Hello all,
Message boards don't seem to be the most active in the world, but I thought I'd drop in here and give you guys some suggestions based off the POV of a newbie just coming into the game.
Ok, when I first got into the game, I was fairly lost. First of all, there are no help files to speak of. If I could recommend anything to you guys, it'd be to get some type of Newbie guide out there and available (If there already is one, make it easier to find, and please tell me where it is! ). I imagine that the lack of a help file system that's fleshed out might turn some people off and increase your attrition.
Secondly, and this might just be a pet peeve, but while walking through town, I noticed plenty of places that had Gates, etc in the description, but when you tried to "Go Gate" it would respond with "Go where?". Looking at the gate, I realized it was a residence, which is all fine and dandy, but I still should have gotten some type of messaging regarding that when trying to "Goto" a lookable/real object (The gate).
Third, why is my guild not in my starting city? I saw only two Guilds in the starting city, and one of them (The Fighters Guild) I couldn't find a place to JOIN at. When I went up to the balcony, I got thrown out. I didn't check the mages guild, but if it weren't for a friendly player I bumped into (While trying to get to Cal'ziz (sp?), which I only found thanks to the maps on a player's website), who showed me where to go (Thanks Labryn!) and gave me some hints on finding the guild, I'd be lost.
Anyways, more to come. As I said in a different post, I'm quite please with the game overall. The things I listed here don't bother me too much, since I've played GS3/DR, but if you get a true "Newbie", it might be different.
-Itharr