Help finding armour

lillybit

So today I started up an alt in AD and I came across someone wearing Altmer medium armour but they were lvl 7 and the armour was the appearance of the higher levels.
I know you get a costume with that look in Vulkhel Guard but I don't think it was that, I'm sure it was coloured more like the Eye of the Queen's armour.
I thought it might be a quest reward but if it is I can't find it (Queen's Eye leathers seemed likely but turns out they're just rawhide apparance).
Does anyone have any idea what it might be?

starkerealm

lillybit wrote: »

So today I started up an alt in AD and I came across someone wearing Altmer medium armour but they were lvl 7 and the armour was the appearance of the higher levels.

If you pick up armor off the ground, armor racks, or wherever, it will retain it's visuals, regardless of level. So you can (potentially) have Vet 14 medium armor that looks like a level 16 item. I'm not aware of any early game medium armor Altmer suits on display... but I also don't really pay attention to them.

It's also worth pointing out, white quality items picked up off weapon racks have (or at least used to have) a hidden modifier that reduces their stats to the next level down.

Korah_Eaglecry

lillybit wrote: »

So today I started up an alt in AD and I came across someone wearing Altmer medium armour but they were lvl 7 and the armour was the appearance of the higher levels.
I know you get a costume with that look in Vulkhel Guard but I don't think it was that, I'm sure it was coloured more like the Eye of the Queen's armour.
I thought it might be a quest reward but if it is I can't find it (Queen's Eye leathers seemed likely but turns out they're just rawhide apparance).
Does anyone have any idea what it might be?

Some of the Armors that can be stolen from the Vendors are of higher level appearances. So while the armor will be your level, the appearance will differ.

Learned this when I was running around with my Stamina NB and stole some Breton Medium Armor.

Recremen

starkerealm wrote: »

lillybit wrote: »

So today I started up an alt in AD and I came across someone wearing Altmer medium armour but they were lvl 7 and the armour was the appearance of the higher levels.

If you pick up armor off the ground, armor racks, or wherever, it will retain it's visuals, regardless of level. So you can (potentially) have Vet 14 medium armor that looks like a level 16 item. I'm not aware of any early game medium armor Altmer suits on display... but I also don't really pay attention to them.

It's also worth pointing out, white quality items picked up off weapon racks have (or at least used to have) a hidden modifier that reduces their stats to the next level down.

Take @starkerealm 's advice, that is 100% the correct answer. Some RPers have info on where to go to steal certain items that have the right look. Ask around! And remember that you can go to any zone in your faction at any level, but you can't go to the other factions' zones until later levels, so that will limit you a bit. You can also go to any of the DLC zones at any level.

Epona222

lillybit wrote: »

Recremen wrote: »

And remember that you can go to any zone in your faction at any level, but you can't go to the other factions' zones until later levels, so that will limit you a bit. You can also go to any of the DLC zones at any level.

Thank you, I did know this but don't know a way of getting to main continent in AD without completing main quests in Auridon. Is there an easy way I'm missing?

There is transport from the docks in Skywatch which will take you to Grahtwood at any time you like (the quest that sends you to Grahtwood at the conclusion of the Auridon main zone quest actually sends you to the Prowler in Vukhel Guard for transport, but there is a ship in Skywatch that serves as transport available at any time regardless of your progress through the Auridon quests). The town you land at in Grahtwood is full of hostile mobs until you do the quest there, but you can bypass it by heading along the beach to the west, and then north up to the road, just watch out for crocodiles along the beach as they may be tough if you are very much under the level of the zone.

Aisle9

Ancient elf maybe ?

here,check this: http://www.the-elder-scrolls-by-mysticals.com/

hamburgerler76

would need a pic hard to tell from this description

lillybit

Was definitely Altmer, had the diamonds and dragonfly shape on the chest. I know named armours can have different appearances so guessed it was that but can't find it.

DRXHarbinger

You get a cuirass fairly early on from one of the first quests.

lillybit

Like this but different colour or dyed. Should have mentioned I'm mostly looking for the chest but if the whole set is floating around I'll be just as happy.

Edit: Sorry can't get pics to attach on my phone!

lillybit

DRXHarbinger wrote: »

You get a cuirass fairly early on from one of the first quests.

