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@@HackTheMinotaur Hey love your videos! I was thinking magicka templar leveling guide on what skills abilities to take along the way, what abilities to morph, which weapons would be good to use etc. That would be a help. Thanks for what you do mate!
@@HackTheMinotaur well for me, I just came back to this game after not playing for a long time. I've mainly been looking for things like what you would consider when making a build. Like what skill you would use, how you pair up gear and how you come up with a rotation.
I like that your #1 advise is damage shields. Damage shields are great, help you stay alive much more reliably than healing does. Healing is still great, but should be the second line of defense in my option.
Found this video recently and I used damage shield + healing on 4 and 5. Takes longer to kill stuff but I can survive staying inside dragon's big aoe dot now.
@@HackTheMinotaur, did that instinctively, just reading the abilities descriptions in game, for my baby Arcanist (I'm trying to check as little on line as possible to enjoy the discovery of it all, at least the first time/character) Btw, could you give me examples of AOE skills for Arcanist/ destruction staff? I've used my "laser beam" to kill up to 4 ennemies at once, especially if "buffed' up with 3 glowing green triangles (forgot the name, what we Arcanist use instead of Mana, if I get that right?) Also, can I stack potions/food by drinking/eating up to 3 or 4 different food/drink or is it a waste and just one is in effect?
Nice vid! I think I get along well with other players, but have been soloing the entire game for years. The content and action is just more satisfying to me this way and I am setting my own pace. Good tips! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on soloing.
Thanks for this. A lot I knew superficially but didn’t really think of as a focus. Since I am leveling and am just trying to rank all my abilities. This will help a lot.
Another great video. I love your builds. They are really creative and fun. I would add one more tip: learn to move during combat. I see so many players that stand in place. Moving in combat helps avoid area based damage mechanics and can help in grouping up multiple enemies.
I subscribed just now because I’ve watched a few of your vids and you aren’t pretentious, you didn’t give only your biased opinion and tell the viewer what “they need to do or need to slot” like I’ve seen in other vids about eso. Which I like and appreciate as I’m no expert at the game and have struggles a good bit in the time I’ve been playing. And I’ve found looking for advice or tips about eso to be filled with players pretentious biased opinions about which builds, which skills, which sets, and so on are what you’ll “need” to succeed. And a thing else doesn’t exist because they don’t like it
As an ESO (and MMORPG) n00b, I found this video very helpful, even after having done some research. Especially the tip about being aware of your sustain. So thank you!
I play a dragonknight tank in the game, and it amazes me how little people seem to know these basic tips. A lot of what you listed is like tanking 101 with the game. Know your sustain of resources, make sure you dodge and block, and make sure you have your dmg shields up. I was originally a dps but got tired of subpar tanks and decided to just transition to a tank build, and have been breezing through most dungeons i try since lol.
I actually got Iceheart first time to combo it with Winterborn for a fun frost build, but then discovered the shield defensewise is amazing. I soloed Drodda to get the helm as a personal quest (youtube vids helped me with a solo route to get to her) and it was so hard to keep focus on the interrupts. :) It's my favourite monster set, just for the personal story and just how cool it is. Anyway a tangent and it can be so fun to challenge yourself solo and see what you can actually do.
Great info which should be common knowledge. I've been running into CP500-810s that don't know any of these basics, let alone boss/trash red attack/beam/pin interrupts, which are basic tutorial mechanics. They stand there and watch you die.
Only just got started. This is my first MMO and it is quite overwhelming. I am shying away from playing with others because I am afraid to let them down. So soloing is the way to go for me atm. AOE is something I haven't focused on yet and have been dying quite often to multiple enemies. So will look into that, thanks a lot.
TY for this. I just started ESO and o love it! I played Skyrim - never finished it but ESO is like Skyrim on steroids! The sheer scope of the game is insane! I'm a solo player. I've never been into PvP or any of that stuff. To date ive put about 25 hours in the game and ive joined a group with fellow players that are in sight. I recently joined a few guilds and im trying to figure out how to find ppl to quest with. Just casually - nothing serious. If there was a way to see if someone is undertaking the same quest as you at the same time and if you want to partner that would be great.
Affliction Games 25hrs you haven’t even touched the surface I’ve played 5000+ hrs and still haven’t done everything but keep playing there’s lots to do
Really good tips for beginners! 👍 I would add build basics as well such as skill scaling. Stamina abilities get stronger with max stam and weapon damage and so on. 2. Focus on either stam or mag, but have a move or two that can use the other resource, this will up your sustain. Try to balance survivability, sustain and damage according to your play style.
No, the best tips for a beginner who is new to MMOs shows him/her how to work with others... This is an MMO, ffs! Join guilds, encourage skills that have group effects or synergies... The last thing you need when running a group dungeon is 4 solo players, doing their own thing... 2 people working together will out-perform 4 people doing their own thing every time...
@@tazzeightsixfour9721 there's no reason why it cant be all of the above, I built upon the video by adding more info, in essence "working with others". Being able to work in a group is great but people should know how to their own. This game is 95% solo, with the only group content being dungeons and trials and half of pvp.
@@Riko_XIII Well that's a lie.... Where did you "build upon this video??" Did you suggest that anyone use anything besides an individual focus on magicka or stamina?? 95% of this game CAN be done solo... not 95% should be done solo... In fact, I think the only part of ESO which must be accomplished solo was the Molag Bal quest, and that was before One Tamriel, I think...
