@@notafakeaccount4771 its not necessary, only if you really want to play as imperial or RP as one. They make good tanks (after nords, as far as i know) and they can join any alliance (any race any alliance is more valuable). Other than that, they aren't really special
well there you go. if they said it's the best, then its the best. now its the matter of if the crown is worth that small difference or if the race is worth having outside of the cost.
They are both really handy to have, and can be placed in all your homes as well. The one that fences stolen stuff is not worth it though, as it takes too much of a cut every time you use it, plus it has been given away for free.
I love that this just came out... I started again after being gone for about a year. A year in which apparently I forgot to cancel my ESO Plus, so when I came back I was sitting on so many crowns that I had to clue what to do with lol.
@@motherlover4493 180 bucks over the course of an entire year...? I mean sure might buy you a nice outfit or two. I personally spend more than that on two weeks of food and bullshit lmao
I think the best advice is to hold off until you get to know the game better. But I think the Banker and Merchant were the most useful luxuries I have bought. (I just thought to say that there is a free Bank in towns and Merchants randomly everywhere so that's why having the personal ones is a luxury. But new players might not realise that you can place the personal assistants in all your houses). Also you get a free horse at level 10. Don't buy a horse unless you like it for its looks
You make a really good point, when commenting on the War Boar and the Packrat! Always be sure to know which things are account-wide, and which are character-specific. Generally, character-specific stuff is kind of a rip-off. As well, regarding inventory, I'd suggest using gold for this; absolutely. Your bank-space is account-wide, and can be upgraded for normal in-game gold. You can also upgrade each character's inventory space with gold too. It give you something to work towards, early on. Which is a good thing, because there really isn't much use for a lot of your gold, until you reach Level 50 / CP 160. The Banker & Merchant companions are sooo worth it though! They are pricey... But you will not regret buying those!
Also, *[WARNING]:* Thief Personality might look super awesome in the preview window, but unfortunately most of the anims are bugged to be incompatible with *ANY* effect that alters your characters various movement speeds (including Sets, Champion Points, Skills, literally any-&-all). Basically, you'll equip the personality, and only about 1/4 of the animations that it claims will change, actually will take effect. Which really blows...cause according to the preview, it's basically "Anime Ninja" mode.
For me the best buy in crown store is; a) 1 banker and 1 merchant b) all territory dlcs. Today I pay the eso plus, tomorow nobody know and i want to go everywhere in game. c) the storages pets, the boxes you can buy with writ vouchers. d) the Imperial e) as much char slots as possible ; ) f) if you don't have, necromancer and warden.
Starter pack, it's 500 crowns for an adorable panther cub. You shut your face--that's value for money right there! But yeah, the 1000 crown starter package does have more "value"... The respec/experience/supply packages is spot on, though--they're super cheap in game, if not free. This would be the only thing I'd say absolutely don't spend your real money on. They should definitely add "loadouts" and tie them to outfit slots. That would genuinely make those slots worthwhile. ie Go to an outfit station and you can swap from a pve spec to a pvp spec, etc. As to motifs, you CAN get them all in game, but you should balance in-game prices and time vs the crowns. You can "buy crowns" from players for ~80g/per, so a 14 motif set comes down to the equivalent of about $28500/motif page. If it's a rare motif that's going for upwards of 100k/page, that 5000 crown price becomes more reasonable. For example, you can get Pyre Watch from Unhallowed Grave. But, you have to run that dungeon at LEAST 14 times and be extremely lucky. I think the main take-away is that it's important to know what you can and can't get in game from farming/traders, but you can compare the rarity of those drops (both for your time farming and your gold for costs in traders) vs if you're willing/able to drop actual cash for them. I admit, I bought a couple of the motifs when they went on sale. They were ones I definitely saw myself using and/or were ones that would be particularly difficult for me to farm. I restrained myself from buy all of the ones I didn't have, though, simply because I couldn't justify the crowns over farming methods "just to have them now". I agree with the assistants. SOMEONE needs (sort of) to have them, but it doesn't need to be you. However, I also bought the banker first because it can cover whatever you need. Want to save something, pop it in the bank. Just need space, you can still drop trash in the bank and then sell it later. So, the banker can free up any inventory space in the field, the vendor can only free up trash. "Skyshards are ok to buy." But, they're an easier, cheaper, and more guaranteed grind than motifs--which you said were a waste (granted, shards are a lot cheaper in small batches). Although, I've bought my non-faction Cyrodiil shards for a couple characters because those last 2 inside an enemy primary area can be a major pain to get.
Faction Change Token includes all other character change services, and frequently cycles through the "on-sale" featured items, at 50% off. I picked that up to adjust my characters appearance slightly and change its name.. I didn't even change the faction. It's just the most cost-effective way to kinda 'get it all'.
To add on to the merchant/bankers you can summon them from anywhere. The merchant can let you sell stuff, you can't buy or repair. The banker works like any other. They can be placed in your home as well and still be summoned anywhere. I only know these things because I play with friends I made in the Brah We Got This discord (The Brahfia). I don't own any of the merchants or bankers.
Basically the crown store is a giant trap for new people. You dont need any of it. Find a friendly guild and people will help you and give you stuff :)
@@FlynnLIVES82 the Guild Finder when you press "G" find an active guild and if you have questions ask away ESO people are pretty good about showing people around!
Save um for when you need Mages Guild or Psijic Order skill lines. I find this to be the most useful thing to spend crowns on. Once you max them out traditionally on your first toon, you can then spend 3k on getting the skill lines maxed out on your other toons. Saves you time, headache and pain. Could not recommend this enough.
