Interesting. I've seen lots of seasoned players on the tarmac at Port Altantis giving those poor lost souls guidance after being rudely dumped off the ship. Essentially it was "OK, you're on the new planet now, figure out how stuff works yourself. Buhbye!"
On rare occasions a MindArk Official Monitor would be seen in the area, doing the same thing.
Cudos to
MA for making an effort to retain new players. I kind of wish they could have done it without excluding old hands from the LZ though. It's fun helping people discover how things work, and I always enjoyed doing that in my free time on Calypso.
AG