The Great Player Gap

[Flapjack]

Now now, I'm relatively a newbie amongst the members of heRO, but I've noticed that there appears to be a great divide between being a post-Training Novice and a heRO, especially when quests are concerned.

The problem is, the only quest accessible for starting players (the Letters quest) only gives minimal rewards compared to the next available quest, which is the optional skill quests. I've struggled as Captain Flapjack looking for a way to get many arrows and to get the requirements for Arrow Craft (41 Tough Scalelike Stem ftl). And now, since the required items for the heRO Custom Quests are undisclosed, I can't decide which items to sell out to the NPC since I might be selling out something which costs more in Vending Price.

And the Mining System and Fishing System are only accessible by those who could actually hunt those items required. This level is probably around 60-70 is you're on your first character of your first ever account. :\

My suggestion is to make the experience of new players more streamlined. I've noticed that heRO focuses too much on the "hero" part and leaves out on newbies who can't even maintain 3,000 zeny on their character. I hope there are ways to make lives of those newbies a bit easier...

[Chained Chaos]

Oi, yeah, I feel you on the scalelike stems. I just recently helped hunt enough for two archers on my Aco.

Honestly, though, this server is all about community and team-play. I started off here trying to solo the game and found it to be rather difficult starting off. My suggestion is to find a group of people you like, make friends, join their guild, and you'll be set. Guilds watch out for their own, and you can get any info you need through Guild Chat.

I'm not saying to rely on them for everything, naturally, but it really helps with getting your foot in the proverbial door.

[Loveless]

heRoes always help new players out, there is a huge difference between begging and asking for help.

If you ask for help, I am sure a lot of people will gladly help you.

Try it out.

[Chained Chaos]

Loveless Wrote:heRoes always help new players out, there is a huge difference between begging and asking for help.

If you ask for help, I am sure a lot of people will gladly help you.

Try it out.

This.

While you can't ask about custom content through @main or in general chat, anything else is pretty fair game. The players here are generally very helpful and most usually very willing to give new players a helping hand.

[Flapjack]

Honestly though, I'm not used to that. I came from a private server which has a community so bad that it's more enjoyable to play alone. Right now, whenever I'm helped by anyone, I feel like I'm exploiting people just to get what I want. :O

EDIT: And the amounts of money at stake whenever I visit a Vend Shop sometimes overwhelms me. It's like I'm thinking I could never get that item x because it costs 1 million Zeny and all I have is at the most 10000.

[Chained Chaos]

I can certainly understand that, as I've migrated here from less-than-helpful servers, too, but you'll get used to it eventually. People here help because they want to, not because they feel obligated.

Flapjack Wrote:EDIT: And the amounts of money at stake whenever I visit a Vend Shop sometimes overwhelms me. It's like I'm thinking I could never get that item x because it costs 1 million Zeny and all I have is at the most 10000.

I understand that, too. I felt similarly, but I think everyone does when they start a new server. The economy is always different, and it seems like it'll take forever to be able to afford anything. Just focus on one character for a while, and once you get into your groove money will become less of an object before you know it. Especially if you're going the Hunter/Sniper route for that Archer. Getting money goes pretty quick for that class.

[Avalon_Fates]

Takes a hour or two to hit level 70 as a archer. Easy

[Motenai_Ronin]

Hunt Porings! Jelly will do you good *hint* *hint*

[Aaronock]

Definitely joining a guild helps with getting your foot in the door. I think the most successful players on heRO have been the ones that joined a guild they were happy with early on.

[Kelta]

well part of being a new player is making new player mistakes. you just have to play as you can now. don't be paranoid about accidentally selling something that you'll need later on downt he road, because when we all started ragnarok, we all sold something very rare to an npc. (like cards >.>)

just play to have fun atm. i know the world seems very big and impossible to reachm but before you know it you'll be a high level trans with millions of zeny in your storage. just give it time and tyr to enjoy your early days as much as you acn. because those are often the most fun days.