I dunno, lots of people leave the server very quickly if no one seems willing to provide assistance. If a crew is willing to take in a new, untested and potentially unexperienced player and help them integrate into the community, I don’t see why it shouldn’t be allowed?

If a new player joins a crew without knowing what they’re getting into, it’s their own decision.

No.

The best way to integrate players into the server community is to do so via crews. I’ve been on here a while now, and I can agree wholeheartedly with Paul here, in that if new players don’t join a crew fast, they go.

Many people will join a crew ‘not knowing what it’s about’, because the entire point about joining is about new experiences and friends. Its by no means ‘unfair’ to a new person, because its what they want; to be part of a community, and to explore the history and ethos of their new crew.

Pop wrote:

having crews snatching up new players.

Pop wrote:

launched into the cesspit

Pop wrote:

the reprecussions of the descision they make.

Pop wrote:

This is not a personal hate post directed towards crews who do this but I am just saying that it needs to stop.

It does honestly come across as a bit of a hate post. Cesspit is not the word I’d use to describe our thriving community, nor would I argue that joining it, or a crew for that matter, comes with numerous repercussions. Not every deckie is a noob, and some crews recognise that; whether they choose to exploit that by recruiting an individual is entirely their choice.

People should be allowed to recruit deckies, and deckies should be allowed to join crews. Simple.

How are you going to just stop it…? This post seems like you posted it as if you were in charge… with the sudden “it needs to stop.” Idk, its the tone im feeling from this post.

@PopCornOne – I see where you are coming from, but I have to disagree.

I think crews willing to take-in brand-new ex-landlubbers should be supported. I mean there is a noob that can’t even differentiate between a rusty carronade and a mortar, has no gear and doesn’t know robbing from stealing. Why would anyone want that piece of filth in their crew ??
But then again crews take them in. And that is great! How else can they learn the ropes, how else can they talk about siege-ing and bounties and building/sailing ships.

Even if it’s the “wrong” crew – let them learn by their mistake. Let them live a pirate life, being hired by the wrong mutineer. That’s how they grow – that’s how they choose a different crew next time -or even- start their own. 🙂

Baz