The basic idea is this :
Infiltration has a lot of unspoken/invisble "rules" that new players are not going to learn all by themselves.
You could say they might be able to learn this on public servers, but some people prefer to play instead or bitch instead of really helping the newbies ...
While a 'promotional video' & other advertising we can do might make more people aware of this ultra-cool thing called 'Infiltration for UT', it does not give us access to the kind of player we'd like to see. (at least that's my opinion)
I think the best way to promote Inf, is to organize a (weekly?) 'bootcamp' where "veterans" can teach the new players how to play ...
Something like the 'PUG' (pick-up games) as organised for UnF, but aimed at the 'new players'.
// PUG description :
- at a designated time players join an IRC-channel
- from the available players two "leaders" are chosen
- those leaders take turns in choosing a player for 'their' team
- the players for each team join a separate IRC-channel where they discuss 'tactics' & maps they'd like to play
- after both teams have had time to discuss tactics a server & map is chosen and the game begins ...
In this form the non-clan-players can get a feel for the game as a clanwar, without all the "pressure" of joining a real clan.
// ideas, comments, volunteers (already? ) ?
post them in this thread ...
Saying you like the idea is the easy part, but who would be willing & able to do something ?
There'd need to be servers, admins for those severs, web-hosting for the inevitable site, etc. ...
You probably need to have a lot of time and no real-life(tm), altough with enough volunteers ... (damn stop dreaming )
Infiltration has a lot of unspoken/invisble "rules" that new players are not going to learn all by themselves.
You could say they might be able to learn this on public servers, but some people prefer to play instead or bitch instead of really helping the newbies ...
While a 'promotional video' & other advertising we can do might make more people aware of this ultra-cool thing called 'Infiltration for UT', it does not give us access to the kind of player we'd like to see. (at least that's my opinion)
I think the best way to promote Inf, is to organize a (weekly?) 'bootcamp' where "veterans" can teach the new players how to play ...
Something like the 'PUG' (pick-up games) as organised for UnF, but aimed at the 'new players'.
// PUG description :
- at a designated time players join an IRC-channel
- from the available players two "leaders" are chosen
- those leaders take turns in choosing a player for 'their' team
- the players for each team join a separate IRC-channel where they discuss 'tactics' & maps they'd like to play
- after both teams have had time to discuss tactics a server & map is chosen and the game begins ...
In this form the non-clan-players can get a feel for the game as a clanwar, without all the "pressure" of joining a real clan.
// ideas, comments, volunteers (already? ) ?
post them in this thread ...
Saying you like the idea is the easy part, but who would be willing & able to do something ?
There'd need to be servers, admins for those severs, web-hosting for the inevitable site, etc. ...
You probably need to have a lot of time and no real-life(tm), altough with enough volunteers ... (damn stop dreaming )