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- Shadowsniper Viper Viperstrike
Attention Newcomers who have registered in this thread, your starter packis are ready!
See here for details > https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/...for-Calypso!&p=3057541&viewfull=1#post3057541
Post Revision 1 - I am taking on an additional 40 Newcomers for Jan & Feb 2013, Please register with this forum and post a hello in this thread to claim your newcomer starter kit.
REVISION 2 - Starts March-2013, Info here > https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/...for-Calypso!&p=3057511&viewfull=1#post3057511
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REVISION 1 - Listed below is now cancelled!
Hello to all Newcomers,
I bid you a big welcome to Planet Calypso in the Entropia Universe.
I have never been one to be able to write up an entire post in one hit - So please bear with me on this.
For now, I will scribble some ideas down, upload some pics and go from there.
Before we start, a thankyou in advance:
I would like to thank friends ingame and members from Kaos who have contributed ideas to this new initiative so far and will mention to those reading this thread that I am always open to new ideas and suggestions to make this an ideal starter package for newcomers.
Feel free to post any ideas and suggestions you may have in this thread.
A small introduction to I am:
My ingame name is Shadowsniper Viper Viperstrike, this is my second avatar in the Entropia Universe, back recently from a long break. My first was Fire Sparkz Lavawalker who is now retired (account closed) for reasons I can not disclose as they are of a private RL nature.
I have been a participant in the Entropia Universe for nearly six years now and I can claim that I too are still a newbie when it comes to many things in our Universe.
However that being said, I have gained a lot of knowledge over the years and through experience have learned about some of the things, what to do and what not to do to help grow the player base when it comes to first time newcomer players.
No I am not a mentor at this stage, though I have made a few firm society leader contacts within the top 50 societies that allow open recruitment of newcomers at this time; of which they will provide you with a good starting point and allocate you a mentor if required - This I do upon request for those asking or who are a bit shy and/or unsure how to use the forums to ask for themselves
Some details about my gameplay:
Ingame I am generally around an average of level 35 in those hunting professions I have focused upon, those being BLP Rifle & Handgun, Laser Rifle & Handgun, Swords and finally Knives.
At this time I am working primarily on missions that involve mobs with a sizable number of hitpoints and hitpoint regeneration which should help achieve some of the later goals of this initiative! I am also above level 25 in the mining professions (Prospecting & Surveying).
Introducing the Viperstrike 2013 Newcomer Starter Pack Initiative
What is this all about?:
In simple terms, I will be giving away to newcomer participants a portion of the PED I accumulate in Hall of Fame entries over each month the following month in the form of a newcomer starter package; of which there will also be a grand prize each month that will be drawn between those whom have received a starter package for that month.
How does this work?:
In other words:
How do I register for this giveaway?:
No registeration required! However ...
The best thing you can do is put aside being shy and say hello to us all in this thread.
Register with this forum, our primary forum for Planet Calypso as a user and post a big hello.
Details of the "Newcomer Starter Package" giveaway will be released within this thread well ahead of time for each date and time of where to find me in any given month's giveaway.
What the "Newcomer Starter Package" includes:
This will include the follow Trade Terminal items:
Total Package Value = 25 PED
What about this grand prize given away?:
This will most likely be a new (L)imited set of crafted armor suitable for newcomers such as Rascal, along with some other items such as a vehicle, melee weapons and others totalling up to 400 PED. ($40 USD)
Here is an example giveaway I did earlier: https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/...7002-Attention-All-Sweaters-and-Sweaty-Ones!-)
Note, that the above linked giveaway will not be how this be done in the future.
This time the grand prize winner can only claim the prize after completing a set target, such as the kill 100 puny mob and kill 500 puny mob missions first. After that they will be able to claim the grand prize worth 400 PED!
How are the funds allocated each month?:
I will show this through example.
Let us say in Jan-2013 I go the following globals & HoFs:
100 x 50 PED @ 10% = 500 PED
10 x 1000 PED @ 15% = 1500 PED
Totalling 15,000 PED of HoFs for the month = An additional 500 PED
This would be a total of 2,500 PED available for giveaway in Feb-2013.
I would giveaway and use the additional funds accordingly:
What about the remaining PED each month?:
All remaining PED after 2,500 PED will be rolled over to the following month.
