Starting EverQuest 2 can get a little tricky and difficult. It may take a lot of time if you are new to the mmorpg world and you have no idea what is going on. To begin you will have to create a character, keep in mind the name you give to your character will be permanent so make sure it's something that is satisfying to you and it does not violate any of SOE's terms otherwise they may ban your name. You will first start by selecting your race, I strongly suggest reading over some race guides which gives you an overview of each race and their stats.
After you've finished choosing your race and name you will choose a starting city. The worst part of this is with city that you choose, you will only be provided with certain races for that city. Again you should spend some time looking over a race/class guide before continuing as this is another permanent choice. All the important decisions are smacked right in the beginning of the game when everyones a newbie. Don't you just love it? You will either end up on one of the following cities known as; Outpost of the Overlord, The Nursery of Greater Faydark, Darklight Woods or Queen's Colony.
Once you've completed your character creation I strongly suggest exploring the buttons and speaking to every NPC in your town and learn as much as you can from each person. I also strongly suggest you save every gold you make early on the game. Saving the EQ2 gold early can provide a better cause in the future. A good way to get the early gears is by questing, grab every possible quest you can to help you level, collect gold, get fully geared and experience up. It would be wise to spend some time within the newbie areas to get to know the game and your character better.
Once you know the basics you will want to learn more of the characters abilities and racial attributes to help develop your character even further. You would also want to spend some time to get to know the enemies home as well and learn of their strengths and flaws. You will also need to gain status for yourself and your guild. The biggest advantage you get with the status has to spend less gold on housing, mounts and other perks. I hope this little startup guide will help you a long way. Enjoy EverQuest 2.
