QUOTE(ShadowTiger @ Apr 28 2006, 03:53 PM)
In the style of Kurt Vonnegut, we're all mentioning each others' names, but nothing is getting accomplished, and nobody is being made happy by these name mentionings. If you're going to say that names should be mentioned in the criticizing of quests for their betterment, then at least include some advice on bettering the quests. It's the least you could do. If all you're going to do is call them a hypocrit
e, that's not very helpful either.
Seriously, why don't you try posting something helpful? You said yourself that constructive criticism is a good thing:
QUOTE(Thibeinn)
Criticism IS meaningful. The meaning is in helping others by bringing to their attention something they may have missed and should care enough about to make an improvement on.
I, personally, agree with this. Problems with a quest should be brought to the author's attention; it's good for the quest, and, by extension, for the quest's author and players. Everyone wins!
The problem, then, is not in your beliefs, but in your actions. Here, I quote your "criticism":
QUOTE(Thibeinn)
So far, I have downloaded and played six custom quests (each rated 3-5 stars) and have yet to find one that was worth downloading. The graphics and music were fine but the "getting stuck when going from screen to screen" problems, the "no way to get where you need to go" problems and the "not being given the items necessary to do what you need to do" problems just ruin them.
This is not constructive. You're not pointing out a specific instance of the error for correction, but merely telling us that the error does, in fact, exist. That's not going to help anyone fix it. We all know about misaligns already; if we could find them all without assistance, they wouldn't exist.
Furthermore, the "no way to get where you need to go," and "missing required item" problems are almost certainly your fault. I realize this may be hard to swallow, but the most likely explanation for this is that the lowly, half-witted quest maker has somehow managed to outwit you. Just because
you can't figure out how to proceed doesn't mean that the game is impassable.
The worst part, though, is when, after giving us a few vague statements that you somehow manage to call "constructive," you somehow have the nerve to post
this:
QUOTE(Theibinn)
They should be smart enough to figure out who they are and which of their quests have the types of problems I stated. Other than that, I will not openly/publicly embarrass anyone for your amusement.
That's all well and good, but it really doesn't apply to this situation.
For criticism to be constructive, it is essential that some indication is given as to what is being criticized. There are two ways to do this: you can simply state somewhere the name of the work which you are criticizing, or you can write your criticism in enough detail that the author can recognize it as a criticism of his or her work. In the above quotation, you refuse to do the former, yet you also neglect to do the latter. The result: your criticism is useless.
Thank you for wasting our time. Good day.
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