Why Choose NBK ? ? ?

POLE · 11-05-2007, 03:49

Firsty let me introduce myself, I am Patrick POLE Hyde, General and Chairman of the NBK and its armys. In my recruitment thread here you will get the answer to the question asked.. WHY CHOOSE NBK ? ? ?

The NBK is a group of societies within the Entropia Universe dedicated to continuous improvement. We find new players as they enter the game and help them to advance quicker by providing them with help and guidance. As they reach certain skill levels and accomplishments they can advance within the societies and eventually join us in the Natural Born Killers

Within NBK we collectivly have more experience with building and maintaining societies then any other participants in the Entropia Universe. We have experienced every problem that a society can face and have overcome them all.
From the moment a new player enters the game they are recruited into NBK LEGION, our base level society and from there, the path to move up in that society and beyond it is clear. Once they reach the minimum skill requirement of our mid-level society, The NBK, they graduate to that society. From within that section they work hard to reach the requirements of our upper-level society NATURAL BORN KILLERS, they are able to graduate again. This ensures that players are continuously on the same level as the others around them. We also have the NBK ENGINEERS which seek to extend the awareness and appreciation of the Craft, Mining,Taming and Mindforce professions, our members of NBK Engineers are primarily interested in teaching and learning from each other, while others society’s focus on original skill building and development in a less unified way. All members in NBK Engineers are encouraged to share their knowledge and contribute to the discipline of these primary skills: Crafting, Mining, Mindforce and Taming

A member of a society should be just that... a member.
Our society does not revolve around any one member, the society it self is bigger then anyone person, this way the society's future is not dependant upon the success or failure of that one person. We believe that a player should not be held back by others, they should be free to progress as their skills, equipment, and abilities permit them to.
People want to interact with others who are on the same level or higher then they are. There is nothing wrong with that, it just how human nature is… Imagine spending thousands of dollars on your avatar and equipment so you can do the “bigger and better” things in the game. Would you want to stay with a group of people who were unable to do the same things as you? Would you want to stay with a group of people who were unable to go the same places as you? Inevitably the answer is “no”. After all, if your teammates cant do what you are doing or go where you are going then you are truly going there to do it alone because all they can do is watch and cheer for you from the sidelines. Instead of fighting what is inevitable just like every other society does we embrace it and use it to our advantage and by doing that we have turned our greatest weakness into our greatest strength.

If you have just joined the game, never been in a soc, bored of your current soc or just fancy a change of profession, below is the structure of NBK sections and where you would be best placed in our society:

Natural Born Killers:
Minimum Skill Requirement = 85k total skills

The NBK:
Minimum Entry Req = 25k

NBK Legion:
Open to all players of all skill levels who are over 18 years of age.
(Promotion to The NBK offered at 25k skills)

NBK Engineers:
Minimum Entry Req = 20k total skills and Lvl 7 pro standing*
*mindforce, mining, taming and crafting relevent

Kombinator · 11-05-2007, 03:59

If I may, would like to ask a question from a different perspective: for a skilled player who easily meets the NBK requirements, what are the benefits of the soc over other top socs?

POLE · 11-05-2007, 04:28

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Originally Posted by Kombinator

If I may, would like to ask a question from a different perspective: for a skilled player who easily meets the NBK requirements, what are the benefits of the soc over other top socs?

As well as the personal achievments during your progression through entropia together with the structure upon we build and maintain our armys through the progressive stages of reaching 100k skills or more to enter the top 50 soc Natural Born Killers, it is the drive behind you to achive the next ranks which I belive most societys in entropia lack and would benefit any player changing societys as well as being a very close society even though we are spread across four sections totaling 200+ players.

We have our own MRS rental service, similer to H&R which is growing from week to week with rentals to our NBK sections only and we have many soc shop owners, one of which is a TT shop for our 'newer' player and discounted crafted products from Engineers members for NBK soc only.

Im sure there is a few more benefits I could go thru so I may update this reply

Butch · 11-05-2007, 20:10

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Originally Posted by Kombinator

If I may, would like to ask a question from a different perspective: for a skilled player who easily meets the NBK requirements, what are the benefits of the soc over other top socs?

The NBK societies are a family, and with that come fringe benefits that are very hard to find in other societies. The main one is just that, though: Family. Let me give an example:

While I was still pretty new to NBK I was trying to get all of the TPs on Amethera. Simple enough, right? Well, something spawned behind me and before I could get more than a few steps I was killed. I revived in the middle of an Atrox paradise. Very clearly above my skills at the time. I mentioned in soc chat that I was stuck and what had me pinned and asked for any suggestions as to how to get the hell out of where I was at. In a very short order, I was told to sit tight and that help was on the way. My rescue party included members from all of the NBK societies, 90% of which I didn't know at all. Through a simple mention of a problem via soc chat, the help came pouring in through FL contacts and other soc chats.

That's only a small part of what it is like to be in the NBK family. We help and support each other across timezones and countries for a common good. Whether it's a rescue (and I've been on both ends of them now), crafting for a big discount for a soc mate, selling at a big discount to a soc mate (my specialty now) or any number of things that we do on a day to day basis, the NBK family is like no other group in Entropia.