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Karak
Midshipman
Joined: March 16, 2008
Posts: 1
|  Posted: 2008-03-17 10:41
Hi
I have just started to play the demo to see if I like the game.
I have to say that the tutorial is abysmal. It is too short and does not help in a number of areas:
*jumpgates and how to master them;
*what and how you are meant to make a living..yes mining i know but where do you buy the stuff?
Also stuff like "what is required, how to go about your business and so on" seems to be missing from the tutorial and quite other basic stuff. I was left stranded when I jumped into a system the first time, scratching my head for awhile and humming heho!
I did eventually find a helpful player but managed to crash into a planet when setting up to orbit another planet, so boom i went. Sorry to dmc-13 I lost 8 units of his troops..
I have began reading the manual and faq's but even so i was hoping that i could just jump into the game and pick things up as well as reading at the same time. always thought that was the best policy.
I will endeavour with the demo but not sure if the game is worth $10 a month atm. I play Eve as well and that costs similar and has a far better tutorial...i do realise their fanbase is bigger currently and therefore it's a bit like comparing apples and pears.
Anyway got that off my chest onward and upward.
K
[small][ This Message was edited by: Karak on 2008-03-17 10:44 ][/small]
[ This Message was edited by: Karak on 2008-03-17 11:22 ]
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Doran
Chief Marshal
Galactic Navy
Joined: March 29, 2003
Posts: 4032
From: The Gideon Unit
| Posted: 2008-03-17 10:54
kudos to you for acutally trying to tutorial and reading the manual. thats a lot more than most new players do
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FlyD4wn
Fleet Admiral
Joined: October 19, 2004
Posts: 138
From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2008-03-17 11:22
Because of a strange reason all I can think is:
Respect man.
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Leonide
Grand Admiral
Templar Knights
Joined: October 01, 2005
Posts: 1553
From: Newport News, Virginia
| Posted: 2008-03-17 12:47
yeah, same for me. but this game is as simple as getting the hang of flying, jumping, and building, and go into the Newbie/admiral server to gain a few ranks by building/capping planets/bombing/what have you, then go onto the Metaverse where you learn combat, then eventually reach the rank of Grand Admiral and be all uber.
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Deltabacon
Fleet Admiral
Joined: August 17, 2007
Posts: 395
From: Liverpool, Great Britain
| Posted: 2008-03-18 03:14
You should ask around in the admiral servers what to do. thats what i did and look at me now, im a 2nd RA!
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Panduh
Grand Admiral
Pitch Black
Joined: June 03, 2007
Posts: 250
| Posted: 2008-03-18 13:53
I agree. Tutorial -sucks-. And, what Doran said (*hails Karak*).
[ This Message was edited by: Fatal Panda (w00tcakes) on 2008-03-18 13:53 ]
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Coeus
Grand Admiral
Sundered Weimeriners
Joined: March 22, 2006
Posts: 2815
From: Philly
| Posted: 2008-03-18 16:55
What? Newbs don't use the tutorial... thats just a myth!
... He did WHAT? Promote this man.
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Eledore Massis [R33]
Grand Admiral
Templar Knights
Joined: May 26, 2002
Posts: 2694
From: tsohlacoLocalhost
| Posted: 2008-03-18 20:00
Tutorial was designed for people who only know about the existence of the pluming tube like connection over a string called the internet.
And who have tried to replace there recently broken Amiga.
So there basically new to computers and new to this interconnected-tubes.
In reality the Tutorial is our hope of ever creating a micro standalone one player server where you could learn what the default controls are, how to target and press the space bar, capture planets, build planets and mod your ship.
So far you are seeing the result. its pathetic we know, but we can't find a admin/dev who isn't occupied with the new update, to work on this idea called "The Tutorial".
Currently we know the tutorial currently covers; Selecting a ship from a home-gate, orbit crashing in a planet, fighting a maybe already destroyed enemy, capturing a planet, Pressing ok.
However we tank you sincerely for your post, And we greatly tank you for even trying the tutorial.
[edit] Typo's
[ This Message was edited by: Eledore[NL] on 2008-03-20 01:11 ]
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DMC-13
Admiral
Evil Empires Inc.
Joined: February 16, 2008
Posts: 187
From: Huntington Beach, California, USA
| Posted: 2008-03-19 21:24
Karak, don't sweat those troops. There's a lot more of those where they come from. You crashing your ship, that's another story cause you lose prestige and credits. I'm sorry if I didn't explain things clearly enough. Next time I'll make sure to explain things compleatly. Whenever I'm inside the game, you're more than welcome to fly around with me and I'll try to help you as much as I can.
Note: I crash into planets too, on a regular basis, so don't feel bad.
Sincerely,
DMC-13
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