New to Game / Difficulty Getting to Location(s)

peejaygee · June 2015

Hey Guys and Gals,

I'm an OK MMORPG player, have played things like WOW, GW2, etc, and I'm now on ESO, but I have a question.

Is it not as open world as say, World of Warcraft, let me explain.........

I'm trying to get from NE of the map to the SW, like 'The Rift' to 'Reapers March', even tried via Cryodiil... Is it possible, walking/mounted, etc

Or will I have to wait for a Quest to get me there?

Thanks for your help in advance.

RavenSworn · June 2015

Actually wow is not as open world as you think. They manage to 'clear' the border loading times due to flight in the old world and most of the new ones are just big zones that made you think it is open world.

Eso unfortunately is still zoned and while the zones in itself seems small, travelling from one end to another end does take some time.

Cyrodil is open world PvP zone so you need to log into a PvP campaign and enter via the quest given.

You can also use your guildies and travel to wherever they are provided:

1) they are of the same faction
2) not of the same faction but you have done cadwell's silver and gold, allowing you access to other faction zones.

Ourorboros · June 2015

You are limited to traveling only within your home alliance zones at first. You can travel to Cyrodil when you reach level 10 and to Craglorn when you reach veteran ranks (level 50 and up). Be warned though that both areas are difficulty for low levels. You can travel to any zone within your home alliance, but note that you will be woefully under leveled for the content. For most zones, you can ride or walk to the the next zone. Generally speaking, sticking to the main roads is safe. As mentioned above, if you are in a guild, hit G, select the roster and look for a guild member at your desired destination. R-click and select Travel to player. You will be delivered to the wayshrine nearest the player. Player must be a member of your faction. After you have completed the main quest, you will receive Caldwell Silver quest, which will allow you to travel to the first zone there. Which alliance you get depends on which alliance you are. You have to complete the main quests for Silver, and then you can travel to Gold zone. Once you are in either Silver or Gold, you can use the methods above to travel to higher level zones. One last trick is to port to group dungeons. You don't have to play the dungeon, you can leave it and be in the zone. Once you discover any wayshrine, you can use it at will.

Ranique · June 2015

The maps work very simular as to GW2 maps. You can cross them at designated places. This either done by a small valley or a fortification using a door. In some cases it is done by a boat (e.g. when the map is an island). if it is a valley, there is no portal like in GW2, but at a certain point you just start loading a new map.

You can't walk into cyrodill. The main reason from a lore perspective is that it is a warzone. The more importsnt technical reason is that it is a pvp format and you need to choose a campaign.So again simular to GW2's WvW you can only get there through the interface and by choosing a campaign. once you are in you can't access the other alliances either. You will gain access to them later on (or sooner by creating a new character in those alliances).

Raash · June 2015

This game is on rails from start to stop sort of when it comes to the zones. Sorry to say there is no open world.

stefan.gustavsonb16_ESO · June 2015

Actually, once you are in the Silver quest (VR1 to VR5 zones), you can pretty much go anywhere within those five zones without being woefully over- or underleveled. The Gold zones (VR6 to VR10) are similar once you finish the Silver quest. However, before you reach level 50, you are pretty constrained with respect to which zones you complete in which order, because it's very hard to do, say, level 40 quests with a level 20 character. 5 levels above your level is difficult but mostly OK, but at 10 levels disparity you end up having a pretty frustrating experience.

Tomg999 · June 2015

...however, it is kinda fun to tiptoe around a zone that is 10 levels above you, trying to get a skyshard or to a wayshrine.

Nestor · June 2015

If you stick to the roads, you can pretty much go anywhere on the map that is in your alliance. Most of the time anyway. There are a few places where you have to leave the road and thread your way through mobs.

Ironically, it is at lower levels that I have the hardest time getting past mobs like this, at upper levels when I can handle them (but choose not because of time or laziness) I can get by just about any mob with ease.

UrQuan · June 2015

Also, if you have a mount and you've maxed out your riding skill for speed and stamina, you can pretty safely gallop right past almost anything...

SirAndy · June 2015

stefan.gustavsonb16_ESO wrote: »

However, before you reach level 50, you are pretty constrained with respect to which zones you complete in which order, because it's very hard to do, say, level 40 quests with a level 20 character. 5 levels above your level is difficult but mostly OK, but at 10 levels disparity you end up having a pretty frustrating experience.

I remember the days when this used to be true, but not anymore ...
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