squibbward wrote: »

hi all I'm new and i don't know what to do I've played very little of the story line but I'm sure there is so much more I'm missing i don't know much about this world. anyway post some things you like to do in this game or some places i can find out more about this game and its intricacies.

There is no right or wrong way, but after having leveled up several characters I would:

1. Go to the starter island. After you do the tutorial where you escape from Coldharbour, there is an NPC who mentions a person who rescued you and suggests how to take a boat back to see them. The starter island is a great place for new players and new characters to learn the basics of their abilities, of how quests work, etc.

2. Follow the storyline breadcrumbs but be willing to do the sidequests that pop up, the world bosses (big skull on the map), the dolmens (the places where giant anchors fall from the sky). Newer players will need others to help with world bosses and dolmens/dark anchors, but others will want to do them too.

3. Try fun things that aren't quest or progress related like fishing.

4. Deconstruct armor and weapons that drop from enemies or that you receive as quest rewards to get your crafting skills raised, except for any you might want to use. Use some of them to learn new traits. You can learn how to do this from the crafting certification trainers in the first major city you start in or by playing around at a crafting station.

5. Send friend requests to friendly and helpful players. If they are in a guild that helps new players join it (some guilds focus on this, but even those that do not are often still willing to help new people). You can get a lot of on the spot, in-game help and advice that way. They may also craft you some low level gear so you don't have to use the drops from enemies.


One more thing. The following guide isn't the best but it covers a lot of the basics of gameplay: http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/159314/get-in-and-play-mini-guide-for-new-ish-players-and-rusty-returning-players

squibbward wrote: »

hi all I'm new and i don't know what to do I've played very little of the story line but I'm sure there is so much more I'm missing i don't know much about this world. anyway post some things you like to do in this game or some places i can find out more about this game and its intricacies.

The right way is to continue doing the story line and enjoy it.
When you will finish the main story line you will realize you want to be VR16 as soon as possible.

But they are getting rid of Veteran Levels in the near future (hopefully)...so I strongly recommend you to enjoy the story line for now.

thanks everyone these are some great pieces of information ill definately look for that beginning island place and give my try at fishing

just explore, have fun, enjoy the world, talk to people and do quests, fight monsters and become stronger! the game will be lots of fun when u been playing for a while and understand more about it and are higher level.