@@tazzeightsixfour9721 molag baal, mage guild, fighters guild, psijic, thieves guild, assassins guild, all zone quests, most of the daily quests. These are things you would normally do on your own. Being able to clear it without help is a good thing, being independent is a good thing. Understanding the basic mechanics of the game is important, knowing that max stat affects the effectiveness of moves is valuable information. This is the info I needed when I started and I'm forwarding it to other. Information that I got from joining an awesome guild that help out new players.
@@Riko_XIII Spoken like like someone who can't make friends and must do these things solo... I don't know that I even did the main story quest of northern Elseweyr solo.... I know I was grouped with others when I defeated Evil Cadwell... Not that I COULDN'T do it, but why?? I know I was upset because I was busy finishing off adds and didn't get to slay the big bad in the Dark Brotherhood... Apparently, your "normal" is solo in an MMO, which is sad, but praise the divines that the developers made it possible for lonely people to get through this content solo... All I'm saying is if you are a beginner, and are overwhelmed by the mass of content, think about ways to attack content in GROUPS, not ways to hone your single-player skills... The goal of an MMO isn't to ignore grouping up in lieu of solo play... Andre the Giant said it best when he was the Brute squad in "The Princess Bride;""You use different moves when you're fighting 4-5 guys at once..." Being able to get through content with 3-4 people all pulling the same direction is a lot easier, and less discouraging for beginners, than trying to consume content on your own...
Can you provide some information about how to set up your screen? You have skills on top, health bar in the middle and more skills below all that. How do you set this up?
@@molehead89 Who's "we??" I didn't vote for you... No gamers I know voted for you... You speak for no one but yourself... NEWSFLASH! There are plenty of single player ES games out there... Why would you use ESO as a single-player game and waste all of the group-features which have made ESO the premier MMO today?? That's like fishin' with dynamite...
@@tazzeightsixfour9721 i agree, i played solo just for story line, but dungeon and anything else i'm always look for anyone else, its fun that way where play your own role....esspecially as tank i just need taunt and block no need worry other things....XD
@@mulyanax3921 On my main, I solo'd the big baddy (Molag Bal) back in the day, but that was it... I teamed up (like you're *supposed* to do...) for Mulanmiir (the dragon...) Euraxia Tharn, and evil Cadwell... I think the Molag Bal quest even says *solo* on the loading screen... but that's the only one... Something about ESO being an *MMO* told me while the genius developers made it so it *can* be solo'd, it shouldn't be unless you are the only player left on the server (Which never has happened, nor will it ever...) BTW, tanks and healers are THE MOST essential part of a party... (As a DD, it's important to flex my social skill acumen whenever possible... I could be working on my solo rotation, but this is a more effective way to stay alive in ESO...)
@@molehead89 I'm not gonna hate on you for wanting to get better at soloing content but i really recommend making some friends in the game and trying to get a guild with people you enjoy playing with. While a lot of content can be done solo a large portion can not be done that way. Try getting through trials or dlc dungeons solo and you most likely wont because you need to meet a certain damage requirement to match mechanics (also goes for tanking/healing). As someone who has played eso for years I can definitely say soloing content can be fun, or even just doing content made for more people than what you have (doing normal halls of fabrication with 4 people was a highlight of my time playing). Again, try and find a smaller guild, possibly with people around your skill level so you can grow as players together. It also really helps that in eso 4 people is the max a dungeon can have and 12 for trials so you don't need to search all too much for people/bring people you don't like into groups. Also, I recommend checking out solo pvp videos if you really want to expand your knowledge on how to solo effectively. Things are not all that different for solo players be that pvp or pve. Except maybe sets/traits on armor and a couple skills.
I just started playing recently. Ive played all the characters till level 15 or so because i couldnt decide what to pick. I looked up some like beginner-ish friendly builds on your website to kind of keep myself on track for my first time but im still having so muxh trouble and so many questions. I joined a guild who said they are super social and help new players but they honestly dont do crap. So honestly i have no idea what im doing most of the time. Buuuut im still having fun. And i enjoy the videos. Thanks a bunch
Thanks! I had no idea about damage shields! I’ve got a CP 300 Stamplar and World Bosses are still kicking my ass (with a healer companion) and mediocre gear.
DOT and instacast are two different things. Dot skill can be instacasted or it can have a cast time, or it can have a cast point. You can say the spell is dot, or the spell has instant damage after casting.
Can you post the DK build you were using? Don't often see people using a greatsword and staff on the same build, and I'm always on the look out for good hybrid builds.
Thanks for your videos - I have played WOW for years, but thinking about moving to ESO soon - I will concentrate on dps at first - what race and class is competitive for melee and which for ranged? Was thinking from your videos a Stam Templar for melee and Mag Sorcerer for ranged of something with a bow.
Nice clip of taking down the Unfinished Dolmen titan. I never realized you can focus the portals to stop the scamps, one of those things you don't realize when there's a half dozen other people helping you.
you forgot that if you are locked in place do a dodge/roll to free yourself this also will buff your movement for a short time so it will counter slowness debuffs.
i learned alot from this, i'm currently cp 350+ but i'm definetly gonna gonna use some of these tips, i'm stuck vMA atm, so i'm excited to try it out with this knowlegde :)
Another nice video, thanks for the work put into it. As a more experienced ESO player, can I ask that you make a video for '5 Advanced tips for soloing in ESO'? Something along the lines of Champion Point allocation, gear sets and the reasoning to pick them, and other things that I can't think of because I'm not a content creator Once again, thanks for the videos.
