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How to Overcome the Inexperienced Newbie Experience
Written by jedi_girl251
“Strawberry Jelly for only 500np? I must buy it before someone else does!”
Sound Familiar? Maybe not for strawberry jelly, which I thought was so good, but
perhaps for another inexpensive Neopian item that, as a newbie, you paid too
much for. When I first started playing Neopets I bought many foolish items from
the top shops in Neopia for way more than they are worth. While I’ve still kept
a few of the things, like the ball of blue yarn (800np), I’ve certainly learned
my lesson as to how to make the most of the Shop Wizard, Auction House, and the
Mystery Island Trading Post. Once I became familiar with Neopets I also
discovered the greatness that is PPT. This website has taught me everything I
know about Neopets and that is why I am now writing a guide for PPT and its
other visitors about how to overcome the inexperienced newbie experience. So to
all newbies:
1) Don’t Be Afraid of the Bank!
I’m not quite sure if anyone was afraid of the putting his or her precious
neopoints into the bank, but I sure was. I remember reluctantly clicking on the
link to the bank and seeing the face of that skeith… I was positive that he
would eat or steal my neopoints as soon as I put them in my bank account. So for
a couple weeks I let my first few thousands pile up until I decided to put them
in the bank. Eventually I realized that of course the bank was better than
letting the random event of the King’s taxes taking neopoints from me. But I
wasn’t just afraid of the bank, and random events. Oh no. I was even more afraid
of the money tree ghosts taking neopoints from me even though I never was fast
enough to take something from the money tree… but that’s a different story. So,
why was I so afraid of losing my neopoints while they were in the bank? Because
I had never read anywhere about the bank taking money from people. My message to
all neopians, if you’re like me when I started playing in Neopia, don’t be
afraid put your neopoints in the bank a.s.a.p. And start collecting interest
today!
2) Do Visit Dailies Daily!
When I was a newbie I visited Coltzan’s Shrine and Tombola once, maybe twice and
didn’t come back for days. But it is so beneficial to visit them everyday
because even if you don’t win anything for a while you will eventually. Also,
utilize all your resources. PPT has many great pieces of information that every
single to player should know about the Neopets dailies (for instance the special
times to visit things at, etc.).
3) Do Play the Easiest Games!
Now I know there are plenty of people who make a lot of np from playing hard
level games. Personally, even with the help of step-by-step guides, I am still
not good at playing a lot of games. It took me some time but now whenever I feel
like playing some games I just go right to the group I like playing. It takes
time to become better at all the games but as soon as you find a game you like
make and is easy for you, always go back to it. Of course the more you play a
game the better you become at it. Before you know it you’ll be making lots of np!
And be sure to check what the game of the day is, because you never know when
your favourite game may be offering double the np!
Now I’m sure that there are many other important things that all newbies should
know, but I wanted to write this guide to help with the few that I personally
could relate to the most and have learned from the most. Neopets is a great
website that allows us all to succeed in its world while having fun, but when
you are brand new to the whole neopian world, everything can seem scary and bad
in some way. Just give it time and you’ll know the ins and outs of Neopia before
you know it! Good Luck!
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