Hi Peg,
You have started a thread here that is very intresting. Like
others I enjoyed reading about your early exploits, and now reading about what
others went thru is so cool. I started with a wizzard.....which wasn't
the best choice for a first time player. But I read the Lord of the
Rings, and Gandolph is powerfull, sooo I chose a wizzard. I came up in
freeport and immeaditly got lost. Then I ran out of food and drink, they
didn't start you with much back then. I never saw a McDonnald's or a
Safeway, and I'm dying from starvation. I asked another player where to
find food, and he said just let your character die and you'll get more, I was
horrified. I too had to ask how to open doors....tried saying open
sesimee, didn't work. But when I tried to hail an orc, he killed me, and
food problem was solved, temporarly. Then I ran the wrong way and
the game froze for a few seconds, then it said I was in East
Commonlands. By that point, I was so frustrated that I allmost
quit. But then I attacked a skelli and won, I was sooo proud of that
kill.
The point of all this is we all went thru what you are now. And
there is no totally right or wrong way to play, because you can't possibly
accomplish all there is in the game. We have all made mistakes, and
there are ways to correct them later. The main thing is to have
fun. So somebody power levels you a bit.....enjoy it, it's another
experience in the game. And if you attack a willowisp without a magical
weapon.....well, join the club. I think we all made that mistake at
least once. You will have times that everything goes wrong, and other
times it all goes right.....just like real life. That's what makes this
game so much fun, and before you know it, you'll be telling a
newbie about the letter you lost, and laughing about how much you didn't know
"way back then". Some players are mean and cruel, so be carefull, but
most are friendly and willing to help you when things get "impossible".
When you are lost, most will help you find your way. Just like this
"e-loop" many are trying to help you now.
So, relax, and enjoy, and tell us more.....you write very well and it's a
pleasure to read what you have to say.
Tokool Esprit
Druid of 52 seaons, Lany's
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 7:39
AM
Subject: [EverQuest] Newbie saga
(Long...help?!)
Hello all,
My name is Peg, and I am glad to
have found your e-loop. I'm one
of
those newbies. Started
about three weeks ago, role playing as
Qaidyanye, (still a 1st level
High Elf-Paly) on the Brell Serilis
server.
I have been trying to
learn as much as possible from my basic EQ
Gold manual, a set of the
Prima Players Guides a couple of sites
online and this loop. I
absolutely love to read about EQ play. I
can only get on for one
extended play and a couple of shorter
sessions a week though, so don't
have a lot of intense time online.
(1) I wanted to roleplay and not
use any of what is called the
power leveling ...but I'm so
unknowledgeable, I think I have
accidentally...? I found a small
mail quest and was talking to a
really high level (59 or so) SK, who for
whatever reason deemed to
group me and told me to get on
auto-follow. She got me from
Felwithe to the orc lift at
Kelethin. So cool when you're new.
Anyhow, up the lift
I went. I found the Bard's Guild Hall, however,
when I went to
deliver the 'letter' --- it was no longer in my
inventory...I am certain
it was given to me from an NPC character
(Tissleplay. Its not like
I have a lot in inventory yet as you know
with newbies, but the `letter'
was gone when I went to 'give'
it to
the Bard. So I
wandered around the treetops for awhile. I spoke
to a few players,
but found nothing to do and was trying to figure
out how I could get
back through the forest to Felwithe to do my
basic training
points. As I was walking around through the tree
platforms, from
my back came an attack by an orc something or
other...after he struck me
the first time I ran to a guard nearby,
but the orc thingy killed me and
the guard. So I 'came back' at the
entrance to Greater Faydark I
think.
Very soon after I started walking, a character began talking
with
me, and I talked with him for awhile. He said he was a level
six,
he was bald looking and had a green robe of some type on. He
wanted
to 'group', and we went along towards the town center. He
told me
about swimming and I tried that.
