Economy barrier for new players

[Ravager]

I rolled an untwinked warrior and I'm having a lot of fun playing him without gear. It was a huge milestone for me to get full leather and I've camped a couple of Crookstingers. I've got a plan on how I'm going to level him and how I'm going to gear him as I go too. So far it's been far more rewarding than any of my super twinked alts that I hardly ever play.

[Seredoc]

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

You'd be correct. The money there is completely not going to happen with Wu's being uncraftable now. Not to mention the exp there is terrible. Although there is the OOT sisters around 24-28 which will always be good. 18-24, better off just sticking to oasis, and SK.

Yeah, personally as a warrior one alternate place I would add on there is NRO bandit camps as an alt to sisters. More accessible for evil races(EFFFF YOUUU UNICORN!!) and the bronze weapons drop often enough to make it worthwhile, of course they do hit harder but they are rarely if ever camped, less money but little to no competition.

I avoid oasis like the plague, spent about a week straight there and only got 2 levels, spent 2 nights in Lavastorm and gained 2 levels. My only problem is I can't find a group now cuz everyone is in oasis xD.

Been considering doing http://wiki.project1999.org/6-Minute_Bard_Diet once I get more info on how hard it is to do as a warrior, but that is a subject for another thread.

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

The server always wants new players, and the more people play the more they'll close the gap on the "average player" here.

If the mountain looks too steep, try climbing it anyway... before long you'll enjoy it for the game it is rather than looking at what everyone else is doing. There's way more to P99 than gear...making friends and having a good time are equally important if not moreso.

By far the most fun I have had playing have been those nights when things are getting late and the jokes start flying after setting up a camp. Doesn't matter that you want isn't dropping or that people might've taken a pull, the camaraderie is what I like the most.

Social games are for socializing XD

[Swish]

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

Social games are for socializing XD

This ^

I don't know why that's lost on so many people :/

[skipdog]

My experience has been quite different on this server. Maybe it's the fact that I just put on a suit of banded, 4-5 super cheap <100pp +WIS items and leveled up without caring too much?

Don't worry about your gear. Just level up and the money will come in. I think you'll be surprised how many twinks you group with who won't even want to bother looting things like FS/bronze and the money will really add up. You will then get to sell these same items that you claim are so much more expensive than they were on live(which I just don't agree with anyways).

It would also be helpful for you to maybe list the specific items that you claim are so much more expensive here. I actually thought prices for low-end items were pretty dang cheap when I was buying stuff and it was the same case for a new bard alt that I just bought gear from.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Swish]

I think "that method" is overstated on the forums and people look for obvious answers to things like inflation. The server jump in population at the tail end of 2012 was a great thing, but with all those extra players means more farmed platinum floating around.

Not saying there isn't an element of something more sinister, but I do think that the inception effect is in play here... you plant the seed of "RMT" in everyone's mind, and its easy for them to wave that flag every time there's talk about the server economy.