What I love about the Rules form.

By VanorDM, in X-Wing Rules Questions

Coming here in the morning and seeing 5+ posts of questions with a single correct, respectful and helpful answer.

I enjoy rules discussions and I love that even if the answer isn't always correct at least it tries to be helpful and the correction, which is normally the next post is respectful to both the person asking the question and the person who got something wrong.

Rarely do you see RTF as an answer or a 'look dipsh** you're wrong it works like this' when someone does have something wrong in their answer.

So kudos to you all.

I thought about listing the people who I see being helpful like that but I'll miss someone and so I won't. But everyone who is should buy themselves a treat today... not on me of course I don't have that much money. ;)

I bought myself some new diving fins, a snorkel, mask and dive boots if that counts.

I bought myself some new diving fins, a snorkel, mask and dive boots if that counts.

But without a pressure suit your void dive won't last that long.

I bought myself some new diving fins, a snorkel, mask and dive boots if that counts.

But without a pressure suit your void dive won't last that long.

Unless he's a jedi.

But everyone who is should buy themselves a treat today... not on me of course I don't have that much money. ;)

Well, the company bought it, but I picked it up!

It was a really far drive, you guys.

What I hate about the rules form is spelling mistakes ;).

I am just playing. For the most part, I think people are trying to be helpful on here. The best ones have civil disagreements instead of these outright shouting matches.

What I hate about the rules form is spelling mistakes ;).

That's autocorrect... I type out fourm and it tells me it's wrong.

What I hate about the rules form is spelling mistakes ;).

That's autocorrect... I type out fourm and it tells me it's wrong.

Well, honestly, who uses forums anymore. Sheesh, it's 2016!

The thing that constantly surprises me is everyone that posts a question here seems to have a friend that's given them a bum steer.

Often they may read the card and come to the correct conclusion, but their 'friend' has some weird interpretation of it that's totally wrong. I mean, how many answers here have started with "your friend is wrong..."

I agree wholeheartedly with VanorDM. There are a few really helpful folks here happy to set the wayward players on the right course. Keep up the good work guys. Clearly it's still going to be needed for sometime yet.

:)

What I hate about the rules form is spelling mistakes ;).

That's autocorrect... I type out fourm and it tells me it's wrong.

Excuses, excuses.

I am seriously joking, though. Read my posts half the time I am going back and fixing them 3 days later because some one quoted me and swipe completely failed me.

The thing that constantly surprises me is everyone that posts a question here seems to have a friend that's given them a bum steer.

Well if the two of them are in agreement of even a misinterpreted rule, there's no reason to question it.

I went for a long time when I first started (playing against my friends only) with some key problems..... only when I never won a game did I really start questioning my assumptions haha. Then I started with the rules forum, which has become my favorite (after they nixed the paint/mod forum :angry: ).

We get a few jerk answers, but for the most part, it still surprises me how well behaved this forum is (not just the rules forum).

When it comes to asking questions I always like seeing the people who come in asking for clarification and wondering what is right.

I will also admit there are a few questions that get "jerk" type answers but I believe a lot of those happen when the initial question is coming across as hostile in some ways. I recall a thread not too long ago which earned some terse replies but the initial question came across as very upset that other people were telling the poster that he was doing something wrong when in fact he was. It is always nice to come and offer simple verification that someone is playing something right and even explain the nuances of something that isn't always clear; the worst threads to reply to are those where someone comes in with a poor understanding of the rules but they are sure they are right and do not want to hear the truth.

Stupid thread - where's the question?!?

:)