My first 2 weeks of DAOC

[reverend-ping]

So I've been playing DAOC for a couple of weeks now, it seems I've finally found an active forum for the server/realm I play on, Hooray! Anyway, As soon as I'd installed the game and ignored 90% of the manual (Not the best idea, really considering, after a couple of failed encounters with UO, this is my first MMORPG) I chose Excalibur, then Albion and set about making an Inconnu Reaver.

I'm not sure if I made a good choice or a bad choice with my first character, but I've had a lot of fun playing as an Inconnu Reaver. I get all the advantages of:

1) Using whips.
2) Being blue.
3) Being short.
4) Causing huge white screaming faces to appear above the heads of my enemies.
5) Having the coolest pain sounds in the game. Is my Reaver dying or does he have hiccups? I HAVE NO IDEA!!

I'm Level 19 now, which I've mostly soloed to. I've found I don't have much trouble at all soloing oranges & I've been hanging around the broken bridge and Darkness Falls lately. Darkness Falls is a great place, because you don't have to worry if you get killed because there's probably more Clerics in that one dungeon than anywhere else in the realm!!

I also managed to start weaponcrafting. Since I don't have much money, I can't do all of the powerskilling stuff the cool kids are doing these days. So I've been doing consignments, and through that I've earned enough to keep me in nice pretty green-con gear. I'm around 265 in weaponcrafting now I think.

I've learned a few things from the people I've played with too:

1) Groups suck. Well... most of them, anyway. I'm so glad I don't have to mess around in the tomb of Mithra any more, because all of the groups usually get too greedy and wind up pulling
tons of purples while simultaniously being attacked by twelve billion Bleeders and Virilus. There are two results to this tactic: 1. Everyone dies, OR 2. A conga-line of mobs leading back up to the entrance.
2) /beg is best used while standing in front of a crowded forge while screaming 'MONEY PLZ' on the Broad channel. Also: Try to look poor, take off that crafted plate and hide that gigantic 56ft sword somewhere.
3) If you're about to be killed by a mob several levels higher than you and someone comes to help you, and kills the mob, make sure to scream at them for leeching your kill (Or leeching the Mob's kill, whichever way you want to look at it...), conversely if they DON'T help make sure to scream at them from the afterlife for the crime of allowing you to die.

So overall, I love DAOC and I'll probably be sticking around for a while. Maybe I can find one of those fancy-shmancy guilds. As an aside, check out my cool getup - I think the hats are the best thing ever.

Anyway,
Hello.

 

[grebneklaf]

Hmmmm not really sure how much of this post you really mean seriously but anyway welcome to our little world. Groups get better once you get away from mithra and the plains. Begging sucks making your own money is much more fun and pretty easy for a crafter in darkness falls.

other than that have fun and enjoy.
Happy hunting

 

[morgonslak]

good going mate.. inconnu reavers own..

at least I'd like to think I do...

 

[swords]

consignments although slow will net you 500 gold
you'll be filthy rich for a newbie if you keep it up...

 

[[PS]Nova]

Nice post!!!!!

:wub: for you!

 

[Faeldawn]

Luv the begging tactics :great:

 

[DroP DeaD]

Stick around hun I.. for one think its a fun game.. Little advice, make a stealther at some point and play BG

Just a matter of interest... (Lets find out the truth why its picked if your starting)... Why did you pick Albion? Coz it looked 'normal'?

Heh anyway /hugzzzzzzzz going to bed

 

[Gahldir]

1. Hope that you will find that on higher lvls groups are a little better then you say. anyway, ppl new to the game often make mistakes and some are slower learner then others.

2. Begging is rather sucky. I think quite alot think so aswell. So if you don't really really need some money I think you should try to cut down on this.

3. Yeah, sure. Scream on ppl that helps you, that will get you alot of friends. If they don't, take it as a man and don't scream at them either. It's not like they are getting payed to protect others. Nor is it thier fault if you get aggro from a mob you can't handle. they have no responsibilities.

dunno what's sarcasm and what is not, if any. haven't sleept well tonight so tired :sleeping:

 

[redknapp]

Great post \o/

...except the bit where you chose Albion.

