Which ESO is right for you?

There are many versions of ESO you can buy, this guide attempts to explain all the options as of 2025. 

The Standard Edition is the base game, the original zones which has tons of content for £5 on sale, or even £20 full price.

This is a very valid purchase for any new player and can yield a lot of joy.

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The 2025 Content Game Pass, will NOT get you access to ALL content. It will get you access to the most recent releases in 2025, which is essentially just Solstice. Its just a new, more confusing term for buying the expansion for "reasons". But you WILL need this to fully participate in Writhing Wall, do all the quests, the dungeon when it comes out, any exclusive unlocks etc. I have a video for that as well if you want to investigate further and see if its worth it for you.

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The 2025 Premium Edition, will give you access to all of these past DLC's:

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Morrowind: Adds the island of Vvardenfell.

Summerset: Adds the isle of Summerset and Jewelry Crafting.

Elsweyr: Adds the northern region of Elsweyr.

Greymoor: Adds Western Skyrim and the Antiquities system.

Blackwood: Adds the Blackwood zone and Companions.

High Isle: Adds the High Isle and Amenos zones and more Companions.

Necrom: Adds the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha zones.

Gold Road: Adds the West Weald zone.

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While this sounds great, it is entirely pointless if you plan to play with ESO+. As ESO+ will give you access to all of that content as well, except for some minor collectables/cosmetics. BUT guess what? The 2025 content pass gives you those same collectables anyway. 

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ESO+

 

This option + Standard Edition get you access to almost the entire game for a very affordable price, month to month.

 

• Full access to all DLC game packs available in the Crown Store — new zones, quests, and dungeons!

• 1650 crowns per month to spend in the in-game Crown Store.

• Access to exclusive Crown Store offers and deals.

• Unlimited storage for crafting materials with the Craft Bag.

• Double Bank space for your account.

• 10% increase to Experience, Gold, Alliance Points (Currency, PvP Skill Lines, and Alliance rank only), Tel Var Stones (monster kills only), Archival Fortunes acquisition, Crafting Inspiration, and Trait Research speed.

• Double Furnishings and Collectibles space in your homes.

• Double currency cap for Transmutation Crystals.

• Exclusive ability to dye costumes.

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Another reason why it's better value is the Crown exchange rate.

For example. A 365-day subscription for ESO+ is £81.99 and gives you 19,800 Crowns as well as everything else. That's 241 crowns per pound.

21,000 Crowns costs 109.99, that's 191 Crowns per pound. That's a 21% better deal than just buying Crowns. So, if you occasionally buy Crowns outside of a 40% sale, buying ESO+ is a no-brainer; you will get more Crowns for your money and all the other benefits of ESO+. It really is a fantastic deal if you are serious about the game.

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