Do you remember which one? Wasn't intending to quest with this alt

LMar

You can colour your armour. Or perhaps it is one of the aldmeri scout costumes

lillybit

It looked like one of the scout costumes but wrong colour. It was coloured/dyed brown and black. It looked like level 26+ altmer medium armour but on a level 7 player.
http://eso-fashion.com/altmer-full-leather/

LMar

Hmm perhaps Aldmeri Dominion Alliance motif?

lillybit

Thank you everyone will go out and steal everything I can find! Been playing for a while but very rarely put on anything I pick up so hadn't noticed this!

lillybit

Recremen wrote: »

And remember that you can go to any zone in your faction at any level, but you can't go to the other factions' zones until later levels, so that will limit you a bit. You can also go to any of the DLC zones at any level.

Thank you, I did know this but don't know a way of getting to main continent in AD without completing main quests in Auridon. Is there an easy way I'm missing?

newtinmpls

Well....

There are a few "found" items that I like so much I use them despite their not being set items.

One is the Skull headed staff you can find a few places. I've only ever seen it turn out to be a flame destro staff; and you can improve it.

The other is a really cool looking Altmer shield; larger than the normal crafted one - it starts out a lovely green and silver, and the first place I saw it was in Toothmaul Gully.

I would SO love to get motif pages for just these two items.

waterfairy

Was it the Phaer Mercenary disguise?

starkerealm

LMar wrote: »

Hmm perhaps Aldmeri Dominion Alliance motif?

No, the Alliance Motifs looks nothing like the normal racial motifs.

This is the medium Dominion armor style: http://eso-fashion.com/aldmeri-dominion-brigandine/

lillybit

Epona222 wrote: »

lillybit wrote: »

Recremen wrote: »

And remember that you can go to any zone in your faction at any level, but you can't go to the other factions' zones until later levels, so that will limit you a bit. You can also go to any of the DLC zones at any level.

Thank you, I did know this but don't know a way of getting to main continent in AD without completing main quests in Auridon. Is there an easy way I'm missing?

There is transport from the docks in Skywatch which will take you to Grahtwood at any time you like (the quest that sends you to Grahtwood at the conclusion of the Auridon main zone quest actually sends you to the Prowler in Vukhel Guard for transport, but there is a ship in Skywatch that serves as transport available at any time regardless of your progress through the Auridon quests). The town you land at in Grahtwood is full of hostile mobs until you do the quest there, but you can bypass it by heading along the beach to the west, and then north up to the road, just watch out for crocodiles along the beach as they may be tough if you are very much under the level of the zone.

Awesome thank you, just found it! Only travelled from Vulkhel Guard before and had totally missed that.

TheUrbanWizard

So if I pick up a lower level style peice as a vet 16 it will be vet 16 armour?? I didn't know this, awesome if true!

Didaco

TheUrbanWizard wrote: »

So if I pick up a lower level style peice as a vet 16 it will be vet 16 armour?? I didn't know this, awesome if true!

I'd like to know this, too.

Please, tell me this is true...

starkerealm

Didaco wrote: »

TheUrbanWizard wrote: »

So if I pick up a lower level style peice as a vet 16 it will be vet 16 armour?? I didn't know this, awesome if true!

I'd like to know this, too.

Please, tell me this is true...

It's not. It will cap at Vet 14. That was a specific mechanic implemented with the IC launch to prevent players farming tier 10 materials in non-vet zones.

Also, it will actually be equivalent to either Vet 13 or Vet 13.5, because of the hidden -1 modifier on those items. (I forget if it's actually matched to Vet 13 or if it's in a no man's land between Vet 13 and Vet 14 items.

phaneub17_ESO

Didaco wrote: »

TheUrbanWizard wrote: »

So if I pick up a lower level style peice as a vet 16 it will be vet 16 armour?? I didn't know this, awesome if true!

I'd like to know this, too.

Please, tell me this is true...

You wouldn't want to wear that kind of armor anyway, it would always be White quality with no traits or set bonus effects. When deconstructing such armor gives 0-1 crafting mats and the matching style stone.

starkerealm

phaneub17_ESO wrote: »

Didaco wrote: »

TheUrbanWizard wrote: »

So if I pick up a lower level style peice as a vet 16 it will be vet 16 armour?? I didn't know this, awesome if true!

I'd like to know this, too.

Please, tell me this is true...

You wouldn't want to wear that kind of armor anyway, it would always be White quality with no traits or set bonus effects. When deconstructing such armor gives 0-1 crafting mats and the matching style stone.

Also, these items will never be part of a set, which (when combined with the lack of a trait, and the level cap at V14) makes them basically worthless.

Didaco

Yeah I know the cons of having such items slotted, but from a rp perspective it's the best thing if you don't want to sacrifice up THAT much. Always better ti have a crappy v14 than a lvl14 one XD