BattleMaster Academy

[Penchant]

http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,528.msg8286.html#msg8286 Ruler
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,529.msg8288.html#msg8288 Judge
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,537.msg8494.html#msg8494 Wiki vs Forum
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,527.msg8284.html#msg8284 General
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,517.msg8133.html#msg8133 Gain Influence
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,525.msg8278.html#msg8278 Duke
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,524.msg8276.html#msg8276 Lord
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,526.msg8281.html#msg8281 Banker
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,512.msg8392.html#msg8392 History of Advance Mentoring

[Bedwyr]

I'd be delighted to see this revived, and would be happy to contribute.  My life, as some of you know, has been pretty crazy for the last while, but I strongly felt and feel that anything we can do to bridge the knowledge gap between experienced and new players is a good thing.

[Vellos]

hm. Just went and read my food article.

Suppose I can write a new one maybe for the current system... but I'd need somebody to fill me in on rot/warehouse stuff. I've not dealt with that very much personally.

[Peri]

Alexander the Great became ruler at 20, and launched his campaign in Asia Minor when he was 22; he was unbeaten in battle.

Ok mentioning the age was not a good move. I'm just saying that most of the good players of this game learned it by trial and error and asking IC to other good players, and I think this is something that makes the game cool. You can't find "how to" videos on youtube for battlemaster, and even the help pages are not always that helpful.

Clearly if a good manual helps player retention I would withdraw all my critics, but I am not sure that's going to be the case.

[Solari]

http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,528.msg8286.html#msg8286 Ruler
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,529.msg8288.html#msg8288 Judge
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,537.msg8494.html#msg8494 Wiki vs Forum
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,527.msg8284.html#msg8284 General
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,517.msg8133.html#msg8133 Gain Influence
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,525.msg8278.html#msg8278 Duke
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,524.msg8276.html#msg8276 Lord
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,526.msg8281.html#msg8281 Banker
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,512.msg8392.html#msg8392 History of Advance Mentoring

Thank you! I'll read through these this weekend and see about proceeding with this effort.

[Anaris]

Ok mentioning the age was not a good move. I'm just saying that most of the good players of this game learned it by trial and error and asking IC to other good players, and I think this is something that makes the game cool. You can't find "how to" videos on youtube for battlemaster, and even the help pages are not always that helpful.

Clearly if a good manual helps player retention I would withdraw all my critics, but I am not sure that's going to be the case.

This argument seems to boil down to, "Hey, I had to go through hell to find this stuff out, so there's no way I'm helping anyone else find it out easier! Let them go through what I went through!"

From where I sit, this is all just sensible information. The kind of thing that should, from an IC perspective, be available from any good tutor or well-stocked library. No one should have to go through lots of IC rigamarole to get it.

[Lorgan]

This argument seems to boil down to, "Hey, I had to go through hell to find this stuff out, so there's no way I'm helping anyone else find it out easier! Let them go through what I went through!"

I think he rather meant that he liked to have this sort of mentor-pupil relationship IC in stead of on the forums, which does make sense but I think it'd just be a lot more convenient to have this info available OOC.

[Peri]

I think he rather meant that he liked to have this sort of mentor-pupil relationship IC in stead of on the forums, which does make sense but I think it'd just be a lot more convenient to have this info available OOC.

Yes, that's what I mean. However,

The kind of thing that should, from an IC perspective, be available from any good tutor or well-stocked library. No one should have to go through lots of IC rigamarole to get it.

seems quite reasonable after all. Still, the difference between a guide on the wiki and a section where people ask for tips on how to defeat sirion (random example!) is maybe small, but there.

[Azerax]

seems like this would be good wiki material?

[egamma]

seems like this would be good wiki material?

I think most of it's on the wiki already, but people like the forum format better.

[Bedwyr]

I think I like Solari's take better, myself.  I'm always better answering questions than trying to write up something on a topic.

[Vellos]

Same.

But will anyone ask anything?

[Foundation]

Same.

But will anyone ask anything?

What is your deepest and darkest secret?  Spill the beans!  Ya'll.

[Tom]

I think most of it's on the wiki already, but people like the forum format better.

!@#$ 'em. I am dead serious. This is what the wiki is for. The forum is a horrible place to find stuff, because after a while it will be buried, and I do not guarantee that we won't clean out old threads some time.

This is what the wiki is for. And you have a lot more formating options, can put stuff into subpages, link between them. Really. Whoever wants to put tutorial-stuff into the forum is seriously short on clues.

[Gustav Kuriga]

My ego went up a tick as I looked through the wiki for all references to Gustav Kuriga...