dur
aka Cybersquirt
**So, I'm VIP. Please pipe up F2P!
Build my toon based on what I knew about Dungeons and Dragons and it's basic classes, or look here, starting @ 1-4; usually 3.
Go to Korthos (the XP and mechanics are essential) and finish it. If I'm in a guild, I port out, get buffs, *maybe hireling, and then go back and Finish It. I also find all the Explorer points in the wilderness area - it's good XP, you can get great starter loot, and you can Wiki a map image that will show you how to find all of them. Or I bounce between Gatekeepers/Borderlands (also L1) if I want a mount.
On entry to Eberron, I walk up the path and intimidate (or some such) the guard (by the Lighthouse) into giving me a weapon and allowing further migrants through without hassle, gaining loot. If I've started at level 4, I run over there; at level 5 he won't talk to me.
Heading north, I notice the entrance for The Gatekeepers - go in and start their saga (L3 now) & go out
Continuing north along the dock, I meet Baudry Cartamon. I accept his quest and get a small ingredients bag.
And just north of him, I meet Fitzpat the Fence; accept his quest and get the small gem bag.
Continue north and gather a few more quests. Head east, past The Marketplace, across the bridge you thankfully can't fall off of anymore, to the Mailbox. Turn north til I see more folks to talk to and a Shop called the Ball & Chain. I go in there and get a few WIDE quivers (and other armor, weapons, or ammunition I might need.)
Heading out, there's another shop to my right that sell minor potions and other alchemy.
I do the solo-only quests in the Harbor, then the 2-3's
I start Waterworks (WW), because vendor discounts are good, and that leads me into another wilderness area, and see how my toon/build is doing through all of this. Or, I start WW before I spend any plat because I might have very little. Either way, I see how far I can get to Finishing it.
Head east of Baudry and find Cerulean Hills. Start those quests and wilderness.
Then head to Marketplace and take care of the quests there; definitely do STK and L3-4's.. start focusing on who's favor I want, based on build. If I can't finish it, I jump back to L1 Gatekeepers quests or look for more L1/L2 quests (or see what level I really am, because if I'm "***banking XP," I might just need to level; or kill the toon and try again.)
Maybe start the CR4 Sharn syndicate - I hate those crap BTA items but they're great if you've got nothing. Coin Lord favor is good for Inventory tabs, until you hit 150; Khyber favor unlocks Bank Storage.
That's a good start - you should be level +5. If you're on Sarlona, and need a Guild or help, send a mail to Henkle, Lilla, or Jyrta.
eta: oh, and I run everything ('cept that PITA Crystal quest) on elite (or hard then elite if I want "delving bonus") w/ an at level hireling.
Note: https://ddowiki.com/page/Experience_point#Delving_Bonus_.28Individual.29
Forum's Build folder: https://forums.ddo.com/index.php?forums/character-builds-and-classes.24/
*clarifications 20231022
**clarifications 20231125
***Banking XP is what I call not leveling my toon as soon as I have enough XP. Not sure how many ranks can be banked and would rather not discuss anything it here lest tptb take it away (like they did tumble feature(s)).
There are also a TON of game settings: https://ddowiki.com/page/UI_layout So many, the article hasn't been improved.
In, in UI, "Don't Show Hints" "Consolidate Icons" and "Hide Guild Buffs," for starters, on all new toons.
Build my toon based on what I knew about Dungeons and Dragons and it's basic classes, or look here, starting @ 1-4; usually 3.
Go to Korthos (the XP and mechanics are essential) and finish it. If I'm in a guild, I port out, get buffs, *maybe hireling, and then go back and Finish It. I also find all the Explorer points in the wilderness area - it's good XP, you can get great starter loot, and you can Wiki a map image that will show you how to find all of them. Or I bounce between Gatekeepers/Borderlands (also L1) if I want a mount.
On entry to Eberron, I walk up the path and intimidate (or some such) the guard (by the Lighthouse) into giving me a weapon and allowing further migrants through without hassle, gaining loot. If I've started at level 4, I run over there; at level 5 he won't talk to me.
Heading north, I notice the entrance for The Gatekeepers - go in and start their saga (L3 now) & go out
Continuing north along the dock, I meet Baudry Cartamon. I accept his quest and get a small ingredients bag.
And just north of him, I meet Fitzpat the Fence; accept his quest and get the small gem bag.
Continue north and gather a few more quests. Head east, past The Marketplace, across the bridge you thankfully can't fall off of anymore, to the Mailbox. Turn north til I see more folks to talk to and a Shop called the Ball & Chain. I go in there and get a few WIDE quivers (and other armor, weapons, or ammunition I might need.)
Heading out, there's another shop to my right that sell minor potions and other alchemy.
I do the solo-only quests in the Harbor, then the 2-3's
I start Waterworks (WW), because vendor discounts are good, and that leads me into another wilderness area, and see how my toon/build is doing through all of this. Or, I start WW before I spend any plat because I might have very little. Either way, I see how far I can get to Finishing it.
Head east of Baudry and find Cerulean Hills. Start those quests and wilderness.
Then head to Marketplace and take care of the quests there; definitely do STK and L3-4's.. start focusing on who's favor I want, based on build. If I can't finish it, I jump back to L1 Gatekeepers quests or look for more L1/L2 quests (or see what level I really am, because if I'm "***banking XP," I might just need to level; or kill the toon and try again.)
Maybe start the CR4 Sharn syndicate - I hate those crap BTA items but they're great if you've got nothing. Coin Lord favor is good for Inventory tabs, until you hit 150; Khyber favor unlocks Bank Storage.
That's a good start - you should be level +5. If you're on Sarlona, and need a Guild or help, send a mail to Henkle, Lilla, or Jyrta.
eta: oh, and I run everything ('cept that PITA Crystal quest) on elite (or hard then elite if I want "delving bonus") w/ an at level hireling.
Note: https://ddowiki.com/page/Experience_point#Delving_Bonus_.28Individual.29
Forum's Build folder: https://forums.ddo.com/index.php?forums/character-builds-and-classes.24/
*clarifications 20231022
**clarifications 20231125
***Banking XP is what I call not leveling my toon as soon as I have enough XP. Not sure how many ranks can be banked and would rather not discuss anything it here lest tptb take it away (like they did tumble feature(s)).
There are also a TON of game settings: https://ddowiki.com/page/UI_layout So many, the article hasn't been improved.
In, in UI, "Don't Show Hints" "Consolidate Icons" and "Hide Guild Buffs," for starters, on all new toons.
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The thread, OTOH, can grow & grow..