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12/20/2013 4:07:33 PMDErank[2up]knorke before revert after revert
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1 If you want to idenfity the problems of new players then such a thread does not work. 1 If you want to idenfity the problems of new players then such a thread does not work. Anyone what had problems "picking up zero-K" is long gone.
2 In forum you only get comments from people who [i]"shadowed the game for months, absorbing every bit of manual; looking at the code"[/i] or are with spring (or TA) since years.
3 Not representive of average player - not helpful.
4 Instead:
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3 1) Go to replays page and filter for games that lasted for less than a minute. 6 1) Go to replays page and filter for games that lasted for less than a minute.
4 There is large number of those. Try to figure out why that game did not work: Accidently set wrong ally teams? Badly chosen startpos got Com stuck on cliff or in lava/acid? Could not figure out how to do anything? Crash? etc 7 There is large number of those. Try to figure out why that game did not work: Accidently set wrong ally teams? Badly chosen startpos got Com stuck on cliff or in lava/acid? Could not figure out how to do anything? Crash? etc
5 For example @Ronum is a new player with 6 played games, all last 0 seconds. 8 For example @Ronum is a new player with 6 played games, all supposedly lasted 0 seconds.
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7 2) Read forum carefully: 10 2) Read forum carefully:
8 For example in http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/637 there is complaint about "rude players." 11 For example in http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/637 there is complaint about "rude players."
9 But the real problem is a technical one: [i]"Spectators even can kill my Game"[/i] 12 But the real problem is a technical one: [i]"Spectators even can kill my Game"[/i]
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11 3) Look at bugtracker, it is full of things. For exmple wrt above point: 14 3) Look at bugtracker, for exmple wrt above point:
12 http://code.google.com/p/zero-k/issues/detail?id=1551&q=spec&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Owner%20Summary 15 http://code.google.com/p/zero-k/issues/detail?id=1551&q=spec&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Owner%20Summary
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14 4) See comments on missions, by new players. 17 4) See comments on missions, by new players.
15 Lots of [i]"How does this work"[/i] there. 18 Lots of [i]"How does this work"[/i] there.