Erikkolai

Say you've built a raft/ship with a bunch of storage containers on it, but you don't have a base. What's the safest way/place to log off? I think freeports have much faster ship decay, in which case those are no-goes. If I log off outside of freeports, I think anyone who comes across my ship can destroy the bed? Regardless of where I log off, any hostile wildlife that comes near my sleeping body will kill me? I guess sailing a bit away from the shore, in a non-freeport zone, before logging off is the least risky option?

Thanks to both of you! @Taerarenai In regards to point 3, no it was far from being overweight. But it was located in a freeport (I was ready to set sail when I logged in today), and according to Nari, rafts decay very quickly there. Perhaps it waited until I logged on before being destroyed, because I was standing on it. New question: Does meat decay at the same speed regardless of being raw, cooked, or stored in a container?

I've been playing for a couple of days, and have accumulated a bunch of questions: 1. When we start out, we can only craft Cloth Armor. What's the next armor tier, and are all other armors unlocked via the Armory skill tree? 2. Let's say I collect 70 Fish Meat. It'll instantly start decaying, but only 1 unit at a time (unless I'm mistaken). Does this mean that my Fish Meat would decay twice as fast if I split the stack in half (2x35)? 3. Yesterday I logged out standing in my fully repaired raft. When I logged in today, everything seemed to be in order. But 5 seconds after I left my raft, it sank. What could the explanation be? Quick gradual offline decay which coincidentally finished destroying the raft just as I logged in? 4. Let's say a ship has many storage boxes in it, then sinks. What happens to the storage boxes -- do they sink to the ocean floor, and can they still be accessed there? 5. When a storage box decays, do the contents decay as well? Or will the contents spill out once the storage box is removed from the game? 6. Is the heavy plate armor superior to all other armors, or are there good arguments for using light armor instead? In example, will you sink if you're wearing plate armor in the water? Or will you run slower, or spend your stamina more quickly? 7. I logged out for 15 minutes earlier today. When I logged back in, a wolf had already killed me. Does this mean that any hostile animal can kill me if it comes across my sleeping body while I'm logged out? So if I don't have a base yet, I should probably sail out on the ocean with my raft before logging off? 8. Can my corpse be looted on PvE server? I appreciate answers to any of these, thanks!

1) Is there a cost, or any limitations, to respeccing your character? 2) What's the age rating? Are we free to swear to our heart's content? 3) How do Power Stones work, do you get any kind of buff from inserting them into your compass? 4) If you hold out your compass and press the middle mouse button, you tap it. What's the meaning of that? 5) If you hold down the HUD Info key, you can see that there's often a "Countdown to EQ" timer running at the bottom right, by your vitamin levels. What's the meaning of that? 6) The HUD will occasionally display a blinking icon with four stars on it, above your vitamin levels. What's the meaning of that? 7) For how long does a day/night cycle last? I'd appreciate answers to any of these, thanks in advance!