How do we get new players?

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Someone else had brought up that one of the biggest issues is the lack of readily-accessible information about the prices of gear and access to that gear, and I agree.  New players don't find a nice piece of kit that they want, set it as a goal and work for it, as the price, how it compares to other gear available and even whether or not it's up for sale are all up in the air.  It's 100x easier to just go play cRPG.

Although honestly there are a lot of games that don't hold your hand the whole way through your playthrough and I think this mod could be put under that category. Even then it does not take a lot of effort to go and look up the information which, for the most part, is readily available. There is also no point in talking about values of items when prices are in constant motion.
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It doesn't have to 'hold your hand', it merely has to show new players that there is in fact something for them to strive for, something attainable and feasible that doesn't require sifting through the forums for hours to discover.
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The only thing that would take you hours on the forums is refreshing the page hoping for new posts. The posts that are sticking and mostly kept up to date really well can be found very quickly and like others have stated, noone is stopping anyone from asking questions and it's most certainly encouraged. The main thread that solves almost every issue that you guys have brought up is the Guide to Swadian Equipment. It is a wonderful thread and should not be undervalued for all the work that went to it.