I'm on trial considering purchase. A couple questions first.

I don't see very many players in game (I play from 6:00pm - ~10:00pm EST). Are there certain servers that are more populated than others (I've been playing on Justice)? I see maybe 2 or 3 global shouts when I play.

I cannot log into the terminals that allow you to play other player's created missions. Will I be able to when I upgrade my trial account or are there other criteria I have to meet?

Thanks.

Most of City is played in instances, so you'll not see many people running around. Additionally, since you're on a trial, you cannot start teams of your own, so it restricts you further. Using /search command in the chat line gets you the results of all characters in your zone, and then you can alter your search terms from that window to include more or fewer options.

Trial accounts are restricted from creating and starting Mission Architect story arcs, though they can join others who are running them.

http://www.paragonwiki.com is a huge resource for questions about lore, mechanics, definitions of items, story arcs, and way more. I recommend bookmarking it.

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First of all welcome to Paragon City!

Virtue and Freedom are amongst the more populated servers US side. However you can find some awesome people on Justice -Or back then when I played there before I transfered to EU when we all had the chance too. And like Aggelakis mentioned, you'd be better off /search and look for people in your level range to join a team.

If you do end up joining Freedom give me a shout on my global @SoulTouch, I'd be more than happy to help you around!

Yep Justice still has lots of awesome people.
And I'm not talking about myself.

Also, be aware that the Broadcast channel is zone specific, not server-wide. Many people forming or looking for teams use global chat channels, which you cannot access with a trial account.

Lost how? Can't find your destination? Or not sure what to do next?

First, welcome to the game.

As stated previously, most people will be in missions (whether in AE or regular content) so you won't see many 'in the streets'.

I suggest you find your chosen server's badge or TF channel (check the Server section appropriate to you) and join that; once done, you'll be able to hop into various teams and perhaps even join a supergroup to your liking.

You can't use AE until you sub. This is one of those 'carrot' dealies. There's lots of content in there but I imagine they didn't want RMTers making sale arcs or such.

Justice is a decent enough server. I'm mostly on Pinnacle, Infinity or Champion myself, feel free to /t @Neuronia with any game questions you might have...

Justice is swaps places with Infinity frequently for the third/fourth most populated server spot, so it's a pretty good place to start a hero. If you're playing a villain, you may have better luck on Freedom or Virtue, since more players also means more villains. DrClaw, if you're feeling lost in the game, there are some gret resources to help you out. Justice is a great server with generally helpful players, from what I've seen.

www.paragonwiki.com is a great site for all kinds of information about zones, contacts, enhancements, etc.

There is a server-wide Help channel you can use to ask questions while you're in the game. To chat in help, type "/help, <message>." I play on Justice and answer questions in help frequently.

I should be online tonight, but I'm not positive when. If you need any help, you can always send me a message and if I'm on, I'll try to help you out. My global name is @MissInformed. To send me a global tell, which would get to me on any character or server, you would type "/t @MissInformed, <message>."

Good luck and welcome to the game.

"There is a server-wide Help channel "

... I thought it was zonewide. I have not, myself, checked it.