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After Skyrim managed to hit just about every device and console known to man, it shouldn't have been much of a surprise that we'd eventually get an actual mobile Elder Scrolls entry.

In The Elder Scrolls: Blades you are member of the ancient order of the Blades. Forced into exile, you seek refuge in your remote hometown (which you get to name) only to find it reduced to rubble. Now, it's up to you to restore your town back to its former glory. The Elder Scrolls: Blades is a free-to-play action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.It is a spin-off of The Elder Scrolls series, set following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and preceding The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.Following over a year of early access on Android and iOS devices, the full version of Blades was released for Android, iOS. Download The Elder Scrolls: Blades and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. ‎From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Skyrim, comes The Elder Scrolls: Blades – a classic dungeon crawler reimagined. The Blades, the Empire's top agents, are forced into exile. On the run, you return to your hometown to find it.

The Elder Scrolls: Blades is finally here in early access, but unfortunately only a small number of people have actually been able to log in and try it out at this point.

Update: Blades should now be available for everyone to access without a waiting period. If you still can't get in, make sure to submit a ticket to Bethesda using the link in the article below.

Error such as 'device not supported' and 'device not compatible' as well as a frustrating forced waiting period are keeping most players from doing anything but try out the combat tutorial. Ready to start playing right now? Let's take a look at what can be done to get into the game.

Elder Scrolls Blades Device Not Supported Error

Most players are currently seeing some form of this screen at all times

Bethesda hasn't actually released the exact minimum required specs for Blades at this point, so it isn't quite clear which players are getting this error incorrectly and which just don't have the required hardware.

Based on who can currently play, Elder Scrolls Blades appears to have crazy high requirements for a mobile game. Simply put, unless you've got a newer iPhone or an Android device with 3GB of RAM, you won't be playing at all.

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Is there a fnaf 6. A few devices with 2GB are currently working, but only if they have higher end mobile CPUs.

While there's no spec requirements listed anywhere, Bethesda did release an official list of supported devices for this stage of early access. To actually get in and play, you'll need one of these:

• iPhone 6s or newer
• iPhone SE
• iPad Pro
• iPad Mini 4 and 5
• iPad Air 2 and 3
• Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+
• Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
• Samsung Galaxy S10/S10+
• Samsung Galaxy Note 8
• Samsung Galaxy Note 9
• Google Pixel 2/2XL
• Google Pixel 3/3XL
• OnePlus 5 and newer
• Moto Z2 Force
• Moto Z3
• Essential Phone
• HTC U11/U11+
• HTC U12+
• LG V30
• LG G7 One
• Xiaomi Mi 6
• Xiaomi Mi Mix 2
• Xperia XZ Premium
• Xperia XZ1
• Razer Phone
• ZTE Nubia Z17
• Nokia 8
• Sharp Aquos R
• Asus ZenFone 4 Pro
• Huawei P20/P20 Pro
• Huawei Mate 20 Pro
• OnePlus 6T

Elder Scrolls Blades Not Letting Me Play Workaround

If you meet the device requirements, a Bethesda account is still required to play and you have to register for the early access launch, so if you haven't done that yet, check out full instructions here.

Those players who got ahead of the game and pre-registered on the official Blades website (not through the Google Play or Apple stores) before March 25 are supposed to have immediate access with no waiting.

If you can't login and get the limited access screen even though you pre-registered before the 25th, head over here and submit a ticket to get that rectified as soon as possible.

Everyone else has to wait in line for a spot to come available, with frequent reports of players waiting 48 hours or longer!

So, what can you do to get through the wait and log in?

The most important thing here is to turn on notifications for the app in your device's settings. If that's not on, you aren't getting your invite, but don't stop there.

As expected in an early access launch, there are already plenty of bugs and things are slipping through the cracks. Many players aren't getting notifications at all, even when the option is turned on, so if it has been a few hours and you haven't received a pop up yet, it's time to check the issue manually.

Close the app entirely, then re-open it and login in again. After going through the combat tutorial, you may be able to log in and play even though your device didn't notify you that you've been let through the gate.

Got any other fixes for the Elder Scrolls Blades not letting me play or device not supported errors? Let us know how you got in and we'll test out your method!

So, what can you do to get through the wait and log in?

The most important thing here is to turn on notifications for the app in your device's settings. If that's not on, you aren't getting your invite, but don't stop there.

As expected in an early access launch, there are already plenty of bugs and things are slipping through the cracks. Many players aren't getting notifications at all, even when the option is turned on, so if it has been a few hours and you haven't received a pop up yet, it's time to check the issue manually.

