New to L2

Hey all,

I'm new to L2, coming in from WoW. I used to play SB, and I missed the ability to get good pvp with a group of people. SB is a bit of a dying game, so I figured I'd try this instead.

Right now, I have a level 8ish DE fighter, planning on going assassin-> phantom ranger and so on. Solid class? For those of you who used to play SB, I'm going for something like the huntress class, ranged with some magic ability.

How is the server? Lots of active people for fights? Is it reasonably easy to find a group to level up? How hard is it to find a guild?

Thanks for you time, look forward to playing with you all.

Heya, welcome to the game!
Well this server seems to be one of the higher pvp servers. For groups, you can usually find one if your needed (damage dealers and healers most definitely). Leveling...hmm...well it can take a while in the higher levels, but man do you ever feel satisfied when you get new skills :P For guilds(called clans), they are usually easy to find if you group often.
Your class choice, phantom ranger. Very unique class. They have the most strength so, they have the highest p.atk. Their problem is that they have low hp, but have great skills to abck that up. It might take some getting used it.

Yeah PR is a good class. pretty much what the poster above said, lowest HP for archer classes, but higher Strenght means you will hit harder than the rest. Archers can be expensive to level up, but they will level faster than most classes. As an archer you are a viable Solo class for most of your career too, so if you can't find a group or can only be on for a little while, it makes for easier progression.

Leveling takes quite a while, and you will have to pinch your pennies to afford gear for later levels. Don't get used to using too many Soulshot unless you are able to work the Economy to make money besides hunting. Oh and do the Newbie quests for getting free Soulshots. Do it as much as you can stand. Use the Newbie helper to get buffs and Grind Grind away.

Also, dont be discouraged by lack of people in your's starting area. Later on you will see way more of them.
Good Luck in Aden.

Thanks for the replies. Another question or two...

I've a very busy friend who plays this game and she hasn't been able to answer all my noobie questions, and I don't want to bother her too much.

I understand you can actually lose equipped items upon death. How often does that happen? Also, how much exp do you lose on a PVP death? Thanks for your time.

You lose just as much as death to a mob unless you are at war, which at lower levels is 7%.

If you are UNDER 5 Player Kills "PK's" and WHITE you can drop your jewely, armor, or a inventory item at death EXPECT for your EQUIPPED weapon.

If you are OVER 5 Player Kills "PK's" and/or RED you can drop your jewely, armor, inventory item AND/OR weapon at death.

Dropping items from a mob death is about 50/50. Usually if you just stuff your inventory with crap items it helps so that you don't drop something important.

PvP deaths at higher levels cost about 4% xp. If you are at war it's 1%.

I'd say the chances of dropping anything when not Red, or Red with 5 or less PK's is fairly small. I'd say more like 10% to drop a random item, maybe as much as 20% but I seem to have decent luck in not dropping anything important. You cannot drop your equipped weapon unless you are red and have more than 5 pk's.

Experience loss is about 8% normally sub lvl40ish. After lvl 40 or so it seems to go down to about 4%. In a clan war or castle siege, it goes down to 1/4 of normal.

Also, the chance to drop anything while killed by player (last hit made by player) is minimal, or even zero.

How robust is the siege pvp here? I was reading the l2blah boards and it seems like there is less participation lately.

And thanks everyone for your information.

There's always some kind of fight, not just always the epic fights people are hoping for.

Any fight is a good fight, IMO. Guess it's time to talk less and level up more so I can participate. ;)

Thanks again.

Well, I've got more playtime now so I've started leveling up a bit faster. It's become pretty apparent to me that a guild will be key, and I'd like to get to know the people I'll be playing with so I figure I might as well start asking now...

Any advice on guilds to look for? Any that are recruiting new players now? I'm looking to do PVP, but I don't need a ridiculously hardcore guild, just someone to help answer my noobie questions and point me in the right direction.

Thanks.