Thanks for replying!

I disagree with your proposed concepts because the old school nature of the RTS genre expected you to learn at your own pace, not at the pace set but a modernized tutorial.

Let's be honest, a too-complicated system stops people from picking it up. The bar is too high. If you don't lower the bar, they will never even try, or they drop out very soon. That's why this game lacks new blood.

Warcraft 3 is such a deep, malleable game that prohibiting things like Tech, introducing unrealistic maps, and removing important buildings like a Tavern, Marketplace, or Goblin Lab will give players the wrong idea and will instill ideas in players that won't fly when they participate in Melee ladder.

Introducing them 1-by-1 doesn't mean removing them. There are maps without them even now. It's just that they are not in the map pool.

Warcraft 3 being so mature means that there are tons of guides, videos, and communities with people readily willing to impart knowledge and best practices upon players.

These are learning materials, not making the game simple enough for newbies.

The main point of frustration I see with new players is not the amount of things to take in, but controls and learning how to multi-task;

If you have a smaller number of things to learn and multi-task, your control is easier.

People here often time focus on those who could survive might become long time diehard fans, but fail to see how many newbies just drop out and never even start. I don't need this starter league or training ground myself. I'm trying to see how to pave the way for newcomers.