Class Discussion Forums (alternative)

[Lazortag]

Hasbinbad, give me an invite so that I can teach you how to play a rogue.

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Glitch [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are few people who are more against the idea of class-specific subforums than me. Wouldn't this idea be much more efficient if you just had a couple of good articles written by pro rogues posted to the p99 wiki?

I took a cursory glance at your post history... what was the last productive contribution you've made to this forum? I can't seem to find anything.

[Hroth]

Originally Posted by Glitch [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are few people who are more against the idea of class-specific subforums than me. Wouldn't this idea be much more efficient if you just had a couple of good articles written by pro rogues posted to the p99 wiki?

No. You can have good articles written by pros, but they may not include the info that a beginner would be most interested in. Or one pro could write what he feels is best while another writes something different, and you can't have a discussion about which is better on a wiki.

If there was a shaman forums, or at least a priest archetype forums, I know that I would post there with thoughts and questions that I don't feel warrant posting in general. I'd post a guide for breaking X camp solo at level Y. I'd post where to go hunt for gear upgrades. I'd post asking where to hunt at level Z. I'd post questioning the benefits of Canni II over Canni I and when to use which.

Class specific forums would see less use than Server Chat, but in my opinion that'd be a good thing as information would be more visible. If I posted any of the above in server, they'd be on page 3 in a couple days. In a class forums they'd stick around longer for people to see, debate, and comment.

There are a lot of casual gamers that play on P99, and many even read the forums too but never bother to do more than lurk. Class forums have the feel of a smaller community that will draw out more posters.

In the end though, what is the harm in having a class or archetype forum section? Don't click on it if you don't care about what's inside.

* 42 shaman main that's been playing for over a year

[pickled_heretic]

There's not much to rogues, but I could write an essay on the nuances of crowd controlling as an enchanter, and I'm sure many enchanters would disagree with some of my methods.

[Hasbinbad]

Originally Posted by Glitch [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are few people who are more against the idea of class-specific subforums than me. Wouldn't this idea be much more efficient if you just had a couple of good articles written by pro rogues posted to the p99 wiki?

Questions and discussion are not one way like a published article. Also take a look at what I have set up. I'm envisioning a min/max exchange for those of us who like to game that way. It is more interactive than telling people what to do.

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I took a cursory glance at your post history... what was the last productive contribution you've made to this forum? I can't seem to find anything.

Quiet please.

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There's not much to rogues, but I could write an essay on the nuances of crowd controlling as an enchanter, and I'm sure many enchanters would disagree with some of my methods.

QUIET PLEASE.

[Nirgon]

List of known issues being worked on + class forums = it's perfect.

That said, Nilbog is very good about letting us know what's being worked on and when, it would just be nice to have just a little more transparency on such things without having to forum sift.

[Hasbinbad]

Originally Posted by Nirgon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

List of known issues being worked on

I totally just added that..

Great idea.

Shit looks like a ghost town right now.. the buildings are all there, but no people.

Whatever, I will keep making it better whether or not real rogues join.

[Lanuven]

Hasbinbad is all alone in his group =\

[Hasbinbad]

b/c i have no friends. this is already established.

I've had a bunch of trolls ask to join, and have so far ignored them.

Again, if you're a known rogue to the community, you can join and post. If you're NOT, then you should have a rogue recommend you because of your knowledge. If your name is Tiggles, I need to know your story.

I don't mind being alone in my group, it's my own pet project at this point. If it ever helps even one person, it will have been worth it. If not, whatever.

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I took a cursory glance at your post history... what was the last productive contribution you've made to this forum? I can't seem to find anything.

I contribute productively by being awesome, posting ponies, and not having a terrible forum name. Sorry you're still sad about me disagreeing with your poorly formed holo name change arguments!
Glitch confirmed loved by the community.

anyways, HBB, I'll be impressed if this gets off the ground. It just seems like the forum group format is a little too restrictive for this kind of thing, but if you can have an easily accessible database of good class advice, go for it!