Bug#391691: Nexuiz needs a better description

[Gerfried Fuchs]

On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 06:48:09PM +0100, Bruno Kleinert wrote:
> please have a look at chapter 6.2.1 "General guidelines for package
> descriptions" of the debian developers reference.
> 
> it says "Package descriptions are not the place for advocating your
> package, no matter how much you love it". i like nexuiz, too, but
> there's no reason to advocate it against other games in debian.

 I agree here - the suggested change goes way too far.  Though:

> also the reference mentions "Avoid referring to other applications or
> frameworks that the user might not be familiar with" - you expect most
> users being familiar with Quake 1. there are many people, who don't
> know Quake 1 or only know the name "Quake 1" but don't get an
> impression what that is.

 I highly like to disgree here.  People playing "3d first-person
shooters" (which we expect them to be familar with) are pretty well
familar with quake 1, being it the first 3d first-person shooter.  So
mentioning it being based on that engine won't confuse them further.

> and some people who don't like Quake 1, might like Nexuiz - if only
> they had installed it...

 Saying that it's based on the _engine_ doesn't give the impression that
it's the same game.  Some people still might think it would be, but we
can't help everyone, sorry.

> and from my experience, most people who are familiar with recent
> computer games, compare nexuiz to unreal tournament 2004 and not to
> Quake 1.

 And unreal tournament is also based on the quake engine, not?  At least
that is also mentioned in various descriptions of that game, like e.g.
on wikipedia...

> there's no reason to mark nexuiz as "a better" or even "the best" game
> in comparison to other games!

 Definitely not, but mentioning that it is based on that engine isn't a
bad thing, IMHO.

> sorry, but i'll tag this bug as wontfix.

 Your call as main responsible person for the package, but I still try
to suggest a small change:

#v+
 Description: A fast-paced 3D first-person shooter
- Nexuiz is a fast-paced 3D deathmatch game with high-end and complex graphics
+ Nexuiz is a fast-paced 3D deathmatch game based on the quake1 engine
+ with high-end and complex graphics
  effects. It is intended to be played over the Internet or over a local network.
  Several different game types, such as classic deathmatch, team deathmatch and
  capture the flag are available.
  Though it also supports a single-player mode and playing against the computer.
  .
  The game brings deathmatch back to the basics, with perfect weapon  balancing
  and fast paced action, keeping itself away from the current trend of realistic
  shooters.
  .
  This package installs the client to play the game.
  .
   Homepage: http://www.nexuiz.com/
#v-

 I think the original suggestion for the package description seems to
have got copied from the Readme.htm, which I agree is pretty advertising.

 So long,
Rhonda