Bonk
07-21-2004, 06:37 AM
Q1:Why do you want to join Winds of Dawn?
Q2:In what ways do you enjoy helping new exiles?
Q3:What do you enjoy doing when you are out of the Library?
Q4:What do you not enjoy doing?
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A1:I played for over a year in a PC-based MMORPG called 'Neocron', where I was a co-founding member of a clan which helped new members learn and adapt to the game. We quickly became well-known and respected, since in this world, there is no party, political, or faction neutrality possible - yet we remained as neutral as possible to all 'opposing' elements of the world. It was a grand time, and I have very fond memories of this game, but alas, the game became too buggy to play, and a promised expansion pack forced me to re-evaluate whether I wanted to pay $50 USD/month to continue with my 5 alt characters. The friendship bonds which were created with new and veteran player will be something i'll never forget - akin to my early 'Army' days in real-life - a camaraderie which I seek to this day - now in CL.
A2:This is no easy game for a new player. I think the learning curve here is as hostile, complex, and confusing as Neocron is. I had very little guidance at the start, but a few in-game characters did lead me around, showed me the fairgrounds, town hall, towncenter, etc etc. Took me on a few hunts in VT and KB and so forth, showed me the Towers. It's what I would have done, and have already started to do so, with 'Agratis' players making their appearance from time to time in TC. It's my calling, it's in my blood. I can't resist to assist those in need. It's what I do in real-life too. Call me a sucker, but I just can't resist helping those out in need. The ultimate reward is friendship; the goal is easing someone along the path to betterment.
A3:I hone my skills, and talk with a great number of players new and old. I've been trying to find friendly faces and bond with them. I find it a bit hard in this game to earn the trust of your peers, but I am trying. There seems to be, for the most part, mostly good and kind players here, and most of which as veteran players of CL. On the other hand, there's a smattering of new or 'recent players' with arrogant and quick-to-judge attitudes that sometimes turn me off the game. Thankfully, I've come to indentify these players and walk around them. An example is, on my 2nd time playing CL as a registered user, I was hunting in the Hives with a veteran thoom fighter and an undisclosed race healer. I was invited to this hunt, despite me telling them I was NEW. Like, NEWWWW. Never killed more than a rat or vermine. Here I was getting killed repeatedly by Myrm Protectors and worse, and then, for no real reason, the healer gave me bad karma, "Because I died too much". I still have this bad karma to this day, despite having far more Good Karma given to me since. Do I feel like avenging his actions? No. Can this 'Newer player' be lectured to become an abiding citizen, and adopt certain morales and ground rules to be a better player in-game? Perhaps. Is it my place? Not really - he should have had better 'New player assistance' at the start, much like the first three years of parenthood to a new-born. Perhaps this is an individual who will never really understand the underlying purpose of CL, and instead Role-play as bluntly as possible, damaging and injuring everyone around him. Heck, he said it - foot-in-mouth - shortly after the issue: "I don't think I want to be a Healer anymore - can I switch professions?". BONG. Sounds like this player never got a 'helping hand' at the start of his registration. That's where we should step in.
A4:I don't enjoy sitting around, doing nothing. I don't enjoy watching new players getting repeatedly killed by rats and vermine, and then eventually quitting the game for good. I don't enjoy playing CL all alone, which is what i've been doing pretty much for the last 2 weeks ooc. I don't enjoy trying to get in on a simple and safe hunt and being told it's a "Private Hunt - go away". I don't enjoy the fact that this game is still sprite-based, when i have a top-of-the-line Mac system, and it feels like i'm stuck in the mid-90s, gaming-wise. I realize there are some OpenGL initiatives out there, but the Delta Tao developers really need to step into the 21st century here... Not everyone still use LC II and Mac IIsi's. I don't enjoy solo'ing this game, being out of a clan, and generally wasting my potential, in-game, when i could be of far greater use contributing to a greater and collective good.
Well, there you have it. I'll try to figure out where the Myrm Highlands are and attend the meetings. I work at home, so it shouldn't be too hard to see you there soon...
