User:Swordofcerberus/Rantings/Voting Methods

Through my own experience, as well as seeing many other builds, I notice that the voting system here is somewhat lacking proper use. Understandably, everyone has their own view on things (seeings how this is supposed to be a free world), but often enough their insight can be lacking. Here is my reasoning...


 * The voting is often judged by the Primary/secondary without use. Understandably judging by the professions is how things work, but they take a strong belief that things must be played a certain way. People try to make a caster into a melee guy or vice-versa, or someone tries to make a healer using other then Monk/Rit, or even someone's mad method of killing people that is completely seemingly unfocused. They poke and prod it because of those things, then axe it alot of the time. They don't test it out and try it for actual experience. Sometimes, if you actually try things, it will go better than expected. Its called 'Effectiveness' people. Thats also why things are rated also on 'Innovation' and 'Universality'. Innovation is new methods of thinking/using skills and Universality is for flexibility. If it is different from average use, or takes new ideas of using things to a possible higher potential to some degree, its innovative. If a couple skills can be changed out and it can still work generally the same, it is flexible and universal.


 * Admins can/will make the voting unbalanced for some builds. These guys are meant to make sure everything is kept in order and things are to be handled appropriately. Looking at quite a few builds, I have noticed good ratings have been removed on several (seeming) decent builds because they thought the vote was stupid or took common beliefs and force it onto others. Whether it be something like a class using a different weapon (any/A for dagger use) or alternate healing (any/Mo or any/Rt ((except N/Rt) )), its taken by the thoughts of the majority of people and removed because its a common belief. They were given admin powers to help keep the system going proper, not to abuse it.


 * Idiots that see how it works on the page, then try and fail miserably because they can't time things right or mix up skills by accident, should avoid voting. Try following the method plan, then try it in a situation where fighting can be controlled (perhaps PvE or PvP a friend). I have seen quite a few builds get badly rated because of people like this.