Close the app entirely, then re-open it and login in again. After going through the combat tutorial, you may be able to log in and play even though your device didn't notify you that you've been let through the gate.

Got any other fixes for the Elder Scrolls Blades not letting me play or device not supported errors? Let us know how you got in and we'll test out your method!

The Elder Scrolls: Blades is a free-to-playaction role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is a spin-off of The Elder Scrolls series, set following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and preceding The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Following over a year of early access on Android and iOS devices, the full version of Blades was released for Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch in May 2020.

Gameplay[edit]

The Elder Scrolls: Blades is an action role-playing game played from a first-person perspective.^[1] The game was designed specifically for mobile devices and features nearly-unavoidable one-on-one combat, which is engaged by tapping, swiping, or using virtual dual-stick controls via touch screen.^[1][2][3] Unlike the majority of the installments in the series, which are primarily built on open-world and world map features, the game's overall design is linear, due to the challenges and limitations of mobile devices.^[4] Another distinction is that the abilities of sneaking around non-playable characters, moving corpses, and hiding/storing/stealing items were not included in the game. Combat includes using melee weapons, magic spells, and ranged attacks.^[1] Regarding the use of magic, the player can only equip up to three different magic spells to use during combat. The game features dungeons that are both hand-crafted by designers and procedurally generated.^[1] Players can customize and level up their characters to enhance their abilities.^[1][2]

Blades features three main game modes: Abyss, Arena, and Town. Abyss offers a roguelike experience in which the player must attempt to get as far as possible in an endless dungeon. Despite not being connected to the game's story, the endless dungeon is ideal to gain experience and strength for the player. Arena is a player versus playermultiplayer mode in which two players battle against each other.^[3] Town is the game's main mode, which is a hub area where the player can receive quests and meet non-player characters (NPCs) to progress the story.^[2][3] The player's hub town initially starts destroyed and they are tasked with rebuilding and upgrading it, which consequently unlocks more quests and NPCs.^[3] Players can visit their friends' hub towns.^[2][5]

On mobile devices, the game can be played in either landscape or portrait mode.^[2]

Synopsis[edit]

The story takes place within the fantasy universe of The Elder Scrolls, during the Fourth Era, and sometime after the Great War. The player's character is a surviving former member of the Blades, an elite legendary group of spies and bodyguards who long-served and protected the Empire of Tamriel for many generations. Despite their heroic and legendary feats, the Blades have been outlawed, disbanded, slaughtered, and forced into exile as result of the Great War. Being hunted down by the Thalmor Altmer, the player seeks refuge in their hometown, only to find it indirectly destroyed by a group of mercenaries who were hired by the Bloodfall Queen, Urzoga gra-Batul the Orsimer. Being sent by the Queen to collect taxes, one of the mercenaries destroyed a legendary Ayleid statue, which concealed a tunnel leading to a crypt under the town. Buried in the crypt was an Ayleid Sorcerer-King by the name of Celemaril Light-Bringer, a necromancer who once ruled the lands of Tamriel in the First Era. Being unleashed from the tomb, the now undead Sorcerer-King wreaked destruction on the town and caused the land to become ravaged by undead skeletons, spiders, skeevers (large, ratlikerodents), goblins, trolls, and wights. The player must brave through perilous dungeons, castles, ruins, caves, forts, and forests to rescue missing villagers, assist in rebuilding the town, seek out the mercenaries, and inquire more knowledge about the Sorcerer-King. The player must also seek out the Bloodfall Queen, reunite with their former mentor, Henrik Seven-Swords the Nordhuman, and be wary of the Thalmor agents.^[1]

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Tracking down the Bloodfall Queen, the player learns that she is at odds with the Greencap Bandits.

Development and release[edit]

The Elder Scrolls: Blades was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game was announced by Todd Howard during Bethesda's showcase at E3 2018^[1] and was playable on the showfloor at the expo.^[2]Blades was released for Android and iOS devices as a free-to-play game on March 27 2019.^[1][2] Howard anticipated that Blades would be released on consoles and PCs in the future, along with supporting virtual reality.^[2] Starcraft 2 new terran units.

