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Post by midnight tea on Apr 13, 2019 1:39:01 GMT
I’m so noob at this game, I don’t know what I’m doing. I have a thing telling me that I need to craft two maple shields and I have maple, but can’t make it. WTH? 😆 Do you have a raw maple or sanded maple? You need process naw mats in first menu. You need 10 raw pieces to turn them into a smaller batch of mats. You may also need a style stone (pick one that corresponds with your chosen race, as you automatically have a racial style unlocked for it) - every woodworker, blacksmith or clothier merchant has ones for sale for a few gold coins.
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Post by Julilla on Apr 13, 2019 1:41:56 GMT
I’m so noob at this game, I don’t know what I’m doing. I have a thing telling me that I need to craft two maple shields and I have maple, but can’t make it. WTH? 😆 Do you have a raw maple or sanded maple? You need process naw mats in first menu. You need 10 raw pieces to turn them into a smaller batch of mats. You may also need a style stone (pick one that corresponds with your chosen race, as you automatically have a racial style unlocked for it) - every woodworker, blacksmith or clothier merchant has ones for sale for a few gold coins. Yeah, I’ve got bone and the mats. I even went looking to see if there was a schematic I needed to learn, but no. I’ve done clothing writs and enchanting. I just can’t do this one. I’ll figure it out someday!
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Post by midnight tea on Apr 13, 2019 1:59:10 GMT
Do you have a raw maple or sanded maple? You need process naw mats in first menu. You need 10 raw pieces to turn them into a smaller batch of mats. You may also need a style stone (pick one that corresponds with your chosen race, as you automatically have a racial style unlocked for it) - every woodworker, blacksmith or clothier merchant has ones for sale for a few gold coins. Yeah, I’ve got bone and the mats. I even went looking to see if there was a schematic I needed to learn, but no. I’ve done clothing writs and enchanting. I just can’t do this one. I’ll figure it out someday! Ah, one thing - is it that you can't find it in the menu? There's a bow and 4 staves in first (weapon) menu, but no shield, right? That's because it's in a separate menu for armor.
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Post by midnight tea on Apr 14, 2019 3:52:27 GMT
I've been wondering for half of the last week why I have such issue selling stuff, even my usual bestsellers - the event shouldn't have made my sales this stagnant. Turns out that there were some shenanigans between my addons and I've been adding most of my merch to the wrong guild store A few hours after placing items in the proper guild storefront I was over 150k richer - now I wake up with almost 250k in mail... why earning money IRL can't be that easy?
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Post by midnight tea on Apr 16, 2019 23:33:58 GMT
Folks - if you play on PC/Mac you now have a chance to try the Elsweyr chapter/Update 22 on Public Test Server Everyone on PC/Mac can try free Update 22 if they download the PTS (just check the appropriate box in launcher settings) - but you can only try Elsweyr if you've tested their expansions (Summerset and Morrowind) before. If you didn't, but played the game last year, you have a pretty high chance to receive an invite via email in the next few days. Just remember - NO SPOILERS! If you agree to test/download the new chapter you will be under NDA. Fortunately, the restrictions aren't huge - you can share almost anything new coming with Elsweyr, aside from any details related to the main quest beyond “A Rage of Dragons” and its storyline. Every discussion of that belongs to PTS sub-forum on official ESO forums. But keep in mind that there will be probably a lot of noise about changes to the game, especially combat/class changes or set items. These will be subject of change in upcoming week, as well as a lot of bug squashing - that's what PTS is for. Don't expect ginormous changes in the end, but there will be changes nonetheless - you've never experienced shield cast delay only because community made a big stink about it last year, so a bit of heated discussion is entirely expected, if not desired (aside from those who react to changes like it's end of the game/world...). From my experience, you can see the most iteration starting a week or two from now and the game on PTS will more-or-less look quite close to the finished product about 2 weeks prior to the official launch. Well... I'm off to try the new Necromancer class
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Post by river82 on Apr 17, 2019 1:16:06 GMT
Well... I'm off to try the new Necromancer class I'm looking forward to reading everybody's impressions on the new class :3
