true noob, looking for a pointer or two

[Deraath]

<p>Greets,</p><p>I bought eq2 last night on a whim at bestbuy.  I played EQ1 for a couple years and if I remember right we were raiding POH when I left ...  So I never really made it out of twin ykesha's and indicolite.  My long hiatus may be from the nightmarish camps for things like j-boots.   In  between I've played daoc coh/cov wow</p><p>I have to admit I've not tracked this game and possibly I bought this for nostalgia's sake.  Anyhow,  I decided on a wizard and my wife will be playing a fury starting in kelethin.  (seemed like a good high dps combo)</p><p>I suppose I am looking for noobish pointers in a strange and different but somehow familiar world.</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Gaaltien</p>

[Azol]

Have fun, that's more important. Do not try to powerlevel if all others do it. Enjoy the game at your preferred pace and have fun. That's the only advice I can offer. Fury = Wizard+some heals. Both are fun classes to play with.

[Riny]

<p>Here's something: AE spells can be distinguished by it's spell icon background. Backgrounds that are green only effect mobs of that "target encounter" - so only mobs that are linked. Blue backgrounds are AE spells that will hit anything nearby the caster or target.</p><p>Also, when deciding what spells to upgrade or achievement lines to go down, there is a difference if you playing on the PvE vs PvP servers. Read the PvP forum threads for ideas if this interests you.</p>

[Tweaked]

<p>i like the wizzy scout combo myself..healers rock but the added dps from a scout really brings down mobs.</p>

[Aintdeadyet]

Watch for and do the live events. The next one is Brew day, which might be starting today. <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/wiki/Category:EQ2_Brewday" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://eq2.zam.com/wiki/Category:EQ2_Brewday</a> Check out the info about EQ2 on zam.com. Lots of info about the game is stored there. <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://eq2.zam.com/</a> Install EQ2maps, it will help you find stuff on the in-game map much easier. <a href="http://www.eq2interface.com/downloads/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.eq2interface.com/downloads/</a> Try out a guild, look for one that is geared up for your playing style. Sounds more casual. The guild will have amenities and give you folks to learn from. Take up a tradeskill profession.

[Riny]

<p><cite>Tweaked@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>i like the wizzy scout combo myself..healers rock but the added dps from a scout really brings down mobs.</p></blockquote><p>I duo with both types. They each are fun and have their differences (obviously). Now that it's getting hard to find the opposing faction, I'm leaning towards scouts for their track.</p>