In-game OOC portal (or somthing similare)

Gondana · Post by **Gondana** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:27 am

I find it anoying that its imposible to ask for help becouse of the RP law. so maybe you could have a sound proof room or a portel that lets Noobs (like me) learne how to play the game without the hassle of searching through a Cayotic forum, geting nowhere.

You could say

Random noob 1: how do you Collect items you find on the ground?
Random noob 2: Right click/Control click On your pouch which is in your inventory on the side. Then click on open. Then drag the object into your pouch.

I had to work this out the hard way.

Post by **Nitram** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:04 am

why don't you just ask with ooc masked texts?

#w (( How do i do this or that ))

or

#o How do i do this or that

Every "older" player will see this as ooc text and will help you. So what is the problem.

Nitram

Christiana · Post by **Christiana** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:17 am

i think he means a global one. you can't ask someone if there is no one there

Executor · Post by **Executor** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:06 pm

Everything you need to know you can find in the manual. There are always someone around to ask. Annoying all players with a gloabal message would hardly be a good idea. If there are any further questions, simply use the newbie section of this forum.

Post by **Estralis Seborian** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:16 pm

...or !gm a GM.

Instead of a global chat, it is planned to introduce a newbie island to the game. There, one can learn about he basic commands.

Magdha Tiefenerz · Post by **Magdha Tiefenerz** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:20 pm

Hello!

Well, such a portal is called manual and should be read before entering the game. It may not be up-to-date at the moment but it is useful nonetherless.
NewBe(ing)-island would be another source for learning the game.

With kind regards

Frederick D'Aubigne · Post by **Frederick D'Aubigne** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:46 pm

How do we get to this NewBe(ing)-island?

abcfantasy · Post by **abcfantasy** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:47 pm

It's not done yet. New characters will start on the island when it is done.

Richard Cypher · Post by **Richard Cypher** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:50 am

I think that is weak. I mean so if I create a new character I have to go through a whole damned Island before I can RP? That blows...

Evan Ross · Post by **Evan Ross** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:55 am

Suck it up princess. The good outweighs the bad by far.

Post by **Estralis Seborian** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:06 am

Richard Cypher wrote:I think that is weak. I mean so if I create a new character I have to go through a whole damned Island before I can RP? That blows...

Nobody said so. Do not underestimate our devs

AlexRose · Post by **AlexRose** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:43 pm

Richard Cypher wrote:I think that is weak. I mean so if I create a new character I have to go through a whole damned Island before I can RP?

You mean before you can powergame?

pharse · Post by **pharse** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:16 pm

only the first char of an account starts on the newbie island resp. all chars until at least one char of that account went through the newbie island

This is how it should be...as already written above, not yet developed or implemented.

Post by **Nitram** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:35 pm

Or all other chars just know that they can just walk over the island and jump out...

How ever it goes. A solution will be found.

Kevin Lightdot · Post by **Kevin Lightdot** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:51 pm

An npc asks a question, which needs to be answered, and other npcs wich you have to do stuff for to learn the game give that answer?

quite prone to abuse though.

Post by **Nitram** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:53 pm

How do you want to abuse this?

Gondana · Post by **Gondana** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:49 pm

[quote="Richard Cypher"]I think that is weak. I mean so if I create a new character I have to go through a whole damned Island before I can RP? That blows...[/quote]

Well its better than having no idea until you just give up and stop playing...

Also... (long delay...)

I've forgotten what I was about to say now.

Kevin Lightdot · Post by **Kevin Lightdot** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:29 am

Nitram wrote:How do you want to abuse this?

Posting the password on an online list somewhere for others.(Been done before.)

Though it won't be that bad I guess.

Gondana · Post by **Gondana** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:49 am

[quote="Estralis Seborian"]...or !gm a GM.

Instead of a global chat, it is planned to introduce a newbie island to the game. There, one can learn about he basic commands[/quote]

OMG! I always wondered why the manual was written Shakspear style.

"One can always learn the basic commands there!"

How posh!

No offence though! I just found it wierd!

Ahh1 Don't ban me !IM TO RANDOM TO DIE!

Also to the above, Why the H### would you post your password onto the global chat?!?!

Lrmy · Post by **Lrmy** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:23 am

He meant the answers to the newbie-guide-help-to-learn-the game-better-guy so you can move on faster

Gondana · Post by **Gondana** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:37 am

NO,NO,NO,NO,NO!!!!!!

YO AREN'T LISTENING TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm talking about a button (That you can only use in towns so that you won't cheat), That when you press this magical button it telyports the presser to a, preferably big, room full of noobs and every one can here what everyone else is saying and there are a number of other guys giving out information.

It makes it much easier to learn when you don't have to RP everything,
Try RPing while asking someone how to open your backpack. but not only that, not everyone knows how to play and the odds of someone willing to spend there time teaching you is very low.

Pellandria · Post by **Pellandria** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:08 pm

Gondana sorry butI have to disagree, almost every time a new char logs in and someone is in trollsbane and sees this char he or she tries to help, spending hours to just get the basics and a room full of newbies isn't helpfull anyway and we hopefully soon get a newb island.

Btw. there can be some fun even rping rules ig like:" #me giggles "Oh yes some of these bags can be tricky" she raises her hands and pulls some strings, thus opening the bag ((middle mousclick on the bag or left mousklick and go on open))

I allready did #me's like that for several things and it was enough and even brought rp to the new player.

Kaila Galathil Travinus · Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:23 pm

The RP aspect of teaching new players also helps quite a lot get used to the RP of the game.

It makes it much easier to learn when you don't have to RP everything

... but, the RP is part of the learning ((and anything that can't be RP'd can be placed in double brackets))

Llama · Post by **Llama** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:32 pm

Gondana wrote:room full of noobs.

We don't have enough n00bs to fill a room

#o How do you open the backpack please?

Deinarious · Post by **Deinarious** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:08 am

I dislilke this idea.

Oh, and a question about Newbie Island. Could I have one of my characters sent there once it's built? Just to see what it's like?

maryday · Post by **maryday** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:44 pm

Would it be possible, i could play a swarm of flies on the newbie island..or even a b....

What skills do swarms of flies have?
-wrestling?
-dodge?
any more?
-tactics?

Faladron · Post by **Faladron** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:43 am

surprisingly cooking and baking. But don't ask why, dare not ask why...