Request to those people looking for tactical advice.

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Fri Jan 17, 2003 5:53 pm

Over the last few months I've felt there's been something of a proliferation of "how do you beat X with Y" posts. To my mind, at least, It's a little frustrating to see these posts for several reasons:

(a) If you're only after quick tips, I guarantee the tips will be available on a search
(b) If you're after more specific advice, then it's difficult for posters to give you accurate information if you only ask in very vague terms. You end up getting vague advice back and, really, no-one ends up learning anything new.
(c) It makes you sound like a 13 year old looking for the cheat codes for their latest game.

It is far more helpful to talk in specifics about what problems you have with the game. Even if you're up against a type of player for the first time, tell us as much as you can about it - What kind of team, what style of play you both adopt, what rules you are using etc. Even having said that, you will get far, far more useful advice with a post that says "I got beaten by a Dwarf coach - the game went like this" than you will with a post asking "How do I beat Dwarves".

Sorry to come off like a helpdesk operator but there have been a large number of very general queries of late which have resulted in a lot of very general answers. The more in-depth discussion we can provoke the better for everyone in the long run.

Rant Over, I'll get me coat.

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Sat Jan 18, 2003 2:17 am

shaniepoo · Post by **shaniepoo** » Wed Jan 22, 2003 4:37 pm

But Marcus, how do i beat dwarves with flings?

.....joke

Ghost of Pariah · Post by **Ghost of Pariah** » Wed Jan 29, 2003 4:34 am

I know, I know!

You take that little round thing with the spikes and put it in his endzone more times than he puts it in yours!

TA-DA!

wardancer434 · Post by **wardancer434** » Sat Feb 08, 2003 1:18 am

Yeah Pariahs right, thats how to win

Amber Gambler · Post by **Amber Gambler** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 1:47 pm

Sarky Buggers!

Amber Gambler · Post by **Amber Gambler** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 1:48 pm

Mind you I should have just done a bloody search, sorry people!

MixX · Post by **MixX** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 10:00 am

Ghost of Pariah wrote:I know, I know!

You take that little round thing with the spikes and put it in his endzone more times than he puts it in yours!

TA-DA!

I see! Damn... why did I have to play this game for 5 years before someone told me?

FlameKnight · Post by **FlameKnight** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:08 pm

What's wrong with being 13

lol

sssid · Post by **sssid** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 3:09 am

just quessing but 13 is an unlucky number

Troy Spiral · Post by **Troy Spiral** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:14 pm

great post. The problem is, the kind of posters that are being referenced, probably would never read a thread like this. lol

Khaine · Post by **Khaine** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:47 pm

Other problem being wading through the Hundred or so entries a search brings up. It's a hobby not a job I want my answers quick and dirty

neoliminal · Post by **neoliminal** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 3:37 pm

IMO the veteran players should be the ones in charge of helping out the rookie players here. That means cutting and pasting the content rather than simply pointing them to it. If a new thread gets started, great. There's probably something missing from the old content anyway.

History is good, but our history is not organized.

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 7:23 pm

I have no problems with answering the same questions. If they come up regularly then they'll naturally end up in one thread anyway. And if they don't, well, what's the problem?

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 1:49 pm

The original point wasn't "go use the search engine" it was "try to phrase your questions a little more specifically than (for example) 'how do I beat dwarves with amazons?'"

There were a lot of those kind of posts at the time and a lot of the veteran players got tired of answering them to the point that the answers came off quite flippantly or not at all.

Far better to ask specific questions or ask for post-match analysis than it is to ask the forum to write your game strategy for you.