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Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-12T14:38:10+02:00

Please keep it civil.

Statistics: Posted by Legion Darrath — 12 Mar 2015, 14:38

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-11T20:15:28+02:00

And the situation is bad how? Because you're 1337 PR0 and not tolerant of fun? Maybe if you'd stop moaning with useless sarcastic comments people would take you more seriously? I honestly have no point of what you're trying to say here, are you talking about all the lower ranked games? Are you talking about the fact nobody is improving? Maybe you just can't handle change? If you're moaning about all the lower ranked games being hosted, they're having fun.. Maybe you should try fun, fun is good for you, you know.

Statistics: Posted by D4E_Omit — 11 Mar 2015, 20:15

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-11T18:16:49+02:00

Rapier31 wrote:
This is backwards thinking..

Yes cause the attachment shows such a nice situation ! Sorry, I was wrong.

Statistics: Posted by -_V_- — 11 Mar 2015, 18:16

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-11T18:12:40+02:00

Rapier31 wrote:
Don't forget that you were also a noob at some point. ..

Never have.

Statistics: Posted by -_V_- — 11 Mar 2015, 18:12

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-11T15:51:20+02:00

I'd rather the old good players to come back than the proliferation of noobs, IF it was a choice to make

This is backwards thinking. The only way for this game to survive the test of time is for new players to get involved which is already severely hampered by the fact that this game is fairly old by video game standards. Don't forget that you were also a noob at some point. ..

Statistics: Posted by Rapier31 — 11 Mar 2015, 15:51

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-11T15:33:29+02:00

-_V_- wrote:
Well , have you just discovered Internet ?

I have just discovered another idiot. Does that count?

-_V_- wrote:
Just no ?

One idiot like this could potentially scare away 10s of new players.There needs to be a way to control things like these. I would rather have 10 friendly new players in the FAF community than 1 experienced player who is an idiot.

Is that it?
No reason: "Hey, I think you are wrong because..."

-_V_- wrote:
I'd rather the old good players to come back than the proliferation of noobs, IF it was a choice to make

Thanks. Today's your luck day. I am back, been away for five years. I'm old, and good.

Statistics: Posted by towerrounder — 11 Mar 2015, 15:33

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-11T06:07:56+02:00

Well , have you just discovered Internet ?

towerrounder wrote:
Players need to be banned for crap like this.

Just no ?

One idiot like this could potentially scare away 10s of new players.There needs to be a way to control things like these. I would rather have 10 friendly new players in the FAF community than 1 experienced player who is an idiot.

I'd rather the old good players to come back than the proliferation of noobs, IF it was a choice to make

Statistics: Posted by -_V_- — 11 Mar 2015, 06:07

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-11T04:36:24+02:00

People, internet, anonymity... why did you think here it would be any different?

At higher ranks people usually have some reputation they dont wanna lose so yes, less mindless insulting more genuine flaming.

Statistics: Posted by Mad`Mozart — 11 Mar 2015, 04:36

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-10T22:29:14+02:00

Even at higher ranks* there is disagreement in how to play the game. I played a game the other day where I asked my air player to stop at t2 and get air control because I knew his mirror was fond of t2 snipes.

"No no," he said. "You're wrong. I just need to get to t3 and then I'll strat bomb them all."

About a few minutes later one of our guys got sniped. I asked again.

"No no, just let me get RAS and then go T3 and then I'll strat bomb them all."

I replied, "That will take at least three minutes. Please go t2 and keep us from getting sniped." He had the factory and resources to spam swift winds, but he declined.

The t2 bombers came for me and I *only* survived because I had shield. Our air player did get t3 up and snipe the entire other team just as two rambocoms were about to run me over (I was getting double teamed since our first teammate died).

Who was right? Who knows. The point is, everybody is learning, sometimes there's more than one way to play the game, and sometimes people are just jackasses because they know their way works for them. Learn to accept differences of opinion and learn to lose because of them from time to time. And learn to forgive -- we all get heated in the midst of battle.

Like Colonel said though, if something does get out of hand, report it.

Also, learn to have fun flaming, because it can be fun if everybody's on the same page about it.

*Maybe I'm delusional and this doesn't happen at 1800+. I'm 1300 so what do I know.

Statistics: Posted by codepants — 10 Mar 2015, 22:29

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-10T19:51:29+02:00

On setons you can probably draw a trend graph with flaming increasing with rating xD But really you have to just learn who is genuinely flaming and who is just shit talking as a form of psychological warfare. Obviously if its happening within the team it is not likely to be psychological warfare, unless the enemy caused it to occur

Statistics: Posted by galacticfear — 10 Mar 2015, 19:51

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-10T19:31:56+02:00

ColonelSheppard wrote:
Blodir wrote:the highest rating players engage in flaming.

Because Zock, Blackheart and LuXun basicly flame all the time do they?

http://content.faforever.com/faf/leaderboards/read-leader.php?board=global&username
gala, bh, sc all do

Statistics: Posted by Blodir — 10 Mar 2015, 19:31

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-10T19:18:15+02:00

Blodir wrote:
the highest rating players engage in flaming.

Because Zock, Blackheart and LuXun basicly flame all the time do they?

Statistics: Posted by ColonelSheppard — 10 Mar 2015, 19:18

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-10T18:41:59+02:00

buletproof_bob wrote:
No, insults dont stop at higher ranks. Maybe they do higher still at about 1700, never been there.

There's so few players above 1700 all of us know each other somewhat so it's easier to prepare for some toxicity with certain players. To be fair, it's extremely rare to see flaming outside of the Seton's community in which its commonplace. That being said it doesn't give a good image of the community when the highest rating players engage in flaming.

Statistics: Posted by Blodir — 10 Mar 2015, 18:41

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-10T16:22:32+02:00

Aside from some very specific players, i've never been insulted on FAF
statements along the lines of:
"WHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYY"
"suicide more please"
"that was the single most stupid thing i have ever seen"
nobody should take too seriously, but that probably isn't what he was talking about.

Statistics: Posted by ColonelSheppard — 10 Mar 2015, 16:22

Re: Welcoming new players. My experience.

2015-03-10T16:17:39+02:00

buletproof_bob wrote:
No, insults dont stop at higher ranks. Maybe they do higher still at about 1700, never been there.

When you get to this rating, you get less abuse (unless it is setons) but more blame passing.
"Just to make sure you all know, it was not me who failed this time"

Statistics: Posted by Kalvirox — 10 Mar 2015, 16:17