Newbie Queue - Health/Status in 2020
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Newbie Queue - Health/Status in 2020
Came up on discord and in some other threads.
Just kinda want to talk about newbies and how they're working out since the last check up on them.
I also have a few things I think ought to be standard in them now:
1- required backup mods on file and ready with permissions from the getgo
2- Moderators have a strict schedule for vote counts
3- Advertise other non-newbie setups that are open with groups who enjoyed playing together to sign up for those together.
I should clarify to me, "new player retention" outweighs every other goal of what a newbie game should be.Currently in COVID hell, population: Entire Household
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This is not that I think newbie mods are particularly flakey, they're usually even more reliable than most, but "oh shit XYZ emergency popped up and now we have to wait for a green to fix permissions" can be avoided from the get-go to make it seamless for newbies, they already KNOW who their backup mod is at game's start. You can have newbie mods pair-bond. So cabd-ffery would backup each other, for example.
By this, I mean there should be an expectation of a maximum time duration between vote counts. Once every 24 hours would be my pick. I could see arguments for once every 36, as that's our prod timer iirc.
This one is purely to try and boost retention and engagement to other parts of the site. I think it pretty much speaks for itself.Currently in COVID hell, population: Entire Household
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In post 1071, Cabd wrote:Thank you all for playing.
Players, you're encouraged to keep playing newbies as long as you like, of course, but I humbly sugguest trying out different games and styles, if you're brave enough.
If you liked the "solve the setup" interactions with a semii-open setup, check out the Open queue!
Prefer to keep things a little mroe secret, and try out a larger pond?
Try the mini normal queue!
Prefer to add themes, flavors, and wackier roles? Check out the theme queue instead:In post 3241, implosion wrote:Now taking signups:innocentvillager's 13-player mini. Please /in for mini to join.
Note: pre-designed setup by implosion, reviewed by Something_Smart
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I also strongly believe there should be a semi-private newbie mods lounge where this sort of stuff is discussed/helped with/required reading?In post 12, northsidegal wrote:i don't think it's hard, but (from memory) some mods don't release private threads or even make "the game is over, x won" posts, so
I would love to standardize those aspects, while keeping flavor choices uniqueCurrently in COVID hell, population: Entire Household
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In post 0, PenguinPower wrote:After review of newbie feedback from a large sample of games and internal discussion with the team, I have made the decision to remove the Inexperienced-Challenged (IC) role from the Newbie queue. An additional SE role will take it's place, meaning that Newbie games will now have a minimum of 3 SE roles. Typically, the first post of an IC is an informative post explaining terms used on site and helpful tips (see here). This will be standardized and included by the moderator of the game in addition to the Newbie Setup post.
We do have a core group of ICs that dedicate their time to play in Newbie games for the benefit of the site. I appreciate their dedication, and hope they continue to play as SEs. At the end of the day, the best way for newbies to learn to play the game is to play, and our SEs already create a good environment for newbies to learn.
This change will take effect with Newbie 1917.Currently in COVID hell, population: Entire Household
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