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Happy Hedonist
Jan 18, 2009


I'm brand new too. I played the first one on GC, but that's it. So far, seems pretty similar?

Am I going to be able to figure most things out on my own, or do I need to watch some dumb video first? I don't have the patience to learn some complicated MMO right now, I want to hit poo poo with a big sword and look like a cool mech.

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Happy Hedonist
Jan 18, 2009


Hyper Inferno posted:

There are two things that I would recommend looking up a guide for to understand the basics for if you're thinking of playing the game long term. Look up how the basics on how skill points/trees work and then make sure you know how you want to build your MAG. Skill trees are a big part of your damage and can easily be messed up so consulting a guide/simulator on how to distribute points is very helpful if you don't want to spend real money. Similarly, knowing which pure stat MAG you want to build and how to build it will also save a lot of headache down the line.

Stuff like gathering, crafting, affixing, PvP, the casino, auxiliaries can all be learned at your own pace but gathering/crafting is easy enough to do that it's worth looking into getting started on those because they are so time-gated.

Planning a build is the exact kind of thing I'd hoped to avoid, but I really like what I've played so far. I take it there is no respec feature, or it's behind paid content? Can anyone link a decent site to research that type of thing? I hate youtube video tutorials.

I'll jump in the Discord this weekend.

Happy Hedonist
Jan 18, 2009


Nemo2342 posted:

I know you don't like videos, but I'd still recommend looking at Blac to Basics as they do short, to the point videos on many of the different systems (plus a videos on what's new in each update).

The builds I've been referencing have come from here: https://arks-layer.com/naclassbuilds and they seem to be good so far. The only thing to watch out for is that some of them do expect you to grind out levels past the cap for the last 5 skill points, so it may look like you're coming up short on points.

I've got to admit those videos seem pretty great, I'll make myself watch some relevant ones.

Thanks for putting up with dumb questions everyone, I appreciate it.

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