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Offline Vraciu

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Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« on: May 17, 2017, 01:45:48 AM »
We really need some way to improve/streamline getting new players in here.   Spent all night getting someone in the game to where they could finally play.   He had been trying offline for five days and couldn't get the throttle to work, etc. 

Maybe a step by step manual that explains things.    Like how to communicate.   Stick settings.   Views. 

The ADD crowd wants instant gratification.   If we can't keep them interested long enough to get them airborne we have no prayer of retention.   :salute
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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2017, 07:45:21 AM »
Is this ONLY on the site or can it be accessed in-game?

Some of this needs to be in a help tab or something. 
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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2017, 07:48:31 AM »
Is this ONLY on the site or can it be accessed in-game?

Some of this needs to be in a help tab or something.

Almost everything in-game has some type of help menu attached to it. Look for the small question marks.
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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2017, 08:14:19 AM »
Almost everything in-game has some type of help menu attached to it. Look for the small question marks.

Will do.   I haven't needed to since I've been here so long.   This guy couldn't find what he needed and expressed frustration.   Once I got him flying he was having a blast though. 
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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2017, 09:47:37 AM »
Will do.   I haven't needed to since I've been here so long.   This guy couldn't find what he needed and expressed frustration.   Once I got him flying he was having a blast though.

Well done sir. :rock
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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2017, 01:32:24 PM »
Well done sir. :rock

Thanks man. I've never heard anyone so happy to be vulched and catch on fire.    :rofl
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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2017, 10:08:29 AM »
Thanks man. I've never heard anyone so happy to be vulched and catch on fire.    :rofl

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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2017, 10:22:12 AM »
:rofl :rofl

He's still in the Melee playing.  Thirty-nine sorties, no kills, 8 bails, 22 deaths, 5 captured, 1 ditch, 1 landing, hit percentage: 0.05%.  He loves it.   That's the can-do spirit right there. 

:rofl  :aok
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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2017, 11:10:15 AM »
Those look my typical stats for an average weekend.   :old:

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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2017, 11:19:47 AM »
We really need some way to improve/streamline getting new players in here.   Spent all night getting someone in the game to where they could finally play.   He had been trying offline for five days and couldn't get the throttle to work, etc. 

Maybe a step by step manual that explains things.    Like how to communicate.   Stick settings.   Views. 

The ADD crowd wants instant gratification.   If we can't keep them interested long enough to get them airborne we have no prayer of retention.   :salute

V,

If you don't mind, Plz PM me the new player's Callsign and We will get our 'Trainers hooks' into him/her (Our pass mine off to him/her and have them PM me).   

Like everyone, your Training Corps have busy lives and limited game time available however, will still do everything we can to get beginners up to speed  :joystick: ... { or help veterans get rid of bad habits } :old:.  We can't help if they don't seek it out, or we don't happen to see the request for assistance.

Thanks for stepping in!

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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2017, 11:25:07 AM »
Props to V for helping. I used to do that and then one day something terrible happened.

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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2017, 01:12:02 PM »
I agree removing entry hurdles is a good thing, and something we could improve on.

With the new help system we can play help videos right on the clip board.

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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2017, 01:13:21 PM »
That is cool!

Can we add performance charts (Climb/Speed) on the clipboard?

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Re: Setup for New Players - Barrier to Entry
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2017, 03:59:56 PM »
Those look my typical stats for an average weekend.   :old:

 :rofl
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