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is there any newbie mistakes that are regrettable later on I should know?
There are some good tips in the sticky post at the top of this forum with lots of good information. Here are some general gameplay tips:
- Fill all your slots with something, anything. ALways look for upgrades either as loot drop, sold by other players at the Broker, or crafted by yourself.
- When you die your armor takes a 10% hit. So if you die 5 times, your armor will be down to 50% effectiveness. Remember to repair frequently at the Menders spread throughout various zones. Ask a local guard (Find NPC) for the Mender.
- Green Plus Sign. This icon pops up periodically when you gain a level and can pick an added Racial Trait or Mastery Trait. Racial Trait is an ability that is specific to your race. So choices for an Ogre will be different than choices for an Elf. Mastery Traits will give you an added attack icon against a specific creature to do extra damage against
only that creature. It allows you to tailor your character even more.
For example, if you start a a Conjurer, and you get a Racial Trait choice of STR or INT, you would want to pick INT since you are a spell caster.
For the Mastery Trait, most are useful, some are not very. The first choice you should get will be a choice of Orc Mastery or Gnoll Mastery. Both creatures are plentiful at various different levels, and picking one will not gimp you down the road. If you are on the Qeynos side it might be good to pick Gnoll since you will see those up to level 25. If you are on the Freeport side you could pick Orc for the same reason. (More gnolls in Antonica, more orcs in Commonlands)
When you start a character and you find it's not to your liking, then you can jsut start a new one. The first 20 levels are very fast, then start to slow down at 30. There is no "best" class for gameplay, each has strengths and weaknesses.
Bottom line is to play something that you enjoy and have fun with. Good luck!