ESO Ultimate Beginner Guide in Under 20 Minutes! (Updated for 2021)

[@Adam_Lutz]

What Beginner tip would you give a new player starting out in ESO?

[@Psiberzerker]

Pick 2 Skill lines to start with. 2 Weapon skill lines, 2 Class skill lines, and slot 2 skills from each on your Weapon bars. While training, look at the Endgame skills, for instance in Nightblade. Are you going to be doing a lot of Assassination, or Siphoning? Okay, either you can slot 2 each of all your Class Skills, and have room for nothing else, or you can Prioritize at the beginning. You can always come back and finish off that last skill line for that last passive later. Going back to Nightblade (Because that's what I'm speedrunning today.) Which one can you afford to save for last: Hemorrage, Dark Veil, or Transfer? All right, if you pick 2 of 2, then you can get those 2 up to 50 faster, AND have a couple slots open for Weapon, and Guild Skills.

[@Psiberzerker]

Oh right, and open up Port Hunding first. (That's Stros M'Kai on a map.) Even my endgame Sorcerers (Mostly) do most of their crafting there, because the crafting stations and bank are close enough to Streak between them. It's that convenient, until you buy a home, and collect everything you need to make a better Base of Operations, it doesn't get better than that. Also, there's no Undead, or Daedra on the island, so you can sweep it for Skyshards, do the quick quest, skip right to the Mages/Fighter's guild, then hit Betnikh. Which has a graveyard, and 2 battlefields full of Spirits you can grind up to Silver Shards. I speedrun up to level 50 for fun, every other day. There's no better start, even if you don't know where you're going, or what to do when you get there yet.

[@bovrar2nd861]

Don't forget to eat, and you need to sleep too! LoL

[@timevers3168]

The "Meta" classes are changing every three months (apart from Necro which has been present for a while longer due to a class specific debuff), so play what looks and feels appealing to you and just enjoy it. Your time as top DD class will come shortly. It's also very unimportant in general to play what the meta dictates as it's only really important if you're going for scores. If you and your team are good enough, you can play off-meta and still perform great. This game takes a while to get into and to get good at. If you're used to being carried by your equipment rather than skill like in most MMOs, then this game might not be for you.

[@ammyduck3656]

I am new to this game any tips for me

[@Eclipsed83]

Timestamps Guide starts: 1:05 Skill bar setup: 3:25 Loot Everything: 5:48 Crafting System: 8:22 Item set Collection System: 12:34 Companions: 14:08 Map Knowledge: 15:27

[@Lenoxygen]

You're doing Vivics work.

[@Eclipsed83]

@@Lenoxygen Thank you! Glad I could help!

[@ChronicNewb]

What a saint

[@austins.2495]

Thanks 🙏

[@GES1985]

Best tip for adding subscribers: use time stamps in all of your videos.

[@GES1985]

Great content. Not being critical, just saying.

[@christianl6116]

That’s what I was thinking as well

[@miragespl]

I agree

[@Lenoxygen]

Yeaaaah boiiii

[@Freya778]

Tip: When you start a new character and have chosen what type of armor your character is going to wear (light, medium or heavy), make sure you wear mostly that type of armor BUT also 1 item each of the other two types of armor. So if you wear light armor wear almost all light armor but also 1 item of medium armor and heavy armor. This way you will level up all the 3 armor skill types. This will make it easier if you want to change your character in the future and want to wear a different type of armor then. It is much easier to do it this way in the beginning than to do this later in the game, because later on you are really going to need the extra stats you often get by wearing a full set of the same type of armor.

[@Pheonix1298]

I quit and came back recently, really starting to enjoy it especially with a companion now. I never knew I could pay gold for bag upgrades or mount upgrades. I thought you could only get that with crowns... thank you so much!

[@tintuthotho7345]

Yo bro so i used to play back when I was a freshman in hs in 2015 lol now i wanted to get back into it and saw your comment and you said you get companions wat do you mean by that? Definitely lmkk

[@ViewtifulMartez]

@@tintuthotho7345 blackwood expansion has companions 2 of them but you can only use one also you have to do there quest

[@Freya778]

@@tintuthotho7345 You can find the companions on the game under Allies in the collections section (press the U button). I don't have any companions yet but I believe there are many different ones now. I think some can be obtained through quests/rewards for things and I think some you may be able to buy. You can only have one companion active at a time I think. And you can take them lots of places and they can help you fight enemies. You can give them special companion gear and choose skills I think.

