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[Proposal] New Pop-up Alert for all first time posters
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Xorv
Questionable Acquisitions
#1 - 2012-01-29 08:28:46 UTC
These forums over time have increasingly suffered from posts made by players clearly ignorant to how EVE is supposed to differ from some other better know MMORPGs. I propose a pop up alert that will inform them of a few of the basics that they have to then accept as read before making their first post. Initially all of us will have to click it once after implementation.

Here are some that come to mind, there may be others.

1) EVE is a PvP game, you consent to the possibility of other players attacking you when you log into the game. High Security space while offering some additional protection is not, nor meant to be, 100% safe.

2) EVE is played on one server and there are no instances. Interaction with other players both positive and negative are constant possibilities and part of the game.

3) EVE is a Sandbox MMORPG, there is no "End Game." It's up to you the player to define and pursue your own in game goals.
Danika Princip
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#2 - 2012-01-29 14:46:53 UTC
People just wouldn't read it. Or we'd get a pile of 'get rid of this popup' threrads along with our 'change every aspect of the game because it's hard bawwwwwwwwww' and 'I personally am bad at this game, please chance [important feature] to suit my whim' ones.

More chance to troll I guess, but I don't think this would help very much.



A good idea might be to prevent NPC corp characters from posting suggestions. Hopefully, the effect would be the same, and it'd cut down on some of the alt badposts.
AFK Hauler
State War Academy
#3 - 2012-01-31 16:36:54 UTC
Xorv wrote:
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3) EVE is a Sandbox MMORPG, there is no "End Game." It's up to you the player to define and pursue your own in game goals.



WHAT? I thought the goal was for everyone to fly a titan...

What a disappointment...
MNagy
Yo-Mama
#4 - 2012-01-31 19:21:39 UTC
If being ignorant to new players and not educating them as to 'why' the idea does not have merrit instead of just telling them that they are 'dumb' may be a reason why its so hard for eve to gain new players.

They are not accepted into the player base - that even though may not have 'valid' opinions...their opinions are valid to them.
Velicitia
XS Tech
#5 - 2012-01-31 19:45:54 UTC
the problem is (in many cases), the newbie will stand firm that they're "right" and that whatever mechanic got them stomped should be changed, so as to align with their (incorrect) assumptions about how EVE works.

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia