What level should I go to Orsinium?

Rebel230 · January 2016

I have recently returned and have been playing my 28 Sorcerer. I am ESO plus so I was wondering when do I go to Orsinium? Should I play through the old game 1st to 50, finish the main story 1st or can I level up just in Orsinium?

Thank you for any help.

Iselin · January 2016

50+... once you have the ability to earn champion points

Rebel230 · January 2016

Ok, so still just follow the main story quests and all the side quests I encounter, nothing has really changed until 50?

Volkodav · January 2016

It's fine to go there at any level.However,it is good to have a few good skills unlocked when you do.I have gone there at level 3 and had a good time.You are auto-leveled to L15,so it is doable at any level,really.
Plus you level up pretty easily in Orsinium.

pod88kk · January 2016

Is there a difference if you're veteran level or is everyone scaled to v16?

PrinceBoru · January 2016

If I were you, I would dive right in.
Orsinium is too good to shelf.
That said, I consider myself lucky.
When the Ors DLC came out I was close to v16...
so I was able to take full advantage of the rewards.

Whether or not you wait, you're going to enjoy it.

pod88kk · January 2016

Think I'll wait until I'm v16 for the better gear

NewBlacksmurf · January 2016

Maybe 15-20 at earliest but I'd say 40 so you can do the normal stuff and then if you want to go here instead of silver n gold zones, it's a good DLC

danno8 · January 2016

Won't you be making garbage XP if you do Orsinium first then go back to silver/gold later since they are static zones? Will that overall slow the march to V 16? I am not sure.

I mean I guess you can grind the heck out of the Public Dungeons in Wrothgar for 16 levels...

Syrani · January 2016

If I were you, I would wait until you have done silver and gold. Orsinium scales to whatever level you are, so you will get XP there no matter what level you are. That is not true for the other zones, so you will loose out on XP if you do Orsinium first.

Edit: My statement was not entirely correct. I think you are battle leveled to V15 in Orsinium, so that you can go there at any level. However, since the other zones don't scale that way, you will over level some of them by going to Orsinium first, causing you to get less XP (or none from mob kills) in zones that you now are now over leveled for as a result of doing Orsinium quests.

Volkodav · January 2016

pod88kk wrote: »

Is there a difference if you're veteran level or is everyone scaled to v16?

Everyone is scaled to L15.Those who are lower leveled.Those L16 stay that way.

Valen_Byte · January 2016

3
I have lvled several alts in Wrothgar.

Volkodav · January 2016

If you are a low level and want good XP go there to get it.Also to level up.I have found this to be a great way to gain both levels and XP quickly.

SirAndy · January 2016

I went there with a low level alt around level 10ish i think (before weapon swap) and it was a lot of fun ...

NeillMcAttack · January 2016

If you want to lvl a particular craft, go ASAP, and craft the *** out of it!!!

Rebel230 · January 2016

Ok sorry if I seem little slow, lol.

I understand if I go there early, at some point I would need to go back to finish the main story and would basically get no xp, correct? Can you get to max level in Orsinium? I am currently level 28.

Syrani · January 2016

I could be wrong, but I think if you are more than 5 levels above the level of the mobs in an area, you do not get much, if any, XP from killing them. I also do not think you will get loot drops from them either - other than crafting mats if they drop those. However, I think you still get XP from quest turn ins (not sure if that is reduced or not), and your skills will still level up. You will also still earn skill points from the quests that award them, no matter what level you are.

That being said, once you over level an area, you have lost the XP earning potential from that area for mobs kills. If XP is a concern, do silver and gold first. If XP is not a concern, you can go to Orsinium and do the quests there.

As for getting to max level in Orsinium, I am not sure how that works with battle leveling but I would highly doubt you could go from level 28 to V16 from just doing quests. It may be possible with grinding though.

MrDerrikk · January 2016

If you want to grind, then I don't know.

However, if you want to experience the story to its fullest, then these others are missing a very important point; most of the side quests deal with characters you'll meet in the 3 alliance arcs, so I always keep Wrothgar for after I've finished Caldwell's Gold.

Valen_Byte · January 2016

Rebel230 wrote: »

Ok sorry if I seem little slow, lol.

I understand if I go there early, at some point I would need to go back to finish the main story and would basically get no xp, correct? Can you get to max level in Orsinium? I am currently level 28.

