neat sorrel
I think the game currently expects too much from unexperienced players without any guidance.
With new players, I mean people who have no previous experience in similar games , have not done any research into M+ or fellowship dungeons and don't know how they work.
I have noticed the biggest obstacle for beginning players is adept league where suddenly kicks matter a lot.
Players have to learn some key concepts through teamplay which requires a lot of social interaction that almost never happens by players themselves.
Tutorials ingame will often be skipped because we all know we dont want to read... or listen to endless dialogue.
So what if the game had something like a "Training Arena" or "Bootcamp!", where a solo or party can initiate minigames to learn basic concepts.
It could exist as a instanced level, like you have a Shooting range in shooters or simply in the main Hub.
Simple example for a Interrupt mini game :
A small pack of monsters with a timer you must survive the duration of.
Level 1: interrupt skill per class and role. (tank < melee dps < ranged dps < spellcaster).
Level 2: Focus target function, the kicks must be coordinated properly.
level 3: Add some minor low danger skills, so the players need to learn to prioritize the kicks.
level 4: Introduce a tank buster and maybe a silence that targets the healer.
level 5: Add hard-casted skills that require some hard CC.
A place where beginner players can just play around with characters and interact with tutorials like this or where veterans can bring newbies to learn about fundamental basic concepts. I think interactivity like this could be very beneficial to the community.
Thematically it could be filled with funny things, like commercials or propaganda things "anti-tankbuster kick spray"
"Soak for your fellows", "Did your fellow friend die during a bossbattle? Try a Combat Ress!"
Just some ideas I had and thought i'd share them!
Love your game so far!
❤️ keep up the good work
astral kayak