I'm all for things that let friends play with friends. Â Having played through the MSQ three times now, I can completely understand not wanting to go through all that headache and new players potentially getting discouraged when all they want to do is hang out with their friends and have fun.
The game can be taught, even at end-game, a lot of people just don't care to. Â They expect people to inherently know how to play a game they've been playing for years. Â If I'm signing on to a monthly sub to play friends, I'd certainly hope my friends cared enough to at least help me get acclimated to the game and playing decently. Â
That said, there will always be "bad" players and people who don't know how to play the game. Â Always. Â You're never going to get around it, so why punish good people who just want to come and have fun with their friends, same as you, on the misconception that anyone who "jumps" is automatically someone who will be terrible at the game. Â It's this kind of mentality that's slowly pervading gaming communities and making them the "toxic" places people have come to know and love. Â "You aren't as good at this game as I am, even though I've been playing for years, so that automatically means you suck."
Just let people play together and have fun. Â If it's not your brand of fun, then just... don't play with them. Â Stick to your statics, your circle of friends, and leave the mentoring to people who genuinely have an interest in helping others, jumpers or not.
The game can be taught, even at end-game, a lot of people just don't care to. Â They expect people to inherently know how to play a game they've been playing for years. Â If I'm signing on to a monthly sub to play friends, I'd certainly hope my friends cared enough to at least help me get acclimated to the game and playing decently. Â
That said, there will always be "bad" players and people who don't know how to play the game. Â Always. Â You're never going to get around it, so why punish good people who just want to come and have fun with their friends, same as you, on the misconception that anyone who "jumps" is automatically someone who will be terrible at the game. Â It's this kind of mentality that's slowly pervading gaming communities and making them the "toxic" places people have come to know and love. Â "You aren't as good at this game as I am, even though I've been playing for years, so that automatically means you suck."
Just let people play together and have fun. Â If it's not your brand of fun, then just... don't play with them. Â Stick to your statics, your circle of friends, and leave the mentoring to people who genuinely have an interest in helping others, jumpers or not.
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