2-week trial players...spin off from Frustration thread

[whiteman]

why does the beacon have to show to the enemy, why not just to friendlies?

[GNucks]

I gotta admit that I would like a newbie beacon that they can turn off.  I would love to help and having it on would be a "Help me please" sign.  Default to on, when they are comfortable, turn if off whenever they feel like it.

That is an excellent idea. Let the player decide if he wants other to be able to identify him as new at first glance.

[The Fugitive]

They can do the same thing by tuning the training channel on the radio, and you can help by tuning it also. Systems are there, but if nobody uses them they still don't help.

[jimson]

why does the beacon have to show to the enemy, why not just to friendlies?

That's what I think is being said, have it visible only to friendlies.

They can do the same thing by tuning the training channel on the radio, and you can help by tuning it also. Systems are there, but if nobody uses them they still don't help.

Maybe have an identifier on by default, but with the ability to turn it off.

[fuzeman]

Fuzeman, can you do me/us a favor, or atleast go with it to see. Allow us to form a RAG and help support it with a couple drop down links. Maybe even allow a symbol next to the callsign of a newbie, maybe up to 6 months. Let's just see what happens.
I have no doubt we can staff the RAG with great volunteers and with even an "*" next to the name we can know when and who to help. I know, bad idea and all but let us try it out. I think it can be done with very little effort on the part of HT and could pay some serious dividends. If we keep 100 players over the course of a year, that's $1,500/mo revenue for HT. Having run small businesses before, that is likely a big chunk of your utility bill each month.
What do you say?
Boo

Way above my 'power' level, I'm just a pudknocker CM, Campaign Manager = person who runs an event in the Special Events Arena.
and .....

Why ask Fuse? He doesn't work for HTC.
There is a training corps in aces High already full of very skilled players.

It's fuZeman

[The Fugitive]

and .....It's fuZeman

I'M SORRY !!!

I told you it's a blackberry and I have very big fingers !!! 

[fuzeman]

I'M SORRY !!!

I told you it's a blackberry and I have very big fingers !!! 

I'm nit-picky and 1/2 cracking wise.

[Shuffler]

I would fly with the my noob icon on all the time.

[Babalonian]

I like the idea of it being selectable, I too would fly with it on constantly. 

[mthrockmor]

OK, next idea that may come to nothing.

When you first log in the arena message may come up to provide notice. What if that message provided this type of relavent info for the first few months? Just thinking of very easy ways to connect those we may be losing.

Boo