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Post by river82 on Apr 18, 2019 3:09:54 GMT
I got an invitation to the closed beta but … I don't think I'll accept it. I'm too lazy. I'd rather everyone else to do the hard yards testing the game so I can enjoy a smooth, balanced experience at launch xD
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Post by river82 on Apr 23, 2019 9:47:57 GMT
It's so nice playing ESO and never feeling in a rush to get anything done. It's very relaxing. It's a slow paced game and I enjoy slow paced stuff (stories, games, movies). I've been playing FFXIV this past week and it's a constant rush. I mean, I like both games but so different. I'm gonna stay subscribed to both, and that'll probably be my entire gaming life for the next couple of years xD
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Post by midnight tea on Apr 24, 2019 0:28:28 GMT
Didn't really have much time or strength to play prior or during holidays, aside from a mad dash to complete a few dailies for event boxes - we're in PVP week now and boy is it the one that comes with the biggest emotional roller-coaster attached. I'm not as averse to PVP as some here may be; I even enjoy it when I'm in a mood (even if I'm not that good at it) and can run a few Battlegrounds matches daily - so I've been loading into Cyrodiil with my PVP-oriented Dragonknight that it takes a while to kill and can pack a punch... but there are better and worse days ;P Overall, I try to pick either uncrowded campaigns or ones where my chosen alliance is dominating at the time, so I could just focus on dailies - and I do like the fact that most players are courteous and even peeps from enemy alliances are allowed to do dailies in peace for time of event... but, for 8 people who are nice there are at least 1-2 party-poopers who consider picking questers not just a fair game, but an effing draw to a chosen quest hub. It's probably the least fun when I have that last 1 or 2 dailies from a chosen town and then I either get ganked or the town gets attacked by 2 or 3 peeps who come for easy pickings... or, you know, actual fun when I'm in a mood for some PVP and there are convenient enemy players to kill for a different Cyro daily I think it's probably the funniest when an inept ganker thinks that they've stumbled on yet another PVEer and throw everything they have on me for a quick kill, only for me to go ...and proceed to knock them dead
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Post by Psychedelic on Apr 24, 2019 8:32:06 GMT
I only set foot into Cyrodiil during events. I can't stand PvP, but this week is the easiest to get a large amount of jubilee boxes. I didn't even know there is a cap for dailies before. I do what I can to avoid my dear fellow players, but sometimes it's just not possible. I also have the feeling the gankers are more common in areas or at times that seem safer to easy prey like me. If there is some actual PvP play going on you may become collateral damage, but you don't get ganked. Apart from all the annoying stuff, there were a few funny moments so far. I was waiting in a cave for a boss to respawn that I needed for the daily, 5-6 other questers were doing the same. Then one says "AD, hide!". Everyone crouches while a single yellow clears the area but doesn't approach the boss, just sitting and waiting for some prey questers to come in. It was like a mob of chihuahuas descending on an unsuspecting wolf. Needless to say the chihuahuas won. Happens much to rarely.
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Post by midnight tea on Apr 24, 2019 15:57:47 GMT
I only set foot into Cyrodiil during events. I can't stand PvP, but this week is the easiest to get a large amount of jubilee boxes. I didn't even know there is a cap for dailies before. I do what I can to avoid my dear fellow players, but sometimes it's just not possible. I also have the feeling the gankers are more common in areas or at times that seem safer to easy prey like me. If there is some actual PvP play going on you may become collateral damage, but you don't get ganked. Apart from all the annoying stuff, there were a few funny moments so far. I was waiting in a cave for a boss to respawn that I needed for the daily, 5-6 other questers were doing the same. Then one says "AD, hide!". Everyone crouches while a single yellow clears the area but doesn't approach the boss, just sitting and waiting for some prey questers to come in. It was like a mob of chihuahuas descending on an unsuspecting wolf. Needless to say the chihuahuas won. Happens much to rarely. Nec Hercules contra plures
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Post by Julilla on Apr 24, 2019 18:27:03 GMT
I'm only level 23, so obviously, I've not been to Cyrodil. But from what I've heard the last couple of weeks, I don't think I'll ever be going. All I want from the Jubilee is the cutie Indrik pet, so I'm all good.
