Newbie School!

[Joushio]

As most of you know, there's been a recent influx of newbies in warband. This is a fantastic thing, but also a very frustrating one, Which is why I've made a sort of "Newbie School" where the veterans volunteer to teach the newbies the ropes. If you're a vet interested in teaching post here with your:

In-Game Name
Timezone
Time's available
Area's of expertise
Contact <-- Insert your profile OR pm URL here

And if you're a newbie looking for help please reply with the following:

In-game Name
Timezone
Time's Available
What you need help with
Preferred teacher(Optional)
Contact <-- Insert your profile OR pm URL here (Click on your name above your avatar, then copy that URL.)

I will update this post as we go along.

Newbies feel free to PM any of the vet's with questions, or if you want to meet up in-game. When you have been paired with a vet/newbie please PM me or post, so I can mark it down on this post. When you no longer need help or can no longer volunteer please PM me also.

Feel free to use my vent server. IP: ageofvikings.nationvoice.com PORT: 4527

Volunteers

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In-Game Name: Sir_William
Timezone: -5GMT EST
Time's available: Late afternoon, late night.
Area's of expertise: General fighting, blocking, feints, weapon use.
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=17520
Not paired

In-Game Name: Hobosergeant_Mcbeverage
Timezone: -6GMT CST
Times available: Late afternoon, late night.
Areas of expertise: General fighting, throwing weapons
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=48299
Not paired

In-Game Name: Hobosarge_Tiberius_D_Maximus
Timezone: -5 GMT
Times available: Afternoon, around 3:00PM, to the late evening
Areas of expertise: Short weaponry, formation fighting, fighting against two handers.
Contact:http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=32632
Not Paired

In-Game Name: Sir_McQuaid_the_Hoboknight
Timezone: EST
Time's available: Afternoons usually
Area's of expertise: Distance control, timing, group combat
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=42898
Not Paired


In-Game Name: nK_Marnid
Timezone: -6 GMT CST
Times available: Afternoons, evenings (except monday, tuesday, thursday), and very early morning (12 AM to 5 AM).
Areas of expertise: Everything infantry.
Contact:http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=48299]http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1406
Not Paired

In-Game Name: Perkele_Temuzu
Timezone: GMT+2? Something like that.
Time's available: Midday and Late Night on Weekends.
Area's of expertise: Mainly melee, and using unfair tactics, horsemanship, taunting
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile
Not Paired

In-Game Name XIII_HULKSMASH
Timezone Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Time's available Whenever
Area's of expertise Sword&Shield Combat, Taking Down Cav (While inf), Manual Block (Somewhat)
Contact http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=50053
Paired with: Captain Ironblood

In-Game Name: Scipio
Timezone: EST
Time's available: Evenings
Area's of expertise: Infantry basics, Cavalry basics, Sword-n-board
Contact: PM me
Tutor's post: My post
Not Paired


In-Game Name: irc://Weren
Timezone: [GMT+2]
Time's available: 21:00-23:00 on thursdays and fridays
Area's of expertise: Pretty much everything about infantry and melee fighting.
Contact: Just PM me, please.
Not Paired

In-Game Name : nK_Kevlar
Timezone : EST
Time's available : Anytime after 5pm-2am
Area's of expertise : Infantry/Cavalry
Contact : http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=25026

In-Game Name: 22nd_Sqe_Titanshoe_Merc
Timezone: +0 GMT (Iceland)
Time's available: 14:00-20 or 21:00 on weekdays, 09:00-01:00 weekends
Area's of expertise: Melee combat (Feinting,spamming,tricks and alittle manual blocking) Cavalry: Everything
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile

In-Game Name:Av_Jesse
Teaches: melee, defence from cav, defence from archers, and some secrets only known by a few people.
Timezone: Mountain time
Time available: 3:00 - 9:00 P.M.  Thursday though to Tuesday.
I can proivide a mod specific for practicing, and a server

In-Game Name: IG_Com_SCGavin
Timezone: GMT+1 (EU; Germany)
Time's available: Sometimes the hole day, sometimes not; after 18:00 GMT should be doable every day except Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Area's of expertise: Archery and cavalry (headset and TS2/TS3/Vent ready for use)
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=48856
Not Paired

Newbies

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In-game Name: Quinoa, Ironblood, Captain_Ironblood
Timezone: -5 GMT EST
Time's Available: Usually after 6 PM, all day weekends
What you need help with: Hand to hand, manual blocking, dealing with cavalry while on foot
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=64000
Paired With: HulkSmash

In-game Name - Wickedvicar
Timezone -6 GMT Central
Time's Available - Most nights I can play after 8:00 PM (need to get a new mic for voice chat)
What you need help with - Played first games last night, most everything needs work, but I am partial to infantry sword & board.   
Preferred teacher(Optional) - I'm not picky
Contact - Wickedvicar
Not Paired

In-game Name - CoR_Mabonz
Timezone - +0 GMT
Time's Available - From 16:00-19:00 except on Tuesdays.
What you need help with - As I said Archery.
Preferred teacher(Optional) - Anyone from the ZHG, they are like freaking snipers
Contact - Contact Me

In-game Name: 22nd_Sqe_Titanshoe_Merc
Timezone: +0 GMT
Time's Available: 14:00-20 or 21:00 on weekdays, 09:00-01:00 weekends
What you need help with: Archery
Preferred teacher(Optional): Crazy archer,sadnhappy or anyone from ZHG (If they want or volunteer)
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile

