ESO not very single player friendy

twilightwarrick

Him mm yes well I'm a bit fed up, as an older player, I don't really know many people playing and the few I do are usually offline, lately,
been trying to do a couple of undaunted missions to get some monster gear sets, well its almost impossible on my own,
and thinking about it most things in this game seen geared towards group play ,Alliance wars , Battlegrounds, dungeons undaunted.
really the only thing you can do as a single player are basic story missions, and the rewards are crap, I don't know,
I can join a group finder , but its usually not the missions I want to do, and if I post , nobody seems to do my quests, feel like its just a waste of time lately.
any advice would be welcome as how to solo some of these missions, I'm cp 290 night blade thanks

Androconium

I'm old. Like over 40 old. I just dont do that ***.

HappyLittleTree

Well guess it's maybe because the game's a MMORPG?

mcagatayg

Just get in a casual guild. This is an MMO, you can't solo everything. You are complaining about why you cant slam dunk in a football game.

Tabris93

I play solo 99% of the time and have played on and off since launch. I have very little interest in group content like dungeons. I have to say, I don't agree with ESO not being solo-friendly as I am greatly enjoying myself.

- I create at least one char for each alliance to work through the alliance missions
- I create at least one char of each class to experience the classes (and crafting vocations)
- I do the guild questlines with appropriate characters (my mage having finished Mages Guild, my thief Thieves Guild etc)
- I explore for soul shards, discovering areas for xp and crafting mats
- I do bosses, dungeons and dolmens when I see other players are there (more or less the only time I play with other people)
- I craft, explore, quest and steal to get items to sell in guild store
- I join events when I feel like it

There are tons to do! I have just finished Thieves Guild with one char and am in the middle of DB with the same. I haven't finished Summerset with my mage yet, and haven't even started on Mirkmire nor created any char with Warden class. And soon Elsweyr is out, which my Khajiit is eagerly waiting for. Tons to do!

xMovingTarget

That's why eso is an mmo and not single player. You can always join a guild and find people to do these things with you.
Many guilds are social and for dungeons etc. Just keep an eye on the zone chat. And don't be shy 😉

daemonios

It's a massively *multiplayer* online game. Of course it's going to be biased towards interactions between players. If you ask me, ZOS have already made too many concessions, changing content that was aimed at groups so it could be done by soloers. Guild finder is coming soon, it seems, and that's a glaring omission that should have shipped on day one. Hopefully it will help people find other players with similar play styles so they can more easily group up instead of making everything solo-friendly.

As for your situation, you can already queue for specific dungeons if you want to do specific monster sets. Am I missing something? What quests are those that you want to do and can't find a group? Also, while not as good as some dungeon and trial drops, you can craft or ask someone to craft you some pretty decent item sets.

Moonsorrow

Because it is not a single player game.

While that is the reality. As soloer can still do most stuff. Even Vet dungeons (some dlc vet dungeons do not attempt though and some got mechanics that solo cannot do) eventually, especially when you get experienced, got gearing done and so on. Also you can select from group finder to give you exactly the right dungeon, there is option to select what you want to do so never get wrong place, unless you use the random option.

As solo yeah you can do battlegrounds, most play solo too, of course meeting 4 man premades can be painful then, but you will mostly meet other solos until high mmr.

Alliance war you can totally play solo, i do most times. Just find the fights you like, support your alliance where you can, a solo player can make a difference once experienced enough.

twilightwarrick

Androconium wrote: »

I'm old. Like over 40 old. I just dont do that ***.

im 54 what don't you do, undaunted, and yes to Happylittletree I know its a MMO but perhaps they could have an option
or missions that give you better gear for people, that don't know many players, and struggle to find groups,
to do the missions they want to do.

Turelus

I would recommend finding a casual social guild you can work with, there are plenty out there which focus on just letting folks do their thing but offering the chance to group for group based content.

If you're not playing the group content in the game then there isn't a massive need for most of the higher power items from group based content. If you're just after Monster helms/shoulders you could also check Cyrodiil every weekend where some of them are sold for gold at a vendor. They will have a PvP trait on them but you could transmute them.

Svyndra

As others have said, find a relaxed guild to join. I'm in two guilds that are always happy to help people with specific tasks for specific gear. Of course the flip side is, you have to be on hand to help them out once in a while as well.