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Post by midnight tea on Apr 29, 2019 17:34:41 GMT
Ah, it's so nice to queue for random PUG to get a few boxes and get a strong group that can breeze through all 3 daily dungeons, including DLC vet dungeon hard mode Anyway, PC/Mac folks - Elsweyr Early Access starts for us on May 20! June 4th for consoles. Some fun news from the latest stream - as a reward for the main quest in Elsweyr all players will be rewarded a sizeable home in Rimmen (the main town in Northern Elsweyr) called Hall Of The Lunar Champion. The cool thing about it is that it's an 'evolving' house that will grow as the DLC season progresses throughout the year - if you complete content from Elsweyr's and future DLCs you'll get special tablets that will 'grow' additional chambers for the house So, in case you've been considering buying a house, especially one from moderate to large size but either can't make up your mind or are short on cash - but are planning to get Elsweyr - just wait till May 20th/June 4th. You can see how the Hall looks like in linked stream (they start showcasing it around 7 mins in) or see it on your own in PTS if you create a fully-leveled PTS character.
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Post by roselavellan on Apr 30, 2019 4:13:56 GMT
This event has been useful in getting me to try things I previously avoided. I tried PVP and a normal trial for the first time, it was a lot of fun. Good to get out of my comfort zone. Still looking at a substantially empty Psijic Villa, can’t imagine having to decorate another massive house. How many DA regulars play ESO, do you think? I’ve seen theskymoves around. Also saw someone with a Lavellan name, it always makes me happy when I see DA people
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Post by Psychedelic on Apr 30, 2019 10:55:05 GMT
I once had players with the account names OneWomanArmy and Pounce de Leon buy stuff from me. I wonder if they are the same that haunt(ed) the shoutbox.
How bad are trials? You can't queue for them and I'm a bit reluctant to answer when someone searches people in zone chat, so I have never done one. If they see someone with CP 810 they might think you know what you are doing and I don't. PuGs have to take what they get but if you applied for the job... I'd rather not. Did you go there with people you knew or with randoms and how likely do they get pissed if you don't know the mechanics? I started to read a guide for one of the Craglorn trials, stopped after a page or so and decided I couldn't remember all that stuff anyway. I also very much enjoy my comfort zone, but there is some nice gear in trials...
As to the Psijic Villa, did you know that the number of alcoves matches with the number af base game dungeons? I wanted to put all my undaunted trophies there, only to realise they would fit if I didn't hit the limit for that type of furniture first. Now two or so are missing and I get a bad case of OCD whenever I open the furniture list. Waiting for the next free ESO+ trial, I think that should solve the problem.
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Post by roselavellan on Apr 30, 2019 17:52:33 GMT
How bad are trials? You can't queue for them and I'm a bit reluctant to answer when someone searches people in zone chat, so I have never done one. If they see someone with CP 810 they might think you know what you are doing and I don't. PuGs have to take what they get but if you applied for the job... I'd rather not.
Did you go there with people you knew or with randoms and how likely do they get pissed if you don't know the mechanics? I started to read a guide for one of the Craglorn trials, stopped after a page or so and decided I couldn't remember all that stuff anyway. I also very much enjoy my comfort zone, but there is some nice gear in trials...
I've only tried one, and it was normal Aetherian Archive (which I heard was the easiest to start on), and it was actually quite easy. I answered a zone call for nAA and let them know I hadn't done one before, but they were unfazed. I'm also high CP with no idea what I'm doing, but it was perfectly fine, because we DPSed our way through, and the tank and healers knew what they were doing. I imagine mechanics might be more important for veteran trials. I'll probably try normal Hel Ra Citadel or Cloudrest next. I do find it intimidating, but I want/need the dyes (and actually, having 12 people burn down a big baddie is pretty fun!).
