Maintenance for the week of January 5:
• PC/Mac: No maintenance – January 5
• NA megaservers for maintenance – January 7, 4:00AM EST (9:00 UTC) - 10:00AM EST (15:00 UTC)
• EU megaservers for maintenance – January 7, 4:00AM EST (9:00 UTC) - 10:00AM EST (15:00 UTC)
• PC/Mac: No maintenance – January 5
• NA megaservers for maintenance – January 7, 4:00AM EST (9:00 UTC) - 10:00AM EST (15:00 UTC)
• EU megaservers for maintenance – January 7, 4:00AM EST (9:00 UTC) - 10:00AM EST (15:00 UTC)
Solo friendly yet?
Limbus
✭✭
Im thinking on coming back to the game. I stopped when my toon was VR10. There was no solo-able end game content when I left, has that changed? I remember going to Craglorn and getting jumped by 6-8 mobs and being killed quickly, is it still the same. Where would be a good place to go where I could solo mobs at VR 10?
1
-
Enemy-of-Coldharbour✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Nothing has changed.
Silivren (Silly) Thalionwen | Altmer Templar | Magicka | 9-Trait Master Crafter/Jeweler | Master Angler | PVE Main - Killed by U35
Jahsul at-Sahan | Redguard Sorcerer | Stamina | Werewolf - Free Bites | PVP Main
Derrok Gunnolf | Redguard Dragonknight | Stamina | Werewolf - Free Bites
Liliana Littleleaf | 9-Trait Grand Master Crafter/Jeweler (non-combat)
Amber Emberheart | Breton Dragonknight | Stamina | Master Angler
Vlos Anon | Dunmer Nightblade | Magicka | Vampire - Free Bites
Kalina Valos | Dunmer Warden | Magicka | Vampire - Free Bites
Swiftpaws-Moonshadow | Khajiit Nightblade | Stamina
Morgul Vardar | Altmer Necromancer | Magicka
Tithin Geil | Altmer Sorceress | Magicka
Dhryk | Imperial Dragonknight | Stamina
Guild Master - ESO Traders Union
PC/NA - CP 2540+3 -
technohic✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Best place to go for solo would be a new character. They have not introduced anything for solo past VR10 yet.2 -
pppontus✭✭✭✭✭
✭Seriously, this game is more solo-friendly than Skyrim. There is one, literally one, zone dedicated to group content and even there 90% is soloable
13 -
Kalman✭✭✭✭Well yes it has. VR mobs are much easier then they used to be, but mob density is still the same. There are a plethora of builds that can easily solo in Craglorn.0 -
jluceyub17_ESO✭✭✭Best solo option once you've completed Caldwells Gold is to grind in the V10 zone, but even that gives better experience if you do it with a partner. Some of the Craglorn delves are solo-able if you have a good build.0
-
Grapdjan✭✭✭✭This is the least multiplayer game I've ever played, 1 - 50 and vr1 onwards is almost exclusively solo content...7 -
Sinthrax✭✭✭✭I don't even comprehend how this game is considered a "group" game. It's a solo game with a few group things in it.7 -
LordSkyKnight✭✭✭✭✭These kids these days. I wonder what they would say if they played old school Everquest back in the day. They probably would have quit in the first week hehe. Solo in an MMO, it's like rolling up to the Tacobell drive through then getting pissed because they don't serve hamburgers.Edited by LordSkyKnight on March 24, 2015 2:09AM"And it's important to state that our decision to go with subscriptions is not a referendum on online game revenue models. F2P, B2P, etc. are valid, proven business models - but subscription is the one that fits ESO the best, given our commitment to freedom of gameplay, quality and long-term content delivery. Plus, players will appreciate not having to worry about being "monetized" in the middle of playing the game, which is definitely a problem that is cropping up more and more in online gaming these days. The fact that the word "monetized" exists points to the heart of the issue for us: We don't want the player to worry about which parts of the game to pay for - with our system, they get it all."
- Matt Firor5 -
dietlime✭✭✭✭I've soloed Craglorn delves at VR3 using a Templar relying heavily on infinite Blazing Shield and Immovable.0
-
i was supposed to group to VR14? oh crap i did that wrong.....I will work. I will save. I will sacrifice. I will endure. I will fight cheerfully and do my utmost, as if the whole issue of the struggle depended on me alone.
