The Newbie 2d3 stats thread (upd. 2019-05-28, 87g)

[Zachrulez]

I'd say daytalk is absolutely necessary for noobscum. Not giving them the daytalk makes them feel ultra stressed on top of rolling scum in one of their first games which is ultra stressful to begin with. I think it's a terrible idea removing it.

Back in my day we didn't have daytalk and we did just fine...

... Kids these days...

What a strange turn of phrase to use. Feel free to contribute your ideas or convince me why it's not needed. The feedback I have received re: daychat has been positive, and chats like this could be why.

Daytalk is definitely not required for a smooth and enjoyable game experience. Need to be careful not to confuse between being 'desirable' and 'needed'

[Zachrulez]

But hasn't daytalk reduced the number of scum newbie replacements? I remember that being a thing back when Mina did the daytalk trial in the Newbie Queue.

Sure, maybe it is not 100% needed, but it is so desirable that to exclude it would truly be a huge shame.

I took a quick look at the data on this setup vs the data from a matrix newbie setup I found from 2014. Replacement rates look to be a bit lower across the board. I'm not sure if single point movement in replacements is statistically significant. (There are going to be fluctuations and then there's the question of what caused them.)

[Zachrulez]

Daytalk is definitely not required for a smooth and enjoyable game experience. Need to be careful not to confuse between being 'desirable' and 'needed'

Sure--it's not

required

.

But it makes it happen

more often

and

more consistently

.

You

can

have a smooth/enjoyable game experience without daytalk.

You're

more likely

to have a smooth/enjoyable game experience with daytalk.

My experience was pretty even both ways honestly.