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Some advise to new players |
Pope
Fleet Admiral
Joined: June 11, 2002
Posts: 2449
From: World of tomorrow
|  Posted: 2009-07-02 11:13
Things you should read:
The manual
While not always helpful in practice, it will give you a good overview of the game and the controls.
The excellent fleet operations manual
Which will tell you about a lot of the things the manual does not touch.
You should definitely take a look at the rules. They are in some areas more strict than you will expect, and they ARE being enforced.
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Posts you should not make:
I'm starting a new fleet! We are called the BLOODDEATHDRINKERS. Here is my roster;
Newbie1(0)
Newbie2(1)
Newbie3(0)
ElGringo
ThuggyEmoDude
Apply now!
(You should not make this post because you will not be able to make a fleet yet. A thousand newbies like you have tried and failed to get past the thread, which does nothing but attract flames and cause vets to think you are an idiot. Try again in 2 years).
I hate all the meanie mean vets in this game! You will all be sorry for how you've treated me! Your game will shrivel and die without my brilliant presence! Meanies! Please love me!
(You should not make this post because you are a dweeb and dweebs shouldn't post. If you have a complaint validated by the ROC, report it to the staff. Otherwise shut up.)
Hello! Look at me! I'm a newbie!
(Contrary to popular belief, dozens of newbies try this game every day. Think about what would happen if every single one of them made a post like this.)
I have identified these three essential problems with your game. I'm sure that nobody else has ever had my ideas and I demand that a dev drop everything and implement my plan to FIX DARKSPACE immediately. I scorn to read any of the posts in the beta forums before I post this, as I know you will all be awed by my brilliance. You may thank me for deigning to spend time on you now.
(Believe it or not, we know more about the game than you do! That's why we are vets and you... well, you aren't.)
Even if your post fits none of these archetypes (each of which has been posted MANY times, just to be clear), you should not post if
1. You cannot spell (some lenience is granted for non-native English speakers, as long as they make a good-faith attempt).
2. You cannot punctuate and/or do not know what a paragraph is.
3. You do not know how to edit quotes and you quote the full posts on every reply.
If you have reached this point and still think it's a good idea to post; you are probably wrong. But go ahead anyway, we probably won't rip you to shreds.
Probably.
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Additions, adaptions, admin edits, stickyness etc are welcome.
[ This Message was edited by: sono {No pants} on 2009-07-02 11:18 ]
[ This Message was edited by: The Fallen on 2009-07-02 14:31 ]
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Kanman
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Joined: August 26, 2005
Posts: 1017
From: Virginia, United States
| Posted: 2009-07-02 11:36
My name is Kanman, and I approve of this message.
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