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Let's be kind to the newcomers.
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Hello everyone!
The free weekend seems to bring many new people to the game, which is great, because the future of ESO and of our enjoyment of it relies on the perpetuation of a substantial playerbase, which is a key ingredient to ZOS' financial health.
But the newcomers will not stay in the game if they have a bad experience of it, and we as a community, have a responsibility in that matter. I helped a low-level player yesterday with a world boss, and he told me that everyone was ignoring him earlier, which he suspected was because he was at a low level. I do not know whether he was one of the newcomers attracted by the free weekend, but I guess that feeling ignored or despised will not help keep the beginners hooked into the game.
I do not know whether it was just a particular and unfortunate example, or whether it is part of a more general trend, though. I hope it was the former.
Let's be a bit welcoming and courteous: the entire playerbase will benefit from it. :-)
[Unless you roleplay as a very unpolite character, but then make sure the interlocutor understands you're roleplaying
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The free weekend seems to bring many new people to the game, which is great, because the future of ESO and of our enjoyment of it relies on the perpetuation of a substantial playerbase, which is a key ingredient to ZOS' financial health.
But the newcomers will not stay in the game if they have a bad experience of it, and we as a community, have a responsibility in that matter. I helped a low-level player yesterday with a world boss, and he told me that everyone was ignoring him earlier, which he suspected was because he was at a low level. I do not know whether he was one of the newcomers attracted by the free weekend, but I guess that feeling ignored or despised will not help keep the beginners hooked into the game.
I do not know whether it was just a particular and unfortunate example, or whether it is part of a more general trend, though. I hope it was the former.
Let's be a bit welcoming and courteous: the entire playerbase will benefit from it. :-)
[Unless you roleplay as a very unpolite character, but then make sure the interlocutor understands you're roleplaying
] My characters:
Main and crafter: A Breton magicka templar named Erwann Sorril
Alt 1: A Bosmer sorcerer named Tuuneleg
Alt 2: An Imperial dragonknight named Gaius Tullius Hastifer
Alt 3: An Argonian vampire/nightblade named Observe-le-Xanmeer
Alt 4: A Nord werewolf/dragonknight named Sigurd Hurlevent
Alt 5: A Breton sorcerer named Gilian Sorril (he's Erwann's younger brother)
Alt 6: A Khajiit nightblade named Jolan-dar
Alt 7: A Nord warden named Sigurmar Hurlevent (he's Sigurd's younger brother)
Alt 8: An Altmer templar named Oioriel
Alt 9: An Argonian stamina Warden named Danse-avec-les-Rainettes
Alt 10: A Redguard templar named Neemokh af-Corelanya
Alt 11: A Nord stamina sorcerer named Olga Écoute-Vent
Alt 12: A Breton magicka Warden named Ian Sorril
Alt 13: A Dunmer magicka necromancer named Ilmoran Dren
Alt 14: An Orc stamina necromancer named Norgol gro-Borziel
Alt 15: A Nord magicka necromancer named Thorgen Givresang
Alt 16: An Imperial magicka dragonknight named Publius Valeirus Hastifer (Just call him "Valerio" - he's Gaius younger troublemaker of a brother)
Main in NA (For collaborative events): A Breton magicka nightblade named Titouan Sorril (long-lost brother of Erwann and Gilian)
Alt 1: A Bosmer sorcerer named Tuuneleg
Alt 2: An Imperial dragonknight named Gaius Tullius Hastifer
Alt 3: An Argonian vampire/nightblade named Observe-le-Xanmeer
Alt 4: A Nord werewolf/dragonknight named Sigurd Hurlevent
Alt 5: A Breton sorcerer named Gilian Sorril (he's Erwann's younger brother)
Alt 6: A Khajiit nightblade named Jolan-dar
Alt 7: A Nord warden named Sigurmar Hurlevent (he's Sigurd's younger brother)
Alt 8: An Altmer templar named Oioriel
Alt 9: An Argonian stamina Warden named Danse-avec-les-Rainettes
Alt 10: A Redguard templar named Neemokh af-Corelanya
Alt 11: A Nord stamina sorcerer named Olga Écoute-Vent
Alt 12: A Breton magicka Warden named Ian Sorril
Alt 13: A Dunmer magicka necromancer named Ilmoran Dren
Alt 14: An Orc stamina necromancer named Norgol gro-Borziel
Alt 15: A Nord magicka necromancer named Thorgen Givresang
Alt 16: An Imperial magicka dragonknight named Publius Valeirus Hastifer (Just call him "Valerio" - he's Gaius younger troublemaker of a brother)
Main in NA (For collaborative events): A Breton magicka nightblade named Titouan Sorril (long-lost brother of Erwann and Gilian)
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nordsavage✭✭✭✭✭New meat gets treated like an old boot until they stop drinking milk.I didn't choose tank life, tank life chose me.2 -
ValkynSketha✭✭✭✭✭I help new inexperience players all the time, sadly some exp players are just elitists that think everyone should be of the same game knowledge they have.3 -
JD2013✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I always do help newbies with advice and some free goodies from time to time.
