1. The mod is unintuitive.

2. This is a bad thing because any program is supposed to be intuitive and user-friendly, to make it easy to get into and use. This has to do with the overall experience of the end users.

3. The fact that it's unintuitive also means that you have rounds where people don't know what devices to use at what moments, gallofrees being run off the edge of the map, people camping a CP you can't cap, antitank mines being laid to stop infantry, etc.

It's easy for you guys with hundreds of hours of playtime to look down at newcomers and call them noobs, but try to put yourself in their place for a sec. I tried to have a go at 2142 some time ago and was utterly lost (also totally forgot there is probably a popup hud system in 2142), not knowing what pretty much any of the gizmos given to me did until I'd wasted them by throwing them at the ground (which I did hoping they wouldn't blow up and hurt passerbys happening too close). Does this make me a noob in SamZi's eyes? Very likely. Would the mod be easier to play if gizmos had labels? Definitely.

Sure it looks confusing at first but you'll get used to it in no time. Of course you'll have to keep the 3d map icons on to know where you're going.

You could label the items in the inventory but scribbling objectives in the map or somewhere else is unnecessary. If new players can't actually find the objectives then there's something wrong with their eyes. They're probably not paying attention to anything like that the first few days of playing.

I seem to recall a nice big link, right at the top of every page.  It says "WIKI" and at the bottom of the downloads page it says "Questions? Concerncs? Go here!" and links the wiki also.  that's our manual.