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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.09.01 14:14:00 -
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Immortal Guides has been supporting the dissemination of knowledge within New Eden since August 31, 2013.
I am Fox Gaden, Director of Operations for Immortal Guides. You may know me as the author of the Fox Guide series:
Fox Guide: Sniping, The Role of the Sniper Fox Guide: Marksman, Taking Sniper to the next level Fox Guide: Swarm Launcher, Unleashing the Swarm Fox Guide: SMG, Unlocking Versatility Fox Guide: Remote Explosives, Unleash the Mad Bomber
Immortal Guides was created to support people who want to share their knowledge. Whether you wish to be a Guide, or wish to write a Guide; whether you wish to guide mercenaries on the battlefield or guide readers through the politics and intrigues of New Eden, Immortal Guides has a place for you.
Our doors are also open to people seeking guidance. We are open to experienced and inexperienced players alike. We even have an Alt program for experienced players whoGÇÖs mains are committed to another Corporation. (See below.)
New Players: Immortal Guides has no skill point or KDR requirement for membership. What we are looking for are players who want to learn, and in particular players who want to learn to work together. You will find that playing as a team is more fun; you have better success; and even when facing better players in better gear an organized squad can often hold some ground and avoid being completely Redlined.
We strongly encourage our members to get microphones, because there are things that every member of a squad is responsible for reporting to the Squad Leader, so that the Squad Leader can make informed decisions. If you donGÇÖt have a mic, then it is essential that you turn on voice in the Options menu and activate voice in your squad channel so you can hear your Squad LeaderGÇÖs directions.
Experienced Players: Immortal Guides is looking for experienced players who want to share their knowledge. If you have commitments to your current Corp, see the Alt Program below.
Immortal Guides has a mandate to help support members in their projects; to help them polish and refine their work to be the best it can be. We offer a place where you can post your draft documents, links to your videos, or plans for a program you wish to offer; and get constructive and helpful feedback from your peers before posting your work publicly. (Or we will offer this as soon as we get the Corp forums up and running.)
If you like helping new mercenaries learn to be effective on the battlefield, we hope to attract a decent sized pool of new players seeking guidance.
If you want fun people to squad up with, think about the type of people I am trying to attract to this Corp. I for one am looking forward to squadding with the type of motivated players who are inspired to give back something to the community. I am also looking forward to squadding with new players who are eager to learn and improve themselves. Seeing their improvement will be quit gratifying.
Alt Program: Many of the most experienced players in the game have that experience because they are competitive at the tope level, and are not likely to want to leave their competitive Corps to join a small neutral knowledge Corp. This is where the Alt Program comes in.
Immortal Guides invites competitive players, or anyone who wants to be involved, but has commitments elsewhere, to join Immortal Guides with an Alt character. This will allow you to take advantage of what Immortal Guides has to offer, and to give back, without affecting your Main.
If you choose to announce your MainGÇÖs identity, then your main will be considered an Associate member of Immortal Guides. If you post work on your Main after getting help refining it from Immortal Guides, we would ask that you include a line acknowledging that support: GÇ£Produced in association with Immortal Guides.GÇ¥
While a certain amount of banter or razzing is understandable if two members find themselves to be on opposite sides of a war, you are expected to maintain a level of civility and respect with all members. It is best to remember that Immortal Guides is neutral ground, and I have a low tolerance for drama.
Respect: Most rules of conduct within the Immortal Guides can be boiled down to treating people with Respect, with the expectation that you will be treated with respect in turn.
Immortal Guides promotes a relaxed and laidback environment for its members. Debate and constructive criticism is encouraged, but put-downs, harassment, and bullying will not be tolerated.
All genders, orientations, races, and ages are welcome, but a certain level of maturity is expected. A 12 year old who knows how to act around adults will be more welcome that a 40 year old who thinks playing a game makes it ok to act immature.
Our Public Channel is: Immortal Guides |
Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.09.01 14:25:00 -
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Reserved |
Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.09.04 16:27:00 -
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Wanted:
- New Mercenaries: We are accepting new mercenaries seeking guidance. Immortal Guides and BojoGÇÖs School of the Trades are part of a Learning Coalition which will allow students from either Corporation access to the combined educational resources of both organizations.
