Question for Scenario Designers

[Crossroads]

John,
The scenario briefing will stay, there are no plans to remove it. What we are considering to remove - to make the process of adding scenarios as smooth as possible - are the fields beneath it. In the case of CS the fields starting with Scenario date and ending with Axis Supply. The exception to the above is Scenario type [stock/custom], which most likely will stay.

What we also might remove is the 'How well written are the briefings?' question when reporting games/rating scenarios. As i see it, 'How is the PBEM balancing? and 'How entertaining/challenging is the scenario?' are just enough to rate a scenario.

Let us put it this way: is the current set up causing extra work for the site management? Or is this something you came up with purely to make life easier for scenario designers?

The one value that needs extra care is the Scenario Size Modifier. After that, it is just adding your basic scenario setup there?

I have them always available anyway, as I start to put up the information together already when a scenario is in its early design phase. For an example: my latest Winter War scenario, currently in H2H testing.

=> SM=6, frozen ground, lowish visibility, lowish supply levels, significant points required for victory levels. You should already get a pretty good picture how the scenario will feel based on that info right?

I don't know, maybe it is just me but I carefully consider say ground conditions and visibility also from game balancing and enjoyment point of view. Having low visibility can be fun as there's an extra element of stealth in the game then. Use of artillery is a tad more difficult, spotters required near the target hexes.

And as I use them when putting a scenario together, I consider them when selecting one to play as well. I mean if there is a site management issue behind this, and it would make it easier for you guys, then I am not against it that much. But if it is only to make it easier for designers, I just don't see the need for it. It really is no issue to provide those few values as well. It is not like there are dozens of scenarios being entered there constantly is it.

Removing the data makes the Scenario Database of lesser value when data on what makes scenarios different from each other would no longer be there.

As for scenario description score, it is a bit unnecessary. I personally try to put the extra effort to scenario descriptions regardless.