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This is something that I have been trying to write a guide on for quite a while now and am really struggling with. Basically, Engineers are good all round tradeskillers, Traders also are not bad. Fixers, MPs, NTs, Doctors as examples each have an area they specialise in and where spending IP on those skills is not so expensive. However, its usually a better idea not to invest IP at all into tradeskilling until later on, or at least not so much that it destroys you being able to equip better armour / weapons / imps etc. Maybe its best for you to indicate which profession you are playing, and we can then advise you easier!!Scarlian wrote:1, Tradeskills. Do you chose one trade to concentrate on that complements your profession somehow as in other MMOs.
This is a yes and no type answer, sorry!! If you play on your own, then yes - its really significantly going to get slower. If you have a team of friends you play with, then it will take a little longer as you get bigger, but not so much that you will cry each time you think of doing another mission. AO Is far from being the place where you want to speed through the levels to get to the end. There is far too much good stuff inbetween to enjoy to do that!!2, Does the levelling get progressively slower as in other MMOs? If so, to what degree?
In the early levels, nope, I really dont see the point unless you really want to get stuck into twinking or getting THE best equipment straight away. If you are happy learning as you progress, then you can save some RL creds for a little while in my opinion. It really is down to how you want to play the game - AO is huge, its a really steep learning curve, why swamp yourself3, Does having expansions, particularly SL, help in the early levels for a noob? Or is it more complication you don't need early on?
Not normal, is it always in the same game area? Crashing to desktop / Blue Screen?4, Is crashing when moving between zones the norm? It happened to me three times yesterday. I had to reboot each time.
There is no bank sharing, but you can transfer anything you like that isnt carrying a NODROP tag. A lot of people make a secondary "fr00b" account to act as a transferrer, some people "risk" asking others for help to transfer by trading to them and hoping they will trade it to their other char.5, If you have characters from different factions can you move stuff between them? Share a bank or whatever.
Dare you!!I might come up with some more if encouraged. But don't let that put you off answering!
I should have said, I'm playing an adventurer now. I intend rolling other characters though, maybe one specifically with tradeskills in mind. So I'm interested in the question generally too.Ukblizzard wrote:This is something that I have been trying to write a guide on for quite a while now and am really struggling with. Basically, Engineers are good all round tradeskillers, Traders also are not bad. Fixers, MPs, NTs, Doctors as examples each have an area they specialise in and where spending IP on those skills is not so expensive. However, its usually a better idea not to invest IP at all into tradeskilling until later on, or at least not so much that it destroys you being able to equip better armour / weapons / imps etc. Maybe its best for you to indicate which profession you are playing, and we can then advise you easier!!Scarlian wrote:1, Tradeskills. Do you chose one trade to concentrate on that complements your profession somehow as in other MMOs.
It just goes black and never comes back, although I can sometimes hear sounds. It has happened moving to and from different zones. It hasn't happened today as yet though.Not normal, is it always in the same game area? Crashing to desktop / Blue Screen?4, Is crashing when moving between zones the norm? It happened to me three times yesterday. I had to reboot each time.
You could try changing to windowed mode and see if anything happens there as well. Maybe it's another application that interrupts in the background while the game runs on fullscreen.Scarlian wrote:It just goes black and never comes back, although I can sometimes hear sounds. It has happened moving to and from different zones. It hasn't happened today as yet though.4, Is crashing when moving between zones the norm? It happened to me three times yesterday. I had to reboot each time.
Generally, you have the liberty to pick up however many tradeskills you want. Even on characters that aren't natural tradeskillers. For them, it will just be more expensive Improvement Point wise and you'll end up with lower skills compared to a "professional" tradeskiller.Scarlian wrote:I should have said, I'm playing an adventurer now. I intend rolling other characters though, maybe one specifically with tradeskills in mind. So I'm interested in the question generally too.Ukblizzard wrote:This is something that I have been trying to write a guide on for quite a while now and am really struggling with. Basically, Engineers are good all round tradeskillers, Traders also are not bad. Fixers, MPs, NTs, Doctors as examples each have an area they specialise in and where spending IP on those skills is not so expensive. However, its usually a better idea not to invest IP at all into tradeskilling until later on, or at least not so much that it destroys you being able to equip better armour / weapons / imps etc. Maybe its best for you to indicate which profession you are playing, and we can then advise you easier!!Scarlian wrote:1, Tradeskills. Do you chose one trade to concentrate on that complements your profession somehow as in other MMOs.
Ok, thanks. Not too much damage done with the points wasted in assault rifles at this stage I suppose.Uragon wrote:I'd strongly recommend switching back to pistols. At low levels, you can make most weapons of choice work. However, the higher you get the more you'll struggle with non mainstream choices. The weapons that Adventurers excel with are pistol and dualwielded swords (1-Handed Edged).
Thanks, I'll look these up. I'm having trouble finding the Joint Clans Scout Pistols. Am I to understand that the stock in shops varies and you have to go at the right time to find what you want in stock? If so, are they randomly stocked around all the shops?xaatxuun wrote:I had started a range Adventure, I pretty much just use the BBI faithfuls that can be bought in the trader shop. i can not recall the names but there are a couple other choices that are actually better then the BBI faithfuls, It is just the BBI's are easier to acquire, If you have a trader friend.
there is a good guide for Range Adventures in the Adventure profession section on the Official forums. The name of the Pistols I can not recall will be listed in there.
JCSPs are unusual in that they are one of the few items that can't be found on mission rewards, but they CAN be bought in shops. They are only found in Neutral and Clan Weapons Terminals, but any faction can use them. If you are Omni, just check in Newland, Meetmedere, or Borealis weapon terminals for them.Thanks, I'll look these up. I'm having trouble finding the Joint Clans Scout Pistols. Am I to understand that the stock in shops varies and you have to go at the right time to find what you want in stock? If so, are they randomly stocked around all the shops?
Hi Hahnsoo, I've been using your FAQ a lot. In fact, I printed off twenty odd pages to read offline!Hahnsoo wrote:Some good pistol recommendations for a Froob Advy:
http://www.aofroobs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4489
JCSPs are unusual in that they are one of the few items that can't be found on mission rewards, but they CAN be bought in shops. They are only found in Neutral and Clan Weapons Terminals, but any faction can use them. If you are Omni, just check in Newland, Meetmedere, or Borealis weapon terminals for them.Thanks, I'll look these up. I'm having trouble finding the Joint Clans Scout Pistols. Am I to understand that the stock in shops varies and you have to go at the right time to find what you want in stock? If so, are they randomly stocked around all the shops?