User blog:StoryGirl83/Walkthrough Guide Discussion

I have been trying to write up a preliminary guide for walkthroughs in order to start a discussion on the topic for over a year. As if has been over a year and I not only don't have such a preliminary guide, but I have actually lost the progress on it I did make (it's out there somewhere, I just don't know where), I am writing this instead in order to start that discussion on a blog post.

Whether you help write them or not, you have probably used them to help you get through a chapter and most likely far more than that. You likely have some opinion on things involving them and this is the place to discuss them.

There are some things that are most likely easy to agree on, such as the use of asterisks to list the different options for choices. Other things are probably harder to agree on. I will add to this blog as we discuss things and as we agree on things. Once something is agreed on, you are still allowed to propose another idea for how to handle it as long as it is an idea that has not been discussed, but people do not have to discuss it unless you get someone else to second reopening the discussion who agrees with your idea. Once we have started implementing an idea, discussion is closed. If you wish to reopen discussion on that topic at that point, you have to bring it before the staff and ask for permission to post a blog post to discuss it. Any consensus that is made to leave things as they are already the majority of the time, will be moved straight to closed discussion.

Open Discussion
These are the ideas we are currently discussing. If you have an opinion on them or even a new idea on how to handle them, post in the discussion below.


 * Let's start with the asterisks. I don't foresee objections to them, but if you have one, now's the time to bring it up.
 * There has been discussion about "diamond choices" verses "premium choices." Most walkthroughs currently use diamond choices, but Pixelberry and a couple of the walkthroughs use premium choices. I like the idea of changing it to "Premium Choices" and implementation of this idea would be pretty easy to do, so if we decided to do it, we would be able to have it changed pretty fast.
 * Emojis. At some point someone added 💎 to the walkthroughs in place of the word diamond and a few additional emojis have been added since then, mostly when images are used in game. Some other examples are 👑 for Kenna's points in TC&TF, 🔥 for Dom's points in TC&TF, 🗡 for army points in TC&TF, 🛡️ for Dave points in MW, 🔯 for Sam points in MW, and ❤ in most walkthroughs for love interest romance points. Should be keep all of these, remove some, add to them, or change some of them? I have been trying to find something for Legend points in TC&TF, but so far have not found anything that matches and someone found a red heart, which I would also love to change out for the black one if people are interested. I also have a couple more that I have used on my own guides (not available for viewing at this time) including a little clock for the timed choices and something for the premium choices (which is what I use on my guide).
 * Speaking of timed choices, there has been some disagreement on how to mark them. I prefer to use a simple statement. Here are some options I have seen. The first is my preference.
 * This is a timed choice.
 * This is a timed choice!
 * This is a TIMED choice!
 * Spaces between emojies and what is around them. In game there is a space between the 💎 and the number following it. As such I would like there to be a space between them, but there is not a consensus on this, so I am bringing it up for discussion. Here are the two ways this could look. To some of you this may be no big deal and you are welcome to express that opinion, but if you do have an opinion I'd like to hear it and make a decision on this.
 * 💎 12
 * 💎12

That should be enough to start the discussion. This is my pet project, one I am absolutely thrilled to have seen take off, and obviously I have opinions on things. That said, I will abide by what we as a community decide. Thanks for your input.

Group Consensus
These are the ideas we have come to a consensus on. We have not started implementing them yet, but if you want to reopen discussion you will need to get someone to second the idea.

Closed Discussion
These are the ideas that have not only been agreed upon, but have also begun, or even finished implementation.