In the MMORPG subreddit Lost Ark, there is currently an outcry highlighting a well-known problem: veterans do not want to take new players into endgame content, and those who are new cannot find a group.
In a Reddit post, the player risk__less complains that he cannot find a group in Lost Ark for certain content.
“Doing new content for the first time is the worst thing you can do to yourself,” he titles his post, describing how he is constantly rejected in the group finder because he does not yet own “Relic Gear.” To learn the mechanics, he has specially watched videos beforehand.
In the comments, he encounters a lot of agreement from other users who feel the same way. “The only newbies who stay are those who are taken along by their veteran friends,” writes TsunamicBlaze.
This problem also occurs in other MMORPGs, such as WoW. Recently, a player complained that he keeps getting kicked from groups for new dungeons in Wrath of the Lich King because he does not yet wear full Tier-6 gear. The dungeons are even very easy – nevertheless, no one takes him with them.
Veterans defend themselves
The other side also expresses itself in the comments: “The problem is that no one [in Lost Ark] wants to waste time. They have to do each raid 6 times, plus daily quests. That’s why people are very stingy when it comes to groups,” writes SquashForDinner.
No_Cupcake4184 additionally writes: “Once you have learned the mechanics, you don’t want them to fail for hours because of a new player. If it were possible to carry people, I would accept 1 to 2 new players in the group. But there is very little room for failure.” He blames the game, not the players.
Buffs and rewards could solve the problem
A potential solution for the problem is shown by the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. There, players are rewarded for taking newcomers along.
In dungeons, they receive more experience and Allagan stones, a special currency. In raids, there is a special currency for taking new players. However, the raid currency can also be obtained in other ways, so no one really cares about that.
In contrast to Lost Ark, players can complete the raids in Final Fantasy XIV as often as they like and therefore also have room for practice runs. Players often practice individual bosses. This is previously discussed in the group finder – for example, the title might say [Practice] and the description urges viewers to watch a video beforehand.
The developers of Lost Ark want to actively do something to ensure newcomers are no longer excluded. Therefore, players who have killed a boss less than 10 times will receive an attack and defense buff.
What do you think about the topic? Which MMORPG are you active in and how is it going with finding groups there? Have you ever had problems finding a group for certain content as a newbie? Or were you ever annoyed by newcomers in your group as a veteran? Feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO!
