Post by Morreion on Jan 11, 2019 9:09:29 GMT -5
Check out the Phoenix Free Shard thread for information- especially take a look at the Getting Started page, which has essential info about Phoenix changes and enhancements to the Classic / Shrouded Isles DAoC experience:
Getting Started
playphoenix.online/getting-started
There's plenty of other good info there, check it out!
Another useful resource:
Things I learned in beta that everyone should know
forum.playphoenix.online/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3412
Getting Started
playphoenix.online/getting-started
Before you log in
Please read our rules. Our rules are there for a reason and we are very strict about them. When you created your account, you checked a box confirming that you have read and accepted our rules. Dual logging is strictly forbidden on Phoenix. It is only allowed to create one account per person. If you want to switch to another realm, you must wait for 12h as our realm timer is 12h. After that time, you will have all three realms available to choose when logging into the char selection again. We also recommend reading about our naming rules carefully.
If you play from the same household (example: husband and wife, father and son etc.) you must play the same realm. If you try to play different realms, it will be considered cross-realming and will be punished according to our rules.
First steps
After creating a character, you will spawn randomly at one of five possible spawn points per realm. Each realm has four different spawn points in Classic and one in Shrouded Isles. It doesn’t matter what class or race you choose, it is always random. Each spawn point has a porter close by and/or has a horse merchant. All horse routes are for free.
Phoenix doesn’t have base classes (for example Guardian, Rogue, etc). From Level 1 on you will be a Hunter, Necromancer, etc. Therefor you can equip Weapons and Shields from Level 1, but the restrictions for armor didn’t get changed. You can visit a trainer to distribute your skill points or you just simple use „/train“. This command is usable everywhere and will save you a lot of time while doing PvE because you can instantly train after reaching a new Level.
It is not possible to use respecs when using „/train“. Speaking of respecs, changing your skills is free at your trainer from Level 1 to 49. Just use „/respec all“. You will also get one full and two RA respecs for free that can be used at Level 50. At Level 5 you will get your free Realmrank 1L1 and your first realmpoint. Don’t forget to use it.
ROGs, OTDs and Items
Your trainer doesn’t hand out any armor. Mobs between Level 6 and 55 don’t drop their regular items and we don’t have any OTDs on Phoenix implemented. No worry, you will not miss that. Our mobs are very drop-friendly and you will easily get all the equipment that you need to become a great hero of your realm. Instead of that rusty Sword-drop having 85% qual and +3 Strength on it, you will get ROGs (=Random Object Generator) from our mobs. Those Rogs have a range of 96% to 100% quality and each of them has a proc on it which can be one of 3 different DDs, a lifedrain or a heal one. All staffs with casting stats will always have the Level 50 all focus on them...
XP Rates & Bonuses
Our goal is that casual players need about 48h played to hit Level 50...
PvE Tasks
We removed the classic „whisper“-tasks and therefore put in realmwide and personal PvE tasks. Those tasks count which and where you killed the different types of mobs. You will get and complete them automatically. Your reward will be XP and coins. After one task is finished, you will automatically start a new one where you have to kill some more mobs than the task before. Mobs only grant credit to a task if they have the following con to you or to the highest player in a group...
Challenge Mode:
If you think your group is doing well and the hordes of mobs you are killing are way too easy, try „/challenge“. It toggles the challenge mode which can only be enabled if you are grouped. It works on monsters Level 10+ and they have to be at least orange to the highest player in the group. In challenge mode CC duration is reduced, mobs are stronger, mobs are faster, and have a chance to critical hit you. As reward you will receive better and more drops and your XP cap is increased and the XP penalty per groupmember is reduced: you will get better XP.
Phoenix Feathers:
Phoenix Feathers are a custom currency that we implemented to give everyone the possibility to get the endgame gear. It drops in addition to the regular loot of high end bosses and can be used to buy the loot of special feather merchant which you will find in your capital city. Phoenix Feathers can only be traded via your account vault and not to other players. To buy an item from such a merchant you need to have to kill the boss once. This will count for all of your twinks. Example: Warrior Alrik killed the dragon. Now his twink, the healer Healmasterofdoom can also buy any dragondrop of the merchant.
