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First Impressions
So I found about this game a month or two ago and was telling my roommate about it and he said he has played for a while and was going to start up again and he was kind enough to purchase an Elite membership for me.
I will start by saying I am traditionally a casual gamer. I started on consoles and dabbled in some graphical computer games. I love RPGs and TBS games and really enjoy LoL. The first thing that attracted me to this game was the website and the forums. I spent a while on my lunch breaks at work reading through the combat logs and though I didn't understand the mechanics it all seemed very deep and fun so I decided to try this game out.
Upon logging in I check the wiki to see what sort of character I want to play. Come to find out the wiki isn't really complete and while it kind of sort of tells you what the class does it doesn't just say this skill does this. Neither does the help files in game. So I deciee to go with a class that seems fun and hope for the best. I pick a monk. It asks what house and city to join so I pick the Ashura and Ashtan because Ashtan is a city of freedom so I figured it would let me explore the whole world before I decide if comitting to one of the more polarized factions. Plus the Ashura place a lot of emphasis on combat so I am hoping that translates to being able to teach me.
After the trial the first message I receice is a tell from someone in my house that says please read help names. I do of course and it doesn't appear to apply to me so then I start with help newcomer and the Ashuran help files listed for us to read and to my surprise there is a lot to read. Each file is good information though each one has things that lead to a new help file. This sums up most of my experience so far. A lot of reading. At one point a Renshi said to start by finding the House hall and a manuscript so manage that and have since returned to reading more.
This is my general opinion about the game so far... please keep in mind it is all opinion and I don't mean any offense by any of it:
My description: Starting off my description is the generic sentence stating my race. Unfortunately unlike the nondescript human I chose to play a Siren and thus my lead into begins This is a beautiful Siren or something close to that. This may be a minor thing to most and yes I understand as a race Siren are supposed to be attractive but when someone looks at my character I don't mind them knowing I am a siren.. but I would rather leave whether she is beautiful to the player looking at her. I don't like the thought of telling someone else what they think of my character's looks but I have no choice in this matter.
Next I don't get much time to log in. Maybe an hour a night between work and school. The amount of help scrolls I have to read has made it so literally the only lessons I have used have been the 15 in survival from the trial. It feels a little like an encyclopedia of knowledge is required to even start to play. This doesn't itself bother me but I hope people don't get impatient with me for not asking for my introduction yet because I am supposed to read all these files and then to fully understand a file I feel I must read this other file and then this other file etc. Not sure if this is bad or good yet.
This has been the bulk of my experience so far. Figuring things out slowly and so far no mean or rude players... just a minor irk with the desc system and a bit overwhelmed with the amount of reading required before I even feel I can start playing. This is also not meant to be a bash on my house or city because everyone so far has been really nice. And my chars name for those wondering is Jiaeraejunji. It sounds pretty to me so not sure why I was pointed at help names.
I will start by saying I am traditionally a casual gamer. I started on consoles and dabbled in some graphical computer games. I love RPGs and TBS games and really enjoy LoL. The first thing that attracted me to this game was the website and the forums. I spent a while on my lunch breaks at work reading through the combat logs and though I didn't understand the mechanics it all seemed very deep and fun so I decided to try this game out.
Upon logging in I check the wiki to see what sort of character I want to play. Come to find out the wiki isn't really complete and while it kind of sort of tells you what the class does it doesn't just say this skill does this. Neither does the help files in game. So I deciee to go with a class that seems fun and hope for the best. I pick a monk. It asks what house and city to join so I pick the Ashura and Ashtan because Ashtan is a city of freedom so I figured it would let me explore the whole world before I decide if comitting to one of the more polarized factions. Plus the Ashura place a lot of emphasis on combat so I am hoping that translates to being able to teach me.
After the trial the first message I receice is a tell from someone in my house that says please read help names. I do of course and it doesn't appear to apply to me so then I start with help newcomer and the Ashuran help files listed for us to read and to my surprise there is a lot to read. Each file is good information though each one has things that lead to a new help file. This sums up most of my experience so far. A lot of reading. At one point a Renshi said to start by finding the House hall and a manuscript so manage that and have since returned to reading more.
This is my general opinion about the game so far... please keep in mind it is all opinion and I don't mean any offense by any of it:
My description: Starting off my description is the generic sentence stating my race. Unfortunately unlike the nondescript human I chose to play a Siren and thus my lead into begins This is a beautiful Siren or something close to that. This may be a minor thing to most and yes I understand as a race Siren are supposed to be attractive but when someone looks at my character I don't mind them knowing I am a siren.. but I would rather leave whether she is beautiful to the player looking at her. I don't like the thought of telling someone else what they think of my character's looks but I have no choice in this matter.
