[Spenny121]

Originally Posted by Ignight [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1: Average spell cost at Level 8 is four plat per. (I know they go up fast.) NPC cash drops around this level seem a bit weak compared to the costs of gearing a caster and affording spells. Other than farming bone chips or engaging in the endless search for HQ pelts, how did other players breach this massive price gap?

Depends where you are leveling. CB - sell belts and pads. Belts for 2-4pp each, pads for a little more. They drop common enough you should both have more than enough. There are plenty of ways to make money early on, and there are some pretty good cash camps early as well such as sisters in Lfay.

2: My wife and I are crafters. While she's settling into the idea of Jewelcrafting and Tailoring, and I settling into Blacksmithing, we have found there is a massive start up cost to crafting. Just to make metal bits is pricey. When should new players start crafting?

Anytime you can farm the mats to level then. Tailoring will be easier as you can farm the silks while you level. There are plenty of places into the mid 20's to get all the silk you could ever want and still get good xp.

3: How do we deal with bards who swarm kite entire leveling areas? I asked my guild, and they told me it only gets worse later on. I know we all are under "play nice" rules and they are technically not doing anything wrong, but this has happened to us a couple of times now and it literally shuts down our exp grind. Sending tells is met with silence. Now I am not here to bash any one class and I'm sure it's not all bards, but I would like to know in general how is this dealt with.

I've never met a bard swarm kiting who will not respond if you don't start off sending messages calling him any number of names for doing it. Be nice and ask him to not pull the area you're xping on. If he does anyways or just wants to be a dick, you can always steal any mobs off his pull you want in excess of 4.

Thank you all for your time. I look forward to meeting everyone I can. "The community" is what drove my wife and I away from every other MMO and ultimately made us fall in love with EverQuest. Everyone I have met so far, minus a couple (can't win them all), is a testiment to that. Thank you.

Respectfully,
Gondien