How Long Did it Take You to Find Your Main?

worrallj · February 8

Ksariyu wrote: »

5 years and counting. Problem is I always start a character with an idea or playstyle in mind, then by the time I get them to Lv50 I realize that with all the restrictions on morphs, sets, stats, etc. they all end up playing the same anyway. Add the fact that you have to be a tank if you ever want to do group content without scheduling six months in advance, there's really no point in getting attached to any character because they'll just end up crowding my character select screen till the end of time.

Pugs are rough... Recommend join a guild for group content. Otherwise yeah, either run the dungeon Solo or que tank. Not a nice solution but will keep you sane lol

Kittytravel · February 8

First character I made, because all I knew was just like in every Elder Scrolls game I wanted to murder people and skip meaningless enemies.

Elsonso · February 8

I have four and rotate through them. My first three characters from March 2014, and a Warden.

ArchMikem · February 8

My first character was a Sorc, but then my memory gets fuzzy as to whether I then made my Nightblade next, or my Templar, but my StamBlade came much later after I first started playing. It just didn't sound appealing to me at first, I was coming off Skyrim where I loved throwing spells around. Then I eventually made one as a test just to mess around with the skills and I kinda fell in love with it. StamBlades make overland PvE easy fun. Now I do absolutely everything on my StamBlade first.

emilyhyoyeon · February 8

Danikat wrote: »

Either a couple of beta tests or 13 years, depending on how you look at it.

I've been making, playing and refinding broadly the same character in every TES game since Morrowind (which was the first one I really played) so I knew what kind of character I wanted before I even started ESO, it was just a matter of working out which class and other choices were the best fit.

I'm the same way, except I have three main characters I make in all TES games, but in ESO I have a handful of others. I don't know which of the three I would consider my ESO main though. One of my three mains is split into 3 ESO characters (necromancer, nightblade, templar), since she is a master mage and uses a wide enough breadth of spells that I think 3 different classes for her is ok.
Even though she is 3 characters which obviously has influence, I think I play her the most, especially lately, and I made her about 2 years into playing ESO surprisingly. My other mains were best suited as a DK fire mage/tank and NB stamina dd, and I think I just prefer playing necro/templar/nb mage tank specs (which is how I play my mage main) than DK and NB.

xF1REFL1x · February 8

My main was a stamblade... but now I main a stamcrow and magblade... so it kind of depends on the patch.

TheFM · February 8

UGotBenched91 wrote: »

So, everyone has a main. But, how long did it take you to find your main and how did you know?

For example, it could’ve been the first character you made or you found your main by trying different classes.

3 years, lol. It was the very last class I tried out.

RD065 · February 8

5 years, 10 months & 4 days

Stamden.

Runefang · February 8

It was my 10th character but my Magden is now firmly my main

zaria · February 8

My main? well I have my sorc, an Khajiit who went stamina with Murkmire

She is the achievement hunter and does all the quests,
second is an templar healer, then two DK tanks, and an NB dd.

General_Zeranth · February 8

First Character: Should have been my main... Is now a crafter.

15+ characters made and deleted over a 4 year period....

Found my main during the anniversary event last year when I fell in love with my Redguard Stamsorc. She's pulled me through vMA 7 times now, no flawless, but she's damn good and I love her.

Sturmfaenger · February 8

The first char I ever created is still my main (Magicka Nightblade).

SHANKS_63 · February 8

I may still be searching, but I want magcro to be my main. I was so very excited when elsweyr was being released to play the necro, then drunken bones was born and mystic siphon would occasionally spin me 180 degrees for no reason. The class felt clunky AF, until the current PTS. I'm hoping that the changes/fixes to magcro stick and that I can officially make it my main. While waiting for magcro to be fixed I fell in love with magdk, but still feel magcro is what I am in tamriel. To answer the question, I guess about a year to decide a main.

colossalvoids · February 8

First character on account, seems easy.

newtinmpls · February 8

UGotBenched91 wrote: »

So, everyone has a main. But, how long did it take you to find your main and how did you know?

For example, it could’ve been the first character you made or you found your main by trying different classes.

No main here.

I play 3 accounts, and at least 1 character each on PC EU, and all of them have complex back stories and relationships.

Beardimus · February 8

UGotBenched91 wrote: »

So, everyone has a main. But, how long did it take you to find your main and how did you know?

For example, it could’ve been the first character you made or you found your main by trying different classes.

1 minute.

Planned it for a while, and spent 90% my time on that first toon.

Lintashi · February 8

In all Elder Scrolls games I played, and I played everything since Morrowind, I always have 2 main characters. I play both either equally, for a few hours a day each, or until I get certain achievements on one, then switch for the other. One is always bosmer-werewolf-archery type, in eso stamblade ofc, other altmer -vampire-mage type, in eso that was magsorc, but since Elsweyr, it is my magnecro healer. I just knew, that it would be my new main character, right after I created him. Playing with 2 main characters with completely different playstyles, keeps me from getting bored.

Artemiisia · February 8

I have stuck to my main since beta, through the good, bad and the ugly, even when it weren't meta, sadly though because of this last years insane nerfs and loss of class identity I definitely having hard time enjoying playing my main anymore

Aelorin · February 8

I switch characters sometimes. My first main that did all BASE game quests is now my main Crafter. This year i played a lot with a new dps necro. Right now it s a PVP warden. Also last year i wanted to create a toon of each class stamina and magicka. It is Fun to do something diffetent from time to time.

Rokkar8 · February 8

After trying dragon leap I was sold

OtarTheMad · February 8

5 years. I loved Sorc since beta, also really liked Warden when it came out but I finally landed on Magicka Necro. It's a real fun class despite it's flaws. I still love my first character, my Magsorc, but he's kind of down on my list atm. My secondary is my Magden, love the changes to the class recently and feel it's finally strong.

Darkenarlol · February 8

3 hours of character creation 5 years ago

Banana · February 8

I only really play one character

bearbelly · February 8

Very first character I made.

godagarah5000 · February 8

the character i make in the greymoor chapter will end up being my main when it comes out ;P

Nordic__Knights · February 8

I thought i had one from the start woodelf stamblade bow/dw loved her but unfortunately 16 emps and 4 and an half years latter ZOS seen it to be to good an killed it so now i have an main crafter and looking for an main character and tho ive played every classes both mag and stam ive yet to fall in love with another like i did my woodelf stamblade oh could be thats what i played in skyrim for all its years before playing ESO at release really sucks they seen fit to destroy player/ character relationship just to kill an class over EVERYONE saying it was too OP another reason i think i cant actually like another character knowing it too well eventually get killed too so now i just play whatever i feel like for that day or hour and switch but still have 10,000 hrs on my woodelf stamblade 6,000 more then i have on all the others put together with 14,000 hrs logged and yep you've guest it my play time has cut in half since too ESO just aint the same ANYMORE

Ermiq · February 8

Approximately 1 year. I've tried Templar first, DK then. But once Morrowind has been released I've found my main immediately. If there's a nature/wildlife themed class in a game, that's definitely my main.

Bananko · February 8

I knew from Day 1, since I only ever have one character in every MMO I've ever played.

essi2 · February 8

First character is and has always been my main.

Agenericname · February 8

I'm not sure that I have a true main, but I've grown quite fond of my warden. It was the last class I tried.

Its because it can do some many things reasonably well.