Glaceon's Guide To Playing Well

That's what you wrote. The corrected version is:

"When I do this I take note of misplays that I make so I can remember what I did wrong..."
 
The Yoshi said:
No offense, but who approved this? XP Glaceon told me that this version had bad G/S, and he wasn't kidding. I can only imagine how the original version was. Content = good, but G/S = Needs Improvement.
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I did most of the editing. I asked the other mods to look over it, too, though. Between all of us, I would have hoped we caught more than this, especially considering how much time I spent on it.

Oh well, each one of these is a learning experience. I think we need designated editor(s) to look over each article in the future. Is anybody interested in doing this? We're going to want somebody who has taken advanced English courses or something to make sure they'll do a good job.
 
I got a 4 in AP Language and Literature if that counts, haha.

Also, isn't The Fallen One the designated proofreader for the articles anyway?
 
I like how Zyflair is a far more prominent writer and editor than I am or probably ever will be, and you mention me as the go-to guy for proofing.

...just...why...?
 
Zyflair said:
I got a 4 in AP Language and Literature if that counts, haha.

Also, isn't The Fallen One the designated proofreader for the articles anyway?
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Yeah, him and PMJ usually do it. But having a group of editors would be better imo, especially for articles that need a lot of editing. I forgot to have TFO look over this =X
 
Celebi23 said:
Yeah, him and PMJ usually do it. But having a group of editors would be better imo, especially for articles that need a lot of editing. I forgot to have TFO look over this =X
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Well, I pretty much have some free time I spend working on my fanfic, but I believe I can work on proofreading articles. It'll most likely take some time (est. 2000 words per day would be a conservative guideline) for me to proofread something long, but I don't mind helping out.
 
Well, first off, the person who is writing the article should take some time to proofread their article before they send this in- even though it's a given, it still doesn't happen. A group of editors sounds cool, but it shouldn't be surgery to edit an article. It should be a 'skim, fix here and there' process.
 
The Yoshi said:
Well, first off, the person who is writing the article should take some time to proofread their article before they send this in- even though it's a given, it still doesn't happen. A group of editors sounds cool, but it shouldn't be surgery to edit an article. It should be a 'skim, fix here and there' process.
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If you're just skimming through an article, you're not going to notice a lot of errors. It should definitely take a while to look through an article and make sure that everything is right and sounds fine. It's not at all as easy as it sounds.
 
Good job on this article, it looks like it would be pretty useful to players unfamiliar to tournaments.

Celebi23 said:
The time limit, while longer than swiss's, offers less time per game than swiss does. Furthermore, game two has special rules. If neither player has taken four prizes in game two after the hour and three turns, the game doesn't count. Hence, it's important to know when to scoop in game one. If you lose game one, but make don't scoop soon enough, it can cost you the match.
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I just wanted to say that you cannot stress this enough... I have learned this the hard way. One time, I was playing in top 2, and game 1 I was more or less in a stalemate for quite a while, but I wasn't scooping because I thought I might have a chance of winning. This wasn't exactly the case, and it took me a while to finally decide to scoop. Once game 2 started, time was called and at the end of the three turns I had 3 prizes left, to my opponent's 6. However, this didn't count as a win due to me being one prize short of the requirement. If I had only scooped a bit earlier in game 1, then we would have gone on to sudden death, which, for all I know I might have won.

In short, these kinds of things can make the difference between first and second place. It's important to know when a game is lost, and that you shouldn't always hesitate to scoop in timed 2 out of 3 matches.
 
Celbi23 said:
Lastly, after you make cut, there are only a small amount of decks left in the tournament. Knowing what deck your opponent is playing before starting the first game can be a huge advantage while deciding what basics to lay, and in the first couple turns if all your opponent has out is a generic Pokémon like Cleffa or Zekrom. Asking some friends to take a look at all the decks left in cut while you're playing your first match is a great way to gain this upper hand in the later rounds of cut. Of course, just knowing the top players generally means you can figure this out without having to snoop.
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I feel like this is a very importent part of the cut, but also feel that you left out a very importent part.

  1. Tom
  2. Billy
  3. Sam
  4. Steve

If these were the top 4, Tom would be playing Steve and Billy would be playing Sam. The same goes for all top cuts, First plays last Last, Second plays Second to Last, ect. If you know this, you can predict what decks you are going to play against. Hope this helps.
 
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