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Wobberjockey Beta Tester Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:30 am Posts: 8726 Location: In a handbasket, heading somewhere	Tips for new posters: Please read before you post! Alright, have to say, it's getting rather frustrating seeing a new "mirv>mortar" thread or "hipatch.exe = SPYWARE!!!!!" every other day. Here are some tips, free of charge, that you can use so that those of us who have been around here longer don't want to beat you over the head with a keyboard. #1. USE SEARCH. For gods sake please use the search function before you post. There is nothing productive about having three separate threads about the hipatch.exe. In fact it actually is LESS productive because it's more for the devs to read, and if someone makes a good point in one, people following the other 2 threads won't see it. #2. CHECK THE LAST POST DATE. When posting in a thread, make sure it is still relevant. Nothing ruins your credibility faster than complaining about things like "those overpowered hitscan AR's" or +1ing a thread that says the scrambler needs a buff. that leads me to my third point #3. READ THE PATCH NOTES. Patchnotes can be found here or in my READ ME thread. #4. THE GAME IS NOT PAY 2 WIN. by definition, pay to win implies that there is some weapon or advantage that is unobtainable by any means except payment of real currency. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. everything can be earned via playtime. Now if you have a complain about the amount of time necessary to unlock stuff, that is valid, but calling the game pay to win because it takes a long time to unlock stuff ruins your credibility just about as much as complaining about hitscan AR's. #5. SAYING "HI-REZ PLEASE READ" WILL NOT INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A DEV RESPONSE. The devs read the forums, but their current policy is very similar to valve. with the exception of "this bug is fixed" and the occasional announcement, don't expect to see a dev post in your thread. #6. YOU ARE NOT A PRECIOUS LITTLE FLOWER, SORRY. Your thoughts very likely do not merit their own thread. if you want to post everything into well laid out post that is very long, please do so, but it you have only a few points, you're better off using the community feedback thread stickied at the top of page 1 #7. SAY WHAT YOU MEAN. Please, for the love of god, give your thread a descriptive title. "HiRez i will pay you 30 bucks right now to do this" is NOT descriptive "THIS GAME IS BROKEN" is not descriptive "Mortar Physics are bad, suggestions inside" is VERY descriptive Adding 100 special characters to your thread title doesn't help either #8. LURK MORE. A vast amount of information is contained on the forums. Waiting a day to post how the mortar is far to OP can save you some time and verbal beatings. by reading a few threads you may learn a few tricks that you were not aware of to help you counter the weapon that you thought was 'op' With time, you may even come to reverse your position #9. ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING. which of these 2 players would you rather help? Quote: Player 1: this game is a complete pile of crap and all the mortar is seriously OP. Nerf the AOE and damage by 75% to balance it. Player 2: Hey, can anyone give me a few tips on dealing with the mortar more effectively? it seems to kill me far to often. Presenting yourself as a know it all when you do not really angers the people who know better #10. USE THE RIGHT FORUM. Map complaints go here Bug reports go here Exploit reports go here General feedback goes here Follow these tips, and I guarantee that you will have 75% fewer forum posters wanting to kick your teeth in, or your money back -Wobber _________________ original art at http://tinyurl.com/shazbotsig The Tribes READ ME. Quite possibly the most important thread you'll never read Last edited by Wobberjockey on Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:00 pm, edited 5 times in total.
Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:57 pm

trimoon1 Joined: Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:26 pm Posts: 125 Location: Inside your screen	Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post! +100 This deserves BOLD sticky _________________ "I'm being payed for my time by the paying people, to give them a crowd to play with, with being able to play the game for free..." TA-Classes: Technician, Raider
Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:18 pm

krumilikaka Joined: Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:05 pm Posts: 77	Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post! so big letters i couldn't even read it
Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:24 pm

steerofDoom Joined: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:17 am Posts: 181	Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post! +1 for sticky kill, uh.. tread i mean _________________ http://pastebin.com/dyAYBziB -notexturestreaming ini
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haque Joined: Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:53 am Posts: 383	Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post! Normally I'd agree with #9 but I blew my stack after Hirez allegedly fixed the forcefield exploit on the Flag Stand and I ran into it on Arx AGAIN today. I'll play nice up to a point, but Hirez saying something's fixed when it's not really pisses me off. _________________ patchnotes wrote: Voicepacks are now available to purchase.
Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:08 pm

