The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online has an absurd amount of equipment items that belong to sets. Just before the release of the new DLC “High Isle”, a player has come forward on reddit showing that he has collected all 7844 set items. This impresses even hardcore MMORPG veterans.
Why does The Elder Scrolls Online have so many set items? Well, with this MMORPG, everything has somehow gotten out of control:
- The MMORPG ESO has 3 different armor classes (light, medium, heavy), all of which need sets and that for the different playstyles and classes
- There are many weapon sets, crafted sets, sets of monster masks, and trial sets
- In addition, new sets have constantly been added with DLCs, and ESO has been running since 2014: The overview page for sets from Fextralife alone has 27 entries under DLCs.
Elder Scrolls Online brings relatively few new features or innovations: But it is an MMORPG that consistently releases content over the years. In summary, it can be said that Elder Scrolls Online simply loves to bring set items.
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What the player has achieved now: A player named ch3m_gaming has come forward on reddit: He has collected all 7844 set items in the game. He has filled all bars and is done.
Why did he do it? The player says: He is a “completionist”, his goal is to completely “play through” The Elder Scrolls Online. He simply wants things to be done.
Corona lockdowns and 2 new features enabled success
How long did it take him? The player decided to complete the whole “album” when ESO introduced a new feature: About 15 months ago, the “Collection System” came to The Elder Scrolls Online: With this feature, it was enough to own an item to “save” it, then you didn’t have to keep it in your inventory. The player affectionately calls it the “stickerbook”, similar to a Panini album.
Additionally, it became easier to farm items in ESO with a new loot system. Because for a while now, bosses drop those items that you haven’t yet collected. This “curated loot” also helped him.
In recent months, there were also Corona-related lockdowns at his university, so there was a lot of time available.
Lots of farming and buying other items from guild traders
How did he do it? He simply farmed really hard. He says:
“I am a success-hunter and when I am done with all the achievements in a dungeon, I have already collected a lot of equipment from the dungeon. Then I might need another 10-20 runs for the rest.”
He has also bought some particularly hard-to-find sets from guild traders. Especially PvP sets he acquired this way, he tells the amazed ESO players in response to their inquiries.
What is his goal? The player has made it his goal to “play through” The Elder Scrolls Online – for that, he still needs 300 CP and about 500 achievement points.
Furthermore, he says: New stuff is coming with High Isles anyway.
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