From a tutorial (ie, how to play) perspective only, I'm a fan of the way that EQ did it when it launched. There was a tutorial that taught you to move, to fight, to talk to an NPC. It was not your play character.
Having something like that makes sense for first-timers or people who might just want to doublecheck that they understand the control scheme. The vast majority of players are going to be coming in with some MMO (or at least CRPG) experience, and so many people will want to just skip the tutorial. They should be able to.
Please note, I am talking only about a mechanical tutorial here. This should not be confused or conflated with an introduction to the lore and backstory of your race and the world. That is a completely separate topic which seems to have it's own thread right now :)
Tutorial = Ask someone else
But since there will be progeny and if there is a central noob zone like EQ2, people who progeny will be able to help new players.
Nephele said:From a tutorial (ie, how to play) perspective only, I'm a fan of the way that EQ did it when it launched. There was a tutorial that taught you to move, to fight, to talk to an NPC. It was not your play character.
Having something like that makes sense for first-timers or people who might just want to doublecheck that they understand the control scheme. The vast majority of players are going to be coming in with some MMO (or at least CRPG) experience, and so many people will want to just skip the tutorial. They should be able to.
Please note, I am talking only about a mechanical tutorial here. This should not be confused or conflated with an introduction to the lore and backstory of your race and the world. That is a completely separate topic which seems to have it's own thread right now :)
Agreed Nephele.
A tutorial should be on basic interaction, not hints, directions on how to best play, or various concepts. This is up to the player to discover.
