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AgentZero said:
1) How does one go about crafting items. If I have say a Basic Right Hand Implant, and a Matter Creation Nano-Cluster, how do I go about sticking the two together to make an implant I can use?

Did you upgrade your starter weapons on noob isle? If so, you should be familiar with the Tradeskills button. It has two slots in which you enter the two items to be combined. However, making implants requires skills in nanoprogramming, and as an adventurer, you shouldn't be investing points in nanoprogramming.

AgentZero said:
2) Does your skill in things like Assault Rifle or Burst affect how well you use the weapons or how often/well you use the special attack?

Yes, but each weapon has a listed max beneficial skill. If your skill is above that, then only the max applies. Examining a weapon will also tell you what skills contribute to making you effective at it. I'm not sure about the frequency of special attacks however. In my case, the cooldown for my MA special attacks are fixed, except for Dimach which apparantly drops in cooldown period gradually after reaching a specific skill plateau.

Edit: I hope you only mentioned "assault rifle" as an example. As an adventurer you shouldn't be using assault rifles. You should be using either dual-wielded 1 hand edged weapons, or dual-wielded pistols.

Yeah, this is something particular to AO as many professions are more or less locked to a particular weapon type in order to be at their max, intended effectiveness. Only professions that don't rely on weapons for their damage are free to wield anything they want, mainly picking what they think looks good on their avatar, e.g. pet professions like engineer, bureaucrat and metaphysicist; and nano-damage based professions like doctor and nanotechnician.

AgentZero said:
3) Where the devil are the Whoompas in Borealis?

When you first exit noob isle, you should zone into Borealis next to an old man who can give you a start quest. From the man, if you go left and down the slope, you get to the abandoned subway entrance. If you go right, you go past the mission terminals and arrive at the whoompas. There are only two whoompa connections in Borealis, to Stret West Bank and Newland.

AgentZero said:
4) Where exactly is the Perks menu? Manual says click the Perks button in the left hand menu, but I have no such button on any menu. Was it moved? Also, what are good perks to take?

Sorry, perks only apply if you have the Shadowlands expansion, i.e. must pay up. Froobs don't get perks.

AgentZero said:
5) How does one increase their title level?

Your title level increases as your level increases. The title levels are IIRC:

Title Level 1: Level 1-14
Title Level 2: Level 15-50
Title Level 3: Level 51-99
Title Level 4: Level 100-149

And so forth.

AgentZero said:
That's about it, really. And if any of you want a level 13 Adventurer pestering you, feel free to tell Saraea.

Sorry I couldn't find the time to get online early in the morning like I said I might be able to. But if you're on Friday evening your time (Saturday morning my time), I'll be happy to show you around. I'll take you to Rome and the Omni Entertainment Arena. Rome is awesome the first time you get there. I could also use your help in transferring some stuff to my level 11 alt.