Having Some Troubles, Advice Appreciated

Mercutio

The new scaling system seems to be very popular and I'm glad. I realize that I am only one player, and so my personal playstyle is not as important as what is best for the game, which scaling seems to be.

So the problem: I play MMORPGs rather mindlessly and always played in zones where I was 2 or 3 levels ahead. Yes, I realize that is "EZ Mode", but that is how I like it. I enjoyed tearing through mobs like a medieval hitman on meth.

Now every fight is a challenge and it takes way longer to defeat a monster. I'm hoping I will get used to it. And again, not complaining here. Most people seem to appreciate this and so it is good business to keep the majority happy.

Next time I log on, I am thinking about making all my armor and weapons blue and creating them in the Hunding (sp?) style. My main is level 38 (well, almost, really close) and is more close to mastering all armor traits than not.

Do you think this will make the gameplay seem more like it was pre-patch?

If not, do you have any suggestions? (I mainly solo for personal reasons involving a disabled child)

Should I just grit my teeth and work through it? Will it change if I ever hit level 50? (I'm an altaholic)

Thank you all very much for any responses. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Tryxus

If you have the ability to make crafted sets, then by all means make a useful set for your char. There's also plenty of sets for you to farm that could boost your char, so try to get a few of those as well.

It prob won't be as easy as before, but it should make things less difficult

Taternater

Getting better gear will help. So will farming skyshards since I'm pretty sure you keep all your skills no matter what level you're scaled to. Getting to 50 on your first character will allow you to start earning cp, which are points to spend in the champion system which is a new skill system that unlocks at max level to allow you to continue to improve your character. Your lower level alts will then have access to that system because it's account wide and they'll get progressively more powerful for their levels as your level 50 characters earn cp, or champion points.

AlnilamE

Hi there,

Yes, having blue set armor will definitely make things easier. Having blue quality enchants on them, along with purple weapons would help as well. You can also pick a dropped set you would like, spend some time in the zone that drops and run the dolmens until you get 3 pieces of jewelry (they will be at your level), and maybe a piece of armor or two. Then complement the dropped set with Hunding's and you will have the benefit of 2 sets.

Are you on the NA server? If you need help with crafting gear or farming some jewelry I can help with that if you are.

karldavy149b16_ESO

Mercutio wrote: »

The new scaling system seems to be very popular and I'm glad. I realize that I am only one player, and so my personal playstyle is not as important as what is best for the game, which scaling seems to be.

So the problem: I play MMORPGs rather mindlessly and always played in zones where I was 2 or 3 levels ahead. Yes, I realize that is "EZ Mode", but that is how I like it. I enjoyed tearing through mobs like a medieval hitman on meth.

Now every fight is a challenge and it takes way longer to defeat a monster. I'm hoping I will get used to it. And again, not complaining here. Most people seem to appreciate this and so it is good business to keep the majority happy.

Next time I log on, I am thinking about making all my armor and weapons blue and creating them in the Hunding (sp?) style. My main is level 38 (well, almost, really close) and is more close to mastering all armor traits than not.

Do you think this will make the gameplay seem more like it was pre-patch?

If not, do you have any suggestions? (I mainly solo for personal reasons involving a disabled child)

Should I just grit my teeth and work through it? Will it change if I ever hit level 50? (I'm an altaholic)

Thank you all very much for any responses. I hope you have a wonderful day.

i would also advice pushing one toon to veteran ... your missing alot of cp points that will make stuff infinitly easier ... as little as cp 90 and all your other toons will start flying thro content btw because eso like to give you 4.8million enlightenment u could literally hit 90 in a day of easy play

probablyafk

Hey Mercutio, I get where you're coming from. I go the other way usually and try things a few levels above my character but sounds like both of us just need some stressless playtime away from difficult commitments.

I suggest you buy a set of cheap equipment every 10 levels or so. When I did my alts I'd get at around level 10, 20, 30 and 40. Plus or minus two levels from those places is good enough. The sets should be pretty cheap from a guild vendor in your capital city. It makes a big difference. For stamina go the hundings, add +stam enchantments to everything (you should get enough while leveling) and also reduce stam cost to rings and necklace. For magicka try seducer or warlock set - both are great to keep you rolling from fight to fight.

I also think it's worth looking at some build suggestions for your character. It helps a lot to find a simple spammable type of build that's safe, steady and fun for you to level with. You want something that does lots of easy spammable damage and also has some degree of healing. I've done every class now in and each one I've found a nice grinding build that makes it a lot easier to tear through enemies even when they were higher levels than me. Not sure which class you're playing but if you let us know we can suggest something that'll make things more ez mode.

One last thing: you're not alone in disliking the scaling. For me it just kinda now makes everything feel the same. Before if I wanted to stick around a zone and do some extra story I could smash it out and just enjoy the talking. Or I could move ahead and challenge myself. I feel like this degree of autonomy is missing - everything is the same difficulty. The zones are full of everyone just grinding equipment too. It feels like the external challenge is missing so there's less need for bonding. I've played more *with* people in the last few days that all my time in ESO, but it's been much, much less fun than the times when I got together with people to do something actually hard, or where my extra levels might help someone with something difficult. I think it would have been amazing to have these tougher world bosses without the scaling - i'd be asking in chat for help, we'd probably have to strategise ... right now it's just zerg.

ixie

It will get easier don't worry, some would say too easy. Gear sets make a big difference, farm some of the new overland sets and try them out, some of the crafted sets are fun to use too, jewelry drops at dolmens. Also craft or buy some food.

Here's a link to the One Tamriel sets, clicking on a set will tell you where it drops, some of them are only in dungeons but there are many available in regular pve areas

http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/One+Tamriel+Sets

Mercutio

AlnilamE wrote: »

Are you on the NA server? If you need help with crafting gear or farming some jewelry I can help with that if you are.

All of you are superstars in my book! Thanks for all the great feedback.

@AlnilamE no, I play on the EU server because I keep very odd hours (usually wake up around 2 am, in bed by 6pm) and I've found it much easier to find a group on the few occasions I do need one. Also it's a lot less lonely and I enjoy reading zone chat.

Again, you all rock! Thank you so much.

probablyafk

Oh, with regards to hitting level 50. I think the following alts are a lot easier. Or they were for me prior to One Tamriel. After level 50 you get CP points which you spend on these bonuses to your characters. The nice thing is they are shared between all your characters so if you get one character to 50, then level them a little more to even 60 or 90 CP then you'll have a significant advantage for your following characters.

It also helps because in the last few levels it's very easy to make money. After I finished with my first character I think I had 40,000 gold in the bank. This made spending money on the second character a lot easier and I could afford more equipment upgrades.

Crafting is great but it's also very difficult for new players to get into in a meaningful way. For example you need 6 traits researched for each slot of equipment for Hundings - realistically that's going to take you a month or two minimum if you're a solo casual player. Do start researching on your character but don't worry right now about actual crafting - the sets should be quite cheap at vendors and still provide a big bonus even if they are green