i think the name is fine already. and the reason for the explanations is sometimes the question they ask can only be answered by a dev. i have even seen vet's of the forums get told this.
Because right in the subtext it says,
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Players helping players find information related to CoH/CoV.
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It doesn't say anything about devs answering anything there already, I think the issue is that a lot of people will NEVER realize that certain things can only be answered by a dev.
Those things change and evolve, though, and over time plenty of long-term players have answers which might at first seem obscure to questions that a dev way back when had answered.
I think a change that might work better, though, is
"Game-Related Questions" rather than just "player questions". Player questions is way too generic and broad. Game related questions or perhaps Game Play Questions might work better as being more specific.
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I say we encourage people to actually read more instead of less. Leave the name as it is. If newbies miss the bit about it being Players answering Player questions they will be reminded promptly.
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"Game-Related Questions" rather than just "player questions". Player questions is way too generic and broad. Game related questions or perhaps Game Play Questions might work better as being more specific.
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Those still aren't specific enough though. Without the blurb below it would still lead newbies to think they could get a dev answer there.
If you really want it to be more specific it would be better to call it "Ask a Veteran". That would definitely get the point across that you are asking other players, not devs.
I still say leave it as is. There is no problem here that needs to be solved.
Ask a Vet is pretty good. But yeah I agree it's not really a big deal if people don't bother reading the descriptions. We'll answer them some how.
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It's a minor thing, I know. Currently, if you're a forums vet, you pretty much know that in the Player Help section, there's a forum called "Player Questions" where if I have a question that can be answered easily by the majority of the player base, I can ask there and get an answer.
But newer folks to the forums here don't notice the subtext on the board and go there to ask general questions that sometimes other players can answer, and sometimes, only a dev can answer. Any time the later happens someone will try to point them in the right direction, or say "Only devs can answer that, this board is for asking other players questions."
So I'd like to see the name of "Player Questions" changed to something like "Players asking Players Questions".
Thoughts?