ESO - Complete Beginner Guide - Blackwood Edition 2021

In this video I tell you EVERYTHING you need to know to get you started in Elder Scrolls Online! Start your journey with confidence!

Due to patches over the last 6 months quite a few categories needed updating, so here it is! The Updated version of my complete beginners guide aka The Blackwood Edition!

0:00 Start
2:04 Purchase ESO
4:32 ESO+ Is it worth it?
9:23 Crown Store
11:41 Character Creation
13:33 Factions
14:59 Classes
17:52 Questing / Zone Guide
19:54 Death and Consequences
22:42 Charging Weapons
23:22 User Interface
26:17 Craft Bag
27:00 Currency Tab
28:59 Character Stat Screen
29:49 Skills
32:01 Race Guide
48:08 Attributes
49:30 Levels / Champion Points (scaling) - new cp system
54:20 Named Buffs / Debuffs
55:24 Roles (tanks / healer / dps(dd)
57:16 Mundus
59:00 World Scaling
1:00:11 Respec skills, passives, attributes
1:02:28 Cleanse Vampire / Werewolf
1:03:10 Skyshards
1:04:15 Player Guilds
1:04:28 NPC Guilds (fighters / mages / undaunted)
1:07:54 Antiquities
1:10:06 Front Bar / Back Bar
1:11:58 Gear -5 pc/ 2pc / 1pc mythic
1:16:16 Mounts - training
1:18:22 Bank
1:20:00 Guild Traders (auction house)
1:21:17 Outfit Station
1:23:37 Fast Travel - Wayshrines
1:25:54 Dungeons (normal / veteran / hm) (dlc)
1:28:20 Gear Cap
1:29:26 Monster Helmet
1:29:57 Trials (Raids)
1:31:32 Find Trial Groups
1:33:02 Arenas
1:34:27 normal vs veteran (perfected gear)
1:35:53 PVP
1:35:57 Battlegrounds (pvp)
1:36:53 Cyrodiil (pvp)
1:39:02 Imperial City Sewers (pvp)
1:40:38 Telvar
1:41:36 Combat Basics
1:43:21 Synergies
1:44:41 Consumables (food / potions quickslots)
1:49:14 Transmute Station
1:49:29 Retraiting Gear
1:51:45 Reconstruct Gear
1:53:42 Transmutes
1:56:02 Crafting Stations
1:57:39 Refining Raw Materials
1:58:07 Improve Gear Quality
1:58:16 Research / Retrait
1:59:29 Crafting Passives
2:02:30 Leveling
2:05:11 Types of Content and the Builds
2:07:42 Parse - Improve your DPS
2:10:26 Light Attack Weaving
2:11:26 Animation cancelling
2:13:14 Recharging your ultimate
2:14:50 Dark Anchors / Dolmen / Geysers / Dragons / Harrowstorms / Oblivion Gates
2:16:20 Justice System
2:18:37 Fencing Stolen goods
2:19:08 Force Lock Picking
2:19:54 Housing
2:22:26 - Companions
2:25:09 - Seals of Endeavor
2:26:49 Addons

Edited by: DeshPlease

[LuckyGhost]