You don't need to be best friends, but a little chatty chatty lets you get to know who's doing what. I absolutely suck at dungeons, as I'm a solo player as well, however my guild mates still include me. I've even joined in a few trials lately, I'm the worst of the lot and I hold them back but they cool.

And the age thing.. you do realise half the players on here are over 40 right? lol

Aznarb

What ? No solo friendly ? Is it a joke ?
It took me only 1 month of solo playing and my DPS char aswell as healer can solo most vet and normal dungeon.
And I don't even got legendary gear..

Only few thing need a group and it's a shame for a "MMORPG", way to many MMORPG are to easy since year and it's disgusting.
If you wanna play solo, then play a RPG, not a MMO.

That really the kind of post I hate the most.

FierceSam

Hey Dude,

Single player ESO is really fun. There’s tons to do and loads of places to explore. However, I get the lure of some of the more group focussed content. And there are loads of players who are in the same position as you.

Monster sets in particular can be harsh for players who haven’t done many group dungeons, especially because they’re only available in the vet versions of those dungeons. Going solo into vet dungeons is not for the faint hearted. My suggestion would be not to focus on specific sets, but to start doing regular undaunted quests on the regular (non-vet) dungeons in PUGs. That way you’ll easily get groups, learn the dungeons, how to work in a group and you can bump into people you enjoy playing with along the way. For more info on the dungeons check out Xynode’s All About Mechanics video’s on YouTube. Once you feel comfortable in the dungeon environment, you can move on to vet dungeons. With the anniversary events coming up now is a great time to start doing dungeons.

Also check out some of the many social guilds. There will be one that you feel right at home with. It might not be the first one you try, but it is out there. You’ll find there’s a load of fun in playing with other people as well as doing things solo.

Good luck and have fun

p_tsakirisb16_ESO

twilightwarrick wrote: »

Him mm yes well I'm a bit fed up, as an older player, I don't really know many people playing and the few I do are usually offline, lately,
been trying to do a couple of undaunted missions to get some monster gear sets, well its almost impossible on my own,
and thinking about it most things in this game seen geared towards group play ,Alliance wars , Battlegrounds, dungeons undaunted.
really the only thing you can do as a single player are basic story missions, and the rewards are crap, I don't know,
I can join a group finder , but its usually not the missions I want to do, and if I post , nobody seems to do my quests, feel like its just a waste of time lately.
any advice would be welcome as how to solo some of these missions, I'm cp 290 night blade thanks

From the whole game 1% of the content need group and that is the veteran difficulty dungeons.
You do not even need to be in a guild to do this content as other say. Just set the Dungeon Finder to specific dungeon, and wait in the queue until it pops up. Do it and finish.

To be honest this is the only MMORPG par Eve Online, where you can play solo 99% of the game.

twilightwarrick

Tabris93 wrote: »

I play solo 99% of the time and have played on and off since launch. I have very little interest in group content like dungeons. I have to say, I don't agree with ESO not being solo-friendly as I am greatly enjoying myself.

- I create at least one char for each alliance to work through the alliance missions
- I create at least one char of each class to experience the classes (and crafting vocations)
- I do the guild questlines with appropriate characters (my mage having finished Mages Guild, my thief Thieves Guild etc)
- I explore for soul shards, discovering areas for xp and crafting mats
- I do bosses, dungeons and dolmens when I see other players are there (more or less the only time I play with other people)
- I craft, explore, quest and steal to get items to sell in guild store
- I join events when I feel like it

There are tons to do! I have just finished Thieves Guild with one char and am in the middle of DB with the same. I haven't finished Summerset with my mage yet, and haven't even started on Mirkmire nor created any char with Warden class. And soon Elsweyr is out, which my Khajiit is eagerly waiting for. Tons to do!

Yes you're correct there are heaps of things to do as a solo player, problem is the rewards are SO terrible, honestly the only way to get decent rewards seems to be in group play, I wish they would even up the drops a bit, I have managed to solo a few world bosses, not easy ,and very time consuming, , and the usual drop a green pair of boots, or gloves great,
sure back a while ago the world rewards were better, often get purple rewards, from anchors, not any more it would seem.

