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==General guidelines== | ==General guidelines== | ||
*Strategies should not be about your own opinion (e.g. "Corvus is the best Hero"), but about what makes the subject worth using and how. They should | *Strategies should not be about your own opinion (e.g. "Corvus is the best Hero"), but about what makes the subject worth using and how. They should focus on the following: | ||
**Recommending when to use the subject | |||
**Explaining how to use the subject most effectively | |||
**Comparing it with other subjects that fill similar roles | |||
*In some cases, gameplay elements are rendered practically useless in specific scenarios (e.g. [[Trade Empire (BTD6)|Trade Empire]] in [[CHIMPS]]) or, especially in older games, are genuinely so terrible that they have no practical purpose in any situation (e.g. [[Triple Barrel (BTD5)|Triple Barrel]] in ''[[Bloons TD 5]]''). In these cases, you should make it clear that the subject isn't worth using and what makes it not worth using. In cases like Triple Barrel, being a little blunt is okay if it gets the point across better. <s>"Triple Barrel is awful" is basically a fact anyway</s> | |||
*Strategies shouldn't be used to explain game mechanics. You can mention mechanics or interactions for context (e.g. "because of interaction X, you should do Y"), but specifics should be saved for the lede or a "mechanics" section, not a strategy article/section. | *Strategies shouldn't be used to explain game mechanics. You can mention mechanics or interactions for context (e.g. "because of interaction X, you should do Y"), but specifics should be saved for the lede or a "mechanics" section, not a strategy article/section. | ||
*Strategies shouldn't involve features that are only accessible through additional purchases. "Buying [[Double Cash Mode (BTD6)|Double Cash Mode]] makes [[Half Cash]] easier" isn't helpful advice. | *Strategies shouldn't involve features that are only accessible through additional purchases. "Buying [[Double Cash Mode (BTD6)|Double Cash Mode]] makes [[Half Cash]] easier" isn't helpful advice. | ||
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Strategy articles should focus primarily on how to use the subject in general (or how not to use the subject in general). Every facet of the subject should at least be given some coverage on a strategy article. | Strategy articles should focus primarily on how to use the subject in general (or how not to use the subject in general). Every facet of the subject should at least be given some coverage on a strategy article. | ||
In many cases, there are ways to | In many cases, there are ways to optimize the subject for specific scenarios; these scenarios are worth mentioning on the subject's strategy article, but the details are usually better saved for articles about those scenarios where they're more relevant. In the case of ''Bloons TD'', usually if someone is struggling to beat a specific map/mode, or they want to get better at a specific event, they're going to that map/mode/event's page, not the page for a specific tower, so it's better to structure articles around that. For example, it's worth mentioning that [[Ice Shards (BTD6)|Ice Shards]] is exceptional in [[Race]]s, but the details of how to use it in Races should be saved for Race mode's strategy article, since that's where people go to find information about how to optimize Races. | ||
==Minor strategy sections== | ==Minor strategy sections== | ||
If a subject has its own strategy article, then the subject's main page should contain a strategy section that links to it with {{temp|main strategy}} and a few bullet points of generally important tips, just so the section works as a quick reference. Details should be saved for the strategy article. | If a subject has its own strategy article, then the subject's main page should contain a strategy section that links to it with {{temp|main strategy}} and a few bullet points of generally important tips, just so the section works as a quick reference. Details should be saved for the strategy article. | ||
==Tips sections== | |||
For smaller gameplay elements (such as [[trinket]]s and [[weapon (BATTD)|weapon]]s in ''[[Bloons Adventure Time TD]]'', [[card]]s in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', or [[Relic Knowledge]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''), strategy sections should be replaced with "tips" sections. The same guidelines as strategy sections apply, with the following differences: | |||
*They should be written as bullet point lists instead of prose. | |||
*They should contain all strategy information, instead of having a dedicated strategy article linked to with {{temp|main strategy}}. | |||
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