Please describe a tutorial that will prepare the average noob for the horrors that will befall him when he enters PS2.
For the tutorial, that sounds like a challenge which I accept and I will get back to you.
I'm genuinely curious just how little you know or have seriously thought about tutorials and teaching new players PS2.
As for your second point, how about a few examples?
This is the artwork which I shared on reddit one year ago on how to upgrade Splitpeak Pass: http://imgur.com/a/4xIAG - Notice they are laid out as before and after pictures.
This is the artwork I shared on reddit a year ago as a way to change Warpgates to improve the flow and use of the real-estate. Not only was it a valued idea, but it was implemented as the Koltyr Warpgate: New Warpgate Concept: https://imgur.com/a/lNea6 Implemented Koltyr Warpgate: http://imgur.com/a/y5Id1 In addition Xander made something similar: https://twitter.com/XanderClauss/status/564917172359544834
These links by the way are available from this thread in which Higby stated that "we've used a lot of these ideas in the new design"
Ironically, you responded to the thread at the same time in which you didn't agree with my ideas. Looks like others did because it was implemented.
So this is what I do. I have tons of ideas to make things better and I submit them. I have a great idea for a tutorial as well, which I'm working on.