Confessions of a Casual Mind

SydneyGrey · February 2017

I made my short, female character short on purpose because short girls kick a**.

(I'm a short girl.)

CMFan1966 · February 2017

I think King Emeric is handsome and I love his voice.

I'm afraid of PvP because I don't want to look like a dork.

I've been playing for about 6 months and I still haven't picked up most of the lingo or abbreviations even though I have the abbreviations bookmarked for semi-quick reference.

Anti_Virus · February 2017

I only wear crafted gear, Dropped or Monster sets are ugly to me.

I hate seeing male toons in a dress.

I like bosmer females.

I defy the meta no matter what and try to make my own builds

[Edit]
Queen Ayrenn is Hot and So is Kate Beckinsale

KimberlyannKitsuragi · February 2017

I stayed up till 1am to get my "savior of nirn" title. No regrets and I'm very happy. I set mini goal all the time

Kram8ion · February 2017

My most recent discovery on the whole map was dragonstar arena just two days ago
Did not go in

Cadbury · February 2017

I play ESO

DragonBound · February 2017

Thelon wrote: »

Master thread is here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/5pve2w/eso_confession_booth/

Some of my favourite confessions so far:

I decline trades from very high level characters, because I am terrified of dealing with actual humans in a game.

I like to follow groups into public dungeons and raid the crates and barrels while others do the fighting.

I used to steal nodes while someone else was fighting. Now I will lurk in areas with mobs and protect anyone who tries to harvest the nodes.

I dont play healers because i dont think they should exist. Everyone should have their own self heals and be responsible for their health management. Due to this i also treat healers like crap in dungeons and trials

Every single one of my ability keys is a macro.

Durring my lower lv grinds well before the crafting bag I would drop/sell to NPCs really expensive mats. Didn't know Kuta was worth anything.

I stand in Vulkhel Guard looking for duels because I'm insecure about my ability as a human being.

Dying in under 1 sec in 1v1 in PvP makes me violently salty.

I make lowbie gear for new players. Usually I just give them armor with no set

I've played since beta and my highest character level is 25.

I'm secretly attracted to Queen Ayrenn

I don't understand when im supposed to upgrade gear so I mostly stick to gear that has Training on it

I assassinate NPCs who are alone for no other reason than to steal stuff. To reduce the guilt, I tell myself... they're just zeroes and one man. They'll respawn. I'm afraid to really dig deep down and reflect on my actions.

My main character is Breton stamblade

I have trouble creating characters that aren't Dunmer.

It tends to be that whenever I'm talking to a female npc, I end up looking at their face first, and then their chest and their crotch. I'm a sinner.

If I'm in Cyrodill on my magblade, I'll go look for an enemy player follow them for a little while and if I'm feeling particularly troll-ish, I'll toss a Reaper's Mark on them just to let them know I'm watching.

I spend less time playing the game and more time treating ESO as a social hub, although it feels like I get into arguments more often than not.

I was CP100+ before I realized that L2+X would dodge roll. I would see people do it and just thought that must be in skill line my character doesn't have.

I spend a lot of time looking at my character just because I think she is prettier than other people's characters.

812 hours. Highest character is CP166. Help

Do you have a confession you'd like to add?

This confession topics must stop, I cannot take this trendy title that keeps happening omg help me! It is just a game.

leothedino · February 2017

I am an achievement wh*re, I would throw my niece under a bus to become emperor.

Doctordarkspawn · February 2017

I play a tank that hardly ever blocks and have given up on vet dungeons because they take too long now that ZOS has upped the health and resistances of dungeon mobs.

Bobby_V_Rockit · February 2017

I pay no attention to traits. I'm running 3x infused, 2x reinforced, 1x sturdy and 1x divines. I do this because screw it, it hardly makes a difference in the end

ZunaRoath · February 2017

Ok, I wasn't sure if to post or not but here we go.

When I made my second character I accidentally put "Tharn" as his surname. I didn't even meant him to be a Tharn. It took me ages to think of that name. I had to change it. Spent an entire day thinking of a good name, no exaggeration.

I used to PvP everyday as soon as I came back from studies, for the entire day. I was a DK hybrid stam magicka. I used whip with low slash on my one handed and shield bar, standard of might, and on my second bar I remember I used caltrops and hidden blade as dual wield. This was back then when MagDKs were OP. Kept it for like four months.

I won't accept turning my main into werewolf or vampire to get better stats because I RP, and in RP she isn't any of those. I like to keep her.. "pure".

I don't like to do dungeons with random people because I'm afraid that I'll be total s*** for them and I think there is probably a better person than me, so I do dungeons with my friends. I also hate PvE but eh.

