Originally Posted by HtSgtMAD
I find this humorous,I started playing PS at the beginning(open beta) and managed to hijack every outfit that I joined,I have over 35 years in construction and I was the foreman or the lead man for most of that time due to the fact that I can think on my feet and didn't forget what I was being taught by the older guys I worked with.
dealing with ppl that you have no real physical contact or the ability to fire them is complex to say the least,you have to find like minded ppl that will "buy" into the fantasy of all of you being in combat together.
I do know that ppl do learn skills that are useful in the real world,I have a few guys that started playing with Ht when they were in high school and I rode them all the time about doing their goddamn homework and other crap their parents were on them about and had great results,every one of them either went on to college or have good jobs.
you can teach leadership skills to just about anyone,what really matters is if they have the balls to apply what they have learned.
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This is %100 true. You also have to keep in mind that running an online community/guild/outfit requires you to motivate people WITHOUT financial incentives. I.E, I'm not paying you to play in my outfit and you can just leave if outfit management is shitty. If you think about- being a good outfit leader in planetside is a step up from being a middle level manager in some large corporation.
The "buy in" thing is also really important. It can be really difficult to incentivize people to be good leaders. But if you find the right people you can really build one hell of a team.