New player..couple of questions please

So hard start for me..this place is sure diffrent from your normal mmos out there..but i like a challange so im gone stick around for a bit

Was starting tasting a bit of mining and hunting...was going melle till read at whatever guides are out here that melle isnt the way to go...

So just want to basic starting steps help:

Problem is most guides talk about Calipso..and the equipment Ive seen in the TT dosent correspond with the items they suggust in the various Calipso guides.

1) So first..If I understood right best eco and noobe proficient gun is a pistol?

The ones in the TT are called: "Herman Asi 10" and "Herman CAP-101" which one I should use?

2) When should I start using other weapons? or mayby I should multi use?

3) Another Question I also havnt been able to find is a Global chat..
someone mentioned vaguly something bout it ..but couldnt find it ..
or how to connect to it...so any help there would be appricated.

4) Ive read about people telling noobs like me that we should sweat on level 14 mobs? so on a 9 lvl Helix(The lowest level mob i found in Arkadia) I at least get like 10 success..a lvl 14 would pawn my ass quicker then I would say Kazoomm... should I move to higher mobs cause Ill die quicker but get more skill advancment?

5) Some people wrote that having high skills dosent help you except for giving higher HP and ability to use higher level equipmet,that kind of confused me..

So if I have high evade dosent that help me face toughter mobs?Or with high perception snipe better..or simply for example higher sweater level..to be able to extract more often and bigger amount of sweat?

6) Weapon wise.If I buy a gun,and keep it in my inventory will it decay over time,or only when I use it?
7) Are there any manufacturing process worth investing in(buying the blueprint and materials and or harvesting them) for new folks? for example make your own ammo,etc
Since alot of folks have been nice and greeted me here ..it also kind of hard to see what answeres were resolved and what havent even been addressed,So im gone create a small table.Im gone number my questions and give each one a number.Would appricate if someone would help me get them all to Resolved(green status).
8) A couple of times ive seen some pink flashing text telling about an event thats about to start in30 min etc`..when i opened the event page to look it up,I never find it anywhere...how to use that window to find events?
9) The ALT-TAB function:This game really dont like when you alt-tab...so when I go to check mail or something it just hungs..tryed also window mode but same thing happens..i move to google to search something..go back to the games tab and find it just hung..is there a way to resolve it?
10) Many items such as sweat are better sold to other players... then TT..is there a good spot for a player to advertise his goods? If I use the "trade" channel will that advertise my offers globaly?
11) Are there any nice items I could buy as a new player that will enhance my gamplay experiance?Stuff that might cost but will have a real return value if i use them on the first steps?(bare with me here..im talking about EVERYTHING..like from Weapons you could repair..to health regen devices to skill boosters..) As im new I have no idea...But if someone have suggesstions on items that would benefit newbees would appricte the advise!
12) Found out today that skill isnt advancing just by name...but also ranks? (for example you get medicore..then unskilled..then green...but now i have green 2) Can anyone explain how skill progression goes please?
13) BLP weapons and ammo? whats the diffrence between them and the laser ones?
14) I see many people offering travel between the diffrent planets..if I travel do I lose all my skills,prof and possetions or do they travel along with me?
15) About those slots that open up in items after they gain Tier levels...where do I get and or Buy enhancers?only crafted ones are available?I saw in TT an empty enhancer..how do i fill it up? should I use them on my L weapons and armor pieces? Any recomandation on types to use?


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Thanks for all the help in advance
P.S. Ill be adding here more questions as i advance in this game and new issues arrise..

 

Hi and welcome to Arkadia a lot of people like me are happy to help you to start the game and answer all the questions you have try to find a Adviser ingame....maybe post you location and someone catch you up to bring you to quarry ..it is a place where always sweating groups are around
Have fun and GL out there ..


EDIT: I m out there in Sanctuary Cove for a bit you have the TP in your list

 

Welcome to the Arkadia forums and to Planet Arkadia.
For a look at some guides for Arkadia go to http://www.arkadiaforum.com/content.php?290-guides
There is some great information there and they are written for this world.

Another good place to look is http://www.arkadiaforum.com/content.php?342-arkadia-advisers
Learn the names of some of the advisers would be my recommendation. They can usually be found at Celeste Quarry or at one of the Fire Base Academies. Ask them loads of question, and remember there is no such thing as a dumb question.

For start off advice, if you are going to sweat. The quarry is a good place to go, and you may be able to find people that can form a team to be able to sweat the higher level mobs there like the Hadraada.

For a start off gun, any of the tt weapons are fine. Rifles have the advantage of a greater shooting distance than pistols. So it boils down to what you are more comfortable with. I would say try them both if you have the ped and see what suits you better. I know I use a little of both myself depending on what mobs I am hunting. If I hunt something like the Oro or Tiarak or even the Hadraada around the quarry, I use my cap-101 smuggler. If I am hunting Beladoth, I will use a rifle so I get no more than one on me at a time. At least that is usually the plan but does not always work that way.
While I am not an official guide, if you see me around the quarry you can always holler, and I will help the best I am able to. But, there are better knowledgeable folks out there.

