By Josie Lee
Once you begin SWG (assuming you've completed the character creation) you will start in a city known as Mos Eisley. You should explore and familiarize yourself because you will be spending the next few hours or days there. If you should decide to just run out and start killing here's a small note to memorize. Grey mobs are not worth killing, green is easy, blue is decent, yellow is ideal, red is hard, purple is almost impossible to kill alone.
Ideally you should pick up some missions. There are small terminals in which you can get the missions. You can choose between destroy or delivery missions. Characters with good combat skills should choose destroy missions while those not focused in combat should choose delivery. Keep in mind, the larget the reward of the mission the more difficult it may be. Once you've accepted a mission a waypoint will guide you on where to go.
There are also imperial missiona and rebel alliance missions. They are shaped a bit differently and have blue screens instead of orange like the standard missions. If you decide to complete missions for imperial you will gain faction with them but lose faction with the rebel alliance. Keep note of which side you plan on joining later. Along with the 2 factioning sides, tehre are also bounty hunter missions, entertainer missions and artisan missions as well.
There are also tasks which you can take upon that will help you gain credits, items or experience. You can get the tasks from special designated NPCs within each city. There are many places that you may enter in Star Wars Galaxies with out doing the task. Missions and tasks are great ways to get you started in the game if you prefer not to just run out and start killing random mobs.
Once you have earned enough credits and experience you may choose to travel the galaxy. You do so by heading to the space transport and buying a ticket at the terminal. If you do not see the city that you wish to travel to then you will need to travel to another planet and go from there. It can take up to 10 minutes before the shuttle lands to pick you up. Keep note that if you are special forces in your faction other players would take advantage of new arrivals in cities. Keep your credits safe in a bank. Enjoy your trip and have a safe flight.
2008/02/08
About RF Online
By Josie Lee
Rising Force Online is a Science Fiction MMORPG developed by CCR inc and re-released by Codemasters. RF Online includes of PVE and PVP experiences, very similar to RvR. RF Online allows players to join one of three primary warring factions known as; Accretia, Bellato and Cora. WEach race has many different unique traites which makes RF online a much diversified game.
The main core of the game is to PvP, not dueling but more of a group raid type of action. Very similar to an old game known as Dark Age of Camelot. You have to plan your battles and use great tactics to win. The key element to RF online takes the form of Race Wars, when all three factions take part in battle which occurs several times a day. Each race battles to take control of the Talic Mines, where rare materials can be extract from the earth.
From levels 1-29 is a training sstem in which you will learn more about the game and what it has to offer. Upon reaching level 30 you will get to choose a class which has unique abilities and functions for victory in the Mine Wars.
RF Online is a fast paced game with very little downtime. The key element to the battles are potions. This allows you to take on power creatures easily. Winning a battle really depends on who has the most potions and that is why one on one combats is nearly impossible considering the fact that you can recall back home and fee from death.
There are certain high end leveled bosses that will require group of players to take down. Killing these bosses will yield its benefits with great items and valuables. Taking a high end boss alone is nearly impossible so making friends in the game is another key.
The Accretia race does not use magic, they use power rocket launchers. The tree class for Accretians include of the Warrior, ranger and the specialist. The Cora are the second to enter the war, known as the holy crusade against the evil accretians. They rely on magic as their primary damage. They consist of 4 classes which warrior, ranger, spiritualist and the specialist. The last and final face is the bellato, smallest and weakest of the three races but yet the smartest.They rely heavily on their Massive Assault Units (MAUs). They can use a combination of both heavy arms and magic. Their races include of the warrior, ranger, spiritualist and specialist as well.
RF Online does not have a ver advanced armoring system. Almost all high end gears are similar in look and function. In ways this can be a great benefit for those who prefers to spend less time gearing up and more time just PvPing. One of my personal favorites. Enjoy and good luck in the Mine Wars.
Rising Force Online is a Science Fiction MMORPG developed by CCR inc and re-released by Codemasters. RF Online includes of PVE and PVP experiences, very similar to RvR. RF Online allows players to join one of three primary warring factions known as; Accretia, Bellato and Cora. WEach race has many different unique traites which makes RF online a much diversified game.
The main core of the game is to PvP, not dueling but more of a group raid type of action. Very similar to an old game known as Dark Age of Camelot. You have to plan your battles and use great tactics to win. The key element to RF online takes the form of Race Wars, when all three factions take part in battle which occurs several times a day. Each race battles to take control of the Talic Mines, where rare materials can be extract from the earth.
From levels 1-29 is a training sstem in which you will learn more about the game and what it has to offer. Upon reaching level 30 you will get to choose a class which has unique abilities and functions for victory in the Mine Wars.