- Instructors (Living Guides): Instructors, or Guides, will have direct access to students in both Immortal Guides, and BojoGÇÖs School of the Trades. This pool of students may expand as other groups and organizations join our Learning Coalition.
- Guide Writers: Immortal Guides hosts a writers guild. The intent is to help each other polish our work to make it even better. For writers who have other commitments, we encourage you to join with an Alt to have access to writer discussions, and to exchange rough drafts for critique before the are published publically. New and perspective writers are welcome. We want to help. Show us your work before you expose it to Trolling on the public forum. (This will work better once I get the Corp Forum setup.)
- Reporters: Things are happening in DUST and people are interested in these events. Immortal Guides would support any intrepid reporter who wished to report on the happenings in the gravity wells of New Eden. We feel that editorials and interviews with prominent members of the community would be of interest to the DUST community as well.
- Researchers: Often the patch notes donGÇÖt tell the whole story, and to really understand the mechanics of the game it is necessary to run tests and do calculations. This information can then be shared with the community to further everyoneGÇÖs understanding of the game. Immortal Guides would welcome any mad scientist, math nerd, spreadsheet warrior, or theocrafter who was interested in testing how things really work and publishing their results. As always, you are welcome to join Immortal Guides on an Alt to publish your work if your main has commitments. |
Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.09.08 20:27:00 -
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I had everything setup and running like a well oiled machine after my 5 months in charge of the Education Department at DUST University. All the setup work was done. My replacement should have an easy time of it.
Now I am on to new challenges.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.09.11 19:13:00 -
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Thanks for the positive sentiment Seymor. DUST University is solid now. Time for me to help the small independent outfits. |
Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.09.12 11:59:00 -
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Ivy League is the Alliance of the big universities. EVE University and DUST University are large institutional organisations with a long history and tradition.
The Learning Coalition is a coalition of smaller independent Corporations, Groups, and Individuals that have banded together to share resources. We are the Indie Corps of DUST, while Ivy League is the establishment. |
Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.09.13 13:09:00 -
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Immortal Guides needs some motivated people in US and EU time zones to help with recruiting and to insure the Corp is active in those time slots by forming squads with Corp members and people from the Learning Coalition chat channel.
I am on Atlantic Time (EVE -3 hours) so I can be on in later EU time or early US time for events and training sessions, but I normally play in the morning just before Down Time, which is Prime Time in Australia. So I need some deputies who normally play in EU or US Prime Time to handle day to day activities in those time slots.
____________________________________________________________________________ Immortal Guides, supporting knowledge dissemination in New Eden since August 31, 2013. |
Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.09.20 12:45:00 -
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With apologies to anyone who gets this stuck in their head, I have a new theme song: What does the Fox Say |
Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.09.30 17:04:00 -
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I am Fox Gaden, Director of Operations for Immortal Guides.
The CEO of Immortal Guides is my EVE alias Renier Gaden.
I have always been the type of person to get involved in a community and try to help out. Ten years ago I was an avid Rock Climber. I hosted a Rock Climbing website, wrote guides, and mapped rock climbing sites. I worked for a while at a Climbing Gym where I taught Rock Climbing classes and designed climbing routs. I even became the President of a Rock Climbing association which was a Provincially recognized certifying body. I wrote policies and procedures for a Rock Climbing Instructor certification program, and organized various events.
My gaming experience consists mainly of several years of WOW, followed by a few years of EVE Online. I prefer CCP games because if you are away from the game for a month, or even years, you donGÇÖt feel like you have fallen behind when you return.
I came to DUST 514 near the end of the Closed Bata. I have watched this game continuously grow and improve. Granted, DUST 514 was officially released in a state that other gamming companies would consider to be incomplete, but CCPGÇÖs style is to develop their games continuously while incorporating feedback from their players. Three times I have seen/heard CCP reference or implement my game design suggestions, so if you can write your suggestions in a balanced and articulate way, you really can effect the future development of this game. I find that exciting.