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Post by midnight tea on Apr 30, 2019 18:46:22 GMT
Still looking at a substantially empty Psijic Villa, can’t imagine having to decorate another massive house. Heh That was my 2nd one. The 1st one is this. Granted, Psijic Villa is maybe 15% done. I've only really furnished the back chamber and still need to finish that one too... Although that's mostly because I keep getting distracted with outfitting some of my smaller houses That was the first one I ever bought, although I've only really finished it fairly recently. No, I'm not yet done ... at all Some of my single-chamber houses and rooms are decked-out as well Nevermind that I bought fully furnished Tel Galen in Vvanderfell and Clockwork Observatory Prior and occasionally tinker with them as well. That insane mansion (not the house we get, but the one in crown store) from Elsweyr looks mighty tempting too.. And I AM going to get that pyramid in Murkmire one day ...Anyway, can you tell that I like decorating houses?
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Post by midnight tea on Apr 30, 2019 19:52:13 GMT
How bad are trials? You can't queue for them and I'm a bit reluctant to answer when someone searches people in zone chat, so I have never done one. If they see someone with CP 810 they might think you know what you are doing and I don't. PuGs have to take what they get but if you applied for the job... I'd rather not.
Did you go there with people you knew or with randoms and how likely do they get pissed if you don't know the mechanics? I started to read a guide for one of the Craglorn trials, stopped after a page or so and decided I couldn't remember all that stuff anyway. I also very much enjoy my comfort zone, but there is some nice gear in trials... Normal trials are really quite easy - knowing mechanics is preferable and some harder trials (Maw of Lorkhaj, Halls Of Fabrication, Sanctum Ophidia) may not work out if the group has no clue what it's doing. From my experience even random pugs usually have a core that can at least lead the charge tho. Veteran trials though require strong group coordination and people who know what they're doing and have enough DPS/HPS, so it's definitely not something you want to try without knowing what you're getting into. I'd suggest x-ing up whenever someone is looking people for normal Asylum or normal Cloudrest - these are good try try at first because they are decidedly shorter, though I would advise to watch whether these are n or n+1 to n+3 groups. Cloudrest and Asylum are unique trials in a sense that a group can tackle 3/4 existing bosses separately (which makes the trial easier) or just have one big fight with all of them in the main arena. All bosses together are a significantly tougher encounter even on normal - to a point where it even offers better rewards than defeating bosses separately. At this point tho most groups running them should have all the strats figured out and it's really a matter of running the trial a few times to roughly know what you're doing.
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Post by river82 on May 4, 2019 23:22:52 GMT
Spent a little bit of time in FFXIV, coming back to ESO I might start levelling a tank. Although I'm a little worried how levelling a tank would go with the overland single player content. I think the upcoming necromancer would make a good tank :3 Until then I might just go with the normal dragonknight build to start with
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Post by midnight tea on May 4, 2019 23:39:53 GMT
Spent a little bit of time in FFXIV, coming back to ESO I might start levelling a tank. Although I'm a little worried how levelling a tank would go with the overland single player content. I think the upcoming necromancer would make a good tank :3 Until then I might just go with the normal dragonknight build to start with I'd advise against leveling tank with tank setup - you'll spend a lot of time frustrated with taking forever to kill stuff. Tanks are best leveled as mages IMO - it's even more relevant now that a lot of tanks use ice staves on back bar. It's mostly for wall of elements - crusher enchantment on back bar procs on wall's damage-over-time element and strips resistances from bosses/enemies, thus supporting the group DPS. Also - with a proper passive ice staff uses magicka as resource for blocking (and it taunts enemies after hitting it with heavy attacks), so in case you run out of stam you can always swap to staff on back bar and let stam recover, or vice versa. If you'd like to level sword and board when leveling the character I'd suggest starting with staff and leveling it and then put s&b on back bar. Also, for effective tanking you'll have to take into consideration leveling Undaunted skills (specifically inner rage taunt and blood altar) as well as some PVP skills (war horn specifically is important to have on bar both for tanks and healers). As for class - Dragon Knight is best tank so far, but Wardens are also fun and Templars can handle themselves quite well too.
