Idea: Archive & Clean the Forums at Launch

[Norfolk nChance]

Idea: Archive & Clean the Forums at Launch

 

@Admin

 

Summary

At launch archive both the main Game-Labs and STEAM forums at Launch. START a fresh.

I can’t remember when GL cleaned the forum the last time, but I do remember it being a vast improvement. The current posts should be accessible via an archive function.

Why Is this Important?

Think in terms of the new client. What CORE basic topics will he need to understand. Then an area for Support Updates and Discussions. A new player hitting the sight will be confused over feedback and arguments around a subject matter.

The Archive Sections

We can still access old or pre-launch threads but in a condensed manner.

 

Norfolk

 

[Vernon Merrill]

From your mouth to Admin's ears.....

 

[Anne Wildcat]

Agree the forum should be cleared. Let’s start out fresh. 

[Vernon Merrill]

1 minute ago, Wraith said:

What purpose would this possibly serve other than to hide away vast troves of procedural knowledge and history? To what end?

While i agree to a point, unfortunately they are also full of outdated info that would probably confuse the hell out of anyone trying to get current info.

I'm down for an "archives" section.

[Norfolk nChance]

9 minutes ago, Wraith said:

What purpose would this possibly serve other than to hide away vast troves of procedural knowledge and history? To what end?

@Wraith

You make a real valid point. Unfortunately, the forum has become a mix of useful and outdated threads. For instance, Rules of Engagement, a new player would find it very difficult to sift through the quagmire of dated and live mechanics. The idea is to help the NEW client find what he wants quickly.

The Archive section is so important as it gives like you state the HISTORY and procedural knowledge paths taken. Also, the lore of past actions...

 

N.

[Norfolk nChance]

@Wraith

I can’t argue with your view, but we’ll just beg to differ.

At launch is a milestone you’ll agree, a line in the sand if you like. The 3 categories of player (1-Current, 2-Old, 3-New) however we all start, will need to research the present game mechanic. The launch, and you may disagree with me here is to attract Cat2s back (by far the largest client group) and Cat3s (the smallest). Then to keep both Cats long enough to turn into Junkies and purchasing DLCs.

You & I can (Cat1s) easily navigate the forum, but what about @Jeheil? He knows his stuff, but RoE, PBs, BRs, SafeZones... Crafting and its 7levels now? That info he needs to relearn, is not obvious at present in my opinion to find easily.

The Newbie, tutorials brilliant. However again that grind path he’ll need to research and is buried under old irrelevant data to him. By cleaning up the forums at launch, helps not only navigate but keep in touch with the latest discussion topics.

The idea was to make it easier to find current game mechanics. This without getting swamped with older discussion threads. I understand your search by date technique, but in my opinion still leads to sifting of threads.  When I log on to the forum normally its not to find out something specific, but more as to what’s going on and current discussions. This I’d assume is similar to you and is vital for any new player to make a habit. Having a clear clean forum helps with this process. I feel we still have too many facing menu options.

The Archive then is for the older player to drill into who is looking for something more specific.

N.

[Norfolk nChance]

1 minute ago, Wraith said:

lol, that's because it doesn't exist at all. It has never been spelled out in clear form anywhere so if it is ever produced in digestible form then it would be new content and worthy of being pinned, right?

LOL look at me trying to start a new way of doing things...

Good point fella

 

N.

 

[Aster]

Wouldn't it be nice if we had a this is how the game works page for rules of engagement and the like. I can not go a single day without having a handful of people ask why didn't this work? Why didn't I get pulled it?! Why did the battle close?

[Slim McSauce]

8 hours ago, Wraith said:

What purpose would this possibly serve other than to hide away vast troves of procedural knowledge and history? To what end?

Knowledge that has thus far been largely ignored despite making massive waves of positive constructive thinking aimed towards making the game better. 

The ideas that are meant to be added, that are missing will get suggested again and again, gaining the same support every time until the end of time.

I'm indifferent. It really wouldn't make that much of a difference in the long run. Everything beyond page 3 might as well not exist anymore.

[toblerone]

Hey Norfolk, let's call it with its name: hiding the dirt under the carpet.

[Sir Max Magic]

Great idea, so new people dont get hammered with obsolete suggestions and rants from the past from long gone iterations of the game client +1

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

+1

and that includes all the "fluff" caribbean news I hope.

 

[Papillon]

I sort of agree with this idea, but I would prefer to see the entire forum transferred to an archive that is still accessible, and readable, but not writeable.  So available for reference if you want to search for something, but it is clearly marked as a non-postable ( <----spellcheck says that's not a word  ) sub-forum that is archives.  This is because in my opinion that while there sure are a lot of antiquated posts, there are also still a lot of useful ones, and no one could possibly sort through them all to purge the trash.

[Doug Maoz]

Good idea, the old info (and even older politics) should be cordoned off.

[LegoLarry]

+1

[Latron]

I like this idea. If only we can do something about those who have made it their job to complain about NA all the time.

[Stilgar]

No. The one who does not know history has no future.

[Norfolk nChance]

10 hours ago, Stilgar said:

No. The one who does not know history has no future.

you did read my title and whole POST...?

 

Norfolk nGenius