[@OmegaNineProfile]

I took a few years off. Glad to have a video like this to refresh my memory and tell me this stuff I missed.

[@ericgraham454]

Same I got 50 percent off on Xbox and got all of the new expansions I had a max level on PS4 before I got hacked and lost everything like 3 years ago but I forgot everything.

[@myairv]

This helped a lot! Honestly so frustrating trying to learn to play going in knowing absolutely nothing (probably my fault there) also considering i went in with my friends to learn together only to get basically abandoned since they aren’t into it like i am💀

[@maxil8988]

oof :'(

[@2ndAgbala]

I've just come back to playing eso. I remember how much I loved the crafting in this game. It's really special 👌

[@VannGuardianTV]

Just started out for the first time in a long time, thanks for this !!!!

[@alexlromero05]

I've only been playing for 2 month and just joined my 1st guild this week 420cp playing slow I think

[@webby8005]

amazing guide, trying to decide if i want to get into eso and this is super helpful for beginners

[@Silversmith70]

I am glad you are still playing! I have the game, I played about an hour and I really suck at it. If anyone on PS4 wants to play with a useless but loyal Drow, let me know.

[@chrismcrae2469]

I'm down lol got tired of COD and figured I'd download ESO again yesterday I haven't played since it dropped so we can suck together lol🤣

[@cadenmichael8052]

@@chrismcrae2469 too late to join?😂

[@chrismcrae2469]

@@cadenmichael8052 lol nah fam I'll be on later today after work 🤣 still sucking🤣

[@michaelsloan930]

@@chrismcrae2469 im dwon to join too. New player here

[@chikai844]

Thanks so much for the video! Currently downloading ESO now and I am so excited to start playing.

[@xboxmaster57]

How's it going just downloading it now

[@danburke1806]

I love the fact that one of your toon's name is Nahiri the harbringer. A fellow MTG player who found his/her way to ESO.

[@lordoftheawoken4044]

Been a beginner the last 6 months and still am lol. Thx Adam for the vid!!! Informative as always.

[@zkovach2]

Been a beginner since I started in 2018 lmao

[@izzycspp3514]

This is so much info in such a short time.

[@dasyeah2695]

i am completely new to mmorpg's thanks to your guides i cleared my first puublicdungeon solo and it was hella fun ....great helpfuul guides especially when you do not know shit like me thanks man

[@jasonpolrc3826]

Yessss Adam!!!! Awesome way to start the long weekend!!!!

[@console-gamer2418]

Just got back into this on the PS5 and so addicted again

[@badnaseebsingh]

with eso plus subscription?

[@jayecrawford6344]

What I love about eso is if u start in 2022 u missed so much content it almost impossible to catch up and there so much to learn in inventory and crafting and spells still learning I’m just swing my speed and hoping it works lol

[@MyDailyDrive]

Thank you!! I laughed at the bookcase thing 🤣 oblivion I read every book I saw learned real fast

[@cathal3506]

How do you get that daedric armor in the thumbnail?

[@kmanglass427]

I feel a little overwhelmed.... lol :D Im just gonna play the game and have fun.

[@eliacasanova4217]

Chill

[@clovett197]

What add on are you using to get your crafting bag inventory to look like that and not in one long list?

[@tesssupplee2013]

This is what I’m tryna figure out!

[@tehpwnr1504]

What armour is that in the thumbnail and how do you get it

[@Turrican]

I didn't understand any of this so I'm just gonna wander around.

[@coltonyakovich1517]

CP 160 is really easy and important imo you’ll have a better experience if the gear you pick up remains usable for more than a couple hours of gameplay

[@brandons9536]

Whats Cp 160?

[@guildmastershannara6454]

Hey brah. I'm playing a role play build that has only 1 life. I want to see you make a char from lvl 1 to 50 with one life, NO travel via wayshrine and cannot use your previous Characters for help. That's my current challenge. I want to see how you choose each action and skill knowing if you die at level 30 in a bad dungeon, your done. Start over. Love the content, keep it up

[@anti-noobcrew2284]

Woah how far have you gotten?

