Things sure get crazy around the holidays. The crowds, the noise, the shopping — it’d be enough to send the Dragonborn scampering off to High Hrothgar for a little peace and quiet. To make matters worse, I chose the holidays to start building a new gaming PC to gear up for the April release of The Elder Scrolls Online. I’m excited about ESO, but building a new rig during the holiday season is akin to driving in rush hour traffic in Chicago with a dirty windshield and no brakes. Yeah, it’s that stressful. And yeah, I’ll never do it again…
This morning as I wrapped presents, listening to Feliz Navidad for the millionth time, my postal carrier stopped by the house and delivered something completely unexpected that took the edge off the stress I was feeling. No, I didn’t receive a bottle of Black-Briar Mead or Skooma in the mail (though I suppose either would have taken the edge off stress). Rather, I received a holiday card from ZeniMax Online. I’m sure many other ESO fans received a card in the mail, and I think it’s awesome that ZeniMax made such a cool gesture.
Elder Scrolls Online Holiday Card
As you can see by the pictures I posted, the Elder Scrolls Online holiday card features a jazzed up rendition of the ESO logo complete with multicolored Christmas lights, reindeer antlers, and Santa hat and beard. The logo is superimposed on a very un-holiday like, but extremely cool black background. The inside of the card is unsigned, but reads Happy Holidays with the ZeniMax Online logo blazoned underneath.
Like I said, the delivery of the card was completely unexpected and I have to say, very much appreciated. Through the entire process of bringing ESO to life, ZeniMax Online has been a class act, and has really involved the Elder Scrolls fan-base right from the start. Beta tests, live demos, frequent updates, and now an Elder Scrolls Online holiday card? Brilliant!
