I'm looking for ways to make life easier for new players, in the hope that this will prolong this game's life in the long run.
@Deribus said in the Q&A Thread that noobs are often confronted with the following problems:
- Getting kicked from custom lobbies
- Long queue times in matchmaking, and very imbalanced matches for the first 10 or so
- Few similarly ranked players willing to play anything but dual gap and astro
- Very steep learning curve
The #gameplay-and-training discord channel is focused on helping with that last bullet point, and I commend everyone there for their effort and success, but upon talking to the members, I got the feeling that the other issues are not really part of their mandate (which, upon reflection, is reasonable)
So could a similar community effort help make those critical first few games more straightforward to get, and also a pleasant experience? How did #gameplay-and-training get started? How were the trainers recruited and how are trainees finding their way there? How do big clans like ANZ or CpC organize so well to fill lobbies so fast? Does anyone have any thoughts on what such a community might do to help? Are you interested in taking part?
I'm thinking a good starting point would be finding people willing to host around the clock, build enough reputation to fill lobbies reasonably fast, and compete with the endless gap/astro lobbies for noob attention, with a focus on making a good first impression, but I'm kind of lost when it comes to the organizational part.