If this existed when I first started playing Ryzom, many unpleasant experiences could have been avoided.
I'm very guilty of not reading stuff on Silan. I tried, believe me, but it was just way too complicated, small font, typos and long paragraphs.
I had no idea what MMORPG is. Simply just wanted to run around and whack things.
Around 6 months later I joined marauders since no other faction felt right for me, and was confronted with accusations of doing it all wrong.
Still I got no info on what RP is, how it works in here and how it was relevant for my faction choice.
This first impression and the following very unpleasant months built a very negative image about RP in my head.
Over a year later a patient homin did take time to explain me the background of my faction and all the things that had confused me so much about the RP.
I had played long enough in the mara camp to see RP scenes happening around me and had slowly gotten a grasp of how it works.
A little spark grew into a flame and now my gameplay is based on roleplay decisions and I enjoy the little scenes I can create when bumping into other homins on Atys.
Still, even though all ended up fine for me, I would have preferred a smoother dive into the world of roleplay. It would have saved me from lots of confusion and IRL grief.
I don't think it's the other players' job to teach newcomers how the game works.
Right now it depends on who you end up playing with, whether you find out about the roleplay or not and how you're taught to relate to that once you do.
It's a small adjustment that Revvy did suggest but the positive changes it might bring are significant :)
Also I have talked with several newcomers and it's very common to hear "Oh I had no idea it was roleplay" or "What is happening on around channel? :o".
Let alone all the times when players, me included, were upset when taking roleplay as IRL.
I'm friends with the players who I once hated for bullying me, when the issue was confusion between IRL and RP.
No, I was not brainwashed, I simply learned how things work and found the playstyle that feels comfortable.
This chance I'd wish for each new player who pops on Silan.
I'm very guilty of not reading stuff on Silan. I tried, believe me, but it was just way too complicated, small font, typos and long paragraphs.
I had no idea what MMORPG is. Simply just wanted to run around and whack things.
Around 6 months later I joined marauders since no other faction felt right for me, and was confronted with accusations of doing it all wrong.
Still I got no info on what RP is, how it works in here and how it was relevant for my faction choice.
This first impression and the following very unpleasant months built a very negative image about RP in my head.
Over a year later a patient homin did take time to explain me the background of my faction and all the things that had confused me so much about the RP.
I had played long enough in the mara camp to see RP scenes happening around me and had slowly gotten a grasp of how it works.
A little spark grew into a flame and now my gameplay is based on roleplay decisions and I enjoy the little scenes I can create when bumping into other homins on Atys.
Still, even though all ended up fine for me, I would have preferred a smoother dive into the world of roleplay. It would have saved me from lots of confusion and IRL grief.
I don't think it's the other players' job to teach newcomers how the game works.
Right now it depends on who you end up playing with, whether you find out about the roleplay or not and how you're taught to relate to that once you do.
It's a small adjustment that Revvy did suggest but the positive changes it might bring are significant :)
Also I have talked with several newcomers and it's very common to hear "Oh I had no idea it was roleplay" or "What is happening on around channel? :o".
Let alone all the times when players, me included, were upset when taking roleplay as IRL.
I'm friends with the players who I once hated for bullying me, when the issue was confusion between IRL and RP.
No, I was not brainwashed, I simply learned how things work and found the playstyle that feels comfortable.
This chance I'd wish for each new player who pops on Silan.
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