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Hello everyone. Just recently got a mac and figured I would give Al'Kabor a try. I've played EQ PC back right around the release of LDoN and am now playing on the Fippy TLP server. Getting the game download right now and have about 6 hours to go so probably won't be able to log in until tomorrow evening. Not sure which class I want to start with but since I generally have a bad case of Altitist I will probalby end up with a cleric, enc, sk, and maybe shaman before too long.

Can't wait until I can get logged into the game and start running around meeting some new people .

Welcome to Al'Kabor!

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Hey welcome aboard. Let me know your character name I've got my wife and I that are playing now. In a couple of levels we should be able to group up for something meaningful. I'm ranger she's druid.

Finally got my account set up and playing....

I forgot how hard this game was when you have to start off broke and helpless.

Is there a newbie zone where people actually play? Felwithe and Qeynos are barren.

Field of Bone is the best place to level and meet new folks. Kurns is right next door where you can then go from 10-18.

Or anyplace with plague rats. I hear they have nice tails, for spell coin.

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Was able to get the game downloaded and logged in for a bit last night and tonight. Made some of the characters I plan on playing over time; Gneorge my gnome enchanter, Gildark my gnome SK, Gordreth my dwarf cleric, and Gyzard my Iskar shaman. I've forgotten how tough this game used to be (even though it had eased up some when I first played), but am enjoying myself.

I always like going postal. The quest. Always good for enough to buy newbie spells !

Yeah just hang in there. It will be rough at first, but I've had some higher level players come in and give a hand with buffs and an item or two to make it a bit easier. Make sure you're aggressive in trying to find groups, and don't be afraid to ask a higher player character for a buff or two.

You can make a lot of cash from spider and spiderling silk. I pay 100pp a stack. A few stacks will go a long way towards keeping your characters well set for spells, bags, etc.

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Oh, it is all clear to me now. Spiders and spiderlings are behind the SOE hacker attack. They must all die now. No doubt about it.

are there any classes (besides cleric *shudder*) in demand on the server?

PC side I played enchanters mainly (one on RZ, and a few others on various blue servers), but it seems like many folks are boxing them these day.

I am not interested in boxing. I have dabbled in everything except necros, but I play MMOs because I like playing with other people, so I want to find groups someday. Boxing is not a productive avenue for me. I'd hate to get in a fight with my boxed cleric over loot or something. We'd probably end up enemies for life.

So, what is there a 'demand' class like enchanters used to be (and maybe still are)?

Hello Leirra! Welcome.

First, the Al'Kabor catechism: we're a small server, and all classes are eagerly welcomed by just about everybody.

I'll take a stab at your question anyway, though!

If your goal is to be wanted and needed in exp grind groups, your best bet is to play a class that can fill one of three roles: efficient healer (cleric, druid), efficient tank (paladin, sk, warrior), or slower (shaman, enchanter, beastlord). Enchanters deserve special mention because a hasted charm pet makes the whole process vastly more efficient, and everyone wants one. I should also mention that tanks aren't really tanks until they've AA'd and geared up a bit.

If you want to be especially needed by a guild and/or in a raiding context, you have three options:

1) Play a healer or a wizard.

Heals and DPS are the real substance of a raid, and the company of a few other solid members of your class doesn't diminish your own considerable impact on a raid's overall strength.

Clerics are the best healers, but since you don't like them, druids perform well in CH rots and can handle all but the toughest spotting jobs (shaman, not so much).

Many classes do considerable DPS, but wizards do the best burst DPS by far, and it's burst DPS that wins where DPS can make or break an encounter. Wizards also don't need to be in melee range of a mob, attack a from behind, have a pet up, use a discipline, or avoid walling their target.

2) Play a class that fills a gap.

Aside from healing power and DPS, which every guild or raid will always need more of, one player can have a disproportionate impact by playing an underrepresented class. This isn't the most practical advice, of course, since that will change from guild to guild and over time. If you decide that you really want to join <Underwater Basketweavers> and play an enchanter because they don't have any enchanters, there's nothing to stop 5 new enchanters from applying to UB next month. Or maybe you decide that aquatic baskets aren't really your thing after all, and <Desert Ice Sculptors> is lousy with mez-lobbing finger-wagglers.

3) Play a very well-geared tank.

A guild's best-equipped tanks are its backbone. If you're the best-geared warrior in your guild, your attendance makes or breaks any envelope-pushing encounter.

Obviously, this isn't a role you can inhabit until you've been around a while.

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