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Never played PVP.Want to start but don't want to make a fool of myself.

Captainbristol0
Hi All

I want to start playing PVP but I am VET 10 and have never played. Is there anything I should know or any good groups you could recommend for a newbie?
  • Animus0724
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    Theres plenty of guides out there, google is your friend
    I take pride in being an incredibly smart dumb ass, or an incredibly dumb smart ass, either way I'm awesome.

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  • NakedSnake
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    There are no nameplates so nobody will notice you.
    "Brilliant! Why is it that the people with the most ridiculous ideas are always the ones who are most certain of them?"
  • Captainbristol0
    Yeah have read some of them. Is it best to go to cyrodil and then try and find a group or try and find one first?
  • Captainbristol0
    NakedSnake wrote: »
    There are no nameplates so nobody will notice you.

    Ah ok, that's cool :)

  • reggielee
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    just get to the zone and start the beginning quests given by the npcs. take your time with them, practice with the siege equipment etc. keep zone chat up and follow the players text regarding zergs, combat areas and pushes. Use the map to follow the acronyms they use to understand what areas they are talking about. familiarize yourself with port jumps to keeps, how to get there etc. without joining any groups you can port to each keep, watch any action going on etc. look for vendors that sell wall repair kits, seige engines etc, tho you wont have any points to spend some can be bought for gold. make sure you have alot of soul gems of your level on hand.

    when you are brave, ask in chat to join a group or watch for those asking for players to join theirs .... then do. be ready to port to where the majority are and do combat. stay away from keep gates, stay mobile, use your skills as you are able, stay with the zerg till you get better at pvp. if you have points get the pvp skills that you are able to on that skill line. make sure your pet is put up and use stealth when approaching action.

    read guides on how to pvp with your class and what skills they use most.

    have fun, it can be epic the first few times. be ready to die alot and spend most of the time riding back to action (dont follow straight lines to it)

    oh, and join a full active campaign, hopefully on a winning side. :wink:
    Mama always said the fastest way to a man's heart is through his chest.
  • Yakidafi
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    You can write in zonechat in cyrodiil that you are looking for a group to attack some castle, then if you play with a group you will get to know most stuff.

    There are newfish missions available that will teach you about the various siege equipment and different vital points on the battlefield.

    After you either skipped the new guy mission or finished it you willbe able tochoose from four mission boards.

    There aretransit shrines(traveling shrines within cyrodiil that will let you travel to the keeps your alliance own, but you have to be at the starting zone for your alliance and use the wayshrine there to get back to pve areas.

    That is some basics.
    Moons and sands shall be your guide and path.
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  • Captainbristol0
    reggielee wrote: »
    just get to the zone and start the beginning quests given by the npcs. take your time with them, practice with the siege equipment etc. keep zone chat up and follow the players text regarding zergs, combat areas and pushes. Use the map to follow the acronyms they use to understand what areas they are talking about. familiarize yourself with port jumps to keeps, how to get there etc. without joining any groups you can port to each keep, watch any action going on etc. look for vendors that sell wall repair kits, seige engines etc, tho you wont have any points to spend some can be bought for gold. make sure you have alot of soul gems of your level on hand.

    when you are brave, ask in chat to join a group or watch for those asking for players to join theirs .... then do. be ready to port to where the majority are and do combat. stay away from keep gates, stay mobile, use your skills as you are able, stay with the zerg till you get better at pvp. if you have points get the pvp skills that you are able to on that skill line. make sure your pet is put up and use stealth when approaching action.

    read guides on how to pvp with your class and what skills they use most.

    have fun, it can be epic the first few times. be ready to die alot and spend most of the time riding back to action (dont follow straight lines to it)

    oh, and join a full active campaign, hopefully on a winning side. :wink:

    Thank you for your very helpful post, I appreciate it.
  • Thechemicals
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    subtract worrying about looking like a fool from the equation and youll be fine.
    Vr14 Templar since release- dual resto
    Vr14 Dk bow/2h

    Brayan Blackthunder
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    Daggerfall Covenant

  • Captainbristol0
    Yakidafi wrote: »
    You can write in zonechat in cyrodiil that you are looking for a group to attack some castle, then if you play with a group you will get to know most stuff.

    There are newfish missions available that will teach you about the various siege equipment and different vital points on the battlefield.

    After you either skipped the new guy mission or finished it you willbe able tochoose from four mission boards.

    There aretransit shrines(traveling shrines within cyrodiil that will let you travel to the keeps your alliance own, but you have to be at the starting zone for your alliance and use the wayshrine there to get back to pve areas.

    That is some basics.

    Thank you, I am looking forward to it.
  • Aeaeren
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    Bring some type of Range weapon, CC, a way to heal and Oil and expect to die A LOT at first. A horse really helps here also as everything is a good distance away.

    Try not to ever travel alone, stay with the pack to avoid the gankers until you get more experience on what works and what doesn't work all that well.

    But most important is patience as you will experience Zerg mobs that roll over you and pretty much your wasted within nano seconds, you are dead and you don't even know it until hours later, Roll backs ect. And to top of the list, have fun or at least try to have fun.
  • Gisgo
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    If you are afraid to make a fool of yourself then dont PVP, because it will happen.
    It happened and still happens to everyone, and its part of the fun.
  • ExiledKhallisi
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    Only way to make a fool of yourself in ESO PvP:

    Play anything other than Sorc or DK
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  • rotiferuk
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    Only way to make a fool of yourself in ESO PvP:

    Play anything other than Sorc or DK

    I play a Templar. I can remove all those nasty lingering effects archers / NB's place with a click of a button and heal myself and others without having to resort to potions or staves My restro staff is used as a weapon / way of replacing magicka, not as a means of healing.. As a stand off, support fighter I consider myself to be quite effective. While you are fending off angry VR12,s I'm the one hurling sun bolts and magic spears at you from a safe distance. The thing is, PvP is not 1v1, it's large group v large group. In that scenario everyone has their strengths and weaknesses.

    Anyway, have you actually been to Cyrodiil? There are plenty of Templars playing there who are seemingly unaware of their "weaknesses".
    Edited by rotiferuk on June 14, 2014 3:52PM
    EU Server.
  • alexj4596b14_ESO
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    Hi All

    I want to start playing PVP but I am VET 10 and have never played. Is there anything I should know or any good groups you could recommend for a newbie?

    Best way too learn is dive in
  • tordr86b16_ESO
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    Hi All

    I want to start playing PVP but I am VET 10 and have never played. Is there anything I should know or any good groups you could recommend for a newbie?

    You'll never learn if you don't jump into it.
    Edited by tordr86b16_ESO on June 14, 2014 5:05PM
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