Yes, you can lvl all the way to v16.

UrQuan · January 2016

Rebel230 wrote: »

Ok sorry if I seem little slow, lol.

I understand if I go there early, at some point I would need to go back to finish the main story and would basically get no xp, correct? Can you get to max level in Orsinium? I am currently level 28.

Yes and yes. You'll have to go back and finish the main story at some point, and if you're more than 5 levels above the enemies you're facing then, you won't get any XP or loot from them (although you'll still get XP and loot as quest rewards). You can level all the way to VR16 in Orsinium if you want, but it will take a bunch of grinding and/or repeating daily quests to do it. I took my orc there at VR1 and completed everything once (and a few of the daily world boss quests more than once) except for Maelstrom Arena, and he ended up at VR5.

SirDopey · January 2016

Level 3 - Start a new alt and level it up in there, by the time you do all the quests, collect all the trophies and all the other fun things you'll be 40 - 50

RazielSR · January 2016

Im leveling my third char. Have 2 v16.

Is better to grind in your alliance zones or better go quest in Wrothgar? Problem is that Ive just finished Orsinium 2 weeks ago with another alt. The only grindable place there is Old Orsinium?

SirDopey · January 2016

UrQuan wrote: »

Rebel230 wrote: »

Ok sorry if I seem little slow, lol.

I understand if I go there early, at some point I would need to go back to finish the main story and would basically get no xp, correct? Can you get to max level in Orsinium? I am currently level 28.

Yes and yes. You'll have to go back and finish the main story at some point, and if you're more than 5 levels above the enemies you're facing then, you won't get any XP or loot from them (although you'll still get XP and loot as quest rewards). You can level all the way to VR16 in Orsinium if you want, but it will take a bunch of grinding and/or repeating daily quests to do it. I took my orc there at VR1 and completed everything once (and a few of the daily world boss quests more than once) except for Maelstrom Arena, and he ended up at VR5.

NO And Yes. All the necessary content you'll need to go back for will also scale to your level so you will receive XP, Necessary content is Harbourage missions, Mages quest, Fighter's Guild quests (All Scale) and then the very last quest of the main story line of your faction, which can be completed by going to the last quest hub of the final zone and talking to the relative NPC (if you do this part between 40 - 50 you will still get xp).....

acw37162 · January 2016

Anytim after you start purchasing passive and have your morphs figured out.

Also when you have a decent set of set gear, battle leveling scales off of your gear so the natter the set, quality, and enchants the better your gear.

For early game if you can find a set of willows path it's really nice.

UrQuan · January 2016

SirDopey wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

Rebel230 wrote: »

Ok sorry if I seem little slow, lol.

I understand if I go there early, at some point I would need to go back to finish the main story and would basically get no xp, correct? Can you get to max level in Orsinium? I am currently level 28.

Yes and yes. You'll have to go back and finish the main story at some point, and if you're more than 5 levels above the enemies you're facing then, you won't get any XP or loot from them (although you'll still get XP and loot as quest rewards). You can level all the way to VR16 in Orsinium if you want, but it will take a bunch of grinding and/or repeating daily quests to do it. I took my orc there at VR1 and completed everything once (and a few of the daily world boss quests more than once) except for Maelstrom Arena, and he ended up at VR5.

NO And Yes. All the necessary content you'll need to go back for will also scale to your level so you will receive XP, Necessary content is Harbourage missions, Mages quest, Fighter's Guild quests (All Scale) and then the very last quest of the main story line of your faction, which can be completed by going to the last quest hub of the final zone and talking to the relative NPC (if you do this part between 40 - 50 you will still get xp).....

If you're OK with missing out on the skill points from your alliance's main storyline, I guess... That's pretty shortsighted though, and it will put you at a significant disadvantage compared to the people who actually do all of those quests.

SirDopey · January 2016

UrQuan wrote: »

SirDopey wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

Rebel230 wrote: »

Ok sorry if I seem little slow, lol.

I understand if I go there early, at some point I would need to go back to finish the main story and would basically get no xp, correct? Can you get to max level in Orsinium? I am currently level 28.

Yes and yes. You'll have to go back and finish the main story at some point, and if you're more than 5 levels above the enemies you're facing then, you won't get any XP or loot from them (although you'll still get XP and loot as quest rewards). You can level all the way to VR16 in Orsinium if you want, but it will take a bunch of grinding and/or repeating daily quests to do it. I took my orc there at VR1 and completed everything once (and a few of the daily world boss quests more than once) except for Maelstrom Arena, and he ended up at VR5.

