This Game is Not Newbie Friendly

@boldgame While I do agree that it feels so nice not having my hand held at the beginning of the game, it does feel weird that you have to either learn the basics on your own or go to a third party and have them teach you. Maybe have an optional tutorial? One where you can choose to go back and play if you skipped it. That might be a good middle ground.

@captgraykid I don't actually know what numbers you're referring to. However, in my experience, kids have fun and enjoy the game regardless of the platform if their enemy. Most can't tell the difference.

The problem you discribed has been brought up before but it's natural concquence of the type of game experiance it provides althou some small changes and additions have been made to mitigate this have been made to varing degrees of success this is just as much a player driven then it is a mechnic based one. I do think this game however is the most newb freindly game at it's core as it has no barriers that sperate or otherwise disadvantages new players in anyway. The fact that this is a skilled based co-op experience. Inherently means no crew wants an inexperiance player especially that a kid which is a high risk of being undisplaned. As it puts the whole crew at a disadvantage. Since their is no incentive to counter act the disadvantage only player like you that are willing to teach will do so. But any multi player game is going to be tough on new players especially squeekers. If youare able to come up with a possible solution to this that would be great.

@enf0rcer There is the system feature Looking for Group. Use it, it's great. The game doesn't have to build something that already exists in the system. If you play random matchmaking, you get the worst players.

@peskyookamiinu I do think starting out on a sloop is best as that how i started but the game solo is considered to be the equivent to hard mode as this game was designed from the start to be a co-op experience. The galleon was pushed to be the starting point as you were suppose to learn one job at a time instead of all jobs at once. At the this games core it makes no Distinctions between a newb or a vet. They original had a kind of god mode for players in tutoral section of the game and it got exploted. Most of your other suggestion might have the same issue.

@x1-two said in This Game is Not Newbie Friendly:

@enf0rcer There is the system feature Looking for Group. Use it, it's great. The game doesn't have to build something that already exists in the system. If you play random matchmaking, you get the worst players.

Fist off this asumes this problem doesn't also occur with LFG which it does nor does it take into considration if a kid or any newb player knows let alone wants to use LFG. The point i made is it is a player driven issue one that will continue to occur no matter in game solutions are taken. How ever we should always try to come up with new way to mitigate such issues. As far as your comment about randoms being the worst while that may be true im sure Rare would be very sad to hear that as that was a design goal.

@bran-the-ent said in This Game is Not Newbie Friendly:

There are many games out today that throw you in without a tutorial - nature of this particular beast. You learn by doing - we all did it when we started playing. Are there newbie groups that one can find so that new players can hop aboard together and explore the ships without fear of being brigged or bullied for being less experienced?

Good question. There a few you can find on LFG which is an option for some but most newb player have the best chance if they start with freinds they already have to play with. A solo newb is going to have a hard time and a very different experience.

@bran-the-ent said in This Game is Not Newbie Friendly:

@enf0rcer I’d say the correct way to put it would be that randoms can be the worst. I’ve had some great experiences with random matchmaking... I’ve also had some truly awful ones. I just managed to finish two battles in a row with a random crew. We all worked well together and divvied up the duties - I got lucky on that one.

I agree

@enf0rcer You can look for groups that only allow adults.

@szawel123 While I agree that we should teach new players, I think you can agree that most veteran players are really harsh on new players: especially if they're young.

@x1-two said in This Game is Not Newbie Friendly:

@enf0rcer You can look for groups that only allow adults.

How in any way does this help the new players? Or contribute to making this game more newb freindly? If anything this has the opposit effect acffect as less adult players will not even bother to play with kids if they are easier to avoid. Plus LFG doesn't vaildate ages. Therefore many kids will try to join from a post even thou it is mark adults only. Then if they accidentally get a game invite and mange to join the game with no way to boot them we then end back with the issue of the brig.

@peskyookamiinu said in This Game is Not Newbie Friendly:

@szawel123 While I agree that we should teach new players, I think you can agree that most veteran players are really harsh on new players: especially if they're young.

This is why i try really hard not to be. Unfortunately i find some players just have to go learn some things the hard way.

@captgraykid get skilled and stop lying

@enf0rcer Use it before complaining. You can set up a group stating that you are new and need help from some experienced adults and you will have a full crew within ten minutes.

@x1-two said in This Game is Not Newbie Friendly:

@enf0rcer Use it before complaining. You can set up a group stating that you are new and need help from some experienced adults and you will have a full crew within ten minutes.

There you go agian with assumptions. Frist off I do you LFG which is why i'm making a vaild criticism and not a compliant. 2nd You failed to address the fact that LFG may not be viable for some new players.