Economy barrier for new players

[Chloroform]

Advice, Play the game. look at my start date. I joined this server with nothing, Kunark was recently released. i played the game, didnt worry about ec at all. I got my tune to 60 with gear that i acquired experiencing and it wasn't until then i started to save platinum. The Prices back then where just as bad if not worse. Fungi Tunics where around 220K, Cloak of Flames 200+, and guess what it didnt bother me in the least.

I got 60 on my first and only tune, farmed the shit outta the lands. Created Aalpha Equiped her properly (Fungi tunic, CoF, Peacebringer, KD, Jade mace, and a crap load of STR gear) she was a soloing beast, an unstoppable force. and now my new main.

1 Suggestion, Level up ONE tune that can farm. get that tune 60 and start farming.

having 5 lvl 20 tunes gets u no where, but burned out, and down on the economy.

[Reubin]

To answer the OP's question as to WHY there aren't many low level items available, I just don't think most people take the time to auction them. Heck, I saw Paladin Deepwater Boots on a vendor in FV today and those aren't even low level gear. Some items aren't worth the time it takes to sell them. A lot of people just don't care about selling an item for 10-25pp to a player if a vendor will give them 8pp for it. It's easier just to vendor the item and not have to waste time in the EC tunnel.

Also, a lot of places those low level items drop (Befallen, Najena, Split Paw, Runny Eye, Blackborrow, etc.) just don't seem to be zones that are used all that much here. The population just isn't big enough to support every dungeon. The server seems to peak out at about 800-1000 at high play times. There was easily double that on live servers during the Kunark era.

[Lyra]

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

Old news bud, this server is plagued with it. Thus the reason the population keeps dwindling

*rolls eyes*

Let's talk about this: "keeps dwindling"

That sounds like it's been a steady flow of people leaving.

The population is there for all to see. The population started hitting just over 1K prime time regularly for the first time since inception in February. So when you say "keeps" do you mean since then?

Or do you mean in the last three days? If you mean the last three days, I was laughing out loud to myself in Kelethin yesterday morning before work. There were true newbies asking why the lift doesn't work (sure sign). Caused me to do /who There were a LOT of true newbies there! I think the server received some very good advertising recently.

Those that might be "away" right now, will be back. I did a thorough investigation. It is apparent to me, not everyone did.

[Kraftwerk]

Lyra, the server existed before you joined in January and cracked 1k on reg for bit there long before you joined. Pop is low compared to a peak during kunark launch. Climbing back now and I bet hits near 2k on Velious launch.

[Splorf22]

Veejur, people are not giving you a lot of sympathy because a) there are plenty of places you can farm a decent amount of plat even at a low level, i.e. the Nybright Sisters probably drop 50-60p/hour in bronze weapons and b) mid level gear is in fact extremely cheap: a 20/28 Wu's staff is like 100p!

Your problem is a combination of insecurity and pixel jealousy vis-a-vis the twinked monks you see running around with a fungi/cof/tstaff etc. Which is in fact a perfectly reasonable and human reaction.

Anyway, all you have to do is go to one of the many decent cash camps until you have some of the cheaper gear, then level up to 46, join a guild, and pick up the fantastic planes gear at no charge, including a 21% haste belt. Your guild can also help you with one of the easiest epics which if you are proactive and a fun guy you should get by 55 at the latest.

[Lyra]

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

Lyra, the server existed before you joined in January and cracked 1k on reg for bit there long before you joined. Pop is low compared to a peak during kunark launch. Climbing back now and I bet hits near 2k on Velious launch.

OH pardon me! I was misinformed. I understood the server just peaked recently. I did read that it hit over 2k at Kunark release, but it wasn't a consistent population.

By the way, the server might have existed before I joined, but it will never be the same after. P~

[Gadwen]

When I started on this server i had to loot every single piece of gear that I had aside from jewelry. Just don't concern yourself with high end loot, there are plenty of decent items that will carry you to higher levels where you can actually start to farm plat to buy that expensive stuff.

[Erati]

The above poster has prob one of the least classic and unimmersive way to play this game lol. Seriously, if ur new n poor it may b better to turn auctions off until u r ready to plug into the matrix, with them off, this server is about as classic experience as u can get.

Everyone here has great suggestions/advice, just play the game how u enjoy it. My character that had no friends, no plat or items with 300 total population got a boost from a generous lvl 30 n the rest is history. One day this will happen to every character when that break tru moment ( they r all unique, different n memorable) that starts your characters new phase of existance: phat lewtz.

[Chloroform]

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

As a 26 monk this is how you make a lot of cash.

1. get bound in freeport

2. find a high level mage in ec that will summon you 4-6 no rent bags. Donate if necessary.

3. Start a soLA grp. Invite a bunch of twinks that kill fast and don't need to loot.

4. Watch out for the ore that drops. small = 4pp, large = 17pp, blocks = 50pp. You can make hundreds in a few hours easy. Kill a few named and you will get stuff you can sell in ec too

5. Before you log for the day, run to ec and get someone to kill you in a duel. You loose no exp, and your summonded bags will remain on your corpse for when you next log in.

now this is thinkin outside of the box. /bravo, this is great advice for any young monk looking to loot in exp groups. starting with a shaman id have no problem getting up to 360+ stones from silver gold and finesteel as a monk, i wouldnt even dare.

[Nihilist_santa]

Ive just come back to playing after a year and I think the prices are pretty darn decent. When I first started playing here a year a go I rolled an enchanter thinking just what you are OP with the wife but I was soloing and after you know the places to go for good xp/loot its not hard. I had over 1k pp by 12 just from lfay and then started doing stein of Moggok quest for money. My brother just started playing here as well and he hasn't played since 99/00 and he thinks the money is off in so much as its way too easy getting plat here. Ive wondered if the vendors sell for higher prices than on live? I created and ogre sham the other day and by level 6 in Feerott I had over 30pp from selling weapons and cloth armor.

My suggestion research the good loot/plat xp camps and hit those up. You might lose some time in travel but its worth it once you do.