RF Online is a fast paced game with very little downtime. The key element to the battles are potions. This allows you to take on power creatures easily. Winning a battle really depends on who has the most potions and that is why one on one combats is nearly impossible considering the fact that you can recall back home and fee from death.
There are certain high end leveled bosses that will require group of players to take down. Killing these bosses will yield its benefits with great items and valuables. Taking a high end boss alone is nearly impossible so making friends in the game is another key.
The Accretia race does not use magic, they use power rocket launchers. The tree class for Accretians include of the Warrior, ranger and the specialist. The Cora are the second to enter the war, known as the holy crusade against the evil accretians. They rely on magic as their primary damage. They consist of 4 classes which warrior, ranger, spiritualist and the specialist. The last and final face is the bellato, smallest and weakest of the three races but yet the smartest.They rely heavily on their Massive Assault Units (MAUs). They can use a combination of both heavy arms and magic. Their races include of the warrior, ranger, spiritualist and specialist as well.
RF Online does not have a ver advanced armoring system. Almost all high end gears are similar in look and function. In ways this can be a great benefit for those who prefers to spend less time gearing up and more time just PvPing. One of my personal favorites. Enjoy and good luck in the Mine Wars.
Buying LOTRO Gold
By Josie Lee
We all know that the mmorpg community are spending all their big bucks on virtual items and currencies. Lord of the Rings online is one of the newest mmorpgs out and many players are asking whether they will get in trouble in Turbine if they buy LOTRO gold from sellers. I believe selling gold, items, accounts and powerleveling should be legal, but that is just my opinion.
I would considered this to be another method of cheating for a game, I'm sure everyone likes to cheat in a game on way or another. If a player were to buy LOTR gold from another it can be considered as a transfer fee or payment for the time spent to collect that gold or item. As for other services such as powerleveling or buying some one elses account is like selling your game cartridge when you do not want to play anymore. Well, except for powerleveling which is a bit different. You are basically paying someone to play the game for you. I do not see the harm in that.
Many other players disapproves of the idea of this level of service but the fact is not many players have the money available to spend. Also into consideration is that they believe it destroys the fun of the game and what not. The only reason I believe it would destroy the fun of the game is because there may be an overcrowdness of playeres who only farms for the gold to sell and may disrupt other players from having a good time.
I believe this service is a great way of cheating and getting to the more enjoyable stages of the game. If Turbine should disagree with selling gold, accounts and what not I do not see what much can they do to prevent so from happening. At most they will ban your account but for them to provide proof that you had sent payment to another player to get acquire the gold is difficult. Thus, the only person they would probably ban would be the seller. They would never be able to kill the desire of another player wanting to buy and another willing to provide.
If other games such as EverQuest, Star Wars Galaxies and any games relating to Sony Online Entertainment supports the system then why shouldn't all mmorpgs as well? SOE has created a market place in which a player may auction their currencies to another player. In some ways, I believe the player has the right to sell their account if they no longer want to play. They purchased the game and played the time, if another player is willing to buy their game then its their right to sell since they are now the owner of that account.
We all know that the mmorpg community are spending all their big bucks on virtual items and currencies. Lord of the Rings online is one of the newest mmorpgs out and many players are asking whether they will get in trouble in Turbine if they buy LOTRO gold from sellers. I believe selling gold, items, accounts and powerleveling should be legal, but that is just my opinion.
I would considered this to be another method of cheating for a game, I'm sure everyone likes to cheat in a game on way or another. If a player were to buy LOTR gold from another it can be considered as a transfer fee or payment for the time spent to collect that gold or item. As for other services such as powerleveling or buying some one elses account is like selling your game cartridge when you do not want to play anymore. Well, except for powerleveling which is a bit different. You are basically paying someone to play the game for you. I do not see the harm in that.
Many other players disapproves of the idea of this level of service but the fact is not many players have the money available to spend. Also into consideration is that they believe it destroys the fun of the game and what not. The only reason I believe it would destroy the fun of the game is because there may be an overcrowdness of playeres who only farms for the gold to sell and may disrupt other players from having a good time.
I believe this service is a great way of cheating and getting to the more enjoyable stages of the game. If Turbine should disagree with selling gold, accounts and what not I do not see what much can they do to prevent so from happening. At most they will ban your account but for them to provide proof that you had sent payment to another player to get acquire the gold is difficult. Thus, the only person they would probably ban would be the seller. They would never be able to kill the desire of another player wanting to buy and another willing to provide.
If other games such as EverQuest, Star Wars Galaxies and any games relating to Sony Online Entertainment supports the system then why shouldn't all mmorpgs as well? SOE has created a market place in which a player may auction their currencies to another player. In some ways, I believe the player has the right to sell their account if they no longer want to play. They purchased the game and played the time, if another player is willing to buy their game then its their right to sell since they are now the owner of that account.
