ESO: Loading Screen Tips

The Loading Screen in Elder Scrolls Online

This page will have hints, tricks, tips, and other tidbits of lore and information shown on the loading screen of The Elder Scrolls Online

Items[edit]

Press 'Q' (default key) to use an item in your currently selected quickslot. To select an item in a different quickslot, hold down 'Q' while not in a menu screen, and highlight the item you wish to select for quick use.
Items come in five quality levels represented by five colors: white, green, blue, purple and gold. The colors signify the quality of the item in ascending order, but only for that particular level. For example, a gold level 10 item might be better than a green level 12 item.

To add an enchantment to an item, right click this item and select "enchant". If you have a glyph of the appropriate level, you will be able to enchant that item.
Weapons with enchantments possess charges. If your weapon runs out of charges, you will need to recharge it using soul gem. If you have a full soul gem in your inventory, right-click on the weapon and select "charge."

Soul gems can be filled using the Soul Trap ability, found in the Soul Magic skill line, by casting the ability on a foe and

killing it before the effect wears off. You must have an empty soul gem of appropriate level in your inventory to trap a Particular soul.

Every once in a while, just pick a direction and run. Quests are everywhere, and exploration can reveal unexpected surprises, valuable treasures, and other rewards
If you don't know what to do next in a quest, look for hints in the tracker text on the right side of your screen.
Press 'T' (default key) to cycle through your active quests, and to select which quest you are currently tracking.

You can be a member of up to five Guilds at the same time
You can speak to other members of your guilds in guild chat by typing "/guild1," "/guild2," etc.
Want to sell items to other players? Guilds have built in guild stores. Join a guild and sell them to other members.

While using a crafting station in the world, all of the crafting materials stored in your bank will be available to use.

You can resurrect yourself or another player on the spot if you have a full Soul Gem of appropriate level in your inventory

Fleeing is a perfectly valid tactic if you wander into a tough situation. Find or craft better gear, use skill points, or level up a bit more, then come back to fight another day.
You can't sprint and use abilities at the same time.
When you unlock weapon-swapping at level 15, you can decide to place the same type of weapon in both slots but select different abilities for your ability bar.
Pay attention to the effect your abilities have on different types of monsters. Some powerful creatures are immune to certain effects, while whole groups of monsters might be resistant to others.

Old books, notes and journals can be found throughout Tamriel. Some just tell interesting stories, but others can unlock quests or provide clues to hidden treasures. Read everything!
Reading books from bookshelves will sometimes grant you a rank in one of your skill lines.

While in Cyrodiil, you can fast travel to any keep your alliance controls via the ‘Transitus Shrine' network. You cannot travel to a keep when it is under attack, or when your alliance doesn't control all of its resources.

Speaking to some NPCs or reading specific books in towns can reveal new locations on your map

You can enter Cyrodiil once you reach Level 10 by opening the Alliance War tab and joining a campaign. Once you have joined a campaign, enter it by selecting it and pressing 'E' (default key).

You don't just have class abilities; you have lots of skill lines. Press 'K' (default key) to view your abilities, and skill lines for weapons, armor, race, and the many other types you may have acquired.
Explore different ability combinations on your ability bar. But remember, you can't change equipment or abilities while you're in combat unless you've unlocked weapon swapping

While using a cooking fire you can view recipes you've learned and ingredients required by unchecking the "have ingredients" and "have skills" check boxes.

Fishing requires using a proper bait at the proper location. Your chances of getting a rare fish improves when more people fish at the same spot, but that can also make a fishing hole dry out faster.