Quote Originally Posted by Zylx View Post
I'm not trying to diminish this or anything, you did a great job of listing every achievement on here, I'm just trying to politely convey that if you want this to become a full-on guide, I would suggest adding commentary to each one to "guide" people trying to complete them. For example, for the elusive 4, a good thing to clarify would be where each one can be found. For each of the gold achievements, give suggestions on how a player can make gold efficiently. For some of the PvP acheivements, add a link to some PvP guide(s). In it's current standing, this is just a reference.

The difference between a reference and a guide is that a reference is basically just a summarized list posted in a different medium for others to refer to when the other medium(s) are inaccessible. A guide includes additional information that is otherwise unobtainable by the actual medium, where the creator undergoes work/testing to add insight on how to complete the indicated action(s).

Again, I'm not trying to berate or insult you, I'm just trying to give constructive criticism on the utility of this "guide". And I'm not saying it's useless, as I'm sure someone will find this useful when they aren't able to log into the game, but I personally wouldn't consider this as a guide, since it's basically just a copy-paste of what's already in the game.
I'm sure you were well intentioned, and I appreciate you taking the time to share your opinion. I felt neither berated nor insulted, but I do feel a bit mystified that the definition of a guide is actually a sticking point for you. My original post fits the dictionary definition of a guide, which is actually quite broad. I believe you are arguing that you don't think STS should consider this a guide because it lacks something you'd like to see included. Had you the power, would you deny forum readers access to this post in the Player's Guide section merely because it doesn't fit your definition of a guide? That seems a bit mad.

Also, considering I already stated my intention to add the content you've now twice advised me to include, I'm left uncertain as to what you are trying to convey, other than perhaps you are trying to clarify your intent? I assure you, my understanding of how to properly expand on the content of my guide is as strong as it has always been.