Is it actually impossible to start with a difficult class as a new player?

[SorenVC]

Is Magician a good class for a complete newbie? I know you guys always say Enchanter is the best out of the three casters then maybe Wizard 2nd one but noone ever talks about the Magician? What's with that class? Cause I've taken a look at all classes now and I think I want to roll a High Elf Magician.

[SorenVC]

I changed my mind I may just want to go full Iksar. Not sure on the class yet.

[zelld52]

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

I changed my mind I may just want to go full Iksar. Not sure on the class yet.

To answer your first question - yes magician is extremely newbie friendly. Probably the most newbie friendly class. Your pet is strong especially at early levels, you don't need much gear, and your only role is DPS.

For iksar, monk is the most fun class in EQ. Monk has a great toolset with Mend, Feign Death, Sneak, excellent DPS and solid tanking ability. Pretty newbie friendly - but takes some practice to learn the tricks (ie: how to use feign Death to split packs of mobs into single pulls, how to sneak around places you're KoS, etc)

Necro is also extremely powerful, and also has an incredible toolset that includes Feign Death, lifetaps, a pet - and as you get higher levels necros get hands down the best spell in the game : Charm.


Iksar is tough for beginner because they're KoS virtually everywhere except for Cabilis. Use consider (c key or /con) on targets to see if it's safe to approach.


However, Cabilis and the surrounding areas can get you from 1-60 (with lots of time and effort) and you really don't need to go anywhere that you're not welcome, except to slaughter for exp.

[SorenVC]

Originally Posted by zelld52 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

To answer your first question - yes magician is extremely newbie friendly. Probably the most newbie friendly class. Your pet is strong especially at early levels, you don't need much gear, and your only role is DPS.

For iksar, monk is the most fun class in EQ. Monk has a great toolset with Mend, Feign Death, Sneak, excellent DPS and solid tanking ability. Pretty newbie friendly - but takes some practice to learn the tricks (ie: how to use feign Death to split packs of mobs into single pulls, how to sneak around places you're KoS, etc)

Necro is also extremely powerful, and also has an incredible toolset that includes Feign Death, lifetaps, a pet - and as you get higher levels necros get hands down the best spell in the game : Charm.


Iksar is tough for beginner because they're KoS virtually everywhere except for Cabilis. Use consider (c key or /con) on targets to see if it's safe to approach.


However, Cabilis and the surrounding areas can get you from 1-60 (with lots of time and effort) and you really don't need to go anywhere that you're not welcome, except to slaughter for exp.

Thanks. I'll make my first and main class an Iksar Necromancer because there's "An Iksar Hermit" in Cabilis and I consider myself somewhat of a hermit myself. Not very social. I have two questions left.

1 Where to go as an Iksar Necromancer? Field of Bone or elsewhere?
2 Where can I find a guide for a race/class combo if I want to level it up to level 60? Surely there exists some guides for certain race/class combos but how do I find them? What do I need to google search?

[kjs86z2]

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

Thanks. I'll make my first and main class an Iksar Necromancer because there's "An Iksar Hermit" in Cabilis and I consider myself somewhat of a hermit myself. Not very social. I have two questions left.

1 Where to go as an Iksar Necromancer? Field of Bone or elsewhere?
2 Where can I find a guide for a race/class combo if I want to level it up to level 60? Surely there exists some guides for certain race/class combos but how do I find them? What do I need to google search?

field of bone and then kurns

the wiki is your friend, lots of necro guides there

https://wiki.project1999.com/Players:Adventure

[Vexenu]

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

Thanks. I'll make my first and main class an Iksar Necromancer because there's "An Iksar Hermit" in Cabilis and I consider myself somewhat of a hermit myself. Not very social. I have two questions left.

1 Where to go as an Iksar Necromancer? Field of Bone or elsewhere?
2 Where can I find a guide for a race/class combo if I want to level it up to level 60? Surely there exists some guides for certain race/class combos but how do I find them? What do I need to google search?

