After the massive 1.0 replace for Challenge: Gorgon I went in and performed a bit extra.
Challenge: Gorgon – It Lives!
On Friday night time I used to be undoubtedly feeling the ache of the launch announcement rush. That they had cranked up the variety of mobs spawning, however there have been nonetheless elements of the primary island the place you couldn’t hit a mob that simply spawned as a result of it might be useless earlier than you could possibly goal it.
In these places, particularly near the dock the place you first land, the elevated spawn charge wasn’t overlaying the necessity. However then, additional out, the place there have been fewer folks, the spawn charge meant a bunch of mobs exhibiting up and killing you fairly rapidly.
Skeletons a poppin!
All of this jogged my memory of a Python quote:
Blimey, this redistribution of wealth is trickier than I assumed!
So it goes. This may all be alleviated by the second… and now third… server in addition to when the preliminary rush subsides. However on Friday it was all one server.
Again and new I wasn’t positive the place to go or what to do. Certain, that tower proper above the dock appeared like an apparent cease. And, in a while, I might determine that it was a spot to start out, as a result of that’s the place Elmetaph is, who has some intro quests. The issue, for me, was that his identify plate didn’t stand out in any respect relative to the mass of individuals within the tower. There may be, to my outdated eyes at the very least, no differentiation in font dimension or coloration.
His identify in a small group
And the short reply to that picture is that he’s clearly taller than everyone else, is dressed totally different, and while you mouse over him the cursor modifications… which is all appropriate. However I took that display shot after the brand new server went up and the crowds on the unique server subsided a bit.
On Friday night time he was extra like this.
You’d suppose he was one of many Beatles
In that scrum it was onerous to even get your cursor to pick out him, so I initially gave up. [I later found the ability to turn off player name plates, which made NPCs much easier to find.]
I frolicked wandering round killing mobs after I may. I had, every time I had rolled up this character, picked up a full set of moldy armor and a sword. Or possibly they only gave it to me after a pwipe or replace? I don’t know.
Anyway, I rapidly observed that simply combating issues gained me factors towards my sword talent and endurance and, every now and then, would add a brand new talent to my bar.
A pleasant new approach to slay
One of many different issues happening with the Friday night time rush was folks dropping gear throughout. You don’t seem to have the ability to destroy or trash or no matter stuff in your stock, at the very least not on the starter island, which led to folks simply tossing stuff throughout.
Dropped gear throughout
There have been even some upgrades. I did see that I wanted to do some unarmed fight with a purpose to equip a few of it. That necessitated studying tips on how to equip and unequip gear, which isn’t only a matter of dragging it backwards and forwards out of your stock. Your geared up gear stays in your bag, with slightly “E” superimposed to let you realize its standing.
I managed to unequip my sword after a pair tries and went after some straightforward stuff utilizing the punch talent. That leveled up my unarmed talent pretty rapidly and bought me the Kick talent, which I may use whereas I had my sword geared up to maintain the ball rolling on that.
I additionally grabbed a shovel from the barrel and began burying my corpses, which upped my compassion talent. Undecided what that does, however I figured I had higher stage up all of the issues, simply in case.
Ultimately, nevertheless, I made a decision I used to be lacking one thing and went to the wiki to search for the starter zones, Anagoge Island, the place it was fairly clear I wanted to go speak to Elmetaph within the tower. This bought me a quest to go discover some amethysts, which I already had as a result of killing of issues, which was adopted up by attuning myself to the teleport pad on the island, which gave the impression to be the way in which out of the starter zone.
I don’t know why I used to be in a rush to get out of the starter zone. I are likely to remorse such haste. However what else was I going to do.
I did that, then went again and discovered I had been attuned to that pad as my residence spot, so wanted to assemble some information so Elmetaph may attune me to a distant pad so I may go there. That meant discovering 4 obelisks, which on a small island ought to have been straightforward, however I swear I went across the island 5 occasions earlier than I lastly noticed the fourth one.
In quest of that I ended up down within the information facility, which had its personal puzzles to resolve… I solely caught fireplace as soon as because of failing at basic math (don’t add them, subtract them)… which additionally bought me some extra abilities and a bow and a stack of arrows.