TheShadowScout

Tabris93 wrote: »

I play solo 99% of the time and have played on and off since launch...

Yeah, my playstyle is more like...

(...and the rest of those Solo Play comix!)

Tabris93 wrote: »

I have to say, I don't agree with ESO not being solo-friendly as I am greatly enjoying myself.

Agreed.
Sure, the group content... most of that I leave be, unless I somehow manage to stumble into a group taking me along on a dungeon run which happened exactly -once- in all the time I played.
But that aside... there is great enjoyment to be had with the rest of the game!
Yeah, I might miss out on the monster helm and dungeon set farming... wish those were changed to BoE so people could start trading them (which also would make for far less vexation when someone is looking for a -specific- weapon), but... eh, I can do without and still have fun!

MattT1988

twilightwarrick wrote: »

Tabris93 wrote: »

I play solo 99% of the time and have played on and off since launch. I have very little interest in group content like dungeons. I have to say, I don't agree with ESO not being solo-friendly as I am greatly enjoying myself.

- I create at least one char for each alliance to work through the alliance missions
- I create at least one char of each class to experience the classes (and crafting vocations)
- I do the guild questlines with appropriate characters (my mage having finished Mages Guild, my thief Thieves Guild etc)
- I explore for soul shards, discovering areas for xp and crafting mats
- I do bosses, dungeons and dolmens when I see other players are there (more or less the only time I play with other people)
- I craft, explore, quest and steal to get items to sell in guild store
- I join events when I feel like it

There are tons to do! I have just finished Thieves Guild with one char and am in the middle of DB with the same. I haven't finished Summerset with my mage yet, and haven't even started on Mirkmire nor created any char with Warden class. And soon Elsweyr is out, which my Khajiit is eagerly waiting for. Tons to do!

Yes you're correct there are heaps of things to do as a solo player, problem is the rewards are SO terrible, honestly the only way to get decent rewards seems to be in group play, I wish they would even up the drops a bit, I have managed to solo a few world bosses, not easy ,and very time consuming, , and the usual drop a green pair of boots, or gloves great,
sure back a while ago the world rewards were better, often get purple rewards, from anchors, not any more it would seem.

Do you do crafting? You can turn those green boots or gloves into purple boots or gloves.

Moonsorrow

twilightwarrick wrote: »

Tabris93 wrote: »

I play solo 99% of the time and have played on and off since launch. I have very little interest in group content like dungeons. I have to say, I don't agree with ESO not being solo-friendly as I am greatly enjoying myself.

- I create at least one char for each alliance to work through the alliance missions
- I create at least one char of each class to experience the classes (and crafting vocations)
- I do the guild questlines with appropriate characters (my mage having finished Mages Guild, my thief Thieves Guild etc)
- I explore for soul shards, discovering areas for xp and crafting mats
- I do bosses, dungeons and dolmens when I see other players are there (more or less the only time I play with other people)
- I craft, explore, quest and steal to get items to sell in guild store
- I join events when I feel like it

There are tons to do! I have just finished Thieves Guild with one char and am in the middle of DB with the same. I haven't finished Summerset with my mage yet, and haven't even started on Mirkmire nor created any char with Warden class. And soon Elsweyr is out, which my Khajiit is eagerly waiting for. Tons to do!

Yes you're correct there are heaps of things to do as a solo player, problem is the rewards are SO terrible, honestly the only way to get decent rewards seems to be in group play, I wish they would even up the drops a bit, I have managed to solo a few world bosses, not easy ,and very time consuming, , and the usual drop a green pair of boots, or gloves great,
sure back a while ago the world rewards were better, often get purple rewards, from anchors, not any more it would seem.

It is just rng on what color they drop. You can make the green gear to purple or even gold if so wish with crafting. So drop "color" does not matter much. Well, getting something in purple, like rings, for selling is nice though.

stefan.gustavsonb16_ESO

Being in my 50's, with a long history of being exclusively a single player gamer, I can definitely relate, but you should really try to find a guild of like-minded people and enjoy the group content with them. There are plenty of casual guilds in the game, some even with a specific aim to recruit mature gamers. I'm in several of these guilds, and I enjoy both questing alone and doing group content with gamers of all ages at all skill levels, from people who couldn't ever imagine going into a veteran dungeon to people like me who try to take on the harder end-game content despite our slower reflexes (or at least a lack of willpower to train them enough) and our lack of time and energy to grind for the best gear.

