Info > Feedback and Suggestions

Improved matchmaking via a ranking system

<< < (4/7) > >>

Pickle:
I'm not convinced the Beginner Matches are even helping beginners.

There are those like the OP that instinctively understand the game, and go on a stompfest wondering where the "real" game is.   And there are those that don't pick up the game instantly and are left floundering because they're surrounded by other newbs and there's no one to tell them how to play the game.

Over the last week or so, I've played with or against a lot of new players in the main game (summer holiday influx).  Far too often I've heard them say that they're planning on giving up because they don't understand the game, they've been on a losing streak since they started.  Or, thanks are posted to experienced Captains who've had them on their crew in the post-match lobby because for the first time they've had someone tell them what they need to do.  Really simple stuff, like aim for the hull with a gatling, hold fire with the flak until the targets armour goes down, etc.  They get their first win or first win streak.

If quick join is matchmaking entire lobbies of sub-L3 players, and I was amazed how many beginner lobbies there are, then the game is going to lose a lot of them because they're going to flounder and no one is going to notice.  There's no one on any crew they join who knows what they're doing, no one to coordinate or instruct them.  They get stomped by Kuratias and player like him again and again, until they give up and go play whatever is the Steam deal of the day.

Cloudrunner:
I've observed what Pickle's describing. I don't like rank systems, but at least a Coaching system should be introduced. Maybe even steal some CAs or vets to coach teams in beginner mode.

Calico Jack:
I was recruited as a trainer a few weeks back. I have a thread on the Steam hub for GoI which is pinned to the front of the forum area and a thread in this forum where I announce all the training sessions I'm running which are thrice weekly. Back in January I also wrote a quick start guide covering gameplay basics in such a way that new players can crew and know what they should be doing, also up on the hub and been on featuring on the frontpage since I wrote it, meaning it's being read by enough people each week to keep it there.

In my time slot there aren't that many people who do have the ability to join level 1-3 matches - not enough for a 2v2 in most cases. To get round that I've been asking regular players to help and forming up matches with at least 1 exp crew member on each ship.

Yesterday I was on late enough to catch the EU Training day - there were 7 trainers in the same match which filled a 3 v 3.

The problem I'm seeing as a trainer isn't reaching out to people - I can join level 1-3 matches but that the the players are over confident as to their actual abilities and feel they have no need to play better.

Personally I feel that it's down to a combination of the in game tutes and level locked matches - as Pickle says there is no indication given that there is more to learn.

That said I applaud the tutes and level locking as it's a step in the right direction from what happened before they were implemented.

TimTim LaBaguette:
Maybe all the noobs don't bother checking the steam hub, or even the forum. Maybe if there was some kind of news feed in the game, it could help, or something to direct them here idk.

Calico Jack:

--- Quote from: TimTim LaBaguette on August 08, 2013, 06:38:38 am ---Maybe all the noobs don't bother checking the steam hub, or even the forum. Maybe if there was some kind of news feed in the game, it could help, or something to direct them here idk.

--- End quote ---
there is a link in game to the forums - make achieves for signing up and posting on the intro thread may be a good idea, but you can lead a horse to water dot dot dot

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page