I had an old mic and lost my voice for parts of this, sorry about the varying audio quality!
2:04 Purchase ESO
4:32 ESO+ Is it worth it?
9:23 Crown Store
11:41 Character Creation
13:33 Factions
14:59 Classes
17:52 Questing / Zone Guide
19:54 Death and Consequences
22:42 Charging Weapons
23:22 User Interface
26:17 Craft Bag
27:00 Currency Tab
28:59 Character Stat Screen
29:49 Skills
32:01 Race Guide
48:08 Attributes
49:30 Levels / Champion Points (scaling) - new cp system
54:20 Named Buffs / Debuffs
55:24 Roles (tanks / healer / dps(dd)
57:16 Mundus
59:00 World Scaling
1:00:11 Respec skills, passives, attributes
1:02:28 Cleanse Vampire / Werewolf
1:03:10 Skyshards
1:04:15 Player Guilds
1:04:28 NPC Guilds (fighters / mages / undaunted)
1:07:54 Antiquities
1:10:06 Front Bar / Back Bar
1:11:58 Gear -5 pc/ 2pc / 1pc mythic
1:16:16 Mounts - training
1:18:22 Bank
1:20:00 Guild Traders (auction house)
1:21:17 Outfit Station
1:23:37 Fast Travel - Wayshrines
1:25:54 Dungeons (normal / veteran / hm) (dlc)
1:28:20 Gear Cap
1:29:26 Monster Helmet
1:29:57 Trials (Raids)
1:31:32 Find Trial Groups
1:33:02 Arenas
1:34:27 normal vs veteran (perfected gear)
1:35:53 PVP
1:35:57 Battlegrounds (pvp)
1:36:53 Cyrodiil (pvp)
1:39:02 Imperial City Sewers (pvp)
1:40:38 Telvar
1:41:36 Combat Basics
1:43:21 Synergies
1:44:41 Consumables (food / potions quickslots)
1:49:14 Transmute Station
1:49:29 Retraiting Gear
1:51:45 Reconstruct Gear
1:53:42 Transmutes
1:56:02 Crafting Stations
1:57:39 Refining Raw Materials
1:58:07 Improve Gear Quality
1:58:16 Research / Retrait
1:59:29 Crafting Passives
2:02:30 Leveling
2:05:11 Types of Content and the Builds
2:07:42 Parse - Improve your DPS
2:10:26 Light Attack Weaving
2:11:26 Animation cancelling
2:13:14 Recharging your ultimate
2:14:50 Dark Anchors / Dolmen / Geysers / Dragons / Harrowstorms / Oblivion Gates
2:16:20 Justice System
2:18:37 Fencing Stolen goods
2:19:08 Force Lock Picking
2:19:54 Housing
2:22:26 - Companions
2:25:09 - Seals of Endeavor
2:26:49 Addons

[ShaineFrolicswithfoliage]

I’m a brand new ESO player on Xbox, in fact… a brand new video game player all together (started November last year on RDO) because my boyfriend just wanted someone to play with. He’s been so patient, but was nervous about trying to teach me ESO because it would be overwhelming…and I’m still learning the basics of gaming lingo, let alone this stuff. But he has an amazing house he put so much time into, and he’s desperate for someone to oogle the details. Plus he said he’d spend people money on anything I wanted in game just so I’d play 🙌🏽 So here I am, two weeks in, just hit level 40 tonight, in the cutest little pink fang lair outfit around. It’s now 5am, I’ve already eaten two bowels of ramen noodles and three Italian ices, but I watched the whole thing from beginning to end😅! You did an incredible job! I totally get why he won’t let me use his transmute station now and why we haven’t gone to cyrodiil yet - I’m a “squishy” MagHealer (red guard) that’s set up for PVE I guess 🤷🏽‍♀️ (see I’m getting the lingo 😂). Also I regretfully put some attribute points into health instead of Magicka because I didn’t trust the logic of what he was saying 🥴

I mostly like wandering around collecting runestones and things, and absolutely despise that everywhere I go, things are trying to murder me. And I’m honestly not big into the quests - as a new player, I find the quest markers VERY hard to tell apart and I often get lost and frustrated, so I give up. Fortunately me and boyfriend usually just run across the map doing bosses and anchors, and that’s entertaining enough!
I really appreciate the dedication it took to create this beginners guide, and even more so, your enthusiasm for the game. CP 160, here I come 😌

[williamrees]

Me having played the game for 5 years, do I need to watch the video probably not... am I going to yes yes I am.

[niz]

Your videos are a “must watch” for new players, being invaluable to understand ESO. For players trying to decide which class to play, it literally took me leveling all classes to between 35-50 before I found the one that “clicked” most with me :)

[awkward_turtler]

Honestly I started playing at the jubilee event, when greymoor was on was sale, after years of wanting to play but feeling intimidated. I was terrified by everything and had never played a mmo but with your guides I have an idea of what to do and I’ve just started doing dungeons! I’m now I’m hooked on playing eso and the whole world! thank you for taking the time to making these guides and explaining everything so that beginners can enjoy the game without being overwhelmed! Will continue watching and learning new things!

