Difference between revisions of "Samanna's New Reference Desk!"
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When I started playing EQ in 2001, it was a much different world. Information was hard to find, and I wound up with (figuratively) hundreds of little notes about how or where to do what in-game, includind hand-drawn and printed-out maps. As I collected this info, I decided to post it online so that others would not have to reinvent the wheel. | When I started playing EQ in 2001, it was a much different world. Information was hard to find, and I wound up with (figuratively) hundreds of little notes about how or where to do what in-game, includind hand-drawn and printed-out maps. As I collected this info, I decided to post it online so that others would not have to reinvent the wheel. | ||
| − | After having raided through Prophecy of Ro (2006) and played casually into The Buried Sea (2007), my work and income changed drastically, and I had to stop playing and eventually even let the site go and the domain expire. | + | After having raided through Prophecy of Ro (2006) and played casually into The Buried Sea (2007), my work and income changed drastically, and I had to stop playing and eventually even let the site go and the domain expire. [https://eq.magelo.com/profile/1395819 Samanna was Level 80 with 15,402 HP and 1007 AAs]. |
Fast forward to December, 2022, and the urge to play returned. Most of the advice for new or returning players that I could find essentially said: | Fast forward to December, 2022, and the urge to play returned. Most of the advice for new or returning players that I could find essentially said: | ||
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# Take Defiant Armor as it drops. | # Take Defiant Armor as it drops. | ||
# Get only the most important spells (and later AAs) every 5-10 levels. | # Get only the most important spells (and later AAs) every 5-10 levels. | ||
| − | # Get to within ~10% of max level (at this writing, max level is 120 and people are advised to | + | # Get to within ~10% of max level (at this writing, max level is 120 and people are advised not to focus on gearing up until the 90s)., |
| + | # Get to max level and then grind a LOT of AAs (at this writing, there are four characters on Magelo tied with 74,377 AAs). | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 7 January 2023
Welcome to Samanna's New Reference Desk!
When I started playing EQ in 2001, it was a much different world. Information was hard to find, and I wound up with (figuratively) hundreds of little notes about how or where to do what in-game, includind hand-drawn and printed-out maps. As I collected this info, I decided to post it online so that others would not have to reinvent the wheel.
After having raided through Prophecy of Ro (2006) and played casually into The Buried Sea (2007), my work and income changed drastically, and I had to stop playing and eventually even let the site go and the domain expire. Samanna was Level 80 with 15,402 HP and 1007 AAs.
Fast forward to December, 2022, and the urge to play returned. Most of the advice for new or returning players that I could find essentially said:
- Start a new character.
- Do the tutorial and beginning quests.
- Take Defiant Armor as it drops.
- Get only the most important spells (and later AAs) every 5-10 levels.
- Get to within ~10% of max level (at this writing, max level is 120 and people are advised not to focus on gearing up until the 90s).,
- Get to max level and then grind a LOT of AAs (at this writing, there are four characters on Magelo tied with 74,377 AAs).