Martin A. Treptow
1894-19181 -
failkiwib16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭LordSkyKnight wrote: »These kids these days. I wonder what they would say if they played old school Everquest back in the day. They probably won't have quit in the first week hehe. Solo in an MMO, it's like rolling up to the Tacobell drive through then getting pissed because they don't serve hamburgers.
Sorry what is Everquest? And exactly how old are you?0 -
1mirg✭✭✭✭✭
Everquest wasn't all that great, the game had many problems which were only fixed years or so later after launch (i.e. the original ui) but not everything was fixed though. The only thing that kept players in the game was the figuring everything out yourself deal, which is good and bad.LordSkyKnight wrote: »These kids these days. I wonder what they would say if they played old school Everquest back in the day. They probably won't have quit in the first week hehe. Solo in an MMO, it's like rolling up to the Tacobell drive through then getting pissed because they don't serve hamburgers.
Oh and btw, you could solo nearly everything in everquest too. I know because I didEdited by 1mirg on March 23, 2015 10:10PM┬┴┬┴┬┴┬┴┬┴┬┴┤ ⅽ[ː̠̈ː̠̈ː̠̈] ͌ ├┬┴┬┴┬┴┬┴┬┴┬┴0 -
Ysne58✭✭✭✭✭
And I still think that solo only for main, mages and fighters guild is just plain asinine.
4 -
Remag_Div✭✭✭✭✭
Star Wars: The Old Republic was completely solo-only during your main class quest from 1-50. It was also one of my main knocks on the game. The class quest was nice, but why bother making an MMO when all your main content can be done by yourself?
It's just so baffling to me how many people play an MMORPG and want to solo everything and get mad and leave when they are forced to group in a MASSIVE ONLINE game. It seems to happen in this game the most. ZOS tries to get people to group during the solo stuff with world bosses, public dungeons, group dungeons, etc. but this game is still incredibly solo friendly and it's bizarre people are still complaining it's not solo-friendly enough.2 -
WraithAzraiel✭✭✭✭✭
✭What the hell is solo end game content?
Shendell De'Gull - V14 Vampire Nightblade
Captain of the Black Howling
"There's no such thing as overkill..."
"No problem on the face of the Earth exists what can't be fixed with the proper application of enough duct tape and 550 cord."
P2PBetaTesters
#Tamriel_BETA_Team
#BETA_TESTER4LYF
DominionMasterRace
#GOAHEADTHEYGOTCANDY
#SEEMSLEGIT5 -
GreySix✭✭✭✭✭
✭
No it wasn't. My wife and I played cooperatively with our characters, and we could and did group all the way through each other's main story quests. If they changed that later, I'm not aware of it.Star Wars: The Old Republic was completely solo-only during your main class quest from 1-50. It was also one of my main knocks on the game. The class quest was nice, but why bother making an MMO when all your main content can be done by yourself?
Crotchety Old Man Guild
"Hey you, get off my lawn!"1 -
Remag_Div✭✭✭✭✭
No it wasn't. My wife and I played cooperatively with our characters, and we could and did group all the way through each other's main story quests. If they changed that later, I'm not aware of it.Star Wars: The Old Republic was completely solo-only during your main class quest from 1-50. It was also one of my main knocks on the game. The class quest was nice, but why bother making an MMO when all your main content can be done by yourself?
I thought he meant being able to go all the way through solo only, not actually restricted to solo only. lol1 -
GreySix✭✭✭✭✭
✭
No it wasn't. My wife and I played cooperatively with our characters, and we could and did group all the way through each other's main story quests. If they changed that later, I'm not aware of it.Star Wars: The Old Republic was completely solo-only during your main class quest from 1-50. It was also one of my main knocks on the game. The class quest was nice, but why bother making an MMO when all your main content can be done by yourself?
I thought he meant being able to go all the way through solo only, not actually restricted to solo only. lol
Hmmm, if that's the case, then I misunderstood. SWTOR did allow grouping in every single instance. There was no solo-only content of which I was aware. Sure, you could solo content, but it was never forced.Crotchety Old Man Guild
"Hey you, get off my lawn!"0 -
PetrichorSoul ShrivenWraithAzraiel wrote: »What the hell is solo end game content?
