10-09-2018, 08:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-09-2018, 08:12 PM by Peeking Duck?.)
Very good points, Vars. I agree with most of them although I'm not sure we have the development assets present to make the changes you suggested to the bots. I could be wrong on that, but I'll try to found out. To me, at this point, anything is worth a try even if it's been tried before and failed.
On a broader spectrum there is the problem we have of accommodating real newbies to our zone. Many times people assume a new player is just some regular playing under an alias to manipulate eRat or otherwise. There are a few top players, Ozn and Rage spring to mind, who have taken on the responsibility of trying to help real newbies. Unfortunately they are the exception rather than the rule. In my view, a combination of removing or severely restricting aliases and fomenting more help from vets for new players is the best solution. That said, we can control the former variable but not the latter.
On a broader spectrum there is the problem we have of accommodating real newbies to our zone. Many times people assume a new player is just some regular playing under an alias to manipulate eRat or otherwise. There are a few top players, Ozn and Rage spring to mind, who have taken on the responsibility of trying to help real newbies. Unfortunately they are the exception rather than the rule. In my view, a combination of removing or severely restricting aliases and fomenting more help from vets for new players is the best solution. That said, we can control the former variable but not the latter.