The last MMO I played was SWTOR and there you really had a structured quest line and a plot. While you also have a storyline in TESO I feel like you won't get to 50 with questing only. Currently I am level 20 but I only have Quests for level 21 (I'm playing Ebonheart) and this has happened before. Usually I balanced it out by PVP or Dungeons but I really find it a little annoying to always grind mobs/players for the missing 10-50% of the level (mainly due to the fact that it feels like MMO grinding. I'd love to grind mobs if it was actual Elder scrolls grinding). Of course I can also do the quests that are 1-4 levels above mine but I have the feeling that at a certain point it won't be 1-4 levels but 4-12 levels.
Are there some things that I can follow when it comes to finding hidden quests? I always find some quests when randomly walking past a wayshrine but even with those I don't manage to get a full level.
Also a thing I found was a certain Add-On which sort of functions like the old "Quest Helper" Add-On from WoW if anyone remembers that. The only thing with it is that it costs money and I really don't want to spend money on an Add-On (although it really looks great but 30$? geez…). The fact that there is a "Guide" to it somehow tells me that it is possible but I just don't get how It can be made (and no I don't wanna download the trial version of this thing since they want a whole lot of information just for the demo).
So is there something that I can hold on in game (If possible without addons) to reach lvl 50 without PVP/Grinding/Dungeons or am I basically forced to do these things?
Best Answer
Long story short, yes you can make 50 on just PvE.
I am currently half way through Veteran Rank 1 and I had no problem getting to level 50 with just quests. It was close I will say, being on the final few quests before finishing coldharbour. I will also mention that a lot of people are having issues with finishing coldharbour and only being level 45-49.
I pvpd maybe once during my journey to 50. I did the beginning questline that gives away 2 skillpoints, and then continued to finish the 20 kills quest. so maybe a small 30-40k boost of experience, so nothing huge. I did every quest I could find, only not finishing Shadowfen (by 7 quests) and The Rift (by one quest) because I couldn't find them. Also missed one quest in Coldharbour because it is bugged (I keep going back to it every morning as this seems to fix most bugged quests, I also wake up at 7 am everyday so it is pretty quiet and I think the servers don't freak out as much.) I know I missed these quests because the achievements tell me so, although I have noticed in Deshaan and Stonefall had more quests then the achievement said there were.
I would say a lot of peoples issue with hitting level 50 on times is that they only do 70% of the content. As Exploring, public dungeons, private dungeons, and side quests is atleast 50% of what you need to level on time. While the main storyline quests and the quests you happen to walk by doing the main storyline is the other 50%. So if you are worried about not making 50 on time make sure you are doing atleast 90 - 95% of everything so that you don't find yourself spamming coldharbour for a grind party.
I will finish by saying I also found myself multiple times 1-2 levels below the mobs and quests, it was confusing me a little at first but do not worry. Take your time, enjoy Tamriel and remember to take some time to just explore, discover and finish some things outside the beaten path.