ali.bassam wroteHey guys, I played Skyrim and I fell in love with it, and when I heard there will be a "Skyrim Online Version" I got even more excited, anyway, I know both games have been developed at the same time by 2 different teams, but I wanna buy ESO, I contacted PCandPARTS yesterday, they told me that I can preorder it for 60$.

This will be my first online (original) game, so actually I know nothing about this world, how to pay for monthly fee, how to how to how to, I know nothing.

So any tips from someone who will get this game will be much appreciated! plus if there's another way to get this game other than PCandPARTS, please inform me.
Hello Ali, good to hear you've taken interest in the game.

There are usually two ways to pay the monthly fee:
1 - Prepaid cards (Sometimes hard to come by in our Country).
2 - Master Card. Safest is to get an internet card, where you place money in it only for internet use. This way in case it gets stolen, you won't lose much. You can also get a credit card and order a low limit, 100 or 200$, but make sure you pay the amount back before the end of the month or you will be charged with interest.

As for ordering the game, you can order it directly from the site http://elderscrollsonline.com/en-uk/ if you have a master card. Otherwise PCandParts offers payment upon delivery.

EDIT TO ADD: You can also wait for the retail product to reach Lebanon, this way you won't need to download the whole 20+ GB, you would only be required to download the patch. However, you would lose any pre-order privileges, plus takes sometime to get here.
Thanks Badieh for your reply, let me correct my information:

If I order the game online -> I download 20GB?
If I pre-order the game from PCandPARTS -> I get a DVD(or more) or I download 20GB?
If I wait for it to reach Lebanon -> I get a DVD(or more) + I lose preorder privileges.

Now about Master Cards, can I get one from a bank without having a bank account?

THANKS.
Question, you have to pay a monthly subscription AND buy the game. That is unbelievable and could be the downfall of the game, was thinking of giving it a look but no way in hell now.
geekevo wroteQuestion, you have to pay a monthly subscription AND buy the game. That is unbelievable and could be the downfall of the game, was thinking of giving it a look but no way in hell now.
This subject has been discussed a lot online, most convincing answer that I got, is that F2P games MAKE YOU PAY to get new updates, etc... So why not pay 15$ a month.. sounds better, plus the developers want their salaries when they provide these new updates, haram.
If I order the game online -> I download 20GB?
yes
If I pre-order the game from PCandPARTS -> I get a DVD(or more) or I download 20GB?
Pcandparts often doesn't have a hard copy so you have to download it
If I wait for it to reach Lebanon -> I get a DVD(or more) + I lose preorder privileges.
yes
Now about Master Cards, can I get one from a bank without having a bank account?
No, you can get a pre paid internet card that can be 50$ , 100$ or likewise
geekevo wroteQuestion, you have to pay a monthly subscription AND buy the game. That is unbelievable and could be the downfall of the game, was thinking of giving it a look but no way in hell now.
Same here I think this is a ripoff
aliessayli2 wrote
If I order the game online -> I download 20GB?
yes
If I pre-order the game from PCandPARTS -> I get a DVD(or more) or I download 20GB?
Pcandparts often doesn't have a hard copy so you have to download it
If I wait for it to reach Lebanon -> I get a DVD(or more) + I lose preorder privileges.
yes
Now about Master Cards, can I get one from a bank without having a bank account?
No, you can get a pre paid internet card that can be 50$ , 100$ or likewise
Pretty much he answered all of them.

Just to add on the prepaid internet card, you can also order an internet card from any bank, no account required, for example I have the Websurfer card, you can add any amount you want to it later on. Card renewal costs 12$ on a yearly basis.
Great then! I will ask PCandPARTS if I will get a hard copy, if yes then I'll buy it, if no then I'll wait for it.

