Author Topic: Small note on the Tutorial.  (Read 1717 times)

soultwister

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Small note on the Tutorial.
« 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.

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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2008, 07:01:17 am »
Yes, I can totally see how that ruined your day.
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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2008, 08:21:14 am »
Actually, that bothers me too. xD

Edit: 777! zomfg!

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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2008, 08:31:09 am »
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-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.
« Last Edit: June 07, 2008, 08:33:33 am by Tuxide »

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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2008, 09:35:14 am »
The context might make things more clear ...

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-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. ;)
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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #5 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.

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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2008, 09:59:44 am »
Is this really worth editing?
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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #7 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.

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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #8 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.

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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #9 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.

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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2008, 10:11:38 pm »
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Re: Small note on the Tutorial.
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2008, 10:24:46 pm »
Thank you.  \\o//

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