You can't just "ask for someone's merchant in chat". Not every one can use someone else's merchant, you must be in their group. Otherwise you are heading back to town with the rest of the players.
@@c-leb9996 ask other players in the random chat. Also try in the world zone Bangkorai and Reapers March go stand around their vampire shrines and see what happens
I've owned the base game for over 2 years now and never really got into it. But last week the "The Elder Scrolls Online - Greymoor Digital Collector's Edition Includes The Elder Scrolls Online base game, Greymoor, Elsweyr, Morrowind and Summerset Chapters and Digital CE Contents" was on sale (70% off) on Steam." So I HAD to get it and I did. I only have one level 5 char, lol. But it was worth it. This pack was quite cheap and it comes with LOTS of content, including the 2 classes and lots of pets (combat and non-combat ones.) But, as usual, I ended up buying crowns and spending it on house storagex1 and the bank merchant. I just wish houses had more functionality like in BDO where you can place stoves and alchemy tables for crafting.
Merchant and bank are only things you really need. Did he mention that you can buy almost everything with gold?? Trade rate is around 100 gold per 1 crown.
100% not alone. I've got 18 toons and have been playing since launch on Xbox, so like 7 years or whatever it's been lol. Easily spent a few grand over the years on my account.. definitely regret most of it 🤣🤣
Hands down the only thing I've found it worth spending crowns on is mount speed. The rest can be done with in game gold that can be generated fast by farming mats for crafters.
@@blackwng except it isn't needed if you don't want to craft. Ask for and hire a crafter. Pay 2 win is way different play some rng grandest mmos where your equipment breaks after you spent tons of in game gold and hours getting it because your upgrade roll failed... but no worries cash shop has guaranteed upgrade. Or cosmetics have Stat buffs, or items have weight and you need to buy strength boosts in store to fill your inventory, or 100s of other bs things I've seen.
I bought the house above the Undaunted enclave in Deshaan, a great location to fast travel for free to turn in undaunted quests and let all my friends use it as well. I didn’t want to wait for the $1.4M plus gold cost. I put in all the crafting stations, merchant and bank, and am still trying to get the transmute station as I have friends who play that don’t have access to the DLC area.
Personally, just get ESOplus, enjoy the “free crowns”, by the two additional classes, if you’re a vet player get more character slots and banker / merchant. And occasionally by mages guild level 10, other than that, nothing is really necessary or beneficial
@@tantrumtv4270ah okay thank you. I joined the Warrior Guild (if it‘s called like that in english) as a Stamplar. Therefore I don’t need the Mage Guild Skill line right?
In my own opinion, these are worth paying for. Listed in their order of usefulness, _and only when they're on-sale._ Sales are frequent though. Banker, Merchant (does not offer repairs, btw), War Boar, & Packrat. Any Race, Any Alliance Bundle - includes: Alliance War Horse (mount), Alliance War Dog (pet), Alliance Rider Outfit (costume), some Treasure Maps, Name & Race Change Tokens. Starter Riding Bundle (or something like that) - includes: White Mane Horse (mount), and a dozen or so Riding Lessons.
Do you think that the upcoming Companion system will bring more specific customization items to the Crown Store, or will it just mean that we dress them like we'd dress ourselves?
I think it should be pointed out that the lootboxes don't contain -only- cosmetic items, like can be seen when you scroll over the list of item it gives, the more common drops are also packed with a bunch of useless potions, crown soul gems, crown repair kits and stuff which basically means you wasted your money if you rolled them. And the free bait loot box you get from leveling up generally shows you just how bad its going to be if you spend money on them.
the way i view most of the stuff in the item store is the only things worth 100% of your money are the DLC, mainly the story DLC and less so the dungeons, most of the DLC actually comes with free costumes masks and even pets, like Seht's Dovah-Fly which is free as soon as you enter the clockwork city
The storage boxes are very handy, but you do not need to buy them in the crown store. They are all available from the master craft writ merchants for writ tickets. It takes more work, but is another good reason to do writs, and is great if you dont want to crack open a credit card for stuff.
I would suggest buying Blueprints, Patterns, etc... and construct furniture, housing items, etc. in-game.... 15:51 Houses are useful because you can fast-travel to them for FREE from any PvE area in the game.... The latest update lets you choose whether you travel to the inside or the outside, which is super-convenient.... This is a HUGE selling point that I'm kinda surprised you failed to mention.... Maybe you were unaware... I'm here to help...
If you join a large guild, you can travel to player to any area where one of you guildies is for free. If you get the 'beam me up' add on, you can travel to areas for free. I think houses are worth having, some are very well done. I enjoy them. It's a place to stash your storage or some loot. But just for travel... there are ways to do that for free without buying a home.
@@maryandersondearing3053 There are always workarounds, I just thought that omitting a major advantage was an oversight that needed to be remedied... I am an add-on minimalist... and in small regions, sometimes no-one, even in a big guild, is there... (For example, I wanted to pick up the three skyshards in Betnikh just a few days ago.... but no one's usually there, so I was SOL...)
Zos hearing "Things you shouldn't really buy" and hearing crown crates as #1 and putting you on a list :P I agree though, the odds are so low for the good stuff it just isn't worth the gamble.
