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Herr Diemann Nov 20, 2013

Since Forums offer a clear overview like a rubbish dump and are reppellently redundant, let some structure in.
There already is a turfwarswiki.com. Maybe there could be some cooperation.

D.
Herr Diemann Nov 20, 2013

The years long discussion i've read here are going nowhere. (just gooing).
Noone reads a complete thread of several pages before adding their own opinion. So it becomes an endless repetition of the same arguments.
Same with the complete forum. Who wants to look through hundreds of pages to find the topic they want to share an idea about.
Kaͣrͩaͩs Nov 20, 2013

I'm not really sure what you are suggesting here.
✯βιuεᏀяιffoη✯ Nov 20, 2013

Kaͣrͩaͩs wrote:
I'm not really sure what you are suggesting here.

I think he wants the wiki to be a part of the app.
FRΞΞ☠ΜΛSΟΠ Nov 20, 2013

Simple solution....don't read it.

You are welcome. ✊
Mystery Nov 20, 2013

✯βιuεᏀяιffoη✯ wrote:
Kaͣrͩaͩs wrote:
I'm not really sure what you are suggesting here.

I think he wants the wiki to be a part of the app.
I don't see that happening. That would mean that MFP would have to be responsible for all the content. They'd have to "police" the entire wiki. I doubt they want to do that, especially since it already exists & is done for free.
✯βιuεᏀяιffoη✯ Nov 20, 2013

Mystery wrote:
✯βιuεᏀяιffoη✯ wrote:
Kaͣrͩaͩs wrote:
I'm not really sure what you are suggesting here.

I think he wants the wiki to be a part of the app.
I don't see that happening. That would mean that MFP would have to be responsible for all the content. They'd have to "police" the entire wiki. I doubt they want to do that, especially since it already exists & is done for free.
Exactly. It's like that one kid who wanted icm in the app.
Herr Diemann Nov 20, 2013

The point is: the forum structure is little suitable for providing some kind of manual or a creative and productive platform to develop improvements for the game. The idea is to replace this chaos with a site where you can find the help and information you need and put your suggestions where they're useful. Most online game companies I know already provide that kind of idea and knowledge management.
MFP is not responsible for the posts here neither. It's the nature of wikies to be user driven and maintained and they can perform encyclopaedias. Eventually it would be less work and more revenue for the game makers and probably more what the players want to pay for.
Mystery Nov 20, 2013

It's their game, so yes, they are responsible. That's why they don't allow pics to be posted - inevitably porn would be posted. Idk what Apple's rules are, but at the very least, it would mean the game would have to be rated 18+.

How hard is it to go to the wiki or use Google to search the forums?
Herr Diemann Nov 22, 2013

Mystery wrote:
It's their game, so yes, they are responsible.

How hard is it to go to the wiki or use Google to search the forums?

Well, probably you're a law expert.
But that's to be discussed later anyway.
I think it's very hard for the game makers to dig through the forum to find something useful to adapt the game to the customers' interests. Certainly they would have to tell us if that's true.
Then the question is: Can we change for a better way to communicate our ideas and opinions to the developers?
Johnny Cage Nov 22, 2013

Read anything and everything posted by mystery in the help forum.

Problem solved.
Mystery Nov 22, 2013

No, I'm not a law expert.
I'd say they keep on top of suggestions posted considering the large amount that have been implemented.

Most threads are just repeats of things because people won't go look for one of the many other threads posted on the topic. Typically those things haven't been implemented for a reason & aren't likely to be.

If nick didn't like this format, he would have changed it. Why don't you go actually play the game first instead of making threads complaining about it?