Re: New Player Experience
Posted: 07 Mar 2015 02:07
It's fun getting lost!-when there is the <home> command...
I just put a map on one half of my screen.
I just put a map on one half of my screen.
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When i was a bit smaller i seriously didnt like the places without the magic map and i dont remember how many times i used "home" for that situations. There are still realms i havent had even a walk because i dont want to get lost. As i get little more experienced, i am not that afraid to go but still pay a lot of attention which way i go. Oh, well, i still prefer the places with the magic map glowing, no liesArman wrote:Question for some of the newer arrivals... the magic map is something that didn't exist in the original versions of Genesis. You've probably noticed that once you leave the starter areas the maps start to vanish. How much of an issue is that for you guys? Does it make you want to avoid this areas as you don't like running around "blind"?
I think that there should simply be more info added on that during the tutorial. As it is, as long as you haven't been in combat recently you can simply quit your client (go linkdead) and your character will "disappear" from the game. If you come back before certain amount of time passes (2 hours if I'm not mistaken) your character will "reappear" where you went linkdead.Stomax wrote: Idling - I struggle a bit with this one too. In my short time playing there have been times when real life gets in the way and I need to step out for 30-60 mins. It would be good if you could do something like go to the academy and do some deep meditation or something that would buy you some time. During that time you could stop the clock on my play time, fine with me, but if I could wake from it and continue on and know my character was safe while I was away it would be great. Getting in and out of the game as a newb with not a lot of cash and selling your gear for pennies on the dollar, or copper on the golds, is tough. I have tried to keep my character alive in game by running by the computer ever once and a while and hitting enter to look at the room again but always fearful I would come back to find myself dead or robbed of everything. Now, I just don't bother playing sometimes if I know I only have a little time.