2008/02/06
Making Lineage 2 Adena
By Josie Lee
Everyone needs Lineage 2 Adena to buy items, training and whatever other purposes they may have. Farming Adena isn't easy, especially if you need lots of them. Almost everything you do requires Adena. Here are some simple tips that will add some Adenas to your pocket.
When you're out hunting mobs I usually would go solo. If you're decently geared and are able to kill stuff then I would stay soloing. Having an ally in group can slow things down when they afk, die or whatever the possiblities may be. You should target green or blue con mobs. Nothing too difficult because it may cause you alot of downtime. If you're a caster, preserve as much power as possible and if you're a tank preferve your health. Areas with less players and more mobs are ideal spots. Do not use any soulshots, can cost alot of money and it'll add up. However, I would suggest keeping a few around incase of danger.
Gather as many quests as you can. If you're on the road and a quest is conveniently nearby then you may as well complete it. You can gain extra experience, adena or items. I would suggest any quest that gives alot of adena or valuable items. Even quests that involves killing alot of monsters are good. It'll help you level while you are farming for adena. Avoid taking long routes to places unless they have alot of mobs for you to kill.
There are many mobs that drops good items and valuables. Some mobs have good drop rates versus others. Always try to farming the ones with good loot and adena over another that doesn't drop anything. Killing better mobs can help add to your adena fund.
Avoid buying items from NPC merchants when and if possible. Player crafters in the game usually always charge less than the average NPC. Do not always sell off everything you loot to a NPC, there are many crafters that are looking for what you may have. Your junk may be a treasure to them. Players usually always buy at rates higher than what the NPC has to offer. You may also want to setup your own store and sell off the items there. If you're the type of person that usually leaves their computer on at night when you sleep then it would be a good idea to leave the game running with a store opened. Avoid selling more than 3 items of the same time and set prices 5-10% below NPC price and you're good to go.
Arrows, healing potions and soulshots are common items that players will always buy. It's usually a good idea to carry extra of those around if you have room. While traveling players may run out of goods and will need to stock up, you can take advantage of the situation and sell them your extras.
Everyone needs Lineage 2 Adena to buy items, training and whatever other purposes they may have. Farming Adena isn't easy, especially if you need lots of them. Almost everything you do requires Adena. Here are some simple tips that will add some Adenas to your pocket.
When you're out hunting mobs I usually would go solo. If you're decently geared and are able to kill stuff then I would stay soloing. Having an ally in group can slow things down when they afk, die or whatever the possiblities may be. You should target green or blue con mobs. Nothing too difficult because it may cause you alot of downtime. If you're a caster, preserve as much power as possible and if you're a tank preferve your health. Areas with less players and more mobs are ideal spots. Do not use any soulshots, can cost alot of money and it'll add up. However, I would suggest keeping a few around incase of danger.
Gather as many quests as you can. If you're on the road and a quest is conveniently nearby then you may as well complete it. You can gain extra experience, adena or items. I would suggest any quest that gives alot of adena or valuable items. Even quests that involves killing alot of monsters are good. It'll help you level while you are farming for adena. Avoid taking long routes to places unless they have alot of mobs for you to kill.
There are many mobs that drops good items and valuables. Some mobs have good drop rates versus others. Always try to farming the ones with good loot and adena over another that doesn't drop anything. Killing better mobs can help add to your adena fund.
Avoid buying items from NPC merchants when and if possible. Player crafters in the game usually always charge less than the average NPC. Do not always sell off everything you loot to a NPC, there are many crafters that are looking for what you may have. Your junk may be a treasure to them. Players usually always buy at rates higher than what the NPC has to offer. You may also want to setup your own store and sell off the items there. If you're the type of person that usually leaves their computer on at night when you sleep then it would be a good idea to leave the game running with a store opened. Avoid selling more than 3 items of the same time and set prices 5-10% below NPC price and you're good to go.
Arrows, healing potions and soulshots are common items that players will always buy. It's usually a good idea to carry extra of those around if you have room. While traveling players may run out of goods and will need to stock up, you can take advantage of the situation and sell them your extras.
Guild Wars Warrior Farming Guide
By Josie Lee
Guild Wars gold is needed for every reason and that is why farming for items to get you gold is a neccessity. A warrior can farm alot of gold just by soloing. Farming smite crawlers in the Underworld can gain you lots of gold that I'm sure we can all use.
The Build includes the following skills, Vengeful was Khanhei, Vengeful weapon, resilient weapon, watch yourself, dolyak signet, healing signet, bonetti's defence, and sprint. Other speed buffs would help as well.
To start you'll need to get out of the chamber by using speed buffs to evade the Aatxes. After losing them they will return to its original location. This build is unable to defeat Aatxes so thus running would be a good idea.
