The question came up via reddit about what the Crown Soul Gems are in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), as they apparently only differ from normal soul stones by name. We clarify.
What are soul gems? First of all, we will explain to you what Soul Gems are generally about. Stones have a permanent place in the role-playing game series The Elder Scrolls and first appeared in 1996 in The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall.
Using the Soul Trap spell, you can capture creature souls in Soul Gems of different sizes and qualities and then use them to charge magical items or create new enchantments.
This is also the case in 2002’s The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, as well as TES 4: Oblivion (2006) and Skyrim (2011).
In 1998 the spin-off Redguard appeared, where your task is to get a soul gem as part of a mission that contains the soul of the second great king of Hammerfell. Resurrecting him is part of the main quest.
In The Elder Scrolls Online, Soul Stones also serve to revive yourself and your allies. At the beginning of the MMORPG in 2014, depending on the quality of the stone, you could load items of different levels and revive other players of different levels. Since the big One Tamriel update in 2016, only the regular Soul Gems exist, which are no longer restricted.
As before, the stones need to be loaded beforehand so that you can use them. For this you need, as has been the case since Daggerfall, the Spell Soul Trap, with which you actively capture the souls of creatures. Alternatively, he uses the Soul Grab ability, through which he has the opportunity to passively and automatically capture the souls of monsters when he performs a heavy attack.
This is what soul stones look like in the MMORPG ESO.
How are Crown Soul Gems different from normal Soul Gems?
What are the Crown Soul Gems? In addition to the normal soul stones, you can also find Crown Soul Gems in ESO.
Crown Soul Gems were on the list of qualitatively different soul stones until Update One Tamriel from the MMORPG. They made it possible to revive players of all skill levels and fully charge all items.
You can still buy this type of soul stone in The Elder Scrolls Online Crown Shop. Due to the removal of level restrictions with One Tamriel in 2016, as already mentioned, there are no more soul stones of different qualities.All Soul Gems since One Tamriel revive players to max level 50 and basically recharge all enchanted items (via The Elder Scrolls Fandom). This means: In terms of function, there is no longer any difference between normal stones and Crown Soul Gems.The addition “Crown” now only indicates that it is a soul stone purchased from the crown store.
Why do players buy these soul stones? ESO players don’t have to go looking for the stones, but they can basically be found anywhere in the game. If you are on the safe side and always want to have some soul stones with you, just buy some Crown Soul Gems from Kronenshop. But that is not necessary. Since One Tamriel, items have basically only been used for convenience.The MMORPG is very successful. ESO was doing better in 2020 than in 5 years, but there were also problems.
