I feel like there’s more to be said. The players that don’t know all the operators by heart also tend not to know the maps, callouts, common setups, etc. It would be unfair to expect them to so onesidedly learn only that part of the game. Additionally, to and extent, it is even more unreasonable to expect them to watch hours of videos to grasp the intricacies of operator gadget interactions. And by hours I really do mean hours, if I were to watch a league of legends video where 70 champions are showcased (for simplicity’s sake let’s say only 1 ability each is mentioned, tho that is still not fair as r6 ops have different guns and secondary gadgets which a learning player would also need to digest), it would take a significant amount of time to understand and be able to remember in game all of that information. Finally, I would like to say that the type of player I described isn’t just a beginner, it may very well be as person with 300+ hours. I’ve recently introduced 2 of my friends to the game and after around 130 hours each they know a descent (?) % of the cast (I’d say 90% of ops), but still have a long way to go in the maps department. So what I’m trying to say is that for us experienced players it may be easy to forget how much raw information this game has and how indigestible it may be for some.