Upon entering you will need to get the quest from the Lost Soul. If you aggro and mobs you will have to sprint back to the cliff where you started. If you aggro a Dying Nightmare you should be able to kill it with Vengeful Weapon twice. Once you have received the quest many monsters will pop up on your min map. Graspin gDarkness's are not difficult to handle, lure them them out and kill them. Usually a group of 3 to 4 will come at a time. If you manage to aggro anymore Aatxes just run back to the cliff.
Once lured hit Dolyak with your sword or axe until Bonetti's is charged, then use Vengeful was Khanhei. Rinse and repoeat until they are all dead. Once the 3 groups of grasping are dead you can escape the chamber. It's important that you take out the graspings because they interrupt and energy drain, which can be handled using Bonetti's.
It usually takes about 30 minutes to complete and you would be able to collect 1 or more Globs of Ectoplasm, and 2000 gold worth of drops. A glob of ectoplasm sells for about 8,000 gold. Each run you can get a total of 10,000 gold minus the 1,000 entry. Within an hour you should be able to collect at least 18,000 gold. Not too bad I would say. I usually would prefer to buy the gold myself than to spend that hour farming it. 100,000 gold only costs about $10.
Guild Wars gold is needed for every reason and that is why farming for items to get you gold is a neccessity. A warrior can farm alot of gold just by soloing. Farming smite crawlers in the Underworld can gain you lots of gold that I'm sure we can all use.
The Build includes the following skills, Vengeful was Khanhei, Vengeful weapon, resilient weapon, watch yourself, dolyak signet, healing signet, bonetti's defence, and sprint. Other speed buffs would help as well.
To start you'll need to get out of the chamber by using speed buffs to evade the Aatxes. After losing them they will return to its original location. This build is unable to defeat Aatxes so thus running would be a good idea.
Upon entering you will need to get the quest from the Lost Soul. If you aggro and mobs you will have to sprint back to the cliff where you started. If you aggro a Dying Nightmare you should be able to kill it with Vengeful Weapon twice. Once you have received the quest many monsters will pop up on your min map. Graspin gDarkness's are not difficult to handle, lure them them out and kill them. Usually a group of 3 to 4 will come at a time. If you manage to aggro anymore Aatxes just run back to the cliff.
Once lured hit Dolyak with your sword or axe until Bonetti's is charged, then use Vengeful was Khanhei. Rinse and repoeat until they are all dead. Once the 3 groups of grasping are dead you can escape the chamber. It's important that you take out the graspings because they interrupt and energy drain, which can be handled using Bonetti's.
It usually takes about 30 minutes to complete and you would be able to collect 1 or more Globs of Ectoplasm, and 2000 gold worth of drops. A glob of ectoplasm sells for about 8,000 gold. Each run you can get a total of 10,000 gold minus the 1,000 entry. Within an hour you should be able to collect at least 18,000 gold. Not too bad I would say. I usually would prefer to buy the gold myself than to spend that hour farming it. 100,000 gold only costs about $10.
2008/02/05
Buying Final Fantasy XI Gil
By Josie Lee
How can you really trust buying FFXI gil from someone? FFXI gil is a virtual currency used in the popular game called Final Fantasy XI. When the prices are that cheap, it usually is a scam. There are many possible options a player can take to avoid being the next victim of a mmorpg scam. Reviewing over the sellers reputation would be the most easy choice, it would only take a minute or 2 to put in the sellers name into google and find many results on that seller. What if the seller shows no results and he's offering really really and I mean ridiculously cheap prices? Well how would it be possible that one seller can offer prices that much cheaper than anothers? All the sellers get their FFXI gil the same way. Either from a farmer or another seller.
What to look out for when shopping at a fishy FFXI gil store. Usually many stores will ask for you to create an account with them which is normal. However, I would advise to never use the password you have for your game account or for password. Many of those passwords are viewable by employees or higher level staffs. At anytime if that information is stolen or used for the wrong purpose they can easily try to match your password with your paypal account or even your game account and there goes your important belongings. This can even happen at a promising trustworthy seller. If their database gets hacked or leaked out somehow you will be in for a big surprise.
Somtimes the sellers may ask for your account & password in order to process your order. You should never ever give out your password to your account for any reason regardless of any reason they can possibly make up. Many sellers will state reasons such as they need your account & password for verification or they will deliver it directly to your account to save you trouble and for faster delivery time. Another popular thing they would say is, "your gil is currently out of stock, if you provide us the password to your account we will delivery it immediately after we stock up". If you have ever heard that then you'll know what I mean. Your account will be empty by the next time you log in.
