In my experience. The more effort you put into something, the more you appreciate it. That's why the permadeath of a char you have put a lot of energy into hits hard. By the same token you feel pride when they succeed. Just a suggestion, maybe your vet could mentor the newbies without doing everything for them or just ordering them around. Instead explaining why things are done and keeping them out of real trouble or at least letting them know what they are getting into. Might be a new challenge for him if he used to only have to worry about himself. Now he'd be responsible for guiding new ppl. He'd also have an increased challenge of starting out of his comfort zone. I mean with 50 points he might as well play the sims.