I'm new, would appreciate some assistance concerning T/O.
TappedOut forum
Posted on March 17, 2017, 7:17 p.m. by BugGirl1999
I know what some of you are thinking, that there are plenty of resources already on the site that help teach and guide new users. Well sure, and I've already read all those. I'd just appreciate a down to earth explanation of how a casual hack, like myself, might be able to excel on this platform (and by that I mean in the sense of assistance to others) despite having forgotten most of my old skill at magic.
The best thing I could suggest is to view decklists. By viewing other decks, you get a sense of what cards are good for that strategy, thus allowing you to help others.
March 17, 2017 8 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #4
Just spend an hour or so fiddling around in the profile and settings management pages. You already know how to post on the forums so that's most of it, but if you figure out how to utilize all the little features that come with your account navigating and getting the most out of the site will be a breeze.
Make sure you're subscribed to all of the forums you're interested in so that you get notifications when posts end up there, make sure you know where your decks are kept, and make sure you know how to do the cool things on the forums like linking your decks, tagging people, and utilizing stuff like the mana symbols. Aside from that, just kind of explore, the site isn't too difficult to understand.
March 17, 2017 8:01 p.m.
SecondRate,
Welcome to T/O!
The best deck advice takes into account folks' deck descriptions, previous comments, meta, budget, and play-style. You'll rarely be able to do all that of course, but it's something to strive for.
Or said another way: Don't be this guy :-)
March 17, 2017 11:46 p.m.
BugGirl1999 says... #6
@enpc, I'm assuming the site's accordions and panel syntax would be the best way to structure any descriptions for decks I add to the site? I see a lot of that on several featured builds. And I will most certainly take your advice of steadily offering help to others, thanks for the tips.
@Atony1400 and clayperce, thank you both for the advice. It probably would be a good idea for me to get a sense of what people are using in modern and standard right now huh, I've been out of card shops and magic games for a few years now.
@DevoidMage, I've spent some more time reviewing the different mechanics of the site and several tools available. I think practice is all I need know, I have a handle on most of the features. Thanks much, and cheers.
March 18, 2017 4:45 p.m.
Accordion panels are one of the most common ways, yeah. Ultimately it's up to you though. If you have a relatively short description, you don't need them but once a description gets long, It's important that it can collapse. And since accordions are part of the built in code, they should always work.
enpc says... #2
The first thing I would recommend doing is posting one or two of your decks. This gives users a feel for how you play and can,be indicative of the level of play you're used to and even your experience in the formats you play.
As for helping users, feel free to post comments on peoples' decks. Especially decks that have been marked as "needing help".
It's important to note though that it will take time to get to the point where you want to be. Don't let that stop you from going at it, but just understand that there are a lot of knowledgeable people on tapped out so getting recognised for that will take a bit of work.
Right now, you're also better off posting on people's decks rather than offering your services and waiting for them to come to you. This kind of thing will happen, but again you have to give it time.
March 17, 2017 7:58 p.m.