How Easy For A Newbie?

In message <f95qj1lafljetctkjiq72nojjfom0i00sd.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, Barnacle Bill
<away.TakeThisOut@sea.com> writes
>Hi Sean,
>
>On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:52:21 +0100, Sean Black <Gooner.TakeThisOut@pipex.net>
>wrote:
>
>>So far, so... well, I'm not sure to be honest.
>
>Hang in there, you'll get the hang of it. First time in a MMORPG is a
>tad confusing. Even WoW, which is the most newbie friendly MMORPG by
>far takes novices a while to get their heads around.
>
I must admit, I found it quite a surprise to find you have to type
commands in, takes me back to the old days when I first started playing
PC games, before everything could be done with the mouse

>>Installed the trial, when I ran it, it wanted to download and install
>>some updates (I guess these are the ones you mentioned).
>
>Nope, these are just routine patches/upgrades, done since the trial
>file was made available. The ones I was on about are separate files
>downloaded manually from Mythic, not via the game client. Don't worry
>about them at the moment as they are not essential to get going.

OK, I might look for them later if I still need them.
>
>>Created a quick character, didn't pay much attention to it, just wanted
>>to get up and running.
>
>Aye, keen, that's good .
>

Impatient more like

>>Starts off with a basic tutorial, so far so good. I complete the first
>>few instructions, then it wants me to go and help defend a tower, just
>>outside the main walls, off I go. Get to the tower, kill a few of the
>>guys, go to a guy with a yellow ring around his feet, right-click,
>>nothing.
>
>Right. Firstly I'm not that familiar with Albion lately as my Albion
>toons have been retired for quite a while. I mainly play Hibernia and
>Midgard these days. I know that the Hibernia and Midgard newbie quests
>work as I've done them recently. Albion I haven't done much, and I
>know how to level so quickly the Albion new characters I've started
>just bypassed the newbie quests. Make sure you read all the text when
>you talk to a NPC carefully as it's easy to miss small details.
>Likewise read your journal carefully.

After watching the opening movie that ran through the basic character
types and realms, I got a dialog box presented to me that said something
along the lines of "As this is your first time playing we recommend you
start on Albion on such and such server as that is where most other new
players are at the moment". So that's what I did.

I did read all the stuff carefully, trouble is I've got a memory like a
sieve at the best of times, let alone when I'm tired I looked back
in the journal, but it didn't seem to contain all the information I had
been given, but I may have just missed something obvious.
>
>>Few minutes later, I worked out I hadn't left the castle by the door it
>>wanted me too.... OK! Put that right and off we go, continue with the
>>tutorial, get levelled up and then on with the game proper, it gives me
>>a couple of easy missions to start, go follow this creature and talk to
>>another guy, OK , not a problem.
>
>Good .
>
>>Talk to the guy and he gives me a package to give to another guy by the
>>gates to Camelot. Off I go, except then I've forgotten the name of the
>>guy I'm supposed to give the package too. Can't find his name in the
>>journal, press the task button and it says I have no tasks at present.
>>So back to the other guy and get him to give me the instructions again.
>>
>>Deliver the package and the guy tells me to go and see someone called
>>Farma Hornly, ask one of the guards for directions. By this time the
>>mouse is playing up, somehow I've got lost the cursor and moving the
>>mouse just steers my character and I can't see an option to change it
>>back, which is now making it a bit hit and miss when I want to select
>>anything. Oh, well, I'll persevere ask the guard where I can find Farma
>>Hornly, he points off in a direction behind me (blinked and I missed
>>it), so I ask him again paying more attention.
>
>Right, the guard points in the wrong direction, forget that. If I
>remember correctly Farma Hornly is in a building which is best found
>by following the journal entry. It's one of the buildings in the
>starter town. This one bugged me for ages too.
>

Glad it's not just me then. Thought I was just being thick

I'll have another bash at it later.

>>OK, off I go in search of the farmer, walking in the direction shown,
>>see a few creatures, walk a bit further, no sign of life (except the
>>aforementioned creatures) come to a river, swim across, see a small
>>settlement, ask one of the people where to find the farma, oh no, can't
>>do that, you can only ask a guard.
>
>Only certain guards give directions, usually named I think, and they
>are sometimes a bit confused themselves.
>
>>Eventually find a guard, never heard of Farma Hornly! So back I go to
>>the original guy that gave me the mission, get directions from a guard
>>stood next to him, discover I was heading the right way anyway, and try
>>again....
>>
>>After 10 or 15 mins wondering around in various areas in the direction I
>>was pointed, I still can't locate the farma, so I gave up.
>
>I understand. The Farma Hornly quest is the most annoying newbie quest
>I've tried in any of the realms. It's a bit of a bugger. I'm pretty
>certain he's in one of the buildings on the town side of the river,
>not on the Camelot side where the retarded guard points to. I'll check
>it out when I log on a bit later.
>
>>It's late, so I may give it another go tomorrow, but so far it's a bit
>>frustrating.
>
>Don't worry Farma Hornly is a pain. Also you can just ignore that
>quest and level up on monsters nearby, it won't take you long. Once
>you are level 5 and chose a class your trainer will clear your journal
>of any old quests for you.

