well thought out. I like it a lot. Great concept. New players are lost, I think something like this would go a long way but would require a lot of DEV time, but in the long run would make the game better because new players would have a clue instead of running around blindly.

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Maybe we can add that one bud?

+1
Though I think until we can pick up gear from downed enemies or blow holes in walls,
(all things I hope we'll be able to do eventually)
I don't think it should be in the tutorial, it might give the wrong idea of what one is able
to do.
I don't mean to be critical man, it's a good idea, I just don't want new players feeling tricked.
It's bad for longevity me thinks...

You finish the tutorial mode, and you're sent a mail (the game shows you how to access your mail), it awards you a contract payment for completing the mission, and congratulates you. You can now use the Instant Battle to find battles around New Eden.



Just a concept I thought out, the tutorial mode should be engaging, seem fast paced but in reality slow enough for the player to grasp basic controls such as throwing the grenade or using a vehicle. The environment needs to be just right, Dropships and fighters flying overhead, shouts and gunfire everywhere and explosions in the distance (think artillery and such) has to be just right so the player really believes there is a war going on, it should give them a taste of what we want DUST to be like, it also wants to be interesting enough for them to want to complete, there needs to be voice actors, even the enemies cry out when they die and of course additional animations like the friendlies jumping onto the tank and riding along on top.

There shouldn't be constant reading of how to do things, just simple tool tips and reasons throughout the tutorial to do said things, thinks like being unable to go forward unless you hack that door, or using the tank to ram a door down, I know the engine doesn't do breakable environment, but surely it could be done on a small scale?

Just a thought.

Wow... do you write for a living? I can actually picture this in my head as a read it.

i've been pushing for this as well....mildly.
it VERY MUCH goes against the eve model of super open ended gameplay but i see absolutely no reason this shouldn't be in dust

it'll solve one of the biggest complaints about the game that has cropped up in many reviews
the lack of a sense of purpose, and connection to the larger eve universe
if you start the game in a heated faction warfare battle with some orbital strikes going on and good character dialog talking about the eve universe (like "those damn capsuleers live in their palaces while we do all the work") will give a broader context

I wouldn't mind volunteering time to help newer players out if there were a game mode prior to academy which was simply and open sand box training yard.

All it would need was respawning vehicles, hack points that reset, holographic targets.

Etc. If CCP gave out Intructor toons to experienced players willing to give their time and share their knowledge of game mechanics I feel that would be a great player driven intiative to get our community helping itself out.

I wouldn't add this until the stuff in it is also in the game, like riding on tanks, having voices, environmental destruction etc. Otherwise it will be a big anti-climax when they get to the actual game.

a sexy voice talks to you throughout,

"should take about 15-20 minutes and should allow you to quit, but have to resume before you're allowed on the battlefield if you have not completed it (As in a quicksave when you quit)."

Really? so everytime i make a new toon to mess about on i'll be forced to play 15-20 mins tutorial

Also, not everyone needs there hand held, personally im sick of games walking me through the 1st scene or level or what have you, i dont even understand why others need this "help" its hardly rocket science....

but sure the option might be nice for some "windowlickers", but again it shouldnt be mandatory

Just wanted to leave this here: http://cdn.overclock.net/1/12/127a2824_eve-online-learning-curve.jpeg


New Eden has always been like that...maybe smoothed a bit nowadays by that new player tutorials and Aura...

You think people dont hang around because they dont understand it?

from what i've been told by others that have quit and from what i read on other gaming forums most people dont play as the core aspects of the game arent that great, aiming, character movement, buggy landscapes, boring same old game modes, etc etc etc this game has a million bigger issues than a tiny percent of players that proberly find tieing there shoelaces to be a huge hour long mission