Talk:Assassin's Creed: Initiates

Correct name

Hello. I believe this article should be named Assassin's Creed Initiates, with no colon. Indeed, no spelling with colon is present on the site. At the same time, the full name without the colon can be interpreted as a sentence, this is to say, "AC starts". I think it makes sense.

Shall watch this page for some days in case anyone would will to discuss it. 93.175.12.199 00:17, September 8, 2012 (UTC)

People can also refer to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed: Revelations as "Brotherhood" and "Revelations" in singular terms, but the games are officially listed with a colon. Also, given Ubisoft's track record of using a colon in the title of their games when not referring to numbered titles, and since Initiates isn't preceded with "Assassin's Creed" and no colon in its title, the article remains as "Assassin's Creed: Initiates".

If the time that the website is referred to without the colon by Ubisoft on an official scale, we will change the article title, but when it boils down to it, what difference does it make whether a colon is used? It doesn't change much. Slate Vesper (talk) 00:42, September 8, 2012 (UTC)

Tense

Why is everything in the past tense? Initiates still is around. It just began a little while ago. CryptoKiller (talk) 10:07, September 14, 2012 (UTC)

Because past tense looks better. Slate Vesper (talk) 10:20, September 14, 2012 (UTC)

Plus, it's better to do it now, than come back and reword the page later.

To be honest though, I'd prefer present-tense for pages like this.Crimson Knight _Intercom 14:52, September 14, 2012 (UTC)

Out of universe articles that still exist aren't written in past tense. And I don't see how it looks better. -- Master Sima Yi _Talk 15:01, September 14, 2012 (UTC)

I was referring to the main body of the article, but I don't mind either way if the opening paragraph etc. remain as present tense. Slate Vesper (talk) 15:14, September 14, 2012 (UTC)

Blockade order

Not sure if it has any place on the page proper, but I (roughly) translated the blockade order from the 15th. It goes as follows:

State Police

Department of Public Safety

Central Directorate of State Police

Order of Mission

[Confidential]

Rome, 15/09/2012

To: ___________

From: ____________

Priority: High

Secrecy: Maximum

Objective: Establish a roadblock on SS1, exit SS223

Four individuals removed laboratory instruments and chemicals from _[Abstergo Industries]_, in _________. The individuals also seized the hard disk of a computer.

The suspects, two men and two women, were aged between twenty and thirty years. One of the men is approximately 1.80 m tall and weighs 88 kg and has brown/black hair. They are all serious suspects wanted for theft and industrial espionage.

The vehicle ________ at their disposal, a white van with no markings, make and model unknown, was spotted on the SS1 while traveling north towards Grosseto.

You have to set up a roadblock on the SS1 to intercept them. Take all necessary precautions: the suspects are armed and dangerous.

Enjoy. ShermTank7272 (talk) 18:00, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

On that note, should we include a translation of the blockade order on the page? ~ GI Auditore ^{Comms Channel} 18:04, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

If we do, I'd prefer for someone who really knows Italian to polish off this translation. I fed it through Google and fixed some errors, but I still really only know as much Italian as Ezio speaks in the games. Also, what should we put for the censors? I put the blanks in and filled in what I assumed could only mean Abstergo for the first one, plus there were more censored parts below the body of the order. ShermTank7272 (talk) 18:09, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure we can refine the translation one way or another, I'm wondering what would be the appropriate formatting required when adding this to the article. ~ GI Auditore ^{Comms Channel} 18:13, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

Hi. First off, thanks for the translation, Sherm. Next, as to where to include the translation, I'd suggest against the ACInitiates article mainly since it's pretty long as it is. I'd vote for putting it in an article for Grosseto (unstarted at this writing), which can have a section on the blockade order, as well as allow for expansion should that area be referenced further. As to formatting, something that encloses the translation (like that used for the phone transcripts) would seem ideal as it mirrors the bordered look of the document. I'd say go ahead and use Sherm's translation as it stands now; if it's in a separate article, any editing traffic due to amendments to the translation and formatting will be less of a problem. --Mercury McKinnon (talk) 22:54, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

Layout

Hello everyone! I was going through the page yesterday, and I noticed the ToC has gotten quite big. To fix this, I've taken the liberty of preparing a different format, which you can find here: Δ

As our wiki is community-oriented, I propose a vote between the two formats. Yay - New format, Nay - Current format. Please take a minute to review and compare the current format to the one I've come up with, and voice your opinion below.

