I want to suggest rephrasing the note.
The current phrasing is somewhat misleading and limits its use:
- Misleading: You can also map travel to Mission locations (and some people refer to Cities, etc.)
- Limited: it would be helpful to use the same note for non-village locations, e.g. Giant's Basin, Devourer Cave, etc.
[Current note phrasing]
- Note: This location is neither a town nor an outpost, so it is not labeled on the map and you cannot map travel there. You have to walk there every time you want to pay a visit. Make sure you've completed all your business before you leave.
[Suggested note phrasing]
- Note: You cannot map travel to this location, it is a part of a larger Explorable area, and you have to walk here from a nearby portal whenever you visit. Be sure to complete all your business before you leave.
This would require actually having a Point of Interest page, which also seems like a good idea.
--Tennessee Ernie Ford 23:54, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
- I revised a little grammar bit in the new version, but other than that it seems fine to me. I'm not so sure we need a special page dedicated to "Point of Interest" as it's not an in-game term and is not commonly used by players, it's just a way to classify a location. The word "location" instead would seem just fine. Also, a Mission Outpost is still considered an Outpost for map purposes, "Outpost" is part of its name after all, it's just a special case of an Outpost. RoseOfKali
00:20, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
- Your edits work for me. I'm also good with replacing Point of Interest with location (no article) (now changed).
- However, the wiki does refer to Mission locations rather than Mission Outposts...and, until the discussion, I didn't understand what was/was not similar about the one from the other. --Tennessee Ernie Ford 00:28, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
- I haven't seen any comments — does that mean it's okay to update the text? Or, should I post a note in community portal before changing a template (however limited its use)? — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 20:52, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
- If the purple text above is what you want to update to, that's fine with me. I also think this page should be adequate for a question of this nature. RoseOfKali 21:06, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
- If the purple text above is what you want to update to, that's fine with me. I also think this page should be adequate for a question of this nature. RoseOfKali
Shorter suggestion
I kicked the "make sure to complete" because you always need to do that with explorables, and with landmarks it's actually wrong. You can start some business, leave the landmark, and come back later to finish as long as you don't leave the zone. (I think it works that way with the Nolani Academy graveyard?)
When you put the template on a page, it will not read "way to the Poi", but rather use the name of the page, which should be the name of the landmark. I gave Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Poi a glance and it ought to work out.
I hope TEF will tell me if my suggestion is too short. ;) --◄mendel► 00:45, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
- More accurate wording for POIs that are in outposts, and most players who have a basic understanding of how GW zones work should be able to figure out to finish their business before they exit the zone. I would argue to remove the "the" from right before the PAGENAME, because it might cause things like when you Ctrl-ping "I'm using a The Breach..." RoseOfKali 01:10, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
- Ok, that makes sense. Shortening yet again:
- --◄mendel► 01:34, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
... Outpost
→ Moved to GuildWiki talk:Style and formatting/Missions