grinding to level

barbarian340

so i left ESO for over a year and im just returning...one big change is that the areas change according to your level...which is an AWESOME change, imo...however does this also mean than one grinding spot can be used to go from 1-50 without having to switch spots every couple levels? this too would be awesome of that's the case

W0lf_z13

EVERYTHING is lvld to cp160 yourself included, so yes you could use 1 spot to grind from lvl 1 to max cp

Asardes

Mobs now level with you - or rather you are battle leveled to CP160 - so experience gain is pretty linear. Dolmens, public dungeons, a few overland places where mobs respawn fast, Skyreach (you'll probably need to be carried there) and even normal Melstrom Arena (if you have the DLC bought or subscribe). I would suggest picking a spot with undead or Daedra since killing them also raises Fighters Guild reputation, which is useful for any character and must have if you are stamina. Here's pretty comprehensive guide about how to gain experience fast. https://alcasthq.com/eso-grind-guide/ But IMO it's better to power level to 50, then to CP160, which is the gear cap, and stop there and simply play the game normally. You are much better off farming gear, learning PvP or PvE veteran content, rather than just grinding to CP 700+, especially since XP gain is pretty fast even when not grinding.

ssorgatem

barbarian340 wrote: »

so i left ESO for over a year and im just returning...one big change is that the areas change according to your level...which is an AWESOME change, imo...however does this also mean than one grinding spot can be used to go from 1-50 without having to switch spots every couple levels? this too would be awesome of that's the case

That's right.

You can perfectly grind the same spot over and over and over and over and over again from lvl1 to 50 or brain death, whichever comes first.

barbarian340

Asardes wrote: »

Mobs now level with you - or rather you are battle leveled to CP160 - so experience gain is pretty linear. Dolmens, public dungeons, a few overland places where mobs respawn fast, Skyreach (you'll probably need to be carried there) and even normal Melstrom Arena (if you have the DLC bought or subscribe). I would suggest picking a spot with undead or Daedra since killing them also raises Fighters Guild reputation, which is useful for any character and must have if you are stamina. Here's pretty comprehensive guide about how to gain experience fast. https://alcasthq.com/eso-grind-guide/ But IMO it's better to power level to 50, then to CP160, which is the gear cap, and stop there and simply play the game normally. You are much better off farming gear, learning PvP or PvE veteran content, rather than just grinding to CP 700+, especially since XP gain is pretty fast even when not grinding.

so explain grinding to 50, then to 160cp...what do u mean when u say 160 is the gear cap? explain as if im an idiot

W0lf_z13

@barbarian340 the max level gear in the game is set to cp 160 ... normal ( pre lvl 50 gear ) runs as normal lvls 1-49 ... once you hit lvl 50 you start gaining champion points ( cp ) and the gear's lvl is labeled as the amount of cp ... cp 10, cp 20 etc ... max is cp 160, even though in game the current max cp is 720 for your character, but the game designers set the gear to "cap" at 160 ... the gear that you get from drops depends on your champion level at this point....so once you gain 160 cp's you can use the max lvl gear in the game....hope that was simplified enough

Asardes

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Asardes wrote: »

Mobs now level with you - or rather you are battle leveled to CP160 - so experience gain is pretty linear. Dolmens, public dungeons, a few overland places where mobs respawn fast, Skyreach (you'll probably need to be carried there) and even normal Melstrom Arena (if you have the DLC bought or subscribe). I would suggest picking a spot with undead or Daedra since killing them also raises Fighters Guild reputation, which is useful for any character and must have if you are stamina. Here's pretty comprehensive guide about how to gain experience fast. https://alcasthq.com/eso-grind-guide/ But IMO it's better to power level to 50, then to CP160, which is the gear cap, and stop there and simply play the game normally. You are much better off farming gear, learning PvP or PvE veteran content, rather than just grinding to CP 700+, especially since XP gain is pretty fast even when not grinding.

so explain grinding to 50, then to 160cp...what do u mean when u say 160 is the gear cap? explain as if im an idiot

There used to be veteran ranks from 1 to 16 above level 50 until Dark Brotherhood patch (June 2016), but then they got rid of them and equated those with 10 CP each for both character stats and gear level. A few months later, in One Tamriel patch (October 2016) they also made the whole game world battle leveled, the way Cyrodiil and the DLC areas used to be before that. So the enemies are always CP160 you are basically always scaled to CP160 as well, and at low levels you even receive some stat buffs to compensate for the fact that you lack passives for your skills; those wear off as you level and if you don't actually invest in those passives you end up weaker as you level up. Another change they made later on in Morrowind patch (June 2017) is to cap the stat bonuses on your attributes - magicka, stamina, health - to 20% when you have 100 CP spent in each constellation, 300 in total. Also the contribution of each CP in a given star has diminishing returns past a point; before that it used to be more linear. At the same time they also increase the number of CP that can be spent by 30 every patch. I don't know when you left but it was 501 for about a year, until they started raising it to 531, 561, 600, 630, 660, 690 and now 720. You can gain CP past the cap but it's much slower and you can't spend them until the cap is raised again. http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Champion+System

