Not Newbie Friendly

[Laowai]

As a fellow New guy i wanted to write down my impressions as well - I've only been on the server for maybe a week and a half now - not a long time compared to those who have been here for years i know - I've been on a lot though in the time I've been here (I'm on holidays!) and have seen a real cross-section of the community.

I first started playing Freelancer years ago when it first came out - its fair to say, as others did, that i played it for literally hundreds of hours - then i didn't touch it for a couple of years. But i was completly new to this Mod.
I would agree that the changes to the NPC's make it hard for a new player... its kindof no fun to be stuck slaving away on mining runs in Liberty for a few thousand when any kind of ship and its gear that is going to really allow you to participate with other (human) players - and for that matter, survive against most NPCs - starts at over a million... actually I'd start new guys off with more money - but thats just me.

Overall though, my initial impressions of the mod and more to the point, the community were positive... i was helped by some cool people, who devoted their time and their money to helping me learn how things worked here - those people were cool, and also, i have to say, the Admins' on the server have been very helpful the few times I've needed help - i don't like bothering them to be honest, i know they must get lots of annoying questions, and im pretty sure some of mine could be in that category - but those guys always help out. I can't fault the way this server has been run, or the professionalism and tolerance of those guys.

I've met some cool people on here the last couple of weeks that have really made it worthwhile to come back - people who try to RP well in what they do and say, and play fair.

Given the example i got, id like to think that id help out a new guy as well.


All that being said - there have been some negatives - some players I've experienced are just elitist, with a "I've been here longer than you and thus i am better than you in all ways" attitude (blah blah)- to the point on one occasion, where I've just been ignored, and also had that oh-so-grating-gamer-insult of "noob" levelled at me once or twice (in game , i was probably doing something dumb - but it's always encouraging when you're still figuring things out)
I'm not in a Clan... and to be honest, I'm not sure I'm inclined to join one - While i know some Clans put a lot of time and effort into what they do, their rules and try hard to RP - The attitude of some people in clans to those who aren't is just pure snobbery. It can also come across as just childish; I was witness to an in system open channel argument recently between two "clans" about who was more "legit" and who had approval on the forums and who didn't... none of which was obviously in Role Play (RP was one of the things that made me try this server). Maybe there is a case for that kind of argument in the server rules, im sure there is somewhere... but having it in game? it started to take on the tone of 2 kids saying "its my ball! no its MY ball"....


These things though, have really been the minority for me, on the whole, I've enjoyed my first few weeks on the server and am hoping that when i go back to work ( i work in China) i can still log on and access it (access to anything in China is hit and miss - gotta love that great firewall) - I've actually encouraged a mate of mine who also used to play Freelancer way back when to download the mod and try it out - So, on the whole... sure its not perfect - but Its been fun and i'd recommend it if asked!

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