Total n00b here, to EQ and p1999

[Muggens]

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

Also, is there an active RP population on this server?

You're not going to meet alot of people instigating roleplay on you, so you have to play the lead role yourself - Just keep it up, some will find it endearing/entertaining and certainly join in sometimes - Dont falter buddie, try and keep it to more than a grindfest on Blue.

But I gotta admit Red is really suited for Roleplaying, as Ive tried playing an Erudite wizard there each encounter lead to some great roleplaying moments, as Im trying to stay alive and peaceful atleast amongst what are considered Good races.
The PK'ers around the noob era(Faydwer, CB) really ruined it for me though with their mindless continuing killing of naked noobs. I managed to stay alive untill a Paladin of all people killed me several times right from stepping off the elf elevator there.

Lets try and make it more like:
Blue - Roleplaying casual oriented
Red - Gameplaying PVP oriented

[Swish]

I remember slaughtering Felwithe guards in the back end of Felwithe. Occasionally a new character would stop and watch the latest victim meet his end...great opportunity for some roleplay.

Ask Soandso to do the right thing, loot the corpse of the dead guardsman and take his sword to the vendor to help themselves...but that doing so would be to support the killing of city guards and the worship of Cazic Thule.

Some might have been people's alts, but based on that saint/sinner choice some would rather denounce the killing of the guards and walk away rather than loot a 21pp sword for themselves (that'd be enough to cover spell levels 1-8, wouldnt it?).

[Monty405]

Despite the name 'EverQuest' there is not really that much questing which is worthwhile. Like a previous poster said it is just for certain items which are considered worth the effort.

[Trajor]

On the subject of corpse retrieval: Learn how to use the /loc command especially with a hotkey macro.

To make a hotkey macro. It's in the main Actions menu under Socials, or press Ctrl-O for short. Right click any empty box and give it a Social name Loc. Then in the first line type in /loc then click Accept. Click and hold this button and drag it to your hotkey action bar.

Now press it anytime you're in a fight, especially if you think you're going to die. Do it before you die, or else the UI disappears when you actually die.

How the loc command works: From http://wiki.project1999.com/Commands#.2Floc
To get your coordinate location in your current zone, type "/loc" or simply "/l". The resulting set of numbers is in the form of (y, x, z).

• y: North (positive) and South (negative)
• x: West (positive) and East (negative)
• z: Up (positive) and Down (negative)

Note: The z coordinate often won't be needed, and is therefore not used in many cases.
Example: If you are at (200, 500) and you need to get to (-1300, 400), you must travel South and slightly to the East.

Another tip - put at least 1 point into Sense Heading at your trainer, make a hotkey for it, and press it lots to get it to 200!

[Swish]

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

On the subject of corpse retrieval: Learn how to use the /loc command especially with a hotkey macro.

To make a hotkey macro. It's in the main Actions menu under Socials, or press Ctrl-O for short. Right click any empty box and give it a Social name Loc. Then in the first line type in /loc then click Accept. Click and hold this button and drag it to your hotkey action bar.

Now press it anytime you're in a fight, especially if you think you're going to die. Do it before you die, or else the UI disappears when you actually die.

How the loc command works: From http://wiki.project1999.com/Commands#.2Floc
To get your coordinate location in your current zone, type "/loc" or simply "/l". The resulting set of numbers is in the form of (y, x, z).

• y: North (positive) and South (negative)
• x: West (positive) and East (negative)
• z: Up (positive) and Down (negative)

Note: The z coordinate often won't be needed, and is therefore not used in many cases.
Example: If you are at (200, 500) and you need to get to (-1300, 400), you must travel South and slightly to the East.

Another tip - put at least 1 point into Sense Heading at your trainer, make a hotkey for it, and press it lots to get it to 200!

Also with sense heading, bind it to a movement key (W, A or D perhaps), its effort free attempts that way.