> Alright Oskar,
>
> Got the game at the weekend, eventually got my account registered and
> started playing. I started a highlander and I've only played it for a
couple
> of hours but it seemed very slow going. Dont know if it's just the
> town(Hamburton) I started in but there didn't seem to be much going on in
> the area, monster wise. Suffice to say I've only just started so I'll keep
> going and see how it goes.
I'm not very familiar with Albion as I mentioned earlier, I think if you go
up the hill from humberton you will see a little pig farm that is good to
hunt until you are level 5, its pretty slow though. I wish I had more Alb
experience but I don't. I know Hibernia the best followed by Midgard.
Sorry I can't be much help to you there :-(
>
> Some more questions for you
>
> 1. Whats the best thing to do to level up quick, just hunt local monsters?
The first thing you want to do is to hit level 5 so you can chose your
profession. Hunting the noob mobs is usually the best way, there are also
tasks that you can do as well. Simply find a named guard, and say TASK with
him targeted. If he has a task for your level he will tell you what to do.
If not he wont give you one. You may have to find a few guards to get the
tasks.
Keep in mind, you need to see a named guard. Merchants have tasks too, but
they are usually Fedex tasks...take this to person in another town type
sutff.
You are limited to the number of tasks you can perform per level. Usually
you can get about 75% of a level via tasks. You will get money and exp for
them so doing them is usually a good thing. :-)
> 2. My friend should be joining me in daoc soon to you get bonus xp for
> grouping?
Not quite in the same way that you are used to in EQ. Typically when you
group there is the potential to pull more than one mob (as is the case in
most games) If you pull a mob that is linked to another mob(s) and you
successfully kill them all you get what is known as a "group bonus". Its not
because you are in a group its because you pulled a "group" of mobs. If you
solo and kill a group of mobs you still get the bonus exp.
There are a few more things about mobs in DAoC that you need to know,
because I dont think they have an equivlent in EQ. (I could be wrong) Mobs
in DAoC have what are called "scout" mobs. Basically these guys will see you
(and you may or may not see them) and go off and get some buddies only to
jump you at the most in opportune time. They will also do what is known as
"bring a friend" or BAF. Basically they tell their buddies to come with
them to kick your butt. They also may not BAF in the beginning but as they
get low on health they may, "yell for help" and then if any mobs are in the
area they come running to help the mob you are beating on. This happens a
lot in Hibernia with the water beetles (low levels) and its pretty much a
newbies first bad experience with BAF. All in all its not too bad. :-)
> 3. What sort of weapons and armour should I be looking to get?
If I were you and I was a full Alb Armsman tank, the answer is simple.
PLATEMAIL. VERY COOL LOOKING. Just make sure you dont come across a Mid
'Zerker or a Hibbie Blademaster with dual wielding blunt weapons. They are
likely to totally ruin your day. ;-)
Here is a REALLY good site with message boards for EVERY class. It may help
to read up on what experienced people are doing with their Alb tin
cans..er...armsman. (Sorry I can't help meself. I'm a Hibbie ;-)
> Any help you can give would be great
>
> Cheers
Hope this helps.
Good luck...well at least until we meet on the battlefield then I will mezz
your sorry butt and let my tanks kill you! hehe
-Oskar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howler D. Wolfe [mailto:howler@...]
> Sent: 22 February 2003 00:06
> To: EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
>
>
> Hi Stuart,
>
> The best warrior class is kind of subjective. In DAoC even hybrids can
make
> good tanks. It also depends on your play style. One thing that is really
> cool is that tanks can spec in shields. This not only increases the tanks
> chances to block, but also include shield styles. Its really cool to put
> your block skill on a buddy that is close by and take shots for him, then
> turn around and use a shield style that may stun or have some other effect
> on the person/critter.
>
> I play a bard in Hibernia, but my buddy places a Firbolg Hero (a pretty
good
> tank) and he always puts guard, protect and block on me. Each of those
> serves a purpose. Guard basically allows the Hero/warrior type to
intercept
> arrows that were meant for another player so long as the player being
> guarded is close to the tank. Protect is VERY useful when placed on
healers
> since it basically transfers aggro to the tank. Block is as I stated
above,
> you use your shield to block shots for people. Block and guard are REALLY
> useful in RvR as well as PvE.
