Kitty merchant.

Misty · February 2021

I was looking at buying a personal merchant from the crown store. I am always getting loaded up with junk that is worth gold and can't bring myself to just drop it, so I always stop what I'm doing and make for a town. I seen one of these mobile merchant's that you can supposedly just call up to unload your junk.
Are they worth it, do they work as described?

LadyNalcarya · February 2021

They are worth it, just keep in mind that a crown store merchant won't repair your gear and a banker won't be able to access guild bank/store. You also cannot summon them in pvp areas iirc. But other than that they're super convenient when your bag is full and you're in a dungeon or in a middle of nowhere. You can even quickslot them so you can summon them whenever you need.

Misty · February 2021

Right, thanks. Now it's which to go for, merchant or banker.

Misty · February 2021

Banker might be best. I have the extended bank and that would allow me to sort out stuff when in a town or city. I could unload everything on him rather than just the stuff I want to sell.

Minyassa · February 2021

I would vote merchant. I wish I had one. My bank gets full and if I'm in the middle of a dungeon, that means I gotta start throwing things away and wasting money.

zaria · February 2021

Misty wrote: »

Right, thanks. Now it's which to go for, merchant or banker.

Merchant I say unless you don't have eso+ and do crafting writs.
Also depend a bit on play style. I use auto loot and most of that I get is stuff I just sell to merchant.
The banker is mostly useful if I have lots of stuff like survey map or siege equipment I want to move to bank.

Note that in groups you can use others merchant and banker.

SickleCider · February 2021

Having them both is best, but I do seem to require Fezez's services more frequently. If you have auto loot on you collect so much trash, white gear and junk poisons. I make so much more gold after having gotten him because I no longer have to just destroy that stuff to keep going. Best farming friend.

Ezabi is amazing for those "oh nuts I need that thing I left in the bank" moments, and she makes things really comfortable for fresh toons, when you can just retrieve soul gems, lockpicks, XP scrolls, etc. She's great for keeping something safe for you, too. Example: when sticker book farming in a group, you can ploink a piece you really want in her pocket so you don't accidentally offer it to others. >_> Sorry fam I know I've already collected a Mother's Sorrow inferno staff but listen this one is preciiiissseeee!

Cirantille · February 2021

Banker is better

I use both, but banker by far the most

seecodenotgames · February 2021

One thing I do find slightly annoying is that the merchant doesn't have a sell all junk button like regular merchants do. I think I got the merchant first and then the banker second. A lot of people also use them as characters in your home before houseguests were added.

Misty · February 2021

Cirantille wrote: »

Banker is better

I use both, but banker by far the most

I think I will go banker this time and maybe merchant at a later date.
I have eso+ so my bank is something like 150 slots I think and I don't have a lot stored in it at the moment. It would mean I could basically empty my loot bag into my bank if needed.

Cirantille · February 2021

Misty wrote: »

Cirantille wrote: »

Banker is better

I use both, but banker by far the most

I think I will go banker this time and maybe merchant at a later date.
I have eso+ so my bank is something like 150 slots I think and I don't have a lot stored in it at the moment. It would mean I could basically empty my loot bag into my bank if needed.

Exactly
You can always mark stuff you want to sell as junk then sell at a merchant
And merchants are everywhere, even in the wilderness

AcadianPaladin · February 2021

Though I have both, if you have to choose one, it depends.

If you wrestle all the time with a nearly full bank, then the merchant might work better for you.

If you don't really have bank capacity problems, the the banker can work better. You can drop stuff for sell off with the banker until you get to town and you can also replenish/stow any banker items. That's exactly what I did until I got enough crowns to add the merchant as well.

caperb · February 2021

It depends a bit on your playstyle, but I think the merchant is far more useful than the banker since you won't keep 98% of the drops you get anyway. For these few drops you would like to deconstruct, sell at a guild trader or keep for yourself a banker isn't really needed. In my experience you can sell dozens of inventories to the merchant before your inventory finally becomes this full that you need to bank. Note that this of course does only apply if your character is finished. For lower cp players that still need to farm sets for themself, level crafting or are farming sets to sell at a guild trader, the banker might be more useful.

cyberjanet · February 2021

When in dungeons with a group, the merchant is called for more often than a banker.
Though if you're overland, you have those wandering merchants all around the place.
I bought the banker first, as it's a useful addition to a home.

etchedpixels · February 2021

If you play a lot then it may be worth it, especially for dungeons.

Outside of dungeon/trial play it's not so useful because (except during this event) you can simply enter an imperial city campaign without queues sell to the merchants in IC (or the banker), or use the crafting tables to smash all the junk up, and then exit IC back where you were.

Which is best I think depends on discipline. If you have the discipline to keep your bank partly empty, and ESO+ to get the extra space then a banker. If your bank is always full and you can never work out where to put stuff then a merchant may be better.

Both have annoying flaws though - you can't do gear repair via the merchant, and you can't access guild banks via the banker. Porting to imperial city has no such restriction.

zaria · February 2021

etchedpixels wrote: »

If you play a lot then it may be worth it, especially for dungeons.

Outside of dungeon/trial play it's not so useful because (except during this event) you can simply enter an imperial city campaign without queues sell to the merchants in IC (or the banker), or use the crafting tables to smash all the junk up, and then exit IC back where you were.

