I was observing a couple of new players on 100 this afternoon who we talked through grouping and then observed trying to share missions and getting rejected by the mission.

Now there have been some good additions for new players, I did the Guantlet last night and was very impressed. However, simply making some modifications to existing missions that encourage group participation would be imo a good thing.

For instance, if Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced combat provided higher / faster rewards to players who play as a team rather than solo, it may enhance the new player experience. I'm not suggesting going to the absurd bonus that we used to get by playing Border Patrol, but improved rewards at a more sensible level per participant.

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As a relatively new player I was somewhat discouraged by the lack of group missions for newb level players myself.

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+1....great idea Fluffy ....

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Plus umpteen bazillion.

I don't know how many times I've told new players "Once you get to Combat lvl 3, you'll find multiplayer missions."

At the very least, you should not be blocked from taking non-group missions when you are in a group.

At the very least, you should not be blocked from taking non-group missions when you are in a group.

Perhaps you should also be able to see other group members' active mission logs if they are on a non-group mission.

I could see that being a neat option, but frankly it's overkill. No other game has that, and it doesn't really add much. Sure, it could make troubleshooting the poor struggling newbie easier, but it's a lot of work for little return, and most newbs just need to be told they need to dock in order to accept missions.

Yeah, we strongly need more group content. There are some internal issues related to how group missions work that we need to simplify, to make them something more accessible to construction by the PCC.

"Once you get to Combat lvl 3, you'll find multiplayer missions.", thanks! I missed that...