Which alliance to choose?

slowpoke68

Giving ESO another go, tried it in the past but quit at low level.

Looking for general opinions about the NA PC factions.

I'm looking to play on the friendliest one, or the one that is most social. I know that is a big generalization, but looking for general impressions and conventional wisdom from old pros. I enjoy pvp but am not am not a min maxer or rager. Likewise for pve, enjoy pugging and meeting new people.

Also, as far as pvp goes, I'd rather play on a side that needs me, rather than one that is dominating.

Thank you much!

Luigi_Vampa

DC is the only choice!

Krainor1974

All of my alts are in DC, all I can say is it's fun in all aspects, I just started RP and there's plenty all around.

RAGUNAnoOne

Just toss 2 coins and base it on how many heads if you don't know anyone already

Farorin

AD, we have a sexy queen, I don't often come across too many elitists (they are still there though), and also wood elves are hilarious, and khajiti are adorable.

Father_X_Zombie

DC: friendly, casual
EP: kids, solo players
AD: Big ego, tryhards in PvP

Your choice, id recommend DC but im biased

Edit: changed Skyrim fans to solo players

ForlornBeliever

AD seems to be the most friendly.
DC sems to be the most casual.
EP seems to be the most soloers.

I use seems as that is my experience. Other people willl feel differently.

FerrumnCutem

I chose EP for my alt Nb, but like others said there is a lot of soloing going on. If you are looking for some amazing siege battles or big teamfights in which not everyone is going their own way and dying because of that, then DONT choose EP

Dracan_Fontom

DC: friendly, casual 
EP: kids, skyrim fans 
AD: Big ego, tryhards in PvP 

Yea, no. Stop trying to spread propaganda. All alliances has their share of kids, try hard and casual. It's all based on your preference, would you want to fight for the Young Queen who believes in Elven Dominion, the Wayrest King who wants better w
Merchant wealth, or the Skald-King who wants to fight for what's right.

slowpoke68

Thanks much for the input all

robwolf666

My eldest kid was in AD for ages and was in two guilds, and she always had a blast. She lost interest in the game though when the two guilds she was in pretty much died over night because people suddenly got other commitments or started hanging in other guilds, so she stopped playing and I inherited her characters.. From what I know about Daggerfall, if you're lucky enough to get an invite to PvP it's fun, but just because you're in a guild doesn't mean that invite will come, from what I've seen DC are just as likely to just be mucking about in city hubs as doing PvP. No idea about EP.

Father_X_Zombie

Dracan_Fontom wrote: »

DC: friendly, casual 
EP: kids, skyrim fans 
AD: Big ego, tryhards in PvP 

Yea, no. Stop trying to spread propaganda. All alliances has their share of kids, try hard and casual. It's all based on your preference, would you want to fight for the Young Queen who believes in Elven Dominion, the Wayrest King who wants better w
Merchant wealth, or the Skald-King who wants to fight for what's right.

Lol tbag an AD in xbox na and see what happens, or go to riften and turn on area chat and you will see how accurate my "propaganda" is. You can put it how you want but I'm just being honest from what I've seen

Edit: your wrong about emric, he wants to build a continuation of the Empire to restore order to Tamriel

Dracan_Fontom

Lol tbag an AD in xbox na and see what happens, or go to riften and turn on area chat and you will see how accurate my "propaganda" is. You can put it how you want but I'm just being honest from what I've seen

Sorry I play on PS4 so I can honestly say what I do. BTW Emeric was a merchant lord, and believes his Covenant is the true heir of the Reman empire. No did he want to restore balance, he wanted the throne.

Rawst

The Dominion needs you. Also, we have Razum-dar, the coolest character in the game.

Mojmir

pick a color

Nyx2

Father_X_Zombie wrote: »

DC: friendly, casual
EP: kids, skyrim fans
AD: Big ego, tryhards in PvP

Your choice, id recommend DC but im biased

A try hard is someone who has to use a lot of effort and effort is not really something you can attribute to the biggest zerg faction in the game. Then change "kids" to "solo players" and it's mostly accurate. Also, AD has the absolute worst questline and the most frustrating and monotone terrain to travel on. Both DC and EP are far better in that aspect.

robwolf666

^ Zerg?

Easily_Lost

After you reach lvl 50 you will be able to play the other 2 alliance story line.

and yes Razum-dar is the coolest NPC in the game, and he will tell you that ( if he could ) LOL.

Van_0S

Do a random selection!
Like when you hit the character selection screen you get the race,class,gender and faction.

Edit:
OP, forget which faction as good people to help you in PvE or less zergy/dominating in PvP.

Almost all the faction are having these issues because people are people, right!

So, go for which faction as the best story or the races/cultures you like the most from your pervious TES games.

Then find for a decent guild that helps you in PvE and PvP.( in the forums there some guilds that will recruit you)

Brrrofski

Rawst wrote: »

The Dominion needs you. Also, we have Razum-dar, the coolest character in the game.

He's up there for the most annoying. God I have him. He fails at being funny. Complete opposite. The one exception is when

he takes the Queens appearance and eludes to the fact he wants to touch himself as her

Rawst

Brrrofski wrote: »

Rawst wrote: »

The Dominion needs you. Also, we have Razum-dar, the coolest character in the game.

He's up there for the most annoying. God I have him. He fails at being funny. Complete opposite. The one exception is when

he takes the Queens appearance and eludes to the fact he wants to touch himself as her

Oh well. It's the same for me with Vanus Galerion. I cringe every time he opens his mouth, especially in Coldharbour during the "put him back together" quest.

Father_X_Zombie

Nyx2 wrote: »

Father_X_Zombie wrote: »

DC: friendly, casual
EP: kids, skyrim fans
AD: Big ego, tryhards in PvP

Your choice, id recommend DC but im biased

A try hard is someone who has to use a lot of effort and effort is not really something you can attribute to the biggest zerg faction in the game. Then change "kids" to "solo players" and it's mostly accurate. Also, AD has the absolute worst questline and the most frustrating and monotone terrain to travel on. Both DC and EP are far better in that aspect.

An example of what I ment by try hards would be calling in a Zerg to defend your emp when a rescouce at Fort Warden gets flagged (you'd be suprised how often this happens lol), you'd think it would be effortless for 30 Prefects and palatines but it's pretty hard for them.

and I'm not sure what platform your on but EP on xb1 has tons of kids, but I guess I can add solo players to that list, that's fairly accurate.

Father_X_Zombie

robwolf666 wrote: »

^ Zerg?

A Zerg is a large group of bad players who group together to achieve an objective that could be done with a far less number of skilled players.
Ex: capturing an empty keep with 60
people

Not sure if you were asking for the definition or not

Bearded_Gorilla

All the alliances are the same really, just pick the colour you like most.

Dracan_Fontom

Me, personally I chose EP as I mantain a pretty decent guild on PS4 Na. Find people you like and play with them, that's my wisdom.

robwolf666

Father_X_Zombie wrote: »

robwolf666 wrote: »

^ Zerg?

A Zerg is a large group of bad players who group together to achieve an objective that could be done with a far less number of skilled players.
Ex: capturing an empty keep with 60
people

Not sure if you were asking for the definition or not

Indeed I was asking what the word meant. I'm not too familiar with online gaming, and I keep coming across words like "zerg" but have no idea what they mean, lol.

Pheefs

zerg = overwhelming numbers
(the slang comes from the game Starcraft, the aliens weren't so powerful individually but they piled up on you & you were toast)

its really something to see the zerg run by while you are hiding on the ridge, but it can be laggy inside there


& its not just the alliance, you should find a couple good guilds
one for group content & one that makes you laugh