Adopt a newbie program! FF14 edition!!

[Mikhaill]

Not calling them newbies might be a start.

I mean, I know OP doesn't mean it negatively but it is generally a negative term.



Not really going to argue about this, but in no way has the word ever been used as a positive one. n00b, newb etc are just variants of the same thing, because the internet loves shortening everything. If you're trying to tell me that "newbie" doesn't sound worse than "new player" you're only lying to yourself.

I guess calling them 'new players' who are actually new is an insult?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Noob
What do you want us to call 'em lol!

II. Defining 'Noob'
Contrary to the belief of many, a noob/n00b and a newbie/newb are not the same thing. Newbs are those who are new to some task* and are very beginner at it, possibly a little overconfident about it, but they are willing to learn and fix their errors to move out of that stage. n00bs, on the other hand, know little and have no will to learn any more.

[Treble]

I guess calling them 'new players' who are actually new is an insult?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Noob
What do you want us to call 'em lol!

II. Defining 'Noob'
Contrary to the belief of many, a noob/n00b and a newbie/newb are not the same thing. Newbs are those who are new to some task* and are very beginner at it, possibly a little overconfident about it, but they are willing to learn and fix their errors to move out of that stage. n00bs, on the other hand, know little and have no will to learn any more.

This XD I thought Newb was quite fitting, since as the poster above me already said it's not derogatory at all. Where as noob is.