Report 1060

Report #1060
Skillset: Kata Skill: Forms
 Org: Shofangi Status: Completed Feb 2013
Furies' Decision:
Soutions 1, 2, 3 (if can be done).
Problem: The basics of monk combat could be greatly simplified to make them more
user friendly and ease the process by which forms are created as well as passed
along to other monks. One of the biggest pains in the skillset currently is
that each form must have each element entered separately rather than allowing
the creation of a form with a single edit or two. This makes the process of
creating forms much more time consuming and serves as an obstacle for those new
to monk combat. The addition of the ability to teach kata has been a lifesaver
and made it much easier to help novices, but one issue has serviced that some
have created kata forms with names they would rather not teach to others or are
otherwise inappropriate. It would be appreciated to be able to rename forms.
Lastly, the razing modifiers require separate forms for when the modifier is
being used and not used. It would be much more efficient to make use of a
prefix just like with boosting rather than 2 forms which do roughly the same
thing.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Add ability to KATA COPY <existing form> to <new
 form> to allow for the easy creation of new forms
 based upon old forms.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Add ability to KATA RENAME <existing form> to <new
 form> to allow for the renaming of existing forms.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: Change handling of Kata Perform so that the Raze
 modifiers for each monk specialization (Skive,
 Nekreve, Jakati, and Tahtai) may be automatically
 added to any existing form by use of a prefix '='
 (similar to how + works for boosting)
Player Comments:
---[Ushaara on 2/11 @ 13:14 writes]:
Supported.
---[Shuyin on 2/11 @ 23:59 writes]:
Looks good
---[Tacita on 2/12 @ 13:44 writes]:
Supported.
---[Janalon on 2/13 @ 11:28 writes]:
Kata forms management has always felt somewhat unwieldy (just ask any warrior
who attempted to convert to monk). Alphabetizing KATA FORMS and collapsing
multiple mo into one form have helped tremendously. THANK YOU! This report
introduces additional improvements upon syntax. Sol 1 speeds up kata creation
(especially when basing new forms on different limb targets). Sol 2 encourages
kata revision. Sol 3 eliminates redundancy. Fully supported. I would also love
to see the KATA FORMS display spread to 2 to 3 columns reduce the need for back
scroll.
---[Tandrin on 2/14 @ 13:52 writes]:
I might have made an error in preparing this report. It is my intent to suggest
implementation of all 3 solutions rather than only 1 of the 3.
---[Steingrim on 2/16 @ 09:57 writes]:
Clarifiction: Copy probably should have the ability to copy an entire form
(perhaps the default) as well as a specific momentum level. You've completed the
form at MO 3 and now for MO 4 have to add in all the actions and modifiers and
then tweak it.
---[Steingrim on 2/16 @ 09:58 writes]:
Supported. (sorry forgot that even if it was my idea, that since I didn't submit
it, I should actually say I support it.)
---[Tandrin on 2/16 @ 18:12 writes]:
Yes for clarification on Solution 1. Asking to copy all parts of an existing
form so then you only have to edit the changes for the new form.