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How do you grind?

  • greylox
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    Technically i grind quite a lot...but I don't see it as that. Sometimes the simplest actions can be so therapeutic. Questing is my favourite way but I'm all for fishing, harvesting etc ...I never grind for xp on toons in Skyreach tho, just dungeons and generally playing the game and it still only takes a week or so which is a good amount of time to get used to the character.
    PC EU

    House of the Black Lotus
    *{Smokes-in-the-Shade }* (Mag pet Sorc Argonian, prolific thief, willing participant of the dark arts, gardener of exotic...herbs)
    {Lugdum The Mechanist} (Hybrid Orc Templar, collector of ancient Ayleid smoking pipes)
    {Rantoul} (Dark Elf Magknight, likes an ale between boss fights, has been known to offer daedric princes out in a fist fight)
    {Red, The Wanderer} (Bosmer stam sorc and hunter extraordinaire)
    {Shoots-For-Stars} (Argonian Mag pet Sorc Ice mage Healer)
    *{Jinny the spark }* (Sassy Imperial Stamplar)
    {Crezzi the Drifter} (Magblade khajiit burglar, available for questionable operations)
    {Grif the Despised} (StamKnight Tank Nord, Eastmarch Master Drinker and spinner of tall yarns)
    {Geraldine Stone-Heart} (High Elf MagSorc Ice Tank, Mystic, practitioner of the ancient arts)
    *{Anawinn}* (Stam pet Ward Redguard, Mother to a bear and an unruly Hunger,Librarian, field medic and natures fist)

    {*}Mains
    { CP 900+ }

    Caretaker of Battle Island (Grand Topal), the holiday destination for the discerning warrior
    Residing in Stay-Moist Mansion-Shadowfen - The Smoking Den (as of 6th feb 2017)

  • Saucy_Jack
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    Slowly, but always unblinkingly, to maximize awkwardness.
    ALL HAIL SNUGGLORR THE MAGNIFICENT, KING OF THE RNG AND NIRN'S ONE TRUE GOD! Also, become a Scrub-scriber! SJ Scrubs: Playing games badly to make you feel better about yourself.
  • iGuavaTH
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    Other
    Skysharding
  • Maryal
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    How do I grind?

    grind grind grind grind grind grind grind ... check my inventory ... grind grind grind ... find something to eat ... grind grind grind grind ... get some coffee ... grind grind grind grind grind grind ... sell to my merchant ... grind grind grind grind grind ... get some more coffee .... grind grind grind grind ...

    yep, that's how I grind.
    Edited by Maryal on March 9, 2018 5:06AM
  • TelvanniWizard
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    Doing everything I like.
  • woufff
    woufff
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    I enjoy the game almost every day, the only recurrent "work" are the daily crafting writs, but even that I kinda like B)

    PC/EU&NA - Redguard Nightblade - Grand Master Crafter - Explorer of Tamriel & Skyrim - Playing Starfield (and awaiting TES VI ^^)
  • Tasear
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    900 CP almost... Just having fun is how you do it.
  • Kram8ion
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    Dungeons
    I don't know if I would really call it grinding but doing normal dungeons in different builds to change it up is where I get most of my stuffs and it's still enjoyable so yeah actually it's not grinding really
    Aussie lag is real!
  • LadyAstrum
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    Harvesting mats and scavaging tombs for recipes.
    ~ "You think me brutish? How do you imagine I view you?" - Molag Bal #misunderstood ~
  • Rexy18
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    IC sewers > Skyreach
  • RANKK7
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    Dolmens
    I don't grind for levels or CPs but it happened to me to be in a hurry to level a skill line I never used with that char to enter pvp (it happened for 2h on some characters, resto for many, s/b for others) and I found Dolmens a very fast way to level skill lines, so I usually go "x" if I'm in need to unlock (independent of char level, can be max cp or level 20, just to unlock abilities).