>
> One VERY important thing to know about warriors and tanks in DAoC. They
are
> not meant to be MEGA damage dealers, they are meant to absorb/block/parry
> damage. There are other classes that are REALLY good at laying the smack
> down, but at the cost of giving up some defensive capability. Beserkers,
> Mercenaries and Blademasters are REALLY good at smacking the living tar
out
> of something, but they also will take more damage by default. These
classes
> are also known as dual wielding classes. While other classes like the
> Nightshade, Infiltrator, Shadowblade, Ranger and Scout get a form of dual
> wield, they typically do not spec in it. The exception being the
Shadowblade
> (I LOVE this class after my bard) Instead of getting dual wield,
> Shadowblades get a skill called leftaxe or LA for short. Dual Wield
(Albion)
> and Celtic Dual (Hibernia) work differently than LA. Dual wield has a
> chance to trigger, when it does trigger and it does hit, it hits for max
> damage. With LA, it swings EVERYTIME, when it hits it does a percentage of
> the max damage. So while you swing all the time when you hit its partial
> damage...which is still VERY good. Its usually only a few points off of
my
> main weapon damage, because I keep it pretty high. Midgard is the only
> realm that gets LA. Shadowblades, and Beserkers get LA.
>
> So as you can see it depends on how you wish to play. There are other
tank
> classes that you should also look at. I really like the Midgard Thane.
The
> thane gets a nice AOE DD spell that smacks big ole hammers on thy enemies,
> as well as a point blank AOE instant on a 20 second timer, a single DD
> instant on a 20second timer, a castable DD and a STR/CON buff. The
weakside
> is they are a bit light on the HP, but are a TON of fun to play.
>
> You may also want to checkout a Champion in Hibernia. I have a Lurikeen
> large weapon champ and he is soooooo cool. He is similar to the thane yet
> different. Instead of DD he gets some nasty debuffs and a nasty DD
instant.
>
> Basically what you may want to do is to go to http://daoc.catacombs.com
and
> checkout the spell lists and style lists for the classes you wish to
> checkout. They also have some decent class discussion forums there. I read
> them quite often.
>
> I know this is a bit of a long winded E-mail, but there is a lot to know
> about the various classes. I've personally found something to like in
every
> class as well as something not to like.
>
> If you would like to know more about a certain class and specing please
let
> me know.
>
> Thanks
> Oskar
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Thomson" <Stuart@...>
> To: <EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:52 AM
> Subject: RE: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
>
>
> > Howler,
> >
> > I ordered it yesterday with the expansion and should get it Friday :)
> >
> > Just one question, Whats the best warrior type class to play?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Howler D. Wolfe [mailto:howler@...]
> > Sent: 19 February 2003 23:06
> > To: EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> >
> >
> > Stuart,
> >
> > I play DAoC. I quit EQ well over a year ago. Personally, I REALLY like
> it.
> > I will be honest and say that I'm not really fond of the dungeons that
> > originally came with DAoC. They were weak at best. However, the new
> dungeons
> > in the expansion are much better and much more EQ like. I always felt
that
> > EQ's dungeons were fairly well designed and they only got better with
the
> > expansions.
> >
> > With that said, the main attraction for me is the Realm vs. Realm
combat.
> > Taking keeps and jacking relics is a total blast! I have noticed that
my
> > friends that have tried DAoC have started on what we call the "Co-op"
> > server. Basically, these are like EQ style servers and are PvE
> only...pretty
> > boring if you ask me. Give a regular server a chance and I think you
will
> > like the way RvR is done. You won't have someone in your home town gank
> you
> > or people from other realms raiding newbie areas. Its just not setup
that
> > way. If you play on a PvP server its a different story.
> >
> > RvR in my book is just awesome.
> >
> > If you have any questions please feel free to ask. I will be glad to
help
> > you out as much as I can. DAoC isnt perfect by any stretch, but it
really
> > suits me and my play style.
> >
> > -Oskar
> > 44th Level Hibernian Bard Extrordinare
> > Gathering of Ancients
> > Palomides
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stuart Thomson" <Stuart@...>
> > To: <EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 5:13 AM
> > Subject: RE: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> >
> >
> > > Anyone know if Dark age of Camelot is any good? Im looking for
something
> > > else to play other than EQ. Tried asherons call 2 but got bored very
> > quickly
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: CivilWarez@... [mailto:CivilWarez@...]
> > > Sent: 19 February 2003 10:07
> > > To: EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> > >
> > >
> > > I stopped playing my necro at 30 a long time ago. Since then I have
> > leveled
> > > up a Druid to 53 but wishing I had a high level group character, I am
> > > working on one now a low level enchanter that may not even make it to
20
> > but
> > > who knows
> > >
> > > BTW, I am also looking forward to Star Wars Galaxies, looks like alot
of
> > > fun.
> > >
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