There's A Time And A Place For Everything
Bahamut
Join Date: 2003-01-20 Member: 12522Members, Constellation
Join Date: 2003-01-20 Member: 12522Members, Constellation
<div class="IPBDescription">and it's not always this forum</div> With the new revamp of the I&S Forum, I can safely say this one has degraded to the point where it is being used as the "IQ muncher" joke, rather then the I&S forum.
So how about we start over with a revamp of this forum too?
So perhaps start with distinguishing the difference between this forum and the I&S / Bug report ones:
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->In these forums, you will be given the opportunity to voice your opinions about different aspects of gameplay in beta versions of Natural Selection. The aim of this forum is not to replace the <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showforum=5' target='_blank'>Ideas and Suggestions</a> or the <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showforum=38' target='_blank'>Bug Reports</a> forums, so please keep all bug reports and large ideas/suggestions in the correct place.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As well as having the "Public Beta Discussion" forum, have a "NS:Classic Discussion" and "NS:Combat Discussion" forum, so things can be seperated for clarity. All the Classic suggestions go in the classic forum, the combat ones in the combat forum, and things that undoubtedly effect both of them as well as map feedback threads and the like should be in the "Public Beta Discussion" forum.
The <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41193' target='_blank'>note</a> from Flayra that's in the main directory should probably get updated too (since it's aimed at 2.0x).
From what I can see there's a lot more "Ideas and Suggestions" in this forum then there should be. Like, I realise that there should be a certain level, but it should start off with a discussion about a gameplay element, not start with "Unchain marine weapons" "unchain the chambers" "A buff for skulks", etc. It should start more with "Combat: Marine Weapons Discussion" "Classic: Are unchained chambers better?" "Skulks: Are they really too weak?".
It's a public beta discussion for crying out loud, not a "IMPLEMENT MY IDEA, IT R0X0RS" forum that takes precedence over the I&S one.
I'd really appreciate it if someone would reorganise this forum so that it became more pointed and useful then its current state, which is a combination of discussions about balance, bug reports and new ideas :/
Another thing that I'd find better: It would be good if you could lock or remove threads that do not specifically mention facts or evidence to back up their claims, or threads that request someone investigate something further - a few iffy ones slip through your net =)
Bahamut.
So how about we start over with a revamp of this forum too?
So perhaps start with distinguishing the difference between this forum and the I&S / Bug report ones:
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->In these forums, you will be given the opportunity to voice your opinions about different aspects of gameplay in beta versions of Natural Selection. The aim of this forum is not to replace the <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showforum=5' target='_blank'>Ideas and Suggestions</a> or the <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showforum=38' target='_blank'>Bug Reports</a> forums, so please keep all bug reports and large ideas/suggestions in the correct place.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As well as having the "Public Beta Discussion" forum, have a "NS:Classic Discussion" and "NS:Combat Discussion" forum, so things can be seperated for clarity. All the Classic suggestions go in the classic forum, the combat ones in the combat forum, and things that undoubtedly effect both of them as well as map feedback threads and the like should be in the "Public Beta Discussion" forum.
The <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41193' target='_blank'>note</a> from Flayra that's in the main directory should probably get updated too (since it's aimed at 2.0x).
From what I can see there's a lot more "Ideas and Suggestions" in this forum then there should be. Like, I realise that there should be a certain level, but it should start off with a discussion about a gameplay element, not start with "Unchain marine weapons" "unchain the chambers" "A buff for skulks", etc. It should start more with "Combat: Marine Weapons Discussion" "Classic: Are unchained chambers better?" "Skulks: Are they really too weak?".
It's a public beta discussion for crying out loud, not a "IMPLEMENT MY IDEA, IT R0X0RS" forum that takes precedence over the I&S one.
I'd really appreciate it if someone would reorganise this forum so that it became more pointed and useful then its current state, which is a combination of discussions about balance, bug reports and new ideas :/
Another thing that I'd find better: It would be good if you could lock or remove threads that do not specifically mention facts or evidence to back up their claims, or threads that request someone investigate something further - a few iffy ones slip through your net =)
Bahamut.