    Edited by RANKK7 on March 9, 2018 8:39AM
    lll
    "I really don't know who the **** came off with this change. Definitely somebody who does not play the game, that's for sure".
    lll
  • Mayrael
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    Zoooooommmmbieeeeesssss.... Braaaaaaiiiiin...
    I'm done with this game because of ZOS pushing us into Vengeance, because they don't know how to fix Cyrodiil.
  • Skander
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    Skyreach
    Nice Try Zenimax
    I meme, but my memes are so truthful they hurt
    -Elder Nightblades Online
    Want competitive pvp while being outnumbered? Tough luck, the devs clearly said you have to die in those situations
  • phaneub17_ESO
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    1. Sky Shard farming until level 36.
    2. Skill point quests in all the starter zones until level 45.
    3. Public Dungeons until level 50 (you'll get 1 level for every 3).
    4. Main quest with soul shriven at CP.
  • MilwaukeeScott
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    Naked
    PS4NA

    All I see is hate and rage from people who don't understand how to.....
  • zyk
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    When I level a new alt, I collect shards and lorebooks. I complete dolmens as I go. I hit level 50 long before I have enough skill points or skill lines leveled.
    Edited by zyk on March 9, 2018 11:44AM
  • akl77
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    Mix of all
    Pc na
  • FleetwoodSmack
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    I wish I could give people CP so they would shut up.
    Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies!
  • Avran_Sylt
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    I don't grind when on my main or CP level Characters.

    A mix of these when on a new Char:
    All Training Gear
    Quests + Delves (Purely Until level 10)
    Daily Random Dungeon + 100% exp pot (usually nets around 2 lvls if the dungeon hasn't been completed)
    Unique Dolmens +50% exp pot
    Skyreach + Mix of above when above level 30

  • Priyasekarssk
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    Already this game is enough of grinds. No more grinds.
  • magictucktuck
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    On the dance floor
    PC-NA

    Necromancer

    Flawless Conqueror

    https://www.magictucktuck.com for my builds and guides!
  • Azurya
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    on entering the game, I queueu directly for dungeons, while waiting in queue, run to first dolmen, delve, public dungeon and whatsoever
    no quests, at lvl for war, get rapids, takes 30 minutes, then back, collecting as many shards on the way, queueing aso

    goes very, very fast that way, and you get a nice amount of skillpoints together
  • neverwalk
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    My CP grind is over, so when i start new toon and spawn into game at level 3, i drop all 720 cp onto my toon and then run the maps collecting SKYSHARDS and LOREBOOKS until i'm level 50. At which time i just made new MAXED OUT TOON.
  • NewBlacksmurf
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    Honest feedback,

    It seems like a good idea until you do it and then its progressively becomes a bad idea.

    -Initially this comes up because people want to reach X level, and unlock Y.
    -The problem is in this game, doing that is mind numbing and then you likely don't want to go back and do what you worked to skip, but you'll end up having to in some cases for other unlocks and skill points, etc.

    Making it worse, all of my characters I did that with, and even used exp scrolls.....I've deleted cause they aren't worth a dang, they only have the bare min skill points and usually cant even travel around efficiently and long term it was a waist of hours I couldn't spent working on my main or the other character I play most often.
    -PC (PTS)/Xbox One: NewBlacksmurf
    ~<{[50]}>~ looks better than *501
  • Sneaky-Snurr
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    Rubbing my backside onto strangers at the Outlaws' Refuge.
    The Order of the Shadows: Nightmare
      EP CP810 Nightblade
      AD CP810 Templar
      AD CP810 Dragon Knight
      AD Lvl 25 Sorceror
      DC Lvl 23 Nightblade
    {PC•NA•no-CP Ravenwatch}

    Shadow hide you. -Unknown
    There is no clean fight in a war. -Shun Izaki
  • daveqjr
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    Dolmens
    Spellscar is best but it's often crowded. Now it will be even more so. Sorry.
  • Ley
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    I do a little bit of everything you listed, depending on my mood. Probably gained most of my exp just by killing mobs as I progress through zones (questing, skyshard hunting, farming mats/gear). Whenever I find myself in an area densely populated with mobs and no other players around, I generally stop and grind for a little while until other players start interfering.
    Leylith - MagSorc | Leyloth - StamPlar | Leynerd - MagPlar | Leylit - StamBlade | Ley Eviticus - StamDK | Leydor - MagDen | Leylum - StamSorc | Leylux - MagBlade
  • ktdotexe
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    [deleted]
    Edited by ktdotexe on July 11, 2019 4:42PM
  • Datolite
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    Imperial City

    Decent place to grind solo or in a group, with some occasional excitement thrown in just to spice things up. It's also a very risk/reward kind of place, so the longer you grind without banking the more profitable it is to do so. Of course, you could lose it all in a heartbeat...
  • dennissomb16_ESO
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    Just play the damn game, man!
    The leveling in the game now is pretty fast and easy. For me I simply play an alt in mixture from shard hunting, dolmens, pvp, some dungeons all depending on what i feel like doing on a particular day. Within a week to 2 weeks I have a new max level toon and it never feels like a grind
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