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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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04-07-2009, 09:17 AM
Loose Cannon
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Originally Posted by
zuludelta
Here are some sample filecards featuring the images I've been displaying in this thread (click on the thumbnails to view the filecards):
I was just going to bring this up. But Damn that's what a file card should look like. Those are excellent. You don't have much in the way of personal histories for any of these characters or any actions they may have participated in. I know some people like to see that aspect on the file cards. I know I enjoy it to some degree as well, but I was always looking for the meat and potatoes part of the file card. This is outstanding. How did you decide on which courses to add? I love the parts with the JFK training school. most likely they all would need to spend some time there, but its an awesome update to how their cards should read. I guess the problem with the filecards was that there just is only so much room.
What I wanted to find out is what would be considered the best filecards ever produced? What makes a good file card? I honestly wish they all followed a similar construction.
Top Section: The basic Identifiers. (Zulu has a great take on Shipwreck though since it's not quite the same in the navy. Plus the Unique Identifiers that were never a part of our original file cards, such as the case of Gung-Ho.)
Middle Section: Training and Expertise, Actions participated in.
Bottom Section: a Little history to give you a sense of the character. I'm not sure how cheesy this can or should get.
Lets look at Claymore for example:
YOJOE.COM | Filecard Gallery - Claymore
He has 4 sections now the 2nd and 3rd are a combination of training, Background, and Actions. To me he would be the epitome of the perfect Filecard. Yet it still has flaws, but it embodies what I want to see in a file card.
Now see Bombstrike who is near the bottom in my opinion:
YOJOE.COM | Filecard Gallery - Bombstrike
WTF? She may not even be the worst.
The Battle Corps years were also different in that they gave you a breakdown of some of the equipment they were carrying/wearing plus a vehicle specialty. Zuludelta you did it right on your Stalker filecard. Every Joe should have some sort of vehicle proficiency even if it's just the Awestriker.
Here's Barricade as an example:
YOJOE.COM | Filecard Gallery - Barricade
I kind of liked the bottom section, but then again, if the weapons he is carrying are so unidentifiable maybe we're getting into La-La land.
I need to come up with my top 10 list.
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