@@CorvoFG some people are long subscribed to eso plus and have a ton of crowns that way another thing people do is buying crowns from people for gold but the gold to crown prices are usually high and it sometimes can be risky since you can't trade those items directly and people usually understandably want you to pay the gold prices upfront and they gift you the crown item afterwards but this also makes it risky that you get scammed for your gold
When you buy Motifs in the crown store, be aware that some do not actually count towards the various crafting achievements in the game; which get you some of the best dyes, titles (meh), and a ridiculously awesome 1h Blunt Motif (it's basically ES' 1h version of Mjolnir). Whereas, if you acquire a Motif in-game, you can always be sure you're getting credit towards the crafting achievements. And, on that point, progress on crafting achievements is almost always character-specific; fyi. So, pick one character to be your crafter, and use all Recipes, Patterns, and Motifs, on that character only. The Outfit-use aspect of Motifs is account-wide though...
imo, for convenience: banker and/or merchant, any race any alliance if you plan on min/max on pvp. everything else is fluff. Personality is on the top of my list and then (depending if i think it looks awesome) costumes and houses. if there's nothing that attracts me, save them crowns.
I play on console and buy the latest disk copy when it is heavily reduced, these generally include all the previous game content and maybe some in game extras like pets.
Found this video just in time...was gifted 30 bucks for my PS account, bought crowns with and was browsing the crown store lastnite. The only things Ive bought were mounts and a merchant.
Merchant and banker makes life so much easier! I have 200 inventory slots but I still find myself topped off. I dont have it maxed yet but when I do, Mage Guild skill line will be a MANDATORY buy. I will not suffer through this again!
Spending money on psijic skill line saved me SO much time. Very helpful for a quick boost to get a mag character up for endgame content. Time is money they say!
Alts in every class to store crafting materials (smith/wood/cloth, alch/jewel/enchant, provisions) then wait for crown pack discounts a few times every year, buy quest DLC bundles and chapters on crown discount, no ESO+ subscription and no feeling bad for putting the game on hold when you're busy with other things.
The Crown Store is there so you can spend money to not play the game that you spend money to play. :) To me, the banker and merchant are "must buys" although I really wish that I got the Kajjit versions rather than the humans. You didn't mention vampirism and werewolf tokens. Those are worth it unless you know someone who can bite you. Trying to get an NPC to do it in game is a real pain.
Hello! I have recently subscribed to ESO plus and I always wondered: if I buy those collector’s pack upgrades, will I get something that doesn’t come with the subscription?
I'm a vet player and have all dlc and house inventory box's I spend all my crowns on crown crates so I have a chance for a mount but mainly do it for crown jems to get mount upgrades
I feel like such a noob I literally just spent all my crowns on a mount even though I nearly had enough for the banker...... I guess I’ll be saving again now
I might have just started when it was on sale, but I just started playing last week, and the Adept Beginner pack was on sale for 550 crowns as a "limited time offer" for only a few days (It totally worked, I bought it, zero regrets.)
@@blktauna 3 Costumes, 10 XP scrolls, 10 Crown Food, 5 of each Riding book, 10 repair kits, 20 soul gems, 90 Crown Tri-potions, 3 Dyes, and a Horse. At 550 crowns, that's, like, 10% of what it all should cost normally.
Make sure you dont buy any except for the ones you get from ESO plus...IF YOU DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO. There is no reason at to waste hundreds of thousands of dollars on crowns at all. Also, if you're on PC, ESO plus is only absolutely necessary for housing because of the double space... I do writs on 18 toons and use Personal Assistant to manage all my inventory space automatically without ESO plus and never have an issue... takes proper configuration though but all the options are there. Another thing, a base copy of ESO is like 11 bucks (no expansions). Even when I used to pay for ESO plus I had this second account to store all sorts of stuff ...just mail stuff off and deal with it later (very helpful for events too like the Anniversary event where you get Motifs coming out the yinyang).
my first purchase in the crown store was a motif because i had no idea at the time that they could be earned in game :P had not discovered crafting fully either so i didn't know i had to get the style materials yikes
I agree the crates are definitely not worth it. I only once got the 15-pack and got most of the items I wanted, so I was lucky, I guess. Assistants are amazing if you're like me and gather absolutely everything on your way and you don't want to break your journey by constantly going back to the vendors. I got them on sale (ongoing at this moment). Storage is also amazing if you're a veteran, as Adam said, or you know you will be playing for a long time. Other than that, everything else, for me, seems unnecessary. And cosmetics are a personal preference. I only got the hairstyle bundle as it was a good deal, maybe the best one in the store.
ESO (TESO) is a great game, i've come back after years, where I played the game when it got out (beta also). I think it's got a great world. The world is big, there's a lot of quest everywhere... and so on.. (well, I hate the ui). But I don't get the store. I find it way too expensif. Some Houses go for +80$. It's insane. Most stuff in the store is overpriced. I think it's a bad move from the editor of this game. More people would use the store if they lowered the price.
so you only need to buy the latest addon? blackwood for like 40 dollars and you get access to all dlc? or u need blackwood + eso plus + some dlc's? or you only need eso plus and the free game version? or do you need black wood + eslwyn + eso plus? i m confused
As always great video!! I got the merchant and banker, they are time saver! Allowed me to quest longer 👍🏼 I missed out on the sale tho, I got them on holiday event. Tsk! 🙁
Just for anyone who doesn’t know, never EVER buy vamp/werewolf or the cures for either. You can get vamp and werewolf free from certain npcs and other players. And the curse is like 600 gold from a prelate where the skill shrines are!
