Rawl'kha is my favorite
Extremely compact, with bank right next to Wayshrine (huge plus). Since the whole town is in less than 1/4 area of most towns so don't run too far. Alchemy/Enchant can be a bit hard to find first time.

Another good one is Riften:
BS, Wood, Cloth, Cook all in one place. Bank right by with enchant on other side. Alchemy/Dye is down stairs, which is annoying, and stables are rather far to get to.

For daggerfall characters pre-vet (with Wayshrine close), probably Rivenspire is the best. All but dye, alchemy, enchanting are close to wayshrine.

For great layout absolutely killed by the Wayshrine placement:
Bleakrock Village - open-air with banker in the crafting hub. Wayshrine's a mile away and you kind of ruin it with the quest. Also no stables since starter island.

Betnikh - again, open air including bank. Wayshrine down a mountain, though.

Now, what'd actually be the hands-down best location if they added a bank and a Wayshrine out would be the prep room of AA. Probably a good thing, though, as throwing players in their own instanced prep/bank area probably isn't healthy for a MMO.

Riften and Mournhold are the best IMO, then there's Davon's Watch. I hate how Daggerfall is laid out...

I like Windhelm as a city. The ESO version feels more like a city compared to Skyrim's mausoleum version. Unfortunately, that place is the founding city for the Eastmarch Diet if you want to use if it for crafting and banking.

Rawl'kha!
By far the "best" city (short distance between wayshrine, bank, crafting stations and stables)!

Covenant = Shornhelm

Dominion = Rawl'kha

Pact = Not sure... maybe Windhelm or Riften, although neither is as good as the two above, IMO

In EP, Riften is not only one of best crafting setups, but also the all-alliance market district, it seems. You can buy and sell like anything there. And I just like the place, Skyrim<3
Also, Rawl'Kha is awesome. Also a lot quieter than Riften as it is vet 10 zone for me, and stables are not a km out of the city walls, too.

Until I discovered Riften, I was using Shadowfen main city, always forget its name xD Don't really like the whole swamp thing, but everything is situated very conveniently, plus stables RIGHT next to waysh, perfect for feeding horse.

Surprised no one mentioned Stormhold in Shadowfen. Wayshrine, bank, and crafting stations all very, very close together. It rains a lot, though.

Qutayba wrote: »

Surprised no one mentioned Stormhold in Shadowfen.

I did

Got used to using Stormhold after seeing other people use it exclusively months ago.

Does anyone have a good suggestion on the best 'dye' location? Sometimes the lighting is just so horrible.

Chelos wrote: »

Qutayba wrote: »

Surprised no one mentioned Stormhold in Shadowfen.

I did

absolutely. excellent layout.

Riften

I wish that Elden Root had a grocer.

I haven't seen the every city, only character doing Ebonheart is a vet level. I agree mostly with the above assessment but I have to mention Haven in Grahtwood. Low population always and loads fastest on my computer. My enchanter is near perma bank sitting there.

I'm thinking of running to Stormhold to check it out.

I can't believe nobody's mentioned Bal Foyen (EP). The wayshrine is a bit far, but not too bad (and there are mat nodes on the way). All crafting stations and the bank are in the same building, except for a cooking fire, which can be found in the house across the way.

Second favourite is Stormhold in Shadowfen, particularly for feeding the horses.

My AD alt is in Rawl'ka while her horse is leveling, as it's very convenient to go from the bank to the stable. Other crafts are a bit far (she is leveling enchanting right now).

Riften is not bad once you are in the crafting area.