Newbie spawn area

I'm just wondering if there is a certain place newcomers spawn? can they pick where they go?
I know that one spawned at Courageous Firebase Acadamy.
As a guess I'd say they can spawn at any firebase acadamy. But any clarification would be appreciated.

Amazing job to the team getting it launched so quickly! It is truly an amazing place!!
I love it
Conners

 

They spawn at NINE academies all around the planet. Couragous being one of them

oh and this was comfirmed by David in pm chat =)

 

ok sweet thanks very much

 

Did the Newcomers came from Genesis? ... if not there should be a basic guide for sweating (or similar free possibility to gather some PED) and maybe a spot where sweater meet up.

9 Bases seams to much .. 1-3 sounds ok even it depends hard on how many ppl join. I was guiding for Calypso some month after CE2, sometimes it was boring like hell.. sometimes there where too much ppl.

 

it is always good to have resources in the back I remember the confusion as ie the new ones where spawning on TI and other places with no help around , that was the reason for recruting the guides if i remember right

Arkadia have alot place to catch them up all with the same start terms so you are ready to handle alot of newcomers at the same time , in my opinion it will work fine

 

With 9 Academy's for newcomers, I would prefer 3 or 4.

Reason behind this? Newcomers would get support from other newcomers + other more experienced players. Now they're spread across the continent.


-- Hyssch --

 

I really love the idea of multiple training camps, and while 9 may be too many, I agree that 3-4 might be a good starting point as primary spawning locations, and then have the others as backup, because as you say ... your marketing efforts may very well find us inundated with new players, and every new player should have an opportunity to succeed in learning and navigating the planet ... not to mention the consideration being given to lessening the load on a server and making it more cumbersome for all players.

I think you've done an amazing job with the thought you've given to new players, and it shows the amount of detail that is important to you as a developer. You have a second-step mentality that future thinks about "what if" ... and then respond with a functioning system that pretty much covers the intended end result.

I'm grinning from ear-to-ear, and patiently waiting to see what else you introduce to us.

 

I too thought 9 was too much at first, but this was based on what we were used to on other planets. I see the logic of it now though, and think the idea to have 3-4 main spawn points with the rest as back up for when there are influxes is actually ideal, well thought out, and hopefully will provide a much smoother newcomer experience

 

Haven't come here yet myself so don't know how it works, but as long as you can complete the missions on any of the 9 locations I think it would be nice. If you tp away and forgot what firebase you got the mission at or find a friend that you do it with on another location.
Might not be relevant but since it sounds like the same mission then I think it would be nice to be able to finish them where ever.
Or maybe even have them to visit 3 of the firebases to be able to finish the mission?

yes!

 

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Cool, my contributions to this thread are officially nullified.
Good work!

 

Awesome! was wondering about all the firebases as well...lol sounds like a great idea...and missions to collect tp's/firebases would be a great idea as well...good free mission for new players to accomplish...^^

Also agree with the idea of not having sweating as a main focus...it seems to me (and I may be wrong here) that the majority of players that stick around are depositors anyway...with a few trying prove a point by not depositing...people coming into the game knowing they will likely need to deposit at least a little to start out is more realistic and less likely to cause false hopes...

I can't wait to see what's next...^_^

 

These are the kinds of answers that made me come to arkadia in the first place. This Company and the people who work there are honest, upfront, and informative. This answer is worth about 10 answers from other PPs.

 

I find this very honest, and we all know it's the way things work, even on other planet. Despite what people say.

So, thumb up from me.

 

thats much more realistic as i ever heard in the whole universe
no one will come and expect he get something for free (maybe this will stop begging a bit)......everyone has the chance to have a look, can decide it is worth to depo or not....and he can sweat anyway if he want...pretty good....another good idea from the A-Team in my opinion.....only thing....what is with MF then ? but time will show im sure

 

Thanks for all the info in that post above David, it does sound very well thought out, and yes, the approach to the marketing and the sweating idea I find a lot more honest and I applaud you for that one in particular.