Game name: Slytacular
Timezone: GMT-5 (Florida)
Time available: 5:00pm-10:00pm Eastern
What I need help with: Melee against fast swinging ****ers.
Preferred teacher: I'm not picky

In-game Name: HoboSergeant_Shio
Timezone:GMT-6
Time available: on at random times
What I need help with:  Melee and Archery
Preferred teacher: Doesn't matter

Tips for newbies

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1. Use teamwork, Talk with you're team you'll do a whole lot better.
2.Be careful of teammates, most server's have friendly fire on. Watch your swings/arrows.
3.Respect, The game's a whole lot more fun when people respect each other and just play the game. Getting angry? Take a break, don't take it out in the chat.
4.Join a vent server! There's 3 or 4 vent's up now, use them. It's a lot easier (and a lot more fun!) to speak instead of typing.
5.Read the server rules, some servers are "Duel Only" this means no random killing. You must initiate a duel before attacking someone.
6.Learn to MANUAL block, Automatic is o.k. when you first start out, but when you learn to manual block you can be so much better.
7.Use footwork, circling around someone is better then standing there.
8.Use feints, mix up your attacks. Fake a left swing, then quickly change to a right. This can be done by attacking one direction then blocking right away and attack with another direction.
9.Aim for the unarmored parts of your opponent. They don't have a helmet on? Aim at the head. Armor only protects what it's covering.

 

[Amroth]

Cool idea.  Might be a good idea to include a means of scheduling or an in-forum name as a way to contact the teachers.

 

[McBeverage]

Hmm, I may be available for this sort of thing.


In-Game Name: Hobosergeant_Mcbeverage
Timezone: -6GMT CST
Times available: Midday, ie 1:00 GMT or so.
Areas of expertise: General fighting, throwing weapons
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=48299

 

[Almalexia]

Sure, I could help.

In-Game Name: Hobosarge_Tiberius_D_Maximus
Timezone: -5 GMT
Times available: Afternoon, around 3:00PM, to the late evening
Areas of expertise: Short weaponry, formation fighting, fighting against two handers.
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=32632

 

[McBeverage]

TDM - Your link leads you to the clicker's profile.
Click on your name above your avatar, then copy that URL.

 

[Joushio]

TDM - Your link leads you to the clicker's profile.
Click on your name above your avatar, then copy that URL.

My bad, I gave bad instructions. Updated.

 

[Almalexia]

TDM - Your link leads you to the clicker's profile.
Click on your name above your avatar, then copy that URL.

Right, sorry. 

 

[FedoraMcQuaid]

While this may not go anywhere since a lot of the newbies don't even read these forums and a lot of the veterans are quite 'snooty' about the newbies (they're much more content to just call them all retarded instead of telling them WHY what they're doing is retarded) but I AM happy to see some HOBOs wanting to help.

I'll throw myself in there I suppose, I'm not all that good myself but I am quite experience in the 'field of battle'

In-Game Name: Sir_McQuaid_the_Hoboknight
Timezone: EST
Time's available: Afternoons usually
Area's of expertise: Distance control, timing, group combat
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=42898

 

[Joushio]

While this may not go anywhere since a lot of the newbies don't even read these forums and a lot of the veterans are quite 'snooty' about the newbies (they're much more content to just call them all retarded instead of telling them WHY what they're doing is retarded) but I AM happy to see some HOBOs wanting to help.

I'll throw myself in there I suppose, I'm not all that good myself but I am quite experience in the 'field of battle'

In-Game Name: Sir_McQuaid_the_Hoboknight
Timezone: EST
Time's available: Afternoons usually
Area's of expertise: Distance control, timing, group combat
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=42898

Might as well try, Maybe we'll get lucky.

 

[Orion]

Eh, sure. I could even lock down a server for it if enough people signed up. That would keep out the people who didn't know what was going on and wanted to be destructive.

In-Game Name: nK_Marnid
Timezone: -6 GMT CST
Times available: Afternoons, evenings (except monday, tuesday, thursday), and very early morning (12 AM to 5 AM).
Areas of expertise: Everything infantry.
Contact: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1406

Destin is checking the thread too. Maybe he'll sign up, eh? With a couple admins we probably wouldn't have to lock the server down as we could more efficiently observe & explain the current goings-on to newcomers.

 

[Voso]

Darn I thought this would be a thread on how to be a newbie :[

 

[Orion]

You need no instruction in that department, Voso. You are already a grand master of Newb.

 

[HULKSMASH]

lol

I might be inclined to sign up later.

 

[Orion]

lol

I might be inclined to sign up later.

For instruction?

 

[HULKSMASH]

Aww **** you Orion!

 

[Alexa]

i dont see the point in a school.. surely they have played mount and blade

 

[Qwertyman]

tbh i dont see this being effective long-term,  but whilst still in Beta it will probably be good enough.

what we need is a collaborative strategy guide of sorts,  perhaps get something up like the TF2 wiki with detailed stats and tips on all the classes and weapons as well as popular and effective tactics.  I for one would be more than happy to write out all strategies for my favorate weapons and tactics.

 

[Big_Mac]

i dont see the point in a school.. surely they have played mount and blade

Yes but if you've been on warband recently you should know why.

 

[Alec{zacool}]

Heh, I've always been teaching all the friendly new guys in Oceania.

 

[Recel]

i dont see the point in a school.. surely they have played mount and blade

The problem isnt that they didnt play it, but even if they did who would say "ok, im a newb, teach me!"?
Most of those guys/girls wont admit, or dont even think that they are not good at it, they would rather blame the guy who they TKd.
So while this "school" is a nice idea i think you wont have many students, if any at all.

Pessimist for the win!