What do you do in-game when you don't have anything to do?

Mekie · June 2023

I queue for random vDungeons as a DD. Then I wait for about 10 to 20 minutes to join a group, only to find out they want to skip the entire dungeon. At that point, I decide to leave the instance, wait for them to kick me out, and then start the process all over again.... I queue for random vDungeons as a DD. Then I wait for about 10 to 20 minutes to join a group....
It's quite an interesting experience, to say the least. How about you?

TaSheen · June 2023

I never "don't have anything to do" - I have many alts so there's always someone to level etc.

Braffin · June 2023

Although I literally never run out of things to do, there are of course times a bit more sluggish.

Most of the time I then check my guild chats. There are always people around which need some help with some dungeons. So I go and help them.

SeaGtGruff · June 2023

If you mean what do we do while we're waiting for a queue to pop, I try to do things that I can easily get out of once the queue is ready, such as crafting writs, or just running around exploring and fighting mobs.

I try to avoid anything more time-consuming, such as scrying and excavating, or fighting world bosses, unless I'm waiting in a queue for Cyrodiil and I can see by my place in the queue that it's going to be a good long while.

KlauthWarthog · June 2023

Collect bile, blood and rheum from those darn dragons that keep popping up on my homeland.

SilverBride · June 2023

If I run out of things I feel like doing I log off.

FantasticFreddie · June 2023

If I'm on my crafter/healer/multipurpose toon, shop!!! I look for cool furnishings, patterns, motifs, etc. And then I decorate!!! Make stuff! And then go shopping because I'm out of furnishing materials and sometimes I exit the queue entirely because now I'm mid project.

On my sorc I quest, or fish.

On any other toon, I run around spellscar for XP, or decorate, if I'm waiting for a trial to start I surreptitiously tour the main residence of a group member, sometimes get a whole tour done in whispers while waiting for a particularly tardy member.

Lumenn · June 2023

If I'm waiting on a que or don't feel like doing another quest atm I'll knock out some surveys, visit homes I haven't bought to see if inspiration hits, visit guildmates homes(4 of my guilds are housing) or share/show some ideas I implemented in one of my homes if anyone's in chat wanting ideas.

phaneub17_ESO · June 2023

20 Characters, there's always something to do. Every DLC/Chapter adds more and more daily quests to give you objectives to complete. There is a crazy amount of quests in this game both in the main story quests of each zone and filler quests scattered everywhere. Housing is another avenue you can take, it's not just buying a home and settling in, the way you can combine furnishings to look like something else is remarkable and incredibly flexible.

Right now I'm gathering the new companions on every character then leveling them up before I go back to my regular routine.

LunaFlora · June 2023

if i am waiting for a dungeon queue i might do surveys or treasure maps

AzuraFan · June 2023

If I had nothing to do I wouldn't log in. But usually I have something to do: hunt down lore books, try for antiquities leads I don't have, try for achievements I want but don't have.

CGPsaint · June 2023

Log out.

Danikat · June 2023

I've never had nothing to do because I haven't completed all the quests I want to do on all my characters. But if there's nothing I feel like doing and can do in the time I have I don't play, I find something else to do.

If I'm waiting on a queue or a guild event or whatever I'll either do 'odd jobs' like gather or refine materials or sort my bank out or I'll browse the internet while I wait.

NeuroticPixels · June 2023

Farm, fish, or check traders to catch good deals.

Michaelkeir · June 2023

I hardly run into this problem myself. 90% of my characters have a separate tank set up. So if I que as a DD and it’s taking too long, I swap my build and reque as a tank and I pop in a group almost instantly. No down time this way.

Back before we had the ability to swap gear around instantly (console player here), I would spend my que time farming motifs from dailies or fishing, or browsing the different traders.

Soarora · June 2023

Log off, more to life than video games.

JR_Returns · June 2023

Play a different online game. Which I seem to do quite a lot, now that we have account wide achievements.

Holycannoli · June 2023

Hang out in Auridon playing /lute

Rebirthment · June 2023

Throwing mudballs at people.

M0ntie · June 2023

I think the OP means while waiting for a dungeon queue. Surveys or zone quests.

Einar_Hrafnarsson · June 2023

Cyrodiil.

Vevvev · June 2023

Log in, writs, log out.

If I am dedicated to actually playing ESO it's log in, writs, PvP until I'm burnt out, stare at the screen for a bit and listen to the music, and.... something....

Tenthirty2 · June 2023

If I don't have anything to do, then I don't do anything. ; |

A few examples since I don't do random dungeons:

For general waiting, like boss spawns I have emotes. Soooo many emotes.
- Or dig through my pack looking at loot, etc
- Sit and just people watch. It's funny watching those who seem like they have to constantly run, jump and fire off abilities because if they stop for even 3 seconds they may die apparently.

For other times like if I have no quests I want to do there is:
- Work more on my ridiculously long housing project list.
- Fish
- Tribute
- zone hop killing WBs for fun and profit
- Shop for motifs & style pages
- Run around on diff alts, and\or work on leveling the lowbies.
- Hang out in one of many fav chill spots and just relax a bit.
- Pick a zone and just ride around, sometimes slowly. It's a relaxing break from flying around at "grinding speed"
- Try new build ideas or tweak existing builds.
- Look at new outfit combinations.
- Go grind for the ultra-ultra-ultra-rare items with drop chances so low I will likely die of old age before I ever find them.
- go antiquity hunting
- IDK, prolly a lot more I can't think of.

And failing all that if I really don't have anything I want to do there are:
- Other games!

- Or... Go OUTSIDE™

OBJnoob · June 2023

When I don't have anything to do I wander on down to where people duel in Grahtwood. I take part and sometimes I also just watch.

DreamyLu · June 2023

I never have "nothing to do" and if it should happen, I would just not log on. That's why I'm not sure to understand the question: Why staying in game with nothing to do? Play another game or do something in real life?

Jaraal · June 2023

I'm usually tabbed out to bosmerfarmgurls.org looking for a partner to help me locate my missing stealth.

FeedbackOnly · June 2023

Chat with strangers in zone. I make my zone'sw

ESO is my social media experience, but always something to do in game.

Kitziboo · June 2023

At the end of the night, when there is no time to start anything meaningful, I run around Summerset on my favourite harvesting route and enjoy the beautiful scenery as I go.

Hapexamendios · June 2023

If I feel that way, I turn the game off.

licenturion · June 2023

I do usually public events (dolmen, vents, ...) because I can easily walk away if the queue is ready.

Or I just wait and am working/doing other stuff on my laptop until I head the 'zing' sound.

Also if you want to do story/full dungeon runs there are guilds for that. Group finder is mostly for people want the daily dungeon XP (+scroll) to farm some easy XP in 15 minutes.

merpins · June 2023

Sums up my experience pretty well, ngl.