Quote (BigDuke6 @ Aug 21 2010 12:07pm)
I feel one of the biggest misconceptions about playing ls is all the fg you will make.
The first thing you need to do is read the ls character build guides. There will be bountiful information about how to make toons and what they are good at.
Secondly, you wont make it past lvl 10 with no gear. The best drops in the catacombs are at the upper levels, generally. With the gear you start with, other players will tell you "full". This means they dont want you in their runs. Usually due to your damage stinks, they have other guild members joining the run, or they have forsaken thier guild members for other people whom, perhaps, they feel they can impress along the way.
You need to either buy some forum gold or have a friend give you a loan. With your jsp join date, I doubt you have many good friends on here. I used to have some good friends. Trying to make more. Asking for donations are against the jsp rules.
LS is a game of enjoyment, most of the time. I dont think people play with the intentions of getting rich. Sometimes great items are found and sold for thousands of forum gold.
I have seen people begin their ls carreers as complete, worthless noobs, shunned by most. Due to their persistance and trying hard, some people take those noobs under their wing and nuture them until they become a top notch slasher. If this happens to you, never forget your roots as a ls player. Don't become a self serving pr1ck once you "think" you are on top of the game. Always be courteous to others. Always put your guild members first. Always be honest. Don't become a butt kisser. You cant be all things to all people. It is easy to see BS.
Forum gold doesnt cost that much. It takes very little to get started. If you would like some links to the build guides let me know.
I no longer take members with no experience, zero to a dozen posts, and have never played ls in their life. As a guild, we have given away much fg and gear to new members, only to have them leave after a short period with us.
You would be welcome to join our runs or at least mine. I haven't forgot how noobish I was when I started. Continue to post in our guild chat. Let us get to know you and you us.
You will find our active slashers to be knowledgable and generally very helpful. Sometimes we get carried away and have one tracked minds, forgetting the good of the whole guild. Most of the time this isnt the case.
Be persistant. Make a character and see if you even like the game. I will say this, you wont like it if you get kicked from every game because your gear sucks. You are in a tough spot.
Good luck and let me know if you have any questions. No I won't loan any money or gear to someone I dont know.
Guess this isnt going to die. I have debated all day if i would respond to any post in this thread. Since some of us are more tactifully at posting stuff that should be handled via pm i thought I would highlight the points in this thread i feel are directed at me.
For the record - you watched us lvl and never pm'd one of us. Not one time did you pm any of us and then at lvl 67 you ask me why we didnt pick you up? I use this game to relax and relieve stress from work not to add to it with childish behavior like "why didnt you pick me?"
I want to thank Duke for all that he has done and taught me during my short LS time. He is A GREAT GUILD LEADER and i mean that from the bottom of my heart but it is time for me to move on. I leave AB with 126 guild points and many fond memories.
I have no plans of a future home but know that I have worn out my welcome here. Losing my admin privledges was the last straw...like i really cared but it was a kick down south.
I wish all my friends in AB and Kirby good luck and happy slashing. I want to thank you for all the good times and thanks for helping me learn game.
I know I said I would have to be kicked to leave guild and that I wouldnt leave on my own....oh well things change.
Chip