Btanks New Player area...

[snutsMU]

Is there any way we can get a "New battle tanks players help" guide set up in here, and also make it so that if a player is kicked, they are given the web addy of the guide? Or even put the web addy in the help area? Or something?

Too many pub games have new players that get yelled at and leave w/out learning how to play...It is hard enough to get enough ppl for a FH game as it is, we need to help the new players become adequate, not make them hate btanks players...

I don't have time to type out a guide right now (and i'm not talking anything really in-depth) but w/out the proper implementation it won't matter anyways...

i am thinking something that explains basic game dynamics (why it's better to save for a better tank than to grab a hull and another so-so weap) (why tele+short range high dmg weaps are NOT imba!) (etc...)

If anyone has any thoughts, or if there is a suitable New player friendly guide already created, what can we do to grow the btanks community to include less noobs, and more fun competitors?

[qweqqweq]

hulls are great!!!

[Althend]

Maybe should we do a special noob mode that help noob to learn and make people not kick them:

Remove bounty, so when you die you dont give gold to player. Increase the countdown when you die. Give more gold to people each minutes.
So having them feeding is less a problem. People would not kick them and they would be able to learn then.

What do you think?

[Dr.McNinja]

Guess i could direct you to my 'noob friendliness' thread..

Personally, i would not want exo to put his limited time into making bt more noob friendly, UNLESS the changes are small, easy and require little thought (i.e. we've fully thought out an idea).
Since his time IS limited, whatever changes he makes should start with the most important things and noob friendliness wouldnt be that high up.

http://forum.btanks.net/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1913

Im pretty sure a 'beginners guide' will be compiled soon enough, just wait and see. (wiki)
The only way someone can get an automessage when kicked is from a bot as far as im aware.

I think instead of making it noob friendly, we should make BT look more appealing for the smater and more mature players who will lke BT. Showing how solid a map BT is... (and not just some random map)

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@Althend
Sounds good, make a vote on a player to become an 'observer' for a limited time maybe.. which only works if there are some votes AND have the 'noob' vote yes as well to activate the mode for him. It should turn them into a max speed ghost or unit that cant be killed or do anything except go to shops and watch the game. Should also automatically -zoom to 4000.

[Princess_Bob]

In response to qweq,

weapons are also great! So let's knock out two with one

Hulls and weapons are great!

[snutsMU]

I do not want the game mechanics to change in any way. I am simply wondering if there is a better way for us to help cultivate a new group of players without them getting discouraged and giving up before they've had a chance to learn why btanks is such a fun and enjoyable game.

[SCorpA1]

if i understood psy right, there will be a new website with a btanks wiki with alot of helpfull information and maybe a noob guide...