Guilds are a cornerstone of the social experience in The Elder Scrolls Online, offering players a community to connect with, share resources, and tackle content together. Joining or creating a guild can sificantly enhance your journey through Tamriel.
Types of Guilds
ESO guilds come in various flavors, catering to different playstyles and interests:
- Trading Guilds: These guilds focus on establishing guild traders in prime locations across Tamriel, allowing members to sell their items to a wider audience. Membership often involves contributing a weekly fee to help maintain the trader's bid.
- PvP Guilds: Dedicated to large-scale combat in Cyrodiil and Battlegrounds, these guilds organize raids, strategize attacks, and provide a consistent group for PvP enthusiasts.
- PvE Guilds: These guilds focus on tackling challenging dungeons, trials (large-scale raids), and world bosses. They often have scheduled events and help members gear up for endgame content.
- Roleplaying (RP) Guilds: For players who enjoy immersing themselves in the lore and characters of Tamriel, RP guilds provide a space for collaborative storytelling and in-character interactions.
- Social/General Guilds: These guilds are more relaxed and focus on providing a friendly community for players of all types, offering help with quests, crafting, and general camaraderie.
Joining a Guild
You can join up to five guilds simultaneously. To find a guild, you can:
- Use the Guild Finder: Accessible from the Social menu, the Guild Finder allows you to search for guilds based on their stated focus, playstyle, and recruitment status.
- Ask in Zone Chat: Many guilds actively recruit in zone chat, so keep an eye out for recruitment messages or feel free to post your own inquiry.
- Visit the Official Forums or Discord: The official Elder Scrolls Online forums and various community Discords are excellent places to find guild recruitment threads.
Guild Features and Benefits
- Guild Bank: Most guilds offer a shared guild bank where members can deposit and withdraw items, facilitating resource sharing and crafting.
- Guild Chat: A dedicated chat channel allows for easy communication with your guildmates.
- Guild Events: Many guilds organize regular events, such as dungeon runs, trial nights, PvP campas, or crafting sessions.
- Guild Traders: Trading guilds provide access to a marketplace where you can sell your items. The more successful the guild trader, the more opportunities you have to earn gold.
- Shared Knowledge and Support: Guildmates can offer invaluable advice on builds, questing, crafting, and any other aspect of the game.
Creating Your Own Guild
If you can't find a guild that fits your needs, you can create your own. This requires a gold deposit and allows you to set the guild's focus and recruit members who share your vision.