Ignore the hyper-optimized way to do everything. Do things in a way that make sense to you; learn from your mistakes and discover new training methods naturally.
Don’t use quest guides or quest helpers, unless you’re absolutely stuck (which you will be at some point as sometimes the game is not very intuitive). Read quest dialogs and interact with NPCs, as there is some genuinely hilarious dialog and well-written stories in the game.
Wear gear that looks cool. I’m still of the opinion that the dragon chainbody is one of the coolest items in the game.
Don’t buy gold or take handouts from people. Players are often tripping over themselves to give gear and GP to new players but this absolutely ruins the early-game grind. Upgrading from a full steel set to full black is, in the grand scheme, a quick and tiny upgrade. But doing it yourself makes it rewarding and worthwhile. This goes double for a player who has never touched the game before.
Overall, just take time to explore the world and take it all in. The amount of content in the game is absolutely staggering, and it’s easy to miss a lot of it if you are following the optimal quest guide and doing nothing but tick-manipulation training methods.
For many of us, we’ve played this game since we were kids so the magic has sort of worn off and nothing is as satisfying as seeing numbers go up as quickly as possible. But until you get to that point, there’s a ton of cool things to discover.
On a different note, if/once you really get into the grind, set realistic goals for yourself. Personally, it’s hard for me to sit down with no plan in mind and just grind away. If I have an idea in my head that I want to get X amount of experience by Y date, it makes it not only possible, but more enjoyable as well.
Ignore the hyper-optimized way to do everything. Do things in a way that make sense to you; learn from your mistakes and discover new training methods naturally.
Don’t use quest guides or quest helpers, unless you’re absolutely stuck (which you will be at some point as sometimes the game is not very intuitive). Read quest dialogs and interact with NPCs, as there is some genuinely hilarious dialog and well-written stories in the game.
Wear gear that looks cool. I’m still of the opinion that the dragon chainbody is one of the coolest items in the game.
Don’t buy gold or take handouts from people. Players are often tripping over themselves to give gear and GP to new players but this absolutely ruins the early-game grind. Upgrading from a full steel set to full black is, in the grand scheme, a quick and tiny upgrade. But doing it yourself makes it rewarding and worthwhile. This goes double for a player who has never touched the game before.
Overall, just take time to explore the world and take it all in. The amount of content in the game is absolutely staggering, and it’s easy to miss a lot of it if you are following the optimal quest guide and doing nothing but tick-manipulation training methods.
For many of us, we’ve played this game since we were kids so the magic has sort of worn off and nothing is as satisfying as seeing numbers go up as quickly as possible. But until you get to that point, there’s a ton of cool things to discover.
On a different note, if/once you really get into the grind, set realistic goals for yourself. Personally, it’s hard for me to sit down with no plan in mind and just grind away. If I have an idea in my head that I want to get X amount of experience by Y date, it makes it not only possible, but more enjoyable as well.