Do new players deserve to play Elite in a multiplayer environment from the start? Unlike World of Warcraft with its multitude of different kinds of servers, i.e. PvP only or PvE only, there is only one Open multiplayer server in Elite. New players in Elite wanting the multiplayer environment don't have a choice but to play with Godzilla. One has to keep in mind newly minted Commanders may not know about PvE player groups, which as you know are filling up. One cannot also assume that everyone has had experience with sandbox MMOs.
Until C&P is finally figured out and implemented, Bambi will get squished in the current Open. People are always telling Bambi's who actually post about their obliteration, to "git gud" or to high wake out. This is not only disheartening, but it can also be frustrating. A new player is learning a lot of new stuff at once and telling them to high wake, but don't forget to select a destination in your left hand panel and oh yeah, also don't forget to make sure there isn't a planet in your way, etc. is a lot to remember when one is already afraid of getting stuck in the mail slot.
In addition, I don't recall any of the training missions available teaching new players that they will get interdicted and how to avoid it. A training mission describing the difference between lo waking and high waking and when to use them would be nice, too.
Right now the easiest thing to remember defense against Godzilla is to combat log. Although I abhor logging in consensual PvP, a panicked Bambi in the heat of an unsolicited encounter might as well.
Thank you.
o7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-wUdetAAlY
Until C&P is finally figured out and implemented, Bambi will get squished in the current Open. People are always telling Bambi's who actually post about their obliteration, to "git gud" or to high wake out. This is not only disheartening, but it can also be frustrating. A new player is learning a lot of new stuff at once and telling them to high wake, but don't forget to select a destination in your left hand panel and oh yeah, also don't forget to make sure there isn't a planet in your way, etc. is a lot to remember when one is already afraid of getting stuck in the mail slot.
In addition, I don't recall any of the training missions available teaching new players that they will get interdicted and how to avoid it. A training mission describing the difference between lo waking and high waking and when to use them would be nice, too.
Right now the easiest thing to remember defense against Godzilla is to combat log. Although I abhor logging in consensual PvP, a panicked Bambi in the heat of an unsolicited encounter might as well.
Thank you.
o7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-wUdetAAlY
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