Project Reality - not keen on new players

[Hardee]

Let me introduce myself. I was first introduced to Project Reality over a year ago by a friend. Recently he has mentioned 0.7 is a vast improvement over the older versions and that we should give it a try in a mini-LAN scenario with a few friends. I enjoyed this so much I decided to give this a try on my home comp.

After remembering the basics of the game I was off. I joined a squad. The leader got in a jeep and I followed. He was approaching a nearby base then got chased off by an APC, at which point he retreated back to main base - wtf? At base there are more of our squad lingering around. No one said or did anything. I then enter a tank and start bleeding for some unknown reason. Even when I get out of the tank, I am still bleeding and try and bandage up, but I'm still bleeding. Then I'm choking to death. Then I die, and have to wait another two minutes to respawn again. When I return to this insane world I catch up with my teamates and am teamkilled and booted out of the squad. Oh yeah, there was no one on the voice comm so I didn't have a clue what was going on.

Second game I went in I join a squad 5/6. I enter a jeep with my buddies. The jeep is not moving. I waited a whole minute thinking "wtf?" I learn on the voice comm that "Chronic666" is finishing "rolling up a spliff". After another lengthy two minutes he joins us. Hurrah! Then there's some dispute over how many people can get in the jeep, so it appeared some of our squad leave the jeep and wander off somewhere. After another minute of wondering what the hell this team leader wants us to do, I then discover I have been kicked out of the squad.

Third game - no voice comm on my team. We start going towards the waypoints given. I die a few times. Then I respawn at some base where I am dropped from the sky and sustain injury for no reason. I then get shellshocked and think "wtf?! the enemy can't be with us already?". I turn round to discover it's a fellow team member who is playing a prank on me with his machine gun. Nice one. Then he shoots me in the back...

I have to say as much as enjoyed the game with friends, I find the game and community very initimidating. I would like to suggest to the devs, that more should be done for new players to get them involved and not feel like the scum of the earth when they join a game.

[[R-DEV]LeadMagnet]

We had 2 new players in my squad last night. After explaining that to use armor you have to get a crewmen kit (hit T and "request kit") and how to use the zoom on the main gun (default key "c") we were off. The trick is to find a squad that is actually communicating on VOIP. I still have that issue and I've been playing for awhile now. Also, best tip is to find a good server and stick with it. You can normally find me in the TCombat server in the evenings. Have a peek at the manual (a great deal has changed even from .6 and I'd highly suggest you give it a browse before going online again).

Other than that, have fun.

[[R-CON]Alex6714]

Most servers are welcoming. If you don´t know something then ask. Although I do recommend reading the manual.

If no one is using VOIP, say something. Maybe they think that no one else is using it too. Or just find a different squad. Sometimes if there are a couple of clan members in a squad they will be using teamspeak. So they may appear not to say anything or be doing "weird" things. Just speak up if you have a mic or type in the squad chat.


Finally, if you find you are having a crap game, just disconnect and find another server.

PS: "that more should be done for new players to get them involved and not feel like the scum of the earth when they join a game."

That will have much more to do with the server and its players than anything else.

[The Power]

Sounds like it to me that you just had a few bad rounds :P what you should do is get your mates together and play in the same squad, that way its a lot more enjoyable

[Hx.Clavdivs]

I second all of the above.

Sometimes it only takes one guy to break the ice greeting people when he joins to make a squad quiet as the grave come to life and chat away.

There is a thread around here somewhere that recommends a couple of servers that will give you a good ping and a good game.

Only problem is, even if you DO talk over VOIP and on a server that you usually have good gaming in, you can end up having a "strange" night like you described. As mentioned, just disconnect and try to find another server.

[Outlawz]

Read the manual please.

http://www.realitymod.com/manual/pdf...0.7_Manual.pdf

[Hardee]

It's hard talking on the mic as a newbie, as every question I asked was either ignored or "wtf? you FUCKING N00B"

[[R-CON]Alex6714]

Originally Posted by Hardee

It's hard talking on the mic as a newbie, as every question I asked was either ignored or "wtf? you FUCKING N00B"

You are playing with the wrong people.

[[R-CON]MrD]

You need to read over the manual carefully mate.

You can't drive armour without a crewmans kit you have to request. There are rules for requesting. Be careful of 2 man need to operate some armour effectively.

You can only spawn on main base, a bunker or firebase OR your own squads Rp. Spanw on another squads RP and you might just fall and die!

There are a lot of new players out there that need to read the manual, familiairise themselves with the maps and have the logical capability of understanding the game physics and moving around the maps in a timely order.

And those going AFK really should not be CO/SL/driving a vehicle for their teams sake!

[[R-MOD]Mongolian_dude]

Im afraid allot of peole play project reality for no apparent reason; tending to trot off by themselves, meaning that someone who wants to play the game properly, contributing to the positive aspects of PR, can't join the server

You also need to make sure you are on a good server, where the teamplay is ample and 2/3 have a mic and 3/4 are willing to co-operate.

Also, to make comments on the mod and it's systems and concepts, without reading the manual seems a bit ignorant. I suggest you read it before you head into the servers and judge. It seems you miss understand some of the systems, especially those that concern jumping from a moving vehicle( you will become seriously injured at full speed).

...mongol...