A Suggestion for the Helpful

[WickedPenguin]

If you're feeling in a good and helpful mood while playing RO, change your tags to "[ROHelp]YourNameHere", "[HelpYou]YourNameHere", or something like that so newbies will know there's someone on there who can answer some questions.

Also, when you hop on a server, it's good to ask the crowd if anyone has any questions. I just did that on a server playing Arad and got a bunch of questions regarding arty coordinates, ammo switching, etc.

I think the reason newbies continue doing "silly things" (read: stuff that gets them and you killed) is that they might be afraid of getting some kind of flak for asking "stupid questions". There's no such thing as a stupid question when you're brand new at something, so showing you're willing to help can in turn help them get used to how things work.

Break the ice and help them have a good time.

 

[Panzer Meyer]

Good advice!

 

[mobilechomp]

Good advice. Number 1 rule is to be nice and pardon beginner behavior. We were all there one day, just not in as big numbers . Yesterday almost all the veterans were being helpful, with only a few annoying ones giving stupid answers and spitting out "noob".

 

[[tR]Mad Mac]

During the trial week, look for me as [RO-Help]MadMac

that makes 3 names I use...

 

[fiftyone]

We have gone from a Fresh Meat to a Fresh Blood situation in less than 24 hours.
Game play has got better and what I here in voip & read in text is positive.
I'm having a good time.
I'll put Help in front, Help 51..

 

[D3terioNation]

Tbh its not the total N00bs that annoy me. Its the clanned n00bs that totally rub me up the wrong way!!

4 or 5 of em hijack a server and act like ****s, because they think all of em will lauch a mass verbal assault on anybody at will!

Well they havent met Multiple Wounds yet...

... well some of em have, the poor sods!

 

[perato]

Too many things already in name so not me. In finnish servers people are not afraid to make stupid questions like "How do I aim", so no need for that. Never used the VOIP so much, as today when helping people to get into this game. Only problem that I have changed some of the buttons, and can't really member the originals = can't help with some buttons. Like aiming, who the fuk aims with middlemouse. We have mouse2 for that. I mean, the two most important keys after wasd, are mouse1 and mouse2 and you do not waste them into some "put bayonet" or "sneeze" button. Shift always makes a good melee button.

 

[Oi!Oi!Oi!]

I wish free trial players has a special tag next to their screen name.

 

[Mormegil]

While playing Arad, yesterday, I was giving general tank hints (angle, range, mouse scroll, switching positions, etc) on All Chat (between killing the "fresh meat").

It seemed to help. As the round went along, they got their stuff together.

Also helps to take charge and tell people where they migth want to go.

 

[TheIceberg]

I just wanna thank you all for the warm welcome to the RO community

I think I fell in love today (RO ROCKS!)
I'll definitely get this game sooner or later (broke student )

iCE

 

[Rrralphster]

It's going to be a real mess if I would wear all the tags I should wear.
My username would like like this if I would:
[ROhelp][SoE]_Rrralpster(TT)
Looks just a little bit too 7331 to my taste.

 

[Mormegil]

It's going to be a real mess if I would wear all the tags I should wear.
My username would like like this if I would:
[ROhelp][SoE]_Rrralpster(TT)
Looks just a little bit too 7331 to my taste.

I've got you beat...[RO-Help][13G/42]Mormegil[TT]. If only I were in a clan too, instead of just IC, I could throw one more tag in!


Anyways, I just wanted to mention that there seems to be a lot of common issues with the new folks.

They often can't open doors, get in tanks, use radio, etc - all the Use key (Z?). I don't think a lot of them know about the Alt-Fire (didn't play UT like most vets) - so they don't know melee, cook nades, or co-ax MG. Lots don't seem to know how to prone, either.

So make sure when you're playing that you volunteer useful info. I was firing off helpful hints (between firing AP rounds) on Arad yesterday. They didn't know about hull-down, angling and all sorts of things. By the end of the round, many of them learned (the hard way sometimes).

 

[davey89]

i have bin admining the [email protected] server most of the day and most ppl are helping out before i can do it... of course u have the not so nice ppl.. but oaver all its cool to see how well most ppl are being

... it helps win thay KNOW a admin is waching but stilll...

 

[Verluste21]

If you're feeling in a good and helpful mood while playing RO, change your tags to "[ROHelp]YourNameHere", "[HelpYou]YourNameHere", or something like that so newbies will know there's someone on there who can answer some questions.

Also, when you hop on a server, it's good to ask the crowd if anyone has any questions. I just did that on a server playing Arad and got a bunch of questions regarding arty coordinates, ammo switching, etc.

I think the reason newbies continue doing "silly things" (read: stuff that gets them and you killed) is that they might be afraid of getting some kind of flak for asking "stupid questions". There's no such thing as a stupid question when you're brand new at something, so showing you're willing to help can in turn help them get used to how things work.

Break the ice and help them have a good time.

nOObs have to be executed directly!
Uuuh I meant, campers have to be executed directly. Deserters (people who liked to sit and wait in cowardice) were shot by/in the Sovjet army so far as I know.

Just dont let them noobs be camping!

 

[Mylo42]

I don't know if wearing the "Help" tag is neccessary. Just be a decent respectful human being willing to help someone new at something....tag or no tag. You can tell the new guys who are trying to learn, and those that are not. Helping the ones that are showing interest can only make RO and the entire community a better, more "target rich" enviroment. The sooner the immature players that scream "noob" figure this out and actually take a second to help someone, the better off we'll all be....but then again, that takes effort and understanding, qualities that not all of us share.

Paul Giester