Beginners Guide

''This is an outline for a Beginners Guide for EQ2. Although this game is advanced in years, I think it would be good for the community if EQ2i provided some guidance on getting started with the game. I plan to write this up over the coming days and weeks, but feel free to tinker with it.'' Sassinak 23:25, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Installing Everquest 2

 * System requirements
 * Downloading the game using the patcher

Creating Your Character

 * Choosing your race
 * Customizing your appearance
 * A note about alternate models
 * Choosing your class
 * Considerations when choosing your home town

The Game Interface

 * A tour of the visible UI elements
 * A tour of the main menu
 * A brief tour of the options window

Movement

 * Movement keys
 * Mouselook and camera control
 * How combat lock affects combat
 * Sprinting

Your Abilities

 * The knowledge book
 * Overview of abilities
 * Harvesting skills

A Game of Quests

 * Quest feathers and waypoints
 * The quest helper and update messages
 * The quest journal
 * Types of quests
 * Rewards

Understanding Your Character

 * The persona window
 * Inventory
 * Factions
 * Stats and resistances

Understanding Your Enemy

 * The target window and tooltips
 * The consider system and heroics
 * Target's target window

Combat Mechanics

 * Health and power
 * Spells and combat arts
 * Combat modes; breaking encounters

Your Starting Zone

 * Brief guide to first few quests
 * Harvesting nodes and shinies
 * Replacing gear

Introducing Norrath

 * Your City - services available
 * Your House
 * The Tiers of Norrath

Joining the Community

 * Grouping
 * Friends List and Ignore List
 * The broker system
 * Finding and joining a guild

Achievements

 * Earning points
 * Spending points
 * Respeccing

Taking Up a Tradeskill

 * Overview of mechanics
 * Recipes and work orders
 * Getting started