Graal Training Course

[HoudiniMan]

I am proposing that the training option in the startup screen of the game be re-created.

It should teach new players not only the controls and basic properties of the game (like many servers' "newbie training courses") but also the general atmosphere of the game.

With UnholyNation at the top of the serverlist, most new players will go there first. The atmosphere there between players is very abbrasive and new players think this is how all of Graal acts. There are of course good people on UN, but there are also a lot of bad ones. If they learn to act like the bad people that insult each other constantly, they do this on other servers and parts of the community like the forums as well.

Therefore, my main suggestion is that in the new training course there should be a small storyline, with NPCs that provide you with instructions and information. These NPCs should have positive attitudes towards new players and not say anything crude or insulting about anybody.

Perhaps if new players were exposed to this friendly supportive attitude before playing the game for the first time they would come into the Graal community as positive contributors.

Discuss and comment here, please try to stay on topic, no flaming.

Also, no offense to UN players, it's a fine server. Just when a server has the highest ammount of players, they also have the most undesirable ones.

[WanDaMan]

A small server you mean?

[HoudiniMan]

No, when you start the game and there is a button called "Training"

[WanDaMan]

Originally Posted by HoudiniMan

No, when you start the game and there is a button called "Training"

Yes but offline, god i don't do levels do i

[NeoJenova]

Oh Wow, this gives me an idea for UN. Since a lot of new players to graal do log onto UN I see no reason why we couldn't make a more positive, and informative new player course aswell.

I also like HoudiniMan's idea.

[HoudiniMan]

Also you guys could make the newbie course more obvious, like a say2 popup when you first log on that tells you to go to it if you're new to graal, or something?

[WanDaMan]

Leave it to graal Neo, People don't allways go on Un
And yes, Over aim we talked about it (me and houdini). And yes I do believe what he has said should be done

[haunter]

Originally Posted by HoudiniMan

Also you guys could make the newbie course more obvious, like a say2 popup when you first log on that tells you to go to it if you're new to graal, or something?

Or just force them to go through when they first log on...

Also, let us choose the start level for "training" if we want to!

(BTW shouldnt this be in future improvements or something?)

[NeoJenova]

Originally Posted by WanDaMan

Leave it to graal Neo, People don't allways go on Un
And yes, Over aim we talked about it (me and houdini). And yes I do believe what he has said should be done

I didn't say they always log onto UN. I said a lot do...

I don't think it would hurt to make our new player course better... would it?

[HoudiniMan]

I was also thinking we should make it mandatory once.

It could go in future improvements, but i really wanted the input of the community on this one. It will shape new players and give them their first taste of graal. It needs to be thoroughly discussed by all of us, so i put it in main forums.

[WanDaMan]

Originally Posted by NeoJenova

I didn't say they always log onto UN. I said a lot do...

I don't think it would hurt to make our new player course better... would it?

It wouldn't hurt at all, but there is just no point if one is going to be done. Eventhough it's online, keep it simple. I.E your start thing on UN, Why not relate it with UN and not the whole of graal like houdini is talking about

[NeoJenova]

That would be cool, if Stefan could change the new version so that the start button wasn't visible for new accounts until the training mode was completed.

[NeoJenova]

Originally Posted by WanDaMan

It wouldn't hurt at all, but there is just no point if one is going to be done. Eventhough it's online, keep it simple. I.E your start thing on UN, Why not relate it with UN and not the whole of graal like houdini is talking about

UN really has nothing different from what graal originally is. It is a basic classical type of server for the most part.

EDIT: Sorry about the double post.

[ETD]

there should be one offline world that's GK like, and another classic one....

the GK one would explain GK, and the classic one would explain things about classic servers

[HoudiniMan]

GK doesn't really need any extra explaining as long as they cover inventory...

It's just more involved than most servers...