As Fox Gaden I was the first Director of Education for DUST University. I held the position for about 5 months, developing DUST UniversityGÇÖs training programs from scratch. When I started with DUST University they had less than 50 members, and when I left they had over 1900 members. I designed their training programs and wrote the Education Department policies. By the time I left everything was setup and running like a well oiled machine.
Now I am on to a new challenge. While DUST University was a big institutional organization with a lot of rules, I always had a soft spot in my hart for the small independent training outfits such as BojoGÇÖs School of the Trades. My new project is to develop a coalition of small training corporations, groups, and individuals, to combine their resources for a more divers and comprehensive training model.
I am the author of several guides: Fox Guide: Getting Started, Your First Steps in DUST Fox Guide: Frontline, A Medium Frame Infantry Users Manual Fox Guide: Sniping, The Role of the Sniper Fox Guide: Marksman, Taking Sniper to the next level Fox Guide: Swarm Launcher, Unleashing the Swarm Fox Guide: SMG, Unlocking Versatility Fox Guide: Remote Explosives, Unleash the Mad Bomber Fox Guide: Battlefield Roles (A Glossary of terms)
Now that I have explained who I am, I encourage each of you to post who you are and what your objectives are. DonGÇÖt worry, I donGÇÖt expect new members have as much history or as many plans as I have
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.10.03 19:01:00 -
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CharCharOdell, you have a good point. That is something I should probably address in more detail with my newer members.
ARES HIMSELF, I sent you an in game mail from my EVE character (love being able to access my in-game mail through a web browser), giving some contact information and the times I am, or can be, online. |
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.10.20 19:30:00 -
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abarkrishna, you certainly sound like the kind of person we are looking for in our Instructors and Mentors. You can join the Learning Coalition chat channel and be an independent Instructor. Any assistance you can provide to new players in Learning Coalition chat is appreciated. Immortal Guides has over 50 new players that are in the Learning Coalition chat. There are also a few new players from other Corps, but mostly they are in Immortal Guides. You will also encounter Instructors from other Corps in the channel.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.10.29 19:23:00 -
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MattWonga Prime wrote:Hi,
I just joined Dust and played about 2 hours. I love the game and would like to join a good beginner corp to learn.
How do someone join a corp like yours Go to the Corporation tab in the Neocom, select the Search option, search for Immortal Guides, then click on Immortal Guides to bring up the options menu, and select Apply.
Immortal Guides, supporting knowledge dissemination in New Eden since August 31, 2013.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.10.31 12:42:00 -
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CharCharOdell wrote:Hey, Fox:
How do you feel about getting some of our guys some PC experience? I'm thinking buy a clone pack and attack D-Uni or someone on PFC. I'll try to negotiate with them for Meta2 and below gear only. We need fundraising, though. I can donate a pretty good sum and Mango has a bit of isk stashed away. Your corp has been taxing, yes? We're going to need to grow larger to support this. Hopefully, we can own 1 district. Numbers are misleading. While everyone thinks DUST is dying because they only see the number of people on at one time, we have the opposite problem. With over 70 people in Immortal Guides we rarely have enough people on at the same time to form a full squad. We could probably get more if we announced it ahead of time, but I donGÇÖt think we have enough to field a team of students yet.
I am aiming for 200 members, which should insure there is always enough on to form a squad, and with enough notice should allow us to get 10 to 12 of them plus instructors together for a PC battle.
Also, the majority of my members donGÇÖt have mics yet. PC is a little more advanced. I am not sure if my membership are developed enough yet to get much out of it. Some are ready, but not enough yet.
As for ISK, I set the tax rate at Immortal Guides at 0.1% so the Corp is only getting about 100 to 200 ISK per member per match. It is enough for me to calculate what could be generated if I rased the tax, but since almost all of my members are very new, I am not inclined to do that.
I have 35 Million ISK that Bojo The Fantastic gave me for contributing on the Rookie Training Grounds forum, which I could probably contribute to the pot to help pay for one match, but I donGÇÖt have much beyond that. I tend to die a lot. When I am getting Proto Stomped I just canGÇÖt bring myself to stop trying. I died 18 times on my Heavy in one Domination this morning, trying to break a fortified position. So I tend to have to buy a lot of suits. It does not leave me with much extra cash.
