Because the manual is 45 pages long and when you get a game you rarely want to read a book in order to play it, especially when the manual's first pages are about how TEAMWORK and COMMUNICATION is so important in the game... so, I can easily imagine people thinking, "heck, I'll ask people ingame since communication is key and everyone has a mic and is so friendly", how sad they must feel when they realise that same community that complain about the lack of players is also the one that drives new people away...FlyingR wrote:I do both, I do help the new guys as much as I ignore them depending the situation... But still, why is it so hard to read a fucking a manual? Most of the info is there! It's to help you play the game, not to study for calculus class...
I also think quite a few people actually read it, or skim through it, but you can't expect them to remember every single information they just read once, most of the tme they just need a reminder. And no, closing the game, to look for what you need in a 45 pages long .pdf document isn't the best solution, when usually the answer is as simple and short as "H" or "Q".
I myself forget things when I take long breaks from PR, and I usually ask the closest player or on squad channel and tadaa, 2 seconds later I get a simple, clear answer to my question. And the funny thing is, I've been playing PR since .3 and I've never read the manual entirely, not once... I usually got bored after the first 2 or 3 pages and tell myself that people ingame will explain this or that if I need. So far I've never felt that I HAD to read the manual.
I also drive a lot in PR, in armor squads, and a couple times my gunner was quite new and didn't know all the technical stuff about maning the gun (different ammo types, thermals, smokes...). I explained to them as much as I could before the fights began, you know, during that long drive to the frontline, you have plenty of time to explain to the new players the fundamentals of being a good teammate. Of course they wont be as effective as a veteran, but if their first experience in the game is good, they'll be willing to improve themselves... on the contrary, if you're rude to new people, they'll tend to troll...
You only reap what you sow.
We've all been new players at some point, and for my part I'm glad people helped me getting through the first steps without just redirecting me to a book.
Finally, IGNORING new players just because you don't want to explain this or that to them is far better than telling them to go read the manual, just don't say anything, there are 98 other people on the server, most likely someone else will take the time to explain.