been away for a year where do i farm motifs now?

iord_stryker · February 2017

I havent played since orsinium came out and with the various updates i have no idea where to farm which motifs, tips would be appreciated

DigitalShibby · February 2017

Motifs only drop from the final chest in VMA. Don't believe what anyone else posts below me.. they lie.
Happy hunting.

FlicksZ · February 2017

I'm pretty much in same situation. I use this:

http://www.latenighteso.com/eso-styles-motif-locations/

Hope it helps gl.

psxfloh · February 2017

Clearly the most effective way is to work overtime and spend that money on crowns to buy the motifs from the crown store.

Drop rate for some motifs is likely below 5% (just my estimate), so you could be grinding for a full year and still be missing some motif chapters.

FlicksZ · February 2017

Ahh, I see the game has changed so much but the forums are just the same.

starkerealm · February 2017

FlicksZ wrote: »

Ahh, I see the game has changed so much but the forums are just the same.

Well, I'm still here, despite my best efforts.

FlicksZ · February 2017

starkerealm wrote: »

Well, I'm still here, despite my best efforts.

Good to see, but I hope you achieve more with Valentines day then you have with trying to quit the forums

@iord_stryker That list is just for general reference. When you find what motif you want to farm just do google search for the actual page drop locations.

Now back to stealing and killing good day all

iord_stryker · February 2017

The problem is that when i google stuff with this game i get info thats 2-3 years old.i was under the impression that the one tamriel update changed things like this. Time was that i being pact had to farm in covenant zones for primal and barbaric and dominion for daedric and ancient elf, is that still true?

Runschei · February 2017

Depends on the motif I guess. There are so many styles so I suggest you just google the style you are going for

DrkHunter86 · February 2017

FlicksZ wrote: »

Ahh, I see the game has changed so much but the forums are just the same.

Yup. Motifs drop from world bosses,trials very rarely from daily quests like orsininium. I believe even some dungeon bosses drop them. All if them have come down in price in guild stores running as little as a few hundred gold up too tens of thousands depending on rarity and how they're acquired.

psxfloh · February 2017

iord_stryker wrote: »

The problem is that when i google stuff with this game i get info thats 2-3 years old.i was under the impression that the one tamriel update changed things like this. Time was that i being pact had to farm in covenant zones for primal and barbaric and dominion for daedric and ancient elf, is that still true?

Can't remember where exactly I got those, but I already found several of each. I usually sell them on one of my guild traders for below 5000 gold... so no need to farm these 4 books, buy them if you still need them.

For all the motifs available from quests: Welcome to the grindfest!

Runschei · February 2017

iord_stryker wrote: »

The problem is that when i google stuff with this game i get info thats 2-3 years old.i was under the impression that the one tamriel update changed things like this. Time was that i being pact had to farm in covenant zones for primal and barbaric and dominion for daedric and ancient elf, is that still true?

I believe primal and such drops in random containers like urns and nightstands in your Cadwells silver quest area. So as EP you will find it in DC ^^

Evergnar · February 2017

Motifs are generally zone specific and often quest/boss specific from dailies. A lot has happened so read up. http://eso.mmo-fashion.com actually has a good list of motifs and where they drop. Also check out sites like tamriel foundry, uesp.net, elderscrollsonline.wiki for good info.

starkerealm · February 2017

Runschei wrote: »

iord_stryker wrote: »

The problem is that when i google stuff with this game i get info thats 2-3 years old.i was under the impression that the one tamriel update changed things like this. Time was that i being pact had to farm in covenant zones for primal and barbaric and dominion for daedric and ancient elf, is that still true?

I believe primal and such drops in random containers like urns and nightstands in your Cadwells silver quest area. So as EP you will find it in DC ^^

Silver and gold zones no longer exist. You can get them out of containers anywhere now. They may be gated to level 50s with specific quantities of CR, but if that's the case, I've no way to know.

Faulgor · February 2017

This is the best source, IMO:

http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Styles

Also check the guild stores for current prices. Some older motifs like Trinimac are becoming more expensive over time because people don't do that content anymore, whereas new motifs like Ra Gada are continously dropping in price. Hollowjack and Skinchanger, both dropped during the Halloween and Christmas events, are also still pretty cheap. Just do your research before you buy or sell something.

Afterwards, pick the style you like best, and work on that, either by making gold and buying it, or doing the content where it drops.

Happy hunting!

ADarklore · February 2017

starkerealm wrote: »

Runschei wrote: »

iord_stryker wrote: »

The problem is that when i google stuff with this game i get info thats 2-3 years old.i was under the impression that the one tamriel update changed things like this. Time was that i being pact had to farm in covenant zones for primal and barbaric and dominion for daedric and ancient elf, is that still true?

I believe primal and such drops in random containers like urns and nightstands in your Cadwells silver quest area. So as EP you will find it in DC ^^

Silver and gold zones no longer exist. You can get them out of containers anywhere now. They may be gated to level 50s with specific quantities of CR, but if that's the case, I've no way to know.

Technically, they do. You still get Cadwell's Silver quest at the end of defeating Molag Bal and the Gold quest upon completion of the Silver alliance quests. So yes, they DO still exist. The only different with One Tamriel is that you don't need to wait to be offered the quests from Cadwell in order to travel to the opposing alliance zones and begin those quests.

Whatelse73b14_ESO · February 2017

I've gotten most of my motifs from containers spread around the world. Just a few days ago I picked up a barbaric motif from a container in vuhkel guard. I think it was in a dresser in the mages guild?

I just came back after being gone since the beginning too. Having fun, can't stop, won't stop. Good luck with those motifs.

stevepdodson_ESO888 · February 2017

DigitalShibby wrote: »

Motifs only drop from the final chest in VMA. Don't believe what anyone else posts below me.. they lie.
Happy hunting.

i heard you can also get them from the final chest of vMoL hard mode

Whatelse73b14_ESO · February 2017

To add to this, just picked up an ancient elf motif book in a backpack at the clothier in Orsinium. From what I can tell, it is fairly random where you get them, but check containers everywhere. You never know.