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A little idea.

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

over 9 years
id like to see nbt perform. it's been so long im not sure he can.
deletedover 9 years
Lol.. i like nbt i was only fooling...
over 9 years

Orly says

the only thing that would fix what you're describing is an actual tutorial, and i dont see that happening any time soon.


i suggested one, didn't see any legit concerns about it other than "too much coding"
over 9 years
Nbt has been around a very long time actually.
over 9 years
but he's nbt so i really dont care lmao
over 9 years
i hardly account for nbt's forum presence as being a player on the site tbh, so i could b wrong on when he joined
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Orly says

bigpock has probably been around longer than nbt... and certainly played more overall than nbt, js


this is laughably wrong
over 9 years
frankly i don't really know who nbt is either. he just shows up and pretends to be good while circlejerking with crypto n co.
over 9 years
bigpock has probably been around longer than nbt... and certainly played more overall than nbt, js
over 9 years

RealBigpock says


nbtnbt5 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..


it wasn't because competitive players were feeling excluded, that's silly. Players wanted the merge because a beginner lobby was a crutch for new players; it encouraged setup stagnation, promotion of mindless play and above anything didnt /teach/ newer players how to actually play the game



Who are you?


lol @ some nobody asking nbt who he is
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a little idea: my peepee
over 9 years
Seconded. I can't understand why we aren't emulating the worst Mafia website of all time.
over 9 years
over 9 years

AdrenalineMime says

we can always just copy mafiascum
http://wiki.mafiascum.net/index.php?title=Newbie_Game


Nice suggestion, idiot.
over 9 years
deletedover 9 years
Did we need a tutorial to throw games vash, nbt, and pecker?

No
over 9 years
the only thing that would fix what you're describing is an actual tutorial, and i dont see that happening any time soon.
over 9 years
8:36 PM - Peta: I knew I'd be iced. And I was. Just like you iced me this morning. .


:(
over 9 years
hey pete whats up (:
over 9 years
Iced again.
over 9 years
Hey, nbt.
over 9 years
im me
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nbtnbt5 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..


it wasn't because competitive players were feeling excluded, that's silly. Players wanted the merge because a beginner lobby was a crutch for new players; it encouraged setup stagnation, promotion of mindless play and above anything didnt /teach/ newer players how to actually play the game



Who are you?
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..


it wasn't because competitive players were feeling excluded, that's silly. Players wanted the merge because a beginner lobby was a crutch for new players; it encouraged setup stagnation, promotion of mindless play and above anything didnt /teach/ newer players how to actually play the game
over 9 years
I am enjoying myself , and having most fun when i win. There are only 2 options : Lose or Win. I enjoy Winning. i do not understand who enjoys losing.