Haha possibly the most personal opinion video I have ever watched, I will strongly agree war boar is pretty awesome 5 slots suck but he looks cool as all hell.
if anyone’s on pc, buy gold through sse gold and exchange them for crowns. unless it’s the crowns you got from eso+ never just buy straight up crowns. much more price efficient to get crowns from a certified crown seller
As a collector and someone that does not care to spend money in games... Your video is good but like you said "Its not the end of the world", I will buy every new stuff I find cool or I want... I get it, new players do not undertand but this video is useful only for people that started rn.
You can buy chapters cheaper on online stores like greenmangaming etc. Can you also buy crowns like that? Because i haven't found it on there, so im asking if somebody knows a way.
Nice vid mate! So I’m bit confused 🤷♂️ Whats the max carrying capacity per toon? 140 pack merchant 60 ride And what else can you have active at the same time ?
I’m about to buy the “agony ascent” house for 14,000 crowns is it worth it or should I not bother ? Please help only 11 hours left before it’s out of the crown store .
So I'm new to elder scrolls online. I've enjoyed playing skyrim but only been playing this online for a few days. So when I signed up I bought some crowns. I bought a set of armor and weapons. But I haven't been able to apply them to my character. So how can I get those to my player sense I bought them
Hi! completely new player here with 2 days in-game. I have ESO+ but I see all the DLC to be purchased in the store, what do you mean I already have them with ESO+?
You can play them so long as you pay the subscription, but if you decide not to continue with ESO Plus you will not be able to play any content (like quests and dungeons) outside of the base game.
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What items would you recommend from the crown store?
What about imperial race?
@@notafakeaccount4771 its not necessary, only if you really want to play as imperial or RP as one. They make good tanks (after nords, as far as i know) and they can join any alliance (any race any alliance is more valuable). Other than that, they aren't really special
I've seen from a lot of channels like nefas imperial is the best tank class. Nord and nightblade close second
well there you go. if they said it's the best, then its the best. now its the matter of if the crown is worth that small difference or if the race is worth having outside of the cost.
Imperial Race is only thing I think you missed.
I know I should probably save my crowns for a new class.......but my khajiit would look so cool with that wedding suit.
your khajit will never look cool.. its a khajit
@@snowball2482 said by ppl with no style 😁
@@snowball2482 at least it’s not an argonian
@@xay6460 agreed
Buy a banker and merch assistant especially when they go on sale. Best crownage you will ever spend
Ehats that
@@EAErue they were on sale in January
They are both really handy to have, and can be placed in all your homes as well. The one that fences stolen stuff is not worth it though, as it takes too much of a cut every time you use it, plus it has been given away for free.
Before you buy a dye, go to the outfit station and then to the colors. Then just click randomize until you see a cool set. That’s how I always do it!
I love that this just came out... I started again after being gone for about a year. A year in which apparently I forgot to cancel my ESO Plus, so when I came back I was sitting on so many crowns that I had to clue what to do with lol.
Nice!
the amount of money you couldve saved...
@@motherlover4493 lol really though
@@motherlover4493 180 bucks over the course of an entire year...?
I mean sure might buy you a nice outfit or two.
I personally spend more than that on two weeks of food and bullshit lmao
@@SmartAss4123 “a nice outfit or two” you’d be able to buy the boots of one outfit. maybe pants too- lol. Not much more than that.
I think the best advice is to hold off until you get to know the game better. But I think the Banker and Merchant were the most useful luxuries I have bought. (I just thought to say that there is a free Bank in towns and Merchants randomly everywhere so that's why having the personal ones is a luxury. But new players might not realise that you can place the personal assistants in all your houses). Also you get a free horse at level 10. Don't buy a horse unless you like it for its looks
3000 crown 🐐 all day
A lot of non combat pets come from just visiting locations! Also I got an assassin personality just from fast traveling to the gold Coast!
You make a really good point, when commenting on the War Boar and the Packrat! Always be sure to know which things are account-wide, and which are character-specific. Generally, character-specific stuff is kind of a rip-off. As well, regarding inventory, I'd suggest using gold for this; absolutely. Your bank-space is account-wide, and can be upgraded for normal in-game gold. You can also upgrade each character's inventory space with gold too. It give you something to work towards, early on. Which is a good thing, because there really isn't much use for a lot of your gold, until you reach Level 50 / CP 160. The Banker & Merchant companions are sooo worth it though! They are pricey... But you will not regret buying those!
I save my coins all year and buy myself a property for Christmas. I added the Observatory Prior for 2020.
That’s pretty cool 😀
Thats on my wishlist. Lovely place.
Also, *[WARNING]:* Thief Personality might look super awesome in the preview window, but unfortunately most of the anims are bugged to be incompatible with *ANY* effect that alters your characters various movement speeds (including Sets, Champion Points, Skills, literally any-&-all). Basically, you'll equip the personality, and only about 1/4 of the animations that it claims will change, actually will take effect. Which really blows...cause according to the preview, it's basically "Anime Ninja" mode.
For me the best buy in crown store is; a) 1 banker and 1 merchant
b) all territory dlcs. Today I pay the eso plus, tomorow nobody know and i want to go everywhere in game.
c) the storages pets, the boxes you can buy with writ vouchers.
d) the Imperial
e) as much char slots as possible ; )
f) if you don't have, necromancer and warden.
Having a merchant is too good for doing quests sell junk move on too handy.
How do the merchant and banker work?
@@danw6877 You slot them into your quick slots, so you activate them similar to how you use a potion or food. You can only have 1 out at a time.
