The Common "Noob"

[Charles Darkwolf]

Originally Posted by Red Nations

To my way of thinking the term "Noob" is too all encompassing in the way you're using it and these players you describe fit into a lot of different categories.

When I started playing "Pirates" was my very first online game and I made plenty of mistakes simply because I was new to online gaming and didn't know any better. My first couple days in game were a real learning experience first couple weeks were mostly spent sorting out those mistakes made in those first couple days. For example I didn't understand the concept of rep stealing when I started. I thought I was actually helping those higher level players kill the bad guys. Finally dawned on me that a level 20+ player didn't need the help of a level 5. Also didn't know any better that to accept all those blind friend invites and it took a couple weeks to clean up the list and get rid of all the idiots I'd allowed to friend me. It was so bad that I couldn't even launch a ship without having a half dozen of these people TP on board and quickly get my ship sunk by shooting at everything in sight. This was before the days of boarding permissions. Took a couple days to figure out how to be invited into the crews of higher level players for some good loot and cannon XP. Accepting those blind invites always seemed to end up crewed on another low level newbies ship. Anyway this seems more to define the "Noob" Player someone who is new and simply doesn't know any better. As to those basic level players not all of them are new. I have two accounts one of them is basic. When I started out I only played as basic for about an hour before going unlimited. A lot of the troublemakers and griefers in game make their mischief on basic accounts I wouldn't classify them as Noobs

We didn't have revive when I started playing, so when a low level got knocked out they went to jail. I learned quickly not to tangle with Undead Gypsies until my pirate was big enough to handle them.

As to the immature players, first let me state that I'm an adult, I prefer to hang out with adult players and belong to adult guilds. Before anyone starts with the age discrimination nonsense. Let me say that I don't have a problem helping younger players so long as they are polite and treat me with respect. I didn't however come to this game to be a babysitter. I raised two of my own kids and didn't come here to babysit other peoples kids. I'm not saying that all younger people are bad or ill mannered there are some good ones in game and some of them act very mature. The immature ones however are the reason that I tend to hang out with mostly adults. Don't want immature acting people regardless of their age tagging along with me in game.

Wow Red Nations, I don't think I could have said it any better then that!

[SEAKING23]

I really do think the term noob is misused. i was doing that moon curse thing one day, my and some masted level 50 pirate killed the last skeleton on Tortuga by shooting him. no one said thank you for beating a level 50 pirates and ending the curse on Tortuga. instead, someone called me and that level 50 pirate gun noobs! me and him both masted gun! if could, i would set him on fire with me staff.

oh and Davy, ty. didn't see your post.

[MatthewCoalrage]

Originally Posted by SEAKING23

I really do think the term noob is misused. i was doing that moon curse thing one day, my and some masted level 50 pirate killed the last skeleton on Tortuga by shooting him. no one said thank you for beating a level 50 pirates and ending the curse on Tortuga. instead, someone called me and that level 50 pirate gun noobs! me and him both masted gun! if could, i would set him on fire with me staff.

oh and Davy, ty. didn't see your post.

That pirate meant to say that it isnt rally a fair fight if there are masters ganging up on everyone else and using blunderbuss, although i agree with this i also think you should be able to use whatever weapon you want, when you want (( that why disney gave us the new weapons...))

just dont go into curse thinking you are going to have people adore you just bc you beat them.