Iconics may not be friendly to new players....

[FalseFlag]

Really, this is a game that kids in middle school or even elementary school play. If you don't put instructions in front of them, they aren't going to looking for them, most likely.

While I don't dispute the helpfulness of a guide, this statement tells me you must not know many kids, or the ones you do know aren't terribly bright. It's the older new players who need the guidance.

[Hawkwier]

Why would a new player at L15 jump right into elite Web of Chaos quests?

This thread seems to me to be based on a false assumption, and highly subjective perspective.

New players can and do die a heck of a lot in L1-4 normal content too, you know.

Iocnics improve choice for some folks - if you want to start at L15 with a strong character build and decent equipment, you can.

If you don't want to, you dont have to.

Great!

[Qaliya]

A new player on a level 15 who joins a group doing GH walkups on elite -- and let's be honest, that's often all there is on the LFM panel -- will probably get slaughtered. It's not a good way to introduce someone to a game.

[Zillee]

I dunno. I would expect to get slaughtered if I went into an elite quest. I wouldn't think 'this game sucks'. I'd think, okay I'll try that another time when I'm better at the game.

And if it puts off those who feel they should be able to cake walk all content when they are completely new to the game, going in at elite with a first life ungeared up toon ... then all the better. I would hate to see the game altered to make such things possible for the 'entitled' generation.

(get off my lawn! )

[Satyriasys]

I dunno. I would expect to get slaughtered if I went into an elite quest. I wouldn't think 'this game sucks'. I'd think, okay I'll try that another time when I'm better at the game.

And if it puts off those who feel they should be able to cake walk all content when they are completely new to the game, going in at elite with a first life ungeared up toon ... then all the better. I would hate to see the game altered to make such things possible for the 'entitled' generation.

(get off my lawn! )

These are my thoughts as well. They can see the difficulty selection when they enter the quest. I sure wouldn't try an elite difficulty in a game I just installed.