User talk:DarkFeather

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Hello, all! This is the Raven's Nest, my little corner of the world for you to leave me messages. Just FYI, though, this is the snail-mail way to get a hold of me. Usually you can find me in IRC between 9 and midnight CST, and my IRCbot, TheRaven, is there to take messages, at least for now. (Just say r.help if you have questions.) Older messages are archived at the archive page. Thanks!

Videos

DarkFeather
Hi again, it's Darman. Cruising through "Videos" and I'm finding a lot of videos that (1) are "gameplay walkthroughs" or unrelated to official promotional media, (2) aren't linked to anything, and (3) were uploaded by Users who haven't been here for some while. At least, according to my sample of 5 pgs. Since the site's devoted to AC lore, walkthroughs / help questions aren't really accepted here. Shouldn't these be deleted? I don't mean to seem like I'm requesting immediate removal, but I thought I should bring it up. You can reply on my talk pg if it's easier. --Darman (talk) 00:40, March 26, 2016 (UTC)

Hey, Darman, these have been discussed a lot. We are no longer maintaining walkthrough pages, but we don't really have a problem with linked videos. I'd point you to Assassin's Creed Wiki:Relevancy for more -- those walkthroughs are technically relevant, especially for folks interested in the series who don't have rigs that can play the games. As for videos that aren't linked to anything, feel free to make a category for them and I can review them. I hope this helps DarkFeather ^{Raven's Nest}_{Raven's Hunt} 19:09, March 28, 2016 (UTC)

Hi back. I tried to reach you on IRC, but while I was in the right time window, I just missed you each time. It's the unlinked videos by Users:[InsertName], who haven't edited since Dec. 2015, that I (and others? Unsure...) take issue with; I wasn't thinking of tampering with linked ones. If I read you right, I can create Category:Videos for Review for unlinked walkthroughs, and you / another Admin will review when you have time? Darman (talk) 22:09, March 28, 2016 (UTC)

Yep, that will work -- don't trust my away status. Just say hi and I'll respond ASAP in IRC. DarkFeather ^{Raven's Nest}_{Raven's Hunt} 15:46, March 29, 2016 (UTC)

OK. Just to clarify for the videos I've added so far: I'm not requesting deletion for all, just confused why they're here (hence "Review") but unlinked, even if from official channels like Ubisoft itself, IGN, &c. --Darman (02:55, March 30, 2016)

EDIT: If you have any questions on why I thought Video [InsertTitle] should be reviewed, just give me a shout. --Darman (03:21, March 30, 2016)

EDIT 2: DONE! So many videos... Most of them are unlinked, but there are 1) duplicates of official ones; 2) files we either don't have or I missed seeing them, e.g. the ACU Experience #4 vid; 3) files this Wiki doesn't have but feature in other-language ACWikis, even when they have their own copy of the file; 4) or ones I thought were really irrelevant to the wiki. I tried to categorize objectively, but you can overrule my decisions. There are other problematic videos I didn't touch, but that's another story for later. Thanks again for allowing me to do this. Good luck sorting them. Darman (talk) 05:24, April 17, 2016 (UTC)

I'm kinda confused on your decateogrizing. Why decategorize the Glyph videos? The User hasn't been here for 5 yrs, and the "Glyphs" page was already live when they made their page. Aren't the videos redundant? I don't mean to sound angry, I'm confused because I thought you'd understand why I added them. To hopefully clarify any potential future misunderstandings, I've organized the disputed videos in my Sandbox & tried to justify my decisions. Feel free to discuss on my talk pg if needed. Darman (talk) 00:46, May 12, 2016 (UTC)

Bloodline Equivalents

Found the Bloodlines weapons' visual equivalents after wiki digging. Weapons are named exactly, e.g. "Yusuf's Turkish Kijil", and have different stats than their equivalent:

• Maria Thorpe's Longsword = Roman Longsword (ACB)
• Fredrick's Hammer = Lucerne Hammer (ACB)
• Mace of the Bull = Condottiero Mace (ACB, ACR)
• Dark Oracle's Bone Dagger = Bone Dagger of Romulus (ACB)
• Twins' Rapier = Sicilian Rapier (ACB, ACR)
• Bouchart's Blade = La Volpe's Bite (ACB)

Here are better images than my forum post's video. I forget, did you say it was OK to use the main game weapon renders for these weapons? Darman (talk) 22:01, May 5, 2016 (UTC)

I think it would be until we get better renders. I'm going through the category for videos now. DarkFeather ^{Raven's Nest}_{Raven's Hunt} 17:26, May 8, 2016 (UTC)

Wait, "it would be OK", or "it would be best"? Slightly confused... Why better renders? The ACBL weapons are basically visually identical to the listed ACBH weapons, at least to me. Or is there a signif. render quality b/w AC2 & ACB? --Darman (talk) 01:56, May 9, 2016 (UTC)

It'd be OK -- best option would be to rip the renders directly from the source game. Barring that, if we can find the models in others, that works. Still cracking on your videos. DarkFeather ^{Raven's Nest}_{Raven's Hunt} 18:13, May 18, 2016 (UTC)