The Newb Experience in P99

Omnimorph · #1 02-16-2011, 08:32 AM

True, but i often find alot of the higher levels are a bit too helpful [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sometimes it might be hard to have the newb experience when people are /shouting free <something> for anyone under level 10.

azeth · #2 02-16-2011, 08:34 AM

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people are /shouting free <something> for anyone under level 10.

Yea, I bet you're as guilty of this as I am. Woops!

Thetruth · #3 02-16-2011, 08:45 AM

The truth is,

I've seen way to many twinks that sucked. I have met far better people with crap gear at playing, than twinks.

fischsemmel · #4 02-16-2011, 09:04 AM

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I have met far better people with crap gear at playing, than twinks.

The truth is,

This sentence is an abomination.

Messianic · #5 02-16-2011, 11:35 AM

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True, but i often find alot of the higher levels are a bit too helpful [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Very true. I've helped a few people quite a bit, but I always watch myself and try to avoid that line of ruining the early experience for them (gave some guy a BS mantle and a cheap deal on ebony bladed swords the other day).

It's a crucial experience to be able to build yourself up on your own, rather than simply having loot handed to you.

Omnimorph · #6 02-16-2011, 12:10 PM

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Very true. I've helped a few people quite a bit, but I always watch myself and try to avoid that line of ruining the early experience for them (gave some guy a BS mantle and a cheap deal on ebony bladed swords the other day).

It's a crucial experience to be able to build yourself up on your own, rather than simply having loot handed to you.

Yeah, i remember on live, i was a fresh face dark elf noob, hanging around EC side of nektulos forest killing zombies and skellies (i was level 8!) and some guy runs past ... and low and behold he gives me black chitin legs, for no reason. I'm like "thanks". I then go into EC, and auction them, and omgwtfz they're worth like 800-1000p. I had like 5p to my name at the time.

I spent the next few weeks trading the legs for various items like crafted BP's and skull shaped barbutes etc. I was very nicely geared for a level 8... but anyway, the hand out had actually drawn me into the ruthless side of bartering and trading [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] and i neglected to level up and explore.

Messianic · #7 02-16-2011, 12:40 PM

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Yeah, i remember on live, i was a fresh face dark elf noob, hanging around EC side of nektulos forest killing zombies and skellies (i was level 8!) and some guy runs past ... and low and behold he gives me black chitin legs, for no reason. I'm like "thanks". I then go into EC, and auction them, and omgwtfz they're worth like 800-1000p. I had like 5p to my name at the time.

I spent the next few weeks trading the legs for various items like crafted BP's and skull shaped barbutes etc. I was very nicely geared for a level 8... but anyway, the hand out had actually drawn me into the ruthless side of bartering and trading [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] and i neglected to level up and explore.

Yeah, and it distracted me from leveling. I did handmade backpacks and bearskin potion bags and banded on my wizard, and made a good deal of cash. However, I got bored and started making a bunch of alts instead of just getting to 50 and making $$ along the way. I made 5k on my necro just hunting guards over the course of 6-7 levels, which was much faster $$ than trying to tradeskill my way there.

azeth · #8 02-16-2011, 12:47 PM

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Yeah, and it distracted me from leveling. I did handmade backpacks and bearskin potion bags and banded on my wizard, and made a good deal of cash. However, I got bored and started making a bunch of alts instead of just getting to 50 and making $$ along the way. I made 5k on my necro just hunting guards over the course of 6-7 levels, which was much faster $$ than trying to tradeskill my way there.

i lost all of the 1000p I had by ~lvl 20 originally due to the epic sink hole that is armor crafting. People only want banded for so long... [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

edit: that 1000pp i might add, in relation to the thread, garnered by selling off almost an entire suit of Large Banded Mail, and Small Bronze given to me by some random high level bard during my first 10 minutes in classic EQ

Messianic · #9 02-16-2011, 01:16 PM

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i lost all of the 1000p I had by ~lvl 20 originally due to the epic sink hole that is armor crafting. People only want banded for so long... [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

edit: that 1000pp i might add, in relation to the thread, garnered by selling off almost an entire suit of Large Banded Mail, and Small Bronze given to me by some random high level bard during my first 10 minutes in classic EQ

Oh, btw - I made my first 500 plat by looting those HK guards you were killing way back in like July or August, before Azeth was 50 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]