Jeff,
Thank you for all the wonderful info...perhaps my next
character will be in Karana :-) Also, can i make the
determination who i worship? Guess i will go find
out...
Naara, The EverCurious and soon to be EverAdventurous
--- Jeff Gaudry <
bgrifter@...> wrote:
> >Ok..i have decided my new character will probably
> be
> >a Wood Elf Druid, i think i have her name picked
> out
>
> Just a quick note, make certain that your WE Druid
> worships Tunare, not Karana. Karana worshippers get
> access to cheap crafted WIS earrings (4wis, 2sta,
> some
> AC and neg STR if I remeber correct) but followers
> of
> Tunare get access to an easy quest that provides a
> necklace with unlimited charges of the lowest level
> root spell. (clickable effect, very sweet)
>
> > (even a last name should i EVER get that far..lol)
>
> I've got the last name dillema with my main and
> alt...
> ;)
>
> > Not sure what server i will play on yet but....my
>
> KARANA!!! (30 seconds of server pride :)
>
> >question is, is there anywhere i can read about
> what
> >should do first as a new character and yadda,
> yadda,
>
> Well, for someone just getting used to the game, as
> much fun as it can be to stray a little, the obvious
> path is usually the best bet. For the first ten
> levels
> or so it doesn't really matter where you start, GFay
> is fine, most of my characters grew up there.
> There's
> a lot of idiots to deal with, but it's good practice
> for zones like LOIO and Unrest later. ;) Aside from
> that i've grown to quite like the Commonlands.
> Catching a TP to WC and running to Freeport is
> pretty
> easily done, in EC/WC you'll be hunting bears and
> spiders. Both of which drop tailoring components
> that
> sell relatively well. (Hiqh Quality Bear Skins sell
> for 30pp, and stacks of 20 Spider Silks about 15pp)
>
> >yadda....See the problem with my boyfriend being
> >experienced in the game is that he did it ALL for
> >me, or led me around by the collar doing it all for
> me
>
> Here's the basics for you. For the first few levels,
> you'll mostly just run around and whack bugs with a
> club. Try to raise your One Hand Blunt and One Hand
> Slashing skills (using scimitars for the latter).
> It's
> a very long term consideration, but if you ever do
> reach lvl 50+, you'll want to quest for your Epic, a
> scimitar.
>
> Once you start getting a little more mana to work
> with
> and a few more spells, you can start practicing a
> technique called Kiting. (you can start doing it
> really effectively as soon as you can cast Spirit of
> the Wolf) Kiting is casting Snare on a single
> monster,
> having SoW on yourself already, then running away a
> distance, cast a DD spell, run a little more, cast a
> spell, repeat until the monster is dead. Ideally you
> want to keep the MOB at the very edge of your
> casting
> range, at very least far enough that they can't hit
> you. Using that technique you can kill yellows and
> even in some cases monsters that barely con red. (do
> your research on eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com before
> you
> even DREAM of attacking a red conning monster)
>
> > :-P...i want to do this on my own and have no idea
> > where to start...Do i just jump out there and
> start
> > killing critters or run around and hope i can find
> > my way back from wherever i leave?? i know i
> sound
>
> Very early on (lvl 4 if memory serves) you get a
> spell
> called Gate. Once you have that, you can always
> teleport back to where you're bound. (the spot where
> you go to when you die) If you're a Wood Elf, that
> will be near Newbie Lift in Kelethin, if you travel
> to
> Freeport try to get a bind near the Eastern Gate.
> (pretty common request) Once you get your next round
> of spells (again memory is foggy but I believe level
> 9) you get a spell called Bind Affinity, which
> allows
> you to change your bind point to wherever you're
> standing. It's your best friend to keep from getting
> lost, you can just wander at random and gate back to
> safety whenever you need. Plus Gate is your panic
> button, when you see MOBs you can't handle, you can
> always run away a bit and gate. (preferably with
> snare
> on them and SoW on you to buy a bit more time)
>
> > foolish but it is really important to do this on
> my
> > own..how else can one really learn?? Help is
> great
>
> Read. Constantly. Try these sites:
>
> allakhazam.com
> eqvault.ign.com
> eq.castersrealm.com
> eqatlas.com
>
> There are plenty of other sites, those are the best
> ones i've come across though. (thesafehouse.org is
> amazing for rogues, but not a lot of general
> information there)
>
> If you want to travel to a new zone, do a little
> research. EQ Atlas is great for that, you can get a
> map of any zone in the game, and there's a link to
> allakhazam.com's beastiary, so you can find out what
> mobs you will find there and what to avoid.
>
> >and i really do appreciate it but i also want to
> >feel like i have accomplished something
> >personally...Does that make sense...
>
> Totally, got several friends who were in similar
> positions. I just hope your BF isn't the controlling
> type. :/ Seen a few nasty situations where BF's
> start
> getting jealous of their GF's achievements...
>
>
>
>
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