[@guildmastershannara6454]

@@anti-noobcrew2284 level 27 on my tank role play. Fighters guild Victor at lvl 25 so now I'm traveling around tamriel destroying dark anchors and undead in my way. I'm confident that I'll make it to level 50 eventually. That said, when I play it isn't that I'm just playing ESO I'm getting into character and playing a role. My desicions are calculated and when I'm surprised or challenged I really feel it and panic at times. It's been very immersive, I recommend it.

[@Acooky.]

@@guildmastershannara6454 i mean, its pretty hard to die in though

[@guildmastershannara6454]

@@Acooky. hey Thanks for replying. I was able to do my challenge and I agree, it was easier thank I expected.... But since then I am attempting a PVP only after lvl 10 with one life and I got to lvl 22.... Wayyyyy harder to have to play BG or Cyrodil and not die. I am taking a break from that to test a cpl builds but so far I think the only way to maybe survive is with NB. BTW my lvl 22 was attempt 5 lmao

[@Acooky.]

@@guildmastershannara6454 doing it in pvps just gonna be impossible unless you afk in base lol

[@breckharrison]

4:00 what is that outfit called????

[@PPanek86]

What addons are these? I would love to know!

[@LeBurns-63]

Dang. I started a week ago and got my character up to 5th level. I was hoping this guide would be a big help. But now I just want to quit and go back to playing Skyrim. No idea what you're talking about most the time. All these things I'm supposed to be doing, but I have no idea how to do them or where to go, who to talk to, etc.

[@resolved65]

honestly u should not watch this guide until u get to idk lvl 15 or something to get better understanding on the game first because as you progress ingame they explain shit u unlock every level. also just follow the story no pressure

[@rahovartiv3464]

I think it's best when your brand new to just play some questlines and get used to your character and how your skills work

[@THEsexymexi21]

Just play the game? Its skyrim but less simplified for the real rpg mechanics and such.

[@Walican132]

I started with the current free play deal on PlayStation. Is there a way to lock onto an enemy?

[@lucaviviani9279]

Is there a need to craft or can I do without

[@jason7669]

I just can't get started, i keep creating characters then starting again because of reasons. :(

[@davidfalloutbandit]

same here... I get to like lvl 10 then i see someone with a really cool build i like and think "OMG i want to be that!" then start all over. i wish they let you select a person and view there build so i can just copy and be happy..

[@AliHamza-ji4in]

At later stages u can reset ur skill points . U don't need to start over.

[@starkillermatt91]

Your thumbnail is cool, man.

[@Sir_Moth]

What's the addon for those quest markers?

[@nw-marksumo6604]

I rushed to cp160 and bought some gear sets on the guild trader and now i dont feel like playing the game anymore :(

[@kylenewport2323]

I've got 28 hours in and in only level 11. The story lines are so cool I don't want to rush.

[@TheUniversalRocker]

bro, so it started me in skyrim, which i assume follows the greymoor storyline. is it cool if i just continue this instead of my alliance main quest? like finish the whole of skyrim, including side quests etc, before going to my main quest?

[@TommyWashow]

ive noticed the more you bounce around zones, the more quests you have to abandon

[@TheUniversalRocker]

@@TommyWashow yeah most definitely. i ended up just going to stonefalls, and starting the main quest. its just more cohesive that way.

[@alexlromero05]

Ok I'll watch!

[@fumbleweeddumblecock2360]

So, a character of any race can begin and complete the main questline of any alliance, or did I get that wrong?

[@NateTheDawgg]

Really glad you did this vid ty

[@THE-og_KG]

Can we get the add ons you’re using in this video?

[@susie1834]

Can you do recommendations for armor, weapons and where to place CP points for a Dark Elf, Dragon knight Magicka?

[@gecko-v]

Awesome video for a new player like me, could you tell me whats UI addon are you using. Ty.

[@zzz-x7p]

Very helpful thanks.

[@DoubleYYs]

what add on do you use? how do you get that menu i keep trying to get one but it doesnt load up on my game

[@HardenGames]

wich race and role are you brah?

[@LuxuriosLife12]

I bought it when it dropped, played for about 4 hours and just recently jumped in again. I'm lost af

[@julianlopez7135]

Same. LIfe is complex enough as it is. This game feels so overwhelming but so beautiful as well.

