Perspective from a complete newbie :(

poetic hunter · 09-06-10, 11:51 PM

Alright guys, I hope someone out there reads this thread carefully and understands the point I'm trying to make here.

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I am not attacking the game. In fact, I am absolutely intrigued by this game and want to learn more.

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However, this game is not very newbie friendly.

This is even more of an issue because it's very hard for veterans like you guys to understand what I mean by that.

Let me explain:

I have already read many previous threads here including the big sticky thread above for new players.

But one problem still remains: Even though you guys are very helpful, it seems like the help you give makes more sense to a veteran than to a complete newbie. Do you understand what I'm trying to say here? Thus, it is still difficult for a complete newbie to get into this game.

For example, let's start with the academy lesson # 1 Navigation. The video tutorial was practically useless. It took me hours and hours to try to pass that navigation examination (even though it's so simple), and the only way I found a solution was by using information that the in-game help doesn't give you. I had to pay close attention to the radio messages, and do everything just right. I don't know how someone who is a complete newbie could figure out how to finish that navigation tutorial without stumbling across outside help like that.

Now, let's move on to firing the torpedo. That is easy enough in automatic mode. Point and shoot. But when it comes to manually firing the torpedo, the video tutorial was completely useless

. The video guides I found online move so fast and the way they talk it seems like the information they give would make more sense to someone already familiar. But to a complete newbie it is still very confusing.
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Does anyone else understand the point I was trying to make here?

I'm saying that while there is help available, the help seems like it makes more sense to veterans than to complete newbies. That's just not good.

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I am willing to do the dirty work here and learn more about this game (particularly intercepting and manual TCD), and then re-translate it back into a language that complete newbies would be able to understand.

I know how hard it is for a completely new player to dive into this game.

But I would need help to be able to do this translation for newbies. Thus I started this thread.

09-06-10, 11:51 PM	#1
poetic hunter Watch Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 24 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Perspective from a complete newbie :( Alright guys, I hope someone out there reads this thread carefully and understands the point I'm trying to make here. ---------------------------------------- I am not attacking the game. In fact, I am absolutely intrigued by this game and want to learn more. -------------------------------------------- However, this game is not very newbie friendly. This is even more of an issue because it's very hard for veterans like you guys to understand what I mean by that. Let me explain: I have already read many previous threads here including the big sticky thread above for new players. But one problem still remains: Even though you guys are very helpful, it seems like the help you give makes more sense to a veteran than to a complete newbie. Do you understand what I'm trying to say here? Thus, it is still difficult for a complete newbie to get into this game. For example, let's start with the academy lesson # 1 Navigation. The video tutorial was practically useless. It took me hours and hours to try to pass that navigation examination (even though it's so simple), and the only way I found a solution was by using information that the in-game help doesn't give you. I had to pay close attention to the radio messages, and do everything just right. I don't know how someone who is a complete newbie could figure out how to finish that navigation tutorial without stumbling across outside help like that. Now, let's move on to firing the torpedo. That is easy enough in automatic mode. Point and shoot. But when it comes to manually firing the torpedo, the video tutorial was completely useless . The video guides I found online move so fast and the way they talk it seems like the information they give would make more sense to someone already familiar. But to a complete newbie it is still very confusing. ------------------ Does anyone else understand the point I was trying to make here? I'm saying that while there is help available, the help seems like it makes more sense to veterans than to complete newbies. That's just not good. --------------- I am willing to do the dirty work here and learn more about this game (particularly intercepting and manual TCD), and then re-translate it back into a language that complete newbies would be able to understand. I know how hard it is for a completely new player to dive into this game. But I would need help to be able to do this translation for newbies. Thus I started this thread.