What are your limits on Solo play? (Difficulty)

Casdha

What are your limits on Solo play? What is the hardest content you have the ability to complete when playing Solo? As a comment you can add what you personally thought was the hardest content you've completed solo as it pertains to ESO. The poll is laid out from my perspective of easiest to hardest. It is probably not the same for everyone. I'm going to group the last few things together as I don't know where to put their difficulty.

Guaranteed Insightful click at a minimum from me for sharing your opinion, provided it's not rude to other players, for your participation.

heaven13

Vet Maelstrom Arena

I selected vMA because I've never actually attempted to solo a group dungeon. I've considered doing them before, for gear rather than waiting to find a group, but figure my odds are better if I go with people.

Casdha

Harder Group Dungeons (Think Selene's Web)

Yes I chose this example Selene's Web for a reason.

I actually did not defeat the final boss but I'm certain I could have if I hadn't run out of time to try. I got her down to about 15% once or twice. I found this to be much harder than Normal Maelstrom Arena while I found Dungeons Like Elden's Root, Arx Corinium and Fungal Grotto I to be easier than Normal Maelstrom Arena.

codestripper

Other

I've done like, the first boss in nMoL, also nAS+0 a few patches ago.

Ogou

Vet Maelstrom Arena

codestripper wrote: »

I've done like, the first boss in nMoL, also nAS+0 a few patches ago.

I've done the first boss in nAA solo. How's nMOL in comparison? I would imagine the adds to be annoying.

Robo_Hobo

Vet Maelstrom Arena

I've done a couple Vet dungeons solo but they're usually the exception to the rule and usually only the easier ones.

Casdha

Harder Group Dungeons (Think Selene's Web)

heaven13 wrote: »

I selected vMA because I've never actually attempted to solo a group dungeon. I've considered doing them before, for gear rather than waiting to find a group, but figure my odds are better if I go with people.

If its any comparison I can do nMA but usually die once on The Frost Giant Part, I can't get past 2nd Boss on vMA. I've done lower level Group Dungeons with out a death and never seen them before.

kitty79

Other

raidelorn quest

AcadianPaladin

Lower level Group Dungeon on Normal (First two or three alliance areas)

I love that with my primary characters are able to solo several of the non-DLC dungeons on normal and to solo a fair number of non-DLC world bosses. In effect, that is my end game.

I've done a few of the non-DLC dungeons on vet with pugs but prefer soloing the easier ones to grouping the harder ones. And I totally ignore all DLC dungeons and WBs since large groups and/or obtuse mechanics that require watching a You Tube vid first don't interest me.

Irfind

Vet Maelstrom Arena

the 5 is killing me, DLC Dungeons, Trials, Vet Group Dungeons

some worldbosses

Zathras

Lower level Group Dungeon on Normal (First two or three alliance areas)

I have done non-DLC dungeons on Normal without too much difficulty. For me, that is more than fine, as the non-crafted sets that I prefer can be found in that range. I haven't tried MA yet, but I think it's next on my list after I get my NB to 50. My preferred class that I run content with is a MagPlar, specced for damage, with nothing extraordinary for gear. By that, I mean I don't use monster helms/shoulders, and my gear is crafted. I gold out my staves, and my gear is of epic tier.

Kolache

DLC Dungeons, Trials, Vet Group Dungeons

I've solo'ed some DLC dungeon bosses but not entire dungeons.
I would really, really like a veteran overland/public dungeon option so that I can take my existing characters through new DLC story quests without the monsters being entirely ignorable.

BomblePants

Harder Group Dungeons (Think Selene's Web)

Bloomin Blackheart Haven bosses..... wanna farm Bone Pirate but can’t quite cut it.... ugh....

Some world bosses are tough too...

codestripper

Other

Ogou wrote: »

codestripper wrote: »

I've done like, the first boss in nMoL, also nAS+0 a few patches ago.

I've done the first boss in nAA solo. How's nMOL in comparison? I would imagine the adds to be annoying.

Oh they are, you kind of have to kite and focus them at the same time when they come up. I guess it's a bit easier for me cause i'ma pet sorc scrub so you know, shields + AOE = dead things.

myskyrim26

Other

I can do Public Dungeons including Bosses – to do them I need a fresh head, to be concentrated and quick.
I can do Lower level Group Dungeons on Normal, only with my PetSorc - it is hard, and I can do 3 of them, like Fungal Grotto 1.
I can’t do Selene's Web and the like group dungeons. I make it to 2nd boss, no further, with my PetSorc.
I can’t do Arena, even normal. I did Normal up to stage 6, and that’s where I got really tired and bored. I did Veteran up to stage 2, and no further
As for DLC Dungeons, Trials, Vet Group Dungeons – can these be soloed at all? I see people are choosing this option… They must be really awesome in combat.
My limit? I guess, this: once I tried Cradle of Shadows solo. I made it it to 2nd boss. It was very hard and took me really long. Yet that was my highest achievement, I think.

tmbrinks

Vet Maelstrom Arena

Have done vMA (Flawless)... have done many of the non-DLC dungeons (that don't have group requirements, like Direfrost) solo when farming for gear I might need. Haven't really tried to the the DLC dungeons on vet solo, not really a "goal" of mine to do them that way.