Welcome to DAOC

 

[Treniel-]

well blow me a low lvl that actually talks sense

welcome etc

 

[DroP DeaD]

Originally posted by Treniel-
well blow me a low lvl that actually talks sense

No thx hun

 

[old.LandShark]

 

[Addlcove]

Originally posted by Treniel-
well blow me a low lvl that actually talks sense

shouldn´t that be

well blow me, a low lvl that actually talks sense ???

 

[old.LandShark]

Don't try to disguise your postcount farming with pedantry

 

[The Kingpin]

Am still to see a high level that talks sence

 

[reverend-ping]

Originally posted by DroP DeaD

Just a matter of interest... (Lets find out the truth why its picked if your starting)... Why did you pick Albion? Coz it looked 'normal'?

Well, er... I don't know really. Whenever I've played RPG's I've always gone for characters that are a mix of magical and combat styles. In DAOC the other two realms seemed to be dedicated to either one or the other, but Albion was somewhere in the middle which is what I like to play

Originally posted by Gahldir

dunno what's sarcasm and what is not, if any. haven't sleept well tonight so tired :sleeping:

Sorry I think all but 2 sentences were sarcasm

Anyway, thanks for all the welcomes & advice

 

[DroP DeaD]

Originally posted by reverend-ping
Well, er... I don't know really. Whenever I've played RPG's I've always gone for characters that are a mix of magical and combat styles. In DAOC the other two realms seemed to be dedicated to either one or the other, but Albion was somewhere in the middle which is what I like to play

Seems like a pretty good reason to me heh I like you already

Good choice of character for caster or fighter (from your siggie (Reaver ))

 

[Gorb]

Great post. Btw begging is one of the funnies thing to do when you get bored. I even had a beggarbot, if things got too boring i.e waiting in the telepad, waiting to get a lair spot etc., I logged my beggarbot on. It was a level 10 skald with some nice begging macros. (skald's the best, almost impossible to run away from a skald, just stick and spam the begging list ). I had 8 macros, couple of opening lines and rest where follow ups (depended on the reaction). Some of you old players might remember me from Gna Faste (great place to beg, since at those times it was full of people going to malmo and crafters (crafters have no sense of humor, from my experience ).

Anyway begging was one the funniest thing to do, especially to your friends. My lines were like:

-"Wow, you look cool!"
Usually responce was: "Thanks"
- "Sir, could you spare some coins please?"
They were so pleased from the compliments, that they were ready to give money, and usually asked: "How much do you need?"
-"400 gold." At that point most got angry and started calling me arrogant noob etc. Also in the event that a player doesn't ask how much you want but just gives you money, you have to ask more and more, until they get pissed.
After they are pissed, pull your weapon and threaten to kill them. People either get amused or angry. If they are amused tell them a heart breaking story.
- "But Sir, I need some gold to feed my family. My wife died during last winter and I have 8 mouths to feed. My lil Tim is almost starving to death! Please help a poor family."
Usually at this point people understand that I'm just fooling around and offer gold ( I always refused, cause I had a lvl 50 char which was pretty rich at that time)

That can be incredibly fun, and it usually reveals the true side of a person. Some people just dom't have a sense of humor.(Most 50s are rich as hell, they can easily donate money to lowlevels, but still many refused to give more then 1g, I always gave at least 10g for beggars.)

I'll allways remember the responce I got from Palkoharava (must be one of the nicest guys in Excalibur). When he asked how much I wanted, and I replied 400g, he was the only person who didn't yell at me. He replied that "I'm sorry I just spent almost all of my money to a crafted weapon, so I can't give you 400g, but take these." And he gave me something like 40g (all he had), and the amazing part is that he was only level 40 at that time. He could have had use for that money and he wasn't even lying about the weapon. I knew it because he and I were in the same guild. He was willing to share from the little he had. Since then I have hold him in the highest rank.

And my point was: Begging is a great activity.

 

[Driwen]

i usually got the point towards beggars off I had to get started without anything aswell. Besides getting money and drops isnt that hard in the beginning unless you want uber stuff . At lvl 20 for skalds and other chainwearers might be a difficult lvl . As they suddenly have to get chain which is costly . But I always help out ppl who want weapons, but if someone just says plz give me gold. I usually respond with no, but I am also lvl 46 and still need money for WC'ing and all off the stuff for when im lvl 50 .
But seems Palkoharava is one great guy . I dont think i ever got mad AT a beggar, but I do get irritated by them . However if you want to get money, its best to ammuse ppl a little and get on their friendly side and then they will prolly give you some gold .

