The Life of a Newbie - Days 11-15

[Arokh]

Originally Posted by PINKY

I also forgot to mention, the 20k EFD comp is not open to forum staff, Terra Verde Members (only because it would look dodgety if they won)

Then again I did have the advantage of taking a screenshot of "The Noob" asking if I was portuguese. Then you later admitting it in one of the earlier articles, thus confirming the identity. lol Arokh wins.

Gotta find the screenshot though *sigh*

Now just curious as to who the mentor... I mean disciple farmer is.

[Adamas]

I love this article, you say the noob is dead, but are we going to get the story of day 16 to 30? it was a month project right?

regardless of what happens this was a blast to read!!!! So much fun.

I've never met you in game but Thanks for the fun.
maybe I'll see ya around.

[PINKY]

Originally Posted by Adamas

I love this article, you say the noob is dead, but are we going to get the story of day 16 to 30? it was a month project right?

regardless of what happens this was a blast to read!!!! So much fun.

I've never met you in game but Thanks for the fun.
maybe I'll see ya around.

Yep - still a few articles to come for 16-30.

The Noob is dead, but the story is not

[Parlog]

nice to read, fun to remeber my own first days while reading and yes, shame on the mentor!

[Sarah Hawkwood]

Lately we started a project of training new members for our society. So me and Jason are getting disciples and spending some time in newbie areas, like sweat camp or landing area. I was not aware of the problem before, but ammount of newbies who had been farmed by "so called mentors" is horrible. We managed to help few of them, but for some it was to late. Still we are helping those "orphans", basically doing the job that is duty of their "farmers". The sad thing is that many players, who have been "farmed" will never meet us or someone similar and they probably will quit playing... I would like to say something to MA: please, make the grace period for newbies a bit longer (so disciples have the time to change the mentor), please send someone to Swamp Camp (a guide maybe) to take care of newbies there too. Guides are a big help, there were no guides back then when I started. But saying "press enter to write and enter again to say it" or something like that is not enough.
Pinky, in my opinion your mentor should be just banned. Such people make EU much worse than it could be. I was spending lots of time with my disciples, showing them everything, from keyboard map and assigning actions to it, through mining and hunting lessons to explaining ingame economy. Not mentioning things like TP runs. So when I hear about another "disciple farmer" my hand reaches itself for my beautifull Mad IV and I start to hope for meeting them in one of PVP zones...

[Doer]

Originally Posted by Ender

My guess for the noob identity is 'snork Snorkmaiden moomin'

-Ender

Not likely. The Moomins are Finnish and Pinky's from the UK. Moomin is the English representation, though, so i guess it's possible.

Way to out a disciple farmer, Pinky. I look forward to reading the rest of the noob's, er, obituary.

[Mega]

Originally Posted by Doer

Not likely. The Moomins are Finnish and Pinky's from the UK. Moomin is the English representation, though, so i guess it's possible.

Way to out a disciple farmer, Pinky. I look forward to reading the rest of the noob's, er, obituary.

Actually it is possible, I remember The Moomins being on childrens tv here in the uk back in the 80's:

http://www.thechestnut.com/moomins.htm

The series was first shown in 1983 (correct me please if I am wrong here) and was part of the ITV children's "Watch It." Central television had bought the rights to show the program.

[JakkDanielsz]

The noobs name is - Michael Bootfield BR ??

[gekkegerrit]

great read agian pinky

I have a sneaky suspicion you were the newbie in pixie who went on a journey with me to the rig

[Castronian]

I like these posts, reminds me of a few days from my start. But then sweat was 38 ped a k.

How times have changed...

Interesting how your game developed, but I wouldn't give the game away, a little magical silence will have them guessing for years...

I cannot imagine starting again myself, though I did consider it a while ago, before MA's vu change the name styles ect. Your love of the EU world overcame the boredoms of the low skilled pecless, not to mention the "I already know and have to pretend not to" thing.!!

Interesting reads

I bet swamp camp swarming with little detective Columbos, trying to work you out...