New player joing soon...advice needed!

[johnlewismcleod]

I imagine you'll find players on in most timezone (we even have significant marsupial mob ) .

So get accepted, get your game loaded, start planning your second character's background, and login and have fun!

[Rotku]

Where abouts are you, rorax?

We've got quite a number of euro players. And then I DM a group of Aussies/Kiwis once a week. So yeah, there's certainly things happening outside of the US.

[ElCadaver]

Play a fighter type chr first, untill you are familiar with the interface (easiest), and DO NOT use your bestest most favorite chr first, as they will die horribly mauled by a badger/rodent/bat, and you will get upset. I recommend using John Citizen untill you know how to survive.

Have fun.

[rorax]

Thanks for the answers


I'm on GMT +2 timezone. What's a John Citizen?

[Rotku]

John Doe.

The name "John Doe" is used as a placeholder name for a male party, in a legal action, case or discussion, whose true identity is either unknown or must be withheld for legal reasons.

Don't listen to him though, he doesn't know what he's talking about - he's Australian after all
The problem with playing a throw away character to begin with is if he ends up surviving... The part to take out of what ElC said is just don't have your heart set on any one PC - with Permadeath and low rez rates dying is a very real possibility.

[rorax]

So it is suggested that i will play -not- my favorited PC first, to get grip of the game and after the learning curve to play my desired PC?

[Rotku]

Bingo.

[dergon darkhelm]

Hence the standard ALFA welcome phrase: "Good luck on your second character!"

[rorax]

LOL.

Ok, you all make me more eager to play already

Meanwhile - since i've only played the game locally , how the interaction with party in multiplayer environment is done?
how do you 'speak' with people and 'emote' ?

Thanks.

[dergon darkhelm]

there will be a place in the bottom left of your screen ...you just left click there and type away


Speaking is just written text.

Emoting is designated usually asterics or the like:


*gasps as the crossbow bolt pierces his neck*

or <grunts unintelligibly>

[HEEGZ]

LOL.

Ok, you all make me more eager to play already

Meanwhile - since i've only played the game locally , how the interaction with party in multiplayer environment is done?
how do you 'speak' with people and 'emote' ?

Thanks.

You'll probably want to ask a player or DM to show you the ropes your first few times. It is a bit steep learning curve if you've never done it before.

[johnlewismcleod]

LOL.

Ok, you all make me more eager to play already

Meanwhile - since i've only played the game locally , how the interaction with party in multiplayer environment is done?
how do you 'speak' with people and 'emote' ?

Thanks.

Possibly even of greater pressing import would be the absense of the "Pause Game" feature.

[rorax]

Ok, thanks everyone for the answers again

Hope i'll join soon - still waiting for my app to be approved

[Rotku]

Eh? Well, it's sent now.

I've also sent you a PM about somethign in the application. Be sure to quickly take a look over that before you go and make any PC

[rorax]

Ah, thanks!

I see the welcome/accept mail.

But i don't have any PM