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Post by river82 on May 5, 2019 2:20:58 GMT
Spent a little bit of time in FFXIV, coming back to ESO I might start levelling a tank. Although I'm a little worried how levelling a tank would go with the overland single player content. I think the upcoming necromancer would make a good tank :3 Until then I might just go with the normal dragonknight build to start with I'd advise against leveling tank with tank setup - you'll spend a lot of time frustrated with taking forever to kill stuff. Tanks are best leveled as mages IMO - it's even more relevant now that a lot of tanks use ice staves on back bar. It's mostly for wall of elements - crusher enchantment on back bar procs on wall's damage-over-time element and strips resistances from bosses/enemies, thus supporting the group DPS. Also - with a proper passive ice staff uses magicka as resource for blocking (and it taunts enemies after hitting it with heavy attacks), so in case you run out of stam you can always swap to staff on back bar and let stam recover, or vice versa. If you'd like to level sword and board when leveling the character I'd suggest starting with staff and leveling it and then put s&b on back bar. Also, for effective tanking you'll have to take into consideration leveling Undaunted skills (specifically inner rage taunt and blood altar) as well as some PVP skills (war horn specifically is important to have on bar both for tanks and healers). As for class - Dragon Knight is best tank so far, but Wardens are also fun and Templars can handle themselves quite well too. Ah, thanks for the info *looks at war horn* ... ugh, don't like PvP
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Post by midnight tea on May 5, 2019 12:06:13 GMT
I'd advise against leveling tank with tank setup - you'll spend a lot of time frustrated with taking forever to kill stuff. Tanks are best leveled as mages IMO - it's even more relevant now that a lot of tanks use ice staves on back bar. It's mostly for wall of elements - crusher enchantment on back bar procs on wall's damage-over-time element and strips resistances from bosses/enemies, thus supporting the group DPS. Also - with a proper passive ice staff uses magicka as resource for blocking (and it taunts enemies after hitting it with heavy attacks), so in case you run out of stam you can always swap to staff on back bar and let stam recover, or vice versa. If you'd like to level sword and board when leveling the character I'd suggest starting with staff and leveling it and then put s&b on back bar. Also, for effective tanking you'll have to take into consideration leveling Undaunted skills (specifically inner rage taunt and blood altar) as well as some PVP skills (war horn specifically is important to have on bar both for tanks and healers). As for class - Dragon Knight is best tank so far, but Wardens are also fun and Templars can handle themselves quite well too. Ah, thanks for the info *looks at war horn* ... ugh, don't like PvP I hear ya (*cough* would be good to have Purge for certain situations as well*cough*). Nevertheless, if you'd decide to work towards getting it, there are ways to do that that largely avoids PVP, though it isn't a very fast way - going to quest hubs on underpopulated servers (best pick one where your alliance dominates for a moment) and running daily quests or picking dailies from board related to scouting (also, definitely doing the Cyrodiil tutorial; it gives an alliance level or two), or repairing Keeps walls. Don't bother going to delves to kill stuff in hopes it gives AP - they're only worth doing for shards and/or achievements. Like I said, it's not a fast process, but if you'd prefer to minimize engaging with enemy players this is the way to do it.
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Post by Evil on May 5, 2019 14:11:09 GMT
Don't bother going to delves to kill stuff in hopes it gives AP - they're only worth doing for shards and/or achievements. A slight correction: Killing a delve boss in Cyrodiil gives a 20% buff to AP gains for one hour. People trying to get a lot of AP in a hurry often dip into a delve to get the buff just before heading into a major battle, especially if they're running as part of a somewhat organised group that can be in and out in a hurry. This is particularly popular during midyear madness PvP events, because the double AP from midyear stacks with the 20% delve bonus. Speaking of which, there'll be a midyear madness event on soonish, this years version just entered advance testing on PTS. river82 Unless you need warhorn RIGHT NAO you might be better off working on other stuff for now and getting it during the event. I'd suggest prioritising getting that tank to CP160 and getting undaunted rank in the meantime.
