The Solo MMO Player collects links to the most useful or interesting MMO websites, databases and blog entries I have found, with a bias toward topics of interest to the Solo Player. Use the search box in the upper left hand corner to find topics. Kelari NPC Warrior art courtesy of Game Fluid.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Elder Scrolls Games
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Elder Scrolls Online Game Pad Problems
Also, controller won't work on character selection screen. Need a mouse for that. Maybe confirm if controller works after loading in to a character?"
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
How to Use an xBox Controller to Play ESO on PC
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Elder Scrolls Online: Tips for Tanks
Feel free to ignore all these tips from the Solo MMO Player, but be warned--if you do, you are going to fail as a tank and you are going to be much mocked to boot.
Slow Down - Instances are not a race. If a tank outruns everyone else, the ads will be drawn to the tank and the group will fail because all the ads will be concentrated around the Boss, protecting and healing the Boss, and it will be impossible to take the Boss down. Don't rush and allow many ads to be killed as the group goes through the instance.
Don't Panic - Just concentrate on what your job regardless of all going on around you.
Don't Stop to Look at the Map - The in-game map isn't that helpful. It pays to view videos of the instance ahead of time so you have a general idea of where to go and what the NPC mechanics are. Making everyone stand around while you try to figure out where you are and where you should be is going to annoy the other players without buying you anything. Prepare ahead of time.
Kill the Ads - You don't have to kill each and every ad but you have to get as many as possible so they aren't all bunched up around the Boss at the end, protecting and healing the Boss. See Slow Down and the link at the end for help in tanking to prioritize the NPCs that must be killed.
Running in Circles Is a Bad Idea - Characters in ESO must target ads and bosses before they can get off a shot. If the tank is running all over, targeting is impossible and shots will be wasted. Then the group has to wait for the cool down period to be over while the ads are attacking them. Everyone dies. (That's not the point of the instance, in case you didn't know.) Zigzaging from side to side is also a bad idea for the same reason. The Solo MMO Player has no idea why so many tanks run in circles these days but it does nothing whatsoever to get through the instance. See Slow Down.
Whining Gets You Nowhere - Complaining that you've run an instance four times and not gotten the drop you wanted will get you No Sympathy Whatsoever from experienced players who've run WOW instances forty or fifty times (or even sixty times--The Solo MMO player's record) before a rare item dropped, especially if you failed to trigger the quest at the beginning of the instance that would guarantee the drop once you finish the instance. Don't bother asking if someone has the rare item they'll give you. It's not your birthday, bro, and the other group members don't care about your little problems. Spend all your energy learning to tank. This website looks helpful. Note the links at the end.
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Are There Mud Crabs in Elder Scrolls Online?
Friday, August 25, 2023
The Best Builds for Elder Scrolls Online
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Minion in Elder Scrolls Online
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Elder Scrolls Online Repair Option Location
Friday, November 5, 2021
Elder Scrolls Online Combat Music Options in Deadlands Update 32
"We’ve added a new Combat Music dropdown in the Settings menu under Audio. You will now be able to decide if you want to hear all combat music, only boss combat music, or no combat music at all."
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Character Animations for Elder Scrolls Online
https://esoui.com/downloads/info1035-IdleAnimations.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJaf05-dDSc
Thursday, August 19, 2021
My Companion Talks Too Much (Elder Scrolls Online)
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
A Beginner's Guide to Role Play in Elder Scrolls Online
Saturday, December 5, 2020
How to Turn Off Chat in Elder Scrolls Online
Monday, August 31, 2020
Elder Scrolls Online Crafting
https://eso-sets.com
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Houses and Inventory Storage in Elder Scrolls Online
Here is the basics of getting a house.
https://fextralife.com/housing-in-elder-scrolls-online-everything-you-need-to-know/
More about houses and their limits can be found in the link below. For example, free inn rooms you get by completing a quest allow you to store 15 furnishing, apartments allow you to store 50 furnishings, small houses will hold 100 furnishing, medium homes store 200 furnishings, and large homes allow 300 furnishings. If you have an ESO Plus account, the storage limit doubles.
https://eso-housing.com/eso-housing-guide
This link describes how storage works in the housing and where to get coffers and chests. Basically you can buy a maximum of four coffers with 30 slots each and a maximum of four chests with 60 slots each. I cannot find out if you can have 8 storage containers per house or if it is per character, however. All chests look alike and all coffers look alike but you can name each so you know what's stored inside. Note that "Unlike bank storage, ingredients stored in chests and coffers will not be used when crafting, and stored equipment will not appear in deconstruction, research, or upgrade windows at Crafting Stations."
https://fextralife.com/eso-dragon-bones-dlc-breakdown/
*This is about the Dragon Bones DLC pack that introduced housing storage and more.
https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Dragon+Bones+DLC
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Monday, August 17, 2020
Elder Scrolls Online DLC Descriptions
https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/DLC
For a description of the various Zone, Dungeon and Chapter DLC, try The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages.
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:DLC
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Becoming a Vampire in Elder Scrolls Online
https://www.gameskinny.com/trdgv/elder-scrolls-online-guide-how-to-become-a-vampire
Elder Scrolls Online Guide has a much more detailed explanation, including three maps of locations where you might find a Bloodfiend NPC to bite you if you don't want to pay 12K gold to have a player bite you. (yuck) It also tells you how to easily cure vampirism.
https://www.gameskinny.com/trdgv/elder-scrolls-online-guide-how-to-become-a-vampire
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020
An Introduction to Elder Scrolls Online
https://www.requnix.com/elder-scrolls-online-review-2020
I've found a nice guide here at gamepressure.com, too.
https://guides.gamepressure.com/the-elder-scrolls-blades/
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
Beginner's Guides to Elder Scrolls Online
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/elder-scrolls-online-beginners-guide-classes-racial-skills-crafting-and-lockpicking
Here's a table comparing the various racial bonuses.
http://elderscrollsonline.info/races
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