# A whole lot of nope for new players

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-whole-lot-of-nope-for-new-players/18726>\
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PlayStation 4/Xbox One)\
**Created:** [January 22, 2017, 8:21am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-whole-lot-of-nope-for-new-players/18726 "2017-01-22T08:21:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![DragonDai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DragonDai](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DragonDai)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-whole-lot-of-nope-for-new-players/18726/5 "2017-01-23T22:28:20Z")

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As a new player, the only thing I find missing is a proper tutorial/documentation of advanced features. Things like: \* Which troops should I level? How much?

- Should I level my class?
- What weapons are avaliable as I level my personal elemental affinities?
- Should I ascend troops?
- Should I disenchant them?
- What traits are good?
- How do I farm trait stones?
- What should I spend my glory/gems on?
- How does PvP matchmaking work? Why is my 1k battle score PvP team only allowed to fight against a 2.5k battle score team, a 4k battle score team, and a 6.5k battle score team?
- How does leveling/ascending/traiting up troops impact my PvP matchmaking?
- How do Kingdom bonuses work?
- Beyond x2 Tribute chance, what else does Home Kingdom do?
- Are Armor and Life interchangeable unless an ability specifically impacts one but not the other? \* What are the formulas for my troops spells?
- What makes another player my Rival?
- Are players who defeat my team in PvP my Revenge targets even if I’m the aggressor?
- Do people stop being Rivals/Revenge targets after a while?

These and many, many more questions are completely driving me up a wall and really decreasing my desire to play/enjoyment of the game. I get that some of them might be a bit too in depth for even an advanced tutorial. But unless there’s some reason why this sort of info isn’t avaliable, maybe in a forum post here or a PDF document accessible from the in-game menu or something, it’s really needed. Honestly, the game has a TON of AMAZING features, the gameplay is solid, the F2P model is EXTREMELY generous, etc. But it’s got a TON of “hidden” features and mechanics that are EXTREMELY daunting to a new player. And that’s no fun. ☹

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