>
>>BTW, what happens when the trial finishes? I had to enter CC details
>>when I signed up, do I need to cancel before the 14 days (assuming I'm
>>not going to continue) or will I have to sign up again to continue?
>
>Just a guess here, but every MMORPG trial I have played asks you for
>your CC details and you have to cancel before the end of the trial
>otherwise they bill you. Sometimes though they just want your CC
>details to validate your identity. I'm not sure with DAoC, it should
>tell you on the site you downloaded the trial from.

Got the trial from Fileplanet, it just had a registration key, didn't
mention anything about cancelling. Couldn't see any mention of
cancellation on all the stuff you had to agree to when signing up
either.

As of last night I'd not had any email or anything from Mythic. I
thought they might send one with cancellation details or whatever.
>
>If you tell me what server you are on, your character name and the
>times when you will usually be playing I'll meet you and show you
>around? I might have to roll a newbie myself but I'll play a support
>class, and we will get you to 5 in no time. In the meantime I'll check
>for that dratted Farma Hornly and post here later on his whereabouts
>.

Can't remember my character name, did I mention I had a memory like a
sieve It was just a random one. What with a wife and daughter both
obsessed with the Sims, I have to snatch computer time when I can. It's
usually later in the evening, after 10.30 for an hour or two, depending
how knackered I am.

Just got the Barbarian Invasion expansion for Rome: Total War, so I've
got to try and make time for that too. What with Civ 4 due next month
too, maybe it's not the time to be starting DAoC Still, if it's only
£8 a month, it's not too bad for just dipping in and out of two or three
times a week.
>
>If you are playing the classic servers as I suggested I hope you are
>on Ector as I am Hibernia on Gareth and Midgard on Lamorak?
>
>If you start Hib/Gareth I can get you sorted out with some weapons,
>armour and enough cash to last you a good while . Shameful attempt
>to get you to play Hib I know, but as a Scot I must support the Celtic
>races. I can also help you out Midgard Lamorak. If you must play
>Albion on Gareth or Lamorak I'll see if I can log in on a friends
>account, he's a nasty Alb diehard, and get you through the newbie
>stages.
>
>It's really worth sticking with as when you get to level 5 and chose
>your class you'll be able to group, do the low level battlegrounds and
>experience a little of what Realm v Realm is like and that is where
>the big fun is. Once you have the hang of the basics you'll level
>quickly. Unfortunately the Catacombs expansion has the most goodies
>for newbies, but you have to commit to the game and buy it first .
>
>BB.
Up until the frustrations with the mouse (afterwards I found an option
to turn mouse look off, which may cure it) and the Farma quest, I was
quite enjoying it.
--
Sean Black

In message <433D3470.4030708.DeleteThis@ptd.net>, ModernCelt <sywscott.DeleteThis@ptd.net>
writes
>
>> Don't worry Farma Hornly is a pain. Also you can just ignore that
>> quest and level up on monsters nearby, it won't take you long. Once
>> you are level 5 and chose a class your trainer will clear your journal
>> of any old quests for you.
>>
>
>While I do agree about killing to level, these quests result in a full
>set of "Recruit" armor with some nice bonuses, and you will be level 6
>in no time, so I would say it is worth it.

I thought I remembered something earlier part of the tutorial about
getting some armour if I completed a few basic quests.
>
>> If you tell me what server you are on, your character name and the
>> times when you will usually be playing I'll meet you and show you
>> around? I might have to roll a newbie myself but I'll play a support
>> class, and we will get you to 5 in no time. In the meantime I'll check
>> for that dratted Farma Hornly and post here later on his whereabouts
>> .
>>
>
>Farma Hornly is a vendor in a building there in Cotswald. Standing
>with your back to the bridge to Camelot, with Cemmeth Bugwold (the guy
>who told you to look for her in the first place) on your left, look to
>your right, the first building on your right has her inside. There is
>a Healer and an Acolyte Trainer at the corner of the building where she
>stands.

Definitely remember seeing the Healer and the Trainer, didn't occur to
me to look inside the building, for whatever reason I was expecting them
to be stood outside.
>
>> If you are playing the classic servers as I suggested I hope you are
>> on Ector as I am Hibernia on Gareth and Midgard on Lamorak?
>> If you start Hib/Gareth I can get you sorted out with some weapons,
>> armour and enough cash to last you a good while . Shameful attempt
>> to get you to play Hib I know, but as a Scot I must support the Celtic
>> races. I can also help you out Midgard Lamorak. If you must play
>> Albion on Gareth or Lamorak I'll see if I can log in on a friends
>> account, he's a nasty Alb diehard, and get you through the newbie
>> stages.
>> It's really worth sticking with as when you get to level 5 and chose
>> your class you'll be able to group, do the low level battlegrounds and
>> experience a little of what Realm v Realm is like and that is where
>> the big fun is. Once you have the hang of the basics you'll level
>> quickly. Unfortunately the Catacombs expansion has the most goodies
>> for newbies, but you have to commit to the game and buy it first .
>> BB.
>
>Let us know which server you have selected and who you are in game and
>perhaps one or more of us can come join you for a tour.
>
Thanks guys, when I know I'm going to get a chance to play I'll post
here with the server I'm on and my character name, if anyone else is
around I'd be glad to be shown around.
--
Sean Black