When our Student Body is more developed, and we have a larger membership, then running PC matches against D-Uni will definitely be worth doing, but I donGÇÖt think we are ready yet.
Immortal Guides, supporting knowledge dissemination in New Eden since August 31, 2013.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.11.15 15:24:00 -
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As of this morning Immortal Guides had 114 students, plus management.
As you can see by our stats on Dustboard.com, Immortal GuidesGÇÖ membership consists of some management and veterans from Beta, and a lot of very new players (our students).
Immortal Guides has also come into possession of a Planetary Conquest district, one of two belonging to the Learning Coalition, which we intend to use for training and for holding public tournaments and other events for the community. |
Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.12.04 15:37:00 -
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We certainly have a place for you or any new player. Go to the Corporation tab, select Search, then type in Immortal Guides, and when the Corp comes up, click and select Apply. |
Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.12.05 15:47:00 -
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I often get mail from Corp members saying GÇ£Thank youGÇ¥ for the stuff I send out in Corp mails, but here is a mail I received from a member which was a bit more, so I thought I would share it.
Quote:dude ur awesome i appreciate the help this corp provides an wen im good enough i would like to give back from what u guys are giving someday Getting mail like that just makes my day. |
Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2013.12.23 15:05:00 -
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Zion Shad wrote:So how soon can I join? Just go to the search option in the Corporation tab, search for Immortal Guides, then click on it and select Apply. It is always nice to have a member who actually reads the forums.
Your application will be accepted the next time the CEO, a Director, or a Personnel Director is online. There are currently 4 or 5 Corp members who can accept applications. If you had roles in your previous Corp, there is a 24 hour wait time before we are able to accept your application. That is not a policy thing, it is due to a game mechanic.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else, there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.01.17 23:43:00 -
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Immortal Guides is over 240 members, although a third of them are probably inactive. We are active in most time zones.
I won a place on the DUST 2014 Wall of Fame for my guide writing work. I have also added a few more guides including a Squad Lead guide, and an HMG Heavy Guide.
Fox Guide: Getting Started, Your First Steps in DUST Fox Guide: DUST Economics 101, Not going Broke Fox Guide: Frontline, A Medium Frame Infantry Users Manual Fox Guide: Sniping, The Role of the Sniper Fox Guide: Marksman, Taking Sniper to the next level Fox Guide: Swarm Launcher, Unleashing the Swarm Fox Guide: SMG, Unlocking Versatility Fox Guide: Remote Explosives, Unleash the Mad Bomber Fox Guide: Battlefield Roles (A Glossary of terms) Fox Guide: Squad Lead, Stepping up to Command Fox Guide: HMG Heavy, The Mighty Minmatar Minigun & the Titans That Carry Them
Now I am working on election coverage for CPM Election 2014: [Election 2014] Poll [Election 2014] Index of CPM1 Candidate Threads & Other Election Coverage
Fox Gaden: DUST Wall of Fame, 2014
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.01.18 01:54:00 -
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Grutzrul wrote:Hello, I didn't see any apps to fill out but would like to join, as both a new player looking for help and a casual player. I am sorry to say that I do not have a mic. A lot of my members did not have a mic when they joined. Although many of the ones who have stuck around for a while ended up getting one.
Just go to the Corporation tab and use the Search feature to find Immortal Guides. Then click on it and select the Apply option. Since we are geared toward taking new players, often in their first few days in the game, we have no prerequisites.
I do recommend getting a mic though. You will learn a lot faster and have a lot more fun if you are capable of participating in two way communication. Failing that, make sure you go into the Options menu and activate Voice, so you can at least hear the people in your squads who do have mics. You can learn a lot from listening to more experienced players communicate.
I am happy to have people without mics in my squads, provided they can hear me, but I like to have at least one other person in the squad with a mic, because if I donGÇÖt hear anyone on coms I forget to communicate. In those situations, even when I do remember to talk, a feel rediculous jabbering away to myself.
