I find that just rolling with a new character helps with collecting the skill points - you also clear some group dungeons, find skyshards, collect main story skill points, etc. Power leveling can leave you way short on skill points.

If you are rolling a new type of character, it also assists with testing weapon skills and learning how best to use the characters abilities.

On my main I quested all, but the others I grinded.

Muramasa89 wrote: »

I figured I'd be grinding at some point but I recently hit 550 CP and by the looks of it, I'll hit 600 (or whatever the next cap is, I assume 639) soon enough without a grind. Which I'm glad for.

I'm happy that ESO has enough content to get us to CP 600 with none to minimum grinding

Okay, since the Morrowind patch first came out, I've ground quests. By that I mean, I pick em up and click through everything as fast as possible because I did it already with my first character (Covenant). I leveled up two sorcerers, a dragonknight and a templar. Already had a max level nightblade. Those notes scared me that I thought I better have some back up characters. One of the sorcerers is Dominion and my dragonknight is Pact. With those I read through and do all the quests available in the area I'm in.

Now this is just me but I don't think I care for the leveling experience. When I have them at max level some are geared out as I like. The certain set in the certain motif. The whole look is done. The skills are done, I just have to decide which to use. That way I get to concentrate on the quests. When they made One Tamriel, I don't really see the point of levels. They don't determine content that may be above your current ability. Or below. So I just ignore it.

But I got to max level on those just so I could have characters to swap in and out with who won't be having gear drop that is useless to me. Now, no matter who I play, my drops are going to be more likely to be used. At least more than the sub level 50 gear that I would just deconstruct.

I grind during bonus XP events but for the most part, I enjoy actually playing the game so I'll play it normal ya know?

If I had people to grind with on a consistent basis I would probably do it. I am trying to get more involved in guilds now for this reason. I am CP 332, have 2 50 characters, and 32 sorc I am leveling now. My usual routine is log in, complete random dungeons, complete pledges, then quest if I still feel like playing. I guess you could consider that "grinding", but I do not.

Too many years in this game

I've grinded every character I have, I've never beaten the story. I knew I wanted to do trials when I started the game and that's all I've ever been interested in. I played through like half the story once and got bored, so I just memorized skyshard/lorebook locations for when I make a new character.

Its all about the journey, in a lot of MMOs I find the experience to reach end game to be more fun than being at end game.

Main is a NB in DC with 200+CP but I've stopped most progression (Cadwells Silver) because I have a Sorc toon in AD and a DK toon in EP I want to experience their story lines on first. Currently playing through the EP stories now. Though I do spend a bit of time on my main doing the DLC when I have the opportunity. Templar is also in DC so by the time the others have gone through their stories that will be fresh enough again to enjoy.

I went through the story completely on 2 characters, and when DLC comes around, go complete it on them again. My other 6 characters, I found great places to grind, and go from 1-50 in a couple of days. Now that Tamriel is not locked behind Story-Wall, why do any of the story until you are 50 anyways? Useful XP to contribute towards CP's (benefits all characters), all gear found and rewarded is CP 160 level, etc etc...

You need an 'other' option.

The good thing about hitting L50 (assuming you're also >CP160) is that all gear is now accessible to all characters, so getting there in a hurry has benefits.

The side thing is that you'll still have to collect more shards, lorebooks, etc.

So, while you can get to 50 in an instant, I have a feeling it probably averages out about the same either way.

First step, go all over Tamriel collecting skyshards/lore. Second, go to Cyrodiil to rank up alliance skill line/get to level 50. Third, queue for dungeons/do daily quests to rank up skills really quickly with all the built up enlightenment. Random dungeon queue + being a dungeon your character hasn't done yet + enlightenment is a huge xp boost! That's why I leave them to do after 50.

I got 2 characters: Stamblade and Magsorc. Those 2 I played through the game, etc. etc. Then for my other 7 characters, I grinded up, cause I had already done all the story content 2 times through. 3rd time would have been boring AF.

I usualy grind to cp but once I'm there I just mess around and level however.