Magusrex777
02-09-2010, 03:54 PM
Hello new player,
From my forum join date you can see I was a very new player just a short time ago, still a new player really. I am six months in and I enjoy the game now more than I did when I first started. I am a P2P player and have been playing slowly. I do not play every day and not for blocks of time longer than 3 hours. I mostly play 1-2 hours. The game is built in such a way that I feel I can accomplish a lot in small time frames. That is a very nice feature of DDO not common to many other MMOs. There is a lot to do for a solo/duo and even more if you like to group.
If you are an MMO veteran you realize what forums are like, DDO is no different, people complain. Do not read a lot into it, the game is free to try, form your own opinions, make up your own mind. You may very well find the in game atmosphere is FAR different from what you read on the forums.
It is that way for me. I meet lots of nice people every day in game. If you are respectful, people are very helpful. There are a few jerks, but I have not lived anywhere there weren’t, why would a MMO be any different?
After you spend some time playing and decide you enjoy playing I will share things that helped me. I purchased a huge collectibles bag from the DDO store when it was 50% off. I feel it was money extremely well spent. It save me a lot of time and makes the game much more convenient. Tangleroot Gorge, Delara’s tomb and Sorrowdusk Isle are really nice adventure packs. They offer nice rewards and provide good xp. They are popular and easy to get groups for. I highly recommend them.
This is an MMO, your experience will be better if you communicate, do not be shy. Say hello, ask people how they are doing, be friendly. The advice, help and overall goodwill you receive in return is priceless. If you are confused ask, if it is your first time in a quest, tell people. I have joined fast XP LFMs that I have never done and told people I don’t know the quest but follow directions extremely well and people were kind.
Be prepared, have some ability to heal yourself for when the **** hits the fan. It will take some time to acquire I know. Run the quest in the bar on Korthos on normal until it nets you poor XP. It can be done solo once you have a bit of experience and are familiar with the game. The quest drops a lot of starter healing pots and offers some nice early weapons. When you get to the harbor there a few easy solo quests, run them until the xp return is low, it will get you familiar with your character and you will get some easy xp and loot.
All in all I think this is a great game with an even better community. There is some outstanding information written by extremely helpful veterans in the guides forum. As hard as you try, your first character is likely to be imperfect. I think Clerics and Melee characters are very new player friendly. Do not multi-class without research, extensive research. Most of all have fun, it is free, what do you have to lose?
From my forum join date you can see I was a very new player just a short time ago, still a new player really. I am six months in and I enjoy the game now more than I did when I first started. I am a P2P player and have been playing slowly. I do not play every day and not for blocks of time longer than 3 hours. I mostly play 1-2 hours. The game is built in such a way that I feel I can accomplish a lot in small time frames. That is a very nice feature of DDO not common to many other MMOs. There is a lot to do for a solo/duo and even more if you like to group.
If you are an MMO veteran you realize what forums are like, DDO is no different, people complain. Do not read a lot into it, the game is free to try, form your own opinions, make up your own mind. You may very well find the in game atmosphere is FAR different from what you read on the forums.
It is that way for me. I meet lots of nice people every day in game. If you are respectful, people are very helpful. There are a few jerks, but I have not lived anywhere there weren’t, why would a MMO be any different?
After you spend some time playing and decide you enjoy playing I will share things that helped me. I purchased a huge collectibles bag from the DDO store when it was 50% off. I feel it was money extremely well spent. It save me a lot of time and makes the game much more convenient. Tangleroot Gorge, Delara’s tomb and Sorrowdusk Isle are really nice adventure packs. They offer nice rewards and provide good xp. They are popular and easy to get groups for. I highly recommend them.
This is an MMO, your experience will be better if you communicate, do not be shy. Say hello, ask people how they are doing, be friendly. The advice, help and overall goodwill you receive in return is priceless. If you are confused ask, if it is your first time in a quest, tell people. I have joined fast XP LFMs that I have never done and told people I don’t know the quest but follow directions extremely well and people were kind.
Be prepared, have some ability to heal yourself for when the **** hits the fan. It will take some time to acquire I know. Run the quest in the bar on Korthos on normal until it nets you poor XP. It can be done solo once you have a bit of experience and are familiar with the game. The quest drops a lot of starter healing pots and offers some nice early weapons. When you get to the harbor there a few easy solo quests, run them until the xp return is low, it will get you familiar with your character and you will get some easy xp and loot.
All in all I think this is a great game with an even better community. There is some outstanding information written by extremely helpful veterans in the guides forum. As hard as you try, your first character is likely to be imperfect. I think Clerics and Melee characters are very new player friendly. Do not multi-class without research, extensive research. Most of all have fun, it is free, what do you have to lose?