Great.Cthulhu

Doh!

From the email notification I got today: "Test the Imperial race or play as any race in any alliance! For this special beta event only, we're unlocking the benefits of the Imperial Edition and the Explorer's pack for you to test and enjoy."

If you've participated in a previous beta then all you have to do is login and let the launcher patch (40 meg or so, quick fix). You can use an existing character or create a new one. For this event only, you can also play the Imperial race and unlock the vanity pet. If you've never been invited to a beta test event before, then you'll have to acquire a key. EOS says they're sending out "more" invites but their announcement didn't say how many - although, since this is another stress test and their last planned test, I would imagine it's going to be large number of new invites. Everyone who played the last beta received an "invite a friend" key, so there's a good chance someone on this forum has a spare key laying around.

I just received an email notification of this weekend's event, but this one didn't contain an "invite a friend" code. So, yeah, zany and needless challenge will have to be implemented. I say: Post a video of your envious begging performed via interpretive dance. ETA: The notice did say that the Imperial race would be unlocked for this event only. So make that dance sincere and compelling

According to the EOS news page: Previous participants won't need an invite (so no more refreshing my Inbox today) and new invites will be sent out to bring in additional beta participants. (http://elderscrollsonline.com/en/news/post/2014/03/11new-beta-invites--march-11th) Also, my EOS launcher popped-up an announcement for the 14th beta event right before dropping a 40 Mb patch onto my hard drive.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 card and another 6GB of RAM - my old Gateway chipset/mobo won't support much more than that. "Only" $200 for the lot, but it's enough to buy another year or so of gaming while I put away pennies for a new build.

w00t !!! I just upgraded my RAM and graphics card. Skyrim now seamless at max graphics settings. Can't wait to see how it improves EOS gameplay (ETA: Of course, now I'm gonna waste a whole Tuesday refreshing my inbox waiting for that beta invite)

^^ Yup yup - trying to find the one Nord you need to talk to can be irritating without some kind of cue to pick them out in a crowd. Turning in a quest with a local crafter when he's surrounded by a mob of other players could turn into a lot of accidental shoulder-tapping. Guess we'll have to beta test this (*cough cough* I'm free all next week *cough cough*).

Thanks for posting link to patch notes - ESO launcher points to a dead link. And holy frijoles, 5+ GB is a "patch" ?!

Digital Imperial - Support the devs so they'll keep giving Daddy his "medicine"