For the first time, The Elder Scrolls Online will let players acquire loot box items without paying real-world money Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. For the first time, The Elder Scrolls Online will let players acquire loot box items without paying real-world money A big gamble. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 16 Apr 2021 12 comments The Elder Scrolls Online will soon let players acquire loot box items without paying real-world money. Arriving as part of Update 30 and launching mid-June, the new Endeavors system is a free addition to the Elder Scrolls Online base game all players can access. Watch on YouTube The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood - All Roads Lead to the Deadlands Endeavors are new daily and weekly tasks that grant you various rewards, such as gold or experience, as well as a new currency called Seals of Endeavor. You can then use Seals of Endeavor to buy any of the currently available Crown Crate items in the game. (Crown Crates is the name given to The Elder Scrolls Online's loot boxes.) Loot box items include potions, XP scrolls, pets, cosmetics and even rare mounts. The addition of the new Endeavors system means that for the first time in The Elder Scrolls Online, players will be able to acquire these items via gameplay, as well as through the real-world money loot box gamble. Of note: if there isn't anything in particular you want from the currently available loot boxes, you can save up and continue to earn Seals without penalty or fear of resets. So, when the next crate season comes up, or the next set of crates comes up, and you see something there you want, you can be ready to buy it. In a recent preview event for upcoming chapter Blackwood, Rich Lambert, creative director at Zenimax Online Studios, described the Endeavors system as "really exciting". "We thought this was a very good add to the game because it fits our overall mantra of, players can have an in-game equivalent, or an in-game way to access anything that we sell in the Crown Store." Watch on YouTube Eurogamer news cast: the improvements the PS5 desperately needs Why add this Endeavors system to the game now? Some players have pointed to Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios loot box policy, which stipulates: "Items in loot boxes can always be earned through play. All items available through paid loot boxes in our games will also be available through unpaid opportunity by gameplay (i.e. grinding)." Of course, Microsoft recently completed its $7.5bn acquisition of Bethesda, which operates The Elder Scrolls Online. The Endeavors system brings ESO in-line with its new parent company's loot box rules. It's a welcome addition, but questions remain. Players are wondering about the Endeavors grind, and how much specific items will cost. Could players be forced to grind for weeks on end to buy sought-after cosmetics without spending real-world money? Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store