Discussing the new player experience

[Jigstraw]

@Ptiloui said:

@bgyoshi said:
I firmly believe I’m the only person that long jumps without any keybinds

We are two

we are three, i don’t use any dev console keybinds at all

[Begin2018]

@BBBadger said:

@Ptiloui said:

@bgyoshi said:
I firmly believe I’m the only person that long jumps without any keybinds

We are two

Three with me.

Toggle sprint makes it easy for me.
Ok, then we are four, and as I enable toggle crouch, I have to press it twice Skill or not skill…

About the case drop rate, they just lowered it because there is no more Lead/Iron. I did the math when they did the update, it probably drop 5 times less to keep the same ratio to get Bronze.

[Artyrim]

A normal new player should focus on playing the game instead of caring about this shit , after all they have already the default loadout. If they play then soon or later they will make a bronze loadout

[Begin2018]

Anyway, new players are upset to have to play against players 100 or 200…

[teflonlove]

@Begin2018 said:
Anyway, new players are upset to have to play against players 100 or 200…

And players of level 100 or 200 are upset to have to play against new players…

[Xenithos]

@bgyoshi said:
I firmly believe I’m the only person that long jumps without any keybinds

The drop rate for loadout cases used to be a lot higher, but I’ve noticed that they’ve dipped a lot

I think they initially lowered the drop rate because of the addition of MK1/2/3/4 cases. Then I think they split the remaining drop chance of the loadout cases with a chance for fragment cases. Then they kinda got rid of Mk1-4 cases and left the loadout case rate the same?

My suspicions anyway

They used to drop like candy. I’d get a loadout case every 3 matches or so.

I jump without keybinds… No reason not to with a pinky this stronk! I AM NUMBER FOUR.
The thing is, the current fragment cases that drop are basically worth slightly more than leads used to be, and are limited to bronze in amount of fragments they drop. So they didn’t remove leads and irons, they just made it so you’re getting them straight as fragments now. The addition of that and limit of cases that drops now means that We’re still getting “the case” every 3 matches or so like we used to, it’s just limited to bronze fragments. And occasionally, we’ll get a guaranteed bronze or up. So I like to keep my sanity by no longer calling it an equipment case, but a gold equipment case.

But yeah, they could increase the odds of that dropping a wee bit and I wouldn’t complain.

[Eox]

An obvious fix for beginner IMO would just be to increase the amount of shinies for beginners after they pass their first levels (up to 10), in the form of a loadout card for Aura/Skyhammer.

…Actually don’t they get a special loadout case with a gold loadout for one of those two around level 4 or something ?

[Ptiloui]

@Eox said:
An obvious fix for beginner IMO would just be to increase the amount of shinies for beginners after they pass their first levels (up to 10), in the form of a loadout card for Aura/Skyhammer.

…Actually don’t they get a special loadout case with a gold loadout for one of those two around level 4 or something ?

2 guaranteed gold loadout for either aura or skyhammer (rng based). Thing is, you can end up having 2 gold cards for aura and nothing for skyhammer (this is what I experience in recent tests). With the recent addition of prime case, it would be better to give new players one prime case for each of the free mercs (aura, skyhammer AND bushwacker).

[binderr]

From alot of recent game changes it’s pretty clear SD has gradually reduced the chances of aquiring quality item for free. I feel sorry for new players, they are the ones who will have to grind for hours just to get something they really want or will have to pay up! 4 out of 6 cabolt I own I got for free via drop cases. Chances like this are hard to come by now.
6-9 hours grind for a free drop case is clear sign SD just want you to pay for pretty much everything ingame.