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A little idea.

jbomber732
over 9 years

So basically, one huge issue this site has is simplicity for newer players. Upon joining an unranked game, which new players are forced to do, you face a couple different situations, all basically bad. You either join a game with a -ton of random roles that is a clusterfuck and scares the player away. Or you might join a game with a bunch of veterans who do stuff without an explanation which just confuses the new player, and likely drives them away. Or you join an unranked game with a bunch of other noobs who have no clue what they're doing and screw it up. In all situations, new players seem to have a tough road ahead of them. It's only the players who are smart and patient enough to learn about the site that will actually end up staying.

So, my proposal is this: Have a beginner lobby, where players are automatically sent to upon joining the site. There they can join one of the couple allowed setups (simple ones) and join a game. Simultaneously, the game will also have a couple of slots for veterans. Essentially, veterans with over 100 games played, may join the beginner lobby and join games. They can join the game, help the new players understand it, and so on. What do the veterans gain from it? Every 25 beginner games a veteran helps out in, they get 1 token (something along those lines)

This whole system encourages veterans to help out, helps new players understand the site, and I think it'd work. I want harsh critique. kThxBye

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deletedover 9 years

Shamzy says

Nobody actually asked for this. I'm sure people who played classic at the time and continue to play FP right now didn't want this either. They'd be much happier playing their normal red heart games in their own lobby while competitive players played with other players that are equally as serious.

TL;DR: It was a decent pitch at first but everybody hates it now. Lets switch it back.


if the merge didn't happen comp lobby would've died since it literally took 1 hour to fill a single game.

there won't be another lobby split, because the same thing would happen within a matter of months
deletedover 9 years

Shamzy says


admin says

we had this a year ago. then the competitive players wanted a merge because they felt like they were being excluded. now we've come full circle..


If I remember correctly, most competitive players disagreed on the poll which asked whether we wanted to merge. So no, we did not ask for this.


lobby split a. kills activity b. breeds a false sense of elitism c. creates even more lobby v. lobby drama than we have with main v. sandbox manufactured lobby drama d. doesn't work, most training players stay in training (which kills competitive. saving the competition of em was the main reason the lobby merge was suggested)
Shamzy
over 9 years
Nobody actually asked for this. I'm sure people who played classic at the time and continue to play FP right now didn't want this either. They'd be much happier playing their normal red heart games in their own lobby while competitive players played with other players that are equally as serious.

TL;DR: It was a decent pitch at first but everybody hates it now. Lets switch it back.
Shamzy
over 9 years

admin says

we had this a year ago. then the competitive players wanted a merge because they felt like they were being excluded. now we've come full circle..


If I remember correctly, most competitive players disagreed on the poll which asked whether we wanted to merge. So no, we did not ask for this.
deletedover 9 years

Escurai says


Sims says


Escurai says

Now competitive players have just excluded everyone else from their games, so I don't see the problem with this idea


i'm not really sure about that. in the last few rounds, the leaderboards have been mostly newer players, or at the very least players who weren't active in the competitive lobby


Because they appear there doesn't mean they are wanted


no one wants you if that's how you feel
blacksnakemoan
over 9 years

Sims says


Escurai says

Now competitive players have just excluded everyone else from their games, so I don't see the problem with this idea


i'm not really sure about that. in the last few rounds, the leaderboards have been mostly newer players, or at the very least players who weren't active in the competitive lobby


The last few rounds have also had cheating investigations leaking faster than the Titanic.
GOODGAME
over 9 years
YOU WILL NOT DEFEAT MY PETITION ONLY PACKIDY CAN DO IT AND I SHALL DEFEAT HIM IN LONG RUN WAIT AND SEE
gistofeverything
over 9 years

Anna says

Go back to training lobby


Training Lobby was my home ... and then all these competitive souls showed up. ;_;
deletedover 9 years
Huh. Who doesn't want increased competition
Escurai
over 9 years

Sims says


Escurai says

Now competitive players have just excluded everyone else from their games, so I don't see the problem with this idea


i'm not really sure about that. in the last few rounds, the leaderboards have been mostly newer players, or at the very least players who weren't active in the competitive lobby


Because they appear there doesn't mean they are wanted
Anna
over 9 years
Go back to training lobby
Sims
over 9 years

Escurai says

Now competitive players have just excluded everyone else from their games, so I don't see the problem with this idea


i'm not really sure about that. in the last few rounds, the leaderboards have been mostly newer players, or at the very least players who weren't active in the competitive lobby
Escurai
over 9 years
Now competitive players have just excluded everyone else from their games, so I don't see the problem with this idea
jbomber732
over 9 years

admin says

we had this a year ago. then the competitive players wanted a merge because they felt like they were being excluded. now we've come full circle..


Is that referring to comp and training lobbies or something else I don't know of?
gistofeverything
over 9 years
Like... eh... I was a new player and I just played the game.
deletedover 9 years
The grass on this side really isn't all that green it's more puke-green however.
deletedover 9 years
The grass is always greener on the other side.
Togepi
over 9 years
Was it really only a year ago?
admin
over 9 years
we had this a year ago. then the competitive players wanted a merge because they felt like they were being excluded. now we've come full circle..
jbomber732
over 9 years
Get this on the side thingy.