1 (edited by Alexander 2012-02-10 22:22:50)

Topic: Account Reset for New Players

It's great we have extension downgrading but it would be nice to also have an account reset tool (For the same duration and limited to a single use).
There are new players that love that downgrading but more than a few have made so many mistakes that they want to start a whole new character. Little mistakes can be corrected with the downgrading but some choices are harder to correct. It takes more than a few days to reconfigure a character and new players don't always know which extensions to get.

This has lead to new players opening multiple trial account and leaving the others to just, sadly, 'rot'.

Would be really nice if we could get the best of both worlds. One full account reset, and 30 days of extension configuring.

Re: Account Reset for New Players

what a **** u smoking again?
say "no" for resets

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We just got rid of the reset system. hmm

4 (edited by Alexander 2012-02-10 19:32:55)

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Hmm, what I am saying is it would be nice to have both.
At the moment the GMs are having to do the leg work. I am suggesting a SINGLE reset for new players only that lasts from account creation to 7 days.

This is NOT for everyone. This is NOT to be kept after 7 days but I know that to fix a very messed up account you either have to tell someone to keep spending their downgrade points, buy the robot they like and over all it takes time.

If it's just to be kept for the GMs to do when a players royally messed up then so be it. I would just this be documented somewhere. Extension downgrading is great but when they've already deleted their old character it's a bit too late! tongue

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NO!

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Fine. We'll leave it for the GM to keep doing manually. big_smile

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edit: Offensive. - DEV Zoom

Nothing wrong with account reset for 30 days.
+1

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Better yet would be to allow new players to level down extensions as they please without any time limitations for 30 days.

RIP PERPETUUM

Re: Account Reset for New Players

Celebro wrote:

Better yet would be to allow new players to level down extensions as they please without any time limitations for 30 days.

I like this idea a lot more. Because the restrictions are put in place because of it being given to old players when it was introduced. Most new players don't want to slowly transition to a new role. They want to jump into it (Capped to level 5 instead of 6 perhaps) and try out this new gear instantly. 20K EP is enough to specialise but it's hard to explain that to a new player.

I was hoping that the reset was a list attempt for new players to just.. start over.

Currently I hear of new players making THREE trial accounts. Which requires THREE different emails just to see which faction they like the best. This is because the character creation puts you into a faction and doesn't let you do the OTHER factions tutorial once you have completed one.

It's a failure in new player experience. I would MUCH prefer a single experience that shows ALL factions and lets you choose while introducing you to the mega corps (Which are now pretty useless too if you think about it)

I'd like to see Syndicate. Sure they can LIVE in the three faction buildings but a single mega corp where players choose what they want to do.

This feel much more sandboxy. Currently we're stuck with players getting into mind sets that are hard to break. It's hard to prove to new players that they CAN do whatever they want but it requires lots of effort from them.

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Celebro wrote:

Better yet would be to allow new players to level down extensions as they please without any time limitations for 30 days.

This one is better than reset big_smile

Re: Account Reset for New Players

Celebro wrote:

Better yet would be to allow new players to level down extensions as they please without any time limitations for 30 days.

this is the right way +1

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i wonder why you can delete your agents on your account anyway.

there is no, really no logical reason left ingame to do so.

Account = Agent.

I even dont get why you would have more then one agent on one account, except metagaming or persistant gate scouts.

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Its so if your main gets walled in, you can still play a no EP alt for 21 days while the walls decay.

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Arga wrote:

Its so if your main gets walled in, you can still play a no EP alt for 21 days while the walls decay.

create a trial, send him 3M Nic to buy a bomb and a sequer.

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Starting with 20k EP for a new players is like inviting them to mess it up. 2 Options that I thought out to give them a better start.

1. Limit your start EP to 1k and give 2 EP/ minute for the first 15 days. Level down your extension with no restrictions for 30days. That way they have more time to get to know the game before spending all the EP.

2. Start with 5k EP and your remaining 15k has already been spend 'wisely' on the faction of your choosing from the start obviously you can level it all down and start over if you don't like your chosen faction for 30days.


Any of these  two options would make the starting experience so much better.

RIP PERPETUUM