Video Guide
Beginner Encyclopedia — What I Wish I Knew
Long-form EverQuest Legends beginner video covering the first hours after the July 28, 2026 launch: character setup, grouping, UI, and systems veterans forget to explain.
A Launch-Week Encyclopedia, Not a Teaser
This community video is the opposite of a 90-second trailer. It walks the habits that waste the first weekend: locking a primary too early, ignoring bind points, fighting D3 before you understand links, and treating personal loot as a reason never to group. Watch it after the short beginner basics clip if you want depth.
Written companions: getting started, group play & August XP, controls.
What to Pause On
Pause on character creation (race plus first class), the level 11 primary lock, loadout pages, and how difficulty changes loot after the July 29 hotfix. The video predates some August notes — cursor scaling and the Mistmoore named guarantee arrive August 18 — so treat dungeon examples as directional.
If you are rolling Kerran, overlay races & Kerran and Kerra Isle. If you already have a trio, jump to the grouping chapters and then the combo builder.
After the Video — August 16 Checklist
Bind, set UI scale, pick two loadouts, and decide whether you will group for the August 18 XP bonus. Then run your starter continent and one early dungeon. Do not sit in Freeport waiting for Rujarkian Hills — that zone is still roadmap-only.
Next videos: August 4 notes, launch trailer, all video guides.