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A Magic Moment in Open PvP Today
gradstudent1
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Boot Camp had an open pvp session today and a great story came out of it.
One of the players was brand new to PvP, and when I say new, I mean new. He had literally never won a match before, and he was unfamiliar with the power he wielded as a science officer, etc.
So we talked with him about a few career-specific things, gave him some instruction, and jumped in the ques.
The first match was 15/6 (or so), our loss in K v F. Unfortunately, one of the KDF players felt it was necessary to tell one of our recent grads that everyone from his fleet was horrible at PvP. What an unfortunate showing of STO PvP's worst face=(. Our community can be so cannibalistic.
The third match (FvF), however, was a different story. Our team actually won, and I cannot tell you how delighted I was to hear our young science captain say, "That is the first match I have every won!" It was refreshing to see how much of a difference just a little bit of education and patience can do. This little anecdote reminded of why Boot Camp, and the other educational groups in STO PvP, exist in the first place. To inspire people through success to keep teaming up.
One of the players was brand new to PvP, and when I say new, I mean new. He had literally never won a match before, and he was unfamiliar with the power he wielded as a science officer, etc.
So we talked with him about a few career-specific things, gave him some instruction, and jumped in the ques.
The first match was 15/6 (or so), our loss in K v F. Unfortunately, one of the KDF players felt it was necessary to tell one of our recent grads that everyone from his fleet was horrible at PvP. What an unfortunate showing of STO PvP's worst face=(. Our community can be so cannibalistic.
The third match (FvF), however, was a different story. Our team actually won, and I cannot tell you how delighted I was to hear our young science captain say, "That is the first match I have every won!" It was refreshing to see how much of a difference just a little bit of education and patience can do. This little anecdote reminded of why Boot Camp, and the other educational groups in STO PvP, exist in the first place. To inspire people through success to keep teaming up.
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Think about this:
American Football has been in open beta for 144 years. ~Kotaku
The only good KDF fleet was QEW.
Too bad I wasn't there to help smash that loser.
Hey now lol
But ya QEW where good.
We always have pugmades running in OPvP. If you ever want to play with us, /channel_join OrganizedPvP, and then 'x' up when teams are running.
Let's not forget Science Wizards or G.O.D. so soon
Sure, everyone shoot at the new guy. :eek:
Hehehe! We'll heal you better than the pugs you would normally find in queues.
I don't think healing is my problem - if I can survive Hive Onslaught, I can survive anything - but dealing damage. The Oddy is great, but I doubt it'll be poking holes in anyone's shields.
Thanks, Sargon. As you have proven once again, knowledge is power. The fastest way to gain knowledge is through others.
STO Forum member since before February 2010.
STO Academy's excellent skill planner here: Link
I actually avoid success entirely. It doesn't get me what I want, and the consequences for failure are slim. -- markhawman
I see a lot of new faces every day. Even see OPvP more active too.
Join us any time! I will be posting the registration thread for the new sessions that will be held at the end of the month. They should be up tomorrow morning. We will have both our "regular" basic session and advanced sessions.
Sargon
it has inspired my fleet to do internal work with our members to start on the path we are a ways off but we are happy with the way things are going for us and hope that eventually some members would decide to join one of your bootcamps to reinforce and correct things we may have right/wrong.
keep up the good work despite what anyone else says teaching the masses is the only way to breath life back into a system cryptic has long ignored.