I think one of the biggest problems for new players is the high average skill-level + UNFRIENDLY, IGNORANT, SERIOUS, KILLHUNGRY Players, that are literally running towards peasants to kill them ASA they're in sight. Also, banpolls on completely new players, Insults "l2p..." etc.
Ppl have to be more patient, friendly and most important LESS SERIOUS.
For me, (yeeeeears ago) my main motivation wasn't the game itself - but the players i've met. There were some ppl who really motivated me - trying to get better, gave me gold, invited me to clans etc. That's why i'm trying to do the exact same thing everytime i see a new player.
At low levels basically all you can do is follow someone and hope your team wins. Trolling is not "tolerated" - so ofc its just damn boring. When i started at least there were voicecommands without any "limits" - so i kinda enjoyed running around just warning ppl from incomings stuff to somehow be useful. But i wouldn't have known about VC if it wasn't for some of my new friends to tell me.
To be honest, if crpg back then was like how it is now - i would've left after 1 session.
Cus today it's basically just big, serious clans - with big, serious requirements for new members - and small, greedy brains.
One example (100% fictive, yet quite nailing what's happening):
New dude joins the server - says: "Hey! I can't use my equipment! Is that a bug? What do i have to do?"
Bigclan_Someone says: "U NOT STRONK ENUF LOLZ xD"
New dude: "What do you mean?"
Bigclan_Someone* says: "L2p Newmy old friend"
(Ofc. there's other ppl trying to help. But once you write something unserious, even insulting like that - you've ruined it.)
Crpg-Players are "intelligent", but offending ppl - that either are playing disproportionately serious and hating trolls - or are trolls themselves.
The Problem is, that you have to get used to it. So basically the new-my old friend-decision wether you want to play this game or get rid of it, is pretty much based on WHO you meet first, and how he's behaving.
And i'm saying that as an admin - rules sometimes are there to be bent. So just be funny sometimes, without annoying or offending others (too much), and you'll see that more ppl will keep playing this fantastic mod.
We all need to be a bit more casual and friendly and openminded and joking around - except KREMS, cus that's actually what we do - and actually why other serious clans keep degrading us to a troll clan - but actually the fact, why we have lots of new players in our ranks, providing money, equipment, and fellowship for them.
So fuck you big clans! Loosen up!
Kremsclan best clan 2k14,
Fin