Why do people run Skyreach?

Veinblood1965 · June 10

I've never ran it been busy with other things ingame. Thinking of trying however. I googled but didn't find anything specific as to WHY people run it, is it loot? Experience? The Challenge? I see people in chat all the time offering Skyreach runs so must be something.

Thanks in advance.

solasub · June 10

one good place to grind and up your level fast.

mavfin · June 10

It's like the dolmen loops.

If being max level as quickly as possible is your absolute highest priority, and doing dolmen loops or Skyreach ad nauseaum doesn't nauseate you and/or make you want to uninstall, then, that's why people do it.

I fall into the 'makes me want to uninstall', so I don't do either one.

TBois · June 10

It is a quick way to level that also levels your Fighter's Guild skill line.

Kalik_Gold · June 10

Dunno I use Forgotten Crypts and Forgotten Wastes... Both are excellent aoe farms.

Ratzkifal · June 10

Kalik_Gold wrote: »

Dunno I use Forgotten Crypts and Forgotten Wastes... Both are excellent aoe farms.

The advantage of using Skyreach is that it is a separate instance so no other players can come in and leech XP. There are better grinding spots out in the world, but they are often so crowded that Skyreach ends up being better.

Kurat · June 10

This is why you see high cp players in dungeons doing 10k dps

TBois · June 10

Kurat wrote: »

This is why you see high cp players in dungeons doing 10k dps

Usually those are the people who dont care to research and don't even know where the grind spots are.

THEDKEXPERIENCE · June 10

I just kill wasps on a farm.

fred4 · June 10

To gain experience. Unlike overland, Skyreach is an instanced delve. Do it with two people and you can reset it, doing it over and over, having the mobs to yourselves with no competition. You can also pull more mobs than in overland, because they will follow you through the entire upper part of the delve. Experienced players do it in 3 pulls. Since they are undead, this also levels the Fighter's Guild like crazy and generates crazy amounts of ultimate from the passive that grants you ultimate when something undead dies. This frequently lets you chain destro ults one after the other which in turn sustains you, since you get 3K magicka back for each kill from a destro staff passive. While it's a grind, there is a certain amount of satisfaction from doing it quickly and "properly" like that.

In overland you are competing with everyone. Places like Spellscar yield more XP per mob (Skyreach XP was nerfed some time ago), but tend to be overcrowded, meaning either the mobs are down or you are sharing XP with more than one other player, which dilutes it. If Spellscar is empty (e.g. at 5am), it's better XP. Usually it's not.

Some people charge for Skyreach runs. A full CP player can easily solo it or even a half CP one. A low level partner gets credited all the same XP, can put skills from all different skill lines on the bar and let themselves be levelled. If your're not full CP yet and you're enlightened, this is also a good way to work off your enlightenment and advance your CP.

Best time to do this is during an event that features a 100% XP boost, which you can stack with up to a 150% boost from Ambrosia or an XP scroll as well as your enlightenment. You want to level up a new character from scratch, that's how you do it quickly.

Oreyn_Bearclaw · June 10

The experience is pretty good (not sure of anything that is really better in terms of a straight grind). It is instanced content, so if you have a partner, you can instantly reset so you never have to worry about a crowded grind spot. If you know how to grind, you can also easily carry someone along for the ride, which can also net you some coin if you sell runs. It will also ensure your FG is leveled (assuming you unlock the skill line).

volkeswagon · June 11

i farm Skywatch

WiseSky · June 11

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nnu1E5Kslig

MasterSpatula · June 11

This is, I actually like Skyreach done in its intended way, but no one's ever interested in that.

Veinblood1965 · June 11

Thank you everyone, I'll keep that in mind next time I roll a new toon! I just have three right now all level 50 and maxed CP. I'll run it once thought just for fun however.

DTAmoral · June 11

My friend on his PvE MagSorc helped me level my magsorc up to lv 50 and all skills to 50, and it took 9 hours doing Skyreach.

Def the BEST place for XP.

Veinblood1965 · June 11

DTAmoral wrote: »

My friend on his PvE MagSorc helped me level my magsorc up to lv 50 and all skills to 50, and it took 9 hours doing Skyreach.

Def the BEST place for XP.

Wow nice, I think it took me a week on my last toon to get to 50

AlnilamE · June 11

They don't even do the entire dungeon. It's just the upper loop.

The Skyreach trio are actually neat dungeons (if much easier now than they used to be). If you ever get a group of friends willing to do some group PvE, check it out.

Darkenarlol · June 11

it was nerfed a few times so as for today it is just as outdated as builds and guides from VR times

and it loses more than 3 times in terms of exp/hour to actual grind spots

but...instead of doubting those people's cognitive functions let's just call it a tradition

DTAmoral · June 11

Darkenarlol wrote: »

it was nerfed a few times so as for today it is just as outdated as builds and guides from VR times

and it loses more than 3 times in terms of exp/hour to actual grind spots

but...instead of doubting those people's cognitive functions let's just call it a tradition

If you can find an empty Spell Scar that is def the best XP in the fire zone. However far to often you get that 1 player that runs it backwards and pulls have the group and the spawn goes crazy. You then are wasting scroll time and such waiting for the farm to fix, just to have it happen again.

For a consistent XP farm, Skyreach is far better than any grind spot.

But I will agree if you can find an empty overland grind spot those are really really nice.

Arunei · June 11

I personally prefer a spot outside Wayrest where the Midnight Union mobs spawn. It's a nice little circuit and not many people know about it, so it's rarely crowded. I used to use Lost Prospect but everyone grinds there now, and a lot of people don't bother to learn how to properly pull either side in a way that makes it efficient for everyone, which makes it annoying as well as means you get very little exp (and a lot of people will ignore you when you try to explain how to do pulls so everyone benefits the most).