I just got back go the game after a year and got the merchant helps so much for farming zones
Kajit!!! I got the money if you got the wares!
Its too bad that for 50 bucks you cant repair your stuff too. And for 50 bucks you cant access the guild venders ether.
Starter pack, it's 500 crowns for an adorable panther cub. You shut your face--that's value for money right there! But yeah, the 1000 crown starter package does have more "value"...
The respec/experience/supply packages is spot on, though--they're super cheap in game, if not free. This would be the only thing I'd say absolutely don't spend your real money on.
They should definitely add "loadouts" and tie them to outfit slots. That would genuinely make those slots worthwhile. ie Go to an outfit station and you can swap from a pve spec to a pvp spec, etc.
As to motifs, you CAN get them all in game, but you should balance in-game prices and time vs the crowns. You can "buy crowns" from players for ~80g/per, so a 14 motif set comes down to the equivalent of about $28500/motif page. If it's a rare motif that's going for upwards of 100k/page, that 5000 crown price becomes more reasonable. For example, you can get Pyre Watch from Unhallowed Grave. But, you have to run that dungeon at LEAST 14 times and be extremely lucky. I think the main take-away is that it's important to know what you can and can't get in game from farming/traders, but you can compare the rarity of those drops (both for your time farming and your gold for costs in traders) vs if you're willing/able to drop actual cash for them. I admit, I bought a couple of the motifs when they went on sale. They were ones I definitely saw myself using and/or were ones that would be particularly difficult for me to farm. I restrained myself from buy all of the ones I didn't have, though, simply because I couldn't justify the crowns over farming methods "just to have them now".
I agree with the assistants. SOMEONE needs (sort of) to have them, but it doesn't need to be you. However, I also bought the banker first because it can cover whatever you need. Want to save something, pop it in the bank. Just need space, you can still drop trash in the bank and then sell it later. So, the banker can free up any inventory space in the field, the vendor can only free up trash.
"Skyshards are ok to buy." But, they're an easier, cheaper, and more guaranteed grind than motifs--which you said were a waste (granted, shards are a lot cheaper in small batches). Although, I've bought my non-faction Cyrodiil shards for a couple characters because those last 2 inside an enemy primary area can be a major pain to get.
I just buy swagger for my character
Faction Change Token includes all other character change services, and frequently cycles through the "on-sale" featured items, at 50% off. I picked that up to adjust my characters appearance slightly and change its name.. I didn't even change the faction. It's just the most cost-effective way to kinda 'get it all'.
To add on to the merchant/bankers you can summon them from anywhere. The merchant can let you sell stuff, you can't buy or repair. The banker works like any other. They can be placed in your home as well and still be summoned anywhere.
I only know these things because I play with friends I made in the Brah We Got This discord (The Brahfia). I don't own any of the merchants or bankers.
That is true, thanks xen.
Cant summon in pvp zones the only important one
@@Bmoreflow I got them both and found that out. PvP zones are rough!
I buy arms pack every month, after all... end game is basically just looking good 🥲
Basically the crown store is a giant trap for new people. You dont need any of it. Find a friendly guild and people will help you and give you stuff :)
I'm new to ESO, how do you find a friendly guild for newbies...any suggestions?
@@FlynnLIVES82 the Guild Finder when you press "G" find an active guild and if you have questions ask away ESO people are pretty good about showing people around!
Their shop is too fucking overpriced, fuck the crown store.
@@joelhodoborgas 💯
@@FlynnLIVES82 join a guild called fire fighters
In my opinion the first thing new players should spend their crowns on is the merchant
Buying the banker is also very useful if you ask me, I bought both when they were on sale.
With Plus a banker is better imo.
Why not both！
Save um for when you need Mages Guild or Psijic Order skill lines. I find this to be the most useful thing to spend crowns on. Once you max them out traditionally on your first toon, you can then spend 3k on getting the skill lines maxed out on your other toons. Saves you time, headache and pain. Could not recommend this enough.
Just wanted to say thanks for this vid, I would never have even looked at the non combat pets if you hadn't mentioned the 5 inventory slot guys :)
You can't just "ask for someone's merchant in chat". Not every one can use someone else's merchant, you must be in their group. Otherwise you are heading back to town with the rest of the players.
Never Buy Vampire or Werewolf Bites/Cures from the Crown Store.
This.
Lol I loved when I learned about all that silliness
is there a way to get it for free as a solo player?
@@c-leb9996 ask other players in the random chat. Also try in the world zone Bangkorai and Reapers March go stand around their vampire shrines and see what happens
**Bangkorai**
Holding off on spending crowns till the new expac launches and see what homes it gives us.
"Heavy attack that bell icon."
Best call to action ever
I've owned the base game for over 2 years now and never really got into it. But last week the "The Elder Scrolls Online - Greymoor Digital Collector's Edition
Includes The Elder Scrolls Online base game, Greymoor, Elsweyr, Morrowind and Summerset Chapters and Digital CE Contents" was on sale (70% off) on Steam." So I HAD to get it and I did. I only have one level 5 char, lol. But it was worth it. This pack was quite cheap and it comes with LOTS of content, including the 2 classes and lots of pets (combat and non-combat ones.)
But, as usual, I ended up buying crowns and spending it on house storagex1 and the bank merchant.
I just wish houses had more functionality like in BDO where you can place stoves and alchemy tables for crafting.
If only you could fast travel to your house from any PvE area in ESO... wait... what??
Or place crafting stations in your homes...
