Maya's Quick Start Guide to ESO

⭐NEW Player⭐ and ⭐NEW Character⭐ tips from a veteran Elder Scrolls Online nerd. 🤓
These are the things I wish I had known when starting out - I hope it makes your ESO experience a bit easier.

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[TheTrafiz]

Excellent video, these other guides are like 1-3 hours long. Yours was quick and to the point!

[Stig]

I didn't realize the "cost" of changing my character's look would be irl money haha

[wdeemarwdeemar]

You have the perfect voice for narration. You would sound cool reading the grocery list.

[elizabethholden]

Thanks for this! I just started playing, and it's quite overwhelming. You give a good sense of what it important and what isn't.

[tazzeightsixfour]

6:51 A frequently overlooked aspect (and one which you omitted...) is the necessity to train your mounts' stamina, concurrently with speed and carry capacity... Failure to do this will cause the length of time which your mount can "Sprint" to be inadequate... In other words, your mount will wear out and be unable to sprint for as long....

[edwin]

The Last time I played this game was back in 2017. I just came back today (28Sept2023). Thanks for this video, it really helped me out.

[Ojutai]

Thank you. I started yesterday and this was a very helpful point in the right direction.

[zerglingzx]

Thank you for the video! I just started a couple of weeks ago and it's hard to figure out what to do first in such a large game. And this is the first video I found that is actually talking about beginner experience without overwhelming with different systems. Thanks again!!

[nerdy-bomb]

I just started in the game and this is exactly what I needed. Thank you! Great video!

[goldrush]

Been watching eso videos for years. you touched on some uber important points that ive yet to see in any other video ive watched. Ver nice .

[christopherdoyon]

Great video. I just ordered the game, can't wait to start!!

[TheAnarxhist]

As a new player of ESO I found this video really useful. Thank you!
What adding do you use for the UI?

[saphycornelis]

Thank you, this video is great! When this game was released I played for a few months and then quit until now, I wanna try again but I feel so clueless and lost... Is it worth getting into if I'm only a casual player? As I live on my own I work full time, do shores, cooking, shopping... All that stuff so it takes a lot of available game time away. I also love collecting mounts, pets, armor looks etc... which is what I do in WoW. Is there a lot to collect in ESO now? Or is it mostly paying for that stuff with money?
Also: I love how passionate you sound about the game, really makes me want to get into it again 😊 I'm subbing!

[NymphiusE]

Love this guide so much, I also joined the discord

[sammann]

I love this game, unfortunately i never managed to play for long. Joined guilds, built several characters, even got eso plus several times, but never had the luck of meeting someone willing to actually help a low level player, so always felt lonely and not knowing what to do or where to go. Watching this video gave me the will to give it one more go.

[Rewwgh]

Thanks a lot for the guide! I am again giving this MMO a try. What do you recommend doing after the Council of the Five Companions quest? I was never crazy about the main quest personally, so leaving it unfinished as you suggested doesn't bother me.

[Mordikay]

Me and my brrother was condering picking up ESO and haven't played since release. What expansions and sub model do we need?

[kevthepoet]

What's the easiest way to get a katana in ESO? and can you dual wield a katana and a magic staff?

[th_Doctor]

I would also add, hop to high isle on the left side of the map and grab either Ember or Isabella companions, or both, then go back to your starting area.

[Hurbster]

Good stuff, makes me kind of wish that the new player experience was a bit more guided.