Fox Gaden: DUST Wall of Fame, 2014
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.01.23 14:37:00 -
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Bojo The Mighty wrote:Out of curiosity how many members you up to these days? 244 last time I checked, which was some time last week. About a third of those are inactive though, and another third are very casual.
Fox Gaden: DUST Wall of Fame, 2014
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.01.28 13:48:00 -
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The meaning behind the Immortal Guides Logo: (Click on the red triangle next to my name to see it.)
- The triangle is the most stable shape and symbolizes a strong and stable foundation. - The three arrows pointing in different directions symbolize choice, and indicate that you can follow any path from this point.
We at Immortal Guides try to provide new players with a strong foundation of knowledge so that they can be successful in whichever path they chose to follow.
Fox Gaden: DUST Wall of Fame, 2014
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.02.11 17:06:00 -
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Got this nice mail from one of my members:
Quote:Hi, Renier, I just wanted you to know that IG is in the weekly kills as #93 and weekly WP #86 in Dust leaderboards ;]. Looks like we finally made it onto the leaderboards. Not bad for a basic training corp consisting mostly of people who are new to the game.
Fox Gaden: DUST Wall of Fame, 2014
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.02.24 10:25:00 -
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Immortal Guides currently has 287 members. Last time I checked 94 or them were active DUST players, having logged on in the past week.
Lets hope that 1.8 gives some of the others a reason to log in again...
Fox Gaden: DUST Wall of Fame, 2014
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.08.15 16:42:00 -
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Thanks Logibro.
Immortal Guides will be a year old at the end of the month. We are still going strong, and now that I got this thread unlocked I will be editing it in the next few days to bring it up to date.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.08.15 18:02:00 -
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Student Planetary Conquest Project
For students who are interested in doing Planetary Conquest, Immortal Guides is willing to support and facilitated such efforts if a group of wishes to take it on as a Student Project. This support would include providing participants with the correct roles and insuring that there is enough ISK in the Corp wallet to pay for a clone pack. (Immortal Guides is accepting donations to help finance this project.)
In order to qualify the Project Leader will have to present me with a workable business plan. Planetary Managers, Diplomats, the Field Commander, Squad Leaders, and at least 16 people that can participate in the same 1 hour time frame must be identified. You will have to identify the times (EVE time) that your team can operate at full capacity. At least 10 of your team must be Corp members. The other six plus alternates can be ringers.
Please present your business plan on the Corporate Forum where we can discuss any issues and get them ironed out. If you have questions about how the mechanics work, ask on the Corporate Forum and I will attempt to answer, or find you an answer. We did own a district for a few weeks in December before I gave the district back to the Corp which donated it, so I have some experience.
There is no restriction on which Corp you can attack, but I must insist that you are completely honourable in any dealings or diplomacy you undertake. While the shadier side of the Meta Game is legit, it is not something I want to allow to taint my CorpGÇÖs reputation. I will want to be informed of who you are attacking and when, so that I can send a note to their CEO explaining that this is a student project, but that they should treat it as a legitimate attack (unless you have negotiated a training match).
Unless you really do your homework and train hard, I expect you will get your assess kicked, but you will learn a lot in the process, and you will have real Planetary Conquest experience on your resume when you go to apply to a PC Corp later. For those of you organizing this, you will have experience that normally only Corp leadership have, which will help you rise in the ranks in your next Corp.
If you do manage to take and hold a district, after the Corps original investment is paid back, the funds generated by the district will be distributed to the participants in the project. Furthermore, when the Project Lead decides to move to a new Corp, they will have the option to have the district transferred to their new Corp.
If you wish to try something a little less ambitious, you may setup a training match with another Corp. This will involve diplomacy, contacting the Corp CEO and coming to an agreement on terms for the battle. This may give you an opportunity to work through all the mechanics of running a PC match, but only having to fight that corpGÇÖs new recruits, or both teams only using Militia and Standard gear. Even with a training match I will require a full Business Plan before I back the project.
Terms and conditions of the Student Planetary Conquest Project may change as things develop. I have many different variables to consider, including the CorpGÇÖs reputation.
