The Elder Scrolls: Legends gamers are sharing commiserations on-line because the digital card sport they have been taking part in for years has gone darkish as soon as and for all.
The Elder Scrolls: Legends launched in 2017 and regardless of the artwork being somewhat underwhelming in locations, rapidly proved to be “a deep and probably rewarding various to Hearthstone.” There have been tough patches within the early days, however the sport appeared to show a nook with the Isle of Insanity growth in 2019. However it was by no means capable of critically problem Blizzard for the cardboard sport crown, and growth was halted later that very same 12 months. The sport continued to function, however in November 2024 Bethesda introduced that it will go away for good on January 30.
There was disappointment then, and somewhat little bit of anger over the upcoming lack of a sport many gamers had sunk cash into, however that appears largely gone now. As a substitute, there is a shared sense of loss and mourning on the Elder Scrolls: Legends subreddit, the place gamers are posting farewell messages and pictures of their remaining stats and server error messages.
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“We could not know one another, however I’ve actually met lots of you within the sport,” redditor Laew_Yrsiy wrote. “Thanks all for being my opponents. Particularly to those that stayed till the top. See you in Sovngarde.”
“Thanks for all of these unbelievable instances collectively,” TurningRain wrote in one other thread. “All of the miracles, all of the deadly prophecies, even the Oblivion gates opened. Cheers, guys. Could we meet once more!”
“5 years in the past I found a sport that, as for many people, has turn out to be an everyday a part of my life,” Fyreflyre1 wrote in a “heartfelt goodbye” message. “I wish to thank Bethesda, the dev crew, the upkeep squad for holding this alive as fan service, and all of you gamers for being aggressive, pleasant, artistic, and joyous in your appreciation for TESL. We’ve been lucky to expertise what’s definitively one of many best video games of all time, and I want all of you the very best of gamer goodness as we every attempt to fill the void this exceptional piece of software program will go away.”
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As a PvP card sport, The Elder Scrolls: Legends would not have the identical potential for a momentous farewell as MMOs like Blue Protocol, which marked its remaining hours with an enormous in-game dance social gathering. However movies of ultimate matches are making the rounds on YouTube, they usually land with an excellent larger weight of unhappiness as a result of there is no farewell competition or celebration of comradeship and journey: It is simply the top of a match, an error message, and nothing.
Additionally a bit unhappy is that Bethesda has let the second move with commemoration. The Elder Scrolls: Legends feed on X has been silent since November 2022, and I have not seen a phrase in regards to the closure shared on any of Bethesda’s different social networks. However the tributes pouring in from gamers carry extra sincerity than any canned company closure sign-off would anyway. As The Elder Scrolls: Legends subreddit moderator Tywnis put it: “To you all, the rampers, the aggros, the mids, the late avid gamers, the sore losers/winners, the ropers, the invaders, the comboers, all, sure, all—whoever you might be: You might be Legends.”