C1trom Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:48 am Posts: 355	Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post! You are pedaling way too hard to get mod status... And the pay 2 win debate is not as simple, so you can just declare your subjective definition as the ultimate truth. There ARE 1-2 weapons that are more powerful or just useful in way more situations than their stock counterparts, that cost a ridiculous amount of XP and gold. Just because there is a slim chance that someone grinds for them for free for months, that doesn't change the fact, that the person unlocking them right away with money has a significant advantage over the VAST MAJORITY of players, who only has the stock weapon. P2W has a broader definition than you imply. Some balance tweaking could easily resolve these problems though. _________________ R.I.P. Spinfusor
Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:22 pm

fourdee Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:44 pm Posts: 575	Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post! You know the worlds gone wrong, when it requires a non-employed member of the public to try and get some sense in the future of this forum. Good job, although Hi-rez should be embarrassed its come to this. Really is a joke. "You cant have 5000 people in a room to discuss a topic without some order."
Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:30 pm

Wobberjockey Beta Tester Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:30 am Posts: 8726 Location: In a handbasket, heading somewhere	Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post! C1trom wrote: You are pedaling way too hard to get mod status... once a moderator, always a mod i guess. but it's probably best that they keep me away from the ban button on these forums. i don't suffer stupid very well _________________ original art at http://tinyurl.com/shazbotsig The Tribes READ ME. Quite possibly the most important thread you'll never read
Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:34 pm

miemens Joined: Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:00 pm Posts: 18	Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post! Agree with everything but would add: GAME IS STILL IN BETA DAWG, GOOGLE DAT but I'm not very eloquent.
Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:05 pm

computerslayer Joined: Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:01 pm Posts: 183 Steam Gamer Name: Computerslayer	Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post! Wobberjockey wrote: i don't suffer stupid very well You're not alone there! Thanks for the thread - good reminders.
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Wobberjockey

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Tips for new posters: Please read before you post!

Alright, have to say, it's getting rather frustrating seeing a new "mirv>mortar" thread or "hipatch.exe = SPYWARE!!!!!" every other day. Here are some tips, free of charge, that you can use so that those of us who have been around here longer don't want to beat you over the head with a keyboard.

#1. USE SEARCH.
For gods sake please use the search function before you post. There is nothing productive about having three separate threads about the hipatch.exe. In fact it actually is LESS productive because it's more for the devs to read, and if someone makes a good point in one, people following the other 2 threads won't see it.

#2. CHECK THE LAST POST DATE.
When posting in a thread, make sure it is still relevant. Nothing ruins your credibility faster than complaining about things like "those overpowered hitscan AR's" or +1ing a thread that says the scrambler needs a buff.

that leads me to my third point

#3. READ THE PATCH NOTES.
Patchnotes can be found here or in my READ ME thread.

#4. THE GAME IS NOT PAY 2 WIN.
by definition, pay to win implies that there is some weapon or advantage that is unobtainable by any means except payment of real currency.
THIS IS NOT THE CASE. everything can be earned via playtime.
Now if you have a complain about the amount of time necessary to unlock stuff, that is valid, but calling the game pay to win because it takes a long time to unlock stuff ruins your credibility just about as much as complaining about hitscan AR's.

#5. SAYING "HI-REZ PLEASE READ" WILL NOT INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A DEV RESPONSE.
The devs read the forums, but their current policy is very similar to valve. with the exception of "this bug is fixed" and the occasional announcement, don't expect to see a dev post in your thread.

