I was wondering if we would want a system for critiquing other players skills, in a standard format. I was thinking something like a form that people could fill out then PM to the person they are critiquing so that it would be private (but not anonymous).

I feel that public critiques aren't usually as harsh as they need to be for fear of either humiliating, or disrespecting, the target of the criticism. The downside to keeping it private, however, is that if others notice the same problems but don't write up a critique then you only hear the problem from one source, and might consider it trivial, whereas the flaw pointed out is actually something worth looking at. It could be like a private AAR of sorts.

Any opinions/thoughts on this?


For example, two flaws in my SLing were recently braught to my attention. One is that I expect alot in my SMs in the field of keeping up with me. I often find myself giving orders to move to a flag and reacting immediately, but my SMs lag behind a bit and I'm barely within 10 seconds of my squad. The other is that I tend to change my mind alot, often I will say to attack a flag, then as we're moving towards it I'll re-analyze the situation and realize it's a bad decision and change the active order. There have been times where this happens alot in rapid succession, and I've gotten many complaints from SMs along the lines of "Make up your damn mind!" I've been trying to work on correcting both of these, to get better as a SL. Others might be able to benefit from similar critiques of their abilities.

***EDIT***

Let's try to keep the criticism private, and constructive. Be honest, and don't be afraid of repercussions. If we are volunteering for a critique to be written it means that we will not take it personally, and want you to be truthful with us, regardless of how "mean" it may sound. We are not looking for confidence boosters, we want you to point out the things we suck at, with details if possible. Brownie points for giving suggestions on solutions too!

*Note, there's not defined list of what people want critiqued, just a general idea of what they're looking for.
List of who wants your criticism on what! (updated March 12th, 2009)

• Adaxa, Squad Leader style
• Black_Mirror, General gameplay, SL, and Medic
• Mercenary90, Infantry Combat
• Pred011586, Squad Leader style
• Sproge, General gameplay