Another new guy here thread.

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figured i would post occasional updates. me playing classic EQ for the first real time. (i imagine my experiences will not be unlike those from 12 years ago.)

settled on paladin (not worried about the XP penalty). started in freeport

Im so lost. There is no one to hold my hand, no ant trail to follow, no minimap with dots and markers to tell me who to talk to. I have taken to talking to every NPC i come across to see if they might have a job for me. no luck thus far. I have been saving my practices from leveling and only spending (frugally) the points on what is currently relevant. I have gotten lost several times in freeport, but i have discovered new areas in the process. areas that have been beneficial.
I have learned to pick my fights carefully. You character is not godmode as in current mmos. And have died many times due to careless mistakes. But with each death, i have learned something new.
The game so far is frustrating, but 12/13 years ago, half a million people were thinking the same thing.