Renier Gade / Fox Gaden / Crash Gaden
Addendum:
Other Learning Coalition Corps: For every two members on another Learning Coalition Corp you include on your team you may decrease the mandatory number of Immortal Guides members by 1. The other Learning Coalition Corporations are: Learning Coalition College Terrestrial Suppression Force R 0 N 1 N
Team Names: It would be helpful for reference and keeping track of the project if you come up with a name for your Student Planetary Conquest Project team. (Try to keep it tasteful.)
16+ Members: A Planetary Conquest match has 16 players per side. But real life happens and people canGÇÖt always make it when they are supposed to. I recommend having at least 2 alternates, preferably more.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.09.12 18:36:00 -
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We are hosting the Dropship Deathmatch event tonight.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.09.15 18:57:00 -
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Immortal John Ripper wrote:Looks like my fan club is doing nicely. Keep up the good work. Are we really immortal, or is each clone an individual with a very short life expectancy?
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.09.16 16:54:00 -
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Immortal John Ripper wrote:Fox Gaden wrote:Immortal John Ripper wrote:Looks like my fan club is doing nicely. Keep up the good work. Are we really immortal, or is each clone an individual with a very short life expectancy? You are immortal. Your consciousness is transferred and downloaded into another body every time you die. If you did not die, but a copy of your consciousness wes downloaded into another clone, would the second also be you, or would it be a copy of you? If you die, is the copy really you, or is it a copy of you? Were you just a copy of some other guy that was stupid enough to step on a Remote Explosive? Does your past belong to someone else? Is your future finite, or can copied data contain your soul?
It is a philosophical question.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.09.18 14:13:00 -
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Immortal Guides, with the help of Dead Man's Game, recently hosted a Dropship Deathmatch event. Watch the Video.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.10.16 22:53:00 -
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Immortal Guides has 165 Dust mercenaries who have been active in the last 30 days.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.10.17 12:00:00 -
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CUSE TOWN333 wrote:Fox Gaden wrote:Immortal Guides has 165 Dust mercenaries who have been active in the last 30 days. do you guys still have a district that you can PC on if not contact me in game and another will be given to you. We were having attendance issues, so we gave the district back. We will revisit Planetary Conquest training when we are better prepared. We are currently focused on building capacity within the Corp.
The membership drive was just one step, and it continues. Keep in mind that the active membership is spread across all time zones, and includes a lot of casual players who only log on a couple times a week. Still, we are getting more regulars as well.
We are also working on getting our members used to working together as a team. We have put a lot of enthuses on Corp squads over the last couple of weeks and are now to the point of having a Corp squad running most nights. We have a fun crowd in the Corp right now, and I have greatly enjoyed the Corp squads that I have run.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.10.27 13:10:00 -
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Michael Arck wrote:Will you guys accept a casual player like me? I don't play as much as I used to. Stats as follows: got 40 million SP. Specialize in Assault and Sentinel roles. Not the best at tank driving, could learn better skills. I'm a little rusty because I haven't played in a while. Do have roles in scout and logi. Our main focus right now is getting Corp squads going as often as possible, and recruiting new members in order to get multiple Corp squads. This weekend we peaked at two corps squads containing 9 members. At our peak we had 19 members logged in, but I expect many of them are still lone wolfing. New players often feel intimidated about joining squads. We want to make it easy for them to get into squads and see how fun it is.
If you can help us get squads going and focus on making sure everyone is having fun, then we donGÇÖt care how rusty you are. We need to get new players used to squadding up before we can work on any more advanced team tactical training. Make it fun, and the team work will follow.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.11.05 14:40:00 -
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natsu dragneel678 wrote:first post as immortal guide member Welcome to the forums! Do you see the Corp forums yet? If not you will likely see them the next time you log in, or about 2 hours after logging on the forum the first time. There seems to be a bit of a pause before it shows up the first time.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
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Posted - 2014.11.25 14:51:00 -
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A big Thank You to Jeanne D'Arc IV of New Eden Musketeers for his generous donation!
