Question about the economyFollow

I have little EQ and EQ2 experience but what I have seen is that the economy is very tight. After a dozen hours of play I had secured 9sp as a fighter completing quests and selling the loot. That seems low to me but it seems to be how EQ operates. So my apartment rent will come due in a couple days and that will take 5sp. No worries... but wait. I needed more bread and water so I am down in the poor house again!

Now, I don't expect anyone to tell me any secrets, but how the heck am I supposed to sustain my character? I figured I needed to start on tradeskills, but I have a long way to go before I can barely eek out a minimal profit.

I don't expect to get rich within the next year. I'd like to own a house and a horse eventually, but it looks to be impossible at this point. What am I missing?

You will make more money as you go on. I make about 8 silver just by soloing in Antonica for a couple hours. As a 14th level cleric, I fight yellow-labeled mobs and get a chest every 20 kills or so with about 30-40 seconds downtime between each kill, and a minute and a half for each fight. I sell everything I find to an NPC somewhere away from the city, and buy all my gear at city merchants. When the economy is more established and more people are selling items I need, I imagine that I will buy and sell with other players. I have not played any classes other than cleric, so I'm not sure how easy it is to solo other jobs. I find I have more than enough mana to sustain myself through one or two fights at a time, sometimes with adds (unless I mis-judge a fight and have to run away).

I would say that joining groups outside your city and getting loot that way will probably make you more money. I got about 5 silver worth of loot in an hour with a group yesterday.


EDIT: Really, listen to what the guy above me said. He's got much better ideas than I...

Edited, Fri Nov 19 14:59:59 2004 by SweetZombieJesus