ESO doubles rather well as a single player game, and I like that, but some of the content really isn't meant for solo play. Venturing solo into a veteran dungeon, which was designed to be an end-game challenge for a group of four players, is simply not a realistic option.

If you are on the PC EU server, find me in the game (username "stegu") and I could introduce you to some very nice, mature and easy going guilds. Or just ask in zone chat. There are many others like you in the game.

twilightwarrick

MattT1988 wrote: »

twilightwarrick wrote: »

Tabris93 wrote: »

I play solo 99% of the time and have played on and off since launch. I have very little interest in group content like dungeons. I have to say, I don't agree with ESO not being solo-friendly as I am greatly enjoying myself.

- I create at least one char for each alliance to work through the alliance missions
- I create at least one char of each class to experience the classes (and crafting vocations)
- I do the guild questlines with appropriate characters (my mage having finished Mages Guild, my thief Thieves Guild etc)
- I explore for soul shards, discovering areas for xp and crafting mats
- I do bosses, dungeons and dolmens when I see other players are there (more or less the only time I play with other people)
- I craft, explore, quest and steal to get items to sell in guild store
- I join events when I feel like it

There are tons to do! I have just finished Thieves Guild with one char and am in the middle of DB with the same. I haven't finished Summerset with my mage yet, and haven't even started on Mirkmire nor created any char with Warden class. And soon Elsweyr is out, which my Khajiit is eagerly waiting for. Tons to do!

Yes you're correct there are heaps of things to do as a solo player, problem is the rewards are SO terrible, honestly the only way to get decent rewards seems to be in group play, I wish they would even up the drops a bit, I have managed to solo a few world bosses, not easy ,and very time consuming, , and the usual drop a green pair of boots, or gloves great,
sure back a while ago the world rewards were better, often get purple rewards, from anchors, not any more it would seem.

Do you do crafting? You can turn those green boots or gloves into purple boots or gloves.

have to admit my crafting skill lines are quite low, been away from the game over a game , and just got back into it last month or so,
I didn't bother much with crafting before because the drops were pretty decent ,they now seem somewhat nerfed,
maybe I do need to invest some points into these, to be honest.

Watchdog

I play exclusively PvE, mostly solo, and I am having the time of my life in ESO.

If I do need help, I ask my guildies. Joining the social guild I am in was the best thing I could have done in ESO. We have newbies and veterans, solo players and raiders, we have dedicated PvP players and PvE only players. We have crafters, house decorators, you name it...

We help each other whenever such help is needed. Need assistence with killing a nasty boss or a few runs through a specific dungeon to get some set pieces? Ask in the guild chat. For me, this is the bridge between my solo playstyle and the specific requirements of an MMORPG.

I may never be a group content endgame player, but that only means I don't really need endgame rewards. I may try some normal trials or perhaps a veteran dungeon or two when I feel ready and in the mood, but I feel no pressure to do so.

My advice would be:

a) join a good social guild
b) use a simple starter build for your character, not one that says "beginner", but actually requires you to have a heap of farmed gear from (veteran) group content and all skill lines fully trained already

Last but not least:

c) find your own way to have fun in ESO, as having fun is what really counts

barney2525

I'm old. I do most stuff solo too. But I am in it to enjoy the game.

Couple days ago I'm going through all my characters to make sure their gear is up to par for doing delves next week. Popped up my vampire, who is parked in the temple at Bagkorai. There was a PC standing on the alter. He jumps down, asks for vampire bite. Hey, why not? Now he's happy and I did my good deed for the week.

Yesterday I'm running a new character through Kenarthi Roost. Down in the catacombs is a PC who is having a hard time with the puzzle. I help him out, he says he's new and would I party with him to get through the quest. Helped him out, got the stuff completed.

Point is, you never know who is going to cross your path when you are out playing solo. You could take a brand new character, teleport it to an apartment or house you own in a Non-starter region - and just start exploring.

