Newb: (noun) a person new to a game and/or gaming (newbie<adj>)...usually friendly and willing to learn...

Noob: (noun) a term used in a derogaroty way by someone with an inferiority complex trying to satisfy their own ego...

or...

Noob: (noun) a person deserving of the title if said person is acting like a moron or being disruptive to others...


Remember...it's not what you say it's how you say it...

ex: "You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead"...


Reminds me of something my great great granddad Poopdeck Pappy always said...

"Never try to teach a pig to sing...it just wastes your time and annoys the pig"...

Draw your own conclusions... :psmiley35:

" 'Never wrestle with a pig. You get dirty. And the pig enjoys it.' "

I dont mind the names...
But I refer to the real noobs...people who bother you to join their crew after you have repeatedly declined, nicely.
My new trick is to join their crew, and go sailing....I just tag every ship I can get a canon on then return to PR...they get jail time, and I have the satisfaction of sending them to the locker.

Aw Emma, don't let 'em get ya down. :buds: I just chalk it up to the teenagers (whether actually or mentally) trying to prove how cool they are. It's rather desperate on their part.


I did that with one of my baby pirates. It was a challenge to not wind up in jail and then have to sail all the way back. But I earned those grenades on my own and without using a glitch.

Actually - don't know of any glitches we could have used :D Just a bunch of hard work... no choice on the Test Servers just bcause finding help wasn't available at the time :)

Reminds me of one of my basic days. I was in PvP and my opponent was attempting the undead glitch. I was called a noob because I was fighting in PvP. So that word gets throwed around alot these days. To be honest it never offended me because i was unaware of what it meant lol.

Sorry i couldnt help but burst out laughing when i read that "I was called a noob because i was fighting in pvp" now THATS hilarious what else are you supposed to do in PvP glitch out to become undead?

People these days never use things they way they were meant to be used.

Correction my good man.

A newb is someone who stinks at a game but can improve and in time, given they are treated with respect and given guidance when they need it, will turn into a valuable veteran, ready to spread good will and basically improve the game for others.

A noob is more complex, yet mentally as simple as a rock. One example of a noob is someone who stinks at a game, refuses to admit their faults and constantly shift the blame to others. A noob ironically is typically the person calling everyone else noobs while yelling that they stink.

Another example known as the Elite noob, is a high level player, who throws their lvl at others despite the fact that a person's level isn't a testament to their skill, but to their patience. This noob will typically hang around lower level areas with the simple intention to grief newbs. A good example in POTCO is a player in a War Frigate/Galleon/Sloop who waits for a beginner to come to sea and then proceeds to kill every beginner level enemy in sight forcing the beginner to hunt down suicidally larger prey or wait for them to respond. After which the Elite noob will simply destroy all the Ferrets, Bulwarks, Panthers, and Sea Vipers again despite the very low income from hunting such small prey.

I wasn't aware of that practice. If people put half the energy into becoming better pirates that they do being annoying, the game would be full of great players.

Em-don't worry. I had someone tell me I looked like a pro wrestler...being a girl that wasn't really thrilling to me. What I would have given for a "pile driver" emoticon right then. :angry:

As for reporting people; I've only done that twice in extreme situations where one player was repeatedly interfering with other players after being asked politely to stop. People shooting my ship? Not worth reporting.

The only reason people call you a Noob is because most of the people that
have played where beta testers. So they where playing the game long before
you signed up.

Well, I've been around for some time and dont call new people noobs :)

I find there are 'new' players, those who have recently joined and go around doing their quests / levelling / learning - then there are noobs, those who hound you / message you 50 times / are not trying to learn just pester you...

Thats the difference to me I guess :)