#6. YOU ARE NOT A PRECIOUS LITTLE FLOWER, SORRY.
Your thoughts very likely do not merit their own thread. if you want to post everything into well laid out post that is very long, please do so, but it you have only a few points, you're better off using the community feedback thread stickied at the top of page 1

#7. SAY WHAT YOU MEAN.
Please, for the love of god, give your thread a descriptive title.
"HiRez i will pay you 30 bucks right now to do this" is NOT descriptive
"THIS GAME IS BROKEN" is not descriptive
"Mortar Physics are bad, suggestions inside" is VERY descriptive
Adding 100 special characters to your thread title doesn't help either

#8. LURK MORE.
A vast amount of information is contained on the forums. Waiting a day to post how the mortar is far to OP can save you some time and verbal beatings. by reading a few threads you may learn a few tricks that you were not aware of to help you counter the weapon that you thought was 'op'
With time, you may even come to reverse your position

#9. ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING.
which of these 2 players would you rather help?

Quote:

Player 1: this game is a complete pile of crap and all the mortar is seriously OP. Nerf the AOE and damage by 75% to balance it.
Player 2: Hey, can anyone give me a few tips on dealing with the mortar more effectively? it seems to kill me far to often.

Presenting yourself as a know it all when you do not really angers the people who know better

#10. USE THE RIGHT FORUM.
Map complaints go here
Bug reports go here
Exploit reports go here
General feedback goes here

Follow these tips, and I guarantee that you will have 75% fewer forum posters wanting to kick your teeth in, or your money back

-Wobber

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original art at http://tinyurl.com/shazbotsig
The Tribes READ ME. Quite possibly the most important thread you'll never read

Last edited by Wobberjockey on Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:00 pm, edited 5 times in total.

Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:57 pm

trimoon1

Joined: Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:26 pm
Posts: 125
Location: Inside your screen

Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post!

+100

This deserves BOLD sticky :!:

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"I'm being payed for my time by the paying people, to give them a crowd to play with, with being able to play the game for free..."

TA-Classes: Technician, Raider

Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:18 pm

krumilikaka

Joined: Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:05 pm
Posts: 77

Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post!

so big letters i couldn't even read it

Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:24 pm

steerofDoom

Joined: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:17 am
Posts: 181

Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post!

+1 for sticky kill, uh.. tread i mean

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Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:54 pm

haque

Joined: Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:53 am
Posts: 383

Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post!

Normally I'd agree with #9 but I blew my stack after Hirez allegedly *fixed* the forcefield exploit on the Flag Stand and I ran into it on Arx AGAIN today. I'll play nice up to a point, but Hirez saying something's fixed when it's not really pisses me off. :evil:

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Voicepacks are now available to purchase.

Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:08 pm

C1trom

Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:48 am
Posts: 355

Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post!

You are pedaling way too hard to get mod status...

And the pay 2 win debate is not as simple, so you can just declare your subjective definition as the ultimate truth.

There ARE 1-2 weapons that are more powerful or just useful in way more situations than their stock counterparts, that cost a ridiculous amount of XP and gold. Just because there is a slim chance that someone grinds for them for free for months, that doesn't change the fact, that the person unlocking them right away with money has a significant advantage over the VAST MAJORITY of players, who only has the stock weapon. P2W has a broader definition than you imply.

Some balance tweaking could easily resolve these problems though.

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R.I.P. Spinfusor

Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:22 pm

fourdee

Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:44 pm
Posts: 575

Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post!

You know the worlds gone wrong, when it requires a non-employed member of the public to try and get some sense in the future of this forum.

Good job, although Hi-rez should be embarrassed its come to this. Really is a joke.

"You cant have 5000 people in a room to discuss a topic without some order."

Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:30 pm

Wobberjockey

Beta Tester

Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:30 am
Posts: 8726
Location: In a handbasket, heading somewhere

Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post!

C1trom wrote:

You are pedaling way too hard to get mod status...

once a moderator, always a mod i guess.

but it's probably best that they keep me away from the ban button on these forums.
i don't suffer stupid very well

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Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:34 pm

miemens

Joined: Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:00 pm
Posts: 18

Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post!

Agree with everything but would add:

GAME IS STILL IN BETA DAWG, GOOGLE DAT

but I'm not very eloquent.

Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:05 pm

computerslayer

Joined: Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:01 pm
Posts: 183
Steam Gamer Name: Computerslayer

Re: Tips for new posters: Please read before you post!

Wobberjockey wrote:

i don't suffer stupid very well

You're not alone there!

Thanks for the thread - good reminders.

Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:06 pm

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