Starting out help

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• Mysk Member Posts: 982

  April 2004

  Screen shots:
  http://everquest.station.sony.com/screenshot.jsp

  Make sure to notice which screen shots belong to which expansion, and then check if that expansion is in the Evolutions box.

  Those screens are pretty much what you'll get, although I do admit that I don't recall the color being quite as vibrant as they appear in one or two shots. Perhaps that was a result of the 3D card that I was using.

  GeForce 4 should be more than enough. Technicall, the only requirement is that your card supports DX 9 and meets the very small (what is it, 16 MBs?) on-board memory requirement.

  Starting class: Druid was always a newbie friendly class to play. However, I don't know what frogs offer.

  Starting EQ is pretty easy, not much to worry about there.

  Newbie servers? I heard mention of these at one point but someone else will need to give you specifics. Note, however, that you will want to start on the server that your friends are on, which may not be a "newbie server". It'll cost you $50 to move your character, unless they've changed that.

  Never played SWG.

  Several servers.

  Tutorial? I haven't touched that in years, I have no idea if they updated it to represent the actual game.

  ~Mysk
• neschria Member UncommonPosts: 1,406

  April 2004

  I am running EQ with a GeForce 2, so your GeForce 4 is plenty.

  Evolution is a good buy. It does NOT contain Lost Dungeons of Norrath or Gates of Discord, the last two expansions. You'll have to buy those separately.  There's still plenty to do if you want to try it out before you invest in those expansions.

  There are a lot of servers-- over 40, I believe-- including several different PvP servers and a roleplaying server. Stromm is labeled (Newbie) server, but that actually means that when it was added, they didn't allow transfers from other servers, so everyone had to start new. It's not necessarily any better for newbies than any other server. Pick the server where you have friends if you want to play with them.

  The EQ world is divided into zones, which will have to load when you go through a zone line or entrance. Different zones are suitable for different level characters. Generally, the area outside your starting city is suitable for newbies.

  There aren't any restrictions to what classes/races can play together, and travel from one city to another is pretty much a matter of clicking a book or a stone (if you buy Evolutions, which contains Planes of Power), so you won't have any trouble meeting up with your friends. With that in mind, pick a class and race that appeals to you. There are 8 character slots per server, so you can try out several, if you'd like.

  If you want to be a frog like your friends, your class options will be Cleric, Shaman, Warrior, Paladin, or Wizard. A cleric is the primary healing class. The shaman is primarily a slowing/buffing class (i.e. they cast beneficial spells, and they cast spells that make monsters' attacks slower). The warrior is the classic non-magic-using fighter. The paladin is a cleric/warrior hybrid. The wizard can cast pretty powerful direct damage spells, and can also teleport.

  Starting is easier than it used to be. You don't lose any items or experience if you die under level 10. (Over that is a different story.) There are some newbie armor crafting quests that you can probably find by hailing NPCs around where you start. (To hail someone, click on them and press 'H'... This sends a greeting and starts a conversation with NPCs.) I do have one warning about the newbie armor quests-- the difficulty varies from race to race and class to class, and you may need the help of your friends to finish them.  Of course, it would be easier if your friends just bought you some cheap starter gear before they set you loose on the world.

  The tutorial might teach you some basic commands, like how to move, but it really is nothing at all like the game anymore. Unless there has been a tutorial update I missed, it doesn't even have the same interface as the current game.

  
  

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  neschria
  Bludgeoner of Bunnies

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