Next I don't get much time to log in. Maybe an hour a night between work and school. The amount of help scrolls I have to read has made it so literally the only lessons I have used have been the 15 in survival from the trial. It feels a little like an encyclopedia of knowledge is required to even start to play. This doesn't itself bother me but I hope people don't get impatient with me for not asking for my introduction yet because I am supposed to read all these files and then to fully understand a file I feel I must read this other file and then this other file etc. Not sure if this is bad or good yet.
This has been the bulk of my experience so far. Figuring things out slowly and so far no mean or rude players... just a minor irk with the desc system and a bit overwhelmed with the amount of reading required before I even feel I can start playing. This is also not meant to be a bash on my house or city because everyone so far has been really nice. And my chars name for those wondering is Jiaeraejunji. It sounds pretty to me so not sure why I was pointed at help names.
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Greetings @Jiaeraejunji, I actually first logged into Achaea before, help files, forums and "nice" people. I was the 5th to be born and very flattered to be so. I think the main thing to remember is, first...
Hi @Jiaeraejunji,
welcome to the game and to the Ashura.
Don't know who told you about your name, that should be a guides job. The Ashura is a combat house and your name gives you an advantage! Nothing like getting a very decent head start in your combat setup because your opponent is squinting at his or her screen trying to figure out what to target. :P
Ok, about the files. Yes there's a lot and this is coming from our house which is accused of having very little to no roleplay. Granted that's really true, Ashuran RP can be summed up as 3 totem animals, the Credo and some bowing and using titles. The bulk of your reading will be requirements, a little history, how to conduct yourself and so on.
If you are having a hard time finding that manuscript at the Visitor's Signpost please ask one of us for help, we will guide you in the right direction. After that you'll be receiving an introduction where we introduce you to a very brief outline of Ashuran lore and philosophies, show you the house tutor. Get you started on learning some skills and then send you packing so you can have fun in one of the newbie areas while also keeping in mind that there will be a few Deshi (our novice title) trials that you will need to complete.
Aaaaaanyway, long story short. Ask for help, if you think a scroll contains too much history just skip over that for now and HHELP DESHI will be the most important thing you need to focus on.
For those that have problems figuring out the name just say it in your head and break it up. Ji ae rae jun ji. The way my roommate taught me to say it is Jee a (the a in Jay) ray joon jee. I thought it sounded pretty.
Anyway, welcome to Achaea.
The soul of Ashmond says, "Always with the sniping."
(Clan): Ictinus says, "Stop it Jiraishin, you're making me like you."
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important
The learning curve for games like this is pretty awkward, but this playerbase is already proving itself to be unfailingly friendly and helpful. I hope you've been experiencing that as well!
Of course there is a lot of reading - it is a text game. The help files are like trying to read a bunch of sparknotes to try to catch up to the lore and the story that has been built upon for ages. Like a 50+ novel series.
BUT! The good news is... they actually -have- those help files and they are so easily accessible!
It all feels overwhelming for a time, but before you know it, things will feel second nature. And I'd be willing to bet every player in this game still learns something new all the time.
As far as your name goes, I think people just generally don't like trying to sound out names for more than 5 seconds before they feel foolish and move on, giving you some generic "It sounds kinda like this, close enough" name instead of what your name really is. You know what it is supposed to sound like... but, there will always been fifty different ways people pronounce a name with such peculiar spelling.
As far as descriptions go, I hate when someone tells me how I feel about the way they look in a description too. That's called power emoting. Forcing someone to feel something they didn't get a choice in, just by saying it's so. But you don't have to do that!
You can just write out a description without ever once saying "You feel drawn to his gaze" or "His muscles send you into a swoon coma" ya know? You could just say something about his general size, coloration and move on.
Sometimes it's even fun to craft up an ugly old character just for diversity.
Just cause you've read a style frequently in other people's gameplay and descriptions, doesn't mean you have to do it too! The diversity in characters is what makes text games so, so fun!
I think if you are patient and keep pressing on, you're gonna find yourself immersed in a beautiful game.
when you have a question that you can't find an answer to, tracking down the answer in game lets both you the player and your character grow. when you judge your in game relationships based off of only character knowledge in game, instead of stuff you read here, everyone wins.
the forums are a good place, however most newer peopleare better off only using the forums for the odd, light hearted postings, if at all.