Choice at beginning of game like old ingress
Hi all. As many other agents pointed out, when a new player starts the game for the first time, the faction is already set to resistance. Having recluted some agents myself, I’ve noticed that almost all agents remain in the resistance. Now, a lot of people during the years analized in dept the “choice”, so, wouldn’t be more fair to leave it as first action you do when you open the game? So let new players choose the faction at the beginning!
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Or randomize which side a new player is dumped into before letting them choose.
Putting new players into one faction and letting them choose at level 4 is unbalancing. By the time a player gets to level 4 they have likely had faction mates reach out to them, offer advice or gear, shape play style...
It wouldn't be so bad if there was a 50-50 split of forced faction. All Resistance is just the wrong way to go when the game already has a nasty perception of official bias.
Compare with Pokemon Go where players pick a team at level 5 but are neutral before that time. Maybe new players could start on the Red team?
@Morganza this is a nice idea. Starting in the ''red team'', or just ''neutral'' until they complete the tutorial, would be the best option in my opinion. Or also, having a 50/50 probability to end in one faction or the other. But as you already pointed out, many of us reach out immediately when a new player sorts out. So even if they'd like to, they're kinda forced to stay in that same faction. Being neutral until they complete the tutorial, or just letting them choose still stands as best (and equal) option 🙂
Interestingly, back when I started we actually did have a choice between factions during the initial sign up.