I'm using all of these suggestions.  HUGE help.  Thanks!

Here's another question.  Is there a way to go ahead and port back to your bind spot when you're dead instead of waiting for that timer to run down?

I'm a human starting in Heart of Eanna, btw. 

Originally posted by garbonzo

 I'm using all of these suggestions.  HUGE help.  Thanks!

Here's another question.  Is there a way to go ahead and port back to your bind spot when you're dead instead of waiting for that timer to run down?

I'm a human starting in Heart of Eanna, btw. 

Space bar once its about 1/4 full

Originally posted by garbonzo

 I'm using all of these suggestions.  HUGE help.  Thanks!

Here's another question.  Is there a way to go ahead and port back to your bind spot when you're dead instead of waiting for that timer to run down?

I'm a human starting in Heart of Eanna, btw. 

If you have another computer, or can attend macro on the one you have while doing some work or whatever, I strongly suggest you gather herbs to obtain Steedgrass.     A stash of steedgrass and the skill to make mounts will give you a lot more freedom, and ease the sting of losing a mount    Also, if you drag a mount to one of your hot bar slots, go to options in the GUI and assign a specific hotkey just for the mount so you can spawn it at a moments desire; great for getting away when so desired.

With a supply of mounts, as a human, you have a huge area of the map to explore with the ability to bind and live in any of the Human, Dorf or Elf cities.        As you've discovered, the noob areas suck, but if you explore you can find some spawns you can handle but are not frequented regularly and will provide you the opportunity to skill up and get some coin/items.   Don't be greedy.   Once you have a decent haul, spawn your mount and head back to a bank; rinse repeat.  

The game world is beautiful and each area has its own feel and many cool spawns and spots you can have more control over.      Whether your goal is bow or not, it is an excellent way to start off, because it allows you to kite and kill mobs you'd otherwise get ripped apart from in melee.     Fish and cook.    You should always have a food buff on so you can regen faster.

I understand the desire in the beginning to save coin to train, but unless you can obtain arrows and basics in other ways, I'd put my first coin in to crafting skills allowing me to make my own arrows, bows, mounts and weapons.    No need to get them very high, but having them as a noob will make your ability to hunt much easier and the sting of losing stuff if ganked much less of a factor.     It's an investment, but a wise one IMO.

Cheers -CC

Practice stealth.....whenever im solo or with my friend we always have the same reaction when we hear others in perimeter....we get Low and in a hurry....remember that in DF when you crouch move u make no noise so best bet is to get low and stake out the situation that way before you haul ass you can see if you really even need to do so...you may find that the odds are in your favor but if they arnt get low and make no noise...theres a good chance that if you heard him in time he will just pass buy if your not detected and even if he heard you he will probably keep moving in search of noise to give your position away...

bank often!

other then that i would say stay un clanned for a while. you might think your getting tareted for ganks because your un-clanned and have no support, but if you tag up in a guild your just going to find out about a new type of ganker. basically there are clans that do nothing but war clans of people they see crafting or gathering, being new too the game you might think crafting in town is safe but if your in a clan all they have to do is war your clan then then they can attack you all they want without the city towers joining in.

Fishing tip for any other beginners: get to the edge of some water, equip your rod (you eventually get one free in a quest around the starter area), aim your camera at your feet like you're looking down on your head, then click the action button (default "F".)  I kept trying while looking out over the water and it doesn't work - must look down.  No need to actually see fish in the water.

Also for gathering, I found I couldn't get anything out of the nodes within the city walls of Heart of Eanna, even though I could technically whack ore nodes and trees (just got endless fails and no skill ups.)  I went right outside the walls and hit nodes and started collecting mats and advancing skill.  

Originally posted by garbonzo

Fishing tip for any other beginners: get to the edge of some water, equip your rod (you eventually get one free in a quest around the starter area), aim your camera at your feet like you're looking down on your head, then click the action button (default "F".)  I kept trying while looking out over the water and it doesn't work - must look down.  No need to actually see fish in the water.

Also for gathering, I found I couldn't get anything out of the nodes within the city walls of Heart of Eanna, even though I could technically whack ore nodes and trees (just got endless fails and no skill ups.)  I went right outside the walls and hit nodes and started collecting mats and advancing skill.  

Nodes inside cities are the first to get emptied by someone, don't forget gathering materials is a competition too in Darkfall (if someone don't whack your tree or stone then is just a unspoken gentlemen agreement throughout material gatherers). 

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