Beta testers will be able to play The Elder Scrolls Online for free during a special ESO Welcome Back Weekend event.

Yesterday, ZeniMax Online Studios (ZOS) announced they were sponsoring a special ESO Welcome Back Weekend. Emails went out to all beta players who ended up never purchasing the game, inviting testers to play ESO for free during the special event.

ESO Welcome Back Weekend

The ESO Welcome Back Weekend is taking place from Thursday, April 16th at 10:00 AM EDT through Monday, April 20th at 10:00 AM EDT. In the email, ZOS emphasized the changes The Elder Scrolls Online has gone through since the initial beta testing:

We’re excited to share this experience with you, and we look forward to your feedback after you have played. There have been many advances to the game since launch, improved leveling, intro areas, combat, quests, crafting, crime systems, and much more! Don’t miss this opportunity to check out everything new.

The email also indicated that the ESO Welcome Back Weekend would be hosted on both the North American and European servers. Instructions were provided on downloading the game for PC and Mac.

A copy of the ZOS email is posted below.