Thematic Guide Writing

[quote=OTGBionicArm]So, I'm working on re-inventing my [[Thresh]] guide. I'm tired of using GMD's format, and I miss my guides being unique. I'm not sure if anyone remembers my [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/chogath-complete-guide-to-quantifying-nutritional-value-288764]Cho'Gath[/url] guide, but I wrote that entirely in character as [[Viktor]] using canon lore about the Battlecast series of skins, giving it a theme and narrative. I want to do more of these, but I'm unsure if people actually like the concept and guide at the same time. I feel like my Cho'Gath guide mostly got upvotes simply for being entertaining, rather than having correct information. It's also pretty hard to keep in character while going through specific game terms, I often had to improvise different phrases that meant the same thing. I can see how this would be confusing for readers. However, this style is more fun for me to write, and I hope for you to read as well. My goal with the re-do of my [[Thresh]] guide is to write it from [[Lucian]]'s perspective, as if briefing summoners what [[Thresh]] can do and is capable of, along with some narrative of their lore together. Would you enjoy reading the guide in that style, or do you feel like it muddies the actual informative content of the guide? :/[/quote]

[quote=IAmByakuya]Sounds like a good idea[/quote]

[quote=DillButt64]as long as the information is right and good you can probably keep it entertaining, it might actually keep people reading[/quote]

[quote=IAmByakuya][quote=DillButt64] as long as the information is right and good you can probably keep it entertaining, it might actually keep people reading [/quote] Where is your jungle karma guide![/quote]

[quote=DillButt64]i gave up because too much work ): and im too lazy, maybe after this ranked season ends ill actually write it as a lulz thing, i actually rarely play jungle karma and if i do its just in norms with like percy or some other 2385730496534965 elo person to carry the team incase i really fuck it up dont worry im probably going to make a karma only smurf sooner or later, or just only play krama on my main next season so ill make a guide soonish but still on topic i read your cho guide when i wanted to use cho and it got me to at least try him, i hate using cho but your guide helped me learn how to use him and kept me entertained along the way so keeping character sorta makes the guides different[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]But was any of it confusing? Also I feel like writing like that forces me to use more words than necessary to explain something.[/quote]

[quote=DillButt64]it didnt feel too confusing to me, but then again im not exactly brain dead like others you still get your point across just in a different way[/quote]

[quote=jhoijhoi]Woaaah! I'd love that! I can just imagine the seething hate for Thresh, if written from Lucian's point of view. Do it![/quote]

[quote=DillButt64]imagine Lucian guides for other shadow isle champions, sort of as a "monster hunters guide to killing monsters" thing i dunno if OTG plays other shadow isle champions enough for a full guide other than thresh tho[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]I play [[Hecarim]], but Xiao has an amazing guide for him already. :p And @Jhoi, do you think it's odd to have a character talking about Thresh and his mechanics, when he loathes him? Like... the point of a guide is to teach you how to play a champ, but Lucian would be talking as if he's briefing someone of Thresh's capabilities. Why would he teach you how to win as Thresh? With Viktor/Cho'Gath that was easier to portray because Viktor was excited and proud of his shining creation.[/quote]