Okay. So to put this into context, we're talking about a post from someone who had been a member for one day and was posting for the second time.
The first response s/he gets (from a forum elder) tells her/him not to use the engine he has chosen, but then kindly goes on to give her/him permission to consider another.
The next response is not a comment on her/his build.
The third response (yours) accuses her/him of impatience, cheating and incompetence because s/he used oversized engines and lots of RCS.
This is not the way to encourage new members!
And you are wrong about this being the only explanation. S/he might simply like the aesthetics. S/he might still be at the stage where docking feels like quite an accomplishment. And actually, having excess thrust and maneuverability is perfect for practicing docking, where being able to make rapid extreme changes in orbital velocity can be an advantage. It also allows you to do the astrogational equivalent of a handbrake turn into a tight parking space, which is fun!
Please don't get me wrong, I have tons of respect for the members like yourself, who have invested many hours in developing your skills within the game, and passing them on to others. I do think however that you sometimes lose sight of the fact that not everyone wants advice or criticism, and that people play this game for different reasons. Some people want to calculate delta v to the decimal point, some people want to make pretty ships, and some people want to zoom around space having fun adventures. I believe there should be room and encouragement for everyone in a community such as this.
The first response s/he gets (from a forum elder) tells her/him not to use the engine he has chosen, but then kindly goes on to give her/him permission to consider another.
The next response is not a comment on her/his build.
The third response (yours) accuses her/him of impatience, cheating and incompetence because s/he used oversized engines and lots of RCS.
This is not the way to encourage new members!
And you are wrong about this being the only explanation. S/he might simply like the aesthetics. S/he might still be at the stage where docking feels like quite an accomplishment. And actually, having excess thrust and maneuverability is perfect for practicing docking, where being able to make rapid extreme changes in orbital velocity can be an advantage. It also allows you to do the astrogational equivalent of a handbrake turn into a tight parking space, which is fun!
Please don't get me wrong, I have tons of respect for the members like yourself, who have invested many hours in developing your skills within the game, and passing them on to others. I do think however that you sometimes lose sight of the fact that not everyone wants advice or criticism, and that people play this game for different reasons. Some people want to calculate delta v to the decimal point, some people want to make pretty ships, and some people want to zoom around space having fun adventures. I believe there should be room and encouragement for everyone in a community such as this.
