Topic: A Thought For New Blood (Read 6706 times)

Soreyes · « **on:** September 28, 2007, 08:52:54 am »

I have been playing Freelancer lately on the Monkey Universe Server. The Admins there have come up with a brilliant way to bring in new young players. This is for kids 12 and younger. Over there a tag of "Cheeky Monkey" is placed before there name. This tells the hard corp players to take it easy on these kids. Sometimes they don't follow the server rules but then again they might not understand the rules. So far its a big hit over there. I was wondering if it just might be possable to try something like this here. Maybe on a long running server like the Forge.

MU Callsign: Rum Runner Soreyes
Ship: CSV Transport "Close To The Edge"
Level: 85th
Motto: Greed and Vice are GOOD!

Kroma BaSyl · « **Reply #1 on:** September 28, 2007, 10:19:05 am »

How about "Cabin Boy" instead.

Hexx · « **Reply #2 on:** September 28, 2007, 10:24:27 am »

Oh good.

Maybe we'll pick up a bunch of FBI players as well..

Seems like a good idea Soreyes, of course I'm sure that no one will abuse the system for personal gain.

Cheeky-Monkey Hexx.
(Unless I'm winning the fight)

Kroma BaSyl · « **Reply #3 on:** September 28, 2007, 10:48:00 am »

Quote from: Hexx on September 28, 2007, 10:24:27 am

Cheeky-Monkey Hexx.

You'll always be Cabin-boy Hexx to me.

Hexx · « **Reply #4 on:** September 28, 2007, 10:59:00 am »

Oh no siree bob

You lost the right to call me that when you ran off to that "other" game. <sniff>

FCM_SFHQ_XC · « **Reply #5 on:** September 28, 2007, 11:52:23 am »

Quote from: Soreyes on September 28, 2007, 08:52:54 am

I have been playing Freelancer lately on the Monkey Universe Server. The Admins there have come up with a brilliant way to bring in new young players. This is for kids 12 and younger. Over there a tag of "Cheeky Monkey" is placed before there name. This tells the hard corp players to take it easy on these kids. Sometimes they don't follow the server rules but then again they might not understand the rules. So far its a big hit over there. I was wondering if it just might be possable to try something like this here. Maybe on a long running server like the Forge.

MU Callsign: Rum Runner Soreyes
Ship: CSV Transport "Close To The Edge"
Level: 85th
Motto: Greed and Vice are GOOD!

Well as it is you already must accept the Gamespy little "13 years or older" box when logging into D2&D3, and since it isnt a requirement that you be registered on these forums either to just play the game, then I really cant see how this would be able to be implimented where it validates age(without changing the directory or server kit initial procedure codes). Even so, they can always lie about there age, and there really isnt a good way to prevent that.

Kroma BaSyl · « **Reply #6 on:** September 28, 2007, 01:26:47 pm »

Quote from: Hexx on September 28, 2007, 10:59:00 am

Oh no siree bob

You lost the right to call me that when you ran off to that "other" game. <sniff>

Not to worry Hexxie-poo, I still go both ways.

Panzergranate · « **Reply #7 on:** September 28, 2007, 02:07:53 pm »

Cabin Boy isn't such a good idea..... I mean a kid only has to log on with the handle "Roger" and....

Actually Roger the Cabin Boy was a character on the BBC kids cartoon series Captain Pugwash. Other characters were Seaman Staines and Master Bates.

The BBC ran it, quite innocently, for serveral years on kid's TV in the 1970's and early 1980's.

It still couldn't beat the ITV kid's show Rainbow for innuendo and joke that only adults could spot.

Anyone in the UK remember the show with the famous quote, "Why don't you try bouncing your balls in time to the music?? If you don't have any balls of your own, ask one of your friends if you can play with theirs!!"

Rainbow was a UK 1970's to 1980's pre Sesame Street type show aimed at small kids, watching with parents, etc.

Roychipoqua_Mace · « **Reply #8 on:** September 28, 2007, 05:26:11 pm »

Sorry, this is off-topic, but where did Kroma's signature pictures go? I really miss them because they were beautiful

Panzergranate · « **Reply #9 on:** September 28, 2007, 05:46:13 pm »

Perhaps a Cadet moniker would be more approriate for junior players online.

It would be less patronising and more appealing to the kids than the other suggestions.

I wouldn't go too easyy on kids though, as they seem to have a fantical drive to show up older players in online games. Unfortunately, they sometimes uses underestimation by the adults to their advantage.

