Elder Scrolls Online

NewDArt said:

I don't really do alts.

Here's my main (NB assassin ranger thingy):

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He also has a rather vampire look to him - is he one or just wanted to go for the dark and dangerous vibe?

I normally just do mains. I sometimes do a secondary either when I am learning a new game or test out some other options. Even in SRPGs I tend to stick to that pattern. I have replayed my main in FO4 a few times.

HiddenX said:

Hidden Lobo:

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Formidable looking character. That fox/rabbit like animal - is it a pet or just a photo-bomber?

Aaahhhhh so many unique characters with variety of mounts... And that background (in love with the pink tree) uuggghhh nooo I must resist... Just few more weeks....

wolfgrimdark said:

Formidable looking character. That fox/rabbit like animal - is it a pet or just a photo-bomber?

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It's a pet - it's just running with me all the time.

I know I know ... screenshot junkie

Fenn meditating near the coast looking out over the sea on a misty day.

You, sir, are the king of screenshots.

EDIT
Right, so I didn't take pics of my char's pets, did I?
Here they are - guess whose pets they are (it's actually pretty easy to make the connection xD ):

And the last one. - Well, I couldn't take a pic of one of them in the starting character screen because the character description overlapped with it, so I had to take an action shot instead.

The white wolf pup and the bear is so GORGEOUS!!!!

wolfgrimdark said:

He also has a rather vampire look to him - is he one or just wanted to go for the dark and dangerous vibe?

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He's a vampire indeed

Not a pleasant fellow by any stretch of the imagination. Well, except during quests - where I always do the right thing, haha.

It's quite the personality conflict. But I adore stealthy asssassin-type gameplay - and I can't really do the "good-guy" assassin role. So, I tend to do a variation of my old Rogue from WoW - which was Undead and very painful to be around as an enemy

I normally just do mains. I sometimes do a secondary either when I am learning a new game or test out some other options. Even in SRPGs I tend to stick to that pattern. I have replayed my main in FO4 a few times.

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Yeah, I'm the sort of player who knows exactly what I enjoy and I find it relatively easy to identify which class/combo serves my needs the best.

Interestingly, my brother is quite the opposite. He CONSTANTLY changes characters/setups - and he's essentially all about the theory of what's most effective, where I'm all about practical application.

I've learned to be extremely sceptical when it comes to the theories of other people in MMOs.

How difficult is it to play a vampire on ESO? Not recommended for a noobie?

purpleblob said:

How difficult is it to play a vampire on ESO? Not recommended for a noobie?

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Well, a vampire is really just a "World Skill Line" - which means it's something added on top of an existing character.

There are two ways to become one: Get bitten by another vampire (this is easy if you can get another player-vampire to bite you) or buy a vampire upgrade in the ESO store.

Once you're a vampire, you get access to the above mentioned skill line - which brings with it a number of active and passive skills.

The downside is that your health will regenerate more slowly and you're a lot more vulnerable to fire - especially in the later vampire stages.

Vampire stages go from 1 to 4 - and you slowly increase your stage if you don't drink blood - or if you use active vampire skills.

Stage 4 is where you're simultaneously most powerful and most vulnerable as a result of being a vampire.

The picture of my character is from stage 4 - and the various stages include visible changes to your characters face that become ever more severe.

Passive benefits include no stealth movement penalty and increased damage resistance at low health.

Most people seem to agree that being a vampire is a no-brainer if you play a character that will benefit from the skills, which a lot of builds will.

I would tend to agree - and the only real reason not to be a vampire is the roleplaying reason - or if your build is better suited for being a werewolf.

You can't be both vampire and werewolf.

Also, you should become a vampire as soon as possible if you're planning on being one - as you level-up in the skill line through XP gains during all other activities. So, you will want to start ASAP so as to not waste your progress.

Is it more difficult for a "n00b"? Not much - unless you want to stay in stage 4 at all times. Stage 4 means 25% more damage from fire - which is quite a lot, because you will be facing a lot of casters that use fire damage - and other things.

