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[Veritae]

Here's an uncomfortable truth. Tier 1 and Tier 2 players are not going to notice the Steam launch on the 10th. PSR is going to shield them from us, at least initially. It will likely be weeks if not months before any of the truly new players can advance far enough to meet the Tier 1s.

The really good news about the recent PSR sort, however, is that there are a lot of solid vets that got sorted into Tiers 5 & 4. Tier 3 players will represent the elite that new Steam Players will be facing (insofar as you assign any meaning to PSR beyond that of an experience bar, so let's not have that fight here).

So, for all of the Mechwarriors that are going to greet our new arrivals, I ask you to be an Ambassador for the rest of us.

Don't troll them.

Offer advice.

Encourage them to remain after they die and be your co pilot so they can ask questions and learn.

Encourage them to complete the tutorial, for training and free cbills.

Offer useful mech purchase selections that will allow them to use a variety of systems in solid representative chassis, maybe something like Raven/ACH, Enforcer/Hunchie/Stormcrow, TDR/Timbie/Hellbringer. Stay away from assaults for the cost expenditure for now.

Encourage VOIP.

Invite them to public TS3 channels to learn the game in group queue.

Encourage joining a unit.

Look. Those of us that play still love this game. Encouraging some of the influx of new players to stay and become regulars is the best thing that we can do for the longevity of MWO. Please, put aside any cynicism for a while and let's try to share something we enjoy with new people. The rest of us are counting on you. <o

[El Bandito]

And FFS tell them not to fire their MGs at enemies 400 meters away, and that IS LRMs and PPC have minimum range.

[Veritae]

El Bandito, on 08 December 2015 - 05:44 AM, said:

And FFS tell them not to fire their MGs at enemies 400 meters away, and that IS LRMs and PPC have minimum range.

Lol, yeah. I was focusing on big picture stuff, but help them with the basic mechanics without screaming at them over voice comms or text chat. Again, point them to the tutorial.

[RunWithRandoms]

Mate. Great post. A rare treat on these forums.

[Lugh]

I will embarrass them as often as I can. Sadly I am ranked highly enough I will only see them rarely to start.

[Lily from animove]

did PGi isolated T2 form T5 nwo too? I thought only T1 was seperated form T5

also way too many T1 material is stuck in T3 and T2 due to not having done laods of games since PSR introduction.

One of the first things is when you are the one surviving and the other newbies failed by simple mistakes you often don't have time at the end of a match to tell them. And wihtout any chance to add them to friends directly from the scoreboard or whisper them outside the match when you forgot their name it's hard to give any advice.

[Viges]

Veritae, on 08 December 2015 - 05:41 AM, said:

Here's an uncomfortable truth. Tier 1 and Tier 2 players are not going to notice the Steam launch on the 10th.

[RunWithRandoms]

You CAN add them from the score board tho?

[Astrocanis]

Lugh, on 08 December 2015 - 05:55 AM, said:

I will embarrass them as often as I can. Sadly I am ranked highly enough I will only see them rarely to start.

And the "Extra Cool Guy" award goes to Lugh.

Thanks for posting.

[Viges]

Best advice you can give them: don't buy cheap crap IS mechs, buy clams!

Seriously, it's easer than explaining about armor and structure upgrades, XL engines, case or minimal distance lrms and ppcs.

[Veritae]

Lily from animove, on 08 December 2015 - 06:01 AM, said:

did PGi isolated T2 form T5 nwo too? I thought only T1 was seperated form T5

also way too many T1 material is stuck in T3 and T2 due to not having done laods of games since PSR introduction.

One of the first things is when you are the one surviving and the other newbies failed by simple mistakes you often don't have time at the end of a match to tell them. And wihtout any chance to add them to friends directly from the scoreboard or whisper them outside the match when you forgot their name it's hard to give any advice.

Yes. You can only play within two tiers of you own. Tier 3 is the lowest tier that 5s can face.

More importantly, you can now add friends from the scoreboard....that was added a couple of patches ago.

[Black Ivan]

I will offer advice where I can, I hope some of them want to listen

[ColourfulConfetti]

A thousand communities of the steam empire descend upon you! Their lrms and streaks will blot out the sun!

[BigBenn]

We should help each other all the time. Too often I'm in drops and when things don't go positive someone starts to blurt out quite rude and a bit off the wall comments towards the other 11 people on their team. The more people that play MWO the better so dont be a fool and drive people away, especially new players, due to your immature mouth.

To everyone: friendly reminders are always good. Being snide, rude, and snippy is not ever acceptable. Take the high road and be the better person regardless of how frustrated you are.

[ColourfulConfetti]

In all seriousness good luck out there, and try to remember we were all new once, as the loading screen all too often reminds us.

Edited by PalmaRoma, 08 December 2015 - 07:49 AM.

[Veritae]

Wow, nearly universal positivity so far. It's a Festivus Miracle!

Make sure to spread the word in game, as well, guys. And if someone is being obnoxious, explain how to mute them in voip, rather than turning it off entirely.

[MechWarrior5152251]

I plan to Farm, err...Mentor Steam Players...... Yeah thats the ticket.

[Veritae]

MechWarrior5152251, on 08 December 2015 - 06:53 AM, said:

I plan to Farm, err...Mentor Steam Players...... Yeah thats the ticket.

Your Tier is 2. Your Troll is weak. You won't face them.

[Khereg]

Lily from animove, on 08 December 2015 - 06:01 AM, said:

did PGi isolated T2 form T5 nwo too? I thought only T1 was seperated form T5

Pretty sure it's your tier +/-2, so, yes.

[Mechteric]

Here's an example of something similar to what I recently said in a match, when I spectated a friendly 70 ton Grasshopper, which only had 4 medium lasers and 1 large laser as weapons.

Quote

<me>: Hey <whatshisface>, you might want to put at least two or three large lasers on your Grasshopper

<me>: since it's a heavy mech and can mount more weapons than a medium mech
<whatshisface>: thanks, I think I'll try that

Notice I didn't call him a noob or anything bad. That's the way to go.

Edited by CapperDeluxe, 08 December 2015 - 07:06 AM.