FPF-Paladin · « **Reply #10 on:** September 29, 2007, 11:00:47 pm »

Ye gods, don't encourage Kroma

knightstorm · « **Reply #11 on:** September 30, 2007, 05:09:26 pm »

Quote from: Capt_SFHQ_XC on September 28, 2007, 11:52:23 am

Quote from: Soreyes on September 28, 2007, 08:52:54 am
I have been playing Freelancer lately on the Monkey Universe Server. The Admins there have come up with a brilliant way to bring in new young players. This is for kids 12 and younger. Over there a tag of "Cheeky Monkey" is placed before there name. This tells the hard corp players to take it easy on these kids. Sometimes they don't follow the server rules but then again they might not understand the rules. So far its a big hit over there. I was wondering if it just might be possable to try something like this here. Maybe on a long running server like the Forge.

MU Callsign: Rum Runner Soreyes
Ship: CSV Transport "Close To The Edge"
Level: 85th
Motto: Greed and Vice are GOOD!
Well as it is you already must accept the Gamespy little "13 years or older" box when logging into D2&D3, and since it isnt a requirement that you be registered on these forums either to just play the game, then I really cant see how this would be able to be implimented where it validates age(without changing the directory or server kit initial procedure codes). Even so, they can always lie about there age, and there really isnt a good way to prevent that.

Do you honestly think that a 13 years or older box is going to stop a 12 year old from playing? Also, there are other ways of informing them if you don't want to use the forums. I really don't think it matters though. The biggest limit to recruitment in this game is the fact that it has been out of production for years. If its not showing up on the shelf at your local video game store, they're not going to know it exists.

[KBF]MuadDib · « **Reply #12 on:** September 30, 2007, 05:51:53 pm »

i think it would behoove us not too say take our identities with us to all other games we play...

i think this would not only help to attract new players...but some of old as well...

just something i thought about last night as i got a message from someone named renegade that claimed to know who i was while playing halo3 online...but wouldnt tell me who they were...and although ive heard the voice before...i couldnt put a name to the voice...

and it would be fun to say get together us SFC folks and woop some (enter game)ass!

so feel free to look me up...if i play it...my name is as is here...

Kroma BaSyl · « **Reply #13 on:** October 01, 2007, 09:39:17 am »

Quote from: [KBF]MuadDib on September 30, 2007, 05:51:53 pm

...but some of old as well...

Yes, I think you are right. From now on I will be known as "Love-Monkey Kroma"

knightstorm · « **Reply #14 on:** October 02, 2007, 02:07:22 am »

I thought of a great way to attract new blood. Each of us breaks into a local high school, and installs SFC on their computers. If we are caught we tell the cops we are looking for the nuclear wessels.

[KBF]MuadDib · « **Reply #15 on:** October 02, 2007, 09:29:20 pm »

Quote from: knightstorm on October 02, 2007, 02:07:22 am

I thought of a great way to attract new blood. Each of us breaks into a local high school, and installs SFC on their computers. If we are caught we tell the cops we are looking for the nuclear wessels.

LOL!

marstone · « **Reply #16 on:** October 03, 2007, 01:33:10 am »

Quote from: [KBF]MuadDib on October 02, 2007, 09:29:20 pm

Quote from: knightstorm on October 02, 2007, 02:07:22 am
I thought of a great way to attract new blood. Each of us breaks into a local high school, and installs SFC on their computers. If we are caught we tell the cops we are looking for the nuclear wessels.

LOL!

Well, I have started with the next best thing. Got my teen-age son interested in the game (OP), and he has gotten two of his friends interested now. Only bad thing, can't buy any more copies of the game, so no CD codes for the friends to use.

FPF-Paladin · « **Reply #17 on:** October 08, 2007, 11:37:53 pm »

I did something similar,

I've run into old SFB players in nearly every online game I play (similar interests possibly?) and I'm rounding them all up, giving them the forum addy and screenshots of ingame play.

A couple of them I know IRL literally drooled and couldn't believe the game was put out years ago and they never heard tell of it.

Stay tuned, more as I learn it.. also trying to hunt down some SFCOP sellers w/CD keys.

knightstorm · « **Reply #18 on:** October 10, 2007, 07:02:50 pm »

If anyone is in the position to run computer demos, you might want to load OP on one of the demo machines.

Ronin · « **Reply #19 on:** October 11, 2007, 12:38:03 pm »

Another thought for new players, young and old alike.

I played SFC for a long time. And was very familliar with all aspects of it. And I still found all the patching, installing shiplists, setting router ports, etc., etc., to be irritating in the extreme.

Any new player to this game, on seeing the number of steps required to actually be able to play, might very well never cross the threshold. Maybe a stickied forum post saying, "New Player? Check in here to get a helpful mentor!" Just some names and email addresses for people to contact to get one on one help with getting everything set up. Having someone on Teamspeak or, for that matter, on the telephone, to walk a new player through all the many hoops and hurdles might keep any that show up here around for a while.

Respects...

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