Introductory Mission

[Crap_Shoot]

Never done the PT before, decided to give it a try.  Noticed that there is a new "mode": Introductory Mission.  Obviously for new players to get a feel for the game.

 

Decided to give it a spin.  And it seems...lacking.  It's easy enough, but then again, I've been playing since CBT.  But it doesn't actually explain a whole lot at all to someone who has never played.  Most tutorials tell you the basic controls.  This one doesn't.  A simple explanation, especially of the throttle would be helpful, since it isn't like most games where you hold W to move forward and stop when you let go.

 

First engagement: I was set on fire twice and my engine was knocked out.  I knew what to do, but there was no explanation as to what just happened to the ship.  Telling a new player that every fire will do 20% of your total HP if left unchecked (and that they stack), and that the flames shooting out the funnels means you can no longer move forward, and the fire extinguisher icon with the R fixes these problems, might be useful to someone who's never played before.

 

It tells you to lead targets and zoom in but doesn't tell you how (SHIFT).  It doesn't explain the differences between HE and AP, how to switch, or what to aim for.  I scored some good citadels with AP.  The tutorial doesn't suggest switching ammo types, and doesn't explain what or where the citadels are.  New players might want to know why shots don't always do the same amount of damage, or why AP sometimes doesn't do any damage at all.

 

Final score:

2/10:  It was fun to play around with twice, but as a tutorial it's actually total garbage.  It tells you what to do, but doesn't actually show you how to do any of it.

 

Suggestions:  Actual explanation of controls and tips on engaging the enemy.  Maybe even offer a small XP/credit for completing it once (WoT does this).

 

Also, USS Michigan?  (see attached picture)

 

[BladedPheonix]

....now that is new.......

 

[QJW]

Just wanted to mention that the tutorial has been in for a long time, don't know when it came in exactly since I discovered it when I convinced a roommate to try WOWS out. It's like an eh intro and could use some work, but it's better than nothing.

[Kizarvexis]

I agree on the lack of info in the intro mission. I started a few weeks back and played it multiple times to try an learn how to shoot. It goes away after 10 battles of any type. After adding more hints and instruction, I would allow it to come back when you research the first DD, BB and CV, so that you can try out the new ship features where you are not messing up someone's PVE/PVP trying to learn. Or put in type specific intros for those.

[Aduial]

Well, personally i skipped the intro when i first started the game. I didn't know anything about the game, and i just jumped right in. I didn't really have too much trouble really. On the other hand, i see lots of players who don't know what they're doing at low tiers, so maybe the intro does need a little bit of work. When i play my Mikasa i see so many tier 1 cruisers shooting AP at me and doing no damage, because they don't know better. 

[Crap_Shoot]

Just wanted to mention that the tutorial has been in for a long time, don't know when it came in exactly since I discovered it when I convinced a roommate to try WOWS out. It's like an eh intro and could use some work, but it's better than nothing.

 

Didn't realize that.  I even did a forum search for "introductory mission" and nothing came up.