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Any real difference in the starter zones?
Hekx
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So I just got my sorc levelling up after my DK, and being a bit of an altoholic started a NB. Already running two characters through Ebonhart Pact areas though, and while I love the area, I don't want to do all the quests 3 times.
Anyone know if there's any real difference between AD and DC? One of them have a "better" storyline than the other?
Thanks for any of your impressions you can provide!
Anyone know if there's any real difference between AD and DC? One of them have a "better" storyline than the other?
Thanks for any of your impressions you can provide!
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columbineb14_ESO✭✭✭A lot of people seem to like the Dominion storyline better; I like all three of them. My favorite of the starter islands is Bleakrock but that may be a minority view
I have just told you more than I know.0 -
Dekkameron✭✭✭✭✭AD probably has the easiest starter zone imo, with DC and EP being equal.
I think what you really need to think of is the areas after Glenumba/Auridon as for three areas AD is ALL Bosmer orientated with trees all over the place. DC is a bit more varied in its areas with all fairly represented.
For the actual storyline quests for both... I guess it depends whether you like fighting zombies and giant thorny things (DC) better than ghosts and er... more ghosts? Oh and racists.. Lots of racists. (AD)Edited by Dekkameron on April 24, 2014 3:03AM- Veteran Combat Librarian -0 -
Dekkameron✭✭✭✭✭Dominion has the koolest kat in town fighting alongside you, so that's a plus.- Veteran Combat Librarian -2
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d0e1ow✭✭✭✭I really liked the Ebonheart starting zones more than the Aldmeri Dominion. Felt way more engaging and loved that I actually got to fight an familiar enemy."Her mystery was as essential to her as savagery was to Boethiah or treachery was to Molag Bal. To understand Nocturnal is to negate her, to pull back the curtains cloaking her realm of darkness." - Sigillah Parate "Invocation of Azura"0 -
PBpsy✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭The Covenant starting area is somewhat more interesting but since I experienced as a VR EP spy I can only say that even in their home the DC are honorless , depraved, milk drinkers.Edited by PBpsy on April 24, 2014 3:59AMESO forums achievementsProud fanboiElitist jerkTrollHaterFan of icontested(rainbow colors granted)0 -
FlameStar✭✭✭I really like the Ebonheart and Daggerfall locations and quests.
The Aldmeri is ok.. just feels a bit generic in the starter island location.0 -
BlackSparrow✭✭✭✭✭
✭There is a difference in feel. Ebonheart is big on the "Let us disparate people band together to take out the attacking enemy" feel to it. Covenant starts out with more of a pirate/mercenary/every-crook-for-himself feel. The Dominion has the best character of all of them to walk you through it and a pretty awesome figurehead that you can be happy to put your loyalty behind.
They all do have some similarities though... namely, an organization you must fight against, NPCs to get attached to, and a healthy dollop of fantastical racism.Living vicariously through my characters.
My Girls:"If you were trapped in your house for, say, a year, how would you pass the time?"
Nephikah the Houseless, dunmer assassin: "I suppose I could use the break. I have a lot of business holdings now that need management."
Swum-Many-Waters, elderly argonian healer: "I think that I would enjoy writing a memoir."
Silh'ki, khajiit warrior-chef: "Would this one be able to go outside, to the nearby river? It's hard to fish without water!"
Peregrine Huntress, bosmer hunter: "Who is forcing me to stay inside, and where can I find them?"
Lorenyawe, altmer mechanist: "And why would I want to go outside in the first place? Too much to be done in the workshop."
Lorelai Magpie, breton master thief: "I'd go nuts. Lucky for me, I have a little experience sneaking out!"
Rasheda the Burning Heart, redguard knight: "I would continue my training to keep my skills sharp."
Hex-Eye Azabi, khajiit daedric priestess: "I suppose it would be lucky, then, that I built a shrine to Mephala in my backyard."
Yngva Stormhammer, nord bandit (reformed...ish): "I hate being inside even when I'm not forced to be. GET. ME. OUT."
Madam Argentia, vampire dunmer aristocrat: "I suppose it would be more of the same. I have a rather... contentious relationship with the sun."
Mazie gra-Bolga, orc scout: "Uh... I'd have to house train my bear..."
Felicia the Wanderer, imperial witch-for-hire: "What Lorelai said."
Calico Jaka-dra, retired khajiit pirate: "This one would like a rest from her grand adventures. Her jewel shop runs out of stock!"
Shimmerbeam, blind altmer psijic: "Provided that I am confined to Artaeum, I do not think I will want for things to occupy my time."
Shauna Blackfire, redguard necromancer: "Sounds like paradise. I hate people."
Kirniel the Undying, cursed bosmer warrior: "I would feel useless, not being able to fight."
Echoes-from-Dragons, argonian who thinks she's a dragon: "All the better to count my hoard!"
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Nasuradin_ESO✭✭✭From a technical standpoint, while EP and DA have 2 zones you go through for starter islands, AD only has 1 island with 2 islands worth of content jammed into it, so maybe (?) it might feel faster.0 -
Seraseth✭✭✭✭I think AD is faster. It seems to be less quests on it's one than the 2 islands of the other zones, but you end up the same level. I think the quests there might just give more xp per.
Or it just feels that way.0 -
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✭✭✭✭IMO Bleakrock is the weakest of them, but maybe I feel this way because I don't like Nords. I always rush to Bal Foyen now.
I enjoyed AD the most, it was fast and fluid, and nothing beats Razum-dar.
I prefer one bigger location instead of two separate.
But EP is more varied later, with three different provinces. AD is just Valenwood after the first zone, and a bit of Elsweyr at the very end. Great for me, the lore is excellent, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea.0