bobograndman

Lets not gatekeep harder

What attracts good players is "wow look cool fantasy rp server, there's so much to explore within this in game world!" not "wow look at all the history I have to learn just to get allowed into the server!"

If players stick around they will gravitate towards learning the lore because they are interested, not because they are forced. Then they'll retain more and actually use what they read about. Like poor fellow said, all that's really needed is a basic understanding of the systems on the server and the rest can be picked up as it becomes relevant to the new player. Demanding anything else would just strangle the server from getting new players.