Are there many newcomers to myth?

[Professional Killer]

Are there many newcomers to myth lately?

Should we somehow inform them and arrange games to teach them basics to hopefully make them stay and show some interest in them?

I can join in on this and the more the better. Perhaps get a bluebar in lobby for one fixed day every week that more experienced players host games and help out?


J u s t a t h o u g h t. . . .

[jason_ac]

Are there many newcomers to myth lately?

I've seen a couple. Don't always get a chance to talk to them much, and they're not always interested in links, info, etc. But a blue bar sounds like a good idea. As long as some vet will always show up to host.

I'm working on some instruction/documentation, and another Myth-er is working on tutorial videos.

[drunken_deer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghBbUdr ... 0v5jT5Mgup I am assuming Jason is referring to my vids here.. anyway so far this is what ive done. I want to do more in future just let me know what I should do it on.

[jason_ac]

I am assuming Jason is referring to my vids here.

LOL, actually no...I'll have to pass those along to the other guy working on vids, and look at them myself later to pass around some.

[par73]

jason is probably most vocal of all newcomers, hopefully he can help get them situated and involved in the community

congradualtions, you've been nominated

[jason_ac]

jason is probably most vocal of all newcomers, hopefully he can help get them situated and involved in the community
congradualtions, you've been nominated

PK already nominated himself. I'm a Myth-returnee. I'm doing other things for Myth (you'll see "soon").

[punkUser]

Are there many newcomers to myth lately?

From the logs, there have been more than I would have thought. Unfortunately a number of them show up, find they are unable to host games and disappear. Hence why I've put some recent priority on addressing this issue since it is fundamentally technically and thus fixable.

Perhaps get a bluebar in lobby for one fixed day every week that more experienced players host games and help out?

I was hoping that kickball could be this "time for everyone to show up and play" and it is still bluebarred despite being sort of MIA. If anyone wants to organize something else I'm happy to throw up a blue bar for it, just let me know.

[par73]

kickball is moot at this point because all the newcomers would be showing up to get picked last

[punkUser]

kickball is moot at this point because all the newcomers would be showing up to get picked last

Yeah a different format might be good, but the idea of a weekly time to get together and play is needed I think.

[jason_ac]

a number of them show up, find they are unable to host games and disappear.

How do you know that is why?

[punkUser]

How do you know that is why?

Chat logs.

[grim]

This Jason_ac guy is the modern day Elfroid.

That being said, there can be no redemption without Raziel and 'Froid. There is only Kirk and Pogue.

[BIG KROK V8 SS]

HEY GRIM U FUCKING idiot REMMEBER ME MY NAME KROK I THE ONE WHO KILL U OFF FROM MYTH FOR ETERNITY NO MORE FATTTIES UGLY CROOKED NOSE GINGER FAGGOTS ALLOWED AND THAT IS MEANS IS YOU SO U FUCK OFF NOW GO TWERK IN MCDONALDS DRIVE THRU FOR MAGNUS SAMMUEELSON.

[Pogue]

Nonsense grim, you must host MWC this summer and bring hope to the community again.

[jason_ac]

This Jason_ac guy is the modern day Elfroid.

Can anyone tell me if I should be flattered or insulted by the comparison?

[jason_ac]

Chat logs.

Hmmm. Interesting. What's exactly is happening? They're trying to setup their routers, and failing? Or not even trying, just being told "yeah, your hosting won't work unless you fix your router", so they give up? (in which case it's an education problem, maybe we can fix that...since your hosting workaround has tech drawbacks) And are they going away because they REALLY want to host, or because they want to play and no one is hosting? In which case part of the "solution" is more hosts/autohosts being put up by the people that can.

[punkUser]

And are they going away because they REALLY want to host, or because they want to play and no one is hosting? In which case part of the "solution" is more hosts/autohosts being put up by the people that can.

Usually they just want to play and no one is around to host, etc. Sometimes autohosts help there but they obviously aren't as good as a real host who is organizing games and responding to how they go. Usually after sitting around for a while asking people to host/play they just leave.

[vinylrake]

This Jason_ac guy is the modern day Elfroid.

Can anyone tell me if I should be flattered or insulted by the comparison?

Depends on your point of view. Elf was a fairly young enthusiastic player who had lots of ideas and energy, and was quite active on Myth forums. Some people seemed to feel he was annoying. My guess is the comparison is related to your level of activity/enthusiasm/positive-outlook on the forums.

[adrenaline]

or that you, too, resemble a young Harry Potter.

[jason_ac]

was quite active on Myth forums.

Heh, I was one of the noticeably active people on Case's Myth Codex forums (as The_Seeker), back in the day.

[par73]

This Jason_ac guy is the modern day Elfroid.

spot on jolly wanker

That being said, there can be no redemption without Raziel and 'Froid.

Raz would only come back if you were here as he told me before, Froid is off in England still wondering what happened to him because he made his mistakes and had no where to run and just wanted to scream

[par73]

was quite active on Myth forums.

Heh, I was one of the noticeably active people on Case's Myth Codex forums (as The_Seeker), back in the day.

what is this you speak of?

[Pogue]

Some people seemed to feel he was annoying.

Some?

[vinylrake]

Case in point.

[jason_ac]

what is this you speak of?

If you played Myth when it was a brand-new game (I did), the Myth Codex was one of the pre-eminent sites for Myth back in the day. One of the co-creators, Jaime Griesemer (aka Case) eventually went from the head of that site, to being a Bungie employee. Those forums had a lot of traffic back in the day. Case became a tester on MII, the head of Bnet for a while, then went on as a designer on Halo.

[par73]

as did ferrex

[jason_ac]

Usually they just want to play and no one is around to host, etc. Sometimes autohosts help there but they obviously aren't as good as a real host who is organizing games and responding to how they go. Usually after sitting around for a while asking people to host/play they just leave.

Do you know if they are demo-only people, or have the full game?

Heh, one of the autohosts advertises itself as a "managed autohost"...whatever that means. Sometimes I'm away from mine for hours, but often I'm checking-in between games, so mine is semi-monitored.

[punkUser]

Do you know if they are demo-only people, or have the full game?

Don't currently track that, but qualitatively I don't see many demo-only people. Usually if someone bothers to get the game and figure out how to get online they can also find a copy of it.