New ESO player here. What are some things you know now you wish you knew when you were new?

Syrpynt · June 2021

A lot of the comments say don't build hybrids--but I'm going to say that there are more than 5 sets that make hybrids at least 80% the strength of Min-Max builds.

So if you don't care about being the BEST dps/healer, doing veteran dungeons, or veteran trials, then you can easily survive playing as hybrid. The best way for that imo:

Look for sets that give both
• stamina/magicka
• weapon/spell crit
• physical/magical penetration
and/or
• weapon/spell damage

Stick to 1 or 2 of the 4 I mentioned above so you don't spread your focus too much, and then you should be able to do decent physical and magical damage. I also highly recommend using Torc of Tonal Constancy with a hybrid build if you are using both magicka and stamina abilities.

But do NOT forget: If you play a hybrid build in veteran content--people may kick you from group, or ridicule you in chat, or even try to give advice how to "properly play the game." So you've been warned. I wish hybrid builds were more accepted. But maybe they'll become viable without the min-maxers complaining about the pure stam or pure magicka character identities.

When I played Oblivion and Skyrim, I always played rogues with dagger + Illusion/Alteration magic, and Bow. ESO makes me feel stupid for enjoying that aspect of TES games. But if you theorycraft enough, you'll find sets that work. They may not look or be named something cool, or do neat effects, but they work.

PS. New Moon Acolyte isn't the best hybrid set out there, despite the stats looking really good. It's because the "focus" is too spread out, and not enough resources for sustain. EDIT: This included Triglyph enchants and all divines, as well as a separate test with Infused he, ch, and le.

afia2000 · September 2021

If you have Blackwood, do the companion quests now and let your companion level up with you. I had been playing a few months before Blackwood came out so I didn't have that option. It was tedious getting my companion leveled up in the undaunted/fighters/ and mages guilds after I had already maxed those lines out myself.

newtinmpls · September 2021

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

1. Don't bother collecting "special" gear (the ones with some description or special name). Those will only clutter your inventory.

IF they are part of a set and IF you are on PC NA sell them to me (if they are max level and sellable). I am a complete sucker for these and this is totally where all my transmute crystals go as they often have terrible traits.

As a "non-tradable" example, the first time you complete Crypt of Hearts I, you will get as a reward the Heartbreaker's Ebon Greaves; which is a part of the Ebon Armory set. Not tradable. I like it because it's Ancient Elven style instead of Ebony style and I like that look better on my Orsimer SorcTank.

Yes it's a fluffy little choice - which dovetails with my next bit of advice for a newbie - or anyone. Do the stuff that you find fun, even if it's weird.

For me it's worth it to
-Have a backup set up so that you [any given character] can tank or heal in a normal dungeon so you can get easy transmutes and level undaunted
-max out every character's inventory (via horse/training AND bag space) AND bank inventory
-If you can get your paws on any big house (I got Storage Villa - excuse me - Psijic Villa - as part of a contest) use it to store excess furnishings.
-find a decent friendly guild or a few such and sell stuff and talk to guildies
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Edited for punctuation

NeeScrolls · November 2021

newtinmpls wrote: »

Start the "undaunted" line early, and remember which zone it was - it will matter later when you "sign the book" for dailies.

i'm not a new player (been here since 2013 BETA ) but every so often i still feel like one lol , so umm... Just curious but what exactly did you mean by that ^ ? Can you elaborate without too much *spoilers* ? ( i'm pretty sure i've already signed the book a while go)

And now i have to think back many many years ago to figure out which zone i started Undaunted in...

newtinmpls · November 2021

@NeeScrolls basically I am a serious alt-o-holic and I do NOT always do every quest (even the ones that offer skill points once any given character is "fairly functional".

But there came a point where a character that had been at Vet/CP level for a while needed to do something that depended on him actually being Undaunted, and I'd long since thrown out the "invite" from Maj which tells you which Enclave to go to.

It was (of course) the last one I went to.

NeeScrolls · November 2021

newtinmpls wrote: »

@NeeScrolls
there came a point where a character that had been at Vet/CP level for a while needed to do something that depended on him actually being Undaunted, and I'd long since thrown out the "invite" from Maj which tells you which Enclave to go to.

It was (of course) the last one I went to.

hmm okay thanks for the reply but now i think i'm even more confused

( i'm probably reading wayyyy too much into this whole thing though )

Btw, IF i'm understanding your posts correctly , i think now i realize why i've been stuck on 'level 7' xp bar for Undaunted since like 2017 lol

newtinmpls · November 2021

NeeScrolls wrote: »

I think now i realize why i've been stuck on 'level 7' xp bar for Undaunted since like 2017 lol [/color]

You go up in Undaunted (if I recall correctly) any time you get a "dungeon award" like damage dealer or super healer, or something like that. I think also doing undaunted dailies and Bogrul's dailies.

If you are only doing random dungeons and are not officially doing and turning in dailies - well the dungeon awards finish after a while, so I could see where you would kinda stall out

Anumaril · November 2021

I wish I knew that outfit slots (and now armoury slots) are character-specific and not account wide. Intuitively it made sense to me that something like that would be account-wide, so I was shocked when I bought a slot while on my alt and didn't see it on my main.

