Posted on 06 March 17 at 16:49
I don't have a full walkthrough or anything, but I thought it'd be helpful to kinda give people a general checklist/understanding of the faction/zone-based achievements.
For ESO, a "zone" is a confined/instanced map area (such as "Malabal Tor" or "Glenumbra"). Each faction has 5 zones (excluding the starter zones).
Each zone has the following:
- 16 skyshards
- 12 rare fish
- 7 striking locales
- 6 delves
- 6 world bosses
- 3 dolmens
- 1 public dungeon
- 1 group dungeon
- 15-20 Quest Hubs (may be a faction-wide total, but I haven't recounted).
- 3-6 Explorable Locations
Coldharbour (a neutral zone) has all the same things as these zones, except the 3 dolmens.
Each faction has two starter zones (smaller zones that get you introduced to the game), except AD which as one. In parenthesis will be the division where the first number is the first starter zone (where a character in that alliance starts), and the second number is the other zone.
Each starter zone has the following:
- 6 skyshards (3 and 3)
- 1 rare fish (first zone)
- 5 striking locales (3 and 2)
- 8 quest hubs (4 and 4 for DC, 7 and 1 for EP)
For each of the factions, the zones are (starters in italics, then the zones by tier/storyline order):
Aldmeri Dominion: Khenarthi's Roost, Auridon, Grahtwood, Greenshade, Malabal Tor, Reaper's March
Daggerfall Covenant: Stros M'kai, Betnikh, Glenumbra, Stormhaven, Rivenspire, Alik'r Desert, Bangkorai
Ebonheart Pact: Bleakrock Isle, Bal Foyen, Stonefalls, Deshaan, Shadowfen, Eastmarch, The Rift
Last is Cyrodiil, the PvP zone. It contains:
- 46 skyshards (scattered among the default faction divisions, with 15 in each faction + 1 mountain skyshard)
- 12 Rare Fish
- 18 delves (scattered among the default faction divisions, with 6 in each faction)
- 10 dolmens
- Various Explorable Locations
Everything except world bosses is related to Xbox achievements.
As far as each normal faction zone:
To get Tamriel Skyshard Hunter, you need all the skyshards.
To get Master Angler, you need to catch all rare fish at least once.
To get Anchors Away, you need to close all dolmens at least once.
To get the three Master Explorer achievements, you need to find all the striking locales and complete all the delves.
To get the three Conqueror achievements, you need to kill each public dungeon champion (non-Group Event bosses) at least once.
To get the three Vanquisher achievements, you need to kill each group dungeon boss at least once.
To get the three Hero achievements, you need to complete a certain number of quests in each zone stated in the "Adventurer" quests under Journal > Achievements > Quests > [Faction]. A lot of delves have a small sidequest to complete. Each public dungeon has two quests to complete. Quest Hubs are areas that can be discovered (and stay shown on your map), but have quests that you need to do before the area counts as "complete" (white with black outline), so if you run out of quests, check your map for any black icons.
Explorable Locations do not ever show "complete" on your map. These locations may still have side quests to complete. They just aren't related to the location itself.
I'll add to this with some tips and stuff later.