Like someone else said up there, even though I belonged to a PvP guild which was simply amazing and I enjoyed it -a lot-, I don't tend to group with random people in Cyrodiil because I go AFK way too much because real life.

I might like to put questionable sacks of meat in crafting stations, or jubilee cakes.

I like to use the Guard ability on new players at Davon's Watch, their reactions are hilarious.

I pranked my RP guild once by telling them there was a new emote that spawned a camp with a tent and a fire, told them it was /camp. Suddenly half the guild logged off after I sent the message.

I stop constantly to look at 3D models and textures, I'm a 3D Artist and I can't avoid looking at how ZOS do things. I will stop my PvP stuff or RP stuff I have to, only for that.

Keep these coming, I'm loving this post so much lmao hahaha

Thelon · February 2017

SydneyGrey wrote: »

I made my short, female character short on purpose because short girls kick a**.

(I'm a short girl.)

I like you

Jemcrystal · February 2017

Meri20098 wrote: »

I stayed up till 1am to get my "savior of nirn" title. No regrets and I'm very happy. I set mini goal all the time

Only 1am! You slacker! Get back in there! :P

Lynx7386 · February 2017

SydneyGrey wrote: »

I made my short, female character short on purpose because short girls kick a**.

(I'm a short girl.)

Shortstacks are the best

MythicEmperor · February 2017

ZunaRoath wrote: »

Ok, I wasn't sure if to post or not but here we go.

When I made my second character I accidentally put "Tharn" as his surname. I didn't even meant him to be a Tharn. It took me ages to think of that name. I had to change it. Spent an entire day thinking of a good name, no exaggeration.

I used to PvP everyday as soon as I came back from studies, for the entire day. I was a DK hybrid stam magicka. I used whip with low slash on my one handed and shield bar, standard of might, and on my second bar I remember I used caltrops and hidden blade as dual wield. This was back then when MagDKs were OP. Kept it for like four months.

I won't accept turning my main into werewolf or vampire to get better stats because I RP, and in RP she isn't any of those. I like to keep her.. "pure".

I don't like to do dungeons with random people because I'm afraid that I'll be total s*** for them and I think there is probably a better person than me, so I do dungeons with my friends. I also hate PvE but eh.

Like someone else said up there, even though I belonged to a PvP guild which was simply amazing and I enjoyed it -a lot-, I don't tend to group with random people in Cyrodiil because I go AFK way too much because real life.

I might like to put questionable sacks of meat in crafting stations, or jubilee cakes.

I like to use the Guard ability on new players at Davon's Watch, their reactions are hilarious.

I pranked my RP guild once by telling them there was a new emote that spawned a camp with a tent and a fire, told them it was /camp. Suddenly half the guild logged off after I sent the message.

I stop constantly to look at 3D models and textures, I'm a 3D Artist and I can't avoid looking at how ZOS do things. I will stop my PvP stuff or RP stuff I have to, only for that.

Keep these coming, I'm loving this post so much lmao hahaha

Only a day? I literally spend weeks coming up with the 'perfect name' (although there is no such thing). It takes forever to find a name with the connotation you want for your character's personality, not to mention for the human races, it is fun to research for a name from the culture the race is based off of (Norse mythology for Nords, etc.). The hardest thing, however, is making a name that flows. It has to be complex enough to sound good, yet easy enough to say so that it flows with its surname/ title. Finally, on top of everything else, the name has to fit with the lore, which usually isn't too hard.

At least I have 4 months to come up with names for my wardens.

Haulinash · March 2017

When i first started playing, i would put on the gear with the inspiration trait before i would craft or decon gear... i thought you would get more xp by doing that...

Molydeus · March 2017

Malamar1229 wrote: »

SirAndy wrote: »

Thelon wrote: »

I'm secretly attracted to Queen Ayrenn

I'm a casual player and this is the only one that applies to me and even then, there's nothing secret about it ...

not to be gross but isnt she like 16?

16 age of consent in most places

Izaki · March 2017

Oreyn_Bearclaw wrote: »

I played this game exclusively in first person for almost a year...

OMG for real?!

IcyDeadPeople · March 2017

Been playing since beta, max CP and still almost zero experience with the pledge dungeons or trials. People ask me to join all the time and I have to explain I'm the last person they would want in those kind of groups.

darthsithis · March 2017

op i randomly trade with low levels to give them spontaneous donations of ~10k, dont decline some of us give free stuff away for no rhyme or reason.

darthsithis · March 2017

Ill add to the confessions by sharing my former glory days.

