Whould kinda hope it is, those people that are not interested in fleeting etc will prob get raided like a wild fire without it in the begining. However think the timer for it starts whenever you made your account so, cant remember how long it lasted tho.
Quote from corrado: “yes thanks for the question i updated the nob timer to the begin time of game so you all have 7 day's ” Much appricated, that will help any less experienced player in the begining and miners alike.