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I just kind of go with the flow. I rarely find the need to grind. I usually end up farming passively without intending to because of the way things work in this game.

I did grind skill levels in Coldharbour after hitting VR1 if that counts. That was just fun to experiment with skills though.

For me, listen to the game music (and sometimes, other type of music), hang out with a guild, zone chat, or friends. I found it relaxing and a good way to get out of a bad mood or to think about the day / build or other items.

I don't put such goals while playing, usually I just log on and do some stuff without a real intention of finding loot, getting xp or something else.

I used to grind at WOW back in the days, we had to farm buff food and enchants for our raid gear (Vanilla / TBC).

I dont mind either as long as i can do them alone really. I did both on multiple MMOs , multiple times , for multiple reasons.

But in ESO for the most part both of those things require a group, which makes them annoying to me.

Back in the day grinding was the ONLY way to level in most MMOs.
Next time you hear someone saying <Insert MMO> was better way back when, tell them they're filthy liars, and maybe make a "Ur mom" joke.

That being said, I do love me some Farming/Grinding. Because <Insert MMO> was better way back when.

Resueht wrote: »

I'm starting to get the feeling I'm one of a few people who just want to play a game rather than have a second job. I probably one of the even fewer on these forums who actually enjoys playing ESO.

Try being one of the 0.00001% of players that actually pauses to listen to dialogue and can wait more than 2 minutes for other players at a world-boss/dolmen spawn without freaking out.

Sometimes I think I'm the only person playing this game who isn't on cocaine.

Who else is an odd ball?

mindless repetition is not for me, ty.

umm the quests ARE a grind.

k9mouse wrote: »

smeeprocketnub19_ESO wrote: »

umm the quests ARE a grind.

Some of us who like to quest and think PVP is the true "rat race" or a grind... just saying. Just different play styles and preferences.

except I rather like to quest and have tamriel hero I did so many. Doesn't make it any less of a grind, tho.

Farming is the lifeblood of every Alchemist. All of my alts do it to keep my Level 50 Alchemist in pretty flowers and stinky mushrooms.

There's nothing like a couple of brisk turns around the Hollow City early in the morning! Smell that fresh Coldharbour air!

I guess I am an even ball. I like to quest, explore and go through caves. Sometimes I like to just go fishing. And there have been occasions where all I've done is run around picking flowers.

Like many of the other replies, I just play. Lately I have been leveling one of 11 Alts in order to have 3 Alts capable of supplying the Rest of the Alts with Food Mats from the Capitols. I've been using them to Level the Provisioning Craft of all the characters, of which 5 of my 8 NA Alts are now L50. I mostly was leveling just one Alt since I had two at the right places already. This alt was in the first area I played through because the first character was two regions further on and unable to obtain appropriate recipes.

I have to do something similar on the EU server but I only have two Alts to raise provisioning on there as the third is already L50 Provisioning .

# Edit once I've leveled the easiest craft to level I'll stop any actual farming activity except trying to occasionally raid the cupboards for new recipes for the Alts.

I'm not a farmer....but I am a Gatherer. I scour the land in search of mats to hoard. Only reason I level up is to travel to new lands and gather there also.

....Craglorn will be strip mined if I ever get above VR2 (which don't look likely at moment as I don't quest other factions)