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smg77
Cadet
Joined: August 15, 2005
Posts: 1
|  Posted: 2005-08-15 23:26
Are there new people joining this game or is it full of vets who will want nothing to do with a new person?
[ This Message was edited by: smg77 on 2005-08-16 09:32 ]
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GothThug {C?}
Fleet Admiral
Joined: June 29, 2005
Posts: 2932
| Posted: 2005-08-15 23:47
its a lil bit of both actually, the vets tend to feed off n00b energy, so avoid the MV until yer at rank to where you can take them on 
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Shippo
1st Rear Admiral
Joined: July 04, 2004
Posts: 197
From: Texas, USA
| Posted: 2005-08-16 00:12
I suggest you reach Vice Admiral at least before taking on any vets here. =P
I'm a vet myself sorta but, I don't play this game anymore and I'm only 1st Rear Admiral in the 'less than year' playing this game. But, you'll meet good friends here and such... we are a nice bunch if you get yourself into convos every now and then.
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Enterprise
Chief Marshal
Raven Warriors
Joined: May 19, 2002
Posts: 2576
From: Hawthorne, Nevada
| Posted: 2005-08-16 04:34
**bonks Shippo on the head and puts him back in his cage**
Sorry about that, we thought he woulden't chew through the wires this time...
-Ent
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Sixkiller
Marshal
Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 1786
From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2005-08-16 04:39
before you go the Metaverse server, try to be able to fly a supply ship or a picket destroyer. If you got those, you can go in Metaverse (im not saying you arent going to die tough, but hey, im a VA and i die about once a day:P)
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BackSlash
Marshal
Galactic Navy
Joined: March 23, 2003
Posts: 11183
From: Bristol, England
| Posted: 2005-08-16 04:43
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On 2005-08-16 00:12, Shippo wrote:
I'm a vet myself sorta
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lol
You'll find a lot of helpfull players, mostly vets in the lobby and a few ingame sometimes. You just have to log in at the right time  .
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Koda
Marshal
Fatal Squadron
Joined: August 29, 2002
Posts: 1384
| Posted: 2005-08-16 08:06
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On 2005-08-15 23:26, smg77 wrote:
Are there new people joining this game or is it full of vets who will want nothing to do with a new person?
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Smg77, there are new people that join this game everyday. There are alot of Vets/players & Fleets/Clans that would take you in and show you the ropes.
Do you need to be a VA to take on a Vet. No thats not true. DarkSpace is like Everything Else. You need to Practice at it to be good.
When thinking about joining a Fleet, remember that every new player must look at the Fleet's Faction. Some fleets will " faction hop" .. and some Fleets will stay no matter how bad off things get.
Getting Started:
Play Newbie till you Rank up and get a Feeling on how to do a little bit of Everything. If you have problems, Ask people in game, or In the lobby, or in the fourms.
When it comes time to find a Faction, Try all 3. See what You like and tag along with a Bigger ship in a Support Capacity. Get a Battle Buddy.
if you do all of that I think you will enjoy this game, and not have to worry about not having any fun.
-Charz
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Arcanum {C?}
Cadet
Joined: June 25, 2005
Posts: 222
| Posted: 2005-08-16 10:11
To get the best experience out of this game, I suggest the following:
1. Start off as UGTO. Learn the following: navigation, building planets/engineering, mining, capturing planets/transporting troops and how to use starports and shipyards.
2. Try out ICC. Learn combat, shield rotation, ship modding and bombing. Stay around ICC for a while until you feel genuinely comfortable with your ship.
3. When you are mentally ready, and at least Commander rank, try K'luth. Learn cloaking, energy management, signature management, advanced combat tactics, advanced bombing, and active planetary defense.
4. Revisit each faction, and determine which one you like. Decide on a faction that you want to play more permanently, if you would like to join a fleet. Fleets are the Darkspace equivalent of clans in other games.
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As an aside, find good mentors to learn from. If you learn from the wrong person, you could still be a Vice Admiral after two years. If you learn from the right person, you could be Grand Admiral in several months, and be a deadly, well respected pilot at that.
Be nice. There will always be bickering between factions, but aside from the in-game taunting, try to be calm and level headed about the game. And if you do end up choosing K'luth as your faction, don't get too discouraged if it seems like they are constantly being nerfed. It has been like that for several years now, with no relief in sight. But in the end, a pilot with K'luth training is really the cream of the crop. Adversity engenders excellence.
Remember, everyone is trying their best for their faction out there, so they are just like you in that respect. And everyone is trying to have a good time, though not everyone understands this concept. Don't be one of those people.
There will always be some people who get to you, but rather than letting that discourage you, just ignore them and continue enjoying the game. It really is the best implementation of space strategy on the market today. Bar none.
Good luck to you. Should you ever have any questions or needs, I am always willing to lend a helping hand. Cheers!
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klaz28
Cadet
Joined: July 22, 2005
Posts: 5
| Posted: 2005-08-16 10:29
I started up an account about two weeks ago. It is a bit daunting at the start, but extremely enjoyable.
There are a good number of new players. ALOT of Veterns who play on the newbie server, but they're good fun, and helpful, for the most part.
I tend to play on my work lunch (1 hour), with a few days of 4 hrs of playtime. And I've advanced a fair bit.
From this site there really isn't enough information about the game mechanics so I'd suggest checking out the following for information:
http://captnsmooth.tripod.com/links.html
http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Edarkspace/site/dsacademy/
Both have good guides when it comes to building. However when you start you won't be doing any building. You'll be limited to basic ships. Just use the troopship to take over neutral and enemy planets. It doesn't take long to advance when you do that. (took me a while to realise it).
once you get the engineer, join a newbie game (as usual) take a neutral planet, and just start building. read the guides. They do help, but you do need to practice. If anyone interrupts be polite, but ask them to get their own planet. Usually they will, although there are a few annoying players who won't. (and will build loads messing up your build queue)
I'm a Lieutenant Commander (which isn't all that impressive), and I'm still focused on building. Actual combat I'd ignore, unless you have a few guys on your team to help.
Really fun game. ANd if you like building up planets (I love building planets with huge defenses), it gets really cool.
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Shippo
1st Rear Admiral
Joined: July 04, 2004
Posts: 197
From: Texas, USA
| Posted: 2005-08-16 16:11
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On 2005-08-16 04:34, Enterprise wrote:
**bonks Shippo on the head and puts him back in his cage**
Sorry about that, we thought he woulden't chew through the wires this time...
-Ent
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Very funny Ent... I don't chew through wires.. and I am a fox demon thank you very much... (if you get where I'm going anyway)
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Diabo|ik
Grand Admiral
Joined: August 16, 2002
Posts: 327
From: Quebec, Canada
| Posted: 2005-08-16 16:11
What Arcanum said, plus when you will be at stage 3 of his proposed plan ( trying out the K'luth ), you shouldn't even TRY to kill another ship before reading this : http://www.darkspace.net/index.htm?module=forums.php&page=/viewtopic.php?topic=35534&forum=13&8
and check out all valuable info tidbits there : http://www.darkspace.net/index.htm?module=forums.php&page=/viewforum.php?forum=13&1122
And if all else fails, for any question regarding advanced combat tactics for the ICC and K'luth faction especially, you can always private message me through the forums, I check my mail everyday.
Safe sailing m8ey, arggghhh.
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Lux (Polaris)
Fleet Admiral
Raven Warriors
Joined: April 20, 2004
Posts: 835
From: Asgard
| Posted: 2005-08-16 16:39
What? Is K'luth the only faction with "Advanced Tactics"? -.-
And DS is newb friendly, if you go into the lobby and I'm there.
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