There will always be outliers, of course ... the vast numbers of users of Splinterlands will yield people who adapt beautifully. I do see them trickling in ... but compared to the number in that market, I say again ... they are outliers, people who gap across once presented an opportunity.
Nuts and bolts: when I meet new people, I suggest they add the "introduceyourself" tag to their post if they haven't already. Heyhaveyoumet is also a good spot for them to immediately meet more people. I also suggest the following: consistency in interacting and posting is the key to everything here. The old Steem formula is still applicable with the beginner number of RC Credits here: one post, five comments per day OR, ten comments per day. Because I am a math person, the way I would advise people to go from there is to write a solid post and make five comments per day, and then respond and reach out on two days with 10 comments per day. The struggle for VISIBILITY can be solved algorithmically, and if we break down that the MATH of this is necessary and DOABLE, we will lose fewer people.