If you have already sent payment to them and they are not delivering, then you should file a dispute with paypal and they will force the seller to return your money. The seller then may decide to just deliver your goods or will have to provide you with a refund. If enough disputes has been filed against the seller, their account will be frozen and a paypal representative will have a review of the seller. You may also file a complaint to cyber crime. Good luck and enjoy Final Fantasy XI.
How can you really trust buying FFXI gil from someone? FFXI gil is a virtual currency used in the popular game called Final Fantasy XI. When the prices are that cheap, it usually is a scam. There are many possible options a player can take to avoid being the next victim of a mmorpg scam. Reviewing over the sellers reputation would be the most easy choice, it would only take a minute or 2 to put in the sellers name into google and find many results on that seller. What if the seller shows no results and he's offering really really and I mean ridiculously cheap prices? Well how would it be possible that one seller can offer prices that much cheaper than anothers? All the sellers get their FFXI gil the same way. Either from a farmer or another seller.
What to look out for when shopping at a fishy FFXI gil store. Usually many stores will ask for you to create an account with them which is normal. However, I would advise to never use the password you have for your game account or for password. Many of those passwords are viewable by employees or higher level staffs. At anytime if that information is stolen or used for the wrong purpose they can easily try to match your password with your paypal account or even your game account and there goes your important belongings. This can even happen at a promising trustworthy seller. If their database gets hacked or leaked out somehow you will be in for a big surprise.
Somtimes the sellers may ask for your account & password in order to process your order. You should never ever give out your password to your account for any reason regardless of any reason they can possibly make up. Many sellers will state reasons such as they need your account & password for verification or they will deliver it directly to your account to save you trouble and for faster delivery time. Another popular thing they would say is, "your gil is currently out of stock, if you provide us the password to your account we will delivery it immediately after we stock up". If you have ever heard that then you'll know what I mean. Your account will be empty by the next time you log in.
If you have already sent payment to them and they are not delivering, then you should file a dispute with paypal and they will force the seller to return your money. The seller then may decide to just deliver your goods or will have to provide you with a refund. If enough disputes has been filed against the seller, their account will be frozen and a paypal representative will have a review of the seller. You may also file a complaint to cyber crime. Good luck and enjoy Final Fantasy XI.
Buying EverQuest Plat
By Josie Lee
I am an EverQuest fanatic myself and have purchased many EQ plats from a variety of stores. I have seen over 50 different sellers of EQ platinum. Some have gone out of business, some were shut down and some were never in business, was just plain scams to steal your plats, items and your entire account. Many sellers set up fake ebay accounts, stolen identities to create paypals and websites that fishes for your account and password. How can you identify if someone is a real legitimate seller or another scammer?
If you're planning on buying from ebay, I would strongly look over all the sellers ebay auctions to see if he's a personal seller or a business with tons of EQ plat for sale. I would usually only trust an ebayer if they have 1000 feedback or more with 98% positive feedbacks or more. Sometimes even though new ebayers may have good feedback, they may not be aware of scams from others trying to steal their account and use it for selfish deeds. If an ebay has had their account stolen they can use it to make fake sales.
Many people today run into crisis with their identity being stolen. All it takes is just one photo I.D. and their social security and there goes their whole entire life. A scammer can easily use that information to setup a paypal account and all funds received will be transferred to a non legitimate paypal account. The scammer would then be able to withdraw all the money using paypals debit card feature. When buying EQ plat through paypal, make sure the seller has a reputation score of at least 1000 verified transactions. You are also able to see how long the paypal account has been created, the longer the better and safer it will be.
Many scammers have setup fishing sites. They are used for stealing accounts and password. Hack sites, cheats and of such that requires you to download softwares for the games often contains viruses that enables logging of all activities you are doing on your computer. With this the scammer is then able to easily log into your Everquest account, take all your valuable assets and use it for themselves. In some cases they may even sell your account and scam another player. When downloading anything I strongly suggest a good virus scanner or trojan scanner. Play safe and enjoy EverQuest while the game lasts.
I am an EverQuest fanatic myself and have purchased many EQ plats from a variety of stores. I have seen over 50 different sellers of EQ platinum. Some have gone out of business, some were shut down and some were never in business, was just plain scams to steal your plats, items and your entire account. Many sellers set up fake ebay accounts, stolen identities to create paypals and websites that fishes for your account and password. How can you identify if someone is a real legitimate seller or another scammer?
If you're planning on buying from ebay, I would strongly look over all the sellers ebay auctions to see if he's a personal seller or a business with tons of EQ plat for sale. I would usually only trust an ebayer if they have 1000 feedback or more with 98% positive feedbacks or more. Sometimes even though new ebayers may have good feedback, they may not be aware of scams from others trying to steal their account and use it for selfish deeds. If an ebay has had their account stolen they can use it to make fake sales.
