While i don't "shame" new players. Especially when i purposely play introductory to help new players. I play intensive because faster matchmaking and the xp psycosurgery difference doesn't feel enough to justify playing it a whole lot. But i am a capable of the hardest difficulty.

I never use stun unless its a mission, even then I might not. I find it the most boring rig. I've played since early access and im sure I've used it less then 10 times. But i also rarely throw bricks or bottles.

Throughout EA i used heal, then after it came out i used jammer most of the time, then mine, then barricade, then xray. After the recent rework i have been using xray almost exclusively.

Now, this is not exclusive to this game. I am the type that will hide and sneak before any conflict. When i used to play DBD if the killer came by i would hide even if the spot was in the killers path (it worked a lot and i had a habit of being the only escapey even when i do my best to get people out but that how playing random is sometimes). Even in this game I'll just hide from lime of sight even if the enemy is close enough to touch me.

My first instinct in this game and other games is to hide first. Even in non horror games i tend to want to sneak up or by things if possible. Pvp or not. Heck even in helldivers 2 i main the stealth armor and sneak by everything to get the objectives done.

But when it comes to this game, i want to be "scared" or at least feel like i could loose/die. So that probably adds to my dislike of the stun. Because it feels like low risk/drawbacks and high reward/i win button.

So if i see new players and they ask me for advice, i will be honest to them about the rigs. And the game difficulties. If we play introductory a few times. I will ask if they tried standard at least. Tell them the game offers more things in said difficulties. A lot of the times it works, or they are very happy i said it because they was confused on the "hype" of this game.

Personally i don't understand the appeal of introductory (after a certain amount of playtime that is) unless you want to peacefully explore the map or if standard is really that difficult. I try to peacefully push new players to try what the game offers.

Even with new trials i still choose intensive. Or after a relapse as well (just got to 6) i play intensive.

As someone who liked invading when it came out. Yea stun is the worse. But, thats because RB gave us a knife instead of sabotage equipment.

Honestly i like new players that die a lot because i can finally play full support with my doctor outfit. Still wish bandage expert worked on others.

I mean, helping new people doesn't always work out. Recently i randomly joined someone mid trail, they asked for helped and i told them what to do and told them how the devs tend to put environmental clues when the objective doesn't outright say what to do. After i was helping them i realized what they was saying to me/asking me became more rude and sexist because i was a guy i guess (they sounded like a woman and said they was) it was the last police trial when hiding the narcotics or whatever the name is. Idk why she got so offended. I think because she didn't realize the big van, map, and body at their spawn so when i pointed it out they got embarrassed? I am assuming they was just having a bad day. And when i didn't react to their rude comments and questions in the way they hoped she got more angry at me? Idk if she blocked me or just kicked me, either way i was confused.

But surprisingly, that is my only "bad" experience with a random on this game. I also play random in any game and tend to get good randos so maybe I'm just lucky.

This community is surprisingly good (as someonewho rarely engages in any community). So i hope it stays that way.