There are a ton of things to do in The Elder Scrolls Online. From solo questing to Dungeons and Trials to PvP, the vastness of the game can be overwhelming at times. Therefore, in this guide, ESO Tips provides some direction by going over five things that you should prioritize every day when you log in. For new and experienced players alike, especially when you're first starting out, these everyday actions are great ways to gain experience, earn gold, and improve your overall ESO experience.
Daily Login Rewards
Getting Login Rewards every day is pretty simple, so it is not counted as one of the five. But the items you can get from Daily Login Rewards are so good that this activity can not be neglected in this article. Daily Login Rewards grant goodies such as gold, Alliance Points, potions, experience scrolls, and research boosters. So it is worthwhile to grab your Daily Rewards as often as possible.
Login Rewards for February 2023
1. Daily Writs
Doing Crafting Writs in ESO
For new players, Crafting Writs are the most important quests to do every day. Daily Writs are a great way to earn gold, improve crafting skill lines, and gain valuable improvement materials, all of which will play a role in any goal you have in the game.
Additionally, once you unlock the max level of each crafting skill and apply the requisite skill points, you'll sometimes receive Master Writs as rewards for completing those max-tier normal Writ quests. What is more, completing Master Writs gives you Writ Vouchers, a currency that can be used to purchase fantastic items.
Get Certified First
To get started with Crafting Writs, you need to become certified in each crafting skill line. The certification is very simple: You just need to go to either Daggerfall, Davon's Watch, or Vulkhel Guard and find the Certification quest givers.
• Certification for Blacksmithing, Clothing, and Woodworking: Millenith in the Fighters Guild
• Certification for Alchemy, Enchanting, and Provisioning: Danel Telleno in the Mages Guild
• Certification for Jewelry Crafting: Falarian in Alinor
Millenith and Danel Telleno can also be found in the capital cities of zones added by each Chapter, and you can talk to these two quest-givers at any level in the base game zones. But Falarian will not appear until you are level 6.
Once certified, you can find the Crafting Writ Boards in any major city to start the daily quests. The two recommended cities for crafting Writs are Alinor and Rimmen, as all the crafting stations are clustered together.
2. Mount Training
Training Riding Skills at a Stablemaster
Training your mount's speed can increase your movement speed while mounted. Once every 20 hours, you can pay a Stablemaster 250 gold in ESO to train your mount in either Riding Speed, Carry Capacity, or Stamina. It is highly recommended to train these skills up to 60 in the following order: Riding Speed → Carry Capacity → Stamina.
It will take a long time to get your Riding Speed to the maximum of 60, but upgrading your mount's speed will be helpful while searching for Skyshards, farming materials, or doing whatever else you're working on.
A couple of things to note are that Riding Speed training applies no matter which mount you're using on that character, and you don't have to be on your mount for the increased Carry Capacity. Also, remember that mount training is character-specific, so be sure to get your training done early and often when you make new characters.
3. Trait Research
Researching Traits in ESO
You'll want to always have as many crafting Trait research timers going as possible. There are several reasons to research Traits, and the top three are as follows:
First, as you learn more and more Traits, you can help your guildmates by making gear for them. Also, if you want to make some gold, you can sell your crafting services to other players.
Second, as you progress toward the endgame of ESO, you'll want the gear you use to have the proper Trait. That gear won't usually drop in the Trait you need, so you'll have to change the Trait at a Transmute Station. To do so, you'll need to have that Trait researched for the respective item type.
Third, if you're interested in Achievements and hope to obtain the Grand Master Crafter title, you'll need to have every Trait researched on every item. The research grind is one of the longest in the game, but you can reduce the time by investing a few skill points into four Passives:
• Metallurgy (Blacksmithing)
• Stitching (Clothing)
• Carpentry (Woodworking)
• Lapidary Research (Jewelry Crafting)
These Passives reduce research times, and the Blacksmithing, Clothing, and Woodworking Passives also allow you to research up to three items at once. Taking these Passives early on will help reduce your research grind immensely, so be sure to complete those Crafting Writs to level your crafting skills and unlock the Passives as soon as possible.
4. Mages/Fighters Guild Dailies
Leveling up the Mages Guild's and Fighters Guild's skill lines is some of the most tedious in the game. But these daily quests can help break up the monotony by giving you something different to do other than searching for Lorebooks or killing hundreds of zombies.
If you haven't joined these Guilds, you can do so at the Mages and Fighters Guilds in Stonefalls, Glenumbra, or Auridon. After joining the associated Guild, you can pick up quests in the respective Guild halls of any of the Alliance capitals (Mournhold, Wayrest, or Elden Root).
Mages Guild
For the Mages Guild daily, you'll be tasked with retrieving an artifact of Sheogorath from a random base-zone Public Dungeon. After completing the quest, you'll be rewarded with ten Reputation points for your Mages Guild skill line.
Fighters Guild
The Fighters Guild daily will require you to destroy three Dark Anchors (aka. Dolmens) in a random base-game zone. You can farm the same Dolmen three times, but it will be faster to go to three different Dolmens if there are Wayshrines near them.
Dolmen (aka. Dark Anchor)
After destroying the requisite number of Dark Anchors, travel back to the quest giver to receive ten Fighters Guild Reputation points. You'll also gain additional points for each Dolmen you destroy during the quest.
While neither of these methods is the most efficient way to level the associated skill line, they provide additional benefits on top of the variety and the experience gained. Completing each quest earns you a coffer containing random loot, and these containers also have a chance to drop a Draugr motif page.
5. Daily Dungeon and Battlegrounds
Completing your daily random Dungeon or Battleground match is a fun activity. There are a ton of great reasons why you should do daily Dungeons or Battlegrounds, and one of the most significant benefits you will get from doing so is the huge experience. Additionally, you get several other rewards, such as gold, Alliance Points, gear, and Transmute Crystals. Sometimes, you can even obtain Achievements, Mementos, and Emotes through random Dungeons and Battlegrounds.
Daily Dungeons grant huge XP
You can also improve your mount speed through this method. After reaching Rank 3 in the Assault skill line, which is improved by participating in PvP activities like Battlegrounds, you can invest a Skill Point in the Continuous Attack passive, increasing your mount speed by 30% at all times!
Another reason for completing daily Dungeons and Battlegrounds, although it might not apply to everyone, is that you'll be teaching yourself the game's core mechanics and the activity-specific mechanics of the particular Dungeon or Battleground you're in. Gradually, as you gain more and more reps, you'll become better and better at the game as a whole. That experience you build over time will help you enjoy ESO more than any other items on this list.
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