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Is this how we treat new members - SilentAssassin82 - 06-27-2008
After sitting in New York. For a wile. I witnessed a brand new member comming on and asking for some advice. Now this person has never in his life played Freelancer never mind Discovery. And all he got in reply was this is Discovery discover<< Bloddy hell get some new material please. And there were some other what i would call NASTY!! replys. So i deside to hell with it. Ill help him out. I payed for a train and told him ill show you a Trade ruite. Use the time trading to leearn the way RP works here and learn the ropes of the server. So after trailing about everywere getting his gear setup i take him to kyushu. An easy run for a new member. Now im using my [Merc]MindGame char. Because all my other chars are unlawfull and my trader is full with NovaPGs credits and cargo. So upon entering Kyushu i am confronted yet again. This time its me hes interested in. I explain whats going on to him. That this member is brand new to the game. Hell he didnt even know how to dock with a JG. And asked if he could let me escort him this run and he wouldnt see me again. But no this is the kind of response you get
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Now please we need to be a bit more considerate. Not everyone that logs on is clued up on everything that goes on here. Also remember not all of us are adults. Or members of higher learning. We are not all born with a gift to play FL also. Please try and help a little bit more often.
And yes i was in group with RoS at the point of this SS. But not when the events occured. Lohingren logged on to help with the trade ruite since i dont do the quick ones i like the full loops of sirius. To complicated for somone so new to the game.
And another note. The KNF pilot is just an example. He wanst the worst of it. He just happened to get the screen shot treatment. Cause at this point i was angry. He was doing his job. But i feal there should be moments when we can look beyond RP and see the bigger picture.
Is this how we treat new members - Unseelie - 06-27-2008
I have to say guys, seriously, the 'Go Discover' Line is just the same as telling someone off with RTFM. Every time I see it, it pisses me off. Someone asks for help, you don't bloody tell them to go RTFM. If you're any good at all, you help, and if not, you stay quiet.
Is he staying?
Is this how we treat new members - Zapp - 06-27-2008
Amen. Whenever I'm on the LPI-Greedy.Donut, I like to pay new guys for escort, then show them how Disco works in group chat.
Edit: RTFM? What? I miss something here?
Is this how we treat new members - timmychen - 06-27-2008
Adding to what zapp said, it's really fun teaching new guys the ropes, as long as they're willing to listen and learn.
Is this how we treat new members - ian - 06-27-2008
i sure hope he will stay, there are alot of people willing to help people
Is this how we treat new members - kingvaillant - 06-27-2008
makes me think. I should apply to join the Angels
Is this how we treat new members - Unseelie - 06-27-2008
RTFM: Read the F***ing Manual. may have been the first addition to leetspeak
Is this how we treat new members - Ion - 06-27-2008
I'm somewhat lost as to what exactly has occured... though I would have been happy to help if i was there.
the attitude of many players is very poor of late, not something we should be proud of.
If you don't want to help, keep your mouth shut and let others help, don't abuse them.
we want to develop good new roleplayers, not BH battleships with grudges.
Is this how we treat new members - RonG777 - 06-27-2008
I have to agree with Silent.....
Even though this is an RP server, (and a very popular one at that), there are many people here that visits for the first time not knowing what to do or what to expect...
It is hard sometimes to distinguish between new players needing help, and others who take advantage of the game. Silent said it all, Let us all try to help each other out, even though if we have to break from the RP.. and help the new people learn, and enjoy the game as we do.
Is this how we treat new members - song - 06-27-2008
I was setting up a "small" character for some rp we have yesterday and a new player pmed and asked if I would do missions with him.
I actually already had most of the char set up--but I went ahead and spent about two hours missioning with him.
I didn't tell him I had other "rich" characters and just said we'll have to work our way up. While we did, I gave him a few pointers about the rp here and tried to find out what sort of character he would like to eventually end up with.
Another player, "Shika" (kudos) came along and offered to help him afterwards and I saw him today and he is level 58 in a Behemoth trading in the Omicrons with other traders and having fun.
I had only planned to spend a little time on the char I was working on but went ahead and stayed on it longer so I'd have an excuse to help someone out without just "giving them money".
He told me that he had asked people before I started with him for thirty minutes to help him and no one even answered his pms.
My first two hours on the server was filled with rude comments, people who complained with no explanation and never offered to help.
A short while back, another player had told me, "You aren't like most of the people on here--you are actually helpful."
If you wonder why I post so much its usually (not always) on topics where someone wants to bury someone else.
Some players are sitting at home in horrible situations and the game is all they have to "escape" to. Some are younger and hope to make freinds.
Freelancer IS a game--but our attitudes and behavior are not. These are real people we play with.
Kudos, Shika--I like your silly char.