Question about PvE Main Story

[T-Lar Seth]

I had just recently joined in on your server.  I am on the shadowlands server, my question is, to go through the main story line from beginning to end, this going through the different expansions stories, do I need to log into each instance of expansions, or does the Shadowlands have those storylines as well?  Also, if I have to log into each expansion separately for their storylines, do I have to create a new character each one, or does the character travel across the instances of the game?

[issaeisa]

not all old storyline works in Shadowlands so if you want them perfect you need to get in their expansions but i suggest you stay in latest expansion less bugs and SL storylines works good for you . 2nd question shop offer transfer from pandaria/wod expansion to legion expansion so if you did storyline in pandaria you can transfer them to legion and do legion storyline same character but you cant transfer them to bfa and shadowlands but mounts pets etc will be shared 

Edited March 16, 2023 by issaeisa

[T-Lar Seth]

44 minutes ago, issaeisa said:

not all old storyline works in Shadowlands so if you want them perfect you need to get in their expansions but i suggest you stay in latest expansion less bugs and SL storylines works good for you . 2nd question shop offer transfer from pandaria/wod expansion to legion expansion so if you did storyline in pandaria you can transfer them to legion and do legion storyline same character but you cant transfer them to bfa and shadowlands but mounts pets etc will be shared 

So the core game and the expansions are still available to me except some quests when playing on Shadowlands server, if read what you said correctly?  I tend to not do PvP, I prefer to play PvE and go through the storylines.  Never got past level 10 in the core game on the official servers, so figured I would try my hand here.

[issaeisa]

38 minutes ago, T-Lar Seth said:

So the core game and the expansions are still available to me except some quests when playing on Shadowlands server, if read what you said correctly?  I tend to not do PvP, I prefer to play PvE and go through the storylines.  Never got past level 10 in the core game on the official servers, so figured I would try my hand here.

yes 

[chalaja805]

While there is definitely some correlation between quests, especially within the same chapter or part of the base game, ESO’s quest content is built in such a way that most quests can be done and understood independently of each other. There have been quests I’ve done completely out of “order” and was able to continue on from that point with little to no confusion as they do a good job of moving forward and not dwelling too much on what happened previously.

[Looic]

Hello @T-Lar Seth,

If you want to level a character on Oribos, our Shadowlands realm, you will need to do so in that realm. Leveling in Shadowlands is different from how it was in the older expansions meaning you don't have to do all of the expansions in order to level. In Firestorm, we recommend doing the BFA Questline. This forum post will help you out:

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Hello Everyone 

This isn't as much of a guide but it will point you in the right direction if you have no idea where to go nor where  to even begin

Firstly:
We do not have Chromie implemented so ignore any guides around that.
We currently only offer Exile reach as a starting zone and BFA as your leveling routes.

Then we start off with Exile Reach I would recommend looking at this Guide to Exile's Reach - Walkthroughs and Lesson Analysis as it's extremely detailed and better worded than i ever could.

After you finished Exile Reach and you have no idea where to go, DO NOT FEAR,  as the following will help you with that.

If you are Horde:
Talk to the Warchief's Herald in the Valley of Strength in Orgrimmar to start the BFA questline.
Then you start with Vol'dun following this guide.
After Vol'dun you will want to head to Zuldazar following this guide.
And the last zone you want to do is Namzir following this guide.

You will notice you have a questline called "War Campaign" this is to unlock the alliance sides of BFA and I recommend doing them, if possible, at the very end of all the zones.
You can follow this Guide if you are unsure of where to go or how to start it.

If you are  Alliance:
Talk to the Hero's Herald in the Trade District in Stormwind to start the BFA questline.
Then you start with Tiragarde Sound by following this guide.
After Tiragarde Sound you will want to go to Drustvar following this guide
After Drustvar you will want to go to Stormsong Valley following this guide.

You will also notice you have a questline called "War Campaign" this is to unlock the Horde side of BFA and I recommend doing them, if possible, at the very end of all the zones.
You can follow this guide if you are unsure of where to go or how to start it.

I hope this clears up some issues you are having as a new player.
If you have any other questions/problems feel free to make a ticket on Our support or you can message me directly on discord VIA Ech0#0889

EDIT: if you level through exile's reach, I made a different guide that can be found here

Now if you want to have the best experience doing the questlines from each expansion, it is recommended to play on their respective servers as each server offers the best scripting for their endgame content. If you do so, don't expect to transfer your character over to the Shadowlands server since you can not do that. I want to also note that our Shadowlands server doesn't only provide the current content as it also offers a good amount of older content. You can find information about the available instances (Dungeons and raids) here.

As you can see, not all of the instances are available in Oribos so the benefit in older realms is to do those unavailable instances and the mounts/pets that you get there will also be available to use in Shadowlands. Again, your characters in different expansions are separated! but your mounts/pets are shared.

I hope i was able to answer your quest and if there's anything unclear, please respond to this forum and I will be happy to assist you.

Take care,
Looic, INT Support