What mod's to install? Why not have a pinned poll in every mod fo
#1
Posted 05 May 2006 - 10:12 AM
The sample poll above, perhaps, with a little attention from you more experience players, can begin an in spellhold evaluation system whereby the poll is pinned to each mod forum, there to be voted on by those who have actually played, loved, hated, and generally tested it. Then others could get a quick idea of what testers have voted on, or have clarified in the posts below the poll, and decide for themselves more easily what's right for them - for their style of play.
So, for example... The Big Picture might get from lots of voters Game Balance 4, Immersion 4, and New Game 5..... (just an example). This would tell other players that yes, this mod doens't make the game too easy or too hard, doesn't detract from the game's theme, and that it adds a whole lot of difference to the original game.
A quick guide without having to trawl through endless readmes and mod forums.
I hope this makes sense..... put your ideas down - will it work, how can it be improved....
Captain Spider of the Gnome Dance.
(Note: to non spellhold mods, a special poll area might be used, with polls for each of those mods.)
(Also, not all mods would require three questions... eg.... the make over mods like baldur's goth and one pixel production... might only need 1.)
#2
Posted 05 May 2006 - 11:01 AM
If you're looking for objectivity, I'd suggest putting polls in places where modders who aren't as, uh, sensitive to criticism couldn't have any influence on them.
Why is this Hypnotoad video so popu... ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.
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#3
Posted 06 May 2006 - 12:13 AM
The last time there was an attempt to rate mods was at TeamBG. In a remarkable stroke of coincidence, anything critical of (for example) TDD was heavily edited. In an even more remarkable stroke of coincidence, anything in praise of (for example) TDD was not edited.
If you're looking for objectivity, I'd suggest putting polls in places where modders who aren't as, uh, sensitive to criticism couldn't have any influence on them.
That or put "You agree to accept civil criticism like a Big Boy/Girl" in the TOS, and enforce it...
Anyway, this sounds like a good idea, but I have friends who would feed you your own gall bladder for the plural-with-apostrophe x.x
"Tyranny is a quiet thing at first, a prim and proper lady pursing her lips and shaking her head disapprovingly, asking, well what were you doing (wearing that dress, walking home at that hour, expressing those inappropriate thoughts) anyway? It's subtle and insidious, disguised as reasonable precautions which become more and more oppressive over time, until our lives are defined by the things we must avoid. She's easy enough to agree with, after all, she's only trying to help -- and yet she's one of the most dangerous influences we face, because if she prevails, it puts the raping, robbing, axe-wielding madmen of the world in complete control. Eventually they'll barely need to wield a thing, all they'll have to do is leer menacingly and we fall all over ourselves trying to placate them." -godlizard
#4
Posted 06 May 2006 - 02:17 AM
EDIT: Gibberish -> Enlgish.
Edited by the bigg, 06 May 2006 - 02:18 AM.
Italian users: help test the Stivan NPC!
Author or Co-Author: WeiDU - Widescreen - Generalized Biffing - Refinements - TB#Tweaks - IWD2Tweaks - TB#Characters - Traify Tool - Some mods that I won't mention in public
Maintainer: Semi-Multi Clerics - Nalia Mod - Nvidia Fix
Code dumps: Detect custom secondary types - Stutter Investigator
If possible, send diffs, translations and other contributions using Git.
#5
Posted 06 May 2006 - 04:07 AM
(Rough translation: People are recommending my mods over Jerry Zinger. I am comfortable with this.)
#6
Posted 06 May 2006 - 04:20 AM
However, as for other sites, and other methods... it is my experience that to have several methods of evaluation is benefecial.. then punters can try them out... and decide which system best suits them.
Survival of the fittest and all that...
And adding to the fact, this system could be up and ready in no time, rather than waiting for the construction of a database, which in the long term would be an excellent resource.
I must admit that having a single area with all the polls on, rather than having a poll pinned to each mod forum, does sound an excellent idea CamDawg.
Who has the keys to this forum?... well the good old dungeon keeper of AD&D 1's dm guide.... sorry -- reminiscing again about the good old days. Whichever way, someone who doesn't have a key interest in any mod... or, simply, isn't allowed to edit.
I don't know... i"m not that clver
Anyway, food for thought.
Captain Spider
But - I do agree that anonymous pollsters may distort things a bit... but isn't that the case with any review?
Also, this system might have a wee advantage of having three criteria set for every mod. (Of course, one might see this as being a disadvantage).
Edited by Captain Spider, 06 May 2006 - 09:41 AM.
#7
Posted 06 May 2006 - 05:41 AM
BMP mods won't run on weigui, unless their authors decided to stop biffing and making backups of the tlk. This will remove any usefulness out of good votes for TDD on the centralized databaseAnd I maintain that a reliable recommendation with comments is worth any number of anonymous votes for TDD.
Italian users: help test the Stivan NPC!
Author or Co-Author: WeiDU - Widescreen - Generalized Biffing - Refinements - TB#Tweaks - IWD2Tweaks - TB#Characters - Traify Tool - Some mods that I won't mention in public
Maintainer: Semi-Multi Clerics - Nalia Mod - Nvidia Fix
Code dumps: Detect custom secondary types - Stutter Investigator
If possible, send diffs, translations and other contributions using Git.
#8 --Captain Spider--
Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:26 AM
If so, where can I find it?
#9
Posted 13 July 2006 - 07:08 AM
Italian users: help test the Stivan NPC!
Author or Co-Author: WeiDU - Widescreen - Generalized Biffing - Refinements - TB#Tweaks - IWD2Tweaks - TB#Characters - Traify Tool - Some mods that I won't mention in public
Maintainer: Semi-Multi Clerics - Nalia Mod - Nvidia Fix
Code dumps: Detect custom secondary types - Stutter Investigator
If possible, send diffs, translations and other contributions using Git.