About the soon to come infusion of new blood
DrBox
Join Date: 2002-10-17 Member: 1525Members
Join Date: 2002-10-17 Member: 1525Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Play nice with the newbies.....</div>Ok. Yes this is my first post but I hope everyone is of the opinion that post count means nothing.. I've been lurking for a long while and am pretty excited about this mods release.
I've noticed a scary trend to these forums. People are all fearing new players comming to this game. The Newbies. I am just hoping that you will be nice to most of them. As with any new game, there are a lot of clueless people who really don't care to learn about the game. But I can PROMISE you that those will be vastly out numbered by good people who want to learn and generally not be lame.
Mostly they newbies that seem to be made the most fun of are the Counter-strike players. I'm a huge fan of Counter-Strike and have played it for a long time. The reason I am a fan of it is not the awesome DM goodness. Its the teamplay. And I am certainly not alone. You wonder why its so populiar? The teamplay aspect. Thats the whole reason why I joined a clan and such. I've stoped with the clan thing a long while back because I grew tired of the game though.
Anyway, I just wanted to say please be nice to the newbies. This condecending attitude will just make things tougher all around. Besides. The greatest concentration of lame players comes when a game becomes truly populiar. While NS is amazing looking, I don't think this will happen right upon release. Even when CS was first starting out it was a good tight nit community. As long as everyone stays civil, I see this happening with NS too.
On a sidenote, I find it very funny to hear non-PTs calling newcommers newbies. New to what? the forums? Upon release, everyone but the PTs will be on level ground.
Hopefully this was all coherant and everything. I just have high hopes for this mod and get tired of the whole newbie bashing thing.
Save the resentment for someone who proves to be a lamer, not for someone that has simply not played the game much. The community will be better for it.
I've noticed a scary trend to these forums. People are all fearing new players comming to this game. The Newbies. I am just hoping that you will be nice to most of them. As with any new game, there are a lot of clueless people who really don't care to learn about the game. But I can PROMISE you that those will be vastly out numbered by good people who want to learn and generally not be lame.
Mostly they newbies that seem to be made the most fun of are the Counter-strike players. I'm a huge fan of Counter-Strike and have played it for a long time. The reason I am a fan of it is not the awesome DM goodness. Its the teamplay. And I am certainly not alone. You wonder why its so populiar? The teamplay aspect. Thats the whole reason why I joined a clan and such. I've stoped with the clan thing a long while back because I grew tired of the game though.
Anyway, I just wanted to say please be nice to the newbies. This condecending attitude will just make things tougher all around. Besides. The greatest concentration of lame players comes when a game becomes truly populiar. While NS is amazing looking, I don't think this will happen right upon release. Even when CS was first starting out it was a good tight nit community. As long as everyone stays civil, I see this happening with NS too.
On a sidenote, I find it very funny to hear non-PTs calling newcommers newbies. New to what? the forums? Upon release, everyone but the PTs will be on level ground.
Hopefully this was all coherant and everything. I just have high hopes for this mod and get tired of the whole newbie bashing thing.
Save the resentment for someone who proves to be a lamer, not for someone that has simply not played the game much. The community will be better for it.
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'Stick together team'
...thats basiclly it. and most of the players are too stupid to even do that. Most. Not All.
'Stick together team'
...thats basiclly it. and most of the players are too stupid to even do that. Most. Not All.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In public games that is true.
Now if you played in a clan match thats a little different. It is all on team tactics and locking down certain parts of the map/guarding eachothers back. Very tense and enjoyable stuff.
Back on the subject. I don't mind new ppl coming to the boards and asking questions or whatever. But I DO mind ppl like myname123 or chapel who post on the forum with their purposeful posts to #### ppl off. i.e. "NS is going to be stupid, the aliens are not believable", "LETS NOT PLAY NS"...............
Actually, the sad part is, even they will download NS and play it. Only thing is, it's ppl like this that are the llamas of the community and do everything to #### ppl off in game.
¬Mart
Welcome. Have a nice stay. While its true that some people view a high post count as meaning they are 'better' than others, the important people will not care as long as you are genrally a nice chappie. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Mostly they newbies that seem to be made the most fun of are the Counter-strike players. I'm a huge fan of Counter-Strike and have played it for a long time. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I was clanned in a CS clan for ~8 months before I came to the NS community. It was certainly enjoyable at the time, but of course it all depends on skill and the attitude of the other players. Natural Selection makes you play as a team much more than CS ever did, but we shall see what happens with regards to player attitudes. All I can say is that after playing NS, CS no longer jiggles my figgles. 'Teamplay' in CS is completely structured around the maps, and nothing else. However, I am starting to rant on about this, so i shall stop. Soon I will be going "In my day.." and hitting people with canes!
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Anyway, I just wanted to say please be nice to the newbies. This condecending attitude will just make things tougher all around. Besides. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Of course I agree. Everyone will be starting off on an equal footing, and they should remember it.
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." -- Lao-Tzu
¬Mart<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Exactly. Thank you.
Welcome, welcome. Some valid point you bring up. And don't worry about the post count, knowing how I got mine I find them to be rather useless.
'Stick together team'
...thats basiclly it. and most of the players are too stupid to even do that.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
CS is team deathmatch, what do you expect?
...and you have done a great job so far. Keep it up and we can all live in peace. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
But if you mean we don't let you swear, flame, FUD, troll, and generally be the little monsters your parents have raised you as (or let TV raise you as), then call me Adolf Hitler...
actually, my parents wont let me go to the army...not like i disagree with them, seeing as i never go outside really, i have no life, so as u can propably deducte, i wouldn't be fit :o
hell i'm way 2 lazy anyways :o
actually, my parents wont let me go to the army...not like i disagree with them, seeing as i never go outside really, i have no life, so as u can propably deducte, i wouldn't be fit :o
hell i'm way 2 lazy anyways :o<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You´re kidding, right? If not, I would like to thank god for giving me a life <b>AND</b> for making me able to enjoy NS. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Back on the subject. I don't mind new ppl coming to the boards and asking questions or whatever. But I DO mind ppl like myname123 or chapel who post on the forum with their purposeful posts to #### ppl off. i.e. "NS is going to be stupid, the aliens are not believable", "LETS NOT PLAY NS"...............
Actually, the sad part is, even they will download NS and play it. Only thing is, it's ppl like this that are the llamas of the community and do everything to #### ppl off in game.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I can fix the llama part <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> .
Anyways even if we are all on the same ground, atleast we will know the ground will true new people to the manual and all the ns world will be a bit lost in the game =)
The best way to get people interested in the game and playing it "properly" is to educate them. If we bash them because they become commander without realizing it, remember that they are regular people with feelings, and that they could use some help.
actually, my parents wont let me go to the army...not like i disagree with them, seeing as i never go outside really, i have no life, so as u can propably deducte, i wouldn't be fit :o
hell i'm way 2 lazy anyways :o<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You´re kidding, right? If not, I would like to thank god for giving me a life <b>AND</b> for making me able to enjoy NS. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i dont need a life :o
i mean if i really wanted 2 go to the army i could, but naaa :o
as for my life, i sold it to the devil when i started playing games <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
one day...hopefully ill be in a company working on games...hopefully :o