Right off the top of my head: Many raid builds (Alcast, Xynode) will pass up sets and skills since the Tank and Healer are supposed to give the buffs they bestow. So cheating off of those builds is key. Primarily: You will be hard-pressed to over-penetrate on your own. So set bonuses you'd normally avoid because they may be redundant (Night Mother's Gaze), Lover Mundus, Ele Drain or Pierce Armor (if you don't have another source of Major Fracture/Breach like Power of the Light), Sharpened trait, Champion Point pen, even Crusher glyph are all on the table when doing your own pen math. So long as you get to 18,200, you're good (for vMA you may want to only go to 12, or be flexible to modify your pen between rounds since it varies). After that, Slimecraw monster set is great if you don't need the survivability that Iceheart gives. Minor Berserk is usually given to the team by the healer (Combat Prayer) and an 8% boost to all damage (on top of the crit bonus) is asinine. Keeping a toolbox of unequipped skills and sets is important, too. What's on your bar/body isn't the end of your build, having other things that you can swap in between fights will get you through tough mechanics, or high-damage fights. Examples: AOE loadout for multiple bosses/bosses with adds vs single-target, utility like gap-closers, purge, shields, tankier sets vs straight DPS sets. Since you'll be burning down scattered mobs on your own, you may want to watch a tanking video and see what you'd like to adopt. Apart from chains/Silver Leash, you can Line of Sight mobs just as you would PVP opponents and pull them around corners, into tight corridors, etc to group them for quick AoE burns. This falls more under a basic tip, but wasn't covered in the video: Read/watch up on the mechanics ahead of time, esp when soloing Vet content. Know the one-hit-KOs and know what you can dodge/block/ignore. Know what mobs need to be focused or ignored. Know your own DPS so that you can decide whether you're treading water or making progress (good example is healing bosses like Drodda in Direfrost - yes, you can solo Direfrost - where even if you immediately break her heal, you can still lose enough progress with poor DPS that you'll never get her to execute). Magicka users may need to keep tripots on hand for dodge/break free/sprinting intensive fights, but this is rare.
7:45 Am I the only one buffled how much gold he has? :) I know that gold is not that easy to come by. Well at least not in the beginning :D also great tips!
I enjoy your videos and applaud your efforts in making builds the best you can and modify each for different play styles. Do you have or recommend zombie farm builds? I know folks say “play the game and level up on your own time.” Well in this “I want it now!” Day and age most folks want to get leveled quick. I’m guilty of that myself. Zombie farms seem to be the best xp per time spent at the moment. Do builds for that would be great.
wish this video was up 15 months ago lol the only thing i didnt know about was the double resource return on unbalanced enemies but a nice well thought out video with some very useful tips keep up the great work its appreciated
Nice guide Hack :) I kinda disagree with one thing though, DoT's are much worse than you stated in the video, instead of doubling dps for each DoT ability, it only adds 10% of your spammable's dps. Also resistances is another thing that's incredibly important, if not the most important point, because healing, damage shields and health get effectively increased with that one stat alone. Been soloing in ESO for years and perfecting solo builds every single day, so this is from personal experience :)
unless you count vet trial boss resistance from overland bosses is laughable and no need to specially spec into penetration. Sure if we talk end game you are right, but you can't end game solo
Its insane how fast you're killing enemies in this video lol. I've been playing eso solo for a couple years, just finally made it to the champion levels and it still takes me ages to kill every enemy lol
So I have a question. If I just keep doing dungeons will I accumulate all of those armor sets and weapons that are "zone antiques". Not sure the name. But will I eventually acquire all that gear just by playing?
I solo almost exclusively. Everytime I've done groups there's been that 1 13 year old a-hole that ruins it for me. I turn chat off because of how bad things get in the main cities. I only group if absolutely necessary
Great video. One thing, though. I believe DS's - that is, Damage Shields - are spells that cause the enemy damage when they hit you. Shields that cause damage. Damage shields. What you're looking at there is a Rune effect, or even a Ward. Not a DS. :) Edit: I've seen this effect called damage shield in the wiki, too. I'm still not convinced I'm wrong.
Nope, damage shields are basically temporary health that sits over your actual health as padding. They arent called wards because wards are already a separate thing in the elder scrolls universe but I can 100% confirm that damage shields are triggerable layers of temporary health with the only caveat being that they don't benefit from your character's resistances, they have never done damage on their own unless an ability or armour set makes them do damage.
Good info. Lookin to get into this game, solo is good way to start I think but I feel like I’ll need a crew soon... [pc] any places I can find a good crew willing to chaperone a newbie?
Hack, my Argonian magicka nightblade uses Swallow Soul, Dark Cloak, and (back-bar) Rapid Regeneration for healing. His main weapon is a lightning staff. What heals should I add or change, if any? Sets worn are 5 Crafty Alfiq, 5 Necropotence, and (for now) 2 Julianos, all divines. Mundus is Steed (and damn he's fast!). Thanks.
malataur sounds like you have plenty of healing plus minor protection from dark cloak which is great. If you add damage shields to this you will have great survivability 👍
@@malataur That build is almost identical to the one I use on my magic nightblade. Your healing seems fine but what I would suggest is using the light armor shield morphed to Harness Magicka and switching to an inferno staff over a lightning. The inferno staff makes your single target abilities hit harder (through the destruction staff passives) and magic nightblade does mostly single target damage. As for the mundus stone I would recommend putting it to whatever you need the most. If you have less than 1400-1500 magic recovery i would use the atronach, health a little low? use the lord and so on.
