New to Game and had a few questions :)

[vintagecoNroY]

Hey guys, just bought the game and its sitting in my ofice at working and cant wait to get home! I have played other mmo's mostly on pc including wow, ffxi, tera, blah blah blah, my question is how does this game compare to other standard mmo's.... Things like is there currency and economy, are there guilds, instances, raids, crafting, customizable weapons, different servers to choose before playing, etc etc.
I have also heard some bad things about the servers but I am used to that being an avid mmo player, and hopefully some of it was fixed with the last patch. I will also be looking for a guild if there are any, I play late night, est in U.S. so please let me know.
Thanks again!

[Kemba]

If you have basic questions, Look here.

[BleakPanther]

Just a heads up... there are minimal mmorpg elements. You're not going to get the same experience you get from the games you listed.

Currencies there are plenty.

Economy is what you'd expect in a post-apocalyptic world. Word of mouth and luck gets you rarer weapons. No Auction House at this time but there are vendors that offer deals of the hour and standard stock. Player to player trading/selling exists. Not a huge deal since gear is not set on a linear progression.

Guilds=Clans. Seems everyone and their Momma has one. I'd wait until they start dying off to find a good one but if you just need the social aspect, they are out there.

Instances= A few solo story mission chapters. 4 man co-op maps. Several PvP maps.

No raiding per se. Arkfalls are as close as it gets and they are in-world dynamic events. May change in the future but no promises one way or the other.

Crafting is limited to modding weapons and that barely qualifies as crafting.

Customizing weapons=See above.

Servers are broken into shards and assigned automagically. As far as stability goes they are progressively getting better but Xbox North America is the special server that causes the most drama.

I think I covered it all.


EDIT: I know this sounds ridiculous after all that but I must say that I LOVE this game. Its a breath of fresh air after playing decades of MMORPG's fairly hardcore.

[vintagecoNroY]

Thanks Bleak, appreciate it. I hope its as much of fresh air to me as it is to you. One more question as far as voice chat and the social aspect. It's a main reason why I enjoy MMOs over single player game. I use vent and TS on the pc usually. Is there any in game voice chat or guild voice chat, or is it limited to xbox live chat only?
Thanks again

[vintagecoNroY]

So if I wanted friends to buy the game and play with me it would be luck to all get on the same shard?