Alright, let's get straight down to business: this idea has been bouncing around in my mind ever since I read about the influx of noobs that 64+ play was expected to bring to the mod. Since in the last few days I've come to the unavoidable conclusion that the day I die, my gravestone has a good chance to have "[teamkilled by]" carved into it somewhere, I can safely say we do indeed seem to have filled up the bus admirably and there are more players FH2in' publicly than I can remember for quite a while, so now seems like the right time to make this thread.
I would like to hear from YOU, the FH2 community, on whether or not you think this is a good idea. Would it be possible for us to, over the course of the next couple months, create a PDF or something similar, that would act as a sort of strategy guide to FH2? Not like a booklet that comes with a video game, but more like one of those Prima magazines we all loved, chock full of tips and tricks, lists and lessons, and so on. The way I picture it, it would be a file available to download from the forums and the FH2 site, and if it was good enough, maybe even included with the download of FH2 patches and new version as well, in the future.
It would feature endless content, how-tos, guides, tips and all the rest of it, contributed and written by experienced FH2 players like many of the ones who post here. Screenshots and illustrations (i.e. how to effectively use your iron sights, screenies comparing different uses of camouflage for vehicles, etc.). Tables and charts and all that nerdy stuff as well, covering things like ammo types and tank armor. It would teach you how to play, discuss tactics and theory, go over the basics of weaponry and cover fire and camouflage and all the rest of it. A section covering etiquette and how to be an asset to your team each and every time you play. It would introduce new players to every last drop of fun to be had in FH2, and (hopefully) go some way towards improving the experience and cutting out a bit of the learning curve, while at the same time still being a useful read for older players. Indeed, a guide like this would be so useful and valuable that you couldn't not learn something new each time you read it. In short, I want to help create the kind of guide I wish that I had been able to read when I first downloaded FH2.
So what say you? I'm picturing this idea as something everyone could pitch in a little bit here and there, and the end result being Forgotten Hope's version of The Art of War. Perhaps I've just massively embarrassed myself and there already is something like this that I don't know about, but if there is, I don't care how good it is - I'd like to contribute to making an FH2 guide to end all guides. So I made this thread for all of us to shoot the breeze over whether or not this is an idea worth pursuing.
Thoughts?