<Newly added> Quoted to clarify things further:
Some RULES that define you as a newcomer:
You must be no more than 1 month old ingame - meaning I am looking for newcomers.
I will rely primarily on honesty from those who participate. A post in this thread will be even better if you are looking to participate as I will be able to more easily identify you.
That is all for now folks, please provide ideas and suggestions. I will update this post with further info as it arises
Thanks in Advance,
Viper
See here for details > https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/...for-Calypso!&p=3057541&viewfull=1#post3057541
Post Revision 1 - I am taking on an additional 40 Newcomers for Jan & Feb 2013, Please register with this forum and post a hello in this thread to claim your newcomer starter kit.
Hi All,
I have decided to keep a list of those who signup now that the Revision 1 of the initiative is closed.
This list will be kept under, Post # 6 as a follow on.
I have a few large IRL commitments coming up, Credit Card & Tax Bill this month and next;
However I will do my best to get at least 40 newcomer kits out over the next 6 weeks.
This I will do through a list of 1 through to 40;
On the condition you register with PCF and post here in this thread.
Please remember to include your ingame name in your post.
Thanks,
Viper
REVISION 2 - Starts March-2013, Info here > https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/...for-Calypso!&p=3057511&viewfull=1#post3057511
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REVISION 1 - Listed below is now cancelled!
Hello to all Newcomers,
I bid you a big welcome to Planet Calypso in the Entropia Universe.
I have never been one to be able to write up an entire post in one hit - So please bear with me on this.
For now, I will scribble some ideas down, upload some pics and go from there.
Before we start, a thankyou in advance:
I would like to thank friends ingame and members from Kaos who have contributed ideas to this new initiative so far and will mention to those reading this thread that I am always open to new ideas and suggestions to make this an ideal starter package for newcomers.
Feel free to post any ideas and suggestions you may have in this thread.
A small introduction to I am:
My ingame name is Shadowsniper Viper Viperstrike, this is my second avatar in the Entropia Universe, back recently from a long break. My first was Fire Sparkz Lavawalker who is now retired (account closed) for reasons I can not disclose as they are of a private RL nature.
I have been a participant in the Entropia Universe for nearly six years now and I can claim that I too are still a newbie when it comes to many things in our Universe.
However that being said, I have gained a lot of knowledge over the years and through experience have learned about some of the things, what to do and what not to do to help grow the player base when it comes to first time newcomer players.
No I am not a mentor at this stage, though I have made a few firm society leader contacts within the top 50 societies that allow open recruitment of newcomers at this time; of which they will provide you with a good starting point and allocate you a mentor if required - This I do upon request for those asking or who are a bit shy and/or unsure how to use the forums to ask for themselves
Some details about my gameplay:
Ingame I am generally around an average of level 35 in those hunting professions I have focused upon, those being BLP Rifle & Handgun, Laser Rifle & Handgun, Swords and finally Knives.
At this time I am working primarily on missions that involve mobs with a sizable number of hitpoints and hitpoint regeneration which should help achieve some of the later goals of this initiative! I am also above level 25 in the mining professions (Prospecting & Surveying).
Introducing the Viperstrike 2013 Newcomer Starter Pack Initiative
What is this all about?:
In simple terms, I will be giving away to newcomer participants a portion of the PED I accumulate in Hall of Fame entries over each month the following month in the form of a newcomer starter package; of which there will also be a grand prize each month that will be drawn between those whom have received a starter package for that month.
How does this work?:
- {Newly Added} All hunting & mining globals will now be contributed to the pool @ 10%
- For each HoF I receive within a given month of 1,000 PED or above, I will contribute 15% of the HoF total to the pool.
- If within the given month HoFs total more than 10,000 PED, I will again contribute another 1,000 PED to the total pool to be given away.
- If within the given month HoFs total more than 20,000 PED, I will again contribute another 2,000 PED to the total pool to be given away.
- If within the given month I ATH 50,000 PED or above, I will again contribute another 5,000 PED to the total pool to be given away.
In other words:
- Per 50 PED Global = 5 PED added to the pool to be given away next month. (10% of 50)
- Per 1000 PED HoF = 150 PED added to the pool to be given away next month (15% of 1000)
- A total of 10,000 PED or more of HoFs within a given month = 1000 PED additional contribution.
- A total of 20,000 PED or more of HoFs within a given month = 2000 PED additional contribution.
