5 replies to this topic

[RipperT]

As a method of garnering initial interest and helping new players get out ot the gate, I think that training routines could be set up tailored to a class or specific unit type to teach those new to Hawken (or new to a specifc unit) some basics about the mech they have chosen to pilot for the first time. These routines would be open to level zero units (player level excluded) and could give small amounts of experience for objectives completed in the training run until the unit reaches level 1. Contained in these routines would be the special uses of the weapons the mech carries.

When I first started in this test, I had no clue about any of the special features the middle mouse button supplied and there were no outright obvious (to me at least) forum posts to draw from, not to mention my propensity for jumping in without reading the forums first. It took quite a bit of time to get up to speed on the weapons themselves. The addition of these types of training routines could do nothing but improve the Hawken experience in my opinion.

[fwip]

I like this suggestion, as long as it's optional. I'm not 100% sure specializing the tutorials would be worth the amount of effort it would take, but it would be nice to have for new players.

[JonnyO2]

+1 (Of course, just fixing the tooltips on the weapons would help a lot towards this.)

For example, just by chance I happened to see a video someone posted about aiming the Rev-GL - I had completely written off that weapon until then.

[ItsThatGuy]

Tutorials are a must and I'm sure they're coming. I think weight specific tutorials would be enough (A, B, C class mechs).

[h0B0]

I personally think anything more than a movement training with little emphasis on right click(x2), left click, and middle click is unnecessary.

It can also be detrimental to the community if they are told in their training X mech is play Y way. Instead of letting them play the game as they want to play it and figure things out for themselves and build their own pleasure out of finding what kind of playstyle suits them.

Just look at the LoL community and the way they bandwagon onto which ever FOTM champion is played by a popular high skilled player ( or even worst: phreak )

P.S. Tons of damage.

Edited by h0B0, November 30 2012 - 07:25 PM.

[DarkPulse]

My 3-step Routine to be a Hawken pilot elite:

• Don't die.
  
• Kill the other guys.
  
• If they're highlighted in a white box, don't bother killing them. Kill the guys in red boxes instead.