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Erzuli · 03-26-2007, 12:20 PM

This is at once one of the most exciting and at the same time frustrating times in any new MMO. Exciting because, of course, there is so much to do, explore and see – so many new things to try out. Frustrating, of course, because of having to learn a whole new system. Fortunately it doesn’t seem like the learning curve will be as high as it was in Eve Online. Unfortunately, there are no tutorials like Eve-online. So I am forced to resort to questions. Forgive me if starting up with my questions, now that I am actually playing the game, gets on anyone’s nerves. I don’t know where else to go to, to learn.

Short Background: So far I have rolled up a dwarf paladin, a wood elf ranger, and rolled up and played a goblin warrior. From these classes stem my first questions. Yes I am used to Wow, but I want to learn this system!

1.)Since I have a warrior, I have found no way yet to heal myself. It seems I regain hit points fairly rapidly, but that is not always the case in all MMO’s (I have played EQ1, UO, Eve Online, guild wars and Wow). Is there any way for me to heal myself as a warrior? Bandages? Potions? (if only potions is there a way to learn to make them?

2.)Ranger class: I have also “rolled up” a ranger (a wood elf). I am used to a ranger class (i.e. hunter) where I have a pet that can take the aggro. Is there any way for a ranger in this game to have a pet that takes the aggro while she shoots at the mob from range?

3.)Paladin class: I recently received a comment from a friend in Vanguard (who unfortunately I almost never hear from) who said “guess what? Paladins are tanks in this game!” Is this true? I am used to the role of a paladin being “sit in the back, heal and buff and stay out of the way of the grownups” What is the general attitude toward paladins in this game? Do they do a lot less damage then warriors? Can they really heal themselves as I have heard?

4.)Player owned housing: When I think of player owned housing I think of the days I spent in Ultima Online. I have read articles that said there are no instances in this MMO. That being the case, I am wondering how they are going to stop the player owned housing situation from being like it was in UO. It got to the point where it was just some vast megalopolis – to just ride across the land you had to dodge between the houses. What form does the player owned housing look like? What about boats. I hear you can build boats. In UO if you had a boat there was a time when they would “despawn” if you logged out – how does it work here?

5.)Are there actual cities? So far, playing my goblin all I have seen is a beach and some surrounding woods. Okay I only played for one evening, but I was just wondering.

6.)Does anyone know of good guild that I can join?

Thanks for putting up with all of the questions.

03-26-2007, 12:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Erzuli Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 26	questions This is at once one of the most exciting and at the same time frustrating times in any new MMO. Exciting because, of course, there is so much to do, explore and see – so many new things to try out. Frustrating, of course, because of having to learn a whole new system. Fortunately it doesn’t seem like the learning curve will be as high as it was in Eve Online. Unfortunately, there are no tutorials like Eve-online. So I am forced to resort to questions. Forgive me if starting up with my questions, now that I am actually playing the game, gets on anyone’s nerves. I don’t know where else to go to, to learn. Short Background: So far I have rolled up a dwarf paladin, a wood elf ranger, and rolled up and played a goblin warrior. From these classes stem my first questions. Yes I am used to Wow, but I want to learn this system! 1.)Since I have a warrior, I have found no way yet to heal myself. It seems I regain hit points fairly rapidly, but that is not always the case in all MMO’s (I have played EQ1, UO, Eve Online, guild wars and Wow). Is there any way for me to heal myself as a warrior? Bandages? Potions? (if only potions is there a way to learn to make them? 2.)Ranger class: I have also “rolled up” a ranger (a wood elf). I am used to a ranger class (i.e. hunter) where I have a pet that can take the aggro. Is there any way for a ranger in this game to have a pet that takes the aggro while she shoots at the mob from range? 3.)Paladin class: I recently received a comment from a friend in Vanguard (who unfortunately I almost never hear from) who said “guess what? Paladins are tanks in this game!” Is this true? I am used to the role of a paladin being “sit in the back, heal and buff and stay out of the way of the grownups” What is the general attitude toward paladins in this game? Do they do a lot less damage then warriors? Can they really heal themselves as I have heard? 4.)Player owned housing: When I think of player owned housing I think of the days I spent in Ultima Online. I have read articles that said there are no instances in this MMO. That being the case, I am wondering how they are going to stop the player owned housing situation from being like it was in UO. It got to the point where it was just some vast megalopolis – to just ride across the land you had to dodge between the houses. What form does the player owned housing look like? What about boats. I hear you can build boats. In UO if you had a boat there was a time when they would “despawn” if you logged out – how does it work here? 5.)Are there actual cities? So far, playing my goblin all I have seen is a beach and some surrounding woods. Okay I only played for one evening, but I was just wondering. 6.)Does anyone know of good guild that I can join? Thanks for putting up with all of the questions.