tempted to go mob grinding!

Roberts3393

Really tempted to go mob grinding to level up now I'm already fed up of the boring quests and i'm only level 32! We need better rewards for questing

nerevarine1138

Roberts3393 wrote: »

Really tempted to go mob grinding to level up now I'm already fed up of the boring quests and i'm only level 32! We need better rewards for questing

Have you tried paying attention to the story? This game isn't WoW: the quests aren't simply excuses to get better equipment.

DDemon

No offense but... you will never make it through the veteran ranks if you are already burnt out on questing at level 32.

I do agree with getting bigger rewards for quests the higher level the quest is.

pinstripesc

Grinding the way up is a gazillionbillion times more boring, unless you're into running in circles and cramping up your fingers.

Robocles

Well, it's only 119,050 mudcrabs to level 50.

http://elderscrollsonline.com/en/news/post/2014/04/03/get-the-stats?ref=news-list

JessieColt

Personally, I think that ZeniMax could have done better with the quest rewards.

As a Leather Armor Wearing, Dual Wielding Dagger player, it really does suck to get a reward of a Heavy Armor Piece, or a Battleaxe.

It would have been nice if there was a choice when getting a reward. If the reward is an armor piece, I should be able to pick Light, Medium, or Heavy as the reward choice, not just get stuck with something I have to deconstruct, vendor, or try to sell to another player.

Robocles

JessieColtub17_ESO wrote: »

Personally, I think that ZeniMax could have done better with the quest rewards.

As a Leather Armor Wearing, Dual Wielding Dagger player, it really does suck to get a reward of a Heavy Armor Piece, or a Battleaxe.

It would have been nice if there was a choice when getting a reward. If the reward is an armor piece, I should be able to pick Light, Medium, or Heavy as the reward choice, not just get stuck with something I have to deconstruct, vendor, or try to sell to another player.

I agree there. And, it seems that each zone has it's own "flavor" that you are stuck with for most rewards.

McDoogs

I'd recommend it, don't burn yourself out on questing 1-50 imo, the VR levels are brutal with the questing.

fyendiarb16_ESO

In my personal opinion quest serve one purpose and one only: provide a story.
The quests in this game do that better than in any other mmo I have played and the small rewards are just icing on the cake and no, the cake is not a lie.

If you require rewards for your quests then you don't do them for your enjoyment and may just not be the questing type. Some prefer to level up through grinding and since that is tempting you, just go for it and do not blame the excellent written quests just because they don't give you precious gear or more xp, which would ruin it completely for others btw.

Want gear rewards? Make your own and start crafting or gather the mats and make crafter friends to make them for you. Want more xp? AOE grind to your hearts content with a friend or two.

If you find the quests in this game bad you are either not an mmo fan and thus compare them with single player games where the quests can effect the world around you or deep inside you just prefer grinding to questing.

Roberts3393

I know the story lines are good I just think the x rewards aren't any good for the likes of people like me who don't get a lot of time too play the game

aleister

Nyswar wrote: »

Roberts3393 wrote: »

Really tempted to go mob grinding to level up now I'm already fed up of the boring quests and i'm only level 32! We need better rewards for questing

Have you tried paying attention to the story? This game isn't WoW: the quests aren't simply excuses to get better equipment.

The main story was mildly interesting the first time through. The side quests? I just don't care. A lot of game players are here for action and fun. Once you've done 10 or so quests, you've pretty much done them all - the rest are just variations of the same patterns with different names and locations.

I enjoy questing sometimes, but ESO is far too reliant on it.

Dagus

the quests can be enjoyable if you are of the age where someone has taught you how to read and/or listen to npcs

Wintersage

Yeah, we need some better multiple choice quest rewards. And better rewards. And scaling. Far better scaling. To all levels.

That said, treasure booty chests. I'm a fan of monster drops, too. I don't want handouts from npcs all the time.

Then, grinding. Grinding needs to be way better. It's not that I don't like questing. But maybe I don't just want to do questing, you know? I'd rather see some kind've reward scaling allowing for the completion of quests being viable all across the spectrum of levels. Then, get rid of the whole "live another life" deal and just allow us to travel to enemy territory incognito. That lets the questers be questers, and PVEers make parties anywhere. Really opens the world up.

Then introduce some higher level mobs in areas. Some real old school leveling spots for those that wanna go that route with critters it'd take a party to kill.

Heh. And the tears would be epic when new people stumble across such spots not paying attention.

elblobbob14_ESO

JessieColtub17_ESO wrote: »

Personally, I think that ZeniMax could have done better with the quest rewards

I agree. I don't see what's wrong with getting an option for your reward, ala GW2, where you are presented with an list of items, and you can choose the one that best suits your class.

Wintersage wrote: »

Then introduce some higher level mobs in areas. Some real old school leveling spots for those that wanna go that route with critters it'd take a party to kill..

I am assuming that was their intent on the zone bosses (skull and crossbones mobs), although I don't think they work as intended. I was able to solo several of them (in fact, all that are not immune to CC), which to me means they are not the big bosses they should be.