On March 1, 2019, Bethesda announced that they would be running an iOS-only closed beta for the game (with testers during that period kept under a non-disclosure agreement), prior to an early access release for both iOS and Android.^[6] On March 27, 2019, that early access process began, when the release date for the iOS App Store version was brought forward to the following day (March 28, 2019), to coincide with celebrations for the 25th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls series.^[7][8] The Android version of the app was also made available from Google Play on that same release date.^[8] The store entries for the game state that it 'will launch as early access', and players 'must receive an invite to play the game' during that time.^[9] Bethesda confirmed that they were emailing invites to players in 'waves'.^[8]

Following this invite-only period, on April 5, 2019, the early access version was made available to all players who are registered with Bethesda. The company stated on Twitter that 'The gates to The Elder Scrolls: Blades are opening further. Excited to say that anyone with a Bethesda net account can now play.'^[10] This message also included an acknowledgement of the feedback received from players to-date, and announcing forthcoming balance changes for the 'silver chest' in-game reward. This item had received negative responses from some players upon discovery that they required three real-time hours to open (without options available to open other chests in parallel or discard previous chests for a better one), thereby stalling gameplay.^[10][11] In response to players' complaints, Bethesda reduced the time to open Silver chests to an hour and reduced the cost of opening it instantly from 36 to 12 gems.^[12]

On May 2, 2019, the early access release was broadened further to include all iOS and Android players, when Bethesda updated the game to no longer require a Bethesda net account.^[13]

On May 17, 2019, further planned changes to the game were announced, including adjustments to equipment repair costs, and difficulty balance changes. During the same announcement, Bethesda also confirmed a forthcoming 'big' update, which would include other player-requested features, such as jewelry and new story content. This version 1.1 update was released on June 9, 2019, also adding dialog for NPCs and support for player levels beyond 50.^[14]

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On May 12, 2020 (over a year since early access began), the game left early access as part of the version 1.7 update. This update also included a set of in-game rewards for players who had been part of the early access period.^[15] The Nintendo Switch version of the game was then released on May 14, 2020.^[16]

Reception[edit]

Critical reviews[edit]

During the early access, Blades received generally mixed reviews from critics. David Jagneaux from IGN heavily criticized the game for its long loading screens, grinding, lack of innovation and its use of microtransactions; however, he did praise the game for its visuals, character development, story, and combat.^[17] Review aggregate website Metacritic found the Switch version of the game received the 10th worst aggregate score out of all games released in 2020.^[18]

Sales and revenue[edit]

Despite mixed critical reviews, Blades was a commercial success. Within one week of the game's early access launch, it had exceeded 1 million downloads on the iOS platform, with the associated revenue reaching close to $500,000. 42% of these downloads were from users in the United States, with US players also accounting for 76% of the total spending during this time.^[19][20] Within the first month of early access release, the game had generated revenue exceeding $1.5million on the iOS platform with player spending reaching close to $50,000 per day.^[21]

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Awards[edit]

The game was nominated for 'Mobile Game of the Year' at the Golden Joystick Awards,^[22] and won the award for 'Song/Score - Mobile Video Game' at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.^[23][24] It was also nominated for the A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game at the New York Game Awards,^[25] and for 'Game of the Year' and 'Best Audio/Visual Accomplishment' at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards.^[26]

References[edit]

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4. ^Frushtick, Russ (March 6, 2019). 'Blades may be pared down but still looks like Elder Scrolls'. Polygon.
5. ^'Elder Scrolls: Blades is coming to Nintendo Switch with dragon quest line'. iMore. June 9, 2019.
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14. ^Pacheco, Shrey (June 14, 2019). 'Elder Scrolls: Blades v1.1 update: Here's what's new'. Digit. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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18. ^https://www.metacritic.com/pictures/worst-videogames-of-2020/10%7Ctitle=The 10 Worst Video Games of 2020|date=December 30, 2020
19. ^Arif, Shabana (April 7, 2019). 'The Elder Scrolls: Blades has been downloaded over 1 million times'. VG247. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
20. ^Fogel, Stefanie (April 4, 2019). ''The Elder Scrolls: Blades' Reaches 1 Million Downloads in First Week'. Variety. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
21. ^Giancarlo, Valdes (April 26, 2019). 'Sensor Tower — The Elder Scrolls: Blades pulls in over $1.5 million on iOS'. VentureBeat. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
22. ^'Golden Joystick Awards 2019'. GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
23. ^'Hollywood Music In Media Awards Announces Nominees'. Shoot. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
24. ^'HMMA Winners 2019'. Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
25. ^Sheehan, Gavin (January 2, 2020). 'The New York Game Awards Announces 2020 Nominees'. Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
26. ^'The winners of 2020'. Pocket Gamer. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

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