Can you do Vet Dungeons DUO with companions?

[Dusk Sigma]

I haven't played ESO in what feels like ages. My wife and I want to play but don't have time to dedicate to group content. We just want to Duo all the way to end-game. My question is, what end-game content can we DUO with our companions(outside of Trials)? Can we do veteran dungeons DUO with our companions? Will we be able to hunt for/get good end-game gear with the play-style stated above? Thank you!

[Halcyform]

You should be able to duo a lot of veteran content. However, the more recent the expansion, the harder the veteran content will be. The mechanics get tougher and you'll need to do some more dps to avoid wipes.

Don't neglect PvP gear. You can do dailies in cyrodiil and get both alliance currency and loot caches. Depending on build, some of the gear sets in there are quite good. No dungeons needed.

High isle has at least one good crafting set that only requires 3 traits to craft. No other requirements other than owning the expansion.

[Dusk Sigma]

引用自 Halcyform：

You should be able to duo a lot of veteran content. However, the more recent the expansion, the harder the veteran content will be. The mechanics get tougher and you'll need to do some more dps to avoid wipes.

Don't neglect PvP gear. You can do dailies in cyrodiil and get both alliance currency and loot caches. Depending on build, some of the gear sets in there are quite good. No dungeons needed.

High isle has at least one good crafting set that only requires 3 traits to craft. No other requirements other than owning the expansion.

That's good news. At least there is some content for us. I'll take it.

[Thomas D.]

You can even solo most (/ all?) vet (non HM) dungeons. It's just so much more difficult and slower than with 4 players.

But as a duo it shouldn't be to difficult. Because one of you could be a tank and the other one a DD.

Good tanks usually can survive (at least in non HMs) almost anything by themselves (if they don't get overwhelmed by unlimited adds because of to low damage).

And you need at least 20-25k DPS for (almost) any dungeon. Even a single damage dealer can reach twice of that or even more. And yes I have seen damage dealers who couldn't even reach this mark as duo...

A healer isn't really necessary if the tank keeps the danger away from the damage dealer and the damage dealer avoids all the other damage. In doubt the damage dealer could slot a burst heal which might even be stronger on the DD than on some healers.

For sustain the tank could for example use something like symphony of blades and a heal over time like echoing vigor (which could trigger also tank sets like powerful assault).

In short: yes it's doable. Easy? Not for DLC dungeons!

Even black rose prison (probably the most difficult 4 man content) was duoed. I even attempted it once solo on my tank and stopped after the first stage because it took plenty of time (low damage) and I was bored and annoyed 🤣.

[Dusk Sigma]

引用自 Thomas D.：

You can even solo most (/ all?) vet (non HM)
In short: yes it's doable. Easy? Not for DLC dungeons!

As long as there is some level of end-game accessible for those who don't have the time to spend putting a group together. Most MMOs lock Duo/Solo or heck even 3 players out of end-game content. In this day and age, who has the time to wait for a group of 8-players with different schedules? I'm looking at you FFXIV lol Man, that game is fun but end-game is a nightmare to put together which is the reason why we moved to ESO. ESO is just more accessible.

[Thomas D.]

If you mean endgame = trials / raids then we have this at ESO, too. And it's even worse there is even not a group finder for such activities and raids / trials need 12 players...

But at least on normal difficulty some of them should also be able to be duoed (have even seen also solo runs) but that is everything but easy.

Still there are a few trials that need 12 players to be able to continue (ironically the easiest ones 🤣).

[Dusk Sigma]

引用自 Thomas D.：

If you mean endgame = trials / raids then we have this at ESO, too. And it's even worse there is even not a group finder for such activities and raids / trials need 12 players...

But at least on normal difficulty some of them should also be able to be duoed (have even seen also solo runs) but that is everything but easy.

Still there are a few trials that need 12 players to be able to continue (ironically the easiest ones 🤣).

In FFXIV, BiS end-game gear can be obtain one way and one way only, 8-man raids(Savage). In ESO, from what I have read so far and correct me if I'm wrong, you can gear up from all sorts of other content. So if we don't get to do trials, we still have options, unlike FFXIV.

[Thomas D.]

Yes you can gear up from all content and do very well. But BiS for pve is still often trial gear.

[The Sandal Bomber ™©]

yeah you can you need to baby your companion a little bit but its definitely possible as long as your not a complete potato.

[Thomas D.]

Btw. I even didn't consider the companions because they are usually lieing dead on the floor. Wouldnt recommend to rely to much on them. Just try to be a self sufficient duo that would also work without companions.

[Trigger]

YES, if there is only 3 players.

[FTWO]

If you outfit them properly and with the right traits and skills to use, they can be very decent in fights and dungeons. Took a while, but I've got Bastian in almost all purple gear with Bolstered (Reduce Damage Taken) and he can tank WB's and such very impressively without dieing. Same with Isobel being my healer, because she's a Templar and offers up more healing skills than the others. She's all in Soothing gear (Increase Healing Done) and has kept me alive through some epic content without dieing herself.

[Halcyform]

引用自 FTWO：

If you outfit them properly and with the right traits and skills to use, they can be very decent in fights and dungeons. Took a while, but I've got Bastian in almost all purple gear with Bolstered (Reduce Damage Taken) and he can tank WB's and such very impressively without dieing. Same with Isobel being my healer, because she's a Templar and offers up more healing skills than the others. She's all in Soothing gear (Increase Healing Done) and has kept me alive through some epic content without dieing herself.

This. Depending on your duo composition, see what you need more. Healing, dps or tank for your companions. I typically run a templar so I usually don't need healing. I use Bastian most of the time.

I've got him equipped with all Vigorous (+health) gear and specced as a tank. When other players and companions go splat, Bastian is still out there going strong and holding aggro. I have other players constantly asking me how he is specced during world boss fights.