Helpfile omission
Description
The helpfile for cry of deliverance should mention the ability to cry to the watcher (call 'cry of deliverance' maran inner) or outer maran (call 'cry of deliverance' maran outer) - I would have never discovered this if not for reading logs from other maran.
Carrion Fields on 2022-08-04 16:12 UTC
Automatically imported from the legacy bug board forum.
Ishuli on 2022-08-11 17:19 UTC
Subject: Meh
That's something older Maran can teach the new ones, not really something I think needs to be in the helpfile.
Fort Crier on 2022-08-14 02:51 UTC
Subject: Appeal
Hiding nuance is one thing, hiding syntax to a command, not a special tattoo or item, which a player has no way of learning on his own, not only fosters ooc talk that breaks immersion and outs characters,itâs completely demoralizing to the new player. I dont think it is reasonable to expect every vet maran to gauge whether a new maran is newb or not and potentially have to ask, âdo you know the syntax to cry to inner?â
If you do, then I can only guess itâs because you donât want a feature of the power âout there.â
But it is a very dangerous standard to hide syntax to game powers within the word of mouth tree. Undocumented details that players can discover are great. Undocumented game commands? That players could not possibly learn on their own without being part of the in-the-know crowd ooc? That really turns people away.