Many people today run into crisis with their identity being stolen. All it takes is just one photo I.D. and their social security and there goes their whole entire life. A scammer can easily use that information to setup a paypal account and all funds received will be transferred to a non legitimate paypal account. The scammer would then be able to withdraw all the money using paypals debit card feature. When buying EQ plat through paypal, make sure the seller has a reputation score of at least 1000 verified transactions. You are also able to see how long the paypal account has been created, the longer the better and safer it will be.
Many scammers have setup fishing sites. They are used for stealing accounts and password. Hack sites, cheats and of such that requires you to download softwares for the games often contains viruses that enables logging of all activities you are doing on your computer. With this the scammer is then able to easily log into your Everquest account, take all your valuable assets and use it for themselves. In some cases they may even sell your account and scam another player. When downloading anything I strongly suggest a good virus scanner or trojan scanner. Play safe and enjoy EverQuest while the game lasts.
2008/02/04
EverQuest 2 Startup Guide
By Josie Lee
Starting EverQuest 2 can get a little tricky and difficult. It may take alot of time if you are new to the mmorpg world and you have no idea what is going on. To begin you will have to create a character, keep in mind the name you give to your character will be permanent so make sure it's something that is satisfying to you and it does not voilate any of SOE's terms otherwise they may ban your name. You will first start by selecting your race, I strongly suggest reading over some race guides which gives you an overview of each race and their stats.
After you've finished choosing your race and name you will choose a starting city. The worst part of this is with city that you choose, you will only be provided with certain races for that city. Again you should spend some time looking over a race/class guide before continuing as this is another permanent choice. All the important decisions are smacked right in the beginning of the game when everyones a newbie. Don't you just love it? You will either end up on one of the following cities known as; Outpost of the Overlord, The Nursery of Greater Faydark, Darklight Woods or Queen's Colony.
Once you've completed your character creation I strongly suggest exploring the buttons and speaking to every NPC in your town and learn as much as you can from each person. I also strongly suggest you save every gold you make early on the game. Saving the EQ2 gold early can provide a better cause in the future. A good way to get the early gears is by questing, grab every possible quest you can to help you level, collect gold, get fully geared and experience up. It would be wise to spend some time within the newbie areas to get to know the game and your character better.
Once you know the basics you will want to learn more of the characters abilities and racial attributes to help develope your character even further. You would also want to spend some time to get to know the enemies home as well and learn of their strengths and flaws. You will also need to gain status for yourself and your guild. The biggest advantage you get with the status has to spend less gold on housing, mounts and other perks. I hope this little startup guide will help you a long way. Enjoy EverQuest 2.
Starting EverQuest 2 can get a little tricky and difficult. It may take alot of time if you are new to the mmorpg world and you have no idea what is going on. To begin you will have to create a character, keep in mind the name you give to your character will be permanent so make sure it's something that is satisfying to you and it does not voilate any of SOE's terms otherwise they may ban your name. You will first start by selecting your race, I strongly suggest reading over some race guides which gives you an overview of each race and their stats.
After you've finished choosing your race and name you will choose a starting city. The worst part of this is with city that you choose, you will only be provided with certain races for that city. Again you should spend some time looking over a race/class guide before continuing as this is another permanent choice. All the important decisions are smacked right in the beginning of the game when everyones a newbie. Don't you just love it? You will either end up on one of the following cities known as; Outpost of the Overlord, The Nursery of Greater Faydark, Darklight Woods or Queen's Colony.
Once you've completed your character creation I strongly suggest exploring the buttons and speaking to every NPC in your town and learn as much as you can from each person. I also strongly suggest you save every gold you make early on the game. Saving the EQ2 gold early can provide a better cause in the future. A good way to get the early gears is by questing, grab every possible quest you can to help you level, collect gold, get fully geared and experience up. It would be wise to spend some time within the newbie areas to get to know the game and your character better.
Once you know the basics you will want to learn more of the characters abilities and racial attributes to help develope your character even further. You would also want to spend some time to get to know the enemies home as well and learn of their strengths and flaws. You will also need to gain status for yourself and your guild. The biggest advantage you get with the status has to spend less gold on housing, mounts and other perks. I hope this little startup guide will help you a long way. Enjoy EverQuest 2.
DDO Newbie Guide
By Josie Lee
Starting DDO as a newbie can sometimes get frustrating. Especially if you have never played any other mmorpg before. DDO is nothing like the original Dungeons & Dragons Online. It has greatly advanced from the years. If you are already a huge fan of D&D or mmorpgs then this game will be easier for you to start. DDO supports only cooperative play and has no rvr or pvp of any type. Keep that in mind before starting the game.
