[Gandalf Parker]

Those who can, do. And those who cant, teach.
Ive heard that so many times I wish I'd invented it so I could get royalties. But the flip-flop I toss back is that those who can, cant teach.

Why mention that here? Because Illwinter is a couple of guys who thought it would be fun to write a game. OK, granted, Dom2 moved into the "real" world with a marketer like Shrapnel (and the pricing) so it no longer gets the "garage business" protection that Dom1 had. But still, Ive had alot of experience in the subject and you dont want programmers/developers to write documentation. They cannot (CAN NOT) think of what needs to be known, and their answers tend to be formulas anyway. They know the game too well to document it. At best they should provide answers to someone who has experience at translating programmer to common english.

Fine. Illwinter should. Shrapnel should. We paid alot, we deserve it. But if you REALLY want it, this is my opinion of how it would best happen. Some NEW player who has aspirations of being a writer should start taking notes. What confused you? what answers did you get (that you understood)? what was funny? what seemed like a strategy tip? At the least level, web site it. At the dreamer level, sell it to Prima as a Dominions II Strategy Guide so we can all benefit from it (and help give the game the marketing boost it deserves)

Just my humble opinion

[ December 05, 2003, 19:08: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]