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Laws of the Bandit section
MapleStory Forums : Bandit, Chief Bandit, Shadower : Talk about the Bandit, Chief Bandit and Shadower classes Thread starter
 First of all I would like to welcome you to this section. We have a small “inner core” and a larger “outer core” of Bandits, Chief Bandits and Shadowers that will always be ready to help you if you need to know something. There is something you should know, though; this section has a number of unwritten laws and if you do not obey to those the section members will become annoyed and will either not answer to your question, or will go off topic OR will flame you. To prevent those situations from ocurring and to make the section run smoothly I will list them here: Questions that are not to be asked/threads that should not be made Some questions are overasked or have already been covered in a sticky. Threads about them are not appreciated. I will list these questions here. - STR vs LUK, DEXless vs reg DEX, etc (these questions have been answered in the stickies) - When to cap DEX/STR (also covered in the stickies) - Is my damage good? (We have a damage sticky in the Thief Section for that) - Should I convert for a Khanjar yes/no (This basically is a STR vs LUK thread) - Bandit vs other class (You’re asking for that in the BANDIT section; you’re not going to get an objective answer. Rather go to the General section of the New section) - Steal vs Endure is a semi-forbidden subject that deserves a catagory of its own. The skills will be changed once the Balance Patch comes, so people are unsure of what to pick. Since we do not have any experience with the improved version of either skill yet nobody can be 100% sure of what to do. These threads therefore end up in huge flame wars most of the time. - Although part of the previous point Bandit vs Dual Blader is going to leave you burned to a crisp... that's the most forbidden class vs class thread at this moment! As class vs class threads are threads that are closed when reported I think they'll be reported a few times. ;) - Where should I train (also covered in the stickies. UNLESS you’re in a situation not covered by the stickies you had better not asked this question) - Inspirational threads most of the time come with the best of intentions, but they're not liked a lot in this particular section. Most CBs and Shadowers know very well what their characters are worth. Most inspirational threads also seem a little too spiritual; "THE CB ROCKS NO OTHER JOB BEATS THE CB THE CB RULEZ WE ARE FAST, POWERFUL etc" without mentioning any possible cons of the job. If you do write an inspirational thread do make sure it's realistic and that the timing is right. What to keep in mind when making a guide Some people bust right into the Bandit section with a guide. “Hi, I’m new and I wrote a guide.” Often they do not have any experience with guide writing yet, so they end up getting flamed. Here’s a small list of things you might want to keep in mind. - Know what you are talking about! Many guide writers think they have written a good guide, but end up spreading false information. “Meso Guard is a nice skill, but it does cost you money.” is something I have seen in some guides, while everybody here knows it saves you money. - Keep your “audience” in mind. When you write a CB should use ME from level 71 to 120 you have probably not figured out there are CBs who simply cannot afford to do that. Same goes for very expensive equips. “You are going to need a 23 attack shield or you won’t make it to Shadowerhood.” - Make sure the subject of your guide hasn’t already been covered in one of the stickies. - A guide needs to be well structured and coherent. When you look at our stickies you’ll notice they have a certain structure. That makes them easy to read and allows you to skip sections to the one you’re interested in. - Headers are used to initiate a new section; do use those too. The code is [.header]text[./header] without the periods. It will look as though you have put more effort into your guide. - A guide must not only be a feast to the brain, but also to the eye. Make sure your spelling is correct and please do not use Dynamic English (dynaicm engrish is wen u type liek dis). Also make sure to use the right quotation marks. An occasional typo is of course no problem, but a lot of them is rather annoying. - When you like to use abbreviations for skill names or other MapleStory terms you might write out the full name the first time you mention the skill/term. So now and then there is some confusion; DS is the abbreviation for both Double Stab and Dark Sight, so I’ve seen whole flame wars about “DS IS NO ATTACK SKILL!” “YES IT IS!” and Warriors wondering how a CB can possibly do Slash Blast, while the author meant Savage Blow. - Remember that although as a guide writer you're attempting to lead the community, you're ultimately serving the community. Your style of writing very much affects the way your guide will be received. Do make sure the style isn't patronising or arrogant. It's best to keep it neutral, on the border of humble ("I recommend that you" rather than "you should"). A leader without followers isn't a leader! Some random etiquette To make the Bandit section a pleasant experience to not only the “regulars” but also to yourself I have some final requests: - When posting the quality of your English is not as important as when writing a guide, but it is not unimportant either. A bit of Dynamic English is no problem, but you should at least keep your posts comprehensible. - Extensive Grammar Nazi-ing is not appreciated either. I happen to be the only member of the Grammar Gestapo (I kind of protect people who are unfairly targeted by Grammar Nazis) on all of Basil Market, and I’ll… reprimand you… if you spaz over a little typo. Some people in this section are not native speakers of English (neither am I), they are doing the best they can! - Read the stickies before you ask a question; that’s what they’re here for. Something like “I did not have the time”, “I did not see them” or “I never read stickies” is NOT an excuse! - Unfortunately flame wars are common in the Bandit section. If you write a thread that is not well received some posters might react meanly to it (“Next time know what you are talking about, idiot”). Best would be to show that you are better than them, to not join the flame war and especially not make any stupid assumptions about the poster. More than once our friend Orangeking11 has been told to “go to his own section” because his main is a Hermit. The truth about him is that he has plenty of knowledge about and experience with CBs, so the Bandit section IS his section! - When you are asking where to train please do NOT show your equips, but your damage range. Your equips seriously won’t give us any information on where to train. - With regards to the previous subject: showing off is not appreciated. - Don’t assume; know. When you do assume tell people that you are assuming. Especially don’t assume things about people. - Make sure to thoroughly read a thread before you comment and know what it is about. - Please respect the various kinds of Bandits there are. The Bandit is an an extremely variable class; we have LUK Bandits, STR Bandits, DEXless Bandits, DEXless STR Bandits, etc etc. In stead of celebrating our variety many people fight over which one is the best and hate on the one that is "less good". Please do not do that, since every Bandit is good. We have even have a LUKless CB here! - The same goes for alternative skill builds. Do NOT extend your own ambitions into other people's characters; if you're a Pure Bandit don't go tell people Sindtis suck; tell them there are two Rogue builds and which one you've chosen for what reason. Leave the choice to the player him/herself. Also don't go around calling people stupid or bad Bandits for having an alternative build. Nobody is perfect; in that everybody is perfect. If your thread has been ignored it will have been a thread containing a "Forbidden Topic", unless the topic is so forbidden that people decided to flame you or someone uh... flamed out ("Dammit, does nobody read the stickies any more these days?"). The regulars did see it. ;) Don't take those things personally, by the way. Mejust in your thread can mean two things: either you posted a good or interesting question, or a (really) forbidden question popped up. Mejust is a Dobermann Pincher puppy; cute, but potentially dangerous. If you asked a good question he'll be happy to help you, but if you asked a really forbidden question... Expect some teeth. With these things in the back of your head the Bandit section should become a good place to be for you, and maybe you will sooner or later become part of the “inner core”. I wish you good luck with all your future endavours, Pavchka of Basil New Blog: I'm on Facebook
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