User:BRP/New Player Guide

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The New Player Guide's goal is to become the best possible guide for new players. The guide is designed so that a person who wants to help a new player but doesn't have the time can simply send him the address and know that player will have everything he needs to know on hand, no exceptions. The guide will make heavy use of wiki software, allowing it to keep up to date with new version updates.

The guide is meant to be incredibly large. It will be split into three parts based on three very different areas of the game: Pre-Game, Mechanics, and Walkthrough.

The reading order for these guides would be Pre-Game(most optional of the three), followed by a mixed use of both Mechanics and Walkthrough. The reason for this is that the Mechanics guide will progressively get more complex. This means as the player continues reading the mechanics guide he will find information that will have little to no use for him until he begins progressing in the game(optimally using the Walkthrough guide while doing so).


Rough layout for these sections:


User:BRP/New Player Guide/Pre-Game

A guide on everything that comes before entering the game for the first time. The process of installing and updating and everything in between will be detailed. It will include information on everything related to PlayOnline and configuring settings(including modifying registry). Trials and how to obtain them will also be detailed. It will also include common troubleshooting. It may answer common questions potential newcommers would ask about the game(in an unbiased as possible manner).


User:BRP/New Player Guide/Mechanics

A guide on the laws of the game and how they can be used. This guide is meant to explain the stats of the game in a manner that indicates their best possible use. Races, jobs, abilities, traits, equipment, and basic monster information will all be detailed. The guide is meant to begin very simple and easy understand and slowly transform into an encyclopedic mass of all of the game's known important mechanic knowledge, one that will also educate veteran players. Will also detail the UI, menu, and similar subjects.


User:BRP/New Player Guide/Walkthrough

A guide on actually playing the game. Focused on levels 1 to 30. Information will range from generally helpful tips to guides on important specific quests. Things like tactics, community/player-related details, and exp camps will all be covered. The walkthrough will not be one path but rather hold information to every possible path to level 30. While not focusing on content over level 30, it will contain a lot of information to prepare and inform players of the content ahead.