Advice needed - how to gain traction as a truly new player?

[Cone]

when you both reach around lvl 10, go camp sisters in lfay. you should be ableto make enough plat to twink yourself a bit, thats what me and my bud did

[Messianic]

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

when you both reach around lvl 10, go camp sisters in lfay. you should be ableto make enough plat to twink yourself a bit, thats what me and my bud did

If you can actually get the camp (just about everyone knows about it), this is a great alternative [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Two of the sisters can be single pulled without lull/harmony - the other two you have to break up by killing them both. It's not hard either way - they're rogue mobs, so they have lower hps and die quickly. Just don't turn your back to them.

[timoris]

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

I've been struggling with how to word this post so that people don't get the wrong idea. I really enjoy this game, and I've met some fantastic people on the server. I'm not looking for handouts or free stuff, but some actual advice. So here goes.

My friend and I are just starting out on project 1999. Our highest level characters are 5th level. We don't have a mountain of plat from older characters or guildies we're sitting on.

I'm searching my memories from back in '99 and trying to remember just how long it took then to level up and start acquiring cool stuff. What should we be expecting with our characters?

We're currently in EC with occasional forays into WC and we're leveling at the rate of about one level ever 4-5 hours.

We've decided to play our characters (druid and monk) as a little group of our own. We're not opposed to grouping with others but we're not going to log on with these particular toons without each other so that they'll stay roughly equal in level.

What can we do to advance a little faster? I don't mind the grind that much, and I'm having fun in EC but a level every 4 hours, at the rate we can play, has me wondering if I'll ever get past level 25.

What would you all suggest? Or is it just a case of buckling down and grinding away? If that's it, that's fine. I'm curious though, how did you all get where you are? I see so many lower level characters sporting amazing equipment, and people selling/buying items for 50k PP+. Yesterday evening we watched a 5th level character soloing the griffin in EC, which was fun to watch but something we couldn't do at this time.

Have you all (by this I mean -the folks with riches/items/etc) been on 1999 since the beginning? Are you all guild members?

Thanks!

There aren't many "new" players joining the server at this time. A lot of lower level players are usually 3rd/4th/5th twinks of higher level players. The people trading items are 50kpp+ are raiders and players who farmed a whole lot of manastones and items that no longer drop before these items were removed from the game.

[cavtroop]

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

There aren't many "new" players joining the server at this time. A lot of lower level players are usually 3rd/4th/5th twinks of higher level players. The people trading items are 50kpp+ are raiders and players who farmed a whole lot of manastones and items that no longer drop before these items were removed from the game.

I think this is primarily the cause of what we (as new low level players) are seeing. There is little to no market for lower level gear and equipment, as most everyone is a twink of some sort, or being helped along by a much higher level player. So players don't bother auctioning off the lower level gear - they either dump it or sell it to a vendor as it isn't worth their time.

Still having fun, just trying to figure out the server dynamics!

[Plyssken]

True to some extent. Don't be afraid to to look around in EC though.
I picked up a pretty decent necro earring for 85 plat and have picked up under 100plat piece upgrades here and there.

There's still a pretty good spectrum. You'll find "newbie super twinks" (Sorry old jokes, we had a couple of twinks called that once) but you'll also find folks like me scratching thru levels & celebrating every piece we upgrade from our handmade raw silk.

On the flip side when you pick up a group in a real camp (like Upper Guk) you have a decent chance of getting the loot if you actually need it. You'll also stumble upon those cool high levelers who see you killing something. Look at your equipment and hand you upgrades they happen to have in their inventory and were going to sell to vendors anyways ;-)

[Grozmok]

I love the low and mid level gear prices. It allows me to gear up and twink for peanuts.