The first rule of MMO gaming is that you need to forget everything you learned while playing Final Fantasy games. MMO’s are not linear. They are not based around a central plotline that starts and point A and ends at point B. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to go about accomplishing your goals and objectives.
Instead, think of the MMO as a book, and yourself as one of the secondary characters in that book. You are not the hero, but you are a hero. You are not Sandor Clegane … but you might be one of the scumbags in his band of ruffians. You are not Daenarys Targaryen, but you might be her maid. So on, and so forth? Get it? Good.
When you begin your journeys in EQ2, you’ll most likely start in one of the 2 main cities: Neriak, if you are evil, or Kelethin, if you are good. Alternatively, if you elect to become part of the communes, you’ll be sent to either Freeport (for evil races) or Qeynos (for goodie-goodies). In which case, you first begin on a tutorial island of sorts, called the Outpost of the Overlord, or the Queen’s Colony.
But what do I DO, you ask?
Well, let’s take it from the top:
If you are in Neriak :
You start in the small outpost village of Hate’s Envy. In Hate’s Envy, you can gain an assortment of quests, which, when you have completed them all, will leave you at about level 7, and direct you to the next area, T’vatar Post. To compare, you’ll be at around the same level leaving Hate’s Envy as you would be after you left the Outpost of the Overlord (Freeport’s starting area) or the Queen’s Colony (Qeynos starting area) or the Nursery (Kelethin starting area).
Once leaving Hate’s Envy, the quest lines at T’vatar Post will take you to around level 11 (comparably, you’d be at this same level after completing the hunting ground quests in Freeport or Qeynos, or after completing the quests at Sapling Spur in Kelethin).
From there, you move to the Wanderlust Fair. This will serve as your base of operations up past level 18. These quests will become gradually more challenging, and by the time you leave for the Shadow Oak, you should be ready to get into your first group to complete the final set of quests.
At the Shadow Oak, the druids will send you into the Funnelweb Depths, the Thexian camp, and finally to the Bone Tower.
After this, you should be close to level 20. The final quest line you should persue will be given by the dwarf at Wanderlust, after you’re level 19. This series will require a group to complete, and after which, you’ll be directed to the next continent, for players level 20-35: Butcherblock Mountains.
SOME TIPS FOR NEWBIES!
- Make sure you pick up Lore and Legend books! Completing these quests by finding all the body partsof the various creatures will give you extra abilities that can be used against those creatures. There is a Werewolf L&L in one of the shacks in the Nerian Highlands, and the Skeleton L&L is in a bookcase in the Bone Tower.
- Utilize the Level 10-19 channels to form up groups! type /[number of channel here] to speak in the channel. You’ll automatically be joined to it at level 10, so look in your chat box to find out what number you need to type. (Usually 2 or 3).
- Utilize /ooc for general questions about the Darklight Woods!
- Make sure to visit a mender when you die. There are menders at T’Vatar Post and Hate’s Envy, as well as inside Neriak itself.
NERIAK QUESTING
After you finish the quests at T’vatar Post, you will have the option of traveling inside Neriak. There, you can take on several additional quests for the local inhabitants, and gain teleporter access to the various sections of the city. Since these quests will turn gray at some point (i.e. they will not be worth any experience) you may want to complete them in order to gain the extra experience while you can. Having a house and teleporter access is also very helpful! Once you have gone to the Inn and purchased a room, you can utilize the broker (in the crafting area just off the Docks District) to sell items. Selling items on the broker is the primary means of making money in EQ2! There is also a lot of Achievement experience to be had by exploring the city, and some very beautiful sights as well!
That’s it for now. I hope to go through Kelethin next!
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