More than 6 is crazy more than 18 is mental 👀 I've been playing since morrowind almost got to max cp, I've another that i made before getting any race any alliance and a race change. Then only just started leveling an alt to play with my mate. There's so much to do in game can't imagine doing it 18 times

Ezorus wrote: »

More than 6 is crazy more than 18 is mental 👀

I don't disagree......

Gimmie more please!!

It would help greatly if we could at least have multiple "build slots" for every of our characters, where you could select between different attribute/skill/CP assignments at no cost (or only a minimal cost, like porting to a wayshrine) and requiring only a single action.

Yes, I know it's already kinda possible with addons - but in taht form it's still a PITA: you need to be at a specific location (the respec shrine), it costs gold (far too much if you wanted to do this frequently), and it's quite clunky to say the least.

When I started playing on PC-EU over a year ago, I eventually ran into the problem that I would like to take my main (a magsorc) into many different types of content, but doing that would require several full respecs per week - which would be far too expensive for me to sustain.

When I moved to PC-NA recently and had to start over from scratch, I instead made 6 magsorcs to address this issue - but that comes with another set of disadvantages, so it's far from a perfect solution, either.
Now imagine if I wanted to do this kind of thing with characters of every class... ugh.

darthgummibear_ESO wrote: »

I don't know many people with 18 characters that actually play them all. 15 of my 18 are just used for writs, in addition to 2 out of the 3 that I actively play...and only one of the 3 is played "full time".

Point is though that a lot of time, gold and effort still goes into those unplayed characters, making deleting them unviable.

soundzen_PT wrote: »

wow im such a noob and ignorant of your ESO world and routine, because ive been playing ESO for 8 months with one main character CP550 breton stamina, and only yesterday ive created my #2 character LV10 high elf magicka (in the hope to double my daily writs experience and make it farm mats & coins) but i hate repeating basic quests and visiting same places again and meeting boring NPC just to reach LV15.

im amazed how you managed that routine, because im struggling to reach CP600 since i die in solo combat, agaisnt any boss and i cant do any of Craglon group dungeons since i dont have a team LOL so im only now, developing my crafting skills that was iddle all this time - not to mention Cyrodil which i hate its battleground PVP PVE and all that mosh stuff... to messy, to fast, to stressfull.

you guys are awesome! managing 18 characters, leveling them all up and battling in Cyrodil while your bank acount drowns in coins (my gold goes all in Dreugh Wax) so i dont think ill ever reach CP810, even after spending to much on ESO+ membership each month. I dont know which armor to pick, which weapon to craft, which skills to lock in.

I am not sure if you know all the "basic quests" are not the same. There are three separate routes to 50. Each Alliance is a different starting point and road all the way to at least 50. The main story quest is the same 90% of the time, and the guilds of course dont change.

I normally get about 2/3rds of the way through the Alliance story when I hit 50 and then its all champion points to the end of the story. I dabble with the guilds and Main story along the way to make that part not so repetitive from the last character. Then there are all the DLC zones.

Getting the CP levels will be simple for you following just the stories. In the mean time talk to the MANY people here about that build. A stam DPS shouldnt have an issue with Bosses, unless you are talking Dungeon and World Bosses. Heck, make a Templar or Necromancer and the game feels like it plays itself with all the self healing built into the dps...

How can someone have 18 characters?!

SgtSilock wrote: »

How can someone have 18 characters?!

For a literal answer, you can buy more character slots. Then you create more characters at the character creation screen.

As far as using them--leveling to 50 does not take long. Do it during events with the many free XP scrolls from monthlies, free crates, and leveling. I often just level by doing a daily random dungeon and maybe a daily BG. I'll also do crafting writs on characters I'm leveling and research (which both give a little XP and help level crafts.) During this event, I might also do some Cyrodiil town dailies, which got me from 39-41 on my 17th character yesterday.

As for why you might want 18 characters for actual gameplay, There are multiple uses. You have 3 roles, tank, healer, and DPS. You have 6 classes. That right there can be 18 characters. For DPS, you can go stamina or magicka. That could mean 24 characters.

