I had to give a person a 3 day ban from Learning Coalition chat today due to offensive and sexist language directed at mercs who may or may not have been female.

Renier Gaden does have the power to kick people from Learning Coalition chat, so if someone is being extremely disruptive in Learning Coalition chat, feel free to mail Renier Gaden. Be sure to describe what the problem is.

So far this is the first time any such action has had to be taken.

Some edits need to be made to the original post.

BojoGÇÖs School of the Trades needs to be changed to Learning Coalition College.

Terrestrial Suppression Force needs to be added as another option for new players. (We are all about choice right?)

What can you do with a poor 12m SP returning player.

This was my first FPS type shooter game (EvE and Football manager player) and have been out of the game for 9 months.

I'm probably about as much use as a 1m SP player currently (at least it feels that way).

Can I come to the channel for guidance and support before I break down and cry?

Regards

Jax GG

What it is:
An in game extension of the Rookie Training Grounds made possible by community volunteers.

How It Works:
Join this chat channel: Learning Coalition
Then speak up. Tell us what you want.

First we will assess how new you are and go from there. We can teach you everything you need to know fr setting up your mic to how fittings work. From there, we can help you choose a trade, or help you improve on one you have started. Also note that brand new students are eligible for 2,000,000 ISK grants. If a brand new player chooses to do so, he can join Immortal Guides, a training corp for players around the 500k SP to 2mil SP mark. It teaches the basics of combat, economics, and the meta game that you will experience in New Eden. If you happen to like a certain play-style, it becomes something of a 'trade'. When you choose a trade, you may join Learning Coalition College. It is a corp that gives you ISK to learn, and designed for slightly more experienced players 2mil-6mil. They will walk you through to your proto-suit and above, if you choose. However, joining Learning Coalition College is not required to learn from us. From there on, Mango and Friends networking agency can help you find the corp that is right for you if you want to get into FW and PC, hardcore. The Mango has connections just about everywhere and a good word from a training alliance can do wonders.

Beyond grants and a formal military service education, the Learning Coalition offers something to newberries that no other training institution offers, nor can be achieved without acceptance into an A-list corp----> the opportunity to play with players that have been here since the closed beta. A newberry has the chance to squad with some of the best players in New Eden, who will protect him, teach him the Art of War, and otherwise prevent pub stomps (students who wish to specialize in vehicles will also have access to free top tier vehicles); all courtesy of the Mango's network of Friendship throughout the absolute best corps.

One of the greatest things the Learning Coalition provides to its students is Planetary Conquest training ops. These are real PC battles run between Immortal Guides and Learning Coalition College. They range from dropship flying lessons and LAV destruction derbies to skirmishes between two teams of students with a few mentors in as advisors. This means a student can receive experience running PCs like the top corps do, acting as a FC (battle commander), or SL (squad leader). The best part is that gear is limited to meta 2 and below (STD, MLT) so even new players are on relatively equal footing with veterans. To get into our PC training program, you must either pay a 5 mil entry fee OR join Learning Coalition College as a student (Recommendation from IG director and 1.5 mil ISK). IG students are permitted no more than 2 PC battles during their time in IG. Learning Coalition College students may play as much as available.

The Learning Coalition has become huge, and because of this, we now have more mentors, instructors, and fellow newberries for you to play with who specialize in anything you could want to learn about. We will find you the best mentor possible to teach you everything you need to know.

Upon completion of our extensive curriculum, you have the option to receive a Certificate (recommendation) from a top tier player in the area of your trade to aid you in joining the corporation you choose, as our goal is to make newberries into who they want to be, not what we want we want them to be.

This high quality education does come at the cost of having a small number of available spots for students, as grants from Learning Coalition College are expensive to keep constant. This does not mean we will ever deny an eager student education; only Learning Coalition College grants.

Corporations Accepting Students:
Immortal Guides
Learning Coalition College (Formerly, Bojo's School of the Trades)
Terrestrial Suppression Force



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