After tooling around in the beta for awhile now its come to my attention that new player are utterly hopeless when they first load in, seriously i have seen 6 crash right into the side of the station when trying to enter 
. So in the manner of attempting to help yonder newbies I went around shouting at a bunch of them through the new and fabulous voice communication! (although barely anyone responds :/). after helping to save various fresh commanders i think that its high time we discuss some sort of tutorial for online or some kind of starting mission (keep in mind this mission discussion is about what is possible after the FPS and planetary landing modules have been released ). How awesome would it be if you started out by answering a simple question such as: A) what is your preferred experience? answers being A) Combat B) Trading or C) Exploration, then a custom mission with randomly generated variables to help them each feel unique (Also i believe unique missions is what is being missed in the standard beta right now, i.e something better that trade this or kill that) that starts you off on an outer system planet for explorers, war-zone space-station for combat enthusiasts or a Trade hub for traders. the unique mission will play out something like you starting (on foot in first person) at your little room, cabinet, cantina () at your starting destination with a contact that you have to meet who will help you get your first sidewinder, eagle etc through a fairly straight forward sequence of fetch and shoot your way to the spare ship for combat lovers, haggle down a low enough price for traders, or explore the surrounding areas to find the lost sidewinder for explorers. incorporated in this starting mission should be all the essentials you will need to know to pilot your ship such as controls, systems and the like all explained through snappy dialogue/text messages. if done correctly this would greatly enhance the feel and the quality of early game for most people I think and it would prove a welcome edition for those who know next to squat about how to be a commander . also the mission should have the option to be skipped for older players or the more risky type . Let discussion commence commanders
. So in the manner of attempting to help yonder newbies I went around shouting at a bunch of them through the new and fabulous voice communication! (although barely anyone responds :/). after helping to save various fresh commanders i think that its high time we discuss some sort of tutorial for online or some kind of starting mission (keep in mind this mission discussion is about what is possible after the FPS and planetary landing modules have been released ). How awesome would it be if you started out by answering a simple question such as: A) what is your preferred experience? answers being A) Combat B) Trading or C) Exploration, then a custom mission with randomly generated variables to help them each feel unique (Also i believe unique missions is what is being missed in the standard beta right now, i.e something better that trade this or kill that) that starts you off on an outer system planet for explorers, war-zone space-station for combat enthusiasts or a Trade hub for traders. the unique mission will play out something like you starting (on foot in first person) at your little room, cabinet, cantina () at your starting destination with a contact that you have to meet who will help you get your first sidewinder, eagle etc through a fairly straight forward sequence of fetch and shoot your way to the spare ship for combat lovers, haggle down a low enough price for traders, or explore the surrounding areas to find the lost sidewinder for explorers. incorporated in this starting mission should be all the essentials you will need to know to pilot your ship such as controls, systems and the like all explained through snappy dialogue/text messages. if done correctly this would greatly enhance the feel and the quality of early game for most people I think and it would prove a welcome edition for those who know next to squat about how to be a commander . also the mission should have the option to be skipped for older players or the more risky type . Let discussion commence commanders