New Player. anything i should know b4 i start?

Cernow

LartenCrepsley wrote: »

for my first playthru should i download the addons that list all skyshards / lorebooks in your opinion? does it ruin the game if i do

I made the mistake of being 100% resistant to addons on my first play through, so I didn't use a skyshards addon. I ended up regretting it because I had to retrace my steps so much to collect them all.

Many addons that people recommend on the forums are nice to have but far from essential, especially when you are learning the game. But skyshards and the skill points you get from them have such a large impact on your character progression that this is one addon personally I couldn't live without.

Don't rush to 50, there's a pretty grim veteran grind awaiting you. If you think you'd like to do some PvP then head off to Cyrodiil as soon as you can. The non veteran PvP campaign, which you can do until level 49, is MUCH more balanced and fun than the veteran PvP campaigns. Everyone is boosted regardless of level and gear, so it's possible to be reasonably competitive even at low level. So get stuck in early.

WillhelmBlack

Pick Imperial.

P3ZZL3

Agree with all the comments about not installing a load of addons at this point.
I only joined 5 mths ago and took my time to v1 - enjoying the story and such.

As someone else pointed out, it's worth having the SKyshard and Lorebook addon but keep it turned off.

I checked my journal last night and I'm not even half way to all the lore books to read!!!

Plus, I've got 5 skyshards left to get - 2 deep in AD and 3 deep in EP Not quite sure how I'm going to get those..lol

BuggeX

Dont think about Skyrim nor Oblivion, Teso is not one of this, they just share the lore
Dont even think about 1 mounth and you have everything, just to feed you horse you Need 180days
Play wath and how you want, dont let you be forced in min/max, if you force yourself Play Imperial Stamina dd (NB)or Altmer Magica dd. (Sorcerer )
Dont exept a bugfree game
Dont exept a lagfree game

if you dont minde this few "Errors" welcome to tamriel

just destruct everrthing you find in crafting
get your time, the world is big and wonderfull
Look for a guild early if you want to Play together, if you like Play solo, np you dont Need a guild or grp in teso, jsu for a few achivments
try to max fast Alchemie and Provision you will Need this engame
try to skill the hirling fast in every craftline
dont get caught when you steel
start the researce right at start the traids in crafting

a few (for me) important addons - use minion for addons

-gridview
--craftstore
-advanced filters
-skyshard
-lorebook
-Alchemie helper (for the start if you dont like to search the traids of the flowers at you own)



and after all,

join ad, for the queen

Ajaxduo

LartenCrepsley wrote: »

like the title says. is there any tips/must know tricks that i should know to help me get started

Add-ons my friend! In my opinion they'll greatly improve your experience in ESO as the base game UI is very simplistic, that is unless you prefer the minimalistic appeal. ESOUI link. I'll list some you should consider getting

Skyshards by Garkin

LoreBooks by Garkin

Treasure Maps by TheCrazyDutchGuy

Foundry Tactical Combat by Atropos

...and more so check it out!

I'd also advise deciding what kind of build you want to play in advance, healer, tank, magicka/stamina dps and check out some guides. Also try to equip at least one piece of each armor so you level all 3 at once!

SantieClaws

This one would advise that it is considered good manners in Tamriel to give all your money to the next khajiit you meet - espcially if that one is named Santie Claws

signed

some other totally unrelated khajiit named Santie Claws

NewBlacksmurf

Step 1 - if you're seeking advice read ZOS's guides
Step 2 - go to the players guides section in the forum
Step 3 - read player guides that interest you
Step 4 - read patch notes in the patch notes forums
Step 5 - realize none of the above really matters but is good to know for later on


Go play and have fun. Be nice to others

Pallmor

I would echo others who say leave the beaten path. You'll find a lot of strange sites and side missions out there just walking around.

Also work on the blacksmithing and/or clothing crafts. You'll be able to make a lot of your own best armor and weapons (way better and more consistent than 99.99% of the junk that drops). The first helm I ever wore in the game I made myself.

SeñorCinco

Another note on the use of addons. I've stated this , as well as others about not using any in the start. While I agree wholeheartedly about adding anything or not adding anything, rather. While the tell additions are useful to a select few, they can be nothing short of a spoiler for me.

In fact, I go to the means of using addons to remove 90% of all the cluttered information on the screen. The game allows for a lot of this, already. Things like enemy bars over everyone and all of the glowing enemies.