Merchant and bank are only things you really need. Did he mention that you can buy almost everything with gold?? Trade rate is around 100 gold per 1 crown.
I wish this video came out about a month ago... RIP my wallet, I just started playing in December and definitely messed up in the crown store haha...
Haha...you're not alone!
Same here brother
Started around the same time also, I definitely needed it lol
100% not alone. I've got 18 toons and have been playing since launch on Xbox, so like 7 years or whatever it's been lol. Easily spent a few grand over the years on my account.. definitely regret most of it 🤣🤣
I've invested and mistakenly spent alot of crowns on PC and am restarting on Xbox with a bit of a better clue of what is silly to buy we all do it
Hands down the only thing I've found it worth spending crowns on is mount speed. The rest can be done with in game gold that can be generated fast by farming mats for crafters.
Biggest noob ever. What a waste of crowns and money...
Love having man like fezez on the quick slot with me being a lvl 4 vampire most of the time😂
For me summerset is the most important dlc really the jewellary skill line is a must
Having to buy a dlc to get a skill line seems like p2w to me
@@blackwng except it isn't needed if you don't want to craft. Ask for and hire a crafter. Pay 2 win is way different play some rng grandest mmos where your equipment breaks after you spent tons of in game gold and hours getting it because your upgrade roll failed... but no worries cash shop has guaranteed upgrade. Or cosmetics have Stat buffs, or items have weight and you need to buy strength boosts in store to fill your inventory, or 100s of other bs things I've seen.
I bought the house above the Undaunted enclave in Deshaan, a great location to fast travel for free to turn in undaunted quests and let all my friends use it as well. I didn’t want to wait for the $1.4M plus gold cost. I put in all the crafting stations, merchant and bank, and am still trying to get the transmute station as I have friends who play that don’t have access to the DLC area.
The fact that the paid portion of the game is largely unnecessary is kind of awesome.
I mean it could have just been content that was part of the game, that would have been awesome
The money grab is pretty overwhelming in this game tbh
Personally, just get ESOplus, enjoy the “free crowns”, by the two additional classes, if you’re a vet player get more character slots and banker / merchant. And occasionally by mages guild level 10, other than that, nothing is really necessary or beneficial
what is good about beeing level 10 in the mage guild? (new player)
@@siny3446 it gets you everything in the skill line which is mega helpful for magic characters, and it takes FOREVER to level up
@@tantrumtv4270ah okay thank you. I joined the Warrior Guild (if it‘s called like that in english) as a Stamplar. Therefore I don’t need the Mage Guild Skill line right?
@@siny3446 if you're a stamplar, there's not much point grinding it
@@siny3446 Probably not but if you ever want to tank then Balance is a useful skill.
In my own opinion, these are worth paying for. Listed in their order of usefulness, _and only when they're on-sale._ Sales are frequent though.
Banker, Merchant (does not offer repairs, btw), War Boar, & Packrat.
Any Race, Any Alliance Bundle - includes: Alliance War Horse (mount), Alliance War Dog (pet), Alliance Rider Outfit (costume), some Treasure Maps, Name & Race Change Tokens.
Starter Riding Bundle (or something like that) - includes: White Mane Horse (mount), and a dozen or so Riding Lessons.
For those who dont want him to waste your time you can ff to 3:20
Just buy whatever make your character as sexy it can be.
Do you think that the upcoming Companion system will bring more specific customization items to the Crown Store, or will it just mean that we dress them like we'd dress ourselves?
I think it should be pointed out that the lootboxes don't contain -only- cosmetic items, like can be seen when you scroll over the list of item it gives, the more common drops are also packed with a bunch of useless potions, crown soul gems, crown repair kits and stuff which basically means you wasted your money if you rolled them. And the free bait loot box you get from leveling up generally shows you just how bad its going to be if you spend money on them.
the way i view most of the stuff in the item store is the only things worth 100% of your money are the DLC, mainly the story DLC and less so the dungeons, most of the DLC actually comes with free costumes masks and even pets, like Seht's Dovah-Fly which is free as soon as you enter the clockwork city
The storage boxes are very handy, but you do not need to buy them in the crown store. They are all available from the master craft writ merchants for writ tickets. It takes more work, but is another good reason to do writs, and is great if you dont want to crack open a credit card for stuff.
I would suggest buying Blueprints, Patterns, etc... and construct furniture, housing items, etc. in-game....
15:51 Houses are useful because you can fast-travel to them for FREE from any PvE area in the game.... The latest update lets you choose whether you travel to the inside or the outside, which is super-convenient.... This is a HUGE selling point that I'm kinda surprised you failed to mention.... Maybe you were unaware... I'm here to help...
If you join a large guild, you can travel to player to any area where one of you guildies is for free. If you get the 'beam me up' add on, you can travel to areas for free. I think houses are worth having, some are very well done. I enjoy them. It's a place to stash your storage or some loot. But just for travel... there are ways to do that for free without buying a home.
@@maryandersondearing3053 There are always workarounds, I just thought that omitting a major advantage was an oversight that needed to be remedied... I am an add-on minimalist... and in small regions, sometimes no-one, even in a big guild, is there... (For example, I wanted to pick up the three skyshards in Betnikh just a few days ago.... but no one's usually there, so I was SOL...)
Zos hearing "Things you shouldn't really buy" and hearing crown crates as #1 and putting you on a list :P I agree though, the odds are so low for the good stuff it just isn't worth the gamble.
Lol yeah I hope I’m not on a list haha
Goddamn those radiant apex mounts!
The merchant cat is the best thing I’ve ever bought in the crown store.
