New player. In over my head after just 2 minutes.

[RDawg816]

Make a hotkey for /loc (on the social tab in the "menu")
Hit it often. It will tell you you're coordinates. Assuming you're in Kelethin, 0,0 will be "home" and if you get lost just move around until you get to that number. If you die, look for your last location and that will get you close to your corpse.

[Yoink1986]

I'd suggest rerolling to a char maybe little easy to handle. I'd look into a mage or even a Druid. Prolly easy for newcomer to deal with. But really if you have any question do /ooc then ask away. Good chance if there's other people around they will help you out in one way or another. But yea being totally noob has its pros and cons. But have fun and expect some o shit moments. GL.

[Pyrion]

Bard can be very complicated to play. In a group you are expected to play several songs at once, a technique called "twisting". It almost requires the setup of macros if you don't want to get insane very early on, since your song effects only last 18 seconds if not played constantly. In later levels a well played bard is a power house, but i don't recommend it for a beginner. If you like a steep challenge, by all means stick with your bard.

Start with something like druid, mage or monk if you like melee, that's far easier. All those classes don't need a lot of money to gear out enough (the casters being the cheapest, just buy your spells and you are 90% there).

[Ravager]

If you like, I can spend a couple hours showing you the ropes of the game, answering questions and getting you started adventuring.

I wouldn't give up on bard right away, just because it's a little harder, but I would definitely recommend trying a few classes that interest you, at least for the first 5-10 levels to see what you want to commit to.

The first 10 levels won't show you what each class is like for the rest of the game, but it's enough to give you an idea of what they do. Anyway, it seems like the class you stick to the longest turns into the class you like best.

[Memory]

@mgriff: Thanks for that! i've been watching/reading off and on now. i killed some mobs yesterday, and learned how to activate a song, and gained a level so progress is being made :-p I think i'm going to go shopping next and buy some of the suggested basics.

@yoink/Pyrion/Ravager After some consideration i think i'll stick with Bard. I've never been one to give a care about how hard something is or how will i perform. I used to play Diablo, and later Path of Exile exclusively on Hardcore mode because that's where the thrill was for me. it didn't matter that it was basically impossible for me to get to the end of the game. I'll either master the techniques that make bard cool, or i'll fail at it. It is the same journey :-p

[mgriff02]

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

@mgriff: Thanks for that! i've been watching/reading off and on now. i killed some mobs yesterday, and learned how to activate a song, and gained a level so progress is being made :-p I think i'm going to go shopping next and buy some of the suggested basics.

Songs are going to be your most important purchases. You can find them at the bard guild in whatever city you started in. Bards are unique among EQ classes in that they get a new ability (song) every level. You can find a list of them here:

http://wiki.project1999.com/Bard#Songs

As a newbie it's ok to start out with crappy armor, like the cloth that drops from low level orcs/gnolls. I would recommend getting yourself a sewing kit and making some patchwork armor using ruined cat pelts. You can see an explanation at the tailoring link below. Basically you put a ruined cat pelt into a sewing kit along with the appropriate pattern and pray for a success. You'll want to put some skill points into tailoring first, you do that by visiting the guildmasters at your bard guild.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Tailoring

The first real important purchase you'll want to make is a better, magical weapon. This is best done in the zone East Commonlands next to the city of Freeport. This is the zone where all the players who want to sell or buy things congregate.

Good weapons are pretty cheap compared to what they were 16 years ago when I was in your position. I don't know about bard weapons specifically but I'd imagine you can get a really good weapon in EC for 50 platinum or less. That's a ways off for you, of course.

[Grimjaw]

now imagine if no one could link to wiki. thatd be a true classic 99 experience.

[Pyrion]

If you stick with your bard, you should really write 8 small macros to make your life a lot easier. Those are like this:

/stopsong
/cast 1

Make one for every number from 1 to 8. Those macros will stop the song you are doing (does no harm if you are doing none) and then start one of your memorized songs. If you don't use those you will always have to double click every song in order to change it. Assign those macros to the numbers 1 to 8 on your keyboard and you will have a much easier time.

[Lakeland]

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

If you stick with your bard, you should really write 8 small macros to make your life a lot easier. Those are like this:

/stopsong
/cast 1

Make one for every number from 1 to 8. Those macros will stop the song you are doing (does no harm if you are doing none) and then start one of your memorized songs. If you don't use those you will always have to double click every song in order to change it. Assign those macros to the numbers 1 to 8 on your keyboard and you will have a much easier time.

Played EQ from launch for like six years, never played a bard but figured I'd try one here and have been double clicking every song. Even old school players still learn. Thanks for the information!

[Rysky]

It wa definitely classic. You played a cleric on a stand alone server. Character did not carry over