How can we best educate new players?

[Ramona_McCandless]

@Wadiest_Yong

I’ve always maintained that the fun in this game doesn’t come from artificial (pve) content, but from the people you get to know and fly with. So that’s what I feel we, veterans, have to do.

Ohhhh THATS what Im doing wrong

[Wadiest_Yong]

Aye, you’re great for forum mentorship, but you really should organize educational fleets ingame ! Especially as a spry 19 year old

[Lucas_Kell]

Nope, you are wrong.

[Gix_Firebrand]

@Wadiest_Yong

Aye, you’re great for forum mentorship, but you really should organize educational fleets ingame ! Especially as a spry 19 year old

Sadly, not 19 anymore ROFL. But maybe you’re on to something eh?

I’ll toodle over to the noob cal systems and attempt to educate the masses

[Wadiest_Yong]

Hehe, that was in reference to Mona’s comment in an other thread

On a more serious note, it will take a lot of effort to get people onboard. And most of it will not even pay off in terms of retaining the rookie. It’s tough.

And don’t let this thread get nuked. It’s important…

[Lucas_Kell]

In what way is it important for a bunch of gankers to be able to circlejerk about how they think ganking should be jammed into everything? In a thread by a Fortnite player no less. Never thought I’d see the day when veteran EVE players were pushing for Fortnite in space.

[Gix_Firebrand]

Whoa there buddy. You sound a little emotional there

This thread is actually about educating our nublets, not about ganking

However as ganking is part of the universe, and as you’ve stated in the past you feel ganking is a danger to the nublets, we should educate them that their universe is an open PvP one, where they consent as soon as they undock.

Hm. @Wadiest_Yong maybe I should reach out to the nublets and teach them how to gank so they learn to avoid them?

Maybe I do the gank and they can loot the dude and learn how to make safes to wait out the suspect

That is an excellent idea.

[Ramona_McCandless]

Making sure not to rise to any strange nonsense is key.

Actially thats a good lesson for noobs, to not let trolls get to you. Ofc, muting em is also cutting off intel, but depending on who or how well the noob can read someone, just muting em is for the best.

[Wadiest_Yong]

@Gix_Firebrand

Hm. @Wadiest_Yong maybe I should reach out to the nublets and teach them how to gank so they learn to avoid them?

That’s certainly one way of creating awareness. Playing the predator is the best way to learn how to defend against predation. However, a big chunk of the newbies will not be ready for or interested in it, they will want to learn other stuff first. That makes it even more challenging as a mentor. Tbh, I’d postpone the predator bit until they at least know how to anchor up and get their overview fixed

[Gix_Firebrand]

@Wadiest_Yong

That’s certainly one way of creating awareness. Playing the predator is the best way to learn how to defend against predation. However, a big chunk of the newbies will not be ready for or interested in it, they will want to learn other stuff first. That makes it even more challenging as a mentor. Tbh, I’d postpone the predator bit until they at least know how to anchor up and get their overview fixed

Nothing like deep water to learn how to swim

Hm. I should teach them how to avoid griefers as well right?

Educate them about throwaway accounts, and how griefers will try to get you riled up to say stuff so they can actually report you and use the system against you eh?

[Wadiest_Yong]

All valuable teachings, aye. And don’t forget scamming. Those really hurt.

[Lucas_Kell]

You are incorrect.

[Gix_Firebrand]

@Wadiest_Yong

All valuable teachings, aye.

Yes and teach them how to use F10 to avoid certain pipelines.

Also how to tank a hauler so they can hopefully survive till CONCORD comes and teach them yield vs risk and all that.

@Lucas_Kell

You are incorrect.

Oh? So I was wrong about you feeling that ganking is a danger to the nublets? Well thank you for correcting me on that

However as it is part of the universe, it should definitely be in the NPE to educate our nublets.

After all, we live in a player driven universe and we definitely want our nubs to take accountability for themselves!

[Wadiest_Yong]

And learn to use the killboard and certain websites for intel. You’ve got your work cut out for you
The Gix Piloting School. I might make an account and join the training program !
gl

[Gix_Firebrand]

Mmm you may be on to something.

Should I recruit these nublets and teach them the ways?

[Wadiest_Yong]

Joking aside, if they are ready and willing to commit to EvE, I don’t see why not. Flying with corpies / eve friends is the first step to really enjoy the game. If they want a career as ganker, that’s their choice, and they should be aware of consequences in the game. Up to them really.

[Ramona_McCandless]

This is a genuinely positive thread

+1

[Wadiest_Yong]

sensor strength is up, and we seem to have ECCM loaded as well.

Anyway … teaching rookies is hard work, especially as their expectations and needs vary greatly. It’s constant weighing and measuring. I wouldn’t try this alone, but rather have a chat with EvE Uni and see if they have a spot available for someone willing to invest in teaching and training in certain ways.

[Gix_Firebrand]

@Wadiest_Yong

Joking aside, if they are ready and willing to commit to EvE, I don’t see why not. Flying with corpies / eve friends is the first step to really enjoy the game. If they want a career as ganker, that’s their choice, and they should be aware of consequences in the game. Up to them really.

I’ll see if they need mission help. I’ve helped kill Dagan a bunch of times with the nubs.

Its always fun to see how hyped they get when you just ROFLcopter Dagan for them.

[Wadiest_Yong]

yep, or if you tell them you can run the entire SoE arc in a merlin on an alpha toon in 4 hours. And it is true, but not within the first couple of months