How much is it in real money?
Banker and merchant are actually on sale now for 4200 crowns i think.
Real price is 5k crowns.
@@messerryan93 I don’t know where you are but to buy one you’d need to buy the 5500 crown pack which for me, is €35. That’s about $43.
@@CorvoFG some people are long subscribed to eso plus and have a ton of crowns that way another thing people do is buying crowns from people for gold but the gold to crown prices are usually high and it sometimes can be risky since you can't trade those items directly and people usually understandably want you to pay the gold prices upfront and they gift you the crown item afterwards but this also makes it risky that you get scammed for your gold
@@CorvoFG I'm in the UK but wow that is ridiculous and does it serve any other person than letting you sell/store things on the go??
When you buy Motifs in the crown store, be aware that some do not actually count towards the various crafting achievements in the game; which get you some of the best dyes, titles (meh), and a ridiculously awesome 1h Blunt Motif (it's basically ES' 1h version of Mjolnir). Whereas, if you acquire a Motif in-game, you can always be sure you're getting credit towards the crafting achievements. And, on that point, progress on crafting achievements is almost always character-specific; fyi. So, pick one character to be your crafter, and use all Recipes, Patterns, and Motifs, on that character only. The Outfit-use aspect of Motifs is account-wide though...
imo, for convenience: banker and/or merchant, any race any alliance if you plan on min/max on pvp. everything else is fluff.
Personality is on the top of my list and then (depending if i think it looks awesome) costumes and houses. if there's nothing that attracts me, save them crowns.
I currently have ESO plus, but I watch for the DLCs to go on sale and buy them. That way, if I let my sub expire, I don't lose any content access.
Yeah me too I find this the most reasonable right now with malacath might try out vatesharn with some builds
I play on console and buy the latest disk copy when it is heavily reduced, these generally include all the previous game content and maybe some in game extras like pets.
Great commentary, quick and informative.
Good video 🙂
Thank you
Found this video just in time...was gifted 30 bucks for my PS account, bought crowns with and was browsing the crown store lastnite. The only things Ive bought were mounts and a merchant.
Merchant and banker makes life so much easier! I have 200 inventory slots but I still find myself topped off. I dont have it maxed yet but when I do, Mage Guild skill line will be a MANDATORY buy. I will not suffer through this again!
Yes mage skill definitely agree on the buy.
Why mage guild skill? Is it so difficult?
Spending money on psijic skill line saved me SO much time. Very helpful for a quick boost to get a mag character up for endgame content. Time is money they say!
Alts in every class to store crafting materials (smith/wood/cloth, alch/jewel/enchant, provisions) then wait for crown pack discounts a few times every year, buy quest DLC bundles and chapters on crown discount, no ESO+ subscription and no feeling bad for putting the game on hold when you're busy with other things.
I bought the game edition when it came out where I can have any race, any alliance..
Just bought crowns perfect timing! Great video
i havent dived as deep as you but at first glance , the extra storage space is adamant, even if you arent an hoarder...lol
Got the 2 classes, next month is the merchant when my ESO+ crowns come in. Soon will be character slots.
I wish the crafting bag would be added to the crown store
The Crown Store is there so you can spend money to not play the game that you spend money to play. :)
To me, the banker and merchant are "must buys" although I really wish that I got the Kajjit versions rather than the humans. You didn't mention vampirism and werewolf tokens. Those are worth it unless you know someone who can bite you. Trying to get an NPC to do it in game is a real pain.
Hello! I have recently subscribed to ESO plus and I always wondered: if I buy those collector’s pack upgrades, will I get something that doesn’t come with the subscription?
I'm a vet player and have all dlc and house inventory box's I spend all my crowns on crown crates so I have a chance for a mount but mainly do it for crown jems to get mount upgrades
You can also get all the storage boxes with TelVar stones if you are into pvp. That's how I got all mine, completely worth it in my opinion tho.
I feel like such a noob I literally just spent all my crowns on a mount even though I nearly had enough for the banker...... I guess I’ll be saving again now
At least you got a cool mount. Maybe it’s just cause I’m new but I don’t see the point of the banker.
I might have just started when it was on sale, but I just started playing last week, and the Adept Beginner pack was on sale for 550 crowns as a "limited time offer" for only a few days (It totally worked, I bought it, zero regrets.)
It’s totally worth 550 crowns
@@blktauna 3 Costumes, 10 XP scrolls, 10 Crown Food, 5 of each Riding book, 10 repair kits, 20 soul gems, 90 Crown Tri-potions, 3 Dyes, and a Horse. At 550 crowns, that's, like, 10% of what it all should cost normally.
@@AuntSteve if you’re flat starting out those intro packs are very useful
@@AuntSteve Good deal, enjoy tamriel my friend
Make sure you dont buy any except for the ones you get from ESO plus...IF YOU DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO.
There is no reason at to waste hundreds of thousands of dollars on crowns at all. Also, if you're on PC, ESO plus is only absolutely necessary for housing because of the double space... I do writs on 18 toons and use Personal Assistant to manage all my inventory space automatically without ESO plus and never have an issue... takes proper configuration though but all the options are there.
Another thing, a base copy of ESO is like 11 bucks (no expansions). Even when I used to pay for ESO plus I had this second account to store all sorts of stuff ...just mail stuff off and deal with it later (very helpful for events too like the Anniversary event where you get Motifs coming out the yinyang).