Quickly I used to be killing mobs, doing an post-mortem, skinning their corpses, and burying them.
I’m a daily Jack Klugman
I began to grouse a bit at individuals who didn’t loot their corpses… in the event that they had been going to go away them there at the very least let me apply my abilities as a health worker.
I additionally wandered into Lawara, who has duties of her personal and, extra importantly, is within the camp the place the porridge is served.
Lawara and the meals pot
That pot was essential as a result of the sport was completely on my ass about consuming. At one level, after I had low well being after a combat I went to /sit pondering possibly that may assist with well being regen… and bought a pointed dialog popping up that stated we don’t sit right here for regen, we eat meals. Go discover some meals.
So I used to be joyful to eat the porridge, if solely to get the sport off my again. It was attending to be like my grandmother. Are you hungry? You haven’t eaten something. It is best to eat, you’re so skinny and take a look at how gradual your well being bar fills up.
I’m assuming I’ll be taught some cooking abilities at some future level. I used to be grabbing crabs out of the water, which elevated my fishing talent, within the hope of constructing my very own terrible porridge some day.
Ultimately I stumbled upon the final obelisk and, having written down the numbers within the appropriate order as I had famous them in my quest pocket book, relayed them to Elmetaph. He requested if I used to be positive, and I stated I used to be, after which he attuned me and despatched me again to the teleport pad to attempt it out.
I did and… it despatched me to Gazluk, a bitterly chilly place the place I used to be instantly warned I might freeze to demise shortly. So possibly I bought the obelisk sequence fallacious.
Oh pricey, I’ve none of that
However I didn’t have to fret concerning the chilly for very lengthy as a I used to be slain nearly instantly by a wandering horrific ghost, who one-shotted me.
Eww, eliminated my organs?
The respawn level on demise was not very near the teleport pad, and it felt like I wanted that teleport pad to get again. It seemed just like the pad was far sufficient away that I might almost certainly freeze to demise earlier than I may get there. I definitely didn’t get shut on a number of makes an attempt.
Operating again to the pad on the map
This was hindered by the truth that every part within the zone… the wiki says it requires fight abilities of 70-80 to outlive… killed me in a single or two blows. Polar bear, mountain goat, all of them had my quantity.
So I died a bunch of occasions.
The respawn level was subsequent to a portal, however after I went via that I ended up within the Kur Mountains, additionally freezing and likewise approach above my potential to deal with.
Fearing I could have wrecked that character, caught within the snow in a Groundhog Day demise cycle, I logged off and did some issues round the home. Later I got here again and determined to go to the Kur Mountains as a result of at the very least that was totally different.
I died there as effectively. However after I died it respawned me close to a portal that stated it might ship me to Elibule.
Journey to Eltibule? Sure please!
On the far facet of that portal I used to be at the very least not freezing.
I used to be at an outpost with a teleport pad, so I went to that and… effectively… my solely abilities had been to bind to a pad and recall to the pad to which I used to be certain… and my bind level was again in Gazluk. So I checked the wiki once more and Eltibule was linked at its south finish to Serbule, which is the zone the place you go after the starter island.
I now had some hope.
In fact, Eltibule was additionally too excessive stage for me and I died a few occasions on the way in which, studying to keep away from all mobs… although I did choose up some random gear on the bottom.
Potshot had logged on my then and had a personality in Serbule, so I made it a purpose to get to him. You possibly can’t group up or good friend listing any individual not close by, in order that must wait. After some gentle misadventures, I made it to the portal.
Journey to Serbule? Certain factor!
I bought in sight of the primary city within the middle of the map, at which level we had been shut sufficient to group up.
Is the princess on this fort?
Then I may see Potshot on the map.
Seen on the map now
I needed to run across the wall to discover a door, finally going within the south entrance, the place I discovered a teleport pad and instantly certain myself to it.
I believe that is the place I ought to have ended up within the first place, had I not mis-entered the code.
Anyway, I took the lengthy approach to the following zone by misadventure, although at the very least I arrived at my deliberate vacation spot. It was all excellent for my cartography talent. I bought loads of updates for that. And, after all, my dying talent.
Now to determine what to do now that I’ve arrived.
