Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Issue: 87   Editor: NYX2000


How to Overcome the Noob UnfoldTheWicked
Everyday we see it in our forums, read it in our mailboxes, and even feel it through each other’s tone of words. Everyone has been a target of “noob” (A player who chooses to resort to begging and insulting members on the forums).

A starting player who comes into the game with a mere $500.00 ventures off into the game and comes to the conclusion that they cannot get very far with the assets they have. They then resort to the casino to “Double Em’ Up” and realize that they are bad gamblers; now they are broke. At this point a player may resort to one of two things:

1) Quit the game because they are not strong enough mentally to challenge the fact that they can become stronger.

2) Beg for money, complain about the way the game is structured, cry about being on the lower end of the class structure, and overall just become a nuisance on the forums.

When a player chooses number one out of the two, usually that fixes the issue and prevents them from being classified as a “noob”. When a player decides to choose option number two, that is when we as long term players feel the effects of their attacks.

“Noobs” attack in many ways some of those methods are as follows:
1) Forum Spamming: When one continuously makes posts on the forums requesting other players to perform certain actions such as donating money, or points.

2) Insulting: When one does not get their way they feel insulted, so in turn they insult back. This usually occurs when people laugh out loud (LOL) at them.

3) Personally Attacking: This is when one goes out of their way to personally attack an individual. This is usually a member of staff (Help Desk Operators Included). This is the worst of the three attack points a “noob” may use because it is going outside of the character status of a player and personally attack them. This may appear to be easily brushed off by the target, but sometimes even by chance if the “noob” says something that is even remotely similar to the target; it may have some sort of effects on them.

Overcoming these attacks is very simple. One of the easiest methods is submitting a ticket in the help desk requesting assistance by a Help Desk Operator or if at a higher caliber, a member of the elite guard. Another method if the problem is already out of hand is sending a bootmail to a member of staff (HDO included) so that they can temporarily solve it by muting the individual.

No one deserves to be treated unfairly including our said “noobs”. If we come across one we should merely send them a bootmail giving them advice on how to progress in the game, perhaps even letting them know some of your trade secrets and your success stories that brought you to your success.