most everyone on the server is a noob at something, most are lvling or meriting a new job and may not be world renowned as the greatest at that job. trying to be the best at your job you can be is good. trying to be the most super dressed and equipped smn ever is not.you are way behind the others so theres no need to try to compete.
you will blend in among the rest of the players. if you like smn and wanna treat it as main, i see no problems for you getting a decent shell.
i played for 2 or 3 months and took 2 or 3 off, over a 2 and a half year span. through all the expansions and new jobs, the social standards of bismark never really changed any at all.
a few nerfs here and there and some new avatars, some new areas, and some old areas with a new spin on them.... all in all nothing has really changed too much.
i went to a friend of mines house and watched him play and over a year's absence, i still saw the same old thing and same old routines.
the game was never boring, never lost the urge to play it. The players just always seem to do the same routines under the identical conditions.
if you remember how to xp in pts, you have no reason to worry. Anyways the best shells i joined, i always got pearls to inside xp pts. be a likable person and they will seek you out.
man.... i babble and ramble on when im buzzed... ill shutup now
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where have all the old funny characters gone to?