PVP Server Frustration Need Advice

[Goregrim]

<p>Hello Everyone,</p><p>I am posting here because I am a rookie to this game but not MOG's in general.  I just started playing EQ2 after a long break and am on Venekor Server Evil side.  I realize that my friend and I have probably chosen one of the hardest servers to start, but we love PVP.  This is where the problem begins, we are level 13 now but it started at level 10ish.  Every time we start to level or quest we get ganked by a solo toon that is the same level or less.  We have a Defiler and a Zerker and we can't even touch any of them or come close to healing their damage output!  I am looking for two bits of advice.  One, how do we twink out our characters to compete from level to level now that I know it will be a constant battle, and the alternative where can we go (if anywhere) that will be less likely to find them?  I just need to know how to to do it?</p><p>Any help will be most appreciated and if it works at least you will know that EQ2 has grown by two, hahahaha.  The alternative is that frustration will drive us away!  </p><p>Thanks for the help in advance.</p>

[Rattfa]

LOL you should remove the line about buying plat before you get pwned in the face by SOE too

[Greenion]

<p><span style="color: #339900;">harvest rares, get better gear crafted or craft it yourselves.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339900;">upgrade your skills/spells.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339900;">exile and i'll help you, muhahahahahz, no really.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339900;">glx.</span></p>

[MaCloud1032]

<p>Step one get out of darklight go to the sewers.  Unless you are familiar with the pvp and the rules in pvp you will die.  To compeet with twinks you need gear and spells and skill.  Problem is skill comes with time and getting ganked cuts into your time to get skill.  gear ceoms with harvesting along with spells.</p><p>The zerker should be in blackened iron plate and diefiler in blackened iron chain.</p><p>Buying plat will get you the gear and spells you want but wont get you the ability to play your toon.</p><p>Do you leveling inthe sewers and what not there are almost no qs downthere and you can learn your toons in peace.</p>

[Taldier]

I know that new content must be tempting, but stay out of dlw.  Its the fotm newbie zone and its where all the twinked out gankers hang out.  Id suggest lvling up to 20 quickly, you wont miss to much of the content and you get to the real pvp.  Harvest or tradeskill to make some money and do as many quests as you can for aa.

[Greenion]

<p><span style="color: #339900;">i cant believe someone just advocated buying plat, or gave the inference that its similar to grabbing food and drink off a merchant.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339900;">sheeesh.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339900;">peeps wonder whats wrong with the game roflz.</span></p>

[MaCloud1032]

green your on naggy right?  How could you help him on venny?  Iam so lost.

[Bloodfa]

If one of you has the patience to take up a tradeskill, look into Jewelcrafting.  A jeweler will make all of your jewelry, and your belt, saving you some coin.  Also, you can take the rares you've harvested that you don't use and turn them into moneymakers.  Generally, when somebody who has the plat decides to twink, they'll just go out and buy the items.  I usually sell a set at a time (2 rings, 2 earrings, sometimes a necklace or scarf). 

[Greenion]

<cite>Darksavanna@Venekor wrote:</cite><blockquote>green your on naggy right?  How could you help him on venny?  Iam so lost.</blockquote><span style="color: #339900;">ive always been on venekor.</span>

[Piccolo]

<p><b><i><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman;">Never buy plat online.</span></i></b></p><p><a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=370781" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=370781</a></p>

[Norrsken]

<cite>Hank@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote><p><b><i><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman;">Never buy plat online.</span></i></b></p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=370781" target="_blank">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=370781</a></p></blockquote>Just wanted to add a bit of an emphasis here.I have a guy that came back from a year ago in my guild now. He got banned, for buying plat. Yeah, there you go. <i><b>Dont buy plat!</b></i>

[Goregrim]

<p>Wow, </p><p>Amazing and quick response to say the least thank all of you so much <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src=" width="15" height="15" />" </p><p> To to sum this all up so far:</p><p>-Need Black Iron Plate/Chain and upgraded spells.</p><p>-Tradeskill.  Luckly my partner in crime seems to like this so I will push into Jewel crafting.</p><p>-Need Crafted Jewelry, belt</p><p>-Need to leave the new content (that is where I am now) <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src=" width="15" height="15" />" </p><p>-Need to level in the sewers?  The sewers are in Freeport right?</p><p>-Do as many quests as possible for maximum AA's</p><p> My Course of action now is to figure out how to get from Wonderlust fair to I think Freeport for the sewers? If that fails then I will start to 'Earn' money <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src=" width="15" height="15" />" </p><p> Thanks again everyone.</p>

[Greenion]

<p><span style="color: #339900;">you need an armorer as well as a jeweler btw.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339900;">a weaponsmith might come in handy too, oh and a woodworker and alchemist for a few odds and ends.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339900;">edit> sage for priest spell upgrades etc.</span></p>

[Norrsken]

<cite>Goregrim wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Wow, </p><p>Amazing and quick response to say the least thank all of you so much <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" />  </p><p> If you noticed I changed my post about the Plat <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" /> hahahaha</p><p>So to sum this all up so far:</p><p>-Need Black Iron Plate/Chain and upgraded spells.</p><p>-Tradeskill.  Luckly my partner in crime seems to like this so I will push into Jewel crafting.</p><p>-Need Crafted Jewelry, belt</p><p>-Need to leave the new content (that is where I am now) <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" /></p><p>-Need to level in the sewers?  The sewers are in Freeport right?</p><p>-Do as many quests as possible for maximum AA's</p><p> My Course of action now is to figure out how to get from Wonderlust fair to I think Freeport for the sewers? If that fails then I will start to 'Earn' money <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" /></p><p> Thanks again everyone.</p></blockquote>Fromf air to FP sewers you go to commonlands, run over to freeport, and jump down into the thieves way. you are there. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Mighty Melvor]

<cite>Goregrim wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Wow, </p><p>Amazing and quick response to say the least thank all of you so much <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" />  </p><p> If you noticed I changed my post about the Plat <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /> hahahaha</p><p>So to sum this all up so far:</p><p>-Need Black Iron Plate/Chain and upgraded spells.</p><p>-Tradeskill.  Luckly my partner in crime seems to like this so I will push into Jewel crafting.</p><p>-Need Crafted Jewelry, belt</p><p>-Need to leave the new content (that is where I am now) <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /></p><p>-Need to level in the sewers?  The sewers are in Freeport right?</p><p>-Do as many quests as possible for maximum AA's</p><p> My Course of action now is to figure out how to get from Wonderlust fair to I think Freeport for the sewers? If that fails then I will start to 'Earn' money <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /></p><p> Thanks again everyone.</p></blockquote>Greater Faydark also has very nice quest rewards and AA.  If you can find a mage to port you there, I would recommend it.  It's not nearly as popular for gank squads as DLW.  And even though it is in enemy territory, there are bank services available in the nursery newbie area north of GFay.