I have to be honest, as a veteran player most of this video was laughable. Not because it's bad or incorrect, but because it seems geared strictly towards new beginners despite mentioning it's for all players. However, this video turned out to be extremely informative and I learned a lot, especially on the number one tip. I've seen passives and abilities like that in your previous videos and wondered what the heck that was and this video explained it. This is going to help me out tremendously. Huge props and big thanks, and my apologies for my initial reaction to this video.
It is a hybrid build. Hybrid builds can be really fun, but generally I would not recommend them, because you will do less damage than if you would focus on one primary damage type. What also a lot of beginners not know is, that max magicka/stamina scales the damage of magicka/stamina based abilities.
Yes, it's Magicka Templar Solo PVE Build - Nova Shield. I'm using it and you're right, it's insane! You can swap out the skills as needed, but the basic build works really well as you can see!
I’m new to mmos and I picked eso and I’m loving it but holy crap over whelmed. So I just quest and pay attention and listen to other players . I’m glad I bought this
You mention DoTs as straight multipliers on damage, but I don't think that's quite accurate. It takes time to use the ability and apply the DoT, time that you're not casting the straight damage stuff. From what I've observed most DoT abilities are only like 140-150% the total damage. You've usually got about half a normal ability's worth of damage either up front or as a burst at the end, and the whole DoT part adds up to a whole ability.
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i like how there isnt any servers in australia and creatures will hit you from 5 metres away with their foot
Do you get enemies hitting you through walls too ? xD
What ping do you get?
Lol they will get here in time...one day 😂
Wow dude you are amazing, finally someone who dumbed it down so an absolute noob like me can understand. LIKED SUBBED
Exactly they all use lingo that most noobs can't understand
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Do you have a video up on how you create your solo builds? Or can you make one with some tips on how to do that?
Alex Lugo what kind of tips are you thinking of?
@@Alex-rz4fg I agree, would be nice, the videos don't ever go into leveling up and what skills to use but they are still amazing guides
@@HackTheMinotaur Hey love your videos! I was thinking magicka templar leveling guide on what skills abilities to take along the way, what abilities to morph, which weapons would be good to use etc. That would be a help. Thanks for what you do mate!
@@HackTheMinotaur well for me, I just came back to this game after not playing for a long time. I've mainly been looking for things like what you would consider when making a build. Like what skill you would use, how you pair up gear and how you come up with a rotation.
I’ve literally just started a Magplar so this’ll help me out, thanks man!
I am new to the game so this is very helpful. I plan to solo everything.
Make sure you wear protection against those STE's!!!
I like that your #1 advise is damage shields.
Damage shields are great, help you stay alive much more reliably than healing does.
Healing is still great, but should be the second line of defense in my option.
Passive healing plus damage shields are the ultimate survival combo
@@HackTheMinotaur indeed
Found this video recently and I used damage shield + healing on 4 and 5. Takes longer to kill stuff but I can survive staying inside dragon's big aoe dot now.
@@HackTheMinotaur, did that instinctively, just reading the abilities descriptions in game, for my baby Arcanist (I'm trying to check as little on line as possible to enjoy the discovery of it all, at least the first time/character)
Btw, could you give me examples of AOE skills for Arcanist/ destruction staff?
I've used my "laser beam" to kill up to 4 ennemies at once, especially if "buffed' up with 3 glowing green triangles (forgot the name, what we Arcanist use instead of Mana, if I get that right?)
Also, can I stack potions/food by drinking/eating up to 3 or 4 different food/drink or is it a waste and just one is in effect?
Nice vid! I think I get along well with other players, but have been soloing the entire game for years. The content and action is just more satisfying to me this way and I am setting my own pace. Good tips! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on soloing.
Thanks for this. A lot I knew superficially but didn’t really think of as a focus. Since I am leveling and am just trying to rank all my abilities. This will help a lot.
Thank you for all of these guide videos I didn't know most of these things I've been playing for quite a few years
Soloing is just a cooler way of saying you have no friends. ☹️
Mohammed . Lol Mohammad downer. Wuah,wuah, wuaaaaaaah....
There's that word again... Friends. What does that mean?
My friends only play 2k20 :(
almeduhh I’ll play w u
almeduhh just haven’t got far in the game cuz it’s so got damn deep
Another great video. I love your builds. They are really creative and fun. I would add one more tip: learn to move during combat. I see so many players that stand in place. Moving in combat helps avoid area based damage mechanics and can help in grouping up multiple enemies.
Thank you so much! That’s what I needed to get started.
I subscribed just now because I’ve watched a few of your vids and you aren’t pretentious, you didn’t give only your biased opinion and tell the viewer what “they need to do or need to slot” like I’ve seen in other vids about eso. Which I like and appreciate as I’m no expert at the game and have struggles a good bit in the time I’ve been playing. And I’ve found looking for advice or tips about eso to be filled with players pretentious biased opinions about which builds, which skills, which sets, and so on are what you’ll “need” to succeed. And a thing else doesn’t exist because they don’t like it
As an ESO (and MMORPG) n00b, I found this video very helpful, even after having done some research. Especially the tip about being aware of your sustain. So thank you!
