Well, I intend to play for a few hours at least (knowing myself, I'll proably be on the better part of the day). Of course, other players should be encouraged to do the same.
Basicly, visit Penn/NY (other nearby systems if you see a number of low leveld players) and broadcast in system a message such as 'New pilot training is currently avalible, meet at X location to join the group for training.'
Basicly we'll teach them the basics, navigation, basic commands such as sending group invites, basic mining/trading, using the comms menu to see whose on and were, and other basic skills. Part of the event will probably move to Connecticut for combat instruction as well.
Current plan is to repeat various actions in a loop, teaching new comers as they get on, and reinforcing the lessons for new players, if enough instructors (IE: people thatve been around a little while and know how to play disco) are present, it'll likley split into several groups to teach folks what they want to learn or are observed to need further instruction in.
If a few pirates were to join, it'd be expected that their goal would not be to actualy succed but rather to assist in presenting realistic piracy scenarios, and allow the new players the opprotunity to learn how to deal with that as well.
While we will of course mostly keep this in RP, it would be appreciated if hostile factions played nice with eachother if members of such factions joined the event.
Current planned curriculum, in semi planned order: (If I forgot something, suggest it)
--Basic items
-Basic commands. invites, comms commands (/r /t /g /s etc etc). To be taught thruout the course.
-Basic navigation and piloting: trainiees wait at designated location, instructor goes somewere else in system, trainees travel there as fast as possible. Sometimes it'll involve the lanes, sometimes it'll be faster to NOT take the lanes, up to them to learn to determine which is better. Find mining locations. Use patrol route info to locate JHs.
-Basic mining/trading.: Trading vessels that are present will sit still and tractor in helium and later silver as the rookies mine it, then we will travel in convoy to sell it, and it will be divvied up among the new players afterwards. Im thinking we'll start with insystem mining in Penn, then do a silver ore run to New Tokyo to get the newer players a decent cash base to start with. After the in system mining, plan will be to help them set up one a light mining vessel in penn, then move to silver mining, and do a run with that, once again to give the newer players a little more cash that they earned. Goal is to HELP them work for it, not to just give them a handout. We proably wont travel with a full load to keep it from taking too long.
After that, return to Liberty, get them to map NY by docking at each base, then teach them to locate profitable traderoutes in system on their own, at which point the group will engage in in-system trade a slight ammount.
-Convoy Travel. Use of formation. Group use of tradelanes. These will be taught and reinforced over the course of the instruction as we travel. Trainees will take turns scouting, escorting, and hauling as a member of a 'convoy'. There will likley (depending on player turnout) be simulated pirate attacks as well, with the point being to teach them how to react properly, how to transfer cash, and generaly teach them dicipline during group movement.
-Combat Training. Once we enter connecticut, we will teach them the basics, using EX, dogfighting, etc etc. Beforehand assistance in selecting a weapons loadout will be provided, explination of what does what, etc etc.
Past that, generaly have fun with new players. I expect a mix of starfleas and smaller freighters/fighters to join up to receive training