New tutorial

Hi guys,

We all know that the atwar player base is thin, due partly to the fact that a lot of new players simply don't stay.

There are multiple reasons for that situation, but one appeared particularly relevant to many players I talked with :

- The complexity of the game.

I think we all appreciate playing atwar because it's a game that requires certain skills, strategy, tactic, ability to think quickly, etc...

However the game lacks two things at the moment, related to its complexity, that are slowing down its growth :

- A lot of different ares aren't explained at all (the forum, the mods, the supporters, the difference between scenario and competitive, the notion of SP, upgrades, the coalitions, the elo and duel system, etc...) ;

- The game mechanics (for example tb system) are not properly taught and it's necessary to ask higher ranks or to check the forum to learn them (if you're lucky to speak English) .

In a simple sentence : the game is too complicated, too much time consuming to master, and it's driving away many players that could otherwise stay and be part of our community.

The way we could resolve this situation would be to improve the tutorial.

We talked about it with Dave, the mod team and the supporters, draft are already in progress, but we would like to consult you guys.

So in a simple question : what are your ideas in order to improve the tutorial ?

Thanks for your contributions.

Https://atwar-game.com/forum/topic.php?topic_id=42924

The current tutorial is okay at R0-1 because it will be too complicated for a new player
I suggest adding new things to the tutorial each time a player progresses.
R0-1 - Basic Tutorial
R2-3 - Teach players hotkeys and 3 way walling
R4-5 - Transports and chaining
R6+ - Advanced Tutorial which teaches you ingame mechanics, turnblocking and rolls.

I suggest putting WD in charge of this. He has a lot of experience with mechanics and such.

1) Hotkeys
2) Chain movement
3) Buildings
4) Turnblock
5) Tell them about the concept of SP, PC and the upgrades

I remember when i joined this game and I literally had no fucking idea how to pick a country. It really pissed me off and I almost left if it wasn't for my friends who wanted me to stay. I had literally no conception about how to pick a country, I thought I needed to click on the capital city or something, I didn't know I was supposed to click on the plain area and then select "acquire". I think the "acquire" button was minimized too, so I wasn't even able to click on it.

Just noticed Crow's post from last month <3
The video I made wasn't anything special. Although, if people can send me clips of their gameplay and someone gives me a script, I'd definitely put it together and upload it.
Maybe add a new forum page for people to suggest videos and upload clips to be used commercially (For the atWar channel)? If I end up using their clips then they get sent SP/PC.

In the current work for a new tutorial we need someone to realize a guide for the basic principles of 3n3 EU+

Pr me if you're interested

1st things 1st, triangle wall....

Honestly, don't get rid of current tutorial, keep it as a basic tutorial and add an "advanced tutorial" which auto levels you to rank 2, like how first tutorial ranks you up to 1.

Skrevet av Black Vortex, 03.02.2020 at 18:34

Honestly, don't get rid of current tutorial, keep it as a basic tutorial and add an "advanced tutorial" which auto levels you to rank 2, like how first tutorial ranks you up to 1.

Then I could easily get to rank 2 and spam chat and harass new players, then we'd have to raise the speaking limit to rank 3 for unleashed and me and some others

Skrevet av Tribune Aquila, 03.02.2020 at 18:41

Skrevet av Black Vortex, 03.02.2020 at 18:34

Honestly, don't get rid of current tutorial, keep it as a basic tutorial and add an "advanced tutorial" which auto levels you to rank 2, like how first tutorial ranks you up to 1.

Then I could easily get to rank 2 and spam chat and harass new players, then we'd have to raise the speaking limit to rank 3 for unleashed and me and some others

Yeah because it's extremely difficult to get the 500 sp necessary to get rank 2 as is