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from my observation of the game in general (this and other pvp servers), where you have PVP you will have individuals who stack the odds heavily in their favor, and deliberately target ones they suspect are new as characters (and potentially as players as well), easy gold and items, heck i have even had people brag about it to me in tells, so far not on this server thankfully, i presume these ones will be on every server, but i am hoping they are less frequent here.

i will not try to stop anyone from doing it, but it does upset me occasionally to see the individuals i have described, there are two kinds, those the bad ones, and the ones who do it via the rules and do not target new characters  as per the game thugs who only think winning means getting the most stuff and bullying ones who are really not in a position to stop them

again i have not encountered any individuals on EFU who fit this mold, i have no doubt those ones will slip in, but do as i do..make a note of the player/character and simply avoid them if possible, if they are a bully player, every character they make will fit that mold, if not, they are a regular player testing different concepts, in that case it is the character and not the player, but they may have made a error in targeting a new person..and saying it is hard to diferenciate a new player form a established one..that is BS it is easy to figure..you ask them in a tell, you say "hi and welcome to the server, are you new?" if they are new, guide them even if it is via tells..if they are in a heavy mugging area, inform them and guide them out

bully players will never do this because the only thing important to them is winning, i personally do not think there are many if any bullies here, another trait of a bully ..is they will justify what they do vehemently, refusing ever to aid others, they chose only to victimize, and i have run across bully players..it is unavoidable in a anonymous game such as this, the rules and dms monitor such ones,

bottom line? it is always best to discuss it calmly (not always easy if you have been victimized) and take screen shots if they have overstepped the line, talk to a dm or if none are available, send a message on the forums to them.

I do plan on eventually starting something similar to what i have experimented with, someplace else, but here i will not do it as rushed as i had over there..when i finally get set up (i will only put up drawings that i consider decent, such as the ones put up here, not perfect but i am sure no one will complain too much)

which is dependent on me acclimating well  here, so far i feel i have blended in quite well, i have learned the layout of the area, and the nuances of the various types of people, the only road block now is time....time for me to become better known provided my play here improves to the point where i can achieve what i am hoping, for my current character and with regards my next character, the art in a personal journal which will be shown in game will be represented here in a place where all will be able to see ooc, but many will be seeing them ic, so anything i eventually do may become ic as well

but that is something that will be tied to my next character, and that will be a couple months off, maybe longer, depending upon my skill as a writer for the ever daunting application process (i am being quite unabashed here, any dm observing these drawings can consider this a partial resume for my several month pending next application)

from the eyes of someone new

myself i have found efu no different than any other of the better servers, there is no real favouritism as far as i can tell so far (there is likely less than i have seen on some other servers to tell you the truth)...and i do not expect that to change

if one is careful level 7  or even 8 seem well within ones grasp in a very short period of time, but then again, those who know me know i play at a different pace than others and gains are not measured in weeks or even months, and i am one of those players who prefers to stick with a character a very very long time, letting the flotsam and jetsam of the game mould what my character will eventually become.

the primary goal of any new player is to make friends and allies .. i am new to efu m,i had tried briefly the other earlier versions but did not like them, this one has captured my imagination for various reasons, one, it is significantly easier to find other players/characters here (even if they are forced by rp convention to dislike you) the areas are easier to navigate

some of the player base here is quite helpful, some..not so much

it has not been all smooth sailing however, but if you can weather the rough bits you will find it good here (ok, i am not speaking off of experience since i am very new myself, but i am familiar with some of the dms and some of the other players, from someplace else, so i feel i can speak with some experience based off of pleasant encounters with other players/dms)

i have run into many who have been helpful to a fault (but sadly my first few times here were met with tells from a few who seemed almost to have the intent of chasing me off, i know that is not the general view of the players, and may have reflected them having a bad day and decided to warn or take it out on the new person, i cannot tell what their motives were. but those willing to aid greatly outnumber those who were not)

also i do play and will continue to play on other servers, and i can give what i feel a honest critique of each is, strong and weak points, in many areas you should be proud EFU M in my rankings is either tied, or surpasses the other two, it may lose in some minor points, but remember this is based off of my criteria, and i do not like pvp and combat, yet..two of my favourites feature that..go figure (i like the server enough that i decided to put in a application, something i do not do when i enter a new server, and it is something i do not do very often, i may even try to re apply in a couple months..who knows..and i may even start a journal with drawings in it, but..that will be for my next character.....so some may have to wait some time before they see me making in game drawings of their characters and posting them on this forum)

my first post here