Remember when...you were a noob - kind mentors or funny stories...
Hey all - just starting to post though I use the forums quite frequently as they are a treasure trove of information, but thought I would share this story & say thanks to the friendly & experienced players that kept me hitting that PL neeedle.
I started playing in Oct '10, managed to get to about lvl 28 by creating games (this is my first MMO) when I got discouraged because I kept on getting booted immediately from AO3. Well, I finally just created a game and tried to solo it, managed to kill about 8 aliens when Shahsyed joined, (laughed at my ridiculous attempt - but nicely) and recruited some lvl 50 friends. Dumbfounded and elated at their generosity, I thanked them and have never forgotten that random act of kindness. It allowed me to see a glimpse of what I had in store and have been hooked ever since.
So forgive my long-winded story (no fart jokes, please :P) but here's my shout-out to Shahsyed and all the experienced players that had the patience to put up with, not only a PL newb but a MMO newb as well!
p.s. I have since learned what MMORPG stands for and how fun they really are!
OMG! I was so CLUELESS...
I remember being in AO1 and birds kept telling me "Buff, buff!" and I didn't even have any skills allocated to buff, which was embarassing to ask what that meant & explain I couldn't! (immediately respecced after that)
As far as heals go - no clue either until a bear finally got fed up & told me to do my job, after learning what it was, I understood & finally started to monitor my teammates' health along w/my own.
Nightmare & weakness I vaguely understood as an abstract but would spam it in towne because I liked the pretty colors!
I didn't even know what trade was until level 30+, when a bear went through step by step instructions so I could purchase his brain-freeze wand & eye!
And gifting, until I got onto forums I didn't even think gold was worth anything so just gave away all the looted items I couldn't use to whoever was standing next to me in towne, didn't matter what color they were!
Also had no clue about maps as I stayed in Wlydewood for much too long (i think about 2 weeks) wondering why I wasn't leveling up!
Thank goodness for forums because I would have never found cs or bothered to use it, if I hadn't read all the information here!
Laugh away, I'd rather be an amusement than an annoyance! :P