I play a dragonknight tank in the game, and it amazes me how little people seem to know these basic tips. A lot of what you listed is like tanking 101 with the game. Know your sustain of resources, make sure you dodge and block, and make sure you have your dmg shields up. I was originally a dps but got tired of subpar tanks and decided to just transition to a tank build, and have been breezing through most dungeons i try since lol.
I want to thank you for letting me know of Ice Heart set, which is so potent in solo that I don't want to change them back to my original set. XD
Good news, Iceheart is getting super nerfed next patch!
@@Schecter31 Yea I've noticed that, time for us to leave, I suppose :/
omg no why are they nerfing Y_Y i was just hinking of coming back to eso
@@SpookyLukeOG welcome back XD
What's ur original set?
I actually got Iceheart first time to combo it with Winterborn for a fun frost build, but then discovered the shield defensewise is amazing. I soloed Drodda to get the helm as a personal quest (youtube vids helped me with a solo route to get to her) and it was so hard to keep focus on the interrupts. :) It's my favourite monster set, just for the personal story and just how cool it is. Anyway a tangent and it can be so fun to challenge yourself solo and see what you can actually do.
Damn, that actually sounds decent.
I never thought of interrupts being used so aggressively to have a massive effect in solos
I do everything solo. I make use of all 9 characters. Hirlings and such. I am a 100 percent maxed crafter now. Finally.
Great info which should be common knowledge. I've been running into CP500-810s that don't know any of these basics, let alone boss/trash red attack/beam/pin interrupts, which are basic tutorial mechanics. They stand there and watch you die.
“Taking on your first mudcrab” 😂
I’m about to start playing for the first time and this is awesome, thanks!
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Thank you for all you do bro !!!
Holy S*** !! I haven’t seen the giants of Skyrim yet I just started eso. Had no idea they were in the game.
Eastmarch is a good place to find them, and Wrothgar, if you have the DLC.
Only just got started. This is my first MMO and it is quite overwhelming. I am shying away from playing with others because I am afraid to let them down. So soloing is the way to go for me atm. AOE is something I haven't focused on yet and have been dying quite often to multiple enemies. So will look into that, thanks a lot.
Hedera Helix you playing greymoor?
TY for this. I just started ESO and o love it! I played Skyrim - never finished it but ESO is like Skyrim on steroids! The sheer scope of the game is insane! I'm a solo player. I've never been into PvP or any of that stuff. To date ive put about 25 hours in the game and ive joined a group with fellow players that are in sight. I recently joined a few guilds and im trying to figure out how to find ppl to quest with. Just casually - nothing serious. If there was a way to see if someone is undertaking the same quest as you at the same time and if you want to partner that would be great.
Affliction Games 25hrs you haven’t even touched the surface I’ve played 5000+ hrs and still haven’t done everything but keep playing there’s lots to do
@@thatoneleafsfan971 Yeah it's a huge game. It's like 15 skyrims packed into 1!
What do u play on I'm on ps4 NA server if u are on the same hit me up in new an that sounds fun my ps4 name is CritAssassin88
Really good tips for beginners! 👍
I would add build basics as well such as skill scaling. Stamina abilities get stronger with max stam and weapon damage and so on. 2. Focus on either stam or mag, but have a move or two that can use the other resource, this will up your sustain. Try to balance survivability, sustain and damage according to your play style.
No, the best tips for a beginner who is new to MMOs shows him/her how to work with others... This is an MMO, ffs! Join guilds, encourage skills that have group effects or synergies... The last thing you need when running a group dungeon is 4 solo players, doing their own thing... 2 people working together will out-perform 4 people doing their own thing every time...
@@tazzeightsixfour9721 there's no reason why it cant be all of the above, I built upon the video by adding more info, in essence "working with others". Being able to work in a group is great but people should know how to their own. This game is 95% solo, with the only group content being dungeons and trials and half of pvp.
@@Riko_XIII Well that's a lie.... Where did you "build upon this video??" Did you suggest that anyone use anything besides an individual focus on magicka or stamina?? 95% of this game CAN be done solo... not 95% should be done solo... In fact, I think the only part of ESO which must be accomplished solo was the Molag Bal quest, and that was before One Tamriel, I think...
@@tazzeightsixfour9721 molag baal, mage guild, fighters guild, psijic, thieves guild, assassins guild, all zone quests, most of the daily quests. These are things you would normally do on your own. Being able to clear it without help is a good thing, being independent is a good thing. Understanding the basic mechanics of the game is important, knowing that max stat affects the effectiveness of moves is valuable information. This is the info I needed when I started and I'm forwarding it to other. Information that I got from joining an awesome guild that help out new players.
@@Riko_XIII Spoken like like someone who can't make friends and must do these things solo... I don't know that I even did the main story quest of northern Elseweyr solo.... I know I was grouped with others when I defeated Evil Cadwell... Not that I COULDN'T do it, but why?? I know I was upset because I was busy finishing off adds and didn't get to slay the big bad in the Dark Brotherhood... Apparently, your "normal" is solo in an MMO, which is sad, but praise the divines that the developers made it possible for lonely people to get through this content solo... All I'm saying is if you are a beginner, and are overwhelmed by the mass of content, think about ways to attack content in GROUPS, not ways to hone your single-player skills... The goal of an MMO isn't to ignore grouping up in lieu of solo play... Andre the Giant said it best when he was the Brute squad in "The Princess Bride;""You use different moves when you're fighting 4-5 guys at once..." Being able to get through content with 3-4 people all pulling the same direction is a lot easier, and less discouraging for beginners, than trying to consume content on your own...
