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quick arrow · 2026-04-02T14:40:31.334Z

Hit level 5, first impression overview: - The first thing I was greeted with loading into the game was streamer highlights...why? As a newbie I don't care about that. - The absence of direction in navigating the UI is worrying. I have played League, Smite, HOTS I do know how to navigate these menus but someone genuinely new to MOBAs or gaming in general does not. That's an uninstall moment right there - Your tutorial content being voiced over videos exclusively excludes people who would prefer to refer to text (me) or those who respond better to doing a thing while being guided (interactive tutorials) - Completely obfuscating the existence of other game modes until level 5 is a confusing choice...in fact I uninstalled initially for this reason. I only reinstalled because I thought "there is no way a game that intends to be competitive doesn't have a practice mode, it has to be locked somewhere" Most newbies will not think like this and quit out of frustration. - Not being able to view what you can expect to unlock from future account level rewards adds to the above problem. - The complete absence of guidance on the game's control scheme is also a bad move imo. The game immediately assumes "this person already knows how a 3d MOBA works". That is not a good assumption. The characters are approachable enough the genre notoriously is not however, teach people. - Relying on a Discord to teach/inform on even bare minimum functionality isn't community building, it's offloading a job you should have been sorting from literal minute 1.

quick arrow Apr 2, 2026, 2:40 PM

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Hit level 5, first impression overview:

The first thing I was greeted with loading into the game was streamer highlights...why? As a newbie I don't care about that.
The absence of direction in navigating the UI is worrying. I have played League, Smite, HOTS I do know how to navigate these menus but someone genuinely new to MOBAs or gaming in general does not. That's an uninstall moment right there
Your tutorial content being voiced over videos exclusively excludes people who would prefer to refer to text (me) or those who respond better to doing a thing while being guided (interactive tutorials)
Completely obfuscating the existence of other game modes until level 5 is a confusing choice...in fact I uninstalled initially for this reason. I only reinstalled because I thought "there is no way a game that intends to be competitive doesn't have a practice mode, it has to be locked somewhere" Most newbies will not think like this and quit out of frustration.
Not being able to view what you can expect to unlock from future account level rewards adds to the above problem.
The complete absence of guidance on the game's control scheme is also a bad move imo. The game immediately assumes "this person already knows how a 3d MOBA works". That is not a good assumption. The characters are approachable enough the genre notoriously is not however, teach people.
Relying on a Discord to teach/inform on even bare minimum functionality isn't community building, it's offloading a job you should have been sorting from literal minute 1.

lethal lotus Apr 2, 2026, 2:42 PM

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This is what good feedback looks like

native kayak Apr 2, 2026, 2:44 PM

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One thing this person is missing augments but idk if they even show up before lvl 10 or whatever the threshold is. Would be nice if they would make a smaller update on that if they decide to stay around.

lethal lotus Apr 2, 2026, 2:45 PM

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The only thing I do know is that they’ve found better retention when making players play vs AI till level 5 compared to allowing them to see all modes

quick arrow Apr 2, 2026, 2:46 PM

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native kayak One thing this person is missing augments but idk if they even show up before lv...

They are locked when you're selecting your character but you can see them even in the lobby menu

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~~Once you've unlocked practice you can play around with them in the practice tool but you can't use them in actual games until level 10 (haven't reached that point yet myself though)~~ correction: you can't use them in the practice mode either only look, wait till 10

silver nova Apr 2, 2026, 3:59 PM

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lethal lotus The only thing I do know is that they’ve found better retention when making play...

Making them play vs ai for the first few games is definitely good yeah
But blocking off practice range and vs ai gamemodes, and not showing in any way that they exist and will be unlocked at level 5 is a big thing that hurts new players

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People are scared of new hero shooters, they like hopping into practice range or choosing ai games to learn stuff before playing vs real people
If they think theyre forced to go into vs real people without these options its daunting

lethal lotus Apr 2, 2026, 4:01 PM

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silver nova Making them play vs ai for the first few games is definitely good yeah But block...

I agree

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Just forwarding the info

solar wasp Apr 2, 2026, 8:16 PM

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lethal lotus This is what good feedback looks like

wrong, good feedback is saying "xyz sucks do better" with literally no helpful insight a to why something is bad and how to go about improving it

craggy terrace Apr 3, 2026, 2:18 AM

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They also don't tell you which augment you get until level 10 correct?

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