questions PE (well it has been generating a lot of interest recently :P)

[Owain]

Is it playable for about the same as other MMORPG's so if put in say £10 per month, will i be able to have a fair amount of nice stuff?
How does the leveling up system work, time based like eve? or experience like most MMO's?
Also when you get killed are you monies (PED?) looted?

thanks.

(woo one hour till the download done)


hmm i overdid the question marks a bit?

[Einstein]

Originally Posted by Owain

Is it playable for about the same as other MMORPG's so if put in say £10 per month, will i be able to have a fair amount of nice stuff?

Yes.
It all depends how you use it tho. If you want to, you can blow it away in 15 minuts
If you are lucky, the £10 can last forever

Originally Posted by Owain

How does the leveling up system work, time based like eve? or experience like most MMO's?

It's experience based.
There are lot's of skills in PE, and you gain multiple by using weapons/tools or by crafting.

Originally Posted by Owain

Also when you get killed are you monies (PED?) looted?

Nope!

[gurkha]

Originally Posted by Owain

Is it playable for about the same as other MMORPG's so if put in say £10 per month, will i be able to have a fair amount of nice stuff?
How does the leveling up system work, time based like eve? or experience like most MMO's?
Also when you get killed are you monies (PED?) looted?

thanks.

(woo one hour till the download done)


hmm i overdid the question marks a bit?

You can play for £10 a month, although you won't be hunting the biggest stuff, but you can still have fun, you might want to put in a little bit more in the beginning to get some mid-level equipment, to make hunting as efficient as possible without costing too much.

Skill system is experience-based.

When a mob (animal) or bot (robot) kills you, nothing is lost, you're fine. In the majority of the continent you start on (Eudoria), other players cannot kill you, it's non-pvp, there's 3 pvp zones, 1 of which certain stackables can be looted, you have to pay to go into this pvp zone, so no worries about loosing your stuff without meaning to.


An important point, there's some people out there who will offer to be your mentors, they'll teach you and give you advice about the game, and when you get to a certain skill level, they will get a small reward. Many mentors are good people who will help you and make your experience much more enjoyable , but there's others out there who simply want the item, they'll add you as a disciple, then leave you for months on end. If somebody sends a request for you to be there disciple out of the blue, do not accept. Just be social, talk to people, and when you do choose a mentor, choose one who knows quite a bit about the game, and is able to give you good advice.

Hope that helped, and have fun.

[Owain]

Thanks very much Einstein!
i'm even more excited now...
some very useful advice there too gurkha I will keep it in mind.

[AquaAura]

While you don't have to deposit a cent (and several players have made it pretty far depositing very little) in my experience to date, PE is more expensive than most mmorpgs if you are serious about improving and getting far in the game. You can do it at $10 a month, but it will take you more time to improve.

Skill increase is gained the more you perform certain tasks in your profession (more mining, yields more mining skills). You will notice higher skill gains at first - they level off the longer you play.

First thing you'll want to do is to explore and find the teleporters. When you come across a creature, right click your mouse and choose "GATHER SWEAT". You can sell the sweat to other players (this sounds like a joke, but really isnt). With the proceeds from 500 sweat bottles, you can buy your first gun or axe to start hunting.

My advice is to deposit $20 to start. You can get a really good start with it, and likely will enjoy your time on the planet much more. Most people you come across will be happy to help you out with advice, but dont ask them for stuff, as that is considered bad form

[Squee]

remember... some people spend like, lets say $100.000 for one single auction purchase...

Althought its a very special purchase, it also shows how much people are willing to invest. Now assuming its unfair for us to be able to be just as good as those "rich ppl" or "born traders", you can assume that the prices will be steep on the better products in this universe.

Kinda like real like: The exclusive stuff is for the rich, lucky, are criminal types

Thats how i see it.

yea u can put 10$ a month in game... i have put 1k in 3 month

[Sharyn]

10 quid will bring u squat, trust me
This is not the usual on-line MMORPG....it's the best there is....so it is damn expensive too.....this beeing true if u really wanna play it

[gurkha]

Originally Posted by Sharyn

10 quid will bring u squat, trust me
This is not the usual on-line MMORPG....it's the best there is....so it is damn expensive too.....this beeing true if u really wanna play it

£10 can go a long way if you are careful.

[Sharyn]

Originally Posted by gurkha

£10 can go a long way if you are careful.

Would this be a good example of carefull?

10 quid ~ aprox 18$ ~ 170 PED

Supposing you have all the basic equipment you need (I won't name jesters and such here) it could last a while, only for a very-very unskilled person....and the skills go up (they needen't go too much up) and you feel like evolving (dooohhh, RPG style??)....getting a not-so-crappy-weapon and decent equipment...then change mob...and puff....no more PED
Then have another go....another 10 quid....it will go even faster....and so on....so on....god....Lootius....anybody.....can't stop.....depositing...LOL

What I am really saying: Let's not kid ourselves with phrases like "10 quid, sure, it will last for a month"....what do ya say?