A little kindness goes a long way.Sweetrolls for all!
Christophe Mottierre - Breton Templar with his own whole darn estate! Templar Houses are so 2015. EU DC
PC Beta Tester January 2014
Elder of The Black
Order of Sithis
The Runners
@TamrielTraverse - For Tamriel related Twitter shenanigans!
https://tamrieltraveller.wordpress.com/
Crafting bag OP! ZOS nerf pls!3 -
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✭✭✭nordsavage wrote: »New meat gets treated like an old boot until they stop drinking milk.
Well-loved and worn comfortably? Seems fair.1 -
Delimber✭✭✭✭Its actually much better helping the low leveled players now with 1T. It doesn't feel like overkill for a 600 cp dps to help on a boss or dolmen fight if you happened to be in the lvl 5-15 world zones.
Solo PvP and PvE most of the time.
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Prof_Bawbag✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Those experienced players that treat newcomers like they're dirt on the bottom of their boots, really need to wind that superiority complex in. I can only assume people like that are on the receiving end of it in the real world so make themselves feel better by hiding behind a bunch of pixels and anonymity when giving it out to others.4 -
catsgomeow✭✭✭The cost of helping a newbie, a moment of your time. The reaction of newbies to their first dolmen, priceless.PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates !2
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✭TBH your kind of preaching to the choir
the long established players or 'original gangsters' (as we are for some reason reffered to by newbies) do help, we all go out of our way to help & be friendly ALL of the time
we are the people who even take notice of posts like this
the people you want to get your message across to are far too busy stood around starter islands, dueling new players the second they escape from coldharbour!
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Delimber✭✭✭✭puffytheslayer wrote: »TBH your kind of preaching to the choir
the long established players or 'original gangsters' (as we are for some reason reffered to by newbies) do help, we all go out of our way to help & be friendly ALL of the time
we are the people who even take notice of posts like this
the people you want to get your message across to are far too busy stood around starter islands, dueling new players the second they escape from coldharbour!
Now now those duelist need their ego boost as they can't cut it in Cyrodiil. (Only aimed at duelist that prey on the lowbies)
Solo PvP and PvE most of the time.
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bebynnag✭✭✭✭✭
✭puffytheslayer wrote: »TBH your kind of preaching to the choir
the long established players or 'original gangsters' (as we are for some reason reffered to by newbies) do help, we all go out of our way to help & be friendly ALL of the time
we are the people who even take notice of posts like this
the people you want to get your message across to are far too busy stood around starter islands, dueling new players the second they escape from coldharbour!
Now now those duelist need their ego boost as they can't cut it in Cyrodiil. (Only aimed at duelist that prey on the lowbies)
we helped a reasonably new player (100CP) troll a bunch of them, with a new character stepping off the boat (level 6) wearing full purple inpen julianus & some spinners we'd all gathered for them using low level alt's LOL2 -
RSebireSoul ShrivenI'm a new comer and have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, but it sure is fun whatever I'm doing.
I've had a quick look around in the game and the forum, so I'm starting to find a new resource of information that is currently starting to guide me much better.
Thanks for such a good distraction.
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