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Exactly! If I'm typing a quick response while I'm at work I'll use boff or doff or PEN or WTFBBQ instead of spelling things out, but I or someone else will be happy to explain those terms if you ask.
I'll also use jargon when answering a question or call for opinions from a veteran player, since it's faster and easier to read for them. CrtD x 3 is easier to read than "three of the critical damage modification" if you know the STO terms.
So, if you read someone's "how do I make a good science build" type thread and get confused by all the shorthand, again just ask for clarification.
Glad you found some help and found it of use for your gameplay.
Yes the lingo round here can be confusing at first (just wait until you go looking up the abbreviations for PVE maps, lol). Even i struggle sometimes and have to ask what the hell someone is on about, sometimes it's so obvious once you get told to feel foolish.
But if you ever find someone using terms you get lost with, just ask because we're more than willing to help out a new player understand things. I'll always explain any terminology i use to to any level requested where possible.
We all started out like you though, so don't ever be put off by the level of stuff to learn. Remember to just play the game, mess about, try things out to learn, and most importantly....have fun doing it all!
AMEN!!!
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Of the help you received from the community, what of it do you think you would have been able to figure out on your own just using the game itself as a base of imformation? Maybe participate in the "What could we explain better" topic
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You can always ask if you don't understand some terminology used. Someone will explain it and the next time you'll know.
The thing is, I'm quite grateful that someone is willing to take the time to respond and provide advice at all. I am not going to get upset or mad at them if they shorten the time taken by using acronyms and abbreviations. If they are willing to voluntarily take their time to try to help me out, I can darn sure use my own time finding out what those acronyms mean.
For example, I just pretended that I had no clue what FAW stood for, it took me @ 1.5 seconds to open a new tab, type "STO faw" into the search field and hit enter. Didn't even have to open any of the links that came up cause the answer was right there.
"STO Csv" just caused me to have to scroll down a tiny bit but there it was, and I also saw that "CRF" was provided.
What has always been a pet peeve of mine is that people are so ungrateful when someone else takes time out of their day to try and help them, just because the help requires a tiny bit of effort to understand.