Experiment successful. Discovery is not a good place for newbies.

[Sand-Viper]

I won't disagree that Disco is a bit less "Noobie Friendly" than it should be. At the same time, I still try and help out a person here and there that look like they're having troubles with certain things such as wonky ID/IFF combos, or even names that aren't really RP worthy. In fact just the other day I noticed a pair of Starfliers outside West Point in New York.

After a bit of chatting with them, I found out that one of them was new to Freelancer, and the other was the new guy's friend looking to set up a transport/escort combination of ships. I noted that the new guy's name wasn't exactly in character, so I suggested he change it to a name similar to his friend. He took the advice and went with the name I gave him. I then escorted one of them to Kepler for an Eagle, and pointed out where they could get a Firefly.

They thanked me, and after that I went off and did my own thing. I felt proud of myself, knowing that I may have just set the pair on the right path towards becoming upstanding players on the server.

Helping out folks when they're new can break or even prevent habits, as well as cap ships that aren't exactly.... Well, you get what I'm hinting at. Get 'em while they're young!

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