Can you provide some information about how to set up your screen? You have skills on top, health bar in the middle and more skills below all that. How do you set this up?
and we need an advance part of this Solo Guide
....IF this were a SOLO game... A better advanced guide would be "How to Make Friends and Influence People..."
@@molehead89 Who's "we??" I didn't vote for you... No gamers I know voted for you... You speak for no one but yourself... NEWSFLASH! There are plenty of single player ES games out there... Why would you use ESO as a single-player game and waste all of the group-features which have made ESO the premier MMO today?? That's like fishin' with dynamite...
@@tazzeightsixfour9721 i agree, i played solo just for story line, but dungeon and anything else i'm always look for anyone else, its fun that way where play your own role....esspecially as tank i just need taunt and block no need worry other things....XD
@@mulyanax3921 On my main, I solo'd the big baddy (Molag Bal) back in the day, but that was it... I teamed up (like you're *supposed* to do...) for Mulanmiir (the dragon...) Euraxia Tharn, and evil Cadwell... I think the Molag Bal quest even says *solo* on the loading screen... but that's the only one... Something about ESO being an *MMO* told me while the genius developers made it so it *can* be solo'd, it shouldn't be unless you are the only player left on the server (Which never has happened, nor will it ever...)
BTW, tanks and healers are THE MOST essential part of a party... (As a DD, it's important to flex my social skill acumen whenever possible... I could be working on my solo rotation, but this is a more effective way to stay alive in ESO...)
@@molehead89 I'm not gonna hate on you for wanting to get better at soloing content but i really recommend making some friends in the game and trying to get a guild with people you enjoy playing with. While a lot of content can be done solo a large portion can not be done that way. Try getting through trials or dlc dungeons solo and you most likely wont because you need to meet a certain damage requirement to match mechanics (also goes for tanking/healing). As someone who has played eso for years I can definitely say soloing content can be fun, or even just doing content made for more people than what you have (doing normal halls of fabrication with 4 people was a highlight of my time playing). Again, try and find a smaller guild, possibly with people around your skill level so you can grow as players together. It also really helps that in eso 4 people is the max a dungeon can have and 12 for trials so you don't need to search all too much for people/bring people you don't like into groups.
Also, I recommend checking out solo pvp videos if you really want to expand your knowledge on how to solo effectively. Things are not all that different for solo players be that pvp or pve. Except maybe sets/traits on armor and a couple skills.
I just started playing recently. Ive played all the characters till level 15 or so because i couldnt decide what to pick. I looked up some like beginner-ish friendly builds on your website to kind of keep myself on track for my first time but im still having so muxh trouble and so many questions. I joined a guild who said they are super social and help new players but they honestly dont do crap. So honestly i have no idea what im doing most of the time. Buuuut im still having fun. And i enjoy the videos. Thanks a bunch
Basically me
@@arsletirott ikr 😭
Thanks! I had no idea about damage shields! I’ve got a CP 300 Stamplar and World Bosses are still kicking my ass (with a healer companion) and mediocre gear.
DOT and instacast are two different things.
Dot skill can be instacasted or it can have a cast time, or it can have a cast point.
You can say the spell is dot, or the spell has instant damage after casting.
7:30 420health recovery because he be *blazing it* 👌😎👍
Can you post the DK build you were using? Don't often see people using a greatsword and staff on the same build, and I'm always on the look out for good hybrid builds.
Thanks for your videos - I have played WOW for years, but thinking about moving to ESO soon - I will concentrate on dps at first - what race and class is competitive for melee and which for ranged? Was thinking from your videos a Stam Templar for melee and Mag Sorcerer for ranged of something with a bow.
Nice clip of taking down the Unfinished Dolmen titan. I never realized you can focus the portals to stop the scamps, one of those things you don't realize when there's a half dozen other people helping you.
Great video and the explanations are easy to understand. I've played Skyrim a couple of years ago and this game looks quite good 😁👍.
you forgot that if you are locked in place do a dodge/roll to free yourself this also will buff your movement for a short time so it will counter slowness debuffs.
Your DK solo build looks fun!
Love the skyrim music btw
It's making a comeback! Lol - every video of mine has had some Skyrim music pieces for the past month at least.
Loving the focus on soloing in your latest videos, please continue :-)
honestly after playing dark souls and bloodborne so much I was so excited to find out u could roll dodge
4:35 do u have guide for this build?
Fantastic vid man!
i learned alot from this, i'm currently cp 350+ but i'm definetly gonna gonna use some of these tips, i'm stuck vMA atm, so i'm excited to try it out with this knowlegde :)
What arena?
@@droopy3653 Maelstrom Arena
No what arena are you in , their 9 or 8 arena in maelstrom arena
@@droopy3653 the one with the giant that sounds like snoo snoo
Pleas keep doing this I need as much help as possible also do beginner pvp builds and duel guide
Another nice video, thanks for the work put into it. As a more experienced ESO player, can I ask that you make a video for '5 Advanced tips for soloing in ESO'? Something along the lines of Champion Point allocation, gear sets and the reasoning to pick them, and other things that I can't think of because I'm not a content creator
Once again, thanks for the videos.
I would like this too
Right off the top of my head: Many raid builds (Alcast, Xynode) will pass up sets and skills since the Tank and Healer are supposed to give the buffs they bestow. So cheating off of those builds is key.
