"Noob" and all its derived words, such as "nub" should be banned from NF. Yuno should have his developers stop working on everything else and write a code so that when you type out "Noob" either in the forums or in game, nothing but blank spaces or @#$% comes out. This is why:
So every day, we come here to the forums and we complain that the game is dying. We complain there are no new people. We complain about unskilled, stupid players and we complain about treatment of CV drivers (or whoever). The single, worst thing that we can do to ourselves is use the word "noob"
By calling new people "noob" you turn them off to the game. The are belittled, made to feel inferior and left feeling stupid/useless/unwanted. We don't want new people to quit, we want them to stay. Saying things like "Fail noob!" does nothing to improve their gameplay. In fact, all that does is make the NF community look like elitist clics and causes them to give up and leave. Bad for all of us. I keep a note pad next to my computer and if I see someone do something colossally dumb, I just write down their name and later while I'm waiting for the next battle, I whisper them a short note and let them know how to play better. How hard is that? Now instead of feeling like an outcast, they feel like a part of the game and guess what? They seem to actually learn!
By calling people "Noob" in forums, all that does is start flame wars which causes mods to lock topics. This is a big waste of our time, especially when some people are genuinely trying to make NF a better place and spend a lot of time cutting/pasting images or typing up ideas, only to be called "noob" or end up in a flame war and a topic locked.
The final version of "noob" is the one I hate the most, as its used as a form of swear word. While in game yelling "Noob CV vision!" or "Noob BB Scout!" doesn't do anything except ruin the game for that player. Obviously, calling someone in a L120 Midway is utterly stupid. They aren't a "noob". They're a veteran player. What you are doing is heckling and name calling. In fact, I've had some incredible games and when someone feels that they have a better grasp of a particular situation calls me "noob" without out a complete understanding of my own position, has given rise to a new type of name. I call this person "tactical noob", as they don't understand the tactical situation of interrelated and specialized units and are forced to resort to name calling instead of communicating.
So, nothing good ever comes out of "noob". Ban it. Mods obviously don't feel bad about locking topics, banning, or blocking swear words. Put "noob" on the list.
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