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Problems with the Content book (constructive criticism)

Discussion in 'Wynncraft' started by LuCoolUs, Jul 25, 2023.

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Do you like the new Content book?

  1. yes

    7 vote(s)
    38.9%
  2. no

    7 vote(s)
    38.9%
  3. still better than the old Quest book

    4 vote(s)
    22.2%
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  1. LuCoolUs

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    I know, I know everyone is hating the new Content book but that's not what this is about.
    Personally I actually like the new Content book since it shows all Content that can be done but there are still a few flaws that I want to address:


    Secret Discoveries, Caves and Boss Altars spoilers
    These are 3 pieces of Content that previously you had to discover yourself as they were kind of Secret.
    Technically this also applies to territorial and world discoveries however those are only very minor content.
    I hear alot of people complaining about these being kind of spoilered in the new Content book and I understand that. Caves weren't a tracked thing before so personally I think those are fine and Boss Altars were listed nowhere so people didn't even know to look for them but as for Secret discoveries I agree that they shouldn't be listed with as much information as they currently are. Currently Secret discoveries are listed with level and name Information however I think as they are supposed to be secret it would be fitting to make their name just ????? to give away less information about them. However these are just minor complaints so let's move on.


    The Content book is cluttered with Content
    Another common and understandable complaint is that the content book now just throws content at you instead of giving you proper recommendations. Content that makes sense to be listed high in Recommended is Questlines, Quests, Dungeons, Raids and Lootrunning Camps maybe even Boss Altars. Mini-Quests could be put in there since slaying posts are few and simple and gatherings posts aren't shown either way if your gathering level is sufficient. Now this is mostly how it's done with discoveries not really being in there howere there are 2 things that I would change. First of all Lootrunning camps as they are major endgame content should be sorted higher up even if the required caves aren't done yet and the required caves should be shown in the Content book and Caves should have less priority. Sure they are cool side content but I don't see them being more relevant content than the listed above priorities and with their sheer amount they really clutter up the Content book for new players rather than guiding them through their Quests prioritized.


    now enough of the most common mistakes here are some technical changes I would make:

    Sorting by Distance
    Now this in my opinion is a major flaw. When Sorting by distance the Content book does sort by actual distance however it stops at far with 1000+ blocks where any 1000+ blocks are weighed equally. Now you might argue that this isn't relevant in most cases but when you don't have much content left to do especially in a singular category which can be very likely with for example few further Quests unlocked considering the size of Wynncrafts map 1000+ blocks can be achieved by several things left to do and honestly 1200 blocks and 4500 blocks are a big difference considering they aren't sorted by distance any further and the 4500 might actually show up infront of the 1200 just because another sorting filter takes over past 1000 blocks. Thus I recommend removing the 1000+ limit. You can still say far for anything over 1000 blocks away but exact distances are still very much relevant.


    Sorting by Length
    When sorting by length the only things considered are short, medium and long. Not even considering that alot of rather short content like Boss Altars and Discoveries have no length rating thus always being put last there is still more flaws. As for Caves they have exact minute and second times written besides them which can be really useful to get an idea of how long they take but besides those numbers being very off for experienced players which is to be expected those times are not at all consdered when Sorting by length. For Example a 4 minute cave could be shown before a 2 minute one. Ontop of that length is rated by different standards which makes sense but should be considered. For example the longest cave would be rated as long but still be shorter than the shortest Quest that is rated as short. Now this all makes sense but it should be considered in sorting by Length as rn Sorting by Length is like not sorting at all. This flaw is obviously fixed when sorting in specific content categories however the caves flaw still remains.


    This concludes my critcism of the Content book for now. I know it is alot but I really do like the new content book alot more than the old Quest book that just doesn't mean there isn't any room for improvement.

    Please also let me know what you think of the new Content book and whether or not you agree with my criticism.
     
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