I wanted to write this before my big break from the game but I never got around to it. I worked on the drop guide for pet cards for a while. Anyway, after flying thru trainee island in order to maximine my pchips, I realized that I saw and talked to a lot of people who, IMHO, were going to long and more difficult road to get off the island. I thought that a guide like this existed but alas I cannot find it. I welcome suggestions, but these are things that I do. I will add tidbits of information for players who already have higher level characters/second time thru.
For brand new players.
foreword:
I recommend you read the choosing a class, newbie guide, rappelz faq, and pet guides threads for information pertaining to those areas before you read this. Or, read this and plow thru - I plowed thru without any guides like most do.
I also recommend that when you chose a server you pick one on which friends play - it is always good for dungeon parties or hopefully free stuff
The start of the game:
After the annoying long but nice cut scene (hit esc to bypass) you start at a spot according to your race. If this is your first character, skip the next paragraph.
If this is not your first character, I recommend running to the warehouse in the middle of the island and taking any r1 equipment you can use from prior characters AND money AND pets. Pets make trainee island very easy - even a bp can do damage well enough to make things easier. Run back for the quests and skip the next paragraph.
As this is your first character, you have no equipment that is stored unless a friend will give you some on trainee island. If so, run to him
and run back. This first area is easy. Just do the quests. You want to kill only enough monsters to fulfill the quests because they give low experience and are a waste of time to kill just for xp/jp. For jp expenditure I would spend JP on skills that are needed for quests. I would then spend JP to raise your joblevel until you can get creature control level 1 and creature summoning and recall. You will need to level the other skills later anyway. You will likely NOT have creature summoning before you finish the quests and have to run to the center of the island. Skip the next paragraph. This first area is easy especially with good equipment. Just do the quests. You want to kill only enough monsters to fulfill the quests because they give low experience. For jp expenditure I would spend JP on skills that are needed for quests. I would then spend JP to raise your joblevel until you can get creature control level 1 and creature summoning and recall. This way if you have a high level pet you can summon then ASAP. I often will send my pet after one creature and kill another. This DOUBLES your kill rate/xp aquisition/jp aquisition.
Now you are in the center of the island. If you do not have equipment from friends or other characters, I would spend money at the weapon trader. The best weapon for ALL classes on trainee island, and IMHO until level 20, is a bow - either type is fine. If you are going to be a strider xbow pick an xbow, if a fighter archer pick a bow - otherwise for r1 the bow type does not matter. Since there are no important weapon skills on trainee island xbox/bow is great. It has many advantages. Chip then shoot and often monsters will be dead before they reach you. If you have a high level pet, you can kill 1 mob while the pet kills another. Before you head out, if you have the money level your bow to level 3 and your armor to level 3. Do the bow first because you will not take much damage. This will also need to be done later for a quest anyway. Do not forget arrows! Do not waste money on gloves/boots/a helmet. I also, if you do not have a pet already, buy an empty pet card if possible. Then get the creature taming skill and tame your own pet. Always have this pet out so he can level with you and do damage as well.
ALWAYS chip monsters. Chips = fast kills = shorter time on the island. ALWAYS pick up whatever drops unless you are rich
I find that the above tips can let players finish the island in under an hour if not faster.
If you do not have time to level your character within a week of creating him do NOT report to Gildas after picking a job class. Otherwise you will waste the stamina tent. Save your stamina savers for later in the game.
If you need to level before you exit the island or you need jp and do not have a quest to do, kill as high level monstes as you can or kill many who are close to your level. If you kill anatema or the giant fish boss you will get great xp, as long as you survive it
I often stay until level 15 or 16 by the time all the quests are done . I highly recommend that you do ALL of the quests on trainee island to reap all the quest rewards such as the stamina pots.
I hope that this rapidly written guide helps. I welcome any suggestions.
Links
rappelz reference guide!
rappelz enchanting guide
rappelz pet information
pet guide
pet taming
farming for dummies
dc's guide to dungeon parties
pets for beginners
abbreviations guide
ugrading equipment guide
guide for new players
how to use the auction house
another rappelz newbie guide
Pet Drop experiences or here
This means I have to make a new sig @__@
at least now TI only takes me 30 minutes usually
