What level are you? i did not do that quest till 12 and it was quite easy. Most people blow off the starter island (for AD its kanarthi's roost or something like that) that wll get you to lvl 6-7 then you can do the quests in the town you spawn in and be lvl 10ish before you got to do that quest.

Sorry to say, it is you. It most certainly isn't that hard in the early levels. ESO is also certainly different to other MMO's...in a good way.

Regarding the repetitively mashing 12345, you can rebind these to other keys that are more comfortable, including binding them to mouse buttons, which is the easiest way of all.

Not sure what's going on with the containers all being empty, I suspect this is a bit of an exaggeration as I find plenty of full containers.

The chests are very simple, but you need to know exactly what you are supposed to do. You hold the mouse button down as the lock moves down and release it the 'moment' it starts to shake 'slightly'. Too early or too late and you will fail. Once you have the feel for it the simple locks are...well....simple

Yes, I thought it probably was me. I have played all the other Elder scrolls games, usually on console rather than on my Mac, so I'm not that used to pc/mac games. The last game I played on PC was Morrowind, several years ago. I have found lots of crafting materials and plenty of lorebooks, but as I said, most barrels I check are empty, which seemed unusual. Maybe I should ditch the mac version of the game when the PS4 version comes out. Thanks for the suggestions re opening chests, again I think it's my hamfisted attempts to use a keyboard and mouse that are to blame rather than the game.

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That ... because I really struggle with the control... I am finding this way too hard at present.

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Wall o'text incoming on my keyboard mem tips!!

Hey Sheena -- just want to drop a note to encourage you to mess about a bit longer. I did not come to the table all in awe - bf had to talk me into it, and now I am definitely excited and having fun.

On the note about struggling with the controls, I'll share my experience with you, just a little thing I thought but has made a huge diff in my play time. I basically started doing this about three mmo's ago lol -- CHANGE UP THE CONTROL HOTKEYS!

My hands are fairly small and I have never enjoyed having to reach for the number row anyhow. Now I go into a new mmo - the FIRST thing I do really is to check and see if I can re-mem all my hotkeys/actions/abilities. I look at the mechanics and pick which keys I'm going to use most often - both the ability ones AND the u-i shortcuts. It only 'feels' crazy for the first couple of playtimes and after that your muscle memory clicks in ;o). I put an index card on the wall just at eye level with all my new memmed hotkeys until I no longer need it.

For example - with ESO we only need 5 + the ultimate ability keys. So mine are memmed to w-e-r-t-y and h for my ultimate. I put my auto-run on the z key, my go 'backwards' on the x key, I use my a key to strafe left -- right arrow is strafing right but I usually manueuver very well for kiting etc just strafing in semi- or large full circle patterns. Everything is close and super easy to reach for my left hand on the keyboard and my right hand is almost always in control of my moving around.

Next - the mouse. I use my mouse for MOVEMENT and for free-look ;o). Early on in mmo's I only ever did PvE play; once I started having a blast with PvP I found out definitively for me, using the mouse is amazingly more convenient and provides for faster reaction times for my movement. So my left mouse button is forward movement, right mouse key is for free-look,my first side mouse key is for changing weaps, my middle mouse button is for running faster.

For environment interaction I have f set as my mouse click on items, npc's or loot and g set as my loot all key. I have number key 2 for my Mount up key, and 3,4 and 5 for the siege keys in PvP. *Grins..I am finding I just might like to find another key to utilize for my open map also since I use it so often ;o). The d key is set as my block, with c as crouching/stealth. I have v as my interrupt spells key, and b as my dodge and roll key.

One play period to fiddle around and see which keys are most responsive for YOU, a couple play periods and maybe a mini-chart nearby to refer to til you memorize your key shortcuts and you will be feeling pro or .. at least not fumbling for 'where the heck is that interrupt key..duh, am at the shrine again!'

This is very similar to the same keys I've used in the last few mmo's I've played. I personally only play two console games so I understand how 'fumbly' one can feel without a convenient/familiar hotkey setup. My guy otoh loves console games and wouldn't dream of changing the basic ESO default, he is comfortable with it.

I hope you give the game a bit longer and that you, like me, get so immersed you won't even consider giving your hard-earned subscription fees to another mmo company. If not, best wishes on finding something fun for the upcoming spring and summer months. I'll be here, happily squishing in as much playtime as I can in between college coursework, irl work, sports, family fun, a little sleep here and there and a LOT of gratitude that ESO has been launched and is so spectacular ^-^!

Thanks everyone for the input. I will stick with it, at least until the ps4 version comes out, but I can now add cheesemongers hollow and defeating Doshia to the quests I can't yet defeat....good game though.

I was TERRIBLE at the lockpicking game when I did it the first time. Didn't understand the mechanics (still thinking in terms of Skyrim at that point). But now, I'm getting pretty good at it (have only broke one pick thus far). I think that those of us who think the game is easy have a bit of experience with it. I have run into some quests that were impossible for me to complete at the level I attempted them. But once I got a few levels, those quests were much easier. The benefit of a game like this is that you can go anywhere and do anything. If a quest is too difficult, go do something else. Get some levels and gear (even if the quest rewards seem meager, they can be a huge upgrade), then come back and try again.

If you're having trouble play in third person. The combat cues become much more obvious and you can more easily see what's happening around you. And I say this as someone who greatly prefers first person for immersion - so I switch from one mode to the other when I'm in an area where I need to pay attention.

There are some good tips on this thread, but just so you know you are not alone, I found Norion horribly difficult, thankfully a guildmate came to the rescue and helped me with that particular fight (yes, that is possible for that fight). To me, Norion is a lot more difficult than quests marked as a similar level in the other factions.

If I can add a tip, it is to bind 'roll dodge' to your middle mouse button so that you don't have to double-tap a movement key - it is far more fluid, if you are already moving in a particular direction you can tap the middle mouse button to roll that way.