where do i go for a active shard? i have been playing baja but rarely see people out of luna. all the ones in new haven just mine or cut trees and dont ever respond. never really explored to many places very far from the blue moongates because i have no direction and get lost alot. i been paying for multiplayer but dont see much of the multi part
Those loggers might be scripters, in which case there's no one at the wheel.
I've heard Baja isn't as populated as it once was. As Galen said Atlantic is the most populated. Your're not likely to find anyone you'd want to run into in Felucca, so for the moment I'd stick to Trammel. Check the shard specific boards, you might find some Baja specific content there.
Luna is by far the most active town on any shard, but players still have favorite banks to use. I've found that if you make the effort to stay in another city, you'll find like minded folks. Britain was once flooded with people, there are still a few folks who use the West Britain Bank (brit is split in two by a river, east and west). Head north and east from the Brit Moongate to head into the city.
I have a feeling Skara Brae, Jhelom and Moonglow are more popular these days because they're small island towns, the right size for a
current event. Folks might stop to listen, but they might also be busy grinding for this event. At least you won't have to run very far to find them. The hedge maze in the middle of Moonglow has teleporters to different areas as well, making getting around that city a bit easier.
You should def get a runebook if you don't have one, as that way you can venture away from the moongates and still get back to wherever you came from. Have folks mark runes for you, or raise your Magery a bit and use Mark Scrolls.
A fun run, one that lets you explore the world without taking you into territory with too dangerous spawn, is to take the road west out of Britain, then a bit south to Skara Brae or then North to Yew. (say 'Cross' at the docks near Skara to cross back and forth from the mainland.) Open your map and just head out. There's a Brigand camp on the way to Yew that will yield decent skill gains as well, but its poor gold if I remember correctly.
Once you gain some skills and some parts for a suit, Shame and Deceit are fairly popular dungeons, Shame for the loot and Deceit for the skill gain.
Def give a shoutout in general chat if you're looking for someone to get you started, in the EC you can find it by clicking on chat and selecting General, then click the speech bubble in your journal/system log and select "Chat" from the list "as oppose to say/shout/guild/party." Let me know if you make it to Atlantic, I'll try and help out. Welcome