Robocles

fyendiarb16_ESO wrote: »

If you find the quests in this game bad you are either not an mmo fan and thus compare them with single player games where the quests can effect the world around you or deep inside you just prefer grinding to questing.

He never said the quests were bad, just that he was disappointed that he couldn't get a useful reward. And, since the items you get are inscribed with something meaningful from the quest you just completed, it would appear that the reward is supposed to be part of your quest experience.

Robocles

Dagus wrote: »

the quests can be enjoyable if you are of the age where someone has taught you how to read and/or listen to npcs

Yeah... because that's what parents everywhere long to teach their children... how to read and/or listen to npcs.... in a video game.

Wintersage

Robocles wrote: »

Yeah... because that's what parents everywhere long to teach their children... how to read and/or listen to npcs.... in a video game.

Well, some certainly instill in their children a love of a good story. And ESO has that. It needs more of that. Get that quest team working on new cross-faction quest content!

fyendiarb16_ESO

Robocles wrote: »

fyendiarb16_ESO wrote: »

If you find the quests in this game bad you are either not an mmo fan and thus compare them with single player games where the quests can effect the world around you or deep inside you just prefer grinding to questing.

He never said the quests were bad, just that he was disappointed that he couldn't get a useful reward. And, since the items you get are inscribed with something meaningful from the quest you just completed, it would appear that the reward is supposed to be part of your quest experience.

Roberts3393 wrote: »

Really tempted to go mob grinding to level up now I'm already fed up of the boring quests and i'm only level 32! We need better rewards for questing

I think the bold statements contradict themselves a bit.

Regarding the text on the quest rewards you are correct that they say something meaningful to the quest you completed and it would have been nice if we had a choice so we got something more in line with your build. In the end though the rewards, as I said previously, are just the icing on the cake. The text on those rewards are nice titbits that add to the icing.

I am not saying rewards aren't nice, neither am I saying I wouldn't like some choices between different rewards, but I do not need them because the writing itself is rewarding enough for me.

What I am saying is that the OP clearly considers the quests too boring and wants to get better rewards for them. That means he is asking for a bribe so to say to get him to do things he does not enjoy doing.

Roberts3393 wrote: »

I know the story lines are good I just think the x rewards aren't any good for the likes of people like me who don't get a lot of time too play the game

If that is the case and you do find the story lines good then you worded your original post very badly. Also the amount of time you have to play has nothing to do with this since you are not forced to complete an entire quest line at once, you can play in small intervals and get the exact same rewards as someone who plays every waking hour.

Robocles

Wintersage wrote: »

Robocles wrote: »

Yeah... because that's what parents everywhere long to teach their children... how to read and/or listen to npcs.... in a video game.

Well, some certainly instill in their children a love of a good story. And ESO has that. It needs more of that. Get that quest team working on new cross-faction quest content!

Now, REAL cross faction content would be fantastic. Our exposure pre VR is fairly limited. I wish they could have fleshed some of the alliance intrigue as part of the VR game, rather than some guise to send us to do the quests from the other factions, sans the main story and guilds.

Robocles

Robocles wrote: »

fyendiarb16_ESO wrote: »

If you find the quests in this game bad you are either not an mmo fan and thus compare them with single player games where the quests can effect the world around you or deep inside you just prefer grinding to questing.

He never said the quests were bad, just that he was disappointed that he couldn't get a useful reward. And, since the items you get are inscribed with something meaningful from the quest you just completed, it would appear that the reward is supposed to be part of your quest experience.

Yeah, it just dawned on me that you were talking to the OP, not the person above me I had just responded to.

My comment about the mudcrabs was supposed to be a light jab at him being bored at 32 already.

My apologies.

Edit: And now I can't even quote the right post. Running up the white flag now.

Robocles

Wintersage wrote: »

Robocles wrote: »

Yeah... because that's what parents everywhere long to teach their children... how to read and/or listen to npcs.... in a video game.

Well, some certainly instill in their children a love of a good story. And ESO has that. It needs more of that. Get that quest team working on new cross-faction quest content!

That wasn't directed at you, it was directed at the holier than thou troll.

You're right, many do instill the love of a good story... I'd be hard pressed to find any (that I know at least) that instill the value of listening to NPCs.

Wintersage

Robocles wrote: »

Now, REAL cross faction content would be fantastic. Our exposure pre VR is fairly limited. I wish they could have fleshed some of the alliance intrigue as part of the VR game, rather than some guise to send us to do the quests from the other factions, sans the main story and guilds.

Yeah, well maybe it's not too late. I mean, I think most of the quests should be open if possible for those that might wanna do it...but with phasing, it could also be an entirely different set of npcs for all we know. Only the names stay the same.

It's not like it couldn't still be done in some way, shape or form.

ShADoW0s

LOL lvl 32! You have no chance in this game haha. The first 50 level are actually fun with the story.

Food4Thought

Robocles wrote: »

Well, it's only 119,050 mudcrabs to level 50.

http://elderscrollsonline.com/en/news/post/2014/04/03/get-the-stats?ref=news-list

And you get a monster killer achievement to boot!