Hi All,
In CQC, we see a number of commanders come and go. Many new commanders, start to play, maybe progress up some levels but then leave CQC. Other commanders keep going and progress up through through the prestige ranks, join the discord channel and become regulars. It is like there is a line and if you cross it, you become a CQC fan and if you don´t, you leave, possibly to never be seen again.
I think I know what makes commanders leave CQC early. After all, it can be very disheartening, dying constantly and being completely dominated by the experienced players. Early on, you can easily feel you don't have a chance and believe the experienced players have vastly superior ships and you don't actually know that very often, they are in the same ship as you.
But what of the players that stuck it out and crossed the line. What made you stay?
For me, I joined CQC while somewhere around Beagle point and looking for a change of pace. I got blasted out of the sky continuously and although it was fun, after about an hour, I became incredibly frustrated and quit. I thought I had no chance. This happened a couple of times. A few weeks later I tried again and was lucky enough to be in a game with Zulu Romeo. He blew me out of the sky a million times too but it was cool to be in a game with an Elite celebrity so I stayed in there. That got me a few levels further up and he also mentioned in the forum that there was a point at which things started to click.
After that, there was another commander, Aaskaar Aaskarrsson, who also entertained me by constantly blowing me up. I ignored other players in order to get blown up by him. He didn't seem to mind and even gave me a few tips. After a while I even killed him once or twice, crossed the line and was hooked.
So what got you guys/gals past that incredibly frustrating early phase? Or perhaps for the rest of you, it was never frustrating.
In CQC, we see a number of commanders come and go. Many new commanders, start to play, maybe progress up some levels but then leave CQC. Other commanders keep going and progress up through through the prestige ranks, join the discord channel and become regulars. It is like there is a line and if you cross it, you become a CQC fan and if you don´t, you leave, possibly to never be seen again.
I think I know what makes commanders leave CQC early. After all, it can be very disheartening, dying constantly and being completely dominated by the experienced players. Early on, you can easily feel you don't have a chance and believe the experienced players have vastly superior ships and you don't actually know that very often, they are in the same ship as you.
But what of the players that stuck it out and crossed the line. What made you stay?
For me, I joined CQC while somewhere around Beagle point and looking for a change of pace. I got blasted out of the sky continuously and although it was fun, after about an hour, I became incredibly frustrated and quit. I thought I had no chance. This happened a couple of times. A few weeks later I tried again and was lucky enough to be in a game with Zulu Romeo. He blew me out of the sky a million times too but it was cool to be in a game with an Elite celebrity so I stayed in there. That got me a few levels further up and he also mentioned in the forum that there was a point at which things started to click.
After that, there was another commander, Aaskaar Aaskarrsson, who also entertained me by constantly blowing me up. I ignored other players in order to get blown up by him. He didn't seem to mind and even gave me a few tips. After a while I even killed him once or twice, crossed the line and was hooked.
So what got you guys/gals past that incredibly frustrating early phase? Or perhaps for the rest of you, it was never frustrating.
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