01-07-2011, 04:31 AM
Sid Luck Wrote:Saying that a newbie cannot defeat the top tier people even if he writes like Shakespeare creates a disincentive for new people to join at all. Which, I believe, is one of the reasons and eliminated CA and are having these discussions in the first place; to create an environment friendly to both new blood and older members.
Really? I'm a newbie(ish) and I found CA to be an exciting challenge. Having a leveling system that goes up to 85 doesn't stop people from making new lvl1 characters in WOW, despite never having a chance of beating somebody at the level cap until they've done the leveling themselves.
If I would have joined at this point in time (i.e. no CA for comparison), I wouldn't have stuck around(ish). I didn't join a competitive writing site to hold hands with everybody.
The way you create a friendly environment for new and old members is to encourage the old members to actually, y'know, communicate with new members. Had I not known Sig, Piper, and Vad IRL, I also wouldn't have stuck around since I felt really excluded by a lot of other people (not a good word... I felt really not included? I don't know if English has the right word for it). Sorry for the little OT bit right there, but I've wanted to mention that at some point.
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If life gives you lemons, hand them to me!
I've got a great recipe for lemon meringue pie.