I played first person for a year

I hard casted my frags and thought it looked so freaking cool and assumed everyone thought I was so cool too

I did not wear set armor until veteran 1 because I thought it was only for stamina characters (?? i know)

My first vet dungeon was vWGT, and the group was disbanded because of me being bad- I was scared to play in dungeons for a month

Stamblades scared me because I had no concept of what they did

I was scared to leave my first guild because I thought no one else in the game would have room for someone who 'is the type to leave a guild'

pjwb16_ESO · March 2017

I miss the good old times where ESO PVP was good and I could 1v20 and beat the *** out of those scrubs...

Tasear · March 2017

I farm nodes while exploring the ecology of things. I know where certain plants spwan more.

I cast spell power cure, and mutagen as I wall on noobies in roost else they take the node that I was eyeing.

I declare duels with lovely levels knowing full well they will decline but if they had accepted might if killed me cause my DPS is...

I want cool beach stuff for house but fishing is... so very boring

I know 9 traits in almost everything but hate crafrating.

Sometimes I let smart mouths die in Dungeons...Pity but revenge is sweet.

I enjoy healing in Dungeons because it's a good test how good you are at managing people.

Half my play time is chatting with people or being a troll in zone

I think Templar have a disease called Templar ego.

I think agorgian have best lore next to bosmer...To bad they have scales.

I healed with heavy amour for a months

Didn't know you could craft food till two months later

Didn't know you could craft sets till 4 months.

As a woman, I find most dresses ugly in game. While suits seem more refined.

I am classest have a strong dislike for Templar healers but think the are best tanks and cool DPS.

I hold on to hope for a tamer class.

I still wonder why we only see apple farms eso and no pototoe farms

Tasear · March 2017

Wrecking_Blow_Spam wrote: »

chavovaldez wrote: »

1897 hours, highest character is 33.

Will believe when I see it.

2000+ hours my highest DPS is 5k

mariskaas · March 2017

I still don't know whether I want to get BiS gear from trials or whether I'm going to say fook this sheit I'll keep using hundings forever, and have crappy sustain because of it.

To get the caltrops skill I just joined a group in cyro and just stood there spamming ingeneous weapons next to sieges because I suck at PvP and my fps is 10 anyway in those battles x)

I'm secretly sad noone ever visits my in-game house x)

Edit: Today i was standing superclose to a guy because i was looking at his armor trying to figure out the style and especially the colour, I think he got weirded out cause he moved a few inches x)

CountEdmondDantes · March 2017

I read this on the train home this evening and was genuinely amused. I don't feel so much like the newbie after reading some of these posts.

But that's not why we're here. You want confessions.

1. I write extended biographies on all my characters. I give them moral and ethical positions with specific and detailed examples. Every character has a moral/ethical/philosophical perspective and defined backstory. Playing the game is like hanging out with people I know and care about.
2. My character is ESO is the ancestor of one of the characters I created in Skyrim.
3. When my daughter bought me ESO (she has played since launch, I believe; I've played for about a week), she told me: "Go ahead, get your geek on, Dad."
4. At the end of the evening, my character goes to the inn to get a meal, a couple of drinks, and a room (pity we can't rent rooms in ESO).
5. Almost every person in the game, including my daughter, has advised me against using a bow. My character still uses a bow.
6. Sometimes I read zone chat and think everyone is fourteen years old.
7. In Oblivion, I refused to use the map based fast travel because it wasn't immersive enough. To this day, I still walk or ride everywhere.
8. When I approach a city, I dismount at the stable. If there is not stable, I dismount at a likely spot.
9. After all that, I don't roleplay outside my mind. Really.

mariskaas · March 2017

CountEdmondDantes wrote: »

I read this on the train home this evening and was genuinely amused. I don't feel so much like the newbie after reading some of these posts.

But that's not why we're here. You want confessions.

1. I write extended biographies on all my characters. I give them moral and ethical positions with specific and detailed examples. Every character has a moral/ethical/philosophical perspective and defined backstory. Playing the game is like hanging out with people I know and care about.

I do this too, it's great actually, I also make up stories how all of my characters became friend with eachother x)

IcyDeadPeople · March 2017

When I first started playing in Cyrodiil, I didn't even understand that you can crouch and hide from enemy players. I kept getting killed inside the building in Bruma by what I assumed was a pack of invisible vampires.

Skayaq · March 2017

When I select what gear to use for my characters, style is more important than stats.

Tasear · March 2017

Kodrac wrote: »

MissBizz wrote: »

I didn't know the mobs had lines pop up around them when they were about to do a big attack that I could/should block or interrupt.. until like 2 months ago. I started playing April 2014.

Wait what... Explain yourself