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Support => Technical Help: IN GAME bugs (after loading world) => Topic started by: soultwister on June 07, 2008, 06:02:48 am

Title: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: soultwister on June 07, 2008, 06:02:48 am

I've been going trough the Tutorial one day and this small thing came up to me:

Kicking the ground is not a facial expression.

That's all, don't flame me for making a topic to say that, i found it disturbing.

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: ThomPhoenix on June 07, 2008, 07:01:17 am

Yes, I can totally see how that ruined your day.

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: Raa on June 07, 2008, 08:21:14 am

Actually, that bothers me too. xD

Edit: 777! zomfg!

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: Tuxide on June 07, 2008, 08:31:09 am

Quote

-Xargon grins.-

Xargon Guurn says:  Facial expressions for example.

-Xargon kicks at the ground, stirring up some dust.-

I concur, kicking the ground is not a facial expression.  It should say something along the lines of "-Xargon kicks the ground with his face, stirring up some dust.-"  Maybe he has telekinetic powers or something, and all he has to do is grin to stir some dust up, I don't know.

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: Zan on June 07, 2008, 09:35:14 am

The context might make things more clear ...

Quote

-Xargon Guurn says: While talking is a very useful tool when roleplaying, you also have to be able to express yourself in other fashions, eh?
-Xargon grins.
-Xargon Guurn says:  Facial expressions for example.
-Xargon kicks at the ground, stirring up some dust.
-Xargon Guurn says:  Or even more complicated actions.

You see here that the grinning, he did was a facial expression and the kicking up dust was a more complicated action. ;)

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: Beniel on June 07, 2008, 09:54:00 am

Perhaps Xargon should say it this way then:

-Xargon Guurn says: While talking is a very useful tool when roleplaying, you also have to be able to express yourself in other fashions, eh?
-Xargon Guurn says:  Facial expressions for example.
-Xargon grins.
-Xargon Guurn says:  Or even more complicated actions.
-Xargon kicks at the ground, stirring up some dust.

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: Zan on June 07, 2008, 09:59:44 am

Is this really worth editing?

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: Beniel on June 07, 2008, 10:28:27 am

I know it's a fairly minor issue, but I imagine it wouldn't take too much time to change is words around. In any case, I would hope that by the time we hit 1.00 something would have been done to make that bit of Xargons dialog less ambiguous.

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: geloren on June 07, 2008, 12:00:40 pm

'is it really worth editing...'

In my opinion, yes. If too many people see this as ambigu, then it's almost as bad as a typo. It's noticed and payed attention to. If it was good (in other words to be released for a possible 1.O release) then it wouldn't make people argue about it.

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: Rizin on June 07, 2008, 10:02:11 pm

Oh my.... the tutorial will grow and change as well.... just so you all know....

Until then....

... I swapped the order of sentences. Someone go test it now and make sure it looks right.

*Rizin bangs her head against the wall while waiting for a thumbs up.

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: MrGadget on June 07, 2008, 10:11:38 pm

 :thumbup:

Title: Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
Post by: Rizin on June 07, 2008, 10:24:46 pm

Thank you.  \\o//

Lock please.