In message <e72ak11i3nrm8m7plrqm28o265g23ddpo8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Barnacle Bill
<away@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>Hi Sean,
>
>On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 11:08:59 +0100, Sean Black
><sean@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Firstly, how do I remove things from the quick task bar? (I think that's
>>what it's called, the one on the top left of the screen). I can see how
>>to add things to it, but now having passed level 5 and chosen to be a
>>sorcerer I have now got more spells than fit on the first page of the
>>task bar.
>
>****ft-right click to remove. Also if you go to the options button
>available from your character detail panel you can select two more hot
>bars, making for a total of three on screen.
>
Thanks.
>>Presumably, there's not much point in using lower level versions of the
>>same spell? Only I suppose if I'm short on endurance or power and can
>>only afford to use a lower one? Can't RTFM, I haven't got one :-) Having
>>upgraded from the free trial.
>
>Yep. Some spells are AoE though, and some single target. See the
>glossary I posted.
>
>The manuals are on-line at Mythic's sup****t web site.
>
>http://sup****t.darkageofcamelot.com/kb/category.php?id=54
>
Just what I needed, a direct link, I've looked around on the site,
found lots of FAQs and things (also on the Camelot Herald site, very
useful) but couldn't locate an actual manual, I'll look for it when I
get home? Is it downloadable? Then I can at least study it while I'm at
work :-) (no broadband here). Trouble is if I start reading it at home,
it just makes me want to get back into the game all the quicker! Why
waste time reading when I can be playing ;-)
>>Secondly, I've completed the basic tutorial quests, got the free armour,
>>chosen my speciality, levelled up to 5 and been sent to a keep (the name
>>of which I can't remember) spoken to a guy there, as instructed, he told
>>me about RvR etc... and told me to go back down and speak to someone
>>else, who has offered to tele****t me to one of a selection of places,
>>including battlefields, back to Camelot and a few others.
>>
>>My question is, where next? Any advice on where to go? Any advantage,
>>one over another for a newbie? Do I jump straight into a battlefield,
>>try a few instanced dungeons? Try and join a guild? Group up first and
>>then do one of the above? Or do I just pick one and jump right in and
>>see how I get on? Decisions, decisions.
>
>Aye, it's a free choice, that's what so good about the game. You can
>take many paths. Here is a quick and dirty general guide.
>
>Task dungeons = fast leveling, but you'll get few drops nor any
>Aurulite to buy the sweet and juicy armour and weapons with.
>
>Instance Dungeons (ID) = Slower XP than a TD but you'll get some nice
>drops and lovely Aurulte to trade for the cool gear at the Inconnu
>city.
>
>Normal dungeons = Nice drops and good experience in groups.
>
>Questing = Sometimes nice items as rewards and a good way to get into
>the back story and feel of the realm, and explore the land too.
>
>Kill Tasking = Can be done to level 20. Faster leveling than just
>fighting equal level mobs and decent coin. Select a named guard and
>type /task. The guard will then send you to kill something for him.
>
>I would advise you to enter the Catacombs aqueducts and do the quests
>down there. The entrance to the aqueducts is inside the north gate of
>Camelot. These will get you a good bit of coin, some nice items, level
>you fast and get you familiar with the questing system as well as
>introduce you to level appropriate mobs. It will also get you to the
>Inconnu city. Careful you don't fall off the ladders though and avoid
>mobs that are a lot higher than you.
Dungeons and quests seem to be the way to go to start then. It's gone
from being spoon fed a piece at a time, do this then do that, to be
being presented with a whole feast of things to do! Not that I'm
complaining.
>
>I'd leave the battlegrounds for now, Go to Killaloe though as you
>start to get realm points there. Realm points are awarded for killing
>other players and can be used to buy advanced abilities from your
>class trainer.
>
What level do you suggest I attain before trying the batlefields?
>And yes, try and join a guild. You *already* have an invite from
>ModernCelt to meet his guild 'Atra Manus' :)). He's given you his
>in-game name and guild web site as well :).
>
Yep, I'm going to check those out tonight. I managed to get on about
11.30 last night, for what was meant to be a quick half hour to do the
next couple of tutorial quests. Ended up staying on until about 2.00am
(not good when you have to be up at 6.30) The sudden, overwhelming
choice of options gave me a good excuse to stop, thankfully.
>>How do you go about grouping up? Never having played a MMO game of any
>>sort before, this is all new to me.
>
>Someone starts the group and invites you to join. You'll see folks
>asking for groups in the newbie guild chat. Ask in there if any other
>newbie wants to join, or wait until you see somebody saying they want
>to group up and send them a tell. To invite someone to join you type
>/invite followed by their name. Or you can select them and press the
>invite button from the group area of your character panel.
>
>>Have to say though, so far, thanks to some really friendly, helpful
>>people on here, I'm really enjoying it. Despite a few teething troubles,
>>once I got my head around the somewhat confusing interface and a couple
>>of minor problems with the tutorial quests, looks like it's going to
>>keep me going for a while :-)
>
>Starting a MMORPG for the first time is a little daunting, especially
>one as deep as DAoC. It sounds like you are doing just fine.
>
>You can move the interface around by dragging the windows. You can
>resize them as well. Not many folk play with the default window
>set-up. Also play in camera follow mode, not full view. F11 switches
>the camera through full view, to camera follow to fixed camera. You
>need to watch your back in this game ;).
>
As I found out as I suddenly started losing HP as I was walking to my
next destination, turned round and saw I was being attacked by a
cutpurse.
--
Sean Black
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