The only thong that is on my screen is a single neon green pixel, as a crosshair.
The compass is completely stripped to only showing direction and even then it is reduced in size by 80%. By stripped, I mean you only see a small letter. No bar or markers of any kind.
No floating pins over NPCs.
My map is a completely blank parchment. Basically implementing a map cloud overlay that mimics drawing the map as you move along.
I also have AOs that will allow me to place custom map markers of any type any color and a custom description.

Granted this is a niche playstyle but I was spoiled with custom mods like Gopher's iHUD for Skyrim. I play ESO the exact same way. Not everyone wants to play this way but I play very slow and want to play the gameworld and not constantly track little blinking things on the screen.

Hopefully this will help someone looking to make the game look and feel differently.

UrQuan

PKMN12 wrote: »

hybriding does not work, you will either be Magicka focused or Stamina focused, trying to do both will lead to failure with a horrible character.

This is terrible advice if you plan to be a tank. Tanks need to be a hybrid of both magicka and stamina, both in terms of the abilities on their bars, and in terms of having an adequate resource pool of both. Tanks need to do proper resource management of all 3 pools (magicka, stamina, health).

UrQuan

Oh, and I can't believe I didn't mention this when I first replied to this thread yesterday:

Make sure you do the starter zones!

When you first awaken in Tamriel after completing the tutorial/introduction in the Wailing Prison, you'll be inside a house (if you're Daggerfall Covenant or Ebonheart Pact) or a ship (if you're Aldmeri Dominion) in the first full zone of your alliance (Glenumbra for DC, Stonefalls for EP, Auridon for AD). When you go outside there'll be a quest giver nearby (there'll be an arrow over his head) who will give you a quest to go find a boat. Do this quest before you start questing in the zone where you woke up!

If you want to, you can go to the Fighters Guild and the Mages Guild in the city where you wake up and do the "join the guild" mini-quests first (just the ones that make you a recruit - don't do the quests that the guild masters give you yet), but aside from those, I'd strongly recommend against doing anything else in that zone until after you've completed the starter zones.

The starter zones (Stros M'kai and Betnikh for DC, Bleak Rock and Bal Foyen for EP, and Khenarthi's Roost for AD - AD only has one starter zone, but it's bigger than the others) are designed to teach you how to go about questing and exploring in ESO. They introduce you to some characters who will come up again through your alliance's storyline, they introduce you to some common questing mechanics (such as using disguises), and they give you valuable experience. By the time you complete them you'll likely be level 8.

Make sure that you explore the starter zones well (and the later zones too), as there are numerous places on them that are worth going to, but which you won't find if you only follow your quest markers. By exploring you'll find areas of interest and such that give you exploration XP just for discovering them, you'll find quest givers who you wouldn't have come across otherwise, you'll find treasure chests, you'll find sky shards to collect, etc.

By the time you've done everything there is to do in the starter zones you'll have much better equipment, more skill points, more levels, and more practical experience on how to play the game. You'll just generally be a lot better prepared to take on the zone that you woke up in.

Osteos

Click on every book shelf you come across!

nimander99

Take you time because we wont see any new content until...

After Console(TM)

nastuug

Amsel_McKay wrote: »

LartenCrepsley wrote: »

like the title says. is there any tips/must know tricks that i should know to help me get started

I just finished level 1-50 (VR1) naked with no weapon skills. Just play the game you want to. PvE 1-50 is a cake walk.

But after that, have lube on standby...

HeroOfNone

Here are a few new players videos I put together enjoy

jkemmery

Amsel_McKay wrote: »

I just finished level 1-50 (VR1) naked with no weapon skills. Just play the game you want to. PvE 1-50 is a cake walk.

To OP: you will find a lot of bragging like this on the forums. Don't feel bad if you can't do the same, this is most likely BS anyway. Too many people like on the forums like to "complain" that the game is too easy, or offer "advice" like this.

But, the bottom line is that there are many different ways to play the game, and none of them are "wrong", but some are more "optimal" than others. Roll of different characters in the different factions and find out what suits you the best. Don't lurk too much on the peanut gallery forum, and you will find you enjoy the game more.

jkemmery

Ley wrote: »

I agree about a full blow hybrid but it's note worthy that if you go magica, it's useful to have at least 1 stamina skill on one of your bars and vice-versa. It lets you take advantage of an otherwise untapped resource.

I reserve my stamina for roll dodging and sprinting solely for my magica Templar. Both bars nothing but magica skills, ZERO attribute points in stam.