Carefully pick the character(s) you want to have those extra outfit/armoury slots!

NeeScrolls · December 2021

newtinmpls wrote: »

NeeScrolls wrote: »

I think now i realize why i've been stuck on 'level 7' xp bar for Undaunted since like 2017 lol [/color]

You go up in Undaunted (if I recall correctly) any time you get a "dungeon award" like damage dealer or super healer, or something like that. I think also doing undaunted dailies and Bogrul's dailies.

If you are only doing random dungeons and are not officially doing and turning in dailies - well the dungeon awards finish after a while, so I could see where you would kinda stall out

ok cool yeah once i finally finish going thru all the DLC map zones i never completed, the 'Undaunted' routine is on ESO To Do List next! Although, i just realized i sorta missed taking better advantage of that big Undaunted EVENT but oh well.

p.s. On-topic for OP thread: Turn OFF 'zone chat' as much as possible, particularly in starter zones....cuz....well... It's not exactly very immersive to read a slew of trolls, jerks, & spammers while dialog'ing w/ Abner Tharn or Lord Caldwell.

Captain_Devildog · September 2022

Don't get attached to:
1. your character
2. your race
3. your class
4. your gameplay
5. your skills
6. your champion points
7. your playstyle
8. your build
9. your sets (all the gear).
Everything related to combat and identity in general.

Beceause even after 8 years of being used to spam the skill you like, it doesn't matter they can change everything every 3 months wether people like it or not.

Thecompton73 · February 2023

A new player should know much of the advice in this thread is outdated. Find a more recently written guide to playing.

tincanman · February 2023

thread start: nov 2019
penultimate post (prior to this): sept 2022

It's hardly surprising that the information may be outdated when digging up a thread from the graveyard.

Thecompton73 · March 2023

tincanman wrote: »

thread start: nov 2019
penultimate post (prior to this): sept 2022

It's hardly surprising that the information may be outdated when digging up a thread from the graveyard.

Someone new to the game and forums may not realize that, doesn't hurt to post a warning for them.

The_Titan_Tim · March 2023

Focus on one character!

Join a few 500 population Social guilds in Guildfinder.

Research… research… and research some more. When you’re not researching, deconstruct everything.

Make sure to save all of your raw materials until you get your crafting skills leveled enough to refine the highest rarity from them.

Learn all of your motifs, and ask about the Outfit Station.

Upgrade your bag at a bag merchant, and your bank space too.

Train your mount Speed to 60 first, then Capacity to 60, then Stamina to 60.

Do NOT spend any gold outside of upgrades, there will be countless players looking for your money... if anyone asks, you’re broke. You will need a lot of gold when you hit Champion 160, as max level gear is expensive.

If you own a Blackwood or High Isle, get a companion.

Lastly… focus on making a Damage Dealer loadout first, as you will need it to quest, Critical Damage and Critical Rating are amazing stats that you should look for.

Ramzdonb16_ESO · August 2023

NineInchSnails wrote: »

I've been playing for almost two weeks after buying Elsweyr and subscribing to plus. So far I'm having a lot of fun but there seems a lot to take in. So I'm looking for tips from veteran players. As the title states, what are things you know now that you wish you knew when you were new to the game?

Thanks in advance for any info and happy adventures.

Get someone to craft you a training set, anything basic will be leaps and bounds ahead of the random gear you will have levelling up. Join a guild if you are struggling to find a crafter.

I made lots of new characters, I would recommend finding what your favourite class is quickly then sticking to that character so it can be your crafter quester and PVP using the armoury slots for different build.

When I started playing there were no armoury slots and no hybrids so take full advantage of that.

Also take full advantage of the set items, I have so many sets I have deleted and I am only half way through completing. If you collect as many sets as you can now, when you get to 160, use transmutes to reconstruct your favourite sets, once you've completed the collection it only costs 25 transmutes to reconstruct, a lot cheaper than transmuting items.

Get a horse and level it up every day.

Inventory management, deconstruct everything and only reconstruct full sets so you don't become overwhelmed with random sets.

wilykcat · August 2023

This thread is from two years ago.

I'm pretty sure the new player (OP) in this discussion is no longer a new player and is now currently a normal player.

My guess is that the OP did appreciate the advice that was given 👍. Other currently new players can still learn from this thread too.

Jedi1josh · March 13

Don't stress out trying to make that meta build. I have 10 toons and my favorite is the one that is my own creation.

fedouva · July 27

NineInchSnails wrote: »

I've been playing for almost two weeks after buying Elsweyr and subscribing to plus. So far I'm having a lot of fun but there seems a lot to take in. So I'm looking for tips from veteran players. As the title states, what are things you know now that you wish you knew when you were new to the game?

Thanks in advance for any info and happy adventures.

stay out of pvp.)

shaipu · August 9

There is an overwhelming amount of different currencies, etc.. I would recommend that you don't try to take it all in too fast; it will come to you naturally.