Ahaha THIS. I'm one of the anti-social weirdos who really only solos in this game, but even I recognize that the end-game of an MMORPG is rarely (if ever) soloable.6 -
failkiwib16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭WraithAzraiel wrote: »What the hell is solo end game content?
Ahaha THIS. I'm one of the anti-social weirdos who really only solos in this game, but even I recognize that the end-game of an MMORPG is rarely (if ever) soloable.
Parts of Craglorn is soloable, but it requires you know your class very well, have high regen of resources and is tanky, and have all the right spells and skills lvled and slotted. It's not ment to be soloed though, it's tough, requires a lot of soul gems and repair costs. For most players who aren't v14 already and experienced, it even gets costy in a group x_x0 -
Palidon✭✭✭✭✭
✭Nothing has changed and that is the main reason I am going F2P once my sub runs out. Not going to pay for repeatable content. Its been a year and the only new adventure zone they released was Craglorn and that was more or less forced group play.0 -
Apokh✭✭✭✭✭...yay...damn grouplay in mmos. Its really a shame o_O
Groups in Craglorn are solo doable but it is not intended to be played solo.
And yes, 11 month without new content...other mmos are much faster and bring nearly every week new areas for solo players with a vast amount of quests ans solo dungeons...oh wait...nwm...Edited by Apokh on March 24, 2015 11:08AMLegenden
Play@Feierabend mit der legendärsten Feierabendgilde.
Besuch uns.
Es ist besser zu schweigen und alle glauben zu lassen, man sei dumm, als den Mund aufzumachen und alle Zweifel zu beseitigen.2 -
LucyferLightbringer✭✭✭✭✭Cadwells Gold got me to vr11, and even though my build is perfect for soloing, had no problem with public dungeons or most open world boses, now am stuck there. I can't take part in rats race which is craglorm, because i refuse to switch to one only proper build, to classify myself as one of "holly trinity", or use dps meters. I play games for fun. There were no tanks healers or dps in elder scrolls games, they should not be present here.1 -
Plynkes✭Trouble with an MMO based on a very popular IP is that you'll have a lot of folks who are primarily here for the IP, less so for the MMO part. I was the same. PersonalIy never really wanted an Elder Scrolls MMO, I was hoping for a new Elder Scrolls single-player game. There wasn't one, so I bought this.
That's probably where a lot of people are coming from. I'm not bothered if they don't make solo endgame content, as I'm not plannning to stick around once I've done the story, but if Zenimax have their heads screwed on right and want the maximum number of customers, they'll try to cater to both camps.4 -
JD2013✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Trouble with an MMO based on a very popular IP is that you'll have a lot of folks who are primarily here for the IP, less so for the MMO part. I was the same. PersonalIy never really wanted an Elder Scrolls MMO, I was hoping for a new Elder Scrolls single-player game. There wasn't one, so I bought this.
That's probably where a lot of people are coming from. I'm not bothered if they don't make solo endgame content, as I'm not plannning to stick around once I've done the story, but if Zenimax have their heads screwed on right and want the maximum number of customers, they'll try to cater to both camps.
There will be an ES VI in probably around 2 years. I admit that I came to the game for the ES name. Been around since beta. Not the biggest MMO player. Played some WoW and Everquest II and a couple of others.
But at the same time I knew that this wasn't Elder Scrolls VI. Different team. Different style of game.
But this is the most solo MMO I have ever played. Oodles of content to do by yourself. Tons. I agree that they do need to cater to both. Wrothgar will be solo too. Maybe Mephala's web too.
Sweetrolls for all!
Christophe Mottierre - Breton Templar with his own whole darn estate! Templar Houses are so 2015. EU DC
PC Beta Tester January 2014
Elder of The Black
Order of Sithis
The Runners
@TamrielTraverse - For Tamriel related Twitter shenanigans!
https://tamrieltraveller.wordpress.com/
Crafting bag OP! ZOS nerf pls!2 -
Gandrhulf_Harbard✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Show me another major MMO where the main quest of the game is solo-only.
SWTOR
In fact the Class Quest chains, which essentially drive all level progression, are designed to be fully soloable.
And the Class Quest Story Arcs are considered one of the strong-points of the game by a majority of players, as can be seen by the consternation caused that no new CQ content has been added as the level-cap rises.
All The Best
Those memories come back to haunt me, they haunt me like a curse.
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse.0