Dapper Dinosaur

The very best way to make absolutely sure you blow at every imaginable level is to grind in one place to high levels. This completely robs you of any actual experience with your character and gear sets, so you are only stunting your growth by cheesing your way to high levels instead of playing the game properly.

barbarian340

W0lf_z13 wrote: »

@barbarian340 the max level gear in the game is set to cp 160 ... normal ( pre lvl 50 gear ) runs as normal lvls 1-49 ... once you hit lvl 50 you start gaining champion points ( cp ) and the gear's lvl is labeled as the amount of cp ... cp 10, cp 20 etc ... max is cp 160, even though in game the current max cp is 720 for your character, but the game designers set the gear to "cap" at 160 ... the gear that you get from drops depends on your champion level at this point....so once you gain 160 cp's you can use the max lvl gear in the game....hope that was simplified enough

ooooooh! got it! very helpful, thanks...so this gear drops from normal endgame play? or does it have to be crafted? and what about weapons? ive seen ppl talk about maelstrom weapons, etc...how does one get these?

Ydrisselle

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W0lf_z13 wrote: »

@barbarian340 the max level gear in the game is set to cp 160 ... normal ( pre lvl 50 gear ) runs as normal lvls 1-49 ... once you hit lvl 50 you start gaining champion points ( cp ) and the gear's lvl is labeled as the amount of cp ... cp 10, cp 20 etc ... max is cp 160, even though in game the current max cp is 720 for your character, but the game designers set the gear to "cap" at 160 ... the gear that you get from drops depends on your champion level at this point....so once you gain 160 cp's you can use the max lvl gear in the game....hope that was simplified enough

ooooooh! got it! very helpful, thanks...so this gear drops from normal endgame play? or does it have to be crafted? and what about weapons? ive seen ppl talk about maelstrom weapons, etc...how does one get these?

CP gear can be obtained as loot and can be crafted too. That means weapons are using this system too.
I'm not sure, but I think Maelstrom weapons can be obtained from the Maelstrom Arena, which is a solo encounter.

W0lf_z13

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barbarian340 wrote: »

W0lf_z13 wrote: »

@barbarian340 the max level gear in the game is set to cp 160 ... normal ( pre lvl 50 gear ) runs as normal lvls 1-49 ... once you hit lvl 50 you start gaining champion points ( cp ) and the gear's lvl is labeled as the amount of cp ... cp 10, cp 20 etc ... max is cp 160, even though in game the current max cp is 720 for your character, but the game designers set the gear to "cap" at 160 ... the gear that you get from drops depends on your champion level at this point....so once you gain 160 cp's you can use the max lvl gear in the game....hope that was simplified enough

ooooooh! got it! very helpful, thanks...so this gear drops from normal endgame play? or does it have to be crafted? and what about weapons? ive seen ppl talk about maelstrom weapons, etc...how does one get these?

CP gear can be obtained as loot and can be crafted too. That means weapons are using this system too.
I'm not sure, but I think Maelstrom weapons can be obtained from the Maelstrom Arena, which is a solo encounter.

yes, malestrom weapons can only be obtained through vet malestrom ... they are bind on pickup so you can't trade or sell them ... the normal malestrom runs just reward armor

W0lf_z13

as mentioned you can craft gear as well which is a good start, so make sure you get your crafting level up for things. Personally I have 1 character devoted to only crafting to make things easier that way I dont have to worry about skill points on my other characters

W0lf_z13

@barbarian340 just also keep in mind, Vet Malestrom will take time and practice to get through ... i have read MANY threads of people quitting the game because of it, but, there are tons of guides on it to look through and research... just have to google Vet Malestrom Guide ...

barbarian340

ok great info...thanks a lot!

weg0

@barbarian340, some sets drop from normal gameplay, some sets can be crafted. I would suggest running, “queueing for”, random normal dungeons with the group finder (default is “p” on keyboard) once a day as they give skill points the first time you completele them and you can easily obtain decent jewelry as you level. My suggestion is don’t queue for vet dungeons until you get lvl 50 and >160 cp, you will basically be deconstructing/merching all gear till then.

Don’t improve any gear until you can get cp160 gear, don’t plan to stay at the level you are at for long. Someone already said don’t stay in one spot and grind. But you really will want to level fighters guild up ASAP, so go the the public dungeons and kill all the bosses and complete the quests. Many are full of undead and faders and killing everything in the dungeons will level your fighters guild and award you skill points.

ol_BANK_lo

barbarian340 wrote: »

so i left ESO for over a year and im just returning...one big change is that the areas change according to your level...which is an AWESOME change, imo...however does this also mean than one grinding spot can be used to go from 1-50 without having to switch spots every couple levels? this too would be awesome of that's the case

There is a guy on PS4 that grinded a brand new account, from level 1 to CP690 in 4 1/2 days of game time by grinding one spot. So, yes, it is possible.