A Word of Encouragement to New Players

[hikeon3]

I see far too many posts on this forum slamming the community here so I figured I'd post something to counter.

Let me start by saying this: If you are the kind of person who wants to spend your days farming the top end content Kunark has to offer; you might run into some kind of drama. I can't vouch for that.

BUT, if you're like me and enjoyed solo/group levelling in this game 12-13 years ago and want to re-live and re-experience the early/mid/late casual levelling game as it was back then; you're going to have fun and run into a lot of generous and kind people.

I've had nothing but positive experiences so far. Whether it has been random buffs, gifts of valuable (for a newbie) items, help with corpse runs and re-binding, or generous overpayment for simple early-game items; I've been having a blast and meeting great people at every turn.

Kudos to everyone. I've been playing here for 3 weeks now and I'm having a great time. I'd encourage anyone who loves this game to jump in and experience it here.

[Vondra]

Yeah, server is a lot of fun.

Endgame was an extreme weak point for classic EQ anyway, the trip up is a lot more fun. As is making alts.

[Tecmos Deception]

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

Yeah, server is a lot of fun.

Endgame was an extreme weak point for classic EQ anyway, the trip up is a lot more fun. As is making alts.

This * 1000.

Even sitting at 60 though, there is lots of fun to be had outside of poopsocking or tracking or logging off your main at a boss who is due. There are friends to help, epics to get, plat to be made, zones to be explored, etc.

[Dirtnap]

Just make sure you play a class that is desirable. If you play a hybrid you will get passed up for many groups if they can snag a non hybrid.

[Beaniron]

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

Just make sure you play a class that is desirable. If you play a hybrid you will get passed up for many groups if they can snag a non hybrid.

TC should play what he wants. He doesn't have to play a pure to be desirable later. Check out some of the recruiting guilds and you'll see that their demand for Hybrids like Paladins and Bards is high.

[Korisek]

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

Just make sure you play a class that is desirable. If you play a hybrid you will get passed up for many groups if they can snag a non hybrid.

Apparently tanks of any kind are such a low population that people are perfectly happy with paladins and SKs as it means they don't need to rely on shaman/ranger tanking.

But that's only what I've heard anyway, I haven't leveled my paladin past 9 yet.

[Beaniron]

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

Apparently tanks of any kind are such a low population that people are perfectly happy with paladins and SKs as it means they don't need to rely on shaman/ranger tanking.

But that's only what I've heard anyway, I haven't leveled my paladin past 9 yet.

Well, Warrior tanks ARE preferred because of their higher damage mitigation and damage output, but Paladins and SK's are better at spike aggro thanks to ED/Blind/Stuns, and therefore have an easier time maintaining aggro without good weapons.

[Dirtnap]

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

Apparently tanks of any kind are such a low population that people are perfectly happy with paladins and SKs as it means they don't need to rely on shaman/ranger tanking.

But that's only what I've heard anyway, I haven't leveled my paladin past 9 yet.

What people say, and what people do are totally different. People say on the forum and ingame that they would gladly take anyone good at their class, but a good Ranger will never do more DPS than a good Rogue. So they will skip a Ranger to get a Rogue, even if he was waiting an hour to join the group.

EDIT: Same thing with a Warrior and Paladin/SK.

[Nune]

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

Just make sure you play a class that is desirable. If you play a hybrid you will get passed up for many groups if they can snag a non hybrid.

In regards to your sig: never dumbass.

[SCB]

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

This * 1000.

Even sitting at 60 though, there is lots of fun to be had outside of poopsocking or tracking or logging off your main at a boss who is due. There are friends to help, epics to get, plat to be made, zones to be explored, etc.

Personally I'm excited about hitting 60 and trying some solo challenge stuff, after clicking your sig and reading through that thread.