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Post by river82 on May 5, 2019 14:42:22 GMT
My fear with entering Cyrodil has to do more with my latency TBH. I mean, sure I'd get brutally dismembered and annihilated in the first 5 minutes, but my latency hovers around 320 in normal PVE content which is fine, but I'm scared it'd shoot up to 5 or 600 in Cyrodil xD
If I'm going to get murdered I'd at least like to watch it happen *insert macabre music here*
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Post by MPApr2012 on May 6, 2019 3:56:38 GMT
you're quite right to worry, high latency will affect your experience and pretty significantly so. while it won't necessarily shot into 500+ per se, gnerally speaking that is, and you sort of can catch up to things most of the time, moreso in lowpop campaigns... but the spikes will get you. you can also expect to struggle or to be locked out of a good chunk of mechanics too. think and test your rotations well ahead and be prepared to adjust because you can forget about being able to swap your bars with any degree of consistency or do any serious weaving. plus quite often your powers won't fire off. no matter whether hitscans or timecasts. with all that there are still ways to mitigate to some extent or at least perform adequately. but. it gets frustrating, and not much fun, and gets boring real quick imo
Anyways, with the venting out of the system, and something-forewarned something-forearmed or some such, on top of the above advice you've been given by other here's my 2 cents
if it's a new char you're leveling you do have an option to level pvp skills/get some ap reasonably quick. hit Kyne, the under 50 campaign commonly seen as a beginner campaign, as soon as you have your preferred spam powers and/or some heals.
it's the only campaign i partake, on occasion*, very much due to latency issues similar to yours. ima at a 320+ basleine. thanks to the akamai ddos bs
Kyne is more forgiving when it comes to ttk, and is more generous towards lag coping mechanisms. dealing with a low level playerbase means rotations are simpler, the damage is more sustainable, and the "network noise" feels lower so to speak. Makes encounters more meaningful and leaves you with some semblance of control even during more serious events like a decent siege/defense
get your head around things, learn basic aspects of it. get some siege/repair equipment (preferably for gold/daily rewards and save your aps for now) and dive in. keep an eye for chat! not only normally there's generally a helpful advice and a few laughs shared but the group invites are often announced if that's your thing. overall it's a pretty relaxed campaign and you don't have to deal with too much in a way of a drama. there's of course a fair share of tryhards, but not common. there can be a degree of frustration here and there, it still is pvp in the end.
going in be prepared to put in a bit of time, the Cyro's ends are long plenty of time to enjoy this marvel of a horseride simulator, but there's a value in longer sessions too. For starters don't stress chasing kills and all, it ain't your main your ap source, do pay attention to your surroundings, to the map, and what's-going-ons in the zone chat. it's easy enough to figure where you need to be, even without joining groups or such, and then to position yourself accordingly.
doing so opens you up for the opportunistic kills (don't fret you'll git gud soon) and for the ample heals to be thrown for the easy ap pocket change. And the last, but not the least by no stretch, taking a part in and counted as a participant makes you eligible for the defense/offense ticks, the nice and beeifest chunks of AP you'd get initially (and overall). subject to the outcomes of the particular endeavour at the time obviously. plus the campaign participation rewards come your way, tiers are based on your ranking. oh and the reward boxes scale to level of the char opening them, something to consider for trade/future proofing too.
So where i was getting with this, by the time your enlisted L50 comes along even without much of time or effort put in it you should be ranked at least Vet/Corporal, have about a mill APs stashed, and have your pvp skill line well developed for your peruse
*actually have at least a couple low level chars leveling their horses on top of the enlisted one. normally by the time i hit 50 another one has a well specced horse
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