Anecdotes, Experiences, Advice for introducing complete newbs to EQ

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Originally Posted by ryachart [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks for the responses.

I have an install setup for them that will come with a configured UI. I'll ask them to rename the UI file to their character after they get it created.

I expect them to get hung up on a lot of things like:

- The graphics are bad
- There are no quests
- There are no maps.

Things like that. EQ is missing a lot of the convenience stuff that other games they've played has. And I think it's missing it for good reason. Hard to get them to understand that travel being such a pain makes it all that more meaningful to have friends who can SoW and Port.

Also - I can't invite them over. We live on opposite sides of the country. Online games are how we stay connected >.<

Graphics are the biggest hang ups for my friends I would love to have playing here . As for quests explain to them that there are quests but its not like WoW where the game literally runs on them. As for the no maps in game , zones are easy enough to learn and remember ( i walked through qeynos after 15 years and didn't skip a beat )