Is it time for PoE to have a proper tutorial?

http://www.strawpoll.me/10261809

This isn't a simple yes or no. Creating a tutorial requires resources - and that means other things are not being worked on. On the other hand, GGG claimed in their prophecy announcement that stability improvements are coming in the form of memory usage, graphics, and sound changes.

ASSUMING that server and graphical performance is fixed to your satisfaction, how high should GGG prioritize adding a tutorial to the game? What would you trade for a better new-player experience overall?

Also assume that the tutorial would actually be good. That it would really give new players the tools to not completely fk up their first character.

I'd like to see one, but if it would have to come at the expense of a new challenge league, I'd say no. Tutorial versus Prophecy league, give me the new league. If the choice were between Ascendancy balance being put off for 3 months and a Tutorial, I might take the tutorial at that point.

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kolyaboo wrote:

Don't they have one? On new accounts?

I have no idea. I'll also note that I've used 'tutorial' and 'new player experience' interchangeably, which is a mistake. New players are still trying this game, with interest spiking when new content gets added. If I could go back in time I would use only the phrase 'new player experience' because the holistic matters more than whatever you can cram into a tutorial.

@ some of the other responses, this improved new player experience - whatever that may look like - wouldn't (and in fact shouldn't) preclude new players from ever having the joy that comes with learning and mastery. Meet me in the middle here and understand that if you leave every single element behind a metaphorical brick wall of knowledge, GGG will lose potentially paying customers - and losing them is almost certainly a net negative to all of us who are left.

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1662919/page/1

This thread prompted mine - the fact that it exists is enough to prove the general premises laid out - that GGG is losing potential customers due to keeping information out of the game.

its really needs a tutorial showed gf game she made a perandus char
i left her alone for quite a while and the game doenst really tell you about links and suport gems at all

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Nah, learning by doing..

it needs a written guide under the game tab explaining gems links jewels basics of the tree/ascendency but not an in-game one, your first character the one you wil totally mess up is the tutorial
is this punishing yes but that's wat peeps are complaining about the game is to easy: no its not you get gud (ofc some things are broken OP FotM but that wil always be the case)

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Astarte911 wrote:

Nah, learning by doing..

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No point in a tutorial when youtube videos exist. Plus the tutorial would be insanely long and no one would set through it. If it was a short one it wouldnt cover nearly enough information thus defeats the purpose.

I think its a good thing to have people ask questions, look up things for themselves and figure things out. The more hands on the learning experience the better, the more theyll retain because theyre actually seeking out knowledge themselves.

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Casual_Ascent wrote:

Where's option 5?:

'Too late. No longer any point in eating up resources making a tutorial'

Because, lets face facts. PoE has become far too cluttered and complicated for the sake of complication to be palatable for a wider audience. Not even tutorials could make a difference now.

Very well said. +1

I voted "top 5" because I think it would be very important, but not most important, if/when GGG ever makes PoE 2.