Nightblizz
Wanderer
1. Peerless/Named Monsters/finishing the ML dungeons (Blighted grove, for example, is accessible but empty )
2. AI (I want to be nervous when fighting Balrons or AWs again)
3. Magincia Market (This is a new one in the list... and I think it is also something new on OSI, but I think instead of letting Magincia stay a deserted island for a couple of years until this is introduced, you could as well introduce it now - there's too many people who want a luna shop anyway )
This place is not supposed to be easy or an artifact factory for newbies. I created my character roughly 4 months ago and still say that. Newbies aren't supposed to get artifacts for killing mongbats, as artifacts should be rare, but good items. You have to work for those, but it will be rewarding. And you know what? I don't understand how Demise isn't newbie friendly... are you playing a mage? If so, then you may be right as playing a mage takes a lot of skill. If you don't have one yet, I suggest making a tamer. Then you can kill the strongest monsters, get gold, buy decent armour and start collecting artifacts yourself.
2. AI (I want to be nervous when fighting Balrons or AWs again)
3. Magincia Market (This is a new one in the list... and I think it is also something new on OSI, but I think instead of letting Magincia stay a deserted island for a couple of years until this is introduced, you could as well introduce it now - there's too many people who want a luna shop anyway )
That is probably true, but let me quote stratics:People doing Gauntlet spwns post AI implementation are mostly gonna be composed of the 'upper class' players who not only have the player experience of already been doing this for years, but also the necessary equipment (are well off in contrast to other players like myself who brave on on a simple, cheap sampire build). Demise is not very newb-friendly as it is.
In the corrupted forest of Malas, east of the Necromancer city of Umbra, lies the entrance to the terrible dungeon of Doom. The dungeon is a dangerous place filled with all manner of traps and monsters more vicious than most, but as with most places of evil, Dungeon Doom also holds great riches for those adventurers who dare to enter.
Did you also laugh? I sure did. Doom is supposed to be a terrible dungeon? Dangerous? And you WILL die in the Gauntlet? It's actually a walk in the park. In fact, I was doing the Gauntlet for many hours for around 2-3 days until I finally died ONCE. My GD never did.Finally you are at the infamous Gauntlet of Doom. A place of untold riches and an untold number of dead adventurers. [...] If you should happen to die in the Gauntlet, and you most likely will, all hope isn't lost. In the northwestern room lives a kind healer, who will help you find your path back to life for the small fee of 5.000 gold pieces.
This place is not supposed to be easy or an artifact factory for newbies. I created my character roughly 4 months ago and still say that. Newbies aren't supposed to get artifacts for killing mongbats, as artifacts should be rare, but good items. You have to work for those, but it will be rewarding. And you know what? I don't understand how Demise isn't newbie friendly... are you playing a mage? If so, then you may be right as playing a mage takes a lot of skill. If you don't have one yet, I suggest making a tamer. Then you can kill the strongest monsters, get gold, buy decent armour and start collecting artifacts yourself.