How do I make this game enjoyable for new players?

[Slave]

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

I think Slave pretty much nailed it. If you want to try to convey the feeling of being hit by the nostalgia train, you might want to consider assuming the role of Dungeon Master, i.e. take over the role of facilitating the experience (a la WoW's UI to a certain degree). Map out a progression path that hits up quests, items, and places of interest. Give them a guided tour of the places you go.

Actually I went wicked negative on this one just from personal experience. lol

But obviously Anesthia's suggestion here is the way to go if you want your buddies to have a good time. It won't really be EQ, but it'll be... something. Maybe something more.

[Fael]

a fun part of the low levels is saving up money for each piece of leather, banded, etc. Its all a huge carrot. I'd say give them a piece of banded, some leather, and a fine steel weapon. That will get them over the brutal parity at low levels, and get them winning solo melee fights against whites and blues. Then let them save their money to upgrade. This ofcourse assumes you will be leveling with them and helping guide.

[Reapin]

All there is to do is grind then take what measly plat you have scrapped together to deal with the plat whores in EC. And when you do get high enough you will never get a decent camp because these same loot whores are camping 24/7 to get their 6th FBSS or whatever else there is to get.


Granted many of the better quests were introduced later (Morgalanth Tal`Raeloen for example) But perhaps they should be implemented to give new players something to do and strive for.

In 1999 there were no people with 5 million plat in the bank, farming every mob and destroying the economy.

There should be a plat limit a player can have (500k seems reasonable). And no 2 lore items can be on the same account on the server. These changes with the newbie quests added would make the server closer to 1999 than the abomination it is now.

[webrunner5]

You are wasting your time. If they have NEVER played EQ, P1999 will be about as fun as a sharp stick in the eye for them. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] If they have no gear and no clue how this game works it will be NO fun. If you twink them it will not be fun either in the long run. Nothing to look forward to. Lose lose either way. Give it up Dawg.

[Reapin]

Originally Posted by webrunner5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You are wasting your time. If they have NEVER played EQ, P1999 will be about as fun as a sharp stick in the eye for them. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] If they have no gear and no clue how this game works it will be NO fun. If you twink them it will not be fun either in the long run. Nothing to look forward to. Lose lose either way. Give it up Dawg.

Asking for quests is not twinking. Lore no drop items for newbies to strive for is a good thing. People down below need something to strive for other than hording plat to deal with losers with no lives who horde everything in the game.

This project is a failure IMO. It is just a place where people who have been banned from the live servers or their mommies and daddies refuse to pay for an account for their loser ass to come and get the only sense of empowerment they have had in their lives at the expense of those who are looking for a true nostalgic experience.

Places like the Hidden foresrt server suck because they hand you everything with no challenge. There is a happy medium...unless the objective is to keep the server load down to a certain level I see no reason why a friendlier environment for newbies is a bad thing.

[fullmetalcoxman]

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

Asking for quests is not twinking. Lore no drop items for newbies to strive for is a good thing. People down below need something to strive for other than hording plat to deal with losers with no lives who horde everything in the game.

This project is a failure IMO. It is just a place where people who have been banned from the live servers or their mommies and daddies refuse to pay for an account for their loser ass to come and get the only sense of empowerment they have had in their lives at the expense of those who are looking for a true nostalgic experience.

Places like the Hidden foresrt server suck because they hand you everything with no challenge. There is a happy medium...unless the objective is to keep the server load down to a certain level I see no reason why a friendlier environment for newbies is a bad thing.

So leave. I promise no one is going to miss you. Go make your own server if you think this one is so bad.

Oh, and thanks for digging up this 6 month old thread.

[SCB]

I propose that you don't aim for any great gear at all and just naked it up. When Mesh then Bronze are great gear drops, you're getting upgrades all the time, and the "carrot on the stick" is always there. Kunark dungeons especially are amazing for low-mid-range upgrades (crescent armor, Giant drops, etc), and you can always feel like you're improving. Sol Ro quests are one of my favorite thing about EQ period.

One of the biggest charms for me when I started playing was that this game is beatable using absolutely terrible gear. Sure rocking full cobalt looks awesome and is really fun, but I've seen the hardest mobs in Seb tanked in Crafted and it's totally doable. Questing for and really, truly earning your own gear is a unique experience that EQ offers that no other MMO can compete with.

Edit: Couldn't disagree more with Reaper above. If what you're after is to experience the server and the content, you're perfectly fine doing this with 0 starting capital. Get out there with friends, explore, and find out just how rewarding that FBR, PGT, and BBK really can be.

Edit 2: I got suckered hard by that necro. Dayum.

[Reapin]

Well I play a rogue, always have. Casters are gay.