 

[Tasans]

I was leveling a mystic near vasudheim, and had my healer parked there to provide pom. Then some guy run to me:
offer gold plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
plzzzzzzzz
plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
offer gold plzzzzzzzzzz!!!!11
plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
plzzzzz
gold plzzzzzzz
At which point my reply was: No beat it.
And im not kidding about the zzzzzzzzzzs.
On another occasion when i was around 40, i was running to gna from skona, and i met a kobbie shaman and a troll warrior xping at the great tinglers. The kobbie stopped me and started to threaten that he would invoke the wraths of gods on me if i didnt offer them some money to appease the gods, while casting the dmg add on me (where a big hand appears beneath you). When he finished his speech i was laughing so hard that i gave them 5g each and continued on my way

 

[Garnet]

Tzeentch is the master of begger repelent.

Begger: Can you spare 10 silver?

TZ: No Fuck Off!!

 

[old.Niljindil]

Originally posted by Garnet
Tzeentch is the master of begger repelent.

Begger: Can you spare 10 silver?

TZ: No Fuck Off!!

No way! Tzee is nice deep down! honest!

 

[Addlcove]

had a troll in mid at a point, level 5 zerker running around Gna telling people to be careful not to tread on the small kobbies (in "baby" speech I was a troll after all)

not begging or anything, but one of these guys either logged his/her main or talked about me in /gu because all of the sudden a tiny kobbie shaman comes along and gives me a full set of armor and weapons telling me I´m a good troll

 

[uncle_sal]

Whuppii... half of the hibernia quitting and albion population increasing... this should balance the server

 

[old.Filip]

qoute:

I'll allways remember the responce I got from Palkoharava (must be one of the nicest guys in Excalibur). When he asked how much I wanted, and I replied 400g, he was the only person who didn't yell at me. He replied that "I'm sorry I just spent almost all of my money to a crafted weapon, so I can't give you 400g, but take these." And he gave me something like 40g (all he had), and the amazing part is that he was only level 40 at that time. He could have had use for that money and he wasn't even lying about the weapon. I knew it because he and I were in the same guild. He was willing to share from the little he had. Since then I have hold him in the highest rank.
.......


wow ..... that guys sounds allmost to good to be true ...

hope you helped him with your main laterz ..

Filip

 

[Kobold]

yeh need u back asap sala

 

[Kobold]

...and a little sign to guide u newbies

 

[uncle_sal]

Originally posted by Kobold

 

[kathal_tdd]

/beg is best used while standing in front of a crowded forge while screaming 'MONEY PLZ' on the Broad channel. Also: Try to look poor, take off that crafted plate and hide that gigantic 56ft sword somewhere.

Pathetic.

I have no problem giving low lvls gold. Sometimes when I run thru the low lvl areas I give all low lvl chars a Couple of gold, but I never give to beggers.
As I said Pathetic.

 

[inuyasha]

pfff

To not beg when starting a mmorpg is stupid, and to not give is egoistic If you dont remember the true pain in trying to solo (since the groups suck, and you beeing a newb cant help making it more effective either) you need to try a new mmorpg soon, or at least reroll.

Cash is of the essence, i remember spending at least a day "farming" cash at blackthorns for my first armor set, and whatever your dreamy imagiantion say about charm of the start and more fun getting it self, it was not fun at all .P Daoc is MADE for beggers, its so rediculesly easy to get cash in this game, its a total joke. When you can make enough cash in 5 minutes to give a nubi all he needs til level 20, then why wouldnt you?

I agree "GIVE GIVE GIVE!! NOOW FFS" is not really the best way to beg, and even i tend to neglect those. But regular beggers actually need the cash (more then any of us higher levels does) and so we should give them. Its not a demand, but it dont hurt making the day a better one for someone.

I have been through many games, and i know one thing for certain. If people get things for free when they start, they give things for free in the end. In other words, you wont only help the person you give some start money too, you help making the server a better place for those starting later.

On this point, daoc was the best ever, in the old days everyone would gladly help, no one refused beggers, and i cant really remember the cursed word "ffs" on any peoples mouths. After that some people seem to turn american, and i hope that trend will end Time to open the charity pockets again people =)

Oh, and welcome to daoc mate, you still picked the wrong realm ^_^