PvP Bootcamp

Greetings Boot Camp Participants!

In order to make PvP Boot Camp as efficient and informative as possible, we will be requiring all participants to join their coaches on TeamSpeak voice communications during the event.

* (A number of exceptions are made, for instance, for people with impairments and/or other circumstances preventing the use of audio applications).



In case you do not already have TeamSpeak, we have put together a simple step by step installation guide:



Navigate to http://www.teamspeak3.com/



Click the link on the top navigation bar gar entitled "Download TeamSpeak."
If you have issues downloading TeamSpeak from the navigation bar, here is the direct link :
http://www.teamspeak3.com/teamspeak-download.php



Choose the download link that matches your operating system and click on it. Accept the terms of the agreement and wait for the download to start.



Once you have TeamSpeak installed, you will need to connect to the correct TeamSpeak server being used for the event. Instructions for doing so follow:







Once you open Teamspeak, the window will have a menu bar like most programs. The first choice starting from the left will be "Connections." Click on this menu choice and choose "Connect." A window will pop up that is used to connect to TeamSpeak.



You will need to enter the following information into the box named "Server Adress":

pvpbootcamp.com:1406

Into the box named "Nickname" you should enter your IN GAME name so it's easier for the coach to identify who is talking!

It is NB/ important to change the nickname to the following format, as this simplifies the registration process greatly and ensures that your attendance is properly registered.

@handle (which you registered on the STO forum event)/ Language (ENG/ GER/ SPA)/ Career/ Primary Ship Class/ EST or CET/ Registration no. (this is the post ID on your registration on the forum.)

e.g. @drkfrontiers/ ENG/ TAC/ Escort/ Jem'Hadar Attack ship/ CET/ 4325

No password is required for the Boot Camp TeamSpeak server.



You will immediately be placed into a Registration Waiting Room. Do not remove yourself from there. A coordinator will join you shortly in the room you are in currently and instruct you on how to proceed.

We hope this helps you get TeamSpeak Client set up for Boot Camp. It is recommended that any player interested in PvP have TeamSpeak or other voice communications programs installed. The ability to communicate vocally with your teammates—rather than typing messages into a chat box—will greatly enhance your PvP experience.

ENJOY!

Editor's Preface: I saw this post on the forums a few weeks ago and asked Hammel's permission to post it on the Boot Camp website, since it embodies so much of what we believe Boot Camp can be. Click here for the original link. -Sargon

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This is going to be a little story about how I got into STO, how I improved, what techniques I used and what players guided me.

I guess it first started with me buying the game, at the time it cost me $80AUD as a brand new game, first MMO I had ever played so I wasn't sure what to expect. I started out by making my first toon he was a science captain of the Vulcan variety, I picked science as I thought the game would allow me to explore and discover strange new worlds like in the shows, it didn't however.

Though I was pleased at both ground and space combat PvE style, I never really wanted to get into PvP as that would make me interact with other players and I wasn't too fond of the idea of talking to random people even though this is an MMO. After a week or so of PvEing I decided to give PvP a chance saying to myself "I'm only going to do this once just for the lulz" I joined a ground based arena map via the planet (Had no idea that you could queue from anywhere) waited and waited until I finally got a pop. Once I was in I actually started talking to this dude on the other side going by the name of 'Pie-Face' or something we decided it would be a good idea to take all our equipment off and have a fist fight, such a game changing experience. After that I could not stop was always in the queues mostly ground, space was to hard with all the people that I thought were using hax and exploits killing me over and over again, I was always the guy with the most deaths and least kills letting the team down.

I started running into this one guy 'Glitch' a lot, if it wasn't for him I would of only stayed a few months before leaving he was my go to PvP guy that had all the answers, He told me to join the channel we all love, OPvP. Once I started using OPvP more than zone I started seeing names everywhere, I was aware of who to look out for whenever I entered an arena, one of the biggest names was Aytanhi TralalaDPSlala, I secretly thought he was just another haxxor so in an attempt to findout I made my second toon, 'Keisyea', this toon was made with PvP and deafeating Aytanhi in mind. As I was leavling I made some important discoveries, first you can chain EPtS3 perfectly on a cruiser this is somewhat frouned upon by PvPers now because it's not very team friendly, but hell like I cared I was unkillable! well for the most part And secondly the weapon drain from 8 beams all firing at once is worth it.

This very build gave me the time to watch what was happening, since my reaction times are/were crappy it was perfect for me, fire and forget. It was almost like time had slowed down watching buffs and writing down the builds of the better players and watching how they rotate their buffs on different ships.

So next thing you know I hit RA! sweet end level PvP and my chance to have that 1v1 with Aytanhi! long story short I lost, yes, my dual EPtS3 super cruiser lost *sadface* I figured engy cruisers just weren't ment for 1v1s, my next goal was to out heal Era, I could get close but my damage was way off so a build change was in order! I watched and waited getting down all the info I could on cruisers 8 beams, drop the dual EPtS3, fly above or below the target circling everyone, distribute shields and fire all on the spacebar. My build had it all.

A few more months when by keeping the same build but improving the way I use it, I started getting invites to all the big PvP fleets, SOB, EMS, 528th, 7th core ect.. I have been in a few and even my own one man fleet, The Hammel Effect! but at last I have settled down and found a fleet I call home, Those dirty Spanish haxxors! TSI!

This has been my attempt at an inspirational story to encourage all the new doods to keep at it, we all start off terrible, apart from MT, he's a robot/pony hybrid.

tl;dr, I was once a terrible player, Glitch, Aytanhi and Era changed that, also dual EPtS3 builds are great for learning how to play, start off simple and work your way up.

Stop, Hammel time!

PvP Boot Camp provides a safe and enjoyable training forum in which players can come to learn the basics of STO PvP. Intimidation and frustration are among the key issues keeping people from jumping into PvP matches, in spite of the fact that PvP is well incentivized with generous dilithium rewards. The key to breaking through intimidation is through education and a taste of success, both of which are more easily accomplished in a controlled pedagogical setting than in an open PUG match.

Boot Camp will be a monthly hands-on training session in which players of all levels can come together in small groups in the spirit of learning. Each group will be comprised of 10 “students” divided into two teams (5 vs. 5), along with 2 “coaches,” who would be responsible for the instruction. The goal of each session is to learn the basics of PvP play and to provide players with the skills and knowledge necessary to compete effectively in PvP arenas. The sessions will be 1.5 hours in length, with a "sparring" match as the climactic, final activity.

Both the coaches and the developers are excited about PvP Boot Camp. In-game rewards wiill probably also be available for those who graduate from Boot Camp. Keep your eyes on this website and the PvP forums for more information as the first event draws nearer (Dec 29th, 2012)

Sargon (Boot Camp Project Leader)