Player Guides.

[talon]

Ok, as some of you know, namely from either being on when I discussed it with a few people or being one of those that I have asked, I am looking for experienced players to write up an FAQ on their primary class.
This will be a lot of work, and I am hoping will connect the players with the BH more. As well, some people just should not use certain classes, due to their play style, so it's more suggested that you write it around your best class.
What I am looking for are general faqs on how to use that class wisely, answers to often asked questions more or less, as well as a semi-detailed guide for fighting. In such fighting guide, it would revolve around a section format. Each time new monsters are introduced, it would be a section that needs tips and tricks. Like for Southern Kreland, the sections are plains, forests, dainaria above ground, dainaria below ground, desert, forest below cathedral, lower cathedral, upper cathedral, and vallatio. These will be spread from the very start all the way up to pits of pain.
The guides will also need party sectioned if possible, such as tips and tricks for parties heavy on melee'ers, or attack magic, or healing, or lack of healing, etc, per section. You may also write up single-monster guides for some of the tougher beasts, like better ways to take them down, such as titans, gigan worms, iron golems, etc.
You all are welcome to apply. These will be going onto the website if all are done and completed, so keep it within style and taste. PM me in interested, and again, preferably someone who is highly experienced with the class, and has been around for quite some time. Thank you.

[Mahn]

Faruconeru can do Blackbelts. He was one in V4 and is a player...

[talon]

He is an admin though. I would like this to not be done by an admin, as the feel of the guide changes quite a bit. Regardless of playing or not, an admin is still an admin, and that does convey the point of guides.

[U. Dye]

talon said:

I would also like it to remain from the players, and no BH writings

That right there would disqualify pretty much the whole BH.

[Mahn]

talon said:

I would also like it to remain from the players, and no BH writings, if I can.

"if I can"

If you are going to try and be a smart-ass, make sure you use all the facts. Try again some other time.

[talon]

I could also say the same, mahn. Perhaps it would be better if you would tone down a little, and not IM me trying to, or so it very well looked like, make it sound like a nazi party on what I am trying to do, by saying it makes people look like I deem them so much better than others. -.-

[U. Dye]

I'm not even going to dignify Mahn's comment with a response. I don't believe there's anything to be said if he's going to be offensive about it.

[Sarm]

gamer201 said:

I'm not even going to dignify Mahn's comment with a response. I don't believe there's anything to be said if he's going to be offensive about it.

Ugh, you just did.

Keep the guides small, and (if you can) ask for a number of people to write for the same classes. Not everybody plays a class in the exact same way. Plus, getting multiple opinions can help if one person is grossly misinformed about something (for example, I used to loathe the LV2 stat down spells, deeming them worthless in battle).

[Taterz]

green lantern is the "experienced" ranger?


i'm hurt

[Crazy Cloud]

I think it'll take alot more than one guide for a blue mage, and alot of different ones for the redmage (From being diverse). Like, the Bluemage veries alot in areas between what element you picked.

Like, there's a big difference between having fire/ice/lit in the ice caverns and espically what build you picked. So I think you'd need a different approach depending on what the person reading the guide picked (Of course til later levels when it doesn't really matter because of darkfire/poison 3/pearl).

I dunno if you want to take that approach or not, but if you did I'd be down for a Bluemage Fire guide cause that's all I've ever picked since v4 and I know alot about each area your in with what hardships or easy times you'd face in each area and what you should rely on to train when you picked fire. I also got a few CC tricks I could contribute too, so let me know if you think it's a good idea or not. Either way, thorn is straight for the job and I think he'll do a good job.

[Kain]

crazycloud said:

I think it'll take alot more than one guide for a blue mage, and alot of different ones for the redmage (From being diverse). Like, the Bluemage veries alot in areas between what element you picked.

Like, there's a big difference between having fire/ice/lit in the ice caverns and espically what build you picked. So I think you'd need a different approach depending on what the person reading the guide picked (Of course til later levels when it doesn't really matter because of darkfire/poison 3/pearl).

I dunno if you want to take that approach or not, but if you did I'd be down for a Bluemage Fire guide cause that's all I've ever picked since v4 and I know alot about each area your in with what hardships or easy times you'd face in each area and what you should rely on to train when you picked fire. I also got a few CC tricks I could contribute too, so let me know if you think it's a good idea or not. Either way, thorn is straight for the job and I think he'll do a good job.

I don't think such a minor difference is worth writing up multiple guides for; I'd imagine Thorn would already know the differences between picking Fire/Ice/Lit and could just include any changes in strategy they might make in the sectional guide. I also imagine he'll include a section weighing the differences between each one (something that should also be included in the RM guide).

[U. Dye]

Perhaps you could just submit your own ideas to the ones writing the guides, and they'll add to it at their own discretion.

[talon]

I was more or less looking for people who've also been here in the time for all these new changes that have been put in, as some do change combat quite a bit. However, I suppose if you feel as though you can do a decent guide for at least up to IC, and multiple parties, and general tips and tricks, then feel free to submit it. I'll review it, and include some editing if need by (Like taking dye's from 30+ page to maybe 10. >.> ). Send it to [e-mail]

[U. Dye]

Oh, come on, Reap, I'm not even on page 10 yet. Gimme a break...

[Jumin]

.. lol
i love how BMs learn something almost every other level..
hmm.. my first faq.. won't let you guys down!

[just2slick4u]

for BB's I would suggest Kyou, WarKyou is the best BB I have seen in action, and I plan to base my build off of his own when stat reset comes into play...

[Kyou]

Wow, I guess I came back in a good time, I am willing to do either Blackbelt or Redmage, But I agree that classes like bluemage and Redmage should get multiple views represented.

[talon]

Go ahead and just send one in on whatever class you seem best with, really, and like. I'll review them all, splice them up I suppose, and submit it.

[Bolt]

Come on, how do you expect me to write a Tips and Tricks guide to theives when I have the lowest attack in ToTE? Besides, I'm working on the Quick Gold guide. Try to get Erb, but if he won't, I'll give it a shot AFTER I do my Quick Gold guide, which I'll be doing on Sunday, not that i've reached lvl 58, I'm gonna be doing some field work for my guide. I'll try with the Theif one, but I'm not making any promises....time to go kill some zombies for a few hours.

[akuma]

Dunno if this has been covered, but will these guides be able to have input from other players as well? Because people play their classes differently.

For example, I play mine depending on the situation. Based off the number and types of monster on the field and people in the party, among other things.

So will other views be taken? Because it's good to get more than one person's POV on this type of thing.

[talon]

If you want to include it, sure. And that's not a big problem, Bolt. Kain was actually also working on a glossary of terms often used on this game, like tote, dm, tnl, Benmoro and a bunch of others. If you want to try, sure. If not, it's not being forced, so have fun slaughtering zombies.

[SmellyCrap]

bolt said:

Come on, how do you expect me to write a Tips and Tricks guide to theives when I have the lowest attack in ToTE?.

*cough*

[U. Dye]

bolt said:

Come on, how do you expect me to write a Tips and Tricks guide to theives when I have the lowest attack in ToTE?

I'm sure there's more to it than your attack rating, otherwise it'd probably be Sand or Flint doing the Knight guide...

[just2slick4u]

It would have to do with the build seen as most effective...

SPOILER: Click to show

When you think about it, just about every knight hits hard, but how many of them barely miss a divide, have more than 900HP, or take a crit from a golden striker that is less than 200(clean) none other than the neighborhood favorite: U Dye, way to go dude