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Posted - 2008.04.20 16:35:00 -
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 Originally by: Ki Anna
A question with regards to the YARR team and the EVElopedia: will the information in it be confirmed as accurate by CCP?
For example, the Division-Mission Types table listed in the player guide is different from the one listed by other sources. I expect that the player guide is the more accurate of the two, but having seen the guides fall out of date in the past, it is hard to know when the guide can be trusted.
So would the YARR team, be able to get confirmation from CCP as to which details are confirmed as accurate by CCP and which are speculation by players.
Some other examples of things that could potential need confirmation would be any formulas or statistical information regarding turret tracking, ewar, broker fees, invention successes, and probably many others.
I am not expecting that CCP will disclose all of the secrets, but atleast confirm, via the YARR team, which parts of a guide can be confirmed by the game specs, and which ones are simply educated guesses by players.
It would also be worthwhile to know what level of communication members of the YARR team can expect between them and CCP with regards to assuring that the content of the EVElopedia.
Well, if they confirm the guesses that are right, they might very well give us the exact specs, as otherwise people will just keep guessing until the devs get bored of saying 'nay' and finally give in to give the details, or stop answering those guesses.
As for the whole idea of player written manual, as "CCP could create a manual, but it would eventually get outdated". Well then my YARR friend, maybe "CCP could also keep the manual up to date", like many other companies on this globe do".
Im not against the idea of having a player written manual - although i would find it real sad if a player would know more about how to play the game than the guys writing the game - but im quite offended by the rationalization of a player edited manual as the CCP made one would just get outdated.
It is only outdated, because CCP neglected to keep it up to date. That much for my rant.
For the possible conflicts that might arise from contradicting opinions fighting on the wiki... well, as long as YARR people are required to stay neutral in discussions, there will be no problems. This isnt wikipedia.. if a wiki moderator misbehaves, you still have CCP to turn to, and im quite sure they would kick the volunteer in the a$$ would he/she really abuse his/her power.
My post does not represent the general or official opinion of anyone else besides me. No matter what YOU believe.
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