- An ATH of 50,000 PED or more = 5,000 PED additional contribution.
How do I register for this giveaway?:
No registeration required! However ...
The best thing you can do is put aside being shy and say hello to us all in this thread.
Register with this forum, our primary forum for Planet Calypso as a user and post a big hello.
Details of the "Newcomer Starter Package" giveaway will be released within this thread well ahead of time for each date and time of where to find me in any given month's giveaway.
What the "Newcomer Starter Package" includes:
This will include the follow Trade Terminal items:
- 1 x Vivo T1 ~ 9 PED, repairable and recommended level to use 0.0
- 1 x Sollomate Opalo Laser Rifle ~ 4 PED, repairable and recommended level to use 0.0
- 120,000 x Weapon Cells Ammo for the Laser Rifle ~ 12 PED
Total Package Value = 25 PED
What about this grand prize given away?:
This will most likely be a new (L)imited set of crafted armor suitable for newcomers such as Rascal, along with some other items such as a vehicle, melee weapons and others totalling up to 400 PED. ($40 USD)
Here is an example giveaway I did earlier: https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/...7002-Attention-All-Sweaters-and-Sweaty-Ones!-)
Note, that the above linked giveaway will not be how this be done in the future.
This time the grand prize winner can only claim the prize after completing a set target, such as the kill 100 puny mob and kill 500 puny mob missions first. After that they will be able to claim the grand prize worth 400 PED!
How are the funds allocated each month?:
I will show this through example.
Let us say in Jan-2013 I go the following globals & HoFs:
100 x 50 PED @ 10% = 500 PED
10 x 1000 PED @ 15% = 1500 PED
Totalling 15,000 PED of HoFs for the month = An additional 500 PED
This would be a total of 2,500 PED available for giveaway in Feb-2013.
I would giveaway and use the additional funds accordingly:
- Total 40 newcomer packages per month = 1000 PED
- Total 1 grand prize per month = 400 PED
- Total 600 PED to purchase sweat @ 3PED/k = 600 PED (40 newcomers at 5k sweat each or more if less than 5k each upto 600 PED)
- 500 PED divided between other newcomer events = 500 PED (For example like the "Find my Ticket Event" which is now closed and others that are deemed worthwhile ongoing newcomer events)
What about the remaining PED each month?:
All remaining PED after 2,500 PED will be rolled over to the following month.
<Newly added> Quoted to clarify things further:
Hi,
Below is the prioritization of given away starter packs, prizes, sweat purchases and event sponsorship:
Priority 1: Newcomer Start Packs (Protected 1000 PED Value).
In the event that not enough funding is raised for 40 Newcomer Starter Packs to be given away each month, I will protect the initiative by donating personal funds up to the value of 1000 PED to ensure that these do go out each and every month.
Priority 2: Monthly Grand Prize 400 PED Value.
In the event that not enough funding is raised for the Monthly Grand Prize giveaway, funding made into this category will be rolled over to the next month. In other words, if 1,300 PED was raised, then Priority one is to get out the 40 newcomer starter packs and the remaining 300 PED left over will be rolled over to the following month with no grand prize given out. This means 1,400 PED plus must be raised before a grand prize goes out.
Priority 3: Sweat Purchases 600 PED Value.
If enough funding has been raised (being that over 1,400 PED), these funds will be used upto a total of 600 PED to purchase sweat off newcomers (5k per newcomer @ 3 PED per K)
Priority 4: Event Sponsorship 500 PED Value.
If enough funding (above 2000 PED) has been raised, I will allocate upto 500 PED out to those newcomer events being held on a regular basis that are deemed worthy. Meaning that these events should not rely on funding from this initiative, but moreso see the funding when it occurs as a bonus to do something special with for their own event.
Priority 5: Funds over 2,500 PED rolled over.
Any funding over the 2,500 PED mark will be rolled over to the following monthly' tally.
I hope the above clears up the order of business (funds allocation) a little more.
Thanks,
Viper
Some RULES that define you as a newcomer:
You must be no more than 1 month old ingame - meaning I am looking for newcomers.
I will rely primarily on honesty from those who participate. A post in this thread will be even better if you are looking to participate as I will be able to more easily identify you.
That is all for now folks, please provide ideas and suggestions. I will update this post with further info as it arises
Thanks in Advance,
Viper
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