Best,
-bonk.
Q2:In what ways do you enjoy helping new exiles?
Q3:What do you enjoy doing when you are out of the Library?
Q4:What do you not enjoy doing?
- - -
A1:I played for over a year in a PC-based MMORPG called 'Neocron', where I was a co-founding member of a clan which helped new members learn and adapt to the game. We quickly became well-known and respected, since in this world, there is no party, political, or faction neutrality possible - yet we remained as neutral as possible to all 'opposing' elements of the world. It was a grand time, and I have very fond memories of this game, but alas, the game became too buggy to play, and a promised expansion pack forced me to re-evaluate whether I wanted to pay $50 USD/month to continue with my 5 alt characters. The friendship bonds which were created with new and veteran player will be something i'll never forget - akin to my early 'Army' days in real-life - a camaraderie which I seek to this day - now in CL.
A2:This is no easy game for a new player. I think the learning curve here is as hostile, complex, and confusing as Neocron is. I had very little guidance at the start, but a few in-game characters did lead me around, showed me the fairgrounds, town hall, towncenter, etc etc. Took me on a few hunts in VT and KB and so forth, showed me the Towers. It's what I would have done, and have already started to do so, with 'Agratis' players making their appearance from time to time in TC. It's my calling, it's in my blood. I can't resist to assist those in need. It's what I do in real-life too. Call me a sucker, but I just can't resist helping those out in need. The ultimate reward is friendship; the goal is easing someone along the path to betterment.
A3:I hone my skills, and talk with a great number of players new and old. I've been trying to find friendly faces and bond with them. I find it a bit hard in this game to earn the trust of your peers, but I am trying. There seems to be, for the most part, mostly good and kind players here, and most of which as veteran players of CL. On the other hand, there's a smattering of new or 'recent players' with arrogant and quick-to-judge attitudes that sometimes turn me off the game. Thankfully, I've come to indentify these players and walk around them. An example is, on my 2nd time playing CL as a registered user, I was hunting in the Hives with a veteran thoom fighter and an undisclosed race healer. I was invited to this hunt, despite me telling them I was NEW. Like, NEWWWW. Never killed more than a rat or vermine. Here I was getting killed repeatedly by Myrm Protectors and worse, and then, for no real reason, the healer gave me bad karma, "Because I died too much". I still have this bad karma to this day, despite having far more Good Karma given to me since. Do I feel like avenging his actions? No. Can this 'Newer player' be lectured to become an abiding citizen, and adopt certain morales and ground rules to be a better player in-game? Perhaps. Is it my place? Not really - he should have had better 'New player assistance' at the start, much like the first three years of parenthood to a new-born. Perhaps this is an individual who will never really understand the underlying purpose of CL, and instead Role-play as bluntly as possible, damaging and injuring everyone around him. Heck, he said it - foot-in-mouth - shortly after the issue: "I don't think I want to be a Healer anymore - can I switch professions?". BONG. Sounds like this player never got a 'helping hand' at the start of his registration. That's where we should step in.
A4:I don't enjoy sitting around, doing nothing. I don't enjoy watching new players getting repeatedly killed by rats and vermine, and then eventually quitting the game for good. I don't enjoy playing CL all alone, which is what i've been doing pretty much for the last 2 weeks ooc. I don't enjoy trying to get in on a simple and safe hunt and being told it's a "Private Hunt - go away". I don't enjoy the fact that this game is still sprite-based, when i have a top-of-the-line Mac system, and it feels like i'm stuck in the mid-90s, gaming-wise. I realize there are some OpenGL initiatives out there, but the Delta Tao developers really need to step into the 21st century here... Not everyone still use LC II and Mac IIsi's. I don't enjoy solo'ing this game, being out of a clan, and generally wasting my potential, in-game, when i could be of far greater use contributing to a greater and collective good.
Well, there you have it. I'll try to figure out where the Myrm Highlands are and attend the meetings. I work at home, so it shouldn't be too hard to see you there soon...
Best,
-bonk.