Urduar
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Posted - 2006.08.15 06:58:00 -
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Edited by: Urduar on 15/08/2006 06:58:22
I'm a new player, almost a month old now.. And I'm having a blast! 
One thing I don't think the OP is taking into consideration is that he's not really a new player. He's an old player creating a new char. There really is a difference, and I've been there in a different game.
I guess I'll use myself as an example. A while back I trained to use Destroyers. It seems to be the general opinion that destroyers pretty much suck, other than for popping frigs.
However, at the time, when I actually got to fly one, it wasn't a sucky destroyer. It was A New Ship! And so even if it was a sucky ship, it was something new and fun for me. However, I doubt someone that has flown a BS before would consider a destroyer much of an upgrade from a frig.
If you're a truly new player like myself, you haven't experienced charging forward in a massive battleship launching your Uber Torpedoes Of Massive Death And Destruction™ in pitched battles for the fate of the universe. You've poked at an asteroid in your rookie ship.
Therefore, each upgrade is something new and different. But to someone that's been there done that, it's all just steps to get back to where they've been before, there's no sense of discovery in these stages. So the vet playing the new char really isn't getting the same experience as the true newbie.
Also, a few days ago I had a 1v1 versus a vet, Vexor vs. Vexor. I almost managed to break his shields before mine popped.
Did I feel like it was unfair? No. Because both he and I knew that it wasn't a fight between the same ship, it was basically the equivalent of a T2 Vexor versus a Vexor. So I went into the fight knowing I'd lose, and he gave me tips afterwards which I can use in the future.
As a result, maybe I'll be able to win a fight versus someone with many more SP eventually, which is the great thing about this game. If it was a standard leveled game, I'd never have a chance against someone much higher level.
Anyway, I don't think newbies need to be buffed, we're doing just fine right now!
P.S. Rabbit Reflexes V is the most important skill for newbies going into lowsec.
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