[@luigischinesecowboyimpress5250]

Do I HAVE to craft though? I was just fine never doing it in skyrim

[@jasonwilson1332]

OK now this BG is for the people that Play games for fun or for casual gamers good review man👍👍👍

[@mendozabrothers]

the build you were using what was it ??? i know it was a Necromancer

[@33Jasphere]

thanks for the Info been looking for a new game to play i think ill give this game a shot just gotta figure out where to buy it at thanks again

[@davidtibor3133]

Is the screen only supposed to be in the top left corner?

[@rosedragon3498]

Whats your recommended ui layout

[@englishmaverick2578]

Thanks but I'm a brand new player, I'm used to ff14, should I take all side quests I come across or complete 1 at a time?

[@cameroenskiable]

1 at a time because each quest is tied to a certain area once you are done you move on to the next quest

[@erikwright7841]

Does eso have first person point of view or just 3rd

[@CalebPace05]

Both

[@kodymcgrath6975]

Anyone know the style of armour he is using?

[@chefnstrike]

So I just subbed for ESO+ which of course opens all content. Is it worth it to still purchase the new expansion?

[@paulward9038]

ESO plus is definitely worth it if you plan on playing consistently

[@collinsmcrae]

I don’t think it is, for most players. It’s mostly just the die hard players, who have already played the shit out of all the other content, who would normally buy the latest expansion outright. There’s so much stuff to do without the latest expansion, with eso+, that you definitely won’t feel like you are missing out. The new little npc companion thing seems pretty nifty though, but not 35 dollars nifty lol.

[@davidfalloutbandit]

i hate that crafting in this game takes 59595899854954 different items.. idk how to upgrade stuff,what materials are needed or where to find it..

[@Frisky_Panda]

Your character looks dope af

[@paulward9038]

It took me three different characters and three different classes before I stuck wwith a character.

[@courtgame]

This was my main mmo but after going back to ffxiv eso needs a change how classes work

[@Miss_Claire]

Having played both, I cannot say that I agree, but to each their own.

[@courtgame]

Yep my opinion and i feel it would be good to make each class a certain armor type but keep the combat which is fun

[@rockingalan]

How important is it to get my cp160 gear while working my way through the story/zone quests?

[@westakahashi5487]

It's not. Get to 160 then farm it

[@Sir_Moth]

Noone mentions the pvp boost to speed by 30 % yall need to include that. Do the starter quests no pvp required. ASK FOR TRAINING and you get enough to put one point into the speed and all of a sudden your a racecar

[@jof410]

I realized i need a for dummies guide I didn’t understood very well 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@michaelmurphy19]

what outfit is that on mirri? it looks dope

[@Adam_Lutz]

True sworn I think

[@itzbanno]

I just got back into this game and im so lost i dont know anything about anything lol

[@Theshadowdemonking1]

Hey ESO I am reaching out to you because I was wondering if you have done or if you can do a Walkthrough/review for skyrim se mod the floating city of ilinalta

[@Adam_Lutz]

I haven’t

[@Theshadowdemonking1]

@@Adam_Lutz Would it be something you might be interested in checking out maybe not right away the author said it's still basically in beta and from what I can see from the little bit i played it it's still a bit glitchy half the characters it seems you can only enter a conversation and exit it they can't speak. but from what the author describes and i can tell from running it. once he's doe developing it it ought to be very good.

[@Theshadowdemonking1]

@@Adam_Lutz Also I wanted to thank you for basically all your skyrim videos they have helped me so much. Alot of the things you talked about made me feel a bit ashamed because I have been playing skyrim almost since it was first released and I missed a fair amount of some of the items and gear and well lets just say I missed alot of the details you point out in skyrim videos so thank you.

[@careyunknown3449]

Confused can you get over CP160??

[@mtgoat4434]

3600 CP I think

[@Nuka0420]

I absolutely HATE how you can only hold 60 things

[@techpappee]

You really only need to research traits on one character. I use one as my crafter (main) and the rest just deconstruct everything my main can't use.

[@Freya778]

That is an option, but everyone can chose to do things in their own way. If you do the researching for traits or more than 1 character or even on all of them, it will give you freedom if you want to change what your character does and is able to do in the future. If you then decide that you want to do any crafting on any character that is not your main, then it is handy if you already leveled up all those skills and researched all the traits and learned all the main style motifs and lots of crafting recipe's. You probably want to teach the expensive recipe's and style motifs only to the character or characters that you are sure are going to use it for crafting. When you have a lot of extra gold in the game you can always decide to teach the expensive ones to your other characters as well. This is the way I do ot myself. I max all the skills on all my characters to level 50, but I do not spend skill points for all those skills on all my characters. I only do that if thar character is the main crafter for that skill or if I have some extra skill points and want to be able to harvest better materials.