Yay!

1. ~ GI Auditore ^{Comms Channel} 00:52, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
2. Crimson Knight _Intercom 10:11, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
3. -- ACsenior (talk) 11:08, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
4. -- Master Sima Yi _Talk 11:18, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
5. -- VATSA (TALK • GENTEK) 11:48, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
6. -- Slate Vesper (talk) 13:03, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
7. --Kainzorus Prime ^{Walkie-talkie} 13:08, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
8. Yay (though I expect we will revisit this later in the year when more info is made known.) :) -- ► Kaloneous ◄ _{♣^HelpDesk♣} 13:21, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
9. I suppose I can approve. *votes nay instead* --Teller ^{Words, On my Screen :O} 13:49, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

Comments

• Also, provided we go with the format proposed, I would appreciated it if someone embedded the Initiates videos and added them to the appropriate sections. I would do it myself but I am currently unable to access Youtube. Thank you =) ~ GI Auditore ^{Comms Channel} 02:35, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
  • As this page needs updating on a daily basis, the vote will only be open for the next two days. Thank you for your time! =) ~ GI Auditore ^{Comms Channel} 00:52, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

• As requested.. -- VATSA (TALK • GENTEK) 11:48, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

• File:Assassin's Creed Initiates - Animus Explained
• File:Assassin's Creed Initiates - The Farm
• File:Assassin's Creed Initiates - Access Codes
• File:Assassin's Creed Initiates - Rescue Attempt
• File:Assassin's Creed Initiates - Eagle Vision
• File:Assassin's Creed Initiates - Escape from Abstergo
• File:Assassin's Creed Initiates - Bleeding Effect
• File:Assassin's Creed Initiates - Teams Lost
• File:Assassin's Creed Initiates - Under Attack
• File:Assassin's Creed Initiates - The Sanctuary

• • Thank you very much Vatsa! I've updated Delta to include these. ~ GI Auditore ^{Comms Channel} 12:04, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
    • Another suggestion would be an infobox to pages like this. Project Legacy and so on could use one after all. Only a suggestion though. --Teller ^{Words, On my Screen :O} 13:49, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

Voting closed. Thank you for your input everyone! ^-^
And Teller, I think that's a good idea, though I think we'd have to make a new infobox template for it. ~ GI Auditore ^{Comms Channel} 20:32, September 24, 2012 (UTC)

E-mails from "William M."

Hi. I've read the theory that the "William M." in touch with Lucy is actually not William Miles, but someone else such as Warren Vidic. As workable a theory as it is, isn't this pure speculation at this point? If so, I wonder why it's stated as fact in the September 26 section. --Mercury McKinnon (talk) 04:26, September 27, 2012 (UTC)

I was also wondering where people pulled that one from. I read it on here, then I went on to check Initiates itself. I can't find anything anywhere else suggesting this, and am gonna remove it now. After all, no speculation. Eggy2504 (talk) 15:43, September 27, 2012 (UTC)

Or on the other hand, I won't, seeing as I can't work the template. Maybe someone else, who knows the wiki better, can sort it out? Eggy2504 (talk) 15:47, September 27, 2012 (UTC)

Done. Who added that anyway? Also, I've left it as "William M." since Jeffery Yohalem himself said something was amiss about Lucy's e-mails. ~ GI Auditore ^{Comms Channel} 15:54, September 27, 2012 (UTC)