Which is best I think depends on discipline. If you have the discipline to keep your bank partly empty, and ESO+ to get the extra space then a banker. If your bank is always full and you can never work out where to put stuff then a merchant may be better.

Both have annoying flaws though - you can't do gear repair via the merchant, and you can't access guild banks via the banker. Porting to imperial city has no such restriction.

Creative use of IC

It has all the crafting stations too so you can deconstruct. Its an delay getting in however even outside of the event.
Note that if you are in quest instances, delves and probably public dungeons it may kick you outside then you return.
Know the dungeon finder does this.

Misty · February 2021

I have been running with my bank kitty today and it's great. I can now stay in the field all day without having to travel back to town. It was a bit expensive at 5000 crowns but it's proving to be a good buy.

WeerW3ir · February 2021

Misty wrote: »

Right, thanks. Now it's which to go for, merchant or banker.

Athan1 · February 2021

I deconstruct everything (incl banked items) and sell only items with the gold icon (or trash potions/poisons etc). I find that I come across much for stuff for decon than sale, so the banker is much more useful in my opinion.

ZaroktheImmortal · February 2021

Merchant you can summon it almost any time even quickslot it and it'll appear only places you can't use it is in pvp zones. It can be used in dungeons and such. You can't buy anything off them but you can sell to them but they won't repair gear like in world merchants. Bankers you buy you can also summon the same way and put items in your bank or withdraw items from bank. It won't let you use guild store or guild bank functions like bankers you find in world but does work for any depositing or withdrawing items from your personal bank.

Also anyone you are grouped with will have access to the merchant or banker if you have them out. This includes dungeon groups.

FrancisCrawford · February 2021

Misty wrote: »

Banker might be best. I have the extended bank and that would allow me to sort out stuff when in a town or city. I could unload everything on him rather than just the stuff I want to sell.

I get much more use from my banker assistant than my merchant. Swap gear? Retrieve food or potion or lockpicks or XP scroll you forgot? Do crafting writs by reaching into stacks of food and pots in your bank, in any town except Vivec City? The banker is far more useful in every one of those cases.

etchedpixels · February 2021

zaria wrote: »

Creative use of IC
It has all the crafting stations too so you can deconstruct. Its an delay getting in however even outside of the event.
Note that if you are in quest instances, delves and probably public dungeons it may kick you outside then you return.
Know the dungeon finder does this.

It does - I consider it a feature personally because not only do you get to go decon/sell etc but you also don't have to walk back out of the dungeon when finished 8)

TheImperfect · February 2021

They are both extremely useful but I would say that the merchant is more useful when out and about in dungeons etc.

Pauwer · February 2021

I would buy the kitty banker if it doubles bank space, but i don't think it does. I have eso+ and 18 chars and always inventory full, bank full.

Sylvermynx · February 2021

Pauwer wrote: »

I would buy the kitty banker if it doubles bank space, but i don't think it does. I have eso+ and 18 chars and always inventory full, bank full.

No, she doesn't add any space....

magnusthorek · February 2021

It depends on your needs. If your bank is close to empty or if you are a subscriber with the extra slots, Ezabi/Tythis would be better. But if you're like me, non-subscriber, running solo most of the times, occasionally farming Public Dungeons you might think Fezez/Nuzhimeh suits you more.

Misty · February 2021

I have 150 slots on my bank which is enough when stuff doesn't stay there all that long. You have tor remember, I have a bottomless craft bag.

kargen27 · February 2021

Versispellis wrote: »

Having them both is best, but I do seem to require Fezez's services more frequently. If you have auto loot on you collect so much trash, white gear and junk poisons. I make so much more gold after having gotten him because I no longer have to just destroy that stuff to keep going. Best farming friend.

Ezabi is amazing for those "oh nuts I need that thing I left in the bank" moments, and she makes things really comfortable for fresh toons, when you can just retrieve soul gems, lockpicks, XP scrolls, etc. She's great for keeping something safe for you, too. Example: when sticker book farming in a group, you can ploink a piece you really want in her pocket so you don't accidentally offer it to others. >_> Sorry fam I know I've already collected a Mother's Sorrow inferno staff but listen this one is preciiiissseeee!

Saved me from typing basically the same thing.

renne · February 2021

I use the banker more especially on my toons with larger inventory (obviously), but it's really nice to have the merchant available. They're not cheap, but whether or not they're "worth it" is an entirely personal choice, it's honestly just a case of if you personally think they're worth the utility of being there when you need it or if you're okay running off to a town for a bank/merchant (or finding a wandering merchant).

I mean, I find the banker super useful when progging difficult dungeon content because it means people in the group can change up gear if needed and stuff. Helpful!

Misty · February 2021

How do I assign a key press to my kitty?

AcadianPaladin · February 2021

@Misty you can't directly assign an assistant to a key without addons. What you can do is add her to your quick slotted items wheel. Then 'use' her like a potion. Just remember to adjust your wheel back to a potion (or whatever) when done with the kitty. She won't help one bit when you are almost dead and panic push your potion button.

I believe there are addons that allow you to assign hotkeys to each of the wheel items of your quick slot wheel.