff that has been in every title in previous games. And don't give me that excuse its an MMO and has tons of stuff already. The core parts of the game I play are those two factions. Being an MMO it better have the most basic factions in the game that have been in every past title. No excuse to not have it. More excuse to ensure it has it. For someone who works quite a bit and doesn't have time to play a game like this all the time its not worth paying for. So I avoid it now at all costs. Games like GW series I played but oh man, got boring really fast. I mean super fast. This game definitely has very good content and I will repeat its amazing they did similar to SWOTR by putting audio for every npc and dialogue. I know there is insane amount of content but in order to get best experience it seems like you have to dish out a ton of money for simple things like Thieves Guild or Dark Brotherhood. The costs for those expansions yes, that is definitely 100% reasonable. And I hear from many ppl that in order to play this game with decent amount of fun is to pay subscription. I have decided no online game is worth paying subscription for. And the way this game is handled it pretty much charges a hella lot of money that I seen ppl claim there isn't that much content.