In message <8tgdl15ol9vputj3g9nb4ol72t1sg5qsca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Barnacle Bill
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> writes
>On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:03:15 +0100, Sean Black
><sean@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Getting the hang of this now :-)
>>
>
>You certainly are. You've done extremely well given it's your first
>ever MMORPG. Quick learner too, was a real pleasure to help you out a
>bit last night.
Thanks, it certainly makes it easier when there are so many people
willing to help out a newbie.
>
>>Basic stuff that I hadn't been able to pick up on, mainly from not
>>having a manual yet. I'd been spreading my magic out between body, mind
>>and matter, rather than specialising. So with his help, I respecced and
>>can now get a pet.
>>
>
>You do have the manual Sean. In fact you have both the original DAoC
>manual and the Catacombs manual. They are in PDF format in the DAoC
>directory. DAOC.pdf and Catacombs.pdf.
>
Excellent! Didn't think to look for a PDF.
>Granted it's a long print job if you want to read 'em in the bath but
>they are there and will suffice until the Prima Epic edition guide
>book is released in November if you decide to buy it.
I can transfer them to my work PC and read them here whenever it gets
quiet.
>
>>Even with these two simple things, it makes the game so much less
>>frustrating.
>
>You are getting there. Once you've sussed out how your character
>works, done some reading and grouped a bit you will really start to
>have fun. Then when you hit Killaloe, and especially Thidranki and
>experience some active RvR you will start to have big time fun.
>
>Two things I would stress.
>
>Firstly get into a guild. This will help you immensely, enable you to
>group easily and get you into the social side of the game. Even if you
>chose a guild that you feel isn't right for you or you don't care for
>the folks then you can just quit that guild and look for another.
>Being in a good guild will make the game so much more fun and make you
>a good player far more quickly.
>
Actually I did get invited to join a guild last night, Retribution I
think it was called. Unfortunately, the guy started chatting to me just
as I was about to pack up for the night (around 1.00am, another quick
half-hour that got out of hand, seems to happen quite a lot with this
game :-) ) I'm going to investigate more tonight.
As you know Modern Celt also invited me to join his guild, but
unfortunately I haven't seen him or any of his guild members online when
I've been on. Spoilt for choice now :-)
>Secondly, you are on Ector. Remember Ector is by far the lowest
>population classic server and as you are in the UK like me you may
>find that Ector isn't busy enough during typical UK play hours,
>whereas Gareth most certainly is busy enough and Lamorak far busier
>than Ector. This may change if Ector picks up, but if not you may find
>you need to switch server. What guild you get into will also be a
>factor here. Ector may be fine if you get into a guild with quite a
>lot of European based players. It's something to consider though.
>
>BB.
Now I've got some sort of idea what I'm doing, I'll probably start
another couple of characters (maybe not so ugly this time ;-) ), one on
Gareth and one on Lamorak, then I'll have toons(?) in all three realms.
--
Sean Black
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