Whats the difference between the servers?(like population wise)
Hmmm, not really any big differences. Every server is crowded by bots and turks (not that i don't like turks, they are Muslims like myself, but they just spam the global too much). I heard that Aege has more place then other server, but i don't think it is so.What type of character is the most efficient?(magic, archer, melee)
Depends on the type of combat. If you want pvp (player vs player), then a str character like melle or pure str archer or a hybrid with 1:2 ratio (each lvl one point in str and 2 points in int). If you want pve (player vs environment) then use a magic character with pure int.
Whats the basic things a newb needs to know?
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