Homard | Mon 09-May-11 09:13 AM |
Member since 10th Apr 2010
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#3240, "My Advice (How I Learned to Play This Game)"
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Let me begin by saying that I am not anywhere near a top-tier player of this game. I had my first Hero in 2009. I also fully and completely understand where you're coming from.
I remember having a utility/offense shifter back around then and I landed what I thought would be a great form to get some kills with. My "Victim" approached and two-rounded me. WTF? This sort of thing was happening constantly.
So, I said "screw it," I want to learn how to fight. I decided to learn from the best. I rolled up an Arial dagger-spec (ambitious for a total noob), named him after a winner of The World Series of Poker and struggled mightily to kill that first mage, but finally I did.
Being an applicant was awful, but I struggled through that as well. Eventually Dastmalchi was inducted into The BattleRagers, Haters of Magic (by an amazing Drillmaster I recently learned was played by Borkahd) and I was head-first into the deep-end of CF.
Keep in mind that I didn't know how to get to the Nexus Island or The Chasm or pretty much anywhere. I would grab onto a group and hang on for dear life. Potions of Recall were out of the question, so getting lost was a matter of sink-or-swim. The entire game had become "no-recall" and that safety net was gone.
I now had Resistance, which all of a sudden made me at least 30% tougher. I had Field Dressing, which meant I could flee, patch and come back with another hundred HP. Basically, there were skills in place that now made surviving possible much of the time. Granted, I was still getting killed a ton, but no one was two-rounding me.
I was immersed into cabal politics and I RPed my heart out. I got lastnamed, even. I fought in The Rites and even managed to almost beat the character that would next become Commander. It was awesome.
Finally I deleted because Arial Dagger Defender was still to fragile at Hero for someone as unskilled as I was, but I was fully cognizant that I had taken a huge step forward. My next character was a Dwarf Sword/Whip Berserker and I will never forget being summoned on Eastern Road by an AP, spellbaning their first attack and subsequently two-rounding them. Feels good, man.
Now, three years later I've had several well-regarded, well-liked characters, one Drillmaster, a tattoo, two role-contest winners, and the recent epiphany that once you get some key skills under your belt you can make anything you want out of this game, which is what makes it so great.
Playing Battle is playing CF stripped down. You don't prep, you can only travel by foot, you can have very little progging-gear, you can't heal at healers, you can't use half the items in the game, but...you will learn how play.
My advice to you is to play a Villager to Hero. It really is a sink-or-swim scenario and it's a fantastic way to join the fray.
Jump in headfirst.
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Honestly, how do you learn to play this game well?
[View all] , Discouraged semi-newbie (Anonymous), Sun 08-May-11 10:02 PM
Play survivable characters, like rangers/hiders/transmu...,
Eskelian,
20-Jul-11 08:13 AM, #37
RE: Honestly, how do you learn to play this game well?,
Bajula,
17-Jun-11 12:35 PM, #34
I second this,
incognito,
17-Jun-11 01:54 PM, #35
RE: Honestly, how do you learn to play this game well?,
Isildur,
16-Jun-11 05:33 PM, #24
RE: Honestly, how do you learn to play this game well?,
Daevryn,
17-Jun-11 07:16 AM, #28
RE: Honestly, how do you learn to play this game well?,
Isildur,
17-Jun-11 09:39 AM, #30
Probably the resist negative.,
Dallevian,
17-Jun-11 09:49 AM, #31
RE: Probably the resist negative.,
Daevryn,
17-Jun-11 10:15 AM, #32
Amen. Preps are for pansies. nt,
Dallevian,
17-Jun-11 10:40 AM, #33
RE: Probably the resist negative.,
Isildur,
18-Jun-11 01:38 AM, #36
Try playing a fun role that doesn't rely on PK skill.,
TMNS,
31-May-11 02:40 PM, #21
Really good aliases,
BaronMySoul (Anonymous),
31-May-11 09:45 AM, #20
Ill get flame for this,
Oldril,
13-May-11 12:47 PM, #13
That's a bunch of crap.,
Homard,
13-May-11 01:41 PM, #14
He said it was hard and he didn't want to spend a bunch...,
Oldril,
13-May-11 02:10 PM, #15
Obviously he understands this.,
Homard,
13-May-11 03:12 PM, #16
sorry for my honesty,
Oldril,
13-May-11 03:24 PM, #17
Padwei brings happiness to the Fortressites. nt,
DurNominator,
15-May-11 01:40 PM, #19
There's some truth to this but,
incognito,
13-May-11 05:24 PM, #18
RE: There's some truth to this but,
Isildur,
16-Jun-11 05:45 PM, #25
Hah.,
Twist,
17-Jun-11 12:27 AM, #26
RE: Hah.,
Isildur,
17-Jun-11 01:08 AM, #27
I think this is pretty much true.,
Twist,
17-Jun-11 08:33 AM, #29
RE: Honestly, how do you learn to play this game well?,
Nreykre,
09-May-11 10:46 AM, #8
My Advice (How I Learned to Play This Game),
Homard,
09-May-11 09:13 AM #7
Yes, CF is hard, but...,
Nnaeshuk,
09-May-11 08:28 AM, #5
Newbie Arena?,
Stevers,
12-May-11 03:09 PM, #10
I like this idea...,
Nnaeshuk,
12-May-11 11:58 PM, #11
Santa Nnae? :> n/t,
Stevers,
13-May-11 09:09 AM, #12
Specialties perhaps?,
Artificial,
02-Jun-11 04:22 AM, #23
This is why I suggest assassins first,
incognito,
09-May-11 02:46 AM, #2
adding to this, another option,
Abernyte,
09-May-11 03:33 AM, #3
Short bit of Advice,
Quixotic,
08-May-11 11:01 PM, #1
Thanks. This is helpful.,
Discouraged semi-newbie (Anonymous),
09-May-11 07:18 AM, #4
Some more tips from a slightly less than noob player,
lasentia,
09-May-11 08:56 AM, #6
RE: Thanks. This is helpful.,
Daevryn,
11-May-11 11:40 PM, #9
Someone once told me...,
TMNS,
31-May-11 02:41 PM, #22
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