You first start the game at the character creation screen. Choosing your characters race is just as important as choosing a car in my opinion. Naming your character is almost like naming your baby. Some races are better than others, they all have unique attributes and appearances that will differentiate from another. Humans are somewhat of the middle class, a little bit of everything. You can choose your race by the looks or by their attributes. Classes will define your character further so you will need to figure what you would like to become as your character grows. You can also customize your characters look as well, DDO doesn not offer generators for your character so you will have to spend some time playing with that option.
You will need to decide where to spend your extra stat points. This makes every character unique from 1 another. Some stats are better for specific classes so keep in mind of what you want to be when you grow up. You will also have points to spend on skills, the points spended here will detemine the type of character you will be playing. You will also need to choose the feats that represent how you wish to play your character.
After all the customizations you will begin to start your journey. You will arive in Stormreach Harbor. Yyou will be able to collect through quests and feel out how your character is working for you. If you're not satisifed with your character I suggest starting over now before you get too deep into the game. DDO offers a great audio chat option to help players assist each other in combat. Even if you don't have a mic I suggest hopping in and just listen to your group mates. I strongly suggest using the social windows and contact other groups for room than to put up your LFG flag. Soloing through DDO can get pretty boring. Socializing never hurts, friends are there to help and be helped. Good luck and enjoy.
Starting DDO as a newbie can sometimes get frustrating. Especially if you have never played any other mmorpg before. DDO is nothing like the original Dungeons & Dragons Online. It has greatly advanced from the years. If you are already a huge fan of D&D or mmorpgs then this game will be easier for you to start. DDO supports only cooperative play and has no rvr or pvp of any type. Keep that in mind before starting the game.
You first start the game at the character creation screen. Choosing your characters race is just as important as choosing a car in my opinion. Naming your character is almost like naming your baby. Some races are better than others, they all have unique attributes and appearances that will differentiate from another. Humans are somewhat of the middle class, a little bit of everything. You can choose your race by the looks or by their attributes. Classes will define your character further so you will need to figure what you would like to become as your character grows. You can also customize your characters look as well, DDO doesn not offer generators for your character so you will have to spend some time playing with that option.
You will need to decide where to spend your extra stat points. This makes every character unique from 1 another. Some stats are better for specific classes so keep in mind of what you want to be when you grow up. You will also have points to spend on skills, the points spended here will detemine the type of character you will be playing. You will also need to choose the feats that represent how you wish to play your character.
After all the customizations you will begin to start your journey. You will arive in Stormreach Harbor. Yyou will be able to collect through quests and feel out how your character is working for you. If you're not satisifed with your character I suggest starting over now before you get too deep into the game. DDO offers a great audio chat option to help players assist each other in combat. Even if you don't have a mic I suggest hopping in and just listen to your group mates. I strongly suggest using the social windows and contact other groups for room than to put up your LFG flag. Soloing through DDO can get pretty boring. Socializing never hurts, friends are there to help and be helped. Good luck and enjoy.
2008/02/03
Dark Age of Camelot Powerleveling Guide
By Josie Lee
Starting a new character in DAoC has never been easier with all these new expansions. It is much easier to level a pet friendly class with a heal over time bot than to level any other character. For midgard you would use a spiritmaster specced into summoning, for hibernia you can use an enchanter and for albion a necromancer. These pets are able to take down much more mobs than the average toon. With a heal over time bot or a buff bot they can take down 5-10 mobs at once. Keep in mind it is much faster if you leveled a power level bot and a buff bot then level your main rvr toons after.
With a buffed summoning pet you can take down 5-10 yellow con buff mobs with a few heals or heal overtime. If you're pet is master level 9 you can take down even more. I have done about 30-40 yellow con mobs with a heal over time. The ideal place is level at is passage of conflict or task dungeons. I prefer Passage of conflict because of the respec stones that drops along with decent rog loot. Passage of conflict also gives out much higher experience points than the average zones and task dungeons.
You can make about 10 plat leveling a new character from 1-50. If respec stones drop, you can probably sell them for 1 to 2 extra plats. I usually get about 5 from leveling a character 1 to 50. I normally stop power leveling at level 47 in which you are then able to get the free level to 48. After getting to level 48 I prefer to quest for the rest of the experience. From 48 you can do the necklace quest in which you should be able to get 48 and a half. After hitting 48.5 you can do the commander quests in your capital cities. That should be able to get you to 49.5 and it only takes about 1 hour to complete them all.
From 49.5 I would start joining raids for master levels or artifact credits. You can even start rvring as well. Getting to 50 should be easy considering you have so many other stuff that you can do. Personally I would just go out to rvr, collect bounty points and buy whatever credit I need, which are usually master level credits & artifact credits. Keep in mind, it takes about 60 hours of play time to get to 50, but for a pet summoning class it would take maybe 24 hours. Having an additional class such as a summoning class can help with farming plat and items. Good luck and enjoy.