Primarily: You will be hard-pressed to over-penetrate on your own. So set bonuses you'd normally avoid because they may be redundant (Night Mother's Gaze), Lover Mundus, Ele Drain or Pierce Armor (if you don't have another source of Major Fracture/Breach like Power of the Light), Sharpened trait, Champion Point pen, even Crusher glyph are all on the table when doing your own pen math. So long as you get to 18,200, you're good (for vMA you may want to only go to 12, or be flexible to modify your pen between rounds since it varies).
After that, Slimecraw monster set is great if you don't need the survivability that Iceheart gives. Minor Berserk is usually given to the team by the healer (Combat Prayer) and an 8% boost to all damage (on top of the crit bonus) is asinine.
Keeping a toolbox of unequipped skills and sets is important, too. What's on your bar/body isn't the end of your build, having other things that you can swap in between fights will get you through tough mechanics, or high-damage fights. Examples: AOE loadout for multiple bosses/bosses with adds vs single-target, utility like gap-closers, purge, shields, tankier sets vs straight DPS sets.
Since you'll be burning down scattered mobs on your own, you may want to watch a tanking video and see what you'd like to adopt. Apart from chains/Silver Leash, you can Line of Sight mobs just as you would PVP opponents and pull them around corners, into tight corridors, etc to group them for quick AoE burns.
This falls more under a basic tip, but wasn't covered in the video: Read/watch up on the mechanics ahead of time, esp when soloing Vet content. Know the one-hit-KOs and know what you can dodge/block/ignore. Know what mobs need to be focused or ignored. Know your own DPS so that you can decide whether you're treading water or making progress (good example is healing bosses like Drodda in Direfrost - yes, you can solo Direfrost - where even if you immediately break her heal, you can still lose enough progress with poor DPS that you'll never get her to execute).
Magicka users may need to keep tripots on hand for dodge/break free/sprinting intensive fights, but this is rare.
Check out Andy s on UA-cam. He’s solo’d veteran black rose prison. He also has an overpowered werewolf build.
How ever damage shield is not affected by your resistance so its not entirely like gaining extra health but it is very useful in many situations
never mentioned multi stat food buffs, always good to keep one up.
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7:45 Am I the only one buffled how much gold he has? :) I know that gold is not that easy to come by. Well at least not in the beginning :D also great tips!
Really helpful, thanks mate.
I enjoy your videos and applaud your efforts in making builds the best you can and modify each for different play styles. Do you have or recommend zombie farm builds? I know folks say “play the game and level up on your own time.” Well in this “I want it now!” Day and age most folks want to get leveled quick. I’m guilty of that myself. Zombie farms seem to be the best xp per time spent at the moment. Do builds for that would be great.
Great. Now I am gonna start playing ESO again. Nice video
Love the music at the end
wish this video was up 15 months ago lol the only thing i didnt know about was the double resource return on unbalanced enemies but a nice well thought out video with some very useful tips keep up the great work its appreciated
You did not mention this...a good self heal for stam users is Vigor. But in order to get that skill you do have to PvP a bit.
Nice guide Hack :) I kinda disagree with one thing though, DoT's are much worse than you stated in the video, instead of doubling dps for each DoT ability, it only adds 10% of your spammable's dps. Also resistances is another thing that's incredibly important, if not the most important point, because healing, damage shields and health get effectively increased with that one stat alone. Been soloing in ESO for years and perfecting solo builds every single day, so this is from personal experience :)
unless you count vet trial boss resistance from overland bosses is laughable and no need to specially spec into penetration. Sure if we talk end game you are right, but you can't end game solo
4:34 your damage does not quadruple AOE ticks do a fraction of the damage direct damage attacks do.
Dude can you please make a templar hybrid build, that would be awesome. Great video
Check back in a few days. It's coming. 😎
Fantastic cant wait. Running your DK hybrid and loving it. Keep up your awesome job.
Its insane how fast you're killing enemies in this video lol. I've been playing eso solo for a couple years, just finally made it to the champion levels and it still takes me ages to kill every enemy lol
This was great. Got some great tips to try out :)
Thanks this was helpful!
Is a 2 handed sword a good weapon? New to elder altogether. But love this game.
0:58 It's "Don't stand in the stupid"
Aliosar22 ok we get it
Yes, "stupid" can be any color...
So I have a question. If I just keep doing dungeons will I accumulate all of those armor sets and weapons that are "zone antiques". Not sure the name. But will I eventually acquire all that gear just by playing?
Loving your content at the moment mate, great work! Just curious though, how are you accessing the PTS on Xbox?
Xbox controller on pc... The ui changes to match console
I have a PC account now as well.
Great vid thanks. We’re can I turn on the damage display would like to see how much I’m hitting for
Settings->Combat
This a Stam or Mag Templar? Looks awesome
Is there a way to turn off the red glow around enemies but keep the red glow of their attacks?
I solo almost exclusively. Everytime I've done groups there's been that 1 13 year old a-hole that ruins it for me. I turn chat off because of how bad things get in the main cities. I only group if absolutely necessary
What skill is that flame circle arounds you? Is it a 2 hand skill?
Grothdarr monster set that is)
Great video. One thing, though. I believe DS's - that is, Damage Shields - are spells that cause the enemy damage when they hit you. Shields that cause damage. Damage shields. What you're looking at there is a Rune effect, or even a Ward. Not a DS. :)
Edit: I've seen this effect called damage shield in the wiki, too. I'm still not convinced I'm wrong.
