A link to a snooper might be a good idea as well..
Definitly.
Nah... New people need just to get familiar with the schemes (and the people) ... If I were a newbie and you spam me with a bunch of weird shit I wouldn't give a f@#!. Snoopers are not needed in those first stages. As soon as they start playing and getting familiar with the atmosphere, they will realize there are snoopers and what not.
surprisingly enough i do not agree with rU..
this game is old, its out dated, its far from catchy to anyone anymore...(even tho CS and DC update it, and try their best, nothing can take away from the fact of the game being 15+ years old)
IF a new player does find his way to w:a, we need to catch his attention right away, show him there is a good community, with leagues, and guys that are updating the game frequently, show them all the diversity in the game, and options of schemes, etc. show them we will help them learn, and guide them, etc.
maybe 15 years ago, 10 years ago.. even 5 years ago it was not such an important thing to catch newbs attention, but at this point in w:a it is VERY important, i cant stress that enough... without bringing new players to this game, i dont see w:a living much more then another 2 to 3 years, and that would be depressing for a lot of people.