NO And Yes. All the necessary content you'll need to go back for will also scale to your level so you will receive XP, Necessary content is Harbourage missions, Mages quest, Fighter's Guild quests (All Scale) and then the very last quest of the main story line of your faction, which can be completed by going to the last quest hub of the final zone and talking to the relative NPC (if you do this part between 40 - 50 you will still get xp).....

If you're OK with missing out on the skill points from your alliance's main storyline, I guess... That's pretty shortsighted though, and it will put you at a significant disadvantage compared to the people who actually do all of those quests.

Not at all, it would only put you at a disadvantage if you're new to the game. Those skill points are unnecessary considering the time you need to invest in getting them, once you know what you're doing and where you need to put your points veteran leveling and skyshards is all you need

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Usara · January 2016

SirDopey wrote: »

NO And Yes. All the necessary content you'll need to go back for will also scale to your level so you will receive XP, Necessary content is Harbourage missions, Mages quest, Fighter's Guild quests (All Scale) and then the very last quest of the main story line of your faction, which can be completed by going to the last quest hub of the final zone and talking to the relative NPC (if you do this part between 40 - 50 you will still get xp).....

Mage and Fighter guilds quest are not necessary. You get the skillline without doing the quest (though the Mage guild can give a nice bonus, but FG quest doesn't)

SirDopey wrote: »

Not at all, it would only put you at a disadvantage if you're new to the game. Those skill points are unnecessary considering the time you need to invest in getting them, once you know what you're doing and where you need to put your points veteran leveling and skyshards is all you need ...

I disagree once again

All passives are worth getting, especially for optimizing a maxed level character. And you need a lot of skill points for that. And if you plan on doing different contents with the same char (PvP, Dailies, Raiding, solo grinding, Maelstrom Arena...), you need to unlock more than 10 skills

SirDopey · January 2016

Usara wrote: »

SirDopey wrote: »

I disagree once again All passives are worth getting, especially for optimizing a maxed level character. And you need a lot of skill points for that. And if you plan on doing different contents with the same char (PvP, Dailies, Raiding, solo grinding, Maelstrom Arena...), you need to unlock more than 10 skills

Nonsense, if you're a magic based build you don't need the passives for 2H, Bow, Most of DW, Most of Medium. You'll only need to unlock every passive and morph if you have no idea what you're doing with your character...

UrQuan · January 2016

SirDopey wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

SirDopey wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

Rebel230 wrote: »

Ok sorry if I seem little slow, lol.

I understand if I go there early, at some point I would need to go back to finish the main story and would basically get no xp, correct? Can you get to max level in Orsinium? I am currently level 28.

Yes and yes. You'll have to go back and finish the main story at some point, and if you're more than 5 levels above the enemies you're facing then, you won't get any XP or loot from them (although you'll still get XP and loot as quest rewards). You can level all the way to VR16 in Orsinium if you want, but it will take a bunch of grinding and/or repeating daily quests to do it. I took my orc there at VR1 and completed everything once (and a few of the daily world boss quests more than once) except for Maelstrom Arena, and he ended up at VR5.

NO And Yes. All the necessary content you'll need to go back for will also scale to your level so you will receive XP, Necessary content is Harbourage missions, Mages quest, Fighter's Guild quests (All Scale) and then the very last quest of the main story line of your faction, which can be completed by going to the last quest hub of the final zone and talking to the relative NPC (if you do this part between 40 - 50 you will still get xp).....

If you're OK with missing out on the skill points from your alliance's main storyline, I guess... That's pretty shortsighted though, and it will put you at a significant disadvantage compared to the people who actually do all of those quests.

Not at all, it would only put you at a disadvantage if you're new to the game. Those skill points are unnecessary considering the time you need to invest in getting them, once you know what you're doing and where you need to put your points veteran leveling and skyshards is all you need ...

Sure, if you want to have a character that can only do one thing. If you want some flexibility to switch up your build depending on the content you're doing, you're going to want those skill points. If you're fine with just always doing the same rotations, and if you're always doing the same content that those rotations work with, then you don't need as many skill points as someone who wants to be adaptable.