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Personally, I like the idea of one guide that you can buy. I also think its something that can have an OOC reference in two places. A stone that says something like "New Player Read This" with text that explains they can buy the OOC guide in two places. The into area and the Fugue plane. That way if they get frustrated because they died they know they can buy a guide when they respawn that will help them out a bit. My two cents.

I think a lot of the information is out there, the problem may be the presentation. What about having an OOC NPC in the start area (the area you first log into when you create a new character) that is labeled something like "New Player Advice". I would have this NPC have a dialogue that goes over some things that are apparent to older players.

1. The wild areas (including the sewers!) are dangerous on EfU and should not be attempted alone. The red NPCs in the wilds are there to give the server a certain feeling. They are -not- there to level you, they are dangerous!
2. Quests are meant to be done in a group, if its a quest for more than one person its probably a combat quest and you need a good group.
3. The solo quests are meant to be done by one person and in general dont get you into to much trouble.
4. Right click and examine a NPC to see if they offer a quest, what the levels of that quest are, and how many players can go on that quest.
5. You see a lot of consumables offered on quests, thats for a reason. Quests on EfU often require using those consumables to survive the quest.
6. There are a lot of mechanics changes going on. Go to //www.escapefromunderdark.com to read up on some of them (especially if you are playing a cleric, mage, or bard).
7. Its a roleplaying server, the best way to get involved is to attempt to join up with a group of players IG. Recommend some DM factions (or create one or two) that are good for new players to get involved in and see the greatness that is EfU at its best.