Name-grabbers were able to take several well-known names before most people realized that the game had even opened.
The Live server was a clean version of the beta server, using the same download (plus an upgrade or two) as the beta server that so many (over 5,000,000 registered to beta test) had helped to test.
How It All Beganĥ:00 AM EST – Early on the morning of March 30, the Psijic Order (the group of beta testers who played on the permanent testing server) was buzzing with people waiting for 7 AM EST, when ZOS was scheduled to open the live server, in order to claim the names that they had used throughout testing. To be honest, I think they dropped the ball on this issue, and in my opinion, it’s something that needs to be addressed soon.
Thankfully, by the time the beta started, I had a new computer, a Mac this time, and eventually I was happy to join in the beta, get invited to the Psijic Order, and play to my heart’s content.Īll of that to say, this is probably one of the few posts you’ll ever see on here that’s not favorable toward ESO and Zenimax. When I first heard they were making an Elder Scrolls Online game, I rushed to sign up for the Beta, even though the computer I had at the time couldn’t really handle running Oblivion, and even Morrowind had to be at its lowest settings. I have been a fan of the Elder Scrolls, Bethesda, and ZeniMax (ZOS for short) for years.