Apex's guide for new and returning players. The Guide to a Fresh Level 50.

Greetings all,

Over the last few weeks I have noticed that there is a plethora of new players joining the Phoenix server but as many of you know DAoC isn't exactly the most new player friendly of games and the majority of the players are veteran players which don't really want to have to babysit people; which is understandable, who doesn't want to go out there and kill people in the Frontier Zones? Well myself and Anduin have put together a small but informative guide to help new players when they've finished their journey to level 50, within the guide you will also find other guides to sub sections, that go more in depth.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EZTSmCeTYXQIePBrgYIHNNv6i1y82jfLTEFBBBXcQAQ

I hope you all find this guide informative and helpful, please share it with anybody you encounter that you think may need it.

Good luck and see you all in the battlefield!

Fri 1 Feb 2019 12:50 AM by BisbyHoughton

Thanks for putting this together!

Fri 1 Feb 2019 1:45 AM by Venomghost1123

Thank you!

Fri 1 Feb 2019 2:16 AM by Frieza

I hope im right, but i think the skill + is actually 10 not 11. As with 10 + RR1 you get 11.

I made this mistake for years on live before i clued on....hopefully im not dead wrong though?

Fri 1 Feb 2019 3:34 AM by Lukeyswrench

According to Loki, the skill cap is 11. Would be good if anybody knows anything else about this?

Fri 1 Feb 2019 7:50 AM by Koljar

Skillcap is Level/5+1 (e.g. 8 @37 (37/5=7 (rounded down) +1), 11 @50) and RR-1 (so 0 @RR1, 1 @RR2 and so on.

Fri 1 Feb 2019 8:26 PM by Duukar

Nice!

Fri 1 Feb 2019 8:32 PM by Ardri

Frieza wrote: ↑
Fri 1 Feb 2019 2:16 AM
I hope im right, but i think the skill + is actually 10 not 11. As with 10 + RR1 you get 11.

I made this mistake for years on live before i clued on....hopefully im not dead wrong though?

As others said, max plus to skill in template is +11. You get nothing for being RR1. At RR2 you get +1 to all skills. RR5 is +4 which is why chars have +15 to all skills.

How you've played the game for many years and got this dead wrong...lol.

Fri 1 Feb 2019 10:12 PM by Dagaburr

Does the level of mob you kill have any effect on the loot it drops? If i am trying to farm ROGs do I want to be killing stuff purple to me for a chance at better gear? or just killing lower stuff as fast as possible to get more drops?

Thanks for the guide.

Mon 4 Feb 2019 1:54 PM by FFpheonix

Thanks for the Guide!

Mon 4 Feb 2019 9:23 PM by Dimir

Dagaburr wrote: ↑
Fri 1 Feb 2019 10:12 PM
Does the level of mob you kill have any effect on the loot it drops? If i am trying to farm ROGs do I want to be killing stuff purple to me for a chance at better gear? or just killing lower stuff as fast as possible to get more drops?

Thanks for the guide.

Higher the level better chance at higher ROGs.

Wed 6 Feb 2019 2:30 AM by Frieza

Ardri wrote: ↑
Fri 1 Feb 2019 8:32 PM
Frieza wrote: ↑
Fri 1 Feb 2019 2:16 AM
I hope im right, but i think the skill + is actually 10 not 11. As with 10 + RR1 you get 11.

I made this mistake for years on live before i clued on....hopefully im not dead wrong though?

As others said, max plus to skill in template is +11. You get nothing for being RR1. At RR2 you get +1 to all skills. RR5 is +4 which is why chars have +15 to all skills.

How you've played the game for many years and got this dead wrong...lol.

Its been like this on other servers.....as a lvl 50 now i have +11 (more actually) on my gear and can only see +10 to stats. Do you have a RR1 lvl 50 to prove my theory wrong? Im happy to be wrong about this, but on the last origins/ whatever server you wasted a point going +11 and it was all over the forums that you needed the +11 too, but i got +11 at RR1 lvl 50 with +10 on items.

Wed 6 Feb 2019 4:49 PM by Dimir

Frieza wrote: ↑
Wed 6 Feb 2019 2:30 AM
Ardri wrote: ↑
Fri 1 Feb 2019 8:32 PM
Frieza wrote: ↑
Fri 1 Feb 2019 2:16 AM
I hope im right, but i think the skill + is actually 10 not 11. As with 10 + RR1 you get 11.

I made this mistake for years on live before i clued on....hopefully im not dead wrong though?

As others said, max plus to skill in template is +11. You get nothing for being RR1. At RR2 you get +1 to all skills. RR5 is +4 which is why chars have +15 to all skills.

How you've played the game for many years and got this dead wrong...lol.

Its been like this on other servers.....as a lvl 50 now i have +11 (more actually) on my gear and can only see +10 to stats. Do you have a RR1 lvl 50 to prove my theory wrong? Im happy to be wrong about this, but on the last origins/ whatever server you wasted a point going +11 and it was all over the forums that you needed the +11 too, but i got +11 at RR1 lvl 50 with +10 on items.

I played on Origins and have never heard about this. Pretty sure you're wrong, but for the sake of Science I will test my 1L9 Cleric in like 8 hours.

Fri 8 Feb 2019 11:24 PM by

Uthred

Sticky.

Sun 17 Feb 2019 9:10 PM by Hayter

"PBAoE- Personal Bound Area of Effect"
Always knew this as Point Blank Area of Effect.

also great simple guide, will link this in our discord for the fresh 50s

Mon 18 Feb 2019 5:12 PM by Botcher

Interesting. It would have helped to know about battle groups. I accidentally leeched in DF the other day with Ghouly, my Necromancer. The last time I played this game, battle groups didn't exist (2003). I saw what looked like a raid and just sort of joined in. I hope I didn't anger anyone.

Mon 18 Feb 2019 11:19 PM by florin

Step 4 - re roll to where your bad tactics are absorbed by the zerg

Sat 9 Mar 2019 12:06 AM by Simpleman

Thanks for the information. The Templates add on was great. Very Helpful indeed.

Keep up the good work
Simpleman

Wed 5 Jun 2019 8:15 PM by Keelia

I always thought PBaoe was Point Blank area of effect.

Mon 23 Mar 2020 12:07 PM by CeBAC

Thank you for this guide. I am a fresh new player in DAoC and this will be very helpful !

Thu 26 Mar 2020 1:35 PM by Rbuur

The max power for your character is 26 power and not 25 as stated in the guide.

Thu 6 Aug 2020 8:03 AM by luceres

the link is not working anymore?

Sat 15 Aug 2020 7:32 PM by Magantus

yes, I can confirm. Link is dead

Sat 15 Aug 2020 10:33 PM by JMStecks

Magantus wrote: ↑
Sat 15 Aug 2020 7:32 PM
yes, I can confirm. Link is dead

It works, you have to copy and paste it.