And it just seems to me, that you are looking in dungeons for the gear that you need... to complete the dungeon. That is generally a flawed solo approach. The gear you need to Beat the boss is in his hand.

Not liking the odds here. If you really want that gear, you need to bite the bullet and party up. Guilds are good for this.

Gythral

Adding to the above - at least 1 crafting character tat knows the traits you will find useful (if not, eventually, them all0 so that occasionally you can transmute a item

And there are enough skiill points for this to be your main not just an alt.

AcadianPaladin

Another retired senior here. I came from (several years in each) Diablo II, Baldur's Gate II, Oblivion, Skyrim. The reason I play ESO is for its magnificent mass and scale. The game is beautiful, combat is good and - for the first time in Elder Scrolls history - staves are actually good weapons! Lol. The fact that ESO is multiplayer is a drawback I live with for now.

With so much mass and scale, it is not necessary to 'do it all'. And 'elite' gear that requires groups to get is only required if you're doing 'elite' content - that usually involves groups. So no problem there.

It took me a long time and lots of study/practice, but my 'solo end game' is soloing most alliance zone world bosses and soloing a fair number of alliance normal group dungeons. Monster shoulders are easy to get from the select pledges that I can solo.

I will occasionally group - usually via the group finder to avoid 'commitments', but prefer running solo. I have occasionally run a few select vet dungeons via group finder to get a desired monster helm, though most of my monter helms come from being patient and watching the weekly 'Golden girl' vendor in Cyrodiil who sometimes has them in her rotating weekend stock.

I'm not big on guilds because I don't want to be interrupted by requests to help others - and, in fairness, I don't ask for help from others. I'm in the game to play with my character - not other humans.

I want a single player massive open world medieval fantasy rpg. Oblivion and Skyrim were not massive. ESO is the closest I can find for now.

Jaimeh

twilightwarrick wrote: »

Him mm yes well I'm a bit fed up, as an older player, I don't really know many people playing and the few I do are usually offline, lately,
been trying to do a couple of undaunted missions to get some monster gear sets, well its almost impossible on my own,
and thinking about it most things in this game seen geared towards group play ,Alliance wars , Battlegrounds, dungeons undaunted.
really the only thing you can do as a single player are basic story missions, and the rewards are crap, I don't know,
I can join a group finder , but its usually not the missions I want to do, and if I post , nobody seems to do my quests, feel like its just a waste of time lately.
any advice would be welcome as how to solo some of these missions, I'm cp 290 night blade thanks

The game has a great amount of content that is solo-geared, or solo-friendly. As for quest rewards, they might not be great (though some zones drop weapons or gear from desirable sets as quest rewards), but you do them for the sake of the story, your character progression, and world immersion, if you like that sort of thing, and I personally find that ESO has really amazing stories, so worth doing at least once. However, if you are interested in group content, then it's best to find a guild, like others have said above, or use the finder. Also, if you are in a group and there is another player that you like, just ask if you can add them to your friends' list and build a group of people you can can potentially ask to do content with, or even enquire if they have a guild they could invite you to. It's hard finding compatible groups, but unless you build and gear your character to a level where they can solo group instances, there's no other way. When the new chapter comes, there will be a guild finder system, which will make the process a little easier.

InvictusApollo

With proper build and more CP you will be able to solo all non dlc dungeons with ease.
Also you could just join several carebear (social) guilds and put "LFM tank, healer, dd" in every single guild chat.

Tabris93

twilightwarrick wrote: »

Yes you're correct there are heaps of things to do as a solo player, problem is the rewards are SO terrible, honestly the only way to get decent rewards seems to be in group play, I wish they would even up the drops a bit, I have managed to solo a few world bosses, not easy ,and very time consuming, , and the usual drop a green pair of boots, or gloves great,
sure back a while ago the world rewards were better, often get purple rewards, from anchors, not any more it would seem.

Have you tried being a thief? I have never received/stolen better rewards solo as I did as a thief. Many purple items that sold for a lot of money. My thief is only in her 20s, levelwise, yet she is the richest of all my characters. And with gold, you can then buy crafting mats for the gear you want (or buy the gear itself).