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2014.12.10 14:54:00 -
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Immortal Guides is now the lead Corp in the Learning Alliance.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.01.02 19:57:00 -
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Creating the Learning Alliance has dramatically expanded the number of people our members can squad with. Now instead of running Corp squads we run Alliance squads. Last night we had 3 full Alliance squads (6/6) running at the same time, with two other partial squads.
There are currently 3 Corporations in the Learning Alliance, and 4th Corporation has expressed interest.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
5672
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Posted - 2015.01.05 21:41:00 -
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benandjerrys wrote:You're awesome What is really awesome is when I see people from other Corporations bumping this thread to show their support for what I am doing.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
5920
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Posted - 2015.01.27 13:03:00 -
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Kake Sniper wrote:Can my corp join ur alliance? Might be better to ask about the Alliance in this thread, but to answer your question, a Corporation must have at least 5 active members before they will be considered for the Alliance. Your Corporation only has 1 member.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.02.13 14:53:00 -
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I suppose I will have to bump this myself for once.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
6064
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Posted - 2015.03.01 13:38:00 -
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The latest graduating class from Immortal Guides has formed a new Corp called Destinys Immortals [DTIOS].
Destinys Immortals is the latest member of the Learning Alliance. We wish them success and prosperity. They are a good group of guys and I would happily recommend this Corp to anyone who enjoys playing Pubs and Minmitar Faction warfare with a group of fun and relaxed people.
Wait... did I just recommend another Corp in my Corporate recruitment thread?
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.03.12 12:43:00 -
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The-Defiant Hash wrote:I am looking for a new Corporation, as the one I am in right now is, as far as I can tell, dead. I am not very skilled at the game, but would like to improve. I am a very casual player, though, and may not be in game for long periods GÇö sometimes I play other games for a while, sometimes I watch TV or live streams.
Would this Corporation be the right place for me? Immortal Guides would be a good choice for you. I don't even kick people for inactivity, so if you decide to take a month off, you don't have to worry. We have also been active for close to a year and a half, so there is less chance of you coming back and finding your Corp dead. As long as you treat everyone with respect when you do play, we are happy to have you.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.03.13 12:28:00 -
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The-Defiant Hash wrote:Application sent. I look forward to being a member. I did not end up logging in last night, and I forgot to check apps this morning. I hope someone else with roles was on to accept your app. If not I will check tonight.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
6158
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Posted - 2015.04.02 21:14:00 -
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This is an in-game mail I received today from Hexia Kimishi:
Quote:I WANT TO THANK YOU, RENIER. WHAT I LEARNT IN YOUR CORP HAS HELPED ME MASSIVELY, AND I'LL REMEMBER IT FOR THE REST OF MY JOURNEY. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT THING, HELPING THE NEW PLAYERS. IT'S TIME FOR ME TO CARRY ON WITH MY JOURNEY, AND I JOINED HORIZON'S EDGE, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I FEEL READY, BECAUSE OF WHAT I LEARNT IN IMMORTAL GUIDES. THANK YOU. O7 From what I can tell this is a common sentiment among graduates of Immortal Guides.
Renier Gaden is my EVE Character and CEO of the Corp. The ability to cut and paste in-game mails is another perk of having an EVE character to do Corp administration.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
6178
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Posted - 2015.04.08 17:42:00 -
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I finally wrote another guide:
Fox Guide: Learning to Aim
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.04.15 19:08:00 -
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I still consider Immortal Guides to be the second largest training Corp in DUST, even if we do now have more members than DUST University. This is because DUST University removes any member who has not logged on in over a month. While Immortal Guides does not remove members for inactivity. Therefore while Immortal Guides has more members, DUST University still has more active members.
DUST University's active member count seems to be somewhere from two to four times that of Immortal Guides'.
The Learning Coalition may be the largest training organization in DUST, as it rivals DUST University in size. Of course the Learning Coalition includes members from both Immortal Guides and DUST University as well as many other Corporations so that is to be expected.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
6409
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Posted - 2015.04.25 21:12:00 -
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I audited Immortal Guides member activity again last night.
