I'm moving this to suggestions and ideas in hopes of getting more feedback, because this is something I've wanted to do for a while now--an even more expanded "welcome to Subeta/here's the ropes" kind of page. Do you have any suggestion as to what format would be helpful?
I'm the kind of person who is pretty quick to tl;dr huge paragraphs and will fast forward through plot on video games. Would something that is essentially more of a checklist, with expanded information and vital links, that marked off things as you did them be something that you think would be helpful? I'm thinking things like:
Restock 20 items from the main shops (includes a link). (The main shops are run by the shopkeepers of Subeta and are a great way to begin to familiarize yourself with the thousands of items you can collect. It's also a great way to start building up your sP stash!
Create a pet (includes a link). (There are so many pets on Subeta, here are the ways to get different species, colors, extra pet slots, etc.)
Play NAME OF GAME (includes link). (This is another great way to start earning money!)
Post on the forums (includes link). (Come learn more details of the site, make friends, and ask questions on our forums!)
Each expanded option would obviously have more information, I'm just trying to get the gist of it in my head out there! Is there another format that would be helpful?
Things like that are super helpful for me to know! It's so hard to figure out what's hard to use when you're just used to it by now.
I'll definitely make a post in the welcomes and introductions forum as I'm working on this. I want it to be as helpful as possible!
Part of what I'm going to be doing is checking the tutorial and seeing how people like it. It isn't something I'm super fluent in as I never used it, but I want to make sure it's in a format that is as helpful to new users as possible. It has a lot of really great information, I think just tweaking the format of it may be helpful (I could be wrong, that's why I want to investigate and ask new players and old!). Nothing will ever be perfect, there's always the learning curve, googling, and making threads asking the same "stupid" questions. We should still strive to do the best to welcome our new players into this vast world.
I don't think, "well I had to learn the hard way" is a valid excuse to not make sure this is all up to date and easy to use. Like I said, I'm pretty notorious for skipping through intros because they can be long and hard to hold my attention when I WANT TO PLAY THIS NEW GAME YAY. That's why I want to get feedback regarding how this is currently working, changes that can be made, and how it can improve in the future.
That's a great idea! I don't know if I want it to have a time limit on it per se. But I definitely want to make it something you can continue to do over time at your own pace!
I also definitely need to find a way to include battle stuff, that's a really great idea as well! I'm still not fluent by any means, maybe I'll finally learn hahaha.