Is the influx of new players, in your opinion, good or bad? Here's my take:

[Carac]

A whole bunch of new players show up when there is a sale on warband. So yes, new players are good because it gets me valour and also this http://static.quickmeme.com/media/social/qm.gif

[Macropus]

It's good because the more is the better.

[Miley]

GOOD BECAUSE I KILL MORE NOOB IDIOTS
BAD BECAUSE IT MAKES DEVS CHANGE THINGS TO SUIT NOOBS' "NEEDS"

[Carac]

like buffing 2h

[Osiris]

The influx of new people is good even if we only retain a small % of them.

What would be nice is if new players were not insulted or given mass trolol answers when they ask a newbie question ^^

[Tzar]

The influx of new people is good even if we only retain a small % of them.

What would be nice is if new players were not insulted or given mass trolol answers when they ask a newbie question ^^

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[HarryCrumb]

like buffing 2h

dude is so butthurt lol

[pingpong]

Majority of them just probably play for week or 2 and quit when they realise the harsh reality that they are at a serious disadvantage when it comes to looms, money and melee skills.

[Nehvar]

Haven't noticed an influx of new players...but I've been playing a lot less.

[Duster]

More noobs= more peasants to mow down. Fire up your strength builds boys, looks like meat's back on the menu!

[Jack1]

I personally think a whole bunch of new players is great. It would only be better if they would stay. Too bad that when the main groups meet in battle about 10 all go for one new player. I assume that that is not exactly gratifying.

[Miwiw]

serious disadvantage when it comes to looms, money and melee skills.

Melee skills yes. Skill in general, ok.

Money, no. Looms, partly.

Always the same argument. You easily do 500k gold in the first generation. You easily get 30-50k during the first 20 levels, especially newer players that may respec once or twice. Money is no real problem then, unless they fail hard and directly go Gothic Plate.
Looms got lower advantages with the last patch. Bows and arrows I mean here. Melee weapons difference is about 1 speed and 3 dmg only.
The good players stay, those who are interested in becoming better. The rest, meh, who cares. This is not CoD or WoW.

[Vodner]

Melee weapons difference is about 1 speed and 3 dmg only.

3 damage on a 1-hander is an enormous deal. On most of them it works out to more than a point of powerstrike.

I don't even bother playing 1h unless there is a decent +3 one in the armory. That's not even touching how much of an enormous benefit +3 armor and gloves are.

[Cradoc]

I'm rolling only a +3 Two Handed Sword and a +1 Heavy Kuyak on my alt. Whenever I use a different character I have no looms and do fine or better. It's easy to do well once you get the situational awareness and melee skills down. It's just reaching that point is the hard part. Looms do help, not going to lie, but skill>looms.

[Kalam]

The influx of new people is good even if we only retain a small % of them.

What would be nice is if new players were not insulted or given mass trolol answers when they ask a newbie question ^^

This sums up my thoughts. New members are vital to the health of every community.