Really want to say thanks to the newbies (seriously)
Fat_Man_Little_Coat
Join Date: 2003-12-02 Member: 23857Members
Join Date: 2003-12-02 Member: 23857Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Impressed with the enthusiasm of the new members of our community.</div>I've been really invigorated by how many of the newer members of the NS2 community have been really open to listening on how to play the game. The best part is having a new player with a jaded attitude "getting it" and then you can genuinely see/hear/feel their surprise and curiosity for what else the game holds.
As a sometimes jaded gamer I know the value of something new in a genre that is stagnant with repetitive titles from "AAA" publishing houses, and the repeated disappointment I've felt from these companies and their lack of innovation. So I'm really thrilled on a deep level when I see the new players experiencing that moment in game where they realize how much pride, passion and creativity has been invested in this title by playing the game itself and how unique this community and game is.
Granted, I often here the complaints as well, but being fortunate enough to have played this game, and confident that I know it really well, I try to explain or show them how they're not seeing the full picture yet. And the response? Overwhelmingly positive, once explained its a quick 180 from confused or lost, to a quick "Oh, I'm starting to get it" lightbulb in their head moment.
So with that, I want to say thanks. I've raged as a com plenty of times, but it's largely to people being asinine or just jerks, but with this recent launch I've had none of that. Everyone has had a great attitude and really open minds. Even the jaded doubters are coming around in certain games I've played, and frankly, I'm overjoyed at that.
Please, please if you ever see me in game, let me know if you have any questions, I've logged over 600 hours(yikes) in this game, and there's nothing more satisfying for me to watch or hear someone feel that initial passion and joy of winning a game with a complete stranger by using communication, teamwork and just respecting their fellow teammates to achieve a common goal as a group.
Thanks for expanding an already great community, and keep it up!
As a sometimes jaded gamer I know the value of something new in a genre that is stagnant with repetitive titles from "AAA" publishing houses, and the repeated disappointment I've felt from these companies and their lack of innovation. So I'm really thrilled on a deep level when I see the new players experiencing that moment in game where they realize how much pride, passion and creativity has been invested in this title by playing the game itself and how unique this community and game is.
Granted, I often here the complaints as well, but being fortunate enough to have played this game, and confident that I know it really well, I try to explain or show them how they're not seeing the full picture yet. And the response? Overwhelmingly positive, once explained its a quick 180 from confused or lost, to a quick "Oh, I'm starting to get it" lightbulb in their head moment.
So with that, I want to say thanks. I've raged as a com plenty of times, but it's largely to people being asinine or just jerks, but with this recent launch I've had none of that. Everyone has had a great attitude and really open minds. Even the jaded doubters are coming around in certain games I've played, and frankly, I'm overjoyed at that.
Please, please if you ever see me in game, let me know if you have any questions, I've logged over 600 hours(yikes) in this game, and there's nothing more satisfying for me to watch or hear someone feel that initial passion and joy of winning a game with a complete stranger by using communication, teamwork and just respecting their fellow teammates to achieve a common goal as a group.
Thanks for expanding an already great community, and keep it up!
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Cheers mate, and thanks for all the effort!
--Steve
I play a lot of Dota 2 and as soon as someone even asks a simple question, they get flamed by everyone, yelled at, and reported, its refreshing to see the exact opposite.
--Cory
A couple of games beforehand, I managed to get half the marine team into Double and explained it's importance. I also got him a forward observatory.
We kicked ass, and did it again the next game.
So I decided to unstack Marines and go Aliens.
We got pipeline. I jump into the hive, and we fight for 5 minutes over double, with the marines eventually conquering it. So we're forced into the early two-hive 3 harvester set-up. Except I'm leading a team of rookies. We kept losing C-12, and they even managed to push into Pipeline and kill that Res node too. Another veteran and I started explaining skulk mechanics.
I thought we were down for the count, but then leap had finally gone up and we regained lost ground, and some gorges even helped fortify C-12.
From then on, we somehow managed to stop every Marine push into our hives. Everytime something new came up, we started explaining the proper gameplay. When exosuits appeared, I explained that skulks and gorge bilebomb can beat them. When the team managed to spread the marines defending res nodes, I organized a wave of fades and instructed them on proper guerilla tactics and movement tricks. We even managed to get the subsector hive built by some miracle, and I got an onos and stomp up.
...then I had to go to work. =(
The community even after release is still super! And the newbie function does help loads as they then ask more (knowing people can see they are new) so kados to the dev team!
I've finally found a thinking mans FPS with a great community......now to convince my friends to play!
It is up to the guy that have been around for a while to take this opportunity and help these guys. Ive been following developement since it started, and having played NS1 for a long, long time I kind of have a better idea of what goes on, but most people doesnt (for example, today I was raging in chat because I kept pressing Q to switch to bite after parasite and I kept dying, old habits die hard...) so please, please, 5 minutes 1 person spends explaining something to a new comer, transtales into hours of better gameplay in years to come.
Even I, who thought I knew it all, was told how to use an onos in this new NS2.
I was running in and chasing marines, trying to take out vital structures (arms lab, armory, etc, as you would do in NS1) and the other onos in my team told me to go with him straight to the power node, that the marines had no firepower to take down 2 onos and that we were able to take down the power node before dying. That was an incredible eye opener, I suddenly went from thinking I knew how to play (or had an idea) to being a complete noob. it was awesome, it was rewarding, it was a feeling of accomplishment and knowing I had learned something new made that game so much better.
Im done rambling, go on people.
One thing I've found though, not enough players have mics and not enough players are using them. That's the biggest thing I'd like to try to encourage even beyond knowledge of the game, is for more people to talk.
He usually streams and explain the gameplay of ns2.
Also thanks to the NS2HD guy, watching his alien com gameplay actually made me feel comfortable enough to give it a try on my first day, and it worked much better than expected, though I do need to start using a mic.
So if a guy who commanded aliens last night and had "Bubba" in his name is reading this: Thank you for totally selling me on this game, and showing just how much fun can be had in it. The guy was patient, knowledgeable, and very instructive. Never once lost his cool, and lead us to a few victories. It was the best time I've had in the game, and the most fun I've had playing aliens. I learned more about the game in the two hours I played with that team than the previous 8. I was willing to listen, and people were willing to give advice. It was glorious. I had the most fun just playing the space cow, and healing the big guys. The commander was great, and the veteran team mates were all very friendly and informative.
I wish I could have added the server as a favorite, but I wasn't paying attention to which one I joined.
After that experience I'm totally sold on this, and recommend it my friends. It's the best shooter I've played online in years.
Still, there was one time I overheard someone mention "Jesus christ, our team is full of noobs." (which was probably true). I immediately called him out for being so rude, and others chimed in with me. A minute or two later, that guy left, and I think I'd be very happy to see much more 'rejection' of people who are adverse to new players. That adversity to newbies is the sort of mindset that has ruined games like DOTA 2 and League of Legends, which ironically are also very team-based and difficult.
Still, there was one time I overheard someone mention "Jesus christ, our team is full of noobs." (which was probably true). I immediately called him out for being so rude, and others chimed in with me. A minute or two later, that guy left, and I think I'd be very happy to see much more 'rejection' of people who are adverse to new players. That adversity to newbies is the sort of mindset that has ruined games like DOTA 2 and League of Legends, which ironically are also very team-based and difficult.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The NS2 community in genral is normally very welcoming to new players and a lot do try to help them out, but as in every community there is always those exceptions