55 members had logged on in the past 24 hours. 39 more had logged on in the past week. 66 more had logged on in the past month.
So of our 753 members, 160 are active.
We have been averaging between 150 and 170 active members for over a year now, despite having members regularly graduate to other corps. Recently a large number of Immortal Guides members left to form Destiny Immortals. They joined the Learning Alliance and now hold a District which they are using to train for PC.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
6
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Posted - 2015.06.25 13:20:00 -
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Real Life has been getting in the way of my responsibilities as CEO for the last 2 months, but that should be rapped up in about a week and I will be able to get back to recruiting and organizing.
In the mean time it looks like one of my Directors picked up a District for our members to train with.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.07.06 12:29:00 -
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I decided to quote this here as this post does a good job of summing up the Immortal Guides experience for a new player.
Leor Arloc wrote:Don't know where to put this, so I'll share this here (does our corp have an official forum thread? I can't seem to find it):
So far, my character is a month and a week old and this past week was the most interesting so far. - I maxed out my main logi skills (nanohive/needle, repair tool, and drop uplink are now all 5). Currently sitting on 700k sp and pondering on what to level next. I was planning to level scanners, but a lot of people were against it. Does scanning give you WP? - finally found a weapon that I'm comfortable with (assault scrambler rifle) - got an email from chicky chicky BANGBANG saying that I won the corp event by Prisoner 31337 who Contacted me a bit later and sent me the prizes. Honestly, I totally forgot about the event. Was too focused on completing the dailies and trying to max out my skills. Thanks for the ISK, dropsuits, and the weapons. I hope I can use them in the future, but for now, I'm happy with my militia assault scrambler. - joined my first PC. It was really a great experience. All those fancy top end gear, fully coordinated teams, and non stop action. I can't remember the name of the corp that owned the district, but ContraBanJoe was squad leader. He also taught the squad about the EWar setup after the match. I can honestly say that I'm not ready for it yet, but killing people with a militia weapon is SO satisfying. - and to top off this week, I got a Tash Murkon logistics A-1 dropsuit blueprint from a 10 pull. It doesn't have as much equipment slots as my current logi suit, but I don't mind. Still looks awesome.
And that is my story for now.
By the way, thanks for the sniper guides Fox, i learned a lot from them.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
6
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Posted - 2015.07.22 14:39:00 -
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Negative Feedback just passed Immortal Guides for all time kills, but Immortal Guides just passed Ancient Exiles.
It is getting interesting as we are getting to the point where most of the Corp names above us on the All time Kills list are very well known Corps.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
6
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Posted - 2015.07.27 23:57:00 -
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Been picking up quite a few returning players this week. Essentially new players with 2 to 2.5 years of passive skill points saved up while they were away.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
7
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Posted - 2015.08.10 21:56:00 -
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I have been getting a lot of applications like this recently:
Quote: I am a returning player from when it was first released and I am trying to get a handle on the new features, gameplay, and equipment catagories in the updates since then. I am looking for assistance in learning more about the changes in the game since I last played. thank you for your time and generousity for considering this application.
They are not all this long, but there seems to be a lot of people coming back to this game who have not played since 2013.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
7
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Posted - 2015.08.28 12:05:00 -
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August 31st will be Immortal Guides' two year anniversary.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
7
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Posted - 2015.08.31 13:45:00 -
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Frosty Dopeman wrote:Hey Fox, I can't access the IG forum. It still exists right? Could it be because there are two other characters of mine on this PSN account besides Frosty? I know when a character first joins the Corp the Corp forum will not show up right away when they log in for the first time, but once it shows up, I have not heard of it disappearing again.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides Learning Alliance
7
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Posted - 2015.10.07 12:10:00 -
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CoolhandRK RAL wrote:Just joined yesterday. Only been playing a week. Starting to figure things out. Feel free to say hi. People who read the forums progress much faster and often do better than those who don't. You can find all of my guides, and some by other members in the Corporate announcements section of the Corp forum.
Also, don't let the negativity that sometimes surfaces on the General Discussion forum get to you. People tend to go there to vent when they are feeling board or frustrated.
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