Hack The Box can be improved as it has a high barrier for complete beginners. The Academy has bridged some of the gap, but the main Hack The Box platform still presents a steep learning curve. The jump from easy to medium machines can feel abrupt, and sometimes the platform goes into a rabbit hole.
As of now, the Hack the Box platform is the best learning solution, however, I encourage Hack the Box to conduct training courses. More specifically the Bootcamp related to job-oriented skills that will help someone new to land the job. I strongly believe Hack the Box should add AI and ML features. They could also host live sessions to make it more interactive.
My only complaint is regarding the ranking system. I find it really hard to jump from one level to another. To accomplish this, you need to have a long streak of completing boxes because even if you hacked the weekly released box and you got the points, as soon as the box is retired (after some months), you lose all the current points, and the progress jumps back. While there has to be a balance of completed boxes and ranking level, Hack The Box should consider a ranking system that penalizes fewer users who cannot have long active streaks of doing boxes.
Hack The Box can be improved as it has a high barrier for complete beginners. The Academy has bridged some of the gap, but the main Hack The Box platform still presents a steep learning curve. The jump from easy to medium machines can feel abrupt, and sometimes the platform goes into a rabbit hole.
As of now, the Hack the Box platform is the best learning solution, however, I encourage Hack the Box to conduct training courses. More specifically the Bootcamp related to job-oriented skills that will help someone new to land the job. I strongly believe Hack the Box should add AI and ML features. They could also host live sessions to make it more interactive.
My only complaint is regarding the ranking system. I find it really hard to jump from one level to another. To accomplish this, you need to have a long streak of completing boxes because even if you hacked the weekly released box and you got the points, as soon as the box is retired (after some months), you lose all the current points, and the progress jumps back. While there has to be a balance of completed boxes and ranking level, Hack The Box should consider a ranking system that penalizes fewer users who cannot have long active streaks of doing boxes.