Feathers will drop only from high level bosses in special zones. Trashmobs in the epic dungeons (Galladoria, Caer Sidi and Tuscaran Glacier) and trashmobs in DF that are Level 56+ will also drop a small amount of feathers. You will find a list of all mobs dropping feathers on our forum or the wiki.
Please read our rules. Our rules are there for a reason and we are very strict about them. When you created your account, you checked a box confirming that you have read and accepted our rules. Dual logging is strictly forbidden on Phoenix. It is only allowed to create one account per person. If you want to switch to another realm, you must wait for 12h as our realm timer is 12h. After that time, you will have all three realms available to choose when logging into the char selection again. We also recommend reading about our naming rules carefully.
If you play from the same household (example: husband and wife, father and son etc.) you must play the same realm. If you try to play different realms, it will be considered cross-realming and will be punished according to our rules.
First steps
After creating a character, you will spawn randomly at one of five possible spawn points per realm. Each realm has four different spawn points in Classic and one in Shrouded Isles. It doesn’t matter what class or race you choose, it is always random. Each spawn point has a porter close by and/or has a horse merchant. All horse routes are for free.
Phoenix doesn’t have base classes (for example Guardian, Rogue, etc). From Level 1 on you will be a Hunter, Necromancer, etc. Therefor you can equip Weapons and Shields from Level 1, but the restrictions for armor didn’t get changed. You can visit a trainer to distribute your skill points or you just simple use „/train“. This command is usable everywhere and will save you a lot of time while doing PvE because you can instantly train after reaching a new Level.
It is not possible to use respecs when using „/train“. Speaking of respecs, changing your skills is free at your trainer from Level 1 to 49. Just use „/respec all“. You will also get one full and two RA respecs for free that can be used at Level 50. At Level 5 you will get your free Realmrank 1L1 and your first realmpoint. Don’t forget to use it.
ROGs, OTDs and Items
Your trainer doesn’t hand out any armor. Mobs between Level 6 and 55 don’t drop their regular items and we don’t have any OTDs on Phoenix implemented. No worry, you will not miss that. Our mobs are very drop-friendly and you will easily get all the equipment that you need to become a great hero of your realm. Instead of that rusty Sword-drop having 85% qual and +3 Strength on it, you will get ROGs (=Random Object Generator) from our mobs. Those Rogs have a range of 96% to 100% quality and each of them has a proc on it which can be one of 3 different DDs, a lifedrain or a heal one. All staffs with casting stats will always have the Level 50 all focus on them...
XP Rates & Bonuses
Our goal is that casual players need about 48h played to hit Level 50...
PvE Tasks
We removed the classic „whisper“-tasks and therefore put in realmwide and personal PvE tasks. Those tasks count which and where you killed the different types of mobs. You will get and complete them automatically. Your reward will be XP and coins. After one task is finished, you will automatically start a new one where you have to kill some more mobs than the task before. Mobs only grant credit to a task if they have the following con to you or to the highest player in a group...
Challenge Mode:
If you think your group is doing well and the hordes of mobs you are killing are way too easy, try „/challenge“. It toggles the challenge mode which can only be enabled if you are grouped. It works on monsters Level 10+ and they have to be at least orange to the highest player in the group. In challenge mode CC duration is reduced, mobs are stronger, mobs are faster, and have a chance to critical hit you. As reward you will receive better and more drops and your XP cap is increased and the XP penalty per groupmember is reduced: you will get better XP.
Phoenix Feathers:
Phoenix Feathers are a custom currency that we implemented to give everyone the possibility to get the endgame gear. It drops in addition to the regular loot of high end bosses and can be used to buy the loot of special feather merchant which you will find in your capital city. Phoenix Feathers can only be traded via your account vault and not to other players. To buy an item from such a merchant you need to have to kill the boss once. This will count for all of your twinks. Example: Warrior Alrik killed the dragon. Now his twink, the healer Healmasterofdoom can also buy any dragondrop of the merchant.
Feathers will drop only from high level bosses in special zones. Trashmobs in the epic dungeons (Galladoria, Caer Sidi and Tuscaran Glacier) and trashmobs in DF that are Level 56+ will also drop a small amount of feathers. You will find a list of all mobs dropping feathers on our forum or the wiki.
There's plenty of other good info there, check it out!
Another useful resource:
Things I learned in beta that everyone should know
forum.playphoenix.online/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3412
