But wait? What's this? Your friend got stuck with the same guys, and they're doing miles better than you were when you were with them. What is this madness!?
This, my friends, is called "teaching." And you can do it too! All it takes is a little communication skills and some patience and that noob will suddenly become just slightly better and more aware of what they're supposed to be doing! That Sniper trying to 360 no-scope headshot in TF2? Let him know that you can do that all you want, but it's not gonna do anything because headshots only count when scoped (except the Spy's Ambassador but that's an exception not the rule). That Priest in WoW firing off the first attack and pulling all the aggro to him? Give him a friendly reminder that Priests wear the lightest armor in the game and are generally better suited for being healers than damage dealers.
All of these little lessons go a long way towards improving that person's skill, and concurrently, their enjoyment of the game. That guy playing for the very first time having zero clue what he's doing? Instead of leaving him to the wolves, try talking to him. See what he likes playing, if he's played a similar game before. Be patient, let him know what works and doesn't work with his class/loadout/character/flying space monkey-zombie robot/etc. Tell him where to get his training wheels before trying to teach him how to do a wheelie. Who knows? You might make a good friend in the process, and with time, a dependable ally and comrade to go saving the princess with.
This Korok132 saying good night, and next time, help a brother out.
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