Newbie Protection
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Newbie Protection is designed to allow players the opportunity to grow without being destroyed by much stronger players. It also stops new players from attacking much stronger players who would destroy them in the ensuing melee.
[edit] How does Newbie Protection work?
The Rule of Fives
No player is allowed to attack a player who has fewer than 20% (one fifth) their points.
(e.g. A player with 3,000 points would not be allowed to attack someone with fewer than 600 points.)
Players with fewer than 20% of your points will be displayed on the Galaxy View screen in green and will have a small "n" displayed next to their names. No player may attack another who has more than 5 times their points if they are still in newbie protection.
(e.g. A player with 3,000 points would not be allowed to attack someone with more than 15,000 points.)
Players with more than 500% of your points will be displayed on the Galaxy View screen in red and will have a small "s" displayed next to their names if you are still in newbie protection.
0 - 4,999 points
Newbie Protection is available and automatically applied to starting players who have fewer than 5,000 points. These players are not allowed to be attacked by stronger players above 5,000 points and the player can still attack and be attacked by a player under 4,999 points and vice versa.
Newbie Protection ends and the above protection is not applicable once a player gains more than 5,000 points. (e.g. once over 5,000 points anyone can attack any other player over 5,000 points)
Simplified Explanation
If you have less than 5,000 points you cannot be attacked or attack anyone with greater than 5 times your score.
Anyone you are noob protected from will have (s) next to their name and be in red; anyone who is noob protected from you will have (n) next to their name and be in green.
Anyone above 5,000 points can attack or be attacked by anyone else above 5,000 points.
Newbie Protection also extends to Espionage Probes and Interplanetary Missiles.
If a player is inactive, Newbie Protection does not apply.
