Newbie stuff..

Hello everyone,
I was looking for a nice mmorpg few days ago and I bumped into Drakensang Online.
Now I'm a Lv.12 Spellweaver, currently in the 2nd town (something Kings, I didn't remember it right ).
Tanky warrior brutes are not my to my taste, rangers seem ok and similar to spellweavers but something about them isn't right for me I just can't place it.. Oh and dwarves (or little mecha people how I call them in this game) seem a bit... ugly.

Anyway I have no idea where to go even after exploring some outer, higher level areas, I have a bunch of quests to do without any direction except the names of locations for relevant quests. I wonder how new people embrace the quest system, I think it's weird - going trough anywhere you can looking for an "?" on the map? Not what I hoped for but we'll see.

Ok I talk much, probably the awesome-new-game adrenaline coming to surface ..
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So I've wondered.. before I start playing like there is no tomorrow, I'd like to know a few things the developers surely wouldn't point out at the website;

1) Is it possible to enjoy all aspects of the game without investing real money in it? If yes, how time consuming would it be?
Almost any shop NPC I visit in-game has mostly Ardament(?) priced Items, even now these "purple balls" begins to stab me in the eyes as I see them everywhere and all the time;

2) I'm an EU player and I hope to play with english speaking players, yet on my recommended server (Grimog?) absolutely no one speaks english.. I can't talk to anyone, can't ask for simplest advice or something like that.
What server should I go to instead? I like to team up with people, make friends and chat.


I like the game mostly because of the graphics and the cool combat system.
I hope there are experienced gamers/forumers here who could give me some advice, thanks!

Mr.Tic

 

There is a guild section on the forums. Go there and search for a guild. Having one will insure you will find people that speak English.

 

I played a year without investing money, and made it to level 40.

You can play for free, but it does take longer. It's a matter of patience. What do you value more, time or money?

As to languages, a lot of local and international players use Spanish and Portuguese. The Forum can help there. Some people use it to advertise for a guild.

 

Since your an english speaker, I'd advise go to Heredur or Agathon.

 

Oh I thought there would be guilds in-game, ok tnx for info.
Weird how I never see players cooperating in this game... everyone minding their own bussiness.

Well I'm looking mostly for PvE fun, and I hope it can be done without spending real money or playing until my fingers catch fire and eyeballs roll out.