Casdha

Harder Group Dungeons (Think Selene's Web)

kitty79 wrote: »

raidelorn quest

Sorry, I didn't consider these as a being different than regular Delves and Group Dungeons since the change. I know they use to be harder and at one time this zone's Overland would have had it's own difficulty.

StytchFingal

Other

Trials, vet DLCs with mechanics requiring at least one other person.

Ertosi

Other

Housing is end game.

Counts as solo play cause I don't have one of those wimpy builds needing the help of a couple of others with housing permissions turned on. I move it all myself.

Danikat

Delves (to include Delve Boss)

I kill delve bosses solo regularly. I might have done public dungeon bosses too but I can't remember for sure.

Haven't gotten around to attempting Maelstrom arena yet, but I know I can't do group dungeons solo (even easy ones on normal mode) so I assume I can't do trials, vet dungeon etc.

Sometime, once I've gotten to CP160 (or above) and got proper gear with matching sets I might try spending all my CP and then see what I can complete solo. Although there's always the chance they'll remove CP and bring in some new system before I reach that point.

NocturnalSonata

Vet Maelstrom Arena

Vma was the hardest content I completed. I have done a few normal dungeons solo, and completed a lot of WB, including dlc ones solo. Never tried a vet dungeon solo as i have 0 inclination to do so; the only reason i did a lot of WB solo is because finding a group is not always easy, and it was less time consuming to just do it myself.

Casdha

Harder Group Dungeons (Think Selene's Web)

Sorry, I thought about World Bosses and the fact that their degree of difficulty can swing so wildly and where I should put them that I forgot to put them anywhere.

josiahva

Other

I have soloed many vet dungeons...but vMA is harder that many vet dungeons to solo to be honest(though certainly not all of them) but lets be real here...ESO doesn't have truly difficult solo content(even group content played solo is easier than difficult games along the lines of demon/dark souls where you actually have to think before running into a given fight)

RaddlemanNumber7

Lower level Group Dungeon on Normal (First two or three alliance areas)

I do the easier group dungeons, but only when there's some extra rewards on offer e.g. event tickets, witchmother's loot boxes.

I can and have done more difficult dungeons on normal, but quit doing that as soon as I discovered the time and effort required to complete them where far too great compared to the measly rewards on offer.

I don't do maelstrom because I don't enjoy that style of game. It's far too much like Sonic and Mario, and I didn't like those either. And it's non-story content. And again the rewards don't match the effort required.

Harrdarrzarr

Not this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRfPco46kAU

jainiadral

Normal Maelstrom Arena

Well, halfway through normal Maelstrom Arena. I could have finished it and I never died, but it's the exact kind of content I find stressful and tedious. The mechanics have to be the most annoying gameplay I've ever experienced.

Dark_Lord_Kuro

Normal Maelstrom Arena

Never tried to solo group dungeon/trial
Dont like arena type content so didnt try vma

Zathras

Lower level Group Dungeon on Normal (First two or three alliance areas)

josiahva wrote: »

I have soloed many vet dungeons...but vMA is harder that many vet dungeons to solo to be honest(though certainly not all of them) but lets be real here...ESO doesn't have truly difficult solo content(even group content played solo is easier than difficult games along the lines of demon/dark souls where you actually have to think before running into a given fight)

Difficulty is in the eye of the beholder, as can be seen by the variety of replies to the OP.

albesca

Delves (to include Delve Boss)

I picked Delves because I'm able to clear them without using food/potions and completely alone.

I'm currently working on nMA without looking at guides, to try and figure out the mechanics; I'm currently on the stage with argonians and poison (the seventh, I think).

I've done a couple of Public Dungeons quests, but I haven't really tried to clear all the side bosses, so I don't know how I'd fare.

hellhound223

Public Dengeons (to include Dungeon Bosses)

I voted before remembering that I completed nMA for the first time recently! Alas. Still, nMA was a long process for me (though I got quicker as I figured out the mechanics better with each death! ), so I'd stand by my answer for what I'm *most comfortable* with.

Casdha

Harder Group Dungeons (Think Selene's Web)

I had also never tried Dragon Star Arena until a day or so ago. I got to The Grove and the first time I died there I looked it up to see how many stages I had left to go and quit because I didn't have time to attempt to go any further, not that I know whether I could or not. Maybe i will go back one day. It looked like it had some decent gear to farm in the first few rounds that could easily be upgraded in quality.