New Strategy Program - Over 50k Credits Available

by **JamesKer1** on Sun Jul 26, 2015 10:55 pm

Surprise, surprise, I've taken on another project. But this one's going to be good

blakebowling has allotted over 50000 credits - 51900 to be exact - as well as premium and star prizes to accompany the start-up of a new strategy program. The goal of this program is to get a guide written for 205 maps that don't have information for them through the previous strategy program.

If you're interested in helping, we're interested in having you. All you have to do is respond to this thread and we'll get you connected!

by **40kguy** on Sun Jul 26, 2015 11:09 pm

Ill help

by **Fewnix** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:29 am

Put me in coach, I can play

by **benga** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:44 am

count me in

by **Liam Connor** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:49 am

I'm up for it

by **baddestbrute** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:01 pm

sure count me in,if there is still room

by **goldenwarrior** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:44 pm

I'm in aswell

by **MrJody** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:15 pm

I could use some credits. Can only do so many surveys.

by **grt** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:34 pm

Stick my name down

by **Teflon Kris** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:55 pm

I'm up for it :-)

by **robellis00** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:43 pm

greetings! if this is open for freemiums, I'd be really interested in helping.

by **MudPuppy** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:17 pm

I'm interested.

by **JamesKer1** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 11:22 pm

All caught up.

We won't run out of room, in fact, I don't think we can have ENOUGH people. Every helping hand counts!

by **JrFan88** on Mon Jul 27, 2015 11:34 pm

I'm game. Just let me know what needs to be done. I'm a pretty good organizer and I work well with others. As long as you don't require Uber-Geeks, I can do just about anything I set my mind to!

by **Cyanineeter** on Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:07 am

Fewnix wrote:Put me in coach, I can play

by **JBlombier** on Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:12 pm

I'm interested, but I'd like to ask some questions first.

I assume we choose a map we're familiar with a write a guide for that. What if someone else in this topic also wants to write the guide for that particular map? Will it be written by both?
I have knowledge I can share about some maps, but who will keep an eye on what I write? I'm a stand up guy (take my word for it!), so I'll write it to the best of abilities, but not everyone might.
Also, if someone (perhaps even a mod) disagrees with the strategy written in my guide and of which I am positive it is the best possible strategy for that map, then what?

These are just questions out of curiosity and to figure out how this idea will be taken into action.
Sign me up!

- JBlombier

by **waauw** on Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:45 pm

JBlombier wrote:I'm interested, but I'd like to ask some questions first.

I assume we choose a map we're familiar with a write a guide for that. What if someone else in this topic also wants to write the guide for that particular map? Will it be written by both?
I have knowledge I can share about some maps, but who will keep an eye on what I write? I'm a stand up guy (take my word for it!), so I'll write it to the best of abilities, but not everyone might.
Also, if someone (perhaps even a mod) disagrees with the strategy written in my guide and of which I am positive it is the best possible strategy for that map, then what?

These are just questions out of curiosity and to figure out how this idea will be taken into action.
Sign me up!

- JBlombier

We've got a list of maps that display whether they are still available. You can submit your name to any available map.
Every strategy guide will of course be examined. You can't exactly distribute credits and not check whether the work was done decently.
You're supposed to write an analysis of the map in order to provide options and advisements. The idea is to write down any potential strategy, so newbies will at least have some base to start off with. Readers just need to be able to understand the map, so they can move on to master the map more swiftly.

Based on the guides I've transferred to the wiki so far, there seems to be a consistency of content:

Introduction + list of special features of the map(what makes it unique, if any)
recommended settings
effect of every setting(for example: how does the map fare with fog? trench? assassin? manual?...)
basic strategies/considerations for 1v1, multiplayer(all types), team games
sometimes: # of starting regions/manual drop per player count
any do-not's
Things you need to keep in mind

by **Otnal** on Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:46 pm

I'm interested...anything to help some become better players other than just donating points to them having lucky dice or banking on someone elses screw up.

by **Dukasaur** on Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:48 pm

JBlombier wrote:I'm interested, but I'd like to ask some questions first.

I assume we choose a map we're familiar with a write a guide for that. What if someone else in this topic also wants to write the guide for that particular map? Will it be written by both?
I have knowledge I can share about some maps, but who will keep an eye on what I write? I'm a stand up guy (take my word for it!), so I'll write it to the best of abilities, but not everyone might.
Also, if someone (perhaps even a mod) disagrees with the strategy written in my guide and of which I am positive it is the best possible strategy for that map, then what?

These are just questions out of curiosity and to figure out how this idea will be taken into action.
Sign me up!

- JBlombier

Some guides will no doubt be collaborations.

When this was done in the past, there were debates and votes taken, and each guide came up with only one final version. However, I don't think that's necessary. I think it perfectly acceptable for a guide to read something like the following:

Gallipoli guide wrote:Strategists differ in their ideas about the importance of Kum Kale. Here are some views on the subject:
show: view 1

show: view 2