Its been some time since I gave it a go, so here I am again giving it a go again. The game has always appealed to me, but there have been some things that have discouraged me and ended up forcing me to lose interest. I'd like to give it a go again.
Here are my questions:
1. How accurate are the "new players" and profession guides these days? I see some that are several years old. Given the new update has change quite a bit ( or at least that is what the email that got me here said ) is the game forgiving enough that if I start following outdated information to find things have changed as a result of the update I won't have to just re-roll? For some reason, I remember it being not so forgiving.
2. I could spend hours beating mobs and doing missions, but when it came to having to build implants ever "x" levels I was overwhelmed, broke and honestly didn't have the patients for it. Is going around to build implants as you level up still a tedious process? Or was it never a tedious process, I had just been doing it all wrong?
3. A result of part 2, is i felt like I could never keep up. I'd finally get implants in, and then would have to repeat the process, or find I was way behind everyone else I tried to group with. I'm really not sure what the question is here, but I'm really trying to find a way not to get burnt out on getting gear/buffs/whatever so I can cast that awesome nano that is a zillion "levels" above me. The most enjoyable part of the process is doing missions to find items. I can do that all day. Any suggestions on how to keep it fun and not have the game turn into feeling like a job that I have to rely on spreadsheets for?
4. Lastly, I'd like some advise on a non-pet class that can potentially solo to max level with minimal gear. I remember finding it difficult to find groups even after I joined a clan, so being able to get what I need on my own is important. What non-pet profession would you suggest and why?
I hope these didn't sound to much like I was complaining. I just would really like to avoid the pitfalls that have caused me to quite in the past if at all possible.
Thanks!