As someone who usually tanks, I enjoy attempting to tank with each class while leveling. Granted, normal dungeons are a bit too easy to get much of a feel for tanking and at this point I am cheating with extra DPS on my characters while leveling. My second necro basically just has s&b taunt and slask on one bar and nothing else apart from a necro armor skill is a tank skill.

During this event, the 18 characters are particularly helpful as daily writs are the easiest way to farm jubilee boxes.

I enjoy making characters for the sake of making them. Even if they are never played, I could sit in the character creator for hours especially when too tired to properly play the game. The choice is amazing. I love some of gnarly and hideous characters the randomizer comes up with. Then there's thinking of the names, it's a killer. I made 5 characters on the other server last night just for fun.

Nerouyn wrote: »

ku5h wrote: »

Unviable might be a strong word.
I've deleted char with maxed out riding skills, undaunted and most skyshards. Deleted multiple toons in whom I've invested 10+ hrs and 100k+ gold.
If you don't play the character your effort and money are already lost, at least you can free up a slot.

It takes 6 months of real time to fully horse train characters.

Also about 6 months of real time to research traits.

Then there's recipes and furnishing plans and motifs. Which take time and or gold to acquire. A hell of a lot more than 100k+ gold.

Plus all of the various collection / crafting achievements which can take a very long time to complete.

Where did they mention having those characters learn recipes and furnishing plans and motifs? All they mentioned that costs gold is riding, and riding is cheap.

I have deleted an alt with level 50 enchanting back when it was actually challenging and expensive to level enchanting. It is really easy now. The key word is 'alt.' They knew no motifs apart from blue. No recipes really. They did have max horseriding and probably max bags.

6 months is nothing. I still haven't really used my 3 necromancers for much over the past year. One is max level from almost exclusively doing daily dungeons and BGs (and crafting writs) with XP buffs. Another is level 41 from doing the same. They get leveling level 18 tank sets as a hand-me-down that they use 18-50. I have a level 15 necro (character #18) that has leveled almost solely through crafting writs, which is how half my alts started their lives. That last alt need about 30 more stamina upgrades as I haven't been diligent about leveling horseriding.

Are you think that the other person only has 1 character at a time and deleted their main? Or are you assuming everyone has all their alts learn all motifs? Whatever you are assuming, it is inaccurate.

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Just swinging past this old thread which I noticed (no idea if Ive commented in it before). Anyway I think its worthwhile raising the issue regularly.

18 character slots is NOT ENOUGH.

I have 18 characters and every one of them is used periodically. Sometimes for long stretches I main one, sometimes I switch between different characters regularly, for a whole variety of reasons.

Ultimately, one of the most fun things in ESO, is character creation in its entirety, from picking the race, class and look, to levelling, to farming the gear, outfitting etc, the whole theory crafting and creativity of it is a joy.

18 is not enough, I have at least 4 well theory crafted builds in the waiting, but no slots to make them.

Arguments against seem to stem from people who cant understand playing or creating that many characters, fine, no one is asking you to, just dont go arguing to limit the enjoyment of others! Another argument is, oh just delete characters... are you serious? Delete a level 50, CP810 character, with multiple skill lines levelled, multiple achievements and the map opened up etc... that is simply not an option given the time and effort invested in these characters. Finally one of the main ones wheeled out is, oooh we cant afford the data! Puleeeeaaase, its a bunch of 1 and 0s in a data base and Zos are a wealthy company, they can afford the storage space with consumate ease if its really a problem.

Rant over.

ps, I just theory crafted an awesome Stamden beast master and I feel totally gutted I cant go and create and use them

pps, these polls shows why we need more slots in start reality and that the player base agrees.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/493216/how-many-characters-do-you-have/p1

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/518934/would-you-like-more-character-slots-available/p1

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@khajiitNPC Agree

Yes, please more character slots! Especially for rpers, 18 is simply not enough. For someone like myself, one of my greatest joys in the game if not the greatest is creating and customizing characters, especially with a wonderful character creator like eso has.

Go outside more.

Yes please. 18 is such an awkward number. 20 would be a nice round number.