But, it's very easy to stick to stage 1 - at which point there's really no noticable difference in terms of difficulty.

Ok, sounds like I will ask someone to bite me to turn into a vampire ASAP then since I plan to play rogue specialising in stealing. Thanks DArt!

purpleblob said:

Ok, sounds like I will ask someone to bite me to turn into a vampire ASAP then since I plan to play rogue specialising in stealing. Thanks DArt!

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NP

Well, since I play a similar character myself - I can give you my personal guarentee that it's the right choice

Also, if you plan on being a thief - you should look into the Night Mother's Embrace armor set - which will make sneaking both easier and cheaper.

Also, I highly recommend Bosmer if you're going for Bow focused or Khajit if you're going Melee focused. Both have Racials that help that kind of character quite a bit.

Question re buying the vampire line (and the Werewolf one)... Does getting them via the crown store open them up to your whole account or just a single character? Anyone know?


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Those pets are awesome Jaz!

KaosWarMonk said:

Question re buying the vampire line (and the Werewolf one)… Does getting them via the crown store open them up to your whole account or just a single character? Anyone know?


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Nope, only for your character. I highly recommend getting a friend to bite you - or some stranger for gold. It's much cheaper - and a bit more roleplay'ish

That said, I bought it for several characters in the store because I'm lazy and I really don't care about spending a few crowns here and there.

I'm not one of those people fretting about spending money on games when I have fun with them

wolfgrimdark said:

Those pets are awesome Jaz!

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I love the ESO pets and try to collect as many of them as I can ... provided the server is online (the PC megaservers are currently down). Couldn't even say which one is my favorite ... all of the dogs, probably, but I also like the Dwemer spiders. And the lynx. The badger. The cats. The daedra. Those fire-vomiting, flying frogs. The serpents. The moths. Even the much-hated Nyxhound ...

KaosWarMonk said:

Question re buying the vampire line (and the Werewolf one)… Does getting them via the crown store open them up to your whole account or just a single character? Anyone know?
Thanks

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As D'Art said, just one character.
Both my vamp and my werewolf (on EU) are giving free bites, but only if other characters ask them.
I tend to find new players incredibly cute ... I mean those who witness my vamp suck blood or see my other guy transform into a werewolf , and then go like: 'Jeez, did you just turn into/are you a monster? How is that possible? Is this even possible?'
Monster character: 'Well, yes. It is possible.'
New player: 'Jeez! Wow. That's like ... wow. Can I be a werewolf/vampire, too? How can I become a vampire/werewolf? How? How?'
WWC: 'Well ... I might bite you.'
NP: 'What!!! Are you serious?'
WWC: 'Absolutely.'
NP: 'Oh! Please! Please bite me! Please! Puhleeeeeease...'
WWC: 'I will, but you need to know ...'
And then I start to list all the negatives of being a werewolf/vampire (few enough, gameplay-wise), lecture them about the moral dilemma and so on, the exact phrasing depending on my character (my were is way more frivolous while the vamp is a somewhat emo guy).

Sigh, one time I actually lost a player who desperately wanted to become a vampire because we travelled too close to the werewolf shrine on our way to the vamp shrine ... and the doggies were having a free-bites-party.
While I was standing there, pretty perplexed (and the hapless victim was even more perplexed), another player approched me and shyly asked: 'Erm ... would you bite me, then?'
I did.

KaosWarMonk said:

Question re buying the vampire line (and the Werewolf one)… Does getting them via the crown store open them up to your whole account or just a single character? Anyone know?


Thanks

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Like chicken pox parties, lot of people host vampire biting parties all the time! Plenty of threads about it on official forums so there is no need to buy it from crown store.

Vampires are fun to the biter end....

I uninstalled like 10 games to make a space for ESO lol.

So, now I guess I am in the first town (?), and I need a better armour (god I hate being in a rag).

Look on the bright side... You didn't start out as a criminal this time!