New Player Introduction

[xxskatzxx]

Hi, everyone,

I played Everquest somewhat briefly during the LDON era (or it may have been one expansion after that- I played a Froglok, if that helps). I only played for a couple of months before military deployment cut me off at the knees. By the time I got back, WoW was what my friends were playing, so there I went.

I had a lot of fun with EQ, and even came back a couple of times (once or twice in retail; once for the Fippy TLP server until multi-boxers ruined it, imho).

So what I am trying to say is I have very limited experience with this game. I'm looking forward to the journey, as I very much like MMOs for the discovery and community aspect of the game. I started late last night with 700ish people online. I made a Human Paladin and started in Freeport, and managed to get to level 2 (and a third-ish). Got my butt whipped once when I didn't con the mob first and it turned out to be yellow to me (the most ferocious fire beetle you've ever seen...).

Rather than asking, "Can someone give me X, Y, Z," I'm instead asking for help in the form of "How do I not screw myself up so badly that I sour on this game?" I prefer questing as opposed to mob grinding- not from an xp perspective, I just prefer story-telling and exploring. As an example, I've burned out on retail in the past trying to farm AA's. While I understand that questing may be a poor (read: untenable) source of experience, can I at least remain entertained, even if it means having to stop and grind out levels occasionally?

Ummm... I can't think of anything else right now. I may try an Iksar tonight. They look kinda fun, but my brief YouTube jaunt and internet reading tell me they are a high difficulty curve since they tend to be KoS just about everywhere. That's okay though, as I like a challenge.

Thanks for reading, and I can't wait to meet some of you.