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How long will GoI last? What happend to May players?

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Commodore Phoenix:
Schpam  I know it may seem tough that you are getting crap guys on your ship, but the fact you are willing to continue playing this game even with those factors is what makes a good player on this game. We stick around and we see these idiots everyday. You will find that the actual guys who are worth playing with are actually really good and give a damn about what you have to say (excluding me). Find a group of guys you get on with and play with them it may make the teams stacked but that's just how this game goes. Also hang in there because this game is actually one of the best out there, you just got to get over the crap players.

Piemanlives:
 Schpam

I know what it's like to be on a team or on a ship where either the crews, captains, or sometimes both are unable to work correctly with each other, everyone doing their own thing and not coordinating towards making the ship and or team effective. We've all been there at least a few times, where you're losing game after game and you aren't having fun doing it. As previously mentioned you'll more then likely see many recurring names over and over again, If you find having a good time with them you should probably add them and join games with them from time to time, having a good group of players that you can count on to make the game fun and exciting even if you're losing horribly, some people from what I've heard over my time here have bought the multi packs and played with friends they already have, sometimes they quit and sometimes they don't.

I think you should keep trying to find people you enjoy playing with, even if you think all of what I've just typed out is a load of incomprehensible nonsense, the point still stands that attempting to build connections with your fellow players would be best, not everyone is willing be a team player, and not everyone is willing to learn from their mistakes to be a better player, and sometimes the teams are stacked, sometimes that's just how things go in a match and it isn't the greatest thing ever, but sometimes you get people you work well with, even if you don't win you've at least found someone bearable to crew with, it may take time but those people are out there as long you're willing try.

Charon:
Hey there, Schpam.

What you're experiencing is something I like to call the natural progression of new GoIO players. Look it up in the pit to see where you're falling along that line, if you're so inclined.

First thing: This is a team based game, and it gets very competitive. If you're just joining in (you're level 1-3-1, so I have to assume you haven't been playing for several months) you might find that many of the other players around you are higher ranking than you are. You might also find that some of those higher ranking people like to fly together. This is something that will happen, and not something that will go away. There are, however, mitigating factors to what you call the "volatile" experience that you're getting out of your online play.

The first of those would be PRACTICE. I can't count the number of new players I've seen quickjoin a ship without touching the sandbox. Spend some time there, learn your weaponry.

The second would be the COMMUNITY. Contrary to what every new player ever likes to swear on his or her second week in GoIO, the community is incredibly receptive to new players in that on the job training routinely occurs, and there are even TRAINING DAYS set up for players in different regions, all around the world. Look for one of these training days, learn your job, and you'll find you aren't killed quite so quickly.

Another avenue you might find some benefit from would be the Cogs streams that occur almost every week, barring the occasional extra tournament. These streams will allow you to see what a functional ship looks like, and you might even be able to pick up on the individual actions taken by team members.

Unfortunately, you're not going to see some major change in the game that allows it to be fun for you. You're going to need to learn your role, find like minded players that are learning their own role, and roll with that crew. When you know what you're doing, and you start pulling in the wins, go be the change you want to see in the community.

That being said, I'm telling you...the community here is far more accepting of newbies crying "foul" than any other community I've ever heard of.

Calico Jack:
btw Schpam I saw you in the lobby of one of the matches I was in last night, just before some weird crash that seemed to fling everyone offline. if you see me online say Hi, I'll say hi right back at you.

To further what Charon was saying about training.

I usually try to organised a focussed training session when I'm on and yesterday I ran a thing on crewing a pyra, with 2 level 1s and a level 2, the level2 was all "ahh I know how to play and I'm a gunner" yet he was the one who couldn't fix his gun when it went down because he only had a fire extinguisher, and didn't have the correct ammo for the gun he was supposed to be using, or where he was supposed to be firing and why. This is because he couldn't be bothered listening to what I was saying "because I know how to play".

I'm not suggesting this is your case, but that I'm guessing this is the kind of player Charon has in mind, they are the bane of captains and crew alike, and coincidentally the only kind of new player people object to crewing with :D

Squidslinger Gilder:

--- Quote from: Charon on July 21, 2013, 05:30:00 am ---
That being said, I'm telling you...the community here is far more accepting of newbies crying "foul" than any other community I've ever heard of.


--- End quote ---

This is true. Often times they'll side with new players rather than vets. Which is also how the community could eventually fall apart.  Been around long enough to spot that as long as you are a new player you are treated like a king but the moment the community gets used to you being around, you'll be demonized when you try to speak up about some of the stupidity.

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