Tell them to solicit advice from people. This will cause them to meet new people and get invested in the community, as well as make them better players. I rarely offer unsolicited advice since some people get touchy when they realize theyre bad at elf sims, but like many people on this server Ive either played or know the ins and outs of every class in the game, and usually am more than happy to give someone a quick crash course.
In college I had a friend who was studying material science. Dude was like an encyclopedia of useless concrete knowledge. One day I was bitching about a weekend project I had coming up that involved concrete and said something to the affect of "I dont even think I know how to mix concrete. Are there instructions? How much water do I use?" My friend basically fell out of his chair with excitement because normally no one gave a fuck about his concrete expertise. I think most EQ players are the same. 99.9% of the time no one cares that they are boss at slaying dragons, so when someone genuinely wants advice on the subject they'll jump at the opportunity.
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