This recently came up in a conversation I had with a friend here. He looked back at when he first joined when there was no internet and very few handbooks on how to do things. He said he can't remember anyone whining about not finding out how to do things or having anyone help them out. They just went ahead and did it - he has the ugly helms to prove it. And he was ok with the ugly helm as long as it got him out there and fighting.
I don't know when it's changed but I see some newcomers with higher expectations of getting involved. They won't volunteer until they know exactly what to do or fight until they have the perfect kit. Now I understand for some it's shyness but for others it may be some fault on how we introduce people to the game.
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Expectations of newcomers
Date: 2007-11-19 03:52 pm (UTC)I don't know when it's changed but I see some newcomers with higher expectations of getting involved. They won't volunteer until they know exactly what to do or fight until they have the perfect kit. Now I understand for some it's shyness but for others it may be some fault on how we introduce people to the game.