Re: How Easy For A Newbie?

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:34:38 +0100, Sean Black
<sean@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>I've never played a mmmorpg before, don't really fancy WoW, looks a bit 
>cartoony for my tastes, so thinking about giving DAOC a try, as the full 
>back (game + 3 expansions) can be had for around £18.
>
>How easy is it to get into for a complete noob?
>
>As this group seems very quiet any where else recommended for more 
>discussion or any beginners tips?

DAoC isn't the most newbie friendly but it has got a lot better
recently. It's far more rewarding though that the easier, shallower
games like WoW. Also the community is very mature and usually very
friendly and helpful. I wouldn't think you would have much trouble
picking it up.

One tip though. I take it you are in the UK as you quote the price in
Sterling? I would strongly advise you to avoid to avoid the European
DAoC. Euro DAoC is run under license by a French company called GOA
and not by Mythic themselves. There were two English language servers,
Prydwen and Excalibur, but these have recently merged due to low
player numbers. As a newbie you would struggle due to the fact that
all established players will be level 50 and the newbie areas will be
deserted. The European DAoC English language servers are doomed in my
opinion.

I am in the UK also, but I shelved my European accounts some time ago
and now I'm back playing on the US servers where I started. I would
strongly suggest that if you want to try DAoC download the fourteen
day free trial from Mythic and play on the US servers. The population
on the US servers are far higher than on the UK servers even during UK
peak times and Mythic have recently introduced "classic" servers which
are proving very popular and the newbie areas on these are teaming so
you will always find folks to play with and to help you out. There are
many other reasons why the Mythic run US servers are better. Aussies
and Kiwis play on the US servers as well as US and Canadian players so
many time zones are covered. Most Brits play on the US servers now as
well ;).

If after running the fourteen day free trial you fancy staying in the
game then you can upgrade to Catacombs with it's excellent graphics
and faster advancement op****tunities. You can pick up the US full pack
plus Catacombs just as cheaply as the UK version.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask if you have any further questions.
if you do decide to play I'm on Gareth - Hibernia mainly and would be
happy to meet you online and help you get up and running. I've played
just about all the MMORPGs available at one time or another but I keep
coming back to DAoC. The Realm versus Realm is just so much fun.

BB