Then he told me let's
meditate, after sitting for awhile, I went
over to try and talk with an
NPC for fishing supplies, when I came
back this group leader guy
Summader) was dead. He didn't come back
very quickly, so I went
along. I found some quest that said if I
collected the bone chips
of four skeletons I would be 'richly
rewarded.' So I went to the
outside of Faydark, and Summader was
there again. I told him of my
quest and he said let's go...he had
some sorts of magic spells and used
them on a couple of skeletons,
and motioned for me to pick up the
loot. Which I think I did. Then
this Summader
disappeared. Here I am, level one, innocent little
Paly,
drakelings, flying bats, skeletons...twinkling twinks or
something like
that all around me...no path in sight. I start
running; suddenly I
see a path, and on the other side what looks
like a stanchion with a
book on top of it. I went over and clicked,
thinking it was some
sort of clue etc....and it says 'loading'.
(2) Then
suddenly I am somewhere else...(I have EQ Gold edition
which includes
Everquest Classic, Ruins of Kunark, Shadows of
Luclin, Scars of Velious
and Planes of Power.)---so did I 'power up
somewhere?" Or was this
just some sort of portal? Open ground area
with mostly one story
Grecian architecture type buildings...quite a
lot of different races
running about. Text is scrolling by fast on
my main window, most of
which is peppered with abbreviations I
cannot figure out of course
:o)....I turned one corner, and then it
looks like a big party...at
least 15 or 20 characters, different
races/species, all slinging magic
of some sort or practicing or ?
I, irl, was at that a little fried
from this log-on and all the
activity and not having any inkling where I
am, or what is going
on. I could find hardly anyone who would
speak with me
a very
busy
place! Finally, a gallant, (sweet)
manly-man :0), took a minute to
walk me over to some sort of vertically
designed stone and I got
back to Greater Faydark and then camped.
And so that is my
(probably quite boring) saga.
When I
went online the next time, a most helpful Cleric struck up a
conversation with me. She was very generous with gifts and her
time. (Unfortunately, I kept getting disconnected 1001 errors.)
She
said she gave to me three items I think leather legging, a
vest
or
jacket of some sort, and something else. She also gave
me 107
plat. The plat showed up on my inventory screen; but I
can't
find
the gifts. She kept trying to tell me to look in my
backpack as I
don't have any bags yet. I have scoured my manual
and
guides
I
click on my backpack and see the image of the
backpack
but I
don't
know how to `open' it or access the
contents. So I found a
bank and
put my money in, and went out
happily hunting truth and injustice as
only a powerful 1st level Paly
can do
and I actually killed
several
rodents AND a spiderling
AND
attacked a skeleton-looking
thing,
ding,I got promoted, now evil
Norrath residents are cowering as I
practice my hunting prowess as a
Level 2 High Elf Paly
Now what?! I thought I would try to get
some info before going back
on. I love this, but have
absolutely no one irl who is the least
bit interested in any sort of
roleplaying type game...or knows
anything about EQ.
In one of the
last EQ digests I read, Flaumigevylke said:
"... But I have to say as
well that there's characters from every
class I've played with have done
the same thing, they don't know how
to play and end up getting the whole
group wiped out. Personally I
blame it on them being power leveled and
not taking the time to
learn how to really play them or know what their
full capabilities
are."
It would be so helpful to all of the
newbies reading this, if you
vet's would give us a general overview of
the most beneficial trek
toward being a good supportive player by the
time we are at higher
levels. I know skills and training is
somewhat different dependent
upon the race and class. I would love
some personal guidance on how
to become a rock solid Paly! But,
general pointers are also helpful
to beginners. There is a HUGE
amount of information. Like, I've
read in all my guides, if you are a
level below 10 or so, you should
practice or train your skills any
chance you get; and also not to
venture much past where a guard is, that
you shouldn't try to kill
even the smaller mobs if there are multiples,
etc. --- so how do I
move up in levels? I have no
inkling yet, how to strategize. I
know what my main inventory
window is, but when I have killed
something and loot it, a different
window pops up...does everything
I loot go automatically to my main
inventory window, or am I suppose
to access some other sort of window to
see the items I am obtaining
towards a quest I am on? Some character
said he gave me a 'buff' and
for me to go fight something---that the
buff would be good for two
hours. But how do I confirm something
like this; what window do I
go to in order to see what sort of magical
help he gave me?
I swear never to write more than a two
paragraph post again, pls
don't kick me off the list for taking up too
much space and time!
Thanks a lot,
Sign me:
Hoping for
a lot of help now, so that a few seasons from now I won't
sound so
pathetic and I can later help someone else...
Q on Brell
Serilis
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