You'll start in Field of Bone and want to stay there until level 12. Then move to Kurn's Tower (which is located in Field of Bone so easy to access) and stay there until around level 20. You will loot an absolute ton of bone chips during your time there, so make sure you have enough bags to save them all, as you will need them to summon your skeleton pet. When you leave Kurn's, head to nearby Warslik's Wood and set up at the Giant Fort. You can make a good amount of plat here by selling the weapons and armor the giants drop to vendors. Giants can take you to around 30ish, at which point you can stay in Warslik's but move into the cave entrance of Dalnir. Kill skulking brutes here and get to level 34.

At 34 you get a ton of great new spells which really open up your leveling options from there. This is a good level to consider leaving Kunark and exploring the other continents. For example, you can root rot guards in High Keep from 34-40 and make a ton of plat by selling their swords. Or fear kite hill giants in Rathe Mountains, which can sometimes drop over 50pp per kill.

[kjs86z2]

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

You'll start in Field of Bone and want to stay there until level 12. Then move to Kurn's Tower (which is located in Field of Bone so easy to access) and stay there until around level 20. You will loot an absolute ton of bone chips during your time there, so make sure you have enough bags to save them all, as you will need them to summon your skeleton pet. When you leave Kurn's, head to nearby Warslik's Wood and set up at the Giant Fort. You can make a good amount of plat here by selling the weapons and armor the giants drop to vendors. Giants can take you to around 30ish, at which point you can stay in Warslik's but move into the cave entrance of Dalnir. Kill skulking brutes here and get to level 34.

At 34 you get a ton of great new spells which really open up your leveling options from there. This is a good level to consider leaving Kunark and exploring the other continents. For example, you can root rot guards in High Keep from 34-40 and make a ton of plat by selling their swords. Or fear kite hill giants in Rathe Mountains, which can sometimes drop over 50pp per kill.

This is great advice.

If you're really feeling your oats you can also return to Kunark and practice your charm tactics in Kaesora at 34 (waiting until 36 will make this endeavor a lot easier). Beguile Undead, Call of Bones, and Root will help a lot here @ 34.

The Library area can be a bit tricky to get to if its your first time. Bind yourself outside the dungeon and when you're loaded up with fine steel / etc (or if you get in a tight spot) gate and its a quick run to Cab.

There is a safe spot at the Library camp. As you move into the camp from the tunnel coming from spiders, around the outside perimeter of the Library, there is a corner up against the wall/ramparts of lib that has no spawns and is 100% safe to med.

Once Library greens out you can move on down towards Xalgoz area. Master that until greened out, and finally take on Xalgoz himself for a piece of your HS key. This is a great necro right of passage that will develop the fundamentals necessary to succeed in Howling Stones later on which is far and away your fastest route to 60.

[Tann]

Iksar's have by far the best & easiest all Kunark leveling path, you'll always be close to Cabalis for spells/restock:

1-12 FoB
12-20 Kurns main level and upstairs
20-24 Kurns tunnel area below basement (where the other zone out is)
24-32 Iksar exiles in Swamp of No Hope
32-40 FoB Servants of Sythrax & Jesters
40+ kaesora shenanigans with charm or 40-44 Mines of Nurga (badgers deep in the dungeon)
44-51 Bloodgills!!
51-60 Howling Stones

[Gustoo]

A kunark only necro solo quest is pretty magic and a lot of people havent played those zones so much. Whatever path is least familiar is good. Sadly so much is gunna be solo that being a good caster is gunna be more classic.

[SorenVC]

I just got the free backpack from that Curscale Armor Quest NPC and bought 3 additional backpacks from a vendor. Now I have 4 backpacks and no money.

Is it actually good to buy 8 backpacks so you have a full inventory of backpacks? Can you put backpacks into your backpack like in SpongeBob or how do people manage their inventory in this game? 8 backpacks so your inventory is full is that good?

Or is there a better way to manage your inventory?