Boss guide?

[Seekyr]

I'm a new (level 20) and VERY casual PC player. Can't understand most of what people are saying in ESO jargon, haven't learned much about character building etc etc etc. BUT I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME ANYWAY and just try to stay out of the way of serious players by just going solo. HOWEVER, I hate not being able to complete a long quest when it ENDS with a super hard to beat boss (super hard for ME anyway). (such as Veya, Septima Tharn, Gulakhan Yus-Zashten) Right now, if they are around 100K or less, I can take them on, but anything higher I'm not skilled enough to beat. I know some day I'll be more capable and hopefully can beat them, but I 'd rather not BEGIN a big long series of quests when I'm clearly outpowered at the very last stage. SO MY THREE QUESTIONS ARE: 1) Is there a guide, or list, or some way to know in advance which quests are going to end with a boss that is much more powerful than the mobs along the way? AND 2) if nothing like that is available, is it better to just leave the quest unfinished to come back later, or to actually abandon the quest by clicking on "abandon quest"? Any difference? and 3) Some quests appear to ONLY let you fight the boss solo - so no hope even of someone coming into the area that could help you fight them - is there a way to identify those quests in advance?

[GIJoe597]

As a very causual player, (have not even played the game for a few weeks), these are good questions. I shall monitor to read the responses.

[Trigger]

make it all the way through a dungeon only to die to boss many-many times = just wait close by for someone to show up and then help him/her take down boss. You only need to do some damage to get credit for kill, so kinda stay back and do range damage.

[Trigger]

you can ABANDON any quest at any time, and then pick it up again later

[Trigger]

only story-line quests are solo

[Seekyr]

Thanks Trigger. Yes, I have been helped MANY times by other players arriving on scene and helping me defeat a difficult boss. And I have helped other players too. I remember one player who ran past me and instantly killed a boss before I could cross the room, but then noticed me and kindly hung out with me until it respawned and then helped me dispatch him. With regard to "abandoning", I know you can come back and do an abandoned quest, but I just wanted to make sure that there was no disadvantage to abandoning vs just walking away. The only thing I knew for sure was that since you can only have 25 open quests, abandoning a quest would open up a space if you needed. But since you didn't mention it, I guess you aren't aware of any sort of LIST of quests that have big bosses at the end. I just hate doing all that work only to be totally anhillated at the end of it.

[Met A Demon Once]

I don't mind super-boss types. I can always wait around for some help to show up which normally solves the problem.

What I cannot stand is the last scene in the play is converted to SOLO and I am screwed then. I got plenty of unfinished quests clogging up my lists with SOLO endings which I cannot finish.

[Seekyr]

EXACTLY! I'm more than happy to hang out and wait for help if I get to a difficult spot, but some are solo only. I did all those quests to help out Veya, for example, then get to the end, she turns on me, and she's a 200K boss all of a sudden! And it's strictly SOLO! I can't even beat 133K, but I tried anyway. I tried but died many times, then watched a video to see if I could get any strategy, and could see that NO WAY was I ready to fight her. It was very deflating. I now have 4 quests that I've had to just drop at the end. I keep a list in a notebook with explanation so I can remember to stay away until I'm stronger.

[Archetype]

Make sure your gear, and stuff are good with your level(stats matter). I prefer to always have a defensive, or healing ability slotted no matter what. Also you can invest in some healing potions. Also at least 2 heavy armor is good no matter what class you are playing when you are level(That's my opinion).

Not as casual But it's not like you have to remember ability rotations, and things like that.

[Maraxus]

Big thing about fighting tough enemies alone is that you have to have some means of sustain, both resources and health. I'd work on slotting a damage shield or a self heal for those rough solo fights

[Crixus]

One thing to make your casual solo experience 100x easier is to have some form of self healing that you can rely on. A sorcerer, stamina or magicka has surge for example, this skill alone will keep you alive through most content. Shields are good too but you will have to learn to keep them up, that's why I prefer heals.

You will also need 18k health minimum, or you will be dying fast or be getting one shot.

Having decent damage and sustain will also help but as long as you hit the minimum hp mark, have a way to heal (I find passive healing much better, like rally, surge ect) and learn the simple mechanics then you will be able to play fine on all overworld content, even soloing world bosses will become quite easy.

[Ydrisselle]

Seekyr eredeti hozzászólása:

EXACTLY! I'm more than happy to hang out and wait for help if I get to a difficult spot, but some are solo only. I did all those quests to help out Veya, for example, then get to the end, she turns on me, and she's a 200K boss all of a sudden! And it's strictly SOLO! I can't even beat 133K, but I tried anyway. I tried but died many times, then watched a video to see if I could get any strategy, and could see that NO WAY was I ready to fight her. It was very deflating. I now have 4 quests that I've had to just drop at the end. I keep a list in a notebook with explanation so I can remember to stay away until I'm stronger.

I was in the same situation when I was a new player. A couple things helped me with those bosses:
1. Get some self-heal or shield. You didn't say what class are you playing. For example as a sorcerer you can have a clannfear pet, which can heal you.
2. Move. ESO is not WoW or Rift, you can't stand in a place and burn your enemies down, you should move out of harm's way.
3, Keep your equipment at your level. Actually you and every enemies are scaled to lvl50, and your stats depends on how much your equipment is under your level. If you have trouble to get fresh gear, go to a dolmen in the zone, wait till it spawns, announce in the zone chat that it's there and help the high level players to kill everything. At the end you will get a chest with level-appropriate loot.
4. Get as many skyshards as you can. Since every zone is scaled to you, you can go anywhere and grab any skyshards in the zones, in the delves and in the public dungeons. 3 skyshards give you a skillpoint, which is very useful.

Story quests tend to end in a solo instance. If you can't beat the endboss, just leave and go back later. The quests and the bosses are scaled too, so the rewards will be always good for you. If you can beat a delve boss (120-130k hp), then you can finish every quest. If you can solo a boss in a public dungeon (250k hp), then you can solo almost everything with a little movement coordination.

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Also:

Use food or drink

Don't spread out your attribute points across all three attributes. If you're going Magika, put most of your points into that (with maybe a couple into health) Same again if you're going stamina

Watch for cues and respond accordingly e.g move out of the red, block when you see the sparkly gold thingies appear on your enemy

Also watch & learn mechanics. Many similar enemies have the same rotation e.g clanfears will pounce. Learn when to block, bash or dodge to combat such mechanics.

[Met A Demon Once]

Unfortunately it has been my experience that some battles are "instanced" as solo and the battle at Skar with Gulakhan Yus-Zashten is one of those. You can wait all you want and go in with another player but they will not be on the other side of the door. I am currently at level 38 and she killed me in about 10 seconds 3 times in a row. Actually she has killed me about 10 times. I keep coming back as I get better and my next try will be around level 50.

[Met A Demon Once]

Well I made progress at the Family Reunion - Redoran Garrison but when I got to Veya she made short work of me twice so I will come back to this one at level 50. I know part of this is instanced to solo and maybe the fight with Veya is.

[Met A Demon Once]

I found questing in Reaper's March easier since many of the quests are broken up into short ones so you are not left hanging much if you run across a boss. I only have one hanging there and it is Stonefire Machinations. Yep, the final fight is instanced to solo and got my butt whipped. Next try on that one is level 50.