Anons I'm a mainline SP TES fan and I've flirted a few times with the idea of trying ESO. Their famous cinematics were always amazing. I've heard both positive and negative things regarding its content (gameplay, plot, etc). Still my interest remains.
I watched one of those classic "is <MMO> worth playing in 2025?" and in short the guy explained that that the system is horizontal (I like that it's not a rat race) and the combat can become very floaty and spastic if you go for max DPS (though he also said that you don't have to other than the latest of game content).
Monetization was also a big con since you absolutely need to buy a sub for crafting bags and other QOL stuff according to the video.
And then I come here, skim the thread and find out that ESO could maybe have a few years of actual life ahead of it. Is it worth it to buy the Standard Edition to try it out since it's 5 euros in Steam atm, so dirt cheap? No investing big time and money yet.