MattT1988

twilightwarrick wrote: »

MattT1988 wrote: »

twilightwarrick wrote: »

Tabris93 wrote: »

I play solo 99% of the time and have played on and off since launch. I have very little interest in group content like dungeons. I have to say, I don't agree with ESO not being solo-friendly as I am greatly enjoying myself.

- I create at least one char for each alliance to work through the alliance missions
- I create at least one char of each class to experience the classes (and crafting vocations)
- I do the guild questlines with appropriate characters (my mage having finished Mages Guild, my thief Thieves Guild etc)
- I explore for soul shards, discovering areas for xp and crafting mats
- I do bosses, dungeons and dolmens when I see other players are there (more or less the only time I play with other people)
- I craft, explore, quest and steal to get items to sell in guild store
- I join events when I feel like it

There are tons to do! I have just finished Thieves Guild with one char and am in the middle of DB with the same. I haven't finished Summerset with my mage yet, and haven't even started on Mirkmire nor created any char with Warden class. And soon Elsweyr is out, which my Khajiit is eagerly waiting for. Tons to do!

Yes you're correct there are heaps of things to do as a solo player, problem is the rewards are SO terrible, honestly the only way to get decent rewards seems to be in group play, I wish they would even up the drops a bit, I have managed to solo a few world bosses, not easy ,and very time consuming, , and the usual drop a green pair of boots, or gloves great,
sure back a while ago the world rewards were better, often get purple rewards, from anchors, not any more it would seem.

Do you do crafting? You can turn those green boots or gloves into purple boots or gloves.

have to admit my crafting skill lines are quite low, been away from the game over a game , and just got back into it last month or so,
I didn't bother much with crafting before because the drops were pretty decent ,they now seem somewhat nerfed,
maybe I do need to invest some points into these, to be honest.

If your 100% set on playing solo, you really should give some attention to crafting.

Reistr_the_Unbroken

Tabris93 wrote: »

twilightwarrick wrote: »

Yes you're correct there are heaps of things to do as a solo player, problem is the rewards are SO terrible, honestly the only way to get decent rewards seems to be in group play, I wish they would even up the drops a bit, I have managed to solo a few world bosses, not easy ,and very time consuming, , and the usual drop a green pair of boots, or gloves great,
sure back a while ago the world rewards were better, often get purple rewards, from anchors, not any more it would seem.

Have you tried being a thief? I have never received/stolen better rewards solo as I did as a thief. Many purple items that sold for a lot of money. My thief is only in her 20s, levelwise, yet she is the richest of all my characters. And with gold, you can then buy crafting mats for the gear you want (or buy the gear itself).

Once on my main I managed to steal one purple item back in September I think. Haven’t seen another one yet.

Cundu_Ertur

Dolmens, public dungeons, and WB's can be soloed without being meta ub3rl33t build guy, but there's a trick -- third person view. You can see the red circles and squares of death much better in 3pv. WB's just take time and you need a way to self heal and boost regen.

Level up crafting. That's a big part of my RP style anyhow (I like to RP a self-sufficient ranger type) so my main has always had some crafting. Don't skimp on provisioning, either, it's better than alchemy -- food buffs are necessary.

For monster sets, you get 3 keys per char without doing a single dungeon -- just don't do those undaunted quests (or don't use the keys) until the char is CP160 or more. You get 8 free slots, use them, get the free keys for each and that's 24 shots at undaunted gear without thinking the phrase 'group content.' There's also The Golden vendor in Cyrodiil on the weekends who sells monster helms and shoulders.

What's important with the stuff the WB's and public dungeon bosses drop isn't the color, it's the set bonuses. Match up your sets if they're mismatched right now, and you see things are better with set bonuses. Green spriggans is better than purple trainee.

There's a couple arenas that are solo PVE by design, but they are like a series of WB's on steroids.

OP may already know all this, but I've been mainly solo PVE with a little PVP and this is what has made my experience better.

Fluke.Slywalker

A lot of things are best done in duo. You juts need to find one like-minded player that wants to do the same content as you.

If you're in Xbox EU I know of several casual guilds you could join and just hit u[p in chat for help with a particular task/quest/boss.

Joining a guild is the best advice I could give, you don't have to participate in any guild activities but just pipe up in chat for help with this and that.

Otherwise, as others have said.. it's not Skyrim, it is ESO which is an online, multiplayer game.