Group Delve vs Public Dungeon?

Cryptor

Group Delve vs Public Dungeon? What is the difference?

Ackwalan

Group delve is just you and your group (or solo if went in solo). A public dungeon is everybody.

oddbasket

Delve size map, slightly tougher enemies.

SeaGtGruff

Group delves have fewer bosses and fewer achievements than Public Dungeons do.

honglatongla

Group delves are a remnant of Craglorn being a thing called adventure zone. Guess they are a bit tougher than regular delves.

Aaxc

A delve is a small cave-type location with usually one miniboss and a skyshard.
A public dungeon is exactly what it says - a dungeon, but with an open instance. It is a lot larger, has multiple bosses, quests and even its own loot table.

wenchmore420b14_ESO

Group delves are instanced 4 man dungeons. They award Skill Points upon completing first time.
Public delvs are open world and much easier mob and boss wise.
Group delves have been around since launch, before Craglorn.

Brrrofski

You have 3 different things on your map.

Delves - this is like a torch icon isn't it? Never really paid attention lol. These are easy to complete solo. There's one skyshard and one boss.

Public dungeon - this is a cave icon. Again, this is easy to complete solo, but a bit more difficult than a delve, especially for first time players. There's a skyshard and like 6 or 7 bosses, one of which will grant you a skill point.

Group dungeons - square sort of icon with a plus next to it. This is instances four person content that you need a group to complete (vet players can solo them but as a rule it's for 4 people). No skyshard, but quest will give you a drop. Normal and veteran modes. Veteran obviously harder, but also drops a monster helemt from last boss (and loot is purple instead of blue). You can use the activity finder to complete these if you haven't got a group yourself.

Sevalaricgirl

Public dungeon, respawn rate is much faster, more bosses, usually 2 quests to do, larger area to run around in. Delve, smaller, 1 boss, less enemies and the respawn rate seems to be a bit slower. Both delves and public dungeons anyone can enter.

zaria

Group delve is unique to Craglorn, its an delve with an touch and an + sign. Instanced and limited to 4 players like group dungeon.

They are the size of ab large delve but harder than public dungeons, still easier than easy group dungeons to solo.

Zama666

During the Witch Mother's Bargain, to get the Essence of Death, the Hint says to go into a Delve...
If I am in a Public Dungeon, will that work?

Tanks,

Z

wenchmore420b14_ESO

Zama666 wrote: »

During the Witch Mother's Bargain, to get the Essence of Death, the Hint says to go into a Delve...
If I am in a Public Dungeon, will that work?

Tanks,

Z

Yes, but you must kill the main boss to get it.
Good luck and Huzzah!

Zama666

Seems they are not the same for the Witch Mother's Bargains....only go to to Delves....

BloodyStigmata

Group delves are an old thing they did for Cragglorn. Essentially, that entire Zone used to be a zone for groups and every delve was a group delve. They expected by the time you hit veteran rank to have made friends and joined a handful of guilds adventure through it together. You'll notice that there are no public dungeons in that zone. That's because they would have been redundant at the time Cragglorn released.

After they realized how much most of us hated it they redesigned Cragglorn and now its much more solo friendly and never did it again, but some of the group delves in Cragglorn still remain.

Ippokrates

Zama666 wrote: »

During the Witch Mother's Bargain, to get the Essence of Death, the Hint says to go into a Delve...
If I am in a Public Dungeon, will that work?

Tanks,

Z

Well, from perspective of Witches, Delve bosses & Public Dung bosses are different stuff, cause they drop a different plunder, so it might not work

Ronin37

craglorn was better off a challenge

wenchmore420b14_ESO

The term "delv" is a generic term that includes public and group dungeons. For events, they are included in statement "Kill delv boss".
Also, group delvs were in ESO before Craglorn. Fungal Grotto, Banished Cells, etc, were in base game zones at launch.
The biggest difference is gear set drops, as only certain "delvs" will drop only certain pieces, i.e. only legs and hands from one type, chest and shoulders from another, etc.

Hallothiel

wenchmore420b14_ESO wrote: »

The term "delv" is a generic term that includes public and group dungeons. For events, they are included in statement "Kill delv boss".
Also, group delvs were in ESO before Craglorn. Fungal Grotto, Banished Cells, etc, were in base game zones at launch.
The biggest difference is gear set drops, as only certain "delvs" will drop only certain pieces, i.e. only legs and hands from one type, chest and shoulders from another, etc.

Fungal Grotto & Banished Cells are Dungeons. (Not public dungeons, proper dungeons). It is instanced to the group.

A Public Dungeon is one that also has numerous bosses BUT is not instanced; loads of people can fight without being grouped. Bad Mans Hollows, the Vile Manse, Orcrest or The Silent Halls are examples.

A Delve is a small non-instanced dungeon, with one boss. Like Vulnalk or Farangel’s Delve or Bewan etc

Group delve is something that occurs only in Craglorn. It is instanced.