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THINGS I WISH I'D KNOWN EARLIER - Miscellany

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* If you discover a bug in game, use the /bug command to report it. This will help it get fixed faster. Your opinion on game mechanics is not a bug.

* If you have a question, utilize the search option on the message boards. To do this, scroll all the way down and type something into the search box. It is amazing how many questions have already been answered! If you utilize the search box from the main forum listing, it will search all forums by default. If you utilize it from within a specific forum, it will search only that specific forum by default.

* If you want to keep easy track of a particular thread on the forums, you can "sticky" it to the top of the forum. To do this, click on the grey box with a blue arrow on the right column of the thread listing. The thread will then be stickied (for you only) until you unsticky it.

* Most PC races have two graphic models, standard and alternate (or SOGA) models. To pick which you'd rather see when playing, go to Options > Alternate Models. You can select for each race which model you'd prefer. NOTE THAT THIS ONLY AFFECTS HOW YOU SEE YOUR OWN AND OTHER CHARACTERS. How other players will see your characters -- whether they'll see the default models or the SOGA models -- will depend on their settings, not yours. So you'll probably want to define your characters' appearance in both models. Conveniently, after creating a character, you have one opportunity, at no cost, to define the character's appearance in whichever model *wasn't* used in the original creation process.

* Other Great Resources:

   A list (with links) of various tradeskilling guides (http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=general_tradeskill&message.id=63160)
   Information on Heroic Opportunities (http://eq2.tentonhammer.com/index.php)module=ContentExpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=9&meid=160)
   A list of instanced zones and the levels they are for (spoilers!) (http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=zonepop&message.id=1432)
   Information on creating macros (http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=Newbie&message.id=23286)
   Guide to commonly used acronyms in MMORPGs (http://eq2players.station.sony.com/en/classes/guide.vm?classId=99&id=1)
   A great place to find user interface modifications (http://www.eq2interface.com/)
   Lots of zone maps and NPC locations can be found here (spoilers!) (http://eq2.gamepressure.com/)
   A useful site with lots of recipe information for tradeskillers (http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php)
   A quest database and bestiary can be found here (spoilers!) (http://eq2.ogaming.com/db/index.php)
   Guild, city writ, and status loot guides (http://eq2.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=687&meid=281)
   A guide to making macros (http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=Newbie&message.id=69655)
   A list of the various slash (/) commands (http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=tips&message.id=1957)

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