First time play problems

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Fostik
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First time play problems

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Have a friend that plays first time.

Here's the problems every newb that not played sandboxes have:

1. You need forage skill to find anything. The thing, that you can forage something from ground in this game is not clearly understeable by new players, and you have mutch more skills to choose. Options to fix:
- Forage skill is basic for any character
- There are quest that explains you about forage system in this game
2. There are too many skills you can take in game start. People just lost in them.
3. Game need things that you can forage with basic perc*exp.
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Re: First time play problems

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yea i agree esspecially the lost in skills and noobs tend to stuggle thier first forage
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Re: First time play problems

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I'd like to think we had solutions in the forum community of years past, but relying on volunteers for an ever changing game just isn't sustainable. It's developing too quickly for the support community to keep up when it's not actually a real job for them.

More robust community approved tutorials in game would help. We have the framework for it in place, it just needs proper fleshing out.
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Re: First time play problems

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Will consider!
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