Whenever people decide to play an MMORPG, the vast majority of said people struggle in some way which having the knowledge on how to do well in the game would easily conquer. Hence this guide, dedicated to anyone who's starting up a new MMORPG, even one that isn't out yet (like say FFXIV). Going into a MMORPG is all about mindset and knowledge since you can't actually work on your in game situation till you've actually started.
- Handling Economy: As with all things, at the beginning you are nothing more then a whelp. In most cases you will not be able to have what you want (I.E. the good/expensive gear) until you've reached a level where you can get things either at a fast rate or obtaining things that not everyone can. At lower levels in almost all games you can still make meager amounts of money. Generally the best source of income is selling crafting ingrediants to higher level characters. Therefore, if you want to be running around with anything more then 5 copper/gil/*insert currency hear* sell things that are useful to higher level players. The other way to be broke all the time is to waste your cash, in most games you really don't need the expensive stuff so don't bother blowing your money on it.
- Leveling up: There is only one thing that matters in leveling up the fastest. That is experience points per hour. I say per hour because killing a tough monster for more experience points does not nessesarily make you level faster. The sweet spot really depends on the game, and you definetly want to factor in the chance of dying and down time when determining the level of reward that killing a certain group of creatures really grants. Questing is a very good idea in many games and there is a reason you can find so many guides to point out the best quests for leveling up. Many quests in any game can be a complete waste of time. Watch out for these quests, if you don't want to do the quest for lore or for the reward skip it.
- Grouping: Grouping can be very fun, or a pain-in-the-ass. It can also be good for leveling, or just slow you down completely. If you plan to group with other people in a game, you should network with other players so that you can always get a group going when you need to. Many people sit around hours waiting for a group. This is a huge mistake, the best way to get a group is to make your own. It is very easy to do especially if you network like I said. In addition, as leader you can make the group makeup to your liking and kick people who piss you off.
- Maximizing Your Personal MMO Enjoyment
- Play with people you can stand, do not sell out yourself just to get something out of it. Odds are you'll just be disapointed or miserable by the end
- Play how you want. In almost every mmo there are jobs that people want in their groups and jobs that are utterly useless and laughed at. If you take my advice about making your own groups you don't have to play a healer or a buff class to get a spot because its everyone else who does that to get a spot in your group.
- Play with friends. MMOs are a social game, if you can manage it find some of your real life friends to hang with you online. The game will be better the more people you can relate to in game.
- Take the free trial offers. If there is one, play the free trial until you're sure its the game for you. It's a good idea to research anything you want to buy to make sure its a worthwhile purchase and games are no exception. Free trial offers are the best way to try out online games before you pay them the money.
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