Starting a new character in DAoC has never been easier with all these new expansions. It is much easier to level a pet friendly class with a heal over time bot than to level any other character. For midgard you would use a spiritmaster specced into summoning, for hibernia you can use an enchanter and for albion a necromancer. These pets are able to take down much more mobs than the average toon. With a heal over time bot or a buff bot they can take down 5-10 mobs at once. Keep in mind it is much faster if you leveled a power level bot and a buff bot then level your main rvr toons after.
With a buffed summoning pet you can take down 5-10 yellow con buff mobs with a few heals or heal overtime. If you're pet is master level 9 you can take down even more. I have done about 30-40 yellow con mobs with a heal over time. The ideal place is level at is passage of conflict or task dungeons. I prefer Passage of conflict because of the respec stones that drops along with decent rog loot. Passage of conflict also gives out much higher experience points than the average zones and task dungeons.
You can make about 10 plat leveling a new character from 1-50. If respec stones drop, you can probably sell them for 1 to 2 extra plats. I usually get about 5 from leveling a character 1 to 50. I normally stop power leveling at level 47 in which you are then able to get the free level to 48. After getting to level 48 I prefer to quest for the rest of the experience. From 48 you can do the necklace quest in which you should be able to get 48 and a half. After hitting 48.5 you can do the commander quests in your capital cities. That should be able to get you to 49.5 and it only takes about 1 hour to complete them all.
From 49.5 I would start joining raids for master levels or artifact credits. You can even start rvring as well. Getting to 50 should be easy considering you have so many other stuff that you can do. Personally I would just go out to rvr, collect bounty points and buy whatever credit I need, which are usually master level credits & artifact credits. Keep in mind, it takes about 60 hours of play time to get to 50, but for a pet summoning class it would take maybe 24 hours. Having an additional class such as a summoning class can help with farming plat and items. Good luck and enjoy.
Nintendo Wii brings the gym to you with Wii Fit
By Karen Bennett
Nintendo has announced a new fitness game Wii Fit which is a full on exercise product set to give you more of a workout than Wii Sports, while still retaining all the fun of gaming. Wii Fit will help to keep you physically fit via a dedicated peripheral, a wireless balance board which comes with the game. There are over 40 different activities, including hula hooping, ski jumping and heading soccer balls.
The hula hooping consists of, as you’d expect, gyrating your hips with a virtual hoop onscreen and then as the game progresses, characters will throw more hoops for you to catch and rotate as many times as you can until the time runs out.
The skiing game gives you two chances to make the longest jump you can whilst keeping your balance when landing. Players can increase speed by leaning forward, the more you lean the faster you’ll go, and upon reaching the jump, you stand up straight ensuring your weight is evenly balanced for a good landing.
For the football game, you will need to balance on the board moving from side to side whilst balls are fired at you to hit back on to the field and avoiding other objects that are thrown at you at the same time.
Training falls into 4 categories: Aerobics, muscle conditioning, yoga and balance games. Players can assign their height to a profile to measure body mass index and Wii fitness age as well as monitor progress and record performance statistics.
The calorie busting fun could appeal to couch potato kids as well a non gamers, perhaps using the Nintendo Wii as a slimming tool which would be a move into the lifestyle category rather than gaming, covering the market from another angle.
Nintendo hasn't given a release date yet for Wii Fit, although its thought to hit the highstreet in early 2008.
Nintendo has announced a new fitness game Wii Fit which is a full on exercise product set to give you more of a workout than Wii Sports, while still retaining all the fun of gaming. Wii Fit will help to keep you physically fit via a dedicated peripheral, a wireless balance board which comes with the game. There are over 40 different activities, including hula hooping, ski jumping and heading soccer balls.
The hula hooping consists of, as you’d expect, gyrating your hips with a virtual hoop onscreen and then as the game progresses, characters will throw more hoops for you to catch and rotate as many times as you can until the time runs out.
The skiing game gives you two chances to make the longest jump you can whilst keeping your balance when landing. Players can increase speed by leaning forward, the more you lean the faster you’ll go, and upon reaching the jump, you stand up straight ensuring your weight is evenly balanced for a good landing.
For the football game, you will need to balance on the board moving from side to side whilst balls are fired at you to hit back on to the field and avoiding other objects that are thrown at you at the same time.
Training falls into 4 categories: Aerobics, muscle conditioning, yoga and balance games. Players can assign their height to a profile to measure body mass index and Wii fitness age as well as monitor progress and record performance statistics.
The calorie busting fun could appeal to couch potato kids as well a non gamers, perhaps using the Nintendo Wii as a slimming tool which would be a move into the lifestyle category rather than gaming, covering the market from another angle.
Nintendo hasn't given a release date yet for Wii Fit, although its thought to hit the highstreet in early 2008.
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