It's been about 3 years since I've played ESO. I think it's time to get back into it.
the one skill line I'd consider is mag's guild line. That's pretty much it though
Why is it so important?
my first purchase in the crown store was a motif because i had no idea at the time that they could be earned in game :P had not discovered crafting fully either so i didn't know i had to get the style materials
yikes
I agree the crates are definitely not worth it. I only once got the 15-pack and got most of the items I wanted, so I was lucky, I guess. Assistants are amazing if you're like me and gather absolutely everything on your way and you don't want to break your journey by constantly going back to the vendors. I got them on sale (ongoing at this moment). Storage is also amazing if you're a veteran, as Adam said, or you know you will be playing for a long time. Other than that, everything else, for me, seems unnecessary. And cosmetics are a personal preference. I only got the hairstyle bundle as it was a good deal, maybe the best one in the store.
ESO (TESO) is a great game, i've come back after years, where I played the game when it got out (beta also).
I think it's got a great world. The world is big, there's a lot of quest everywhere... and so on.. (well, I hate the ui).
But I don't get the store. I find it way too expensif. Some Houses go for +80$. It's insane. Most stuff in the store is overpriced. I think it's a bad move from the editor of this game.
More people would use the store if they lowered the price.
The house I want in Somerset is over 1 million gold. Oh well, I rent the room in the tavern instead.
You can get that fairly easy. A few hours farming.
Expensive houses are things to spend your gold on later in the game.
I highly recommend either the merchant or the bank it saves time and I've seen a increase in money by a decent amount...
If you want to buy motifs sell your crowns at approx 275:1 to other players and buy the pieces you want from guild traders for 10% of the crowns.
Leveling up 3 level 50 characters gets you access to 3 costumes and 3 pets. I usually only buy pets if it fits my character better than what I have.
Banker is #1 and its best to wait for a sale you will usually save 1k crowns.
Banker and merchant are the 2 best things I've bought in the shop hands down
so you only need to buy the latest addon? blackwood for like 40 dollars and you get access to all dlc? or u need blackwood + eso plus + some dlc's? or you only need eso plus and the free game version? or do you need black wood + eslwyn + eso plus? i m confused
As always great video!! I got the merchant and banker, they are time saver! Allowed me to quest longer 👍🏼 I missed out on the sale tho, I got them on holiday event. Tsk! 🙁
Unfortunately you have to master some skill lines before you can buy it for another character
Just for anyone who doesn’t know, never EVER buy vamp/werewolf or the cures for either. You can get vamp and werewolf free from certain npcs and other players. And the curse is like 600 gold from a prelate where the skill shrines are!
Very helpful as always, thanks.
I bought a bear and a lion mount today. Best purchase I made.
Nice!!
I'm in a Guild all by myself except one other person but he hasn't been on for 3 months
Lol
Haha possibly the most personal opinion video I have ever watched, I will strongly agree war boar is pretty awesome 5 slots suck but he looks cool as all hell.
if anyone’s on pc, buy gold through sse gold and exchange them for crowns. unless it’s the crowns you got from eso+ never just buy straight up crowns. much more price efficient to get crowns from a certified crown seller
Take an economics class or ask Venezuela how printing loads of money worked out..... Keep the economic system constant...
I was hoping to find something that I need to buy.
As a collector and someone that does not care to spend money in games... Your video is good but like you said "Its not the end of the world", I will buy every new stuff I find cool or I want... I get it, new players do not undertand but this video is useful only for people that started rn.
So what about the legendary Dragon armor pack? What does it exactly do? Is it worth it?
It’s just cosmetic so that’s up to you
@@Adam_Lutz how do I get to outfit station I bought it but can’t equip it :(
I normally avoid the store because i view "in-game stores as cancer" and just accept my character is designed to look like poop
I feel like the crown store fell off ever since the put the crown crates in there
Micro transactions zos pulling the EA card
You can buy chapters cheaper on online stores like greenmangaming etc.
Can you also buy crowns like that? Because i haven't found it on there, so im asking if somebody knows a way.
I'm assuming the coins from Plus dont roll over into the next month? Are they use it or loose it?
No they are saved, they will accumulate
I've only ever spent my crowns on race changes and DLC expansions, IMOH everything you will ever need you can already get in-game, FREE.
Whats the best way to farm crown gems? I've been doing it with crates.
Nice vid mate! So I’m bit confused 🤷♂️
Whats the max carrying capacity per toon?
140 pack merchant
60 ride
And what else can you have active at the same time ?
I think 210 is the highest. You get 5 per pet that apply to your total the boar and packrat. You only need to own them not even use them
I’m about to buy the “agony ascent” house for 14,000 crowns is it worth it or should I not bother ? Please help only 11 hours left before it’s out of the crown store .
I just started playing this again and have been enjoying it again. Maybe I should find a guild one day
Everything? My priority is always limited time only houses and crates and stuff.
Did you skip crafting benches or did I miss it ?
I'd like to see a crafting bench tear list
I'll trow a like on the video just for that like and subscribe segway alone! Well played!
So I'm new to elder scrolls online. I've enjoyed playing skyrim but only been playing this online for a few days. So when I signed up I bought some crowns. I bought a set of armor and weapons. But I haven't been able to apply them to my character. So how can I get those to my player sense I bought them
Hi! completely new player here with 2 days in-game. I have ESO+ but I see all the DLC to be purchased in the store, what do you mean I already have them with ESO+?
You can play them so long as you pay the subscription, but if you decide not to continue with ESO Plus you will not be able to play any content (like quests and dungeons) outside of the base game.