(might have forgotten a thing or two)
Reviving Fallen Players/ NPC’s
If you’re Salvaging every item you pick up- DON"T. Salavage the slavage items (“Srap of fur” etc) and maybe Whites.
Sell any Greens and Blues your not going to use to the Vendors (or the TP if you can get a good price). As many, many people have said before me- Salvaging these items nets you a few coppers worth f Mats while Selling them is usually worth many times more.
For better then Blue/green items the rules change. But these items are not worth salavaging and you will start to see more money once u start vendoring them.
I defiantly agree that you should Try out a Few Classes and get a feel for what works for you. But also give each Class you DO play a fair Go, and if it doesn’t seem to be working out try a different Weapon and some different skills/talents – each class can be played in many different ways/styles.
As for the Classes (Professions) you mentioned.
Warrior- A Solid class, but yes not exactly Unique.
Guardian- Might surprise you, while it is Thematically similar to a Paladin it is Very much it’s own unique Class.
Engineer- My Personal Favourite, Kravick explained them well.
Mesmer- A fantastic and unique Class but BEWARE they are not a great first class to play. They take a little bit to get used to and can be confusing while you are still picking up on the games basics. I recommend playing one after you feel comfortable with the game.
Necromancer- Yeh, pretty much what you’d expect.
Elementalist- A cool Class, but it may take some getting used to as you need to switch between elements regularly to get the full effect from them.
The Ranger and Theif are good too, although the Thief is significantly different from most MMO rogues (no long term stealth ability).
There are Banks in every City, as well as being accessable via the Crafting stations. Anything you place in there (appart from soulbound gear) can be pulled out by other characters.
You can also deposit and withdraw money (gold, silver etc), but not via the Crafting stations – just the Banks.
The stuff you get from the heart quest what is it used for?
Completing Event’s Gives you Karma, that’s the currency with the little Triangle. Karma can be spent at Karma vendors to buy all sorts of things. After Finishing a Heart the quest giver becomes a Karma Vendor and usually sells several items which might be:
*Gear (Weapons, armor, Jewelry)
*Recipies (For your Crfting)
*Food and ingredients (some Food can only be bought from Karma Vendors)
*Vanity items and Nick-knacks (This is the stuff you buy thats not very useful, but might be fun. Such as potions that turn you Orange or one-shot weapons)
Heart Vendors are a good way to keep your gear up to date, I always check what the vendor has to offer.
Pick any profession and Give it lot’s of Power and Precision! Now you deal lots of damage!
Yes some other MMO’s have a built in Chat System, but guess what their players do. They use Vent or Teamspeak anyway. This is mostly because these 3rd party systems have had a lot of work done on them and work very well, and because people are already comfortable with them.
Spending money and man-hours working on an In game chat would likely be a huge waste. Even if they released something as good as these 3rd party systems You would still see a huge percentage of people NOT use the inhouse system for their chatting.