Concerning the 15$ monthly fee, guys it's worth it, you will see, Swords, Axes, Bows, Magic, Dungeons, Caves, Crafting, Blacksmithing, Enchanting, Potions, Armor, Light Armor, Heavy Armor, Rare Armor, Rare Items, Rare Weapons, Stealing, Cooking, Food, Wine, Beer, Books, Scrolls, Dragon Shouts (?), Horses, Fighting on Horses, Marriage, Orphans, Houses, Lands, Guards, Stewards, Explore Together, Fight Together, Experience, Level up, Map as Big as Tamriel (Much Bigger than Skyrim!!!), all this will occupy me for the next 5 years minimum! (With Updates).
Can't wait for this week's test, will finally be able to play on EU this time(played on NA the last time cuz that was the only available server at the time), I also missed the last 3rd test since I couldn't download the 21GB client, but kept downloading it for the NA test, and now there's about a 3GB patch for this weekend's test, should be fun!
When I asked PCandPARTS about getting the hard copy for the 60$ that I will pay for them, this was their answer : " We can provide with the key only for the moment " <--- ? 60$ for a key?
Anybody want a key ? I got another one. Just PM me.
ali.bassam wroteWhen I asked PCandPARTS about getting the hard copy for the 60$ that I will pay for them, this was their answer : " We can provide with the key only for the moment " <--- ? 60$ for a key?
Ali, in most MMOs, the price you pay is for the account. The client is usually free to download. The Key you get is actually buying the digital copy of the game. Thus, no DVD. Surprisingly enough, the price doesn't vary much between the digital copy and the retail product. It all depends whether you want to have an early start + pre-order privileges, or not.
Badieh wrote
ali.bassam wroteWhen I asked PCandPARTS about getting the hard copy for the 60$ that I will pay for them, this was their answer : " We can provide with the key only for the moment " <--- ? 60$ for a key?
Ali, in most MMOs, the price you pay is for the account. The client is usually free to download. The Key you get is actually buying the digital copy of the game. Thus, no DVD. Surprisingly enough, the price doesn't vary much between the digital copy and the retail product. It all depends whether you want to have an early start + pre-order privileges, or not.
Tayeb what about the download? I can only download from 11PM to 7AM (actually it's 6AM), 20GB would take like....4-5 days, but what I'm worried about is the ability of not being able to pause and continue the download, how is it downloaded? through a client software or normal?
It's through a client software and you can pause the download. Although this laucher isbuggy and their servers are not really good. Maybe they'll fix it.
ali.bassam wrote
Badieh wrote
ali.bassam wroteWhen I asked PCandPARTS about getting the hard copy for the 60$ that I will pay for them, this was their answer : " We can provide with the key only for the moment " <--- ? 60$ for a key?
Ali, in most MMOs, the price you pay is for the account. The client is usually free to download. The Key you get is actually buying the digital copy of the game. Thus, no DVD. Surprisingly enough, the price doesn't vary much between the digital copy and the retail product. It all depends whether you want to have an early start + pre-order privileges, or not.
Tayeb what about the download? I can only download from 11PM to 7AM (actually it's 6AM), 20GB would take like....4-5 days, but what I'm worried about is the ability of not being able to pause and continue the download, how is it downloaded? through a client software or normal?
I actually don't know if they will open up the ability to start downloading before releasing the game. I know what you mean. The way most MMOs work is you download a small setup, which is the launcher. This launcher is responsible for downloading your files, checking whether you are missing any files, or the need to repair the client for any corrupted files. Some launchers are way better than others in the sense that you won't get any corrupted files if you pause, hopefully this one will be good.
i played the beta and honestly i think skyrim is much better
gamingindex wrotei played the beta and honestly i think skyrim is much better
Have you tried the pvp ? Some people say it's awesome.
gamingindex wrotei played the beta and honestly i think skyrim is much better
The first 10 levels are nothing like the rest, or so I read.
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ali.bassam wroteon AMAZON, if you check this page : http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Scrolls-Online-PC/dp/B0081Q58AW/ref=sr_1_1_title_0?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1395691042&sr=1-1&keywords=elder+scrolls+online

You will see that's there's 2 buttons: PC , and, PC Download.

And if you go to the details of PC, they put DVD-ROM. Is this the full game? 20 GB?

Anyone ordered from Amazon before? delivery costs?(off-topic)
I've tried buying games from Amazon before, turns out you can't because region locks.