A CLEAR STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO PLAYING ESO IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

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Laerion

Thanks for sharing this. Useful for a new player like me!

Fares_B

Great job really. I haven’t seen anything detailed or clear on the internet as much as this.
Question though, where does Markarth fit in the storyline? DoI play it first or the Greymoor and Western Skyrim first?

Whutharth

Super. Very handy guide.

VaranisArano

Fares_B wrote: »

Great job really. I haven’t seen anything detailed or clear on the internet as much as this.
Question though, where does Markarth fit in the storyline? DoI play it first or the Greymoor and Western Skyrim first?

Markarth comes after Greymoor/Western Skyrim.

The Dark Heart of Skyrim story arc is:
Q1 Harrowstorm
Q2 Greymoor
Q3 Stonethorn
Q4 Markarth

Fares_B

VaranisArano wrote: »

Fares_B wrote: »

Great job really. I haven’t seen anything detailed or clear on the internet as much as this.
Question though, where does Markarth fit in the storyline? DoI play it first or the Greymoor and Western Skyrim first?

Markarth comes after Greymoor/Western Skyrim.

The Dark Heart of Skyrim story arc is:
Q1 Harrowstorm
Q2 Greymoor
Q3 Stonethorn
Q4 Markarth

Thank you very much.

NeoGriz

I've updated the guide with

• Stonethorn
• Markarth

My apologies for taking so long.
Happy 2021 everyone!

Fares_B

NeoGriz wrote: »

I've updated the guide with

• Stonethorn
• Markarth

My apologies for taking so long.
Happy 2021 everyone!

Thank you. This is really helpful

s_tac

This is wonderfully made. It will come in handy for a returning player like me who last played before all the major expansions.

AstroCat

Amazing! Thanks for doing this, as a returning player (played beta and 1st year only!) this is beyond helpful!

gambit444

This is awesome. Something like this should be in the game menu with checklists and such

NeoGriz

gambit444 wrote: »

This is awesome. Something like this should be in the game menu with checklists and such

With the coming expansion update, there should be an easier way to start older content.
There will be a central point with portals to each expansion's storyline.

NeoGriz

I've updated the guide with

• Flames of Ambition
• Added alternate options to start Shadows of the Hist, Horns of the Reach, Dragon Bones, Wolfhunter, Wrathstone, Scalebreaker, Harrowstorm and Stonethorn questlines

thoraya

Such a beautiful post! I bet it took quiet some time, thank you for your work

Fares_B

NeoGriz wrote: »

I've updated the guide with

• Flames of Ambition
• Added alternate options to start Shadows of the Hist, Horns of the Reach, Dragon Bones, Wolfhunter, Wrathstone, Scalebreaker, Harrowstorm and Stonethorn questlines

after discovering those were missing.

Thanks for the great job and for following and updating the guide. This is my second story run. I’m following the guide and really understanding and enjoying the story. 😊

Kane_Hart

Thanks

WiseSky

Great guide

Here is an addon for pc players

THE QUESTING GUIDE

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• A list of compiled quests where you'll find each major storyline in the game listed in chronological order, (defaulting to order of content release), where you can follow along or even check off your list you may have left uncompleted years ago.

The Questing Guide Menu Showing the chronological order of quests by zone and a summary of your actions in each quest

NeoGriz

I've updated the guide with

• Prologue quest for Blackwood

Reli92

This truly is awesome
thanks for keeping it up to date as well.

TemporalCitizen

As a new player, I just wanted to say thank you for this. Loving this game and the community!!

Senk

I may have missed something. Are the prologues all included here? Or are they just assumed in each DLC?

agen.fi

GJ, but is there good lineage by that I mean, chronological story line? Because you get ****** giving you prelude for TCC.
So Is there clean lineage how to play in correct way now when you are starting to play 10+ char.

Sp0onMan

Wonderful and insightful post. Thank you!

NeoGriz

I've updated the guide with

• Isle of Balfiera starter options
• Blackwood zone story
• How to unlock companions

I have also removed the optional steps to start quests through the collections and crown store. This makes the guide a lot more streamlined and less cluttered. I've made a mention of this at the start of the guide for clarification.

NeoGriz

Senk wrote: »

I may have missed something. Are the prologues all included here? Or are they just assumed in each DLC?

All prologues are included in the guide.

Reverb

NeoGriz wrote: »

Senk wrote: »

I may have missed something. Are the prologues all included here? Or are they just assumed in each DLC?

All prologues are included in the guide.

Very cool!

Twoshed

Just started playing again after a while. This is most helpful, thanks mate

Ken_Koerperich

Spot on guide so far, but a "few" recommendations I would make are:

While in Auridon or their main faction start point, before talking to the "Hooded Figure", let players know they should run over to Mage/Fighter/Undaunted lines and get them triggered....

Also pickup the "crafting" things so once they complete "Tutorials" and have a few items, they aren't wasting them.

They can break them and get the benefits....

JMO though....

Appreciate the guide....

Been using it mostly, I also went and got Dark Brotherhood & Outlaws right away before returning to Khenarthi so I was leveling them while doing it....

NeoGriz

Ken_Koerperich wrote: »

Spot on guide so far, but a "few" recommendations I would make are:

While in Auridon or their main faction start point, before talking to the "Hooded Figure", let players know they should run over to Mage/Fighter/Undaunted lines and get them triggered....

Also pickup the "crafting" things so once they complete "Tutorials" and have a few items, they aren't wasting them.

They can break them and get the benefits....

JMO though....

Appreciate the guide....

Been using it mostly, I also went and got Dark Brotherhood & Outlaws right away before returning to Khenarthi so I was leveling them while doing it....

Hey Ken, thanks for your suggestions!

I will include the Undaunted in the guide soon. Fighters guild and Mages guild are already included in the guide.
Since this guide is focused on doing the content in chronological order, I will keep Fighters and Mages guild afer doing the Coldharbour introductory quest. This because that's the first thing you did in the base game - I will include the Undaunted in that section also.

I will not include crafting in this guide. This guide is specifically focused on story content.
I do appreciate the suggestion, but crafting is a whole other beast of a topic that's better covered in other excellent guides available.

Concerning leveling the Dark Brotherhood and Thieves' Guild; I'd also like to keep them at the section where they are in the guide. For chronological reasons and because after completing them, there's plenty of content left to level those guilds along the way.

HiveMind3006

Superb guide. Helped me a lot and pass over the link to any noobs who ask. TYVM.