I grabbed the Gold since I’ve always thought I should get into this game. I’m bewildered, though, by my choices. What are some fun non-gimped builds that could get me hooked? I doubt I will ever want to tank or be a dedicated healer. No idea about mag vs. stam. I’m kind of drawn to nightblades, but it’s not essential for me to be one. I wouldn’t be doing much pvp and mostly solo pve.
Thoughts?
Daagar
4085
For some no-fuss builds, the general recommendation is http://alcasthq.com, or you can dig around http://tamrielfoundry.com for something that catches your eye. I’m not sure how important a build is while leveling though - more important is to ensure you have a skills from each skill tree on your bar so it levels up, at least one piece of each gear type (heavy, medium, and light) so those level up, and to start your crafting research early because they are crazy real-time things that take months at the high end to complete.
EDIT: Redfive’s post below reminds me that I meant to include http://deltiasgaming.com as another build-guide resource - this might be more noob friendly than alcasthq, actually.
I just finished doing a Stamina Sorceror up to level 50 and it was great fun.
AoE death machine.
The traditional class archetypes can be a little misleading in ESO as well. My class is a sorceror but I killed everything with dual wield daggers / bow as well as spells.
Man, that is exactly what I wanna try. I have a level 18 sorcerer that I’ve no idea what to do with. Now I’ve a plan. Thank you!
My problem with all of these builds is the same with most MMO guides. None of them are for straight-up noobs. Reading the page for a Magic Dragonknight or whatever doesn’t help me at all. Take the gear entries. Grothdarr? Moondancer? WTF!? Just tell me whether I should be using a two-handed sword or one-handed axe with a shield or whatever.
Doesn’t anyone have a simple “this is what you need to do to solo the game” type character guide?
Go watch Delitas videos for new players. He’s great at explaining what does what and why. He has a ton of videos, and a lot of them are very advanced, but there is good info to be had. There are some that are aimed at new players.
Also, Stamina sorcerer is amazing. Look for some guides based on that.
stusser
4090
You can solo all the single-player content using any gimped-ass build. Those guides are for endgame optimization.
I agree there should be more guides targeting new players looking to powergame leveling, though. ESO does many things differently than other MMOs and it can be jarring.
Thanks. That might work. I just wish someone old-school would, you know, actually print this shit out instead of making me watch a video.
Welcome to the new world, also, the pager isn’t coming back.
Well, sure, but you’re going to struggle with a completely ass build. The issue with ESO is that because there aren’t basic GUY GOOD WITH SWORDS or GUY GOOD WITH RANGED MAGIC classes it’s easy to spread your points out all half-assed and end up someone that dies a lot.
The gear isn’t for levelling. Just use whatever you find that fits the necessary skills until you’re level capped. It’s once you are doing endgame you want to hunt down set gear etc.
stusser
4095
The one problem I had with ESO at launch was putting all my points into magicka to deal damage, rather than health. If you put a ton of points into health you’ll die much less. Don’t do a glass cannon unless you know what you’re doing.
Razgon
4096
There is no need to make it so complicated. Put about 1/3 of your points into health , or less. If you suddenly start doing, put a few more into health, or use glyphs to increase your health.
You also have a ton of other options such as the use of food to increase health or health regen, or potions in combat.
While builds can be complex, thats mostly those that do maelstrom arenas and the like who have to think about stuff like that - the rest of us can have fun with pretty much whatever we enjoy.
stusser
4097
I put the vast majority of my points into health while leveling. I may have done less damage, but it was much less annoying. If you block better than me, you may not need it.
IMHO, if you’re just doing the storyline and quests, you can easily make do with 0 points in health as long as you always have blue health + stamina/magicka food. However, if you want to do dungeons and you’re not yet maxed out, I think the scaling won’t give you enough health if you have 0 points invested in it. Beginners should aim for 18-19k health after scaling in most dungeons. Anything less just leads to frustration.
Respeccing attributes is pretty cheap anyway, so go with what you’re comfortable with.
Razgon
4099
When was this? Because if its now, then you are most defintely doing it wrong. Do you stand still and fight? Not moving out of red circles and the like? It really is an action MMO, and you need to move a bit from time to time.
I realize of course how this comes off, but Im not trying to be a dick - My GF is not a hardcore game at all, puts less than 1/3 of points into health, and has died may three times so far at level 35. I’d love to see a video of you figting a few mobs sometime since I have quite a number of hours in the game and may be able to help with something?
stusser
4100
I kept dying when the game originally released and bounced off it due to this. I did move out of telegraphs but didn’t actually block all the time. Very possible the game has changed since then and it’s now poor advice!
Also, for people just starting I’d recommend a magicka build over stamina. They have better survivability, better versatility and most importantly, you won’t unlock a cool class skill that you can’t is very sub-optimal to use (the only exception to this is stamina nightblade, who gets most of the neat toys their magicka counterparts do.) Stamina sorcs are fun for certain purposes, but you’ll be looking longingly at daedric mines and ward when you unlock them.
magicka sorcs - best and easiest endgame PvE dps and best spec if you’re soloing. Between pets and your shield it’s possible to solo most things in the game.
magicka templars - best versatility. Altmer is probably a better choice, but make an Argonian one and you can even switch back and forth between stamina/magicka focus if you want to (though stamina templars are very lacking except in PvP.)
magicka nightblades - most neglected (but still viable) class in terms of end game, but deserves a mention for being able to perma-stealth while running almost as fast as a horse. Great if you’re questing and tired of fighting mobs, or if you’re collecting mats for crafting. Also a good introduction to Cyrodiil since you can stealth the whole way between keeps and not get ganked.
Razgon
4102
Haha okay then. Its a completely different game. Its currently one of the finest MMO’s I ever played, and I hated it at launch, but now? Man - its really awesome, even on consoles!
It also has had around 2 million patches, so I doubt you’d recognize the game in any way now. It has a “Free week” this week actually, as far as I know, if you want to try it out again?
I promise you won’t die quite as easily!
It depends. If you’re playing a stamina build without having unlocked the vigor skill (which was not easy to get at launch – much easier now) you won’t have a lot of self healing. The extra health buffer helps there. All the magicka classes have great self-healing, and more importantly they can all self-heal while doing damage, so you don’t need a lot of health. Exception to this are dungeons where there are attacks that can one shot you if you’re below a certain threshold (usually 17-18k)
