diff --git a/client/src/components/welcome.jsx b/client/src/components/welcome.jsx
index 790fe3ae..077da507 100644
--- a/client/src/components/welcome.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/welcome.jsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ function Welcome() {
                         <p>
                             Free to play, no pay to win. Register to start playing.<br />
                         </p>
+                        <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyPaDX69i2g'>Tutorial Playthrough on YouTube</a>
                     </div>
                     {pageEl()}
                 </section>
diff --git a/client/src/socket.jsx b/client/src/socket.jsx
index adad1a66..517ee04f 100644
--- a/client/src/socket.jsx
+++ b/client/src/socket.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 const toast = require('izitoast');
 const cbor = require('borc');
 
+const throttle = require('lodash/throttle');
+
 const SOCKET_URL =
     `${window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss://' : 'ws://'}${window.location.host}/api/ws`;
 
@@ -363,7 +365,8 @@ function createSocket(events) {
         sendGameTarget,
 
         sendInstanceAbandon,
-        sendInstanceReady,
+        // some weird shit happening in face off
+        sendInstanceReady: throttle(sendInstanceReady, 500),
         sendInstancePractice,
         sendInstanceQueue,
         sendInstanceState,