[@keedoopop4900]

Need a good crafting guide most just tell you "go get materials amd craft" hell i knew that. Id like to know decent ways to get mats. Like monsters that drop more loot best maps whats best to craft

[@peggyglick2101]

I looked at what you are showing. I have no idea what you are playing but it looks nothing like elder scrolls that I am playing. I play on a pc

[@solo0071]

Is that a costume? I want it!!

[@seminooblex8057]

Ima be real I spent 30 hours of in game time figuring out if I like nightblade got to level 32 so far and I'm stam on it not bad but not that enjoyable to me 3rd time playing eso and magden has been my favorite while stam dragonknight was meh back in 2017

[@phungdangkhanh]

Can you make eng subtitle for non-native english speaker?

[@SidRandom]

I want to play again but im so tired of crafting.....

[@SidRandom]

I had every crafting possibility maxed on like 5 different MMO's now I just want to walk around and kill stuff >

[@janryllesol8070]

Can I play it on PC?

[@mtgoat4434]

Yes

[@Named9000]

I quit when they changed the cp points because I was scared

[@OneTwoMark]

Somethings that always bothered me about eso, the staffs look like thin sticks, the weapon designs in general are too small. The level scaling (ruins every mmo ever) Not enough skills, you’re basically repeating the same skills the entirety of your character play through.

[@PeakFilmClipz]

Came back after the next gen update

[@aaronb1980stuaii]

Meanwhile Adam waste the first full minute talking about 20 minutes! Rofl 🤣🤣🤣

[@Adam_Lutz]

Still made it though! Pog

[@wasyaname]

Finally a video that's not HOURS LONG. Get so annoyed with that shit man.

[@purpleoo]

If anyone wants to play on PlayStation and help me out that would be cool I love Skyrim and I just downloaded eso

[@smokeandtalksports]

I got u add me philly_mlj

[@collinsmcrae]

Why does everyone who makes KZbin guides seem to have eyes wide shut skins?

[@cerebrix]

comparing this guide to the last longer guide. honestly this is super hard to follow, im 9 mins in and tapping out to hit your other guides. You're referencing too many things where im like "wait, what? what's that?". Just giving some feedback, as I've tried to get into this game several times but always had rl stuff interfere with my ability to have gaming time. The old guide was a lot better. I don't think fast was the problem, but maybe your KZbin metrics tell you different but. I wouldn't always trust the KZbin analytics

[@phatcharaphonchuannok9420]

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[@Maximus5798]

It’s still stupid you can’t buy the crafting bag. The only thing that is frustrating for me. I’m against monthly subscriptions and I don’t mind buying dlc and so forth, and it’s annoying leaving out something that is so incredibly helpful to players and excluding people that pay when they want and for what they want.

[@jadedoldjoe8709]

This game is just too much of a commitment for me. I started playing it back when One Tamriel came out and I enjoyed the 6-ish months I played it, but it just dominated my time too much.

[@kicka55]

I already burned out of the game watching this video xD Can't they make mmorpgs that are not second jobs? ^^

[@xxxxFORSETIxxxx]

👍😎👍

[@illumililium]

crafting and researching looks so complicated...:/

[@rashadimam5114]

I'm even more confused than before. Wtf?

[@mtgoat4434]

Lol

[@johnkopytko776]

I wanted to watch this video with english subtitles, but its automatically translating from vietnamese to english XD weiro AF... I just wanted to tell ya that before watching whole video... without subtitles xD

[@gamecop2191]

brand new. still confused as shit

[@blackwng]

Just bought the game, haven’t played yet but eso plus seems pretty lame.

[@geopi_]

Very dissapointed that this is not 19min and 59 seconds long. Do better!

[@F83.M4]

Thanks for the tips man but dude... what kind of dog sht name is brah we got this lmfaoooo

[@oblivion.walker]

This vid almost 20mins tho

[@nicolasmorales4182]

i hate the diablo/WoW perspective. Makes the game looks cheap and less engaging

[@bobbythorton7693]

unistall and get ready for new world lol jk