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I recently bought factorio. Before that, I played demo 0.16.51, and really enjoyed the tutorial. I started playing the new tutorial, and I have to be honest, I don't think it's great for new players (I'd consider myself fairly new, since I've only fiddled around with the game for a couple of hours.)

The original tutorial explains things clearly, and doesn't leave you struggling, which personally, I like. I know some people like to figure everything out by themselves, but I personally just get frustrated when I can't figure out how to do something, and the new tutorial does just that, it left me stuck on some parts, and even when the robot gives you more info, it's still not very in depth.

I think the old tutorial should be put back in the game, alongside the new one as an extra tutorial, since it gives more detail. Or maybe tweak the newer tutorial, but I still feel adding the original would be better. I wouldn't have wanted my first experience with factorio to be frustration because I couldn't figure out how to do something, that's the type of thing that would push me away from buying the game.

One thing I do like is the mini tutorial for inventory short cuts, that was awesome, and a great idea!

I think the original tutorial was quite perfect at what it did. It gives a short intro to the very basics of the game, smoothly, without frustration.

Also, this isn't meant to be an attack on the work that you do, I just personally think it's a bit frustrating to play, and wouldn't want others feeling the same way. When I was new to another game, I posted feedback and just got angry responses from players and my point was completely ignored, despite me being a beginner and giving feedback for a beginner tutorial.

TL;DR: I think the old tutorial should be added back, alongside the new one. For me, it was a nicer introduction than the new one, and, in my opinion, should be the first tutorial you go through, and then the new tutorial second, since the first is a smoother, shorter intro, which is more enticing than getting frustrated with a long tutorial.

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over 4 years ago - /u/kovarex - Direct link

You are right.