[Nyxpphire]

I'm still running through content that I missed through the years, haha. No character guide, no real direction. Just reveling in the main stories, side quests, and exploring to my heart's content! <3

[SSSSSSSSSSSS]

This man knows how to make a YouTube video that hooks the audience I’m 11:03 in the video and I love it I’m going to watch the rest of it because the way he is explaining things is so incredibly persuading I feel like I need to watch more.

[cryptobytes]

just started 2 weeks ago, used your last guide and now another one is out lol

[aarondean]

Watched the entire video. It has a lot of good information, I'm probably not going to be able to remember it all. The time stamps will help a lot when I come back for a refresher. Thank you for the effort that you put into this.

[emmanuelbalmeo]

Bruh. This is well done. Talk about a one stop shop on everything one needs to know about ESO.
Great job.

[JBTheRooster]

Just started playing ESO again for the first time in years. I was a huge fan of the game at launch (even played the beta!) but I was very limited in what content I actually indulged myself in. I got into the game because I was an Elder Scrolls fan, not an MMO player. So I played solo and just did a lot of questing. I eventually got into housing, trade guilds, and some other things but I never truly dug into all the game had to offer. I had some friends that played with me on occasion but eventually my solo play got boring so I put the game down. I very briefly picked it back up to try the Warden class when Morrowind released but that didn't last long enough to even truly experience that chapter. So now, I am catching up on all the base game stuff I missed out on and then going to dive into ALL the previous chapters and DLC. I'm so happy to be playing this game again and so thankful for you Lucky for putting out such awesome videos to help me along the way and keep spurring my interest for more and more in this game! Thanks a lot, your content is amazing! I listened to this entire video in the background while questing and now that the video is over, I've liked, commented, and subscribed. Definitely will be back for more of your content!

[philbebowen]

I am restarting this game with the new expansion and really appreciate this recording because I do not retain any knowledge at all. I'm not even sure if I still have a ESO Plus account, so that's on the to-do list. Thank you!

[TheSmirkingGoat]

Your video got reccomend to me. Super impressive. So much so, I'm downloading 100 gigs of a game I gave up on when it came out years ago and not just that, but you have instilled such an excitement in me to try this again, it feels like I'm waiting for a brand new Elder Scrolls game to finish downloading. Cheers, man. Extremely well done, and thank you for the reignite of a passionate curiosity for this title. Hope to dive deep, with your guidance

[JamesOKeefe-US]

The time you take to do the emotes and sync them to the script is really well done. I am sure it took a ton of work, but it is fantastic. :) I always get a ton out of these videos! Thank you for this!! 👍

[craigalbrechtson]

I have over a 1000 hours in so far and i have enjoyed finding my own way around the game, most by trial and error, but your guide has helped me greatly, learn some things I missed. Thanks

[Draco-oibb]

Watched the entire video and have zero regrets. I watched it over several days, so the time stamps ere great - thanks!

[opengatekeeper]

Thank you! I really needed this guide! I'm completely new and with every guide I watch, I realize there are tons of other things I don't know and this guide explains them all!!

[scottbrooks]

This has been the most comprehensive in depth guide I have found on this game. Thank you for your hard work.

[spitewickonline]

I have only been playing for 900 hours and I have 10 characters. lots of them are babies because I am creating a crafting empire, I've spent the last few hours watching your vids and now I want to create another new toon and follow your vids to see how I play through from 1-50 and more. Thank you for making me think about starting a new one and just having fun with it.

[Savnoc]

Something I'd add for HOUSING: new players should aim ASAP to get the Cyrodilic Jungle House in Malabal Tor. It's basically a free teleport to a wayshrine - very convenient and saves a lot of gold. House is cheap to buy and has a fair amount of space for your first home.