The Beginning....

Beginning....

First of all, i want to concentrate on Shaiya specifically, because thats the game i enjoy most playing. You ask why? Read carefully and you will see the answer.
Ok, let's get started.
First, of course you need to download the game.
It has around 900MB, so with a nice internet speed it will go very quickly.
Even if your speed isn't as fast, let it download through the night, while you are sleeping and preparing yourself for the wonderful world of Shaiya ^^
The download you can find on:

shaiya.aeriagames.com

It has several mirrors offered for faster download, so your needs are taken care of.

After the download, install the game.
If you have ever installed a game, you will know how to do it, and even if you didn't, just follow the instruction (yes, they are given) and you will do it fast.
You need to create an account on the Shaiya forum, and with that account and password you log in to the game.


Starting....


Start the game with double click or one click and enter!
Intro appears, blah blah, wait till a small window appears where it asks for your nickname and password.
Put in the User ID and Password from your Shaiya forum account, like i told you to.
After that is done a new screen appears where you're asked which fraction you want to join,
The Alliance of Light (AoL) or the Union of Fury (UoF).
This decision is was pretty simple to me, since i was always drawn to the dark side ^^
After that is done, choose a server.
Again, it is best in my oppinion, to choose the last server, since it must be new and if you want to practise that is the best for you.
The older servers are pretty old, has a lot of experienced players, so you might not understand all things right away.


Customization:


After choosing a side and choosing a server, you will find yourself on the beginning screen.
Click on Create, in order to create your first character.
New window appears, where you can tipe in your name you have chosen for the character, Male or Female, Height,Hair, Face etc and of course Class.


Mode:


First you have offered 2 modes, Easy Mode (EM) and Normal Mode (NM).
I suggest that you start with Normal Mode and dont waste your time with Easy Mode.
After reaching Level 40 on Normal Mode, Hard Mode (HM) is opened.
Then, you go make a new character and choose Hard Mode.
After reaching Level 40 on your Hard Mode character, Ultimate Mode (UM) is opened.
Be careful!
If you die with your UM (ultimate mode) character, withour having Ressurection runes in your inventory, or without a Ressurection of an Oracle or Priest, your UM character will be permanently deleted.


Classes:


For every fraction, there is an equivalent, so let me introduce you to 4 Classes where each have 3 representatives, Shaiya has to offer:

There are Nordein aka The Deatheaters, Vail, Elf and Human.


UoF AoL

Guardian <--------> Defender
Warrior <--------> Fighter
Hunter <--------> Archer
Pagan <--------> Mage
Oracle <--------> Priest
Assassin <--------> Ranger


UoF

Nordein aka The Deatheaters are:
Guardian, Warrior and Hunter.

Vail are:
Pagan, Oracle and Assassin.


AoL

Human are:
Defender, Fighter and Priest.

Elf are:
Mage, Archer and Ranger.


In my next blog, i will tell you a bit something about each class, what are they good at, and what they do a bit difficult, so stay tuned for a bit more excitement. xD