Newbies are just so far behind when they start. Especially if they've never played a MUD or have minimal experience with them.

We just need a way to help them out, IMHO. However, anything that could be implemented mechanically would have the possibility of being abused. If it isn't obvious by now...someone will abuse it. So we are right back where we started, newbies being behind, through tactics, gear/prep knowledge, area knowledge, etc. Because CF is so great, dynamic, and diverse, there that HUGE learning curve.

I started before neo rangers. That change brought around so many skills, with the right combo, it's a completely different class almost. We all had alot to learn right there. Someone who comes in and doesn't have the original baseline forester/survivalist knowledge (vanilla ranger), it's alot to learn of just that class alone. I love the diversity, it's ####ing awesome. It's also a part of that learning curve, as well, though.

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