CONSOLE: Anyone finding it hard to find Iron ore?

Rysiris · June 2015

I don't know if this has been addressed but Is iron ore hard to find or is it simply over farmed in the starting zone is there a way of buying it?

Xendyn · June 2015

I'm asuming this is console...
My guess would be overfarming right now as Everyone is in those starting zones. Ores are usually found near rock outcroppings, cliffs and such.
You may be able to find some on Guild Traders that are around, you can find those by opening your map and looking for the Trader icons.

GL out there

traigusb14_ESO2 · June 2015

Head to the edges of the zone. people grab the easy stuff.

MissBizz · June 2015

First, as soon as you can grab the keen eye passive, it helps.

Secondly. Yes. It is over farmed. Was the same way at PC launch. Once people start to level and spread out it gets easier to find

Tankqull · June 2015

port between zones you might find a not over farmed instance of the areas you have acess to.

UrQuan · June 2015

Yeah, right now at console launch iron is bound to be over-farmed (and the same goes for jute and maple). It definitely was on PC for at least a few weeks after launch. You're probably going to have more luck finding it on the starter islands than in your first full zone, because not everyone knows to go to the starter islands in the first place, and even when they do most people don't spend nearly as much time there as they do in the first full zone.

Also, definitely look for it in more out of the way places. Nodes close to towns, quest hubs, etc will get grabbed almost as soon as they spawn. Nodes that you only get to by exploring mountains, or going around the shoreline of an island, are less likely to be have been collected by others. Bonus: looking for ore in out of the way areas also makes you more likely to find chests!

Rysiris · June 2015

UrQuan wrote: »

Yeah, right now at console launch iron is bound to be over-farmed (and the same goes for jute and maple). It definitely was on PC for at least a few weeks after launch. You're probably going to have more luck finding it on the starter islands than in your first full zone, because not everyone knows to go to the starter islands in the first place, and even when they do most people don't spend nearly as much time there as they do in the first full zone.

Also, definitely look for it in more out of the way places. Nodes close to towns, quest hubs, etc will get grabbed almost as soon as they spawn. Nodes that you only get to by exploring mountains, or going around the shoreline of an island, are less likely to be have been collected by others. Bonus: looking for ore in out of the way areas also makes you more likely to find chests!

Thanks I have Lv 14 Armour now I understand that it is the cap for T1 stuff will T2 steel (high iron) be the same as in over farmed?

UrQuan · June 2015

Rysiris wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

Yeah, right now at console launch iron is bound to be over-farmed (and the same goes for jute and maple). It definitely was on PC for at least a few weeks after launch. You're probably going to have more luck finding it on the starter islands than in your first full zone, because not everyone knows to go to the starter islands in the first place, and even when they do most people don't spend nearly as much time there as they do in the first full zone.

Also, definitely look for it in more out of the way places. Nodes close to towns, quest hubs, etc will get grabbed almost as soon as they spawn. Nodes that you only get to by exploring mountains, or going around the shoreline of an island, are less likely to be have been collected by others. Bonus: looking for ore in out of the way areas also makes you more likely to find chests!

Thanks I have Lv 14 Armour now I understand that it is the cap for T1 stuff will T2 steel (high iron) be the same as in over farmed?

Probably not as much, as there shouldn't be quite as many players in the zones where you find it. It'll still be relatively over-farmed compared to higher tier materials though.

Championofold · June 2015

I struggle to find it I have been getting around it by stealing weapons and armour dismantling it to get iron bars and creating my own gear to then dismantle that for maximum exp

Ir0nB34r · June 2015

I am new, just started on console, and I can tell you already that relying on iron ore deposits is a bad idea. Loot EVERY heavy armor or metal weapon you find. Just since monday I have already taken in more than 400 iron ingots, while only a very, very small fraction of that came form ore deposits.

RootsNeverDiePR · June 2015

I was trying to do the daily quest for crafting some weapons and armor and was having a very hard time finding iron ore so I left the quest

nosillalouise · June 2015

Funny thing is iron is the only ore that I ever find.

nosillalouise · June 2015

Ir0nB34r wrote: »

I am new, just started on console, and I can tell you already that relying on iron ore deposits is a bad idea. Loot EVERY heavy armor or metal weapon you find. Just since monday I have already taken in more than 400 iron ingots, while only a very, very small fraction of that came form ore deposits.

Yup! I deconstruct almost everything that I can find.

EGHELLREIGN · June 2015

Yeah, it's a bit of "BS" the way it goes down. It makes it almost impossible to learn/ train in a skill. Maybe if the programmers set it up so the a "single" is locked out from using a deposit for 24 hours or so would be a better idea.

UrQuan · June 2015

nosillalouise wrote: »

Funny thing is iron is the only ore that I ever find.

That's based on the zone you're in. In the starter islands and the first full zone of your alliance, you'll only find iron ore, raw jute, and raw maple. In the second full zone you'll start to find higher level crafting mats.

CuteLilBunny · June 2015

Do what I do, go to far off places way off the path and sometimes you get lucky!

sadownik · June 2015

EGHELLREIGN wrote: »

Yeah, it's a bit of "BS" the way it goes down. It makes it almost impossible to learn/ train in a skill. Maybe if the programmers set it up so the a "single" is locked out from using a deposit for 24 hours or so would be a better idea.

What skill? You lvl crafting skills best by deconstricting loot.

Elsonso · June 2015

This is not unexpected, so I have been trying to keep mats like iron ore,rough maple, and raw jute in stock in my guild store. Check the guild stores if you cannot find any in the wild and really need some.

Rika_shinozaki · June 2015

I'm on ps4, and I've deconstructed looted/stolen gear to the point that I have vr1 crafts available to be made, should someone get the mats. I have an over abundance of craft mats. So loot the dead people and steal stuff, you could get your crafting mats easy.

Also, keen eye passive works wonders, makes it very obvious, and you can also get upgrade mats if you upgrade that passive too.

Tarukmockto · June 2015

Sometimes when I'm just trying to get through a zone, I'll follow the edge of the map as much as is possible. I find all kinds of nodes that don't get hit much. Also lots of chests!

CuteLilBunny · June 2015

I just found alooooooooooot of iron ore near water

KidFrotch · June 2015

Check rocky areas and mountains. It also helps to have the keen eye perk. It will light up the ore

Championofold · June 2015

Keen eye bud makes it so much easier

Grazzt · June 2015

I'm playing on PC, but I was asking myself the same question actually ... is there maybe a add-on that would tell us where the Iron Ore are located, just like the add-ons for Lorebooks & Skyshards ?