Now available on Curse for tomorrows start of the weekend beta. Tons of keys (I think another 500k released?) available. Get one and good luck downloading!

http://www.curse.com/news/the-elder-scrolls-online/49348-grab-your-exclusive-beta-key-for-the-elder-scrolls

I got one, I'm pretty excited to play the beta, just hoping there won't be a lot of crashing lol

I made the huge download and I am a little bit disappointed. But I will take a second look today.

Lara

I can't even get in today, there is a 40 minute queue wait

I think the stress test begins in earnest today. It seemed hit or miss yesterday; I could sit on hour in queue during peak hours and then log in immediately off-peak.

I played a while yesterday and today. The loading took my be a minute and the game was lag free. Interesting that you could not log in faster.

Lara

I was able to log in quick yesterday, I think today because everyone is off work and school, has it more active

I played the beta. Anybody else felt kind of distant from their character? It felt like i was watching someone play instead of playing

The gameplay was reminiscent of TES but... I dunno I think you nailed it Keira. I could never really get a sense that the character was mine somehow, like I easily could in WoW, EVE or SWTOR. Which is strange considering how well they did on the character creator (no seriously, it is good.) Everything is well designed but somehow felt very stilted.

I took part in one of the earlier Beta tests back in January and did not enjoy it. I felt that the environment was too small to support all of the people running around in the same area as you. I also didn't feel like the character was me, more like a puppet.
The most irritating thing which caused me to stop playing at all was the bugged vendors/crafting stations which just kept you trapped in a menu indefinitely when you tried to leave them. I take it they have fixed that now?

I played the beta some weeks ago, but I couldn't get very excited. The questing is hella linear. From others on YouTube I later heard that this wasn't so beyond the first two zones of your faction. I think that's a bad move.. beyond the initial starter area I should be free to explore any zone I like. This is what makes an open sandbox world so great.

The gameplay itself also wasn't very exciting and not new in the MMORPG genre.

I was hoping for more, also because I am fond of the Elder Scrolls setting, the races, the depth of lore and ingame books, etc.

Their new trailer is absolutely gorgeous though! They should think about making a movie..!!

i got one aswell back in January i gave the bring a friend code to my mate tom and I've already pre-paid for the imperial edition god it looks sweet cain wait to play the full version

I have a friend invite key if anyone wants, only one and first come first serve. Must have more than one post lol. Will PM with the key.

what oh hai just said in their previous post

I have a key as well, PM me if interested.

I got a bit sad when I heard Elder Scrolls are going MMO. Don't get me wrong, I spent a lot of time in MMOs, but the reason I loved Morrowind and Skyrim was the non-linear exploration. Skyrim feels like my 'home away from home' now. I still think I may dip my toe when it comes out.

I'm wondering if this title will steal the 'most overhyped MMO launch' award from SWTOR. Nothing against TOR, but jeez, how can anything live up to so much expectation.