Nope, damage shields are basically temporary health that sits over your actual health as padding.
They arent called wards because wards are already a separate thing in the elder scrolls universe but I can 100% confirm that damage shields are triggerable layers of temporary health with the only caveat being that they don't benefit from your character's resistances, they have never done damage on their own unless an ability or armour set makes them do damage.
great video!! thanks!
Good info. Lookin to get into this game, solo is good way to start I think but I feel like I’ll need a crew soon... [pc] any places I can find a good crew willing to chaperone a newbie?
I only just started playing on pc the other day if you want a partner
Rayofthedawn on steam
Hack, my Argonian magicka nightblade uses Swallow Soul, Dark Cloak, and (back-bar) Rapid Regeneration for healing. His main weapon is a lightning staff. What heals should I add or change, if any? Sets worn are 5 Crafty Alfiq, 5 Necropotence, and (for now) 2 Julianos, all divines. Mundus is Steed (and damn he's fast!). Thanks.
malataur sounds like you have plenty of healing plus minor protection from dark cloak which is great. If you add damage shields to this you will have great survivability 👍
@@HackTheMinotaur Thanks, man! I'm working on getting that shielding monster helm. (Got the shoulders over the weekend.)
@@malataur That build is almost identical to the one I use on my magic nightblade. Your healing seems fine but what I would suggest is using the light armor shield morphed to Harness Magicka and switching to an inferno staff over a lightning. The inferno staff makes your single target abilities hit harder (through the destruction staff passives) and magic nightblade does mostly single target damage. As for the mundus stone I would recommend putting it to whatever you need the most. If you have less than 1400-1500 magic recovery i would use the atronach, health a little low? use the lord and so on.
I've been playing this game since the Summerset version and I still suck at it. Any tips for uncoordinated people? :P
Whats the character at 4 16 damn he looks awesome
I have to be honest, as a veteran player most of this video was laughable. Not because it's bad or incorrect, but because it seems geared strictly towards new beginners despite mentioning it's for all players. However, this video turned out to be extremely informative and I learned a lot, especially on the number one tip. I've seen passives and abilities like that in your previous videos and wondered what the heck that was and this video explained it. This is going to help me out tremendously. Huge props and big thanks, and my apologies for my initial reaction to this video.
Did you try stamDK 2h/sword&board? Kinda like tank/dps hybrid, wanna make one but still deciding what sets to use.
Seventh legion or dragonguard body, bloodspawn or trollking helm and shoulder , jewelry and weapons brierheart or any offense set
Best race imperial, nord ,agrarian,
Put all your points into stam
And for pvp you want all impenetrable traits on your armor
What was the build for the fire dk aoe 2 hand staff would love to run it
Me too
What was that fire Dragon Knight build with the 2 hander and staff? Was it doing magic damage?
It is a hybrid build. Hybrid builds can be really fun, but generally I would not recommend them, because you will do less damage than if you would focus on one primary damage type. What also a lot of beginners not know is, that max magicka/stamina scales the damage of magicka/stamina based abilities.
hey im pretty new to this bud it looks like hes using magicka build and using a 2h sward. is this viable?
Does he have a build for that Templar he’s using? Looks insane
Yes, it's Magicka Templar Solo PVE Build - Nova Shield. I'm using it and you're right, it's insane! You can swap out the skills as needed, but the basic build works really well as you can see!
When hit while a damage shield is active IF the shield breaks does the remaining damage from that hit land or is it cancelled?
The remaining damage will hit you
I’m new to mmos and I picked eso and I’m loving it but holy crap over whelmed. So I just quest and pay attention and listen to other players . I’m glad I bought this
What build are you running on your DK where you're using magica with a 2h?
You mention DoTs as straight multipliers on damage, but I don't think that's quite accurate. It takes time to use the ability and apply the DoT, time that you're not casting the straight damage stuff. From what I've observed most DoT abilities are only like 140-150% the total damage. You've usually got about half a normal ability's worth of damage either up front or as a burst at the end, and the whole DoT part adds up to a whole ability.
Thanks for this Video ,helpful and informative keep it up =)
Is the undaunted damage shield viable for dw builds?
Just started and am trying to build a good battlemage dragonknight with were wolf transformation. Too much?
No such thing
This video was very helpfull!
at 3:17 whats the ring following him?
What kind of build is that magical or stamina dragonknight?
What sort of build are you running on your Dragon Knight?
Check my channel out. I uploaded a full build video last week.
I’m a veteran player that watched this video because the content is just that good. 👌👍
Thanks!
The menu layout from your eso looks like skyrim, is an addon or is staple for xbox?
It's the console version UI
Broo you need to light attack in between skills literally the strongest source of damage for any dd and it cost no resources
Even more than that, you can skip the animation if you get a feel for it, it's free damage
@@weirdafters4007 right you lose nothing but gain so much by just weaving correctly
Imagine weaving on 500ms
mcandelario8 I agree lmao these builds are absolutely ridiculous lmfao
Are monster sets only medium armor or does it give you a piece based on the style most equipped?
No, monster set come in Heavy, medium, or Light. It's just rng on what you get.
@@ReaverofSouls7 ok thanks. I just lucky on the first piece I wanted so I wasn't too sure
Go Solo Frost Vaults on Vet HM ;)