GL in your new adventure, and have lots of fun. There are some really great and friendly people to meet here so don't be to bashful.

 

Thanks for the warm welcome guys...

As for ingame experiance a bit diffrent.. When I asked this dude who looked like a vetran(got some nice clothes on him)some questions he said they are really stupid questions and forward me to read the game manual.
I HAVE READ both the manual..and the guides here and in other places... and as I said before..
they relate to Calypso or too confusing to understand.. As for advisors I never saw any ingame...Mayby if i had access to this Elusive Golbal Chat I could contact one ;D
Just need someone to help me with my questions..ill do the boring stuff myself ,thx

 

lower left corner you see the chat window.....and there a colored buttons...small buttons...the white one is the open chat everyone in your radar range can read you....under the button is a small line if you click it you will write in open chat....it is not a "world" chat only people in radar range can see it.....
I m still at sanctuary for a while ... or post where you are than i come and catch you

 

Im farming sweat at the Relentless Firebase Academy...think im getting better at it

And yea ..I understood the chat system...As ive said i read the Manuel..the chat system is described in much detail there...ive used it only for people in my Vacinity...but that vetran I met said theres a global chat channel..that would be nice..thou..no idea how to connect to it..

 

ok than i make a hutn first and than i catch you have fun and GL

 

global chat...thats open chat ...globals are the messages you see if player get a loot above 50 ped

 

No..this Vetran was telling me bout this chat room..Global one..might have misundersttod..i am new..

Hmm theres an AFKISH Malin in the Command center..is malin=Milena?

 

Welcome to Arkadia and the forum I am not ingame at the moment, if you can hook up with Milena that's great as she is a very helpful advisor. Official advisors can usually be spotted by the green and yellow vest they wear (well most of them) which says on the back 'Arkadia Advisor'. These are other players who try to help where they can, so don't hesitate to ask them for help or to answer questions, if they can't they should be able to connect you with someone who can hopefully.

There is no 'chat room' associated with Entropia, I assume also what someone described to you as 'global chat' is the main one you already know how to use, to speak to anyone on your radar range. You will also see as Milena said, messages in that window about 'globals' of players. Best of luck to you, hope you find Milena

 

Found her and she helped me ALOT!..now i have her on my frend list and can ask directions whenever im lost...thanks for all the help guys!

 

TYVM Van...

 

7. Strongly advise you leave crafting alone for now unless u have deep pockets. it costs a lot to get good at it and you need to have a reasonable idea of what sells for a decent price. so best to stick to sweating and or mining and or hunting for now.

6. Things only decay with use. For guns thats firing them. For melee thats swinging at mob. For armour thats actually getting hit (plus v small amt to put on or take off).

5. High evade means u get hit less - thats good. Perception and most other skills contribute to various proffessions and each weapon or tool needs a certain lvl or specific profession for you to use them efficiently. For example cap-101 which is a laser pistol needs laser sniper for hitting and ranged laser damage for efficient damage. If you cant use a weapon efficiently then u hit less often and do less damage. Probably the best thing is to look for the guide that Alice wrote. I expect there is a link somewhere here in the forum.

2. it can make sense to use several weapons to build skills. U could use a rifle for distance shots and then pistol or melee up close. Melee is good for skilling evade and also gives skills that build Hp faster. as to when to switch to new weapons that comes done to a concept called SIB - Skill increase bonus. If you look at a weaponv(eg) in the picture below you can see:

Skill Increase Bonus:
Learning period damage:
Learning period hit:

If these say Never - then your weapon does not have a skill improvement bonus. You should not use it till you are at least lvl 70 becuase ur hit rate will be low, ur damage will be low.
If they say Not Yet, then dont use the weapon yet. You will be using the weapon at minimum efficiency. Take a look at the recommended lvls further up the screen. Thats the minimum lvl you need to be in the SIB zone for the weapon.
If Learning periods say Not Anymore, then you are using the weapons at maxmim efficiency in terms of hit rate, damage etc. This is called having a weapon maxed. I always try to use maxed weapons.
If Learning periods say Yes then you could use the weapons but I woud suggest waiting till they are nearly maxed. You will be getting a bonsus to your skill rate but no one seems to know the size of that bonus and you are still using the weapon at reduced efficiency.



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That's probably a bit much to take in straight away. but hopefully is a start. Find the guides here and in Planet Calypso Forum and read them. Well worth the time and effort. Hook up with an advisor.

REgards,
KikkiJikki

 

8. that event text will be for an event on another planet. When you look up event infomation you can only see those on this planet - and there are none yet cos events are not yet available here.

 

Thanks for the help Kikki i really appricate it

 

Hmmm, tips like that, Kikki, would be really good in a thread of their own for n00bs to read.

 

First off please dont use colors in posts like you did I cant see most of your post and I'm using the "debris" style of the forum...

Then dont skip melee because some guides told you it's bad, you just need to use different strategies and it will give you alot of nice skills ranged hunters dont get as fast...
Meet me in game and i can explain it all...

 

pro jennifer is pro

 

Thx for your advise Jenny...