12-12-2004, 11:29 PM
My Newb moment was the other day.
"Trolling with a Troll on Tichondrius."
Started level 1 hunter Tukoakadarat. Troll Hunter with, apparently, no brains. The initiall guy tells me "go west to find XXXX" (your place in the world questy thing) so rather than go across the square, I think west and look at the mini map and see, on the western edge, the grey circle that means a town. "AH, go west, young man, go west!!!" Trollus Greely was in town that day, and was such an inspiration.
I left the village, went west passed any number of sleeping peons and monsters, looking for . . .
I hit the mountains, grey spot still on the edge of the mini map
. Hmmm, R*** is over there,
HEY, look at this!!!
Hidden Pathway found!
Hmmm, up the hills, narrow winding pathways.
Oh look, nice view of the ocean up here. R*** appears on the mini map as west, and on the other side of the sea. If I go east along the path, hmm, parallel the sea. Let's see if we can sidle down this slope.
I start to walk west and "fall down the cliff" once, twice, thrice (with suitable bouncing) and then I am in the water. "Hmm, this is an interesting first quest," thinks I. A swimming I will go, for about half a minute.
Large blue fish looking thing arrives, I neve quite saw the name. In seconds, I am dinner for a fish. Trolling indeed.
So, I am resurrected in a the R*** village across the sea. First level. Start wandering around. All monsters are . . . 13, 14.
I think "I need to get to the other side of the river here." Looking at the mini map, the walk up the river on the west bank looks "LONG!"
A swimming I will go, across the river, up on the bank. "OK, let's see if we can find a path east to where I started, something is not right here.
Crocodile introduces self to me. I try to go around him. Mis-estimate, Run Away: HEY! That smarts!!!
Dinner for a croc as I finally get to the water's edge. This troll too stupid for words. (Uh, really, it was the troll, not me. Really!!! I promise!!)
Deleted, start again.
Tucoakadarat is now alive at 4th level, I think, and doing a lot better as a hunter in the Valley of Trials. The answer?
Going west across the town square is a lot healthier than swimming across the sea at level one. I do know one word in trollish, though.
DOH!
Occhi
"Trolling with a Troll on Tichondrius."
Started level 1 hunter Tukoakadarat. Troll Hunter with, apparently, no brains. The initiall guy tells me "go west to find XXXX" (your place in the world questy thing) so rather than go across the square, I think west and look at the mini map and see, on the western edge, the grey circle that means a town. "AH, go west, young man, go west!!!" Trollus Greely was in town that day, and was such an inspiration.
I left the village, went west passed any number of sleeping peons and monsters, looking for . . .
I hit the mountains, grey spot still on the edge of the mini map
. Hmmm, R*** is over there,
HEY, look at this!!!
Hidden Pathway found!
Hmmm, up the hills, narrow winding pathways.
Oh look, nice view of the ocean up here. R*** appears on the mini map as west, and on the other side of the sea. If I go east along the path, hmm, parallel the sea. Let's see if we can sidle down this slope.
I start to walk west and "fall down the cliff" once, twice, thrice (with suitable bouncing) and then I am in the water. "Hmm, this is an interesting first quest," thinks I. A swimming I will go, for about half a minute.
Large blue fish looking thing arrives, I neve quite saw the name. In seconds, I am dinner for a fish. Trolling indeed.
So, I am resurrected in a the R*** village across the sea. First level. Start wandering around. All monsters are . . . 13, 14.
I think "I need to get to the other side of the river here." Looking at the mini map, the walk up the river on the west bank looks "LONG!"
A swimming I will go, across the river, up on the bank. "OK, let's see if we can find a path east to where I started, something is not right here.
Crocodile introduces self to me. I try to go around him. Mis-estimate, Run Away: HEY! That smarts!!!
Dinner for a croc as I finally get to the water's edge. This troll too stupid for words. (Uh, really, it was the troll, not me. Really!!! I promise!!)
Deleted, start again.
Tucoakadarat is now alive at 4th level, I think, and doing a lot better as a hunter in the Valley of Trials. The answer?
Going west across the town square is a lot healthier than swimming across the sea at level one. I do know one word in trollish, though.
DOH!
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete