poisonedscreams
Dalayan Beginner
Hey guys.
I had this idea recently. I feel like SoD is a great game but it is sorely lacking a more "spiffy" collection of data on an external website.
I know we have the wiki which is maintained by users, but I rarely find it useful myself.
So I had the idea to make a SoD version of a Wowhead.com type of database website. I've already started preliminary front-end design and database design, but I wanted to get the opinions of a few of my fellow SoD gamers.
Do you guys think this could help vault the game into a better place among MMO's?
My preliminary front-end design consists of a comprehensive search bar where one can search Quests, Items, NPC's, Zones, etc. as well as a toolbar that has more information on each of the aforementioned categories, as well as Class, Race, Tradeskill and Installation information.
A lot of the data would be copied from the wiki, but I would need a team of players willing to help expand the database by reporting their in-game findings at regular intervals. So, in essence, the SoD-DB (Shards of Dalaya Database) would still be player-run with a level of moderation in the middle.
But before we get there, what do you guys think? Do you think this is a worthwhile project (I have time on my hands) or are you guys content with the wiki?
Thanks for reading!
Mistress Bellabrie Heart
Level 65 Dark Elf Magician
<Dominion>
I had this idea recently. I feel like SoD is a great game but it is sorely lacking a more "spiffy" collection of data on an external website.
I know we have the wiki which is maintained by users, but I rarely find it useful myself.
So I had the idea to make a SoD version of a Wowhead.com type of database website. I've already started preliminary front-end design and database design, but I wanted to get the opinions of a few of my fellow SoD gamers.
Do you guys think this could help vault the game into a better place among MMO's?
My preliminary front-end design consists of a comprehensive search bar where one can search Quests, Items, NPC's, Zones, etc. as well as a toolbar that has more information on each of the aforementioned categories, as well as Class, Race, Tradeskill and Installation information.
A lot of the data would be copied from the wiki, but I would need a team of players willing to help expand the database by reporting their in-game findings at regular intervals. So, in essence, the SoD-DB (Shards of Dalaya Database) would still be player-run with a level of moderation in the middle.
But before we get there, what do you guys think? Do you think this is a worthwhile project (I have time on my hands) or are you guys content with the wiki?
Thanks for reading!
Mistress Bellabrie Heart
Level 65 Dark Elf Magician
<Dominion>