It seems like a number of players are coming in with
misconceptions about the type of game this is or
what the experience is supposed to be like. Add
some explicit warnings to the CDB long description to
make it clearer.
If these help, it may make sense to add similar
warnings to the player's guide.
A lot of people have actually been de facto using NodeCore as an
educational tool. Apparently it gets parents excited to introduce
to their kids.
NC optics, in particular, reminds me of Rocky's Boots, which I
only ever got to play briefly in school in like 3rd grade or
something, though NC optics might be for kids a bit more
advanced. :-)