Blue's Guide to Becoming a Successful Forger

Blue's guide to:
Becoming a Successful Forger
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Becoming a successful forger is very hard and the forging business is often scary for people just starting out. Luckily I’m here to help you out. I’ve developed a three step program to get you on your way to success and profound glory in no time!


Part 1 - Talk, talk, talk!

The first thing you’ll need to do is go out and make some friends. Lots of them. They can’t be any random people you meet in matchmaking, though. They need to be forgers. This brings us to step 1:

1. Visit every forging site you can find and make an account. Try finding a few custom game based sites, as well. You’ll be needing their uses later. And remember, people will know you by your name. Make sure it’s catchy and try and throw in a little “1337” when you feel necessary.

2. Be social! Remember that the forging business is all about who you know. Start off with a nice little introduction thread. Explain how eager you are to meet everyone and how much you love the site you are on. Be sure to compliment the staff on what a good job they are doing, too. They’ll like that. After this, proceed to comment on maps and socialize with members. Make sure their post count is higher than 500 posts, though! Anyone below that is not worth your time.

3. When you’re in the 500 post range, which shouldn’t take too long depending on how devoted you are, clear your friends list on Xbox Live and send every colored member from every site a nice little friend request. Even if they decline the first time, try again, and keep trying until they except. Remember that persistence is key! Deep inside they’ll respect you for strong integrity and perseverance.
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Part 2 - Build, build, build

So you finally have your foot in the door? Good. Now you can begin forging your map. If you don’t have any ideas, just go look around your house. That cheap table you got from IKEA may look pretty cool. Try turning that into a map. When you have your concept down, work on a name. The name is the most popular aspect of a map. Simple names are not popular, so try and find something really extravagant. Use the dictionary or thesaurus for help. Google translator is also a great tool if you ever want to say something in another language. Forgers from foreign countries will often respect you for this. So now you have an idea and a name. Time to hop on the game. Here’s a description of what to do throughout the forging process:

10% completion - During this stage you should have a name and idea down. Now proceed to forge. While forging, hop on all your online forum accounts and go to the area where you can edit your sig. Here, type in “Your map’s name - 10%” When people see this, they will become very excited. If you’re feeling a little more crazy, replace your map’s name with something along the lines of “Secret Project.” You’re bound to get tons of messages begging to know what the secret project is. Remember to update this as you go!
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20%-30% completion - By now you should have the main structure of your map complete. This is the perfect time to make use of the “map preview” feature which most sites have. Take a screenshot of the main structure in a really cool angle and upload it to the internet. Then post it in a preview thread. Sit back and watch as everyone tries to learn more about your map. Throw in some subtle hints and maybe a riddle. Everyone will be attracted to your thread.
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40-50% completion - Now you really need to crack down on your forging. Don’t pay much attention to weapons and spawns, just worry about structures and nice aesthetics. Maps are all about presentation. If something doesn’t look good it won’t sell!
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75.2% completion - You should be done forging and ready to test the first version of your map! Go and look for new members on all the forging sites you are apart of. Invite them to your games and get their opinions. You don’t really have to take their opinions into consideration, though, just let them feel like they’re helping. Once you have a good group of followers, continue building and showing them the changes. They’ll feel really special and your friendship will strengthen.
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80% completion - You should be nearing the end of the building phase. Be sure to merge and interlock anything that needs to be merged and interlocked, as well as the things that don’t. People will respect you for the amount of time you put into your map to make it look good. Patience is key! Around this time, you should also make a newer and even better preview thread. This time show a little bit more of the map and get all your testing buddies to post on the thread and say what a good map it is. This will be sure to build up hype.
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90% completion - Now you should be done constructing your map. This next part is a bit of a tricky process, though, so let’s look into it a little more:
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a. First start off a testing game with all your “testing friends” (aka your followers) and include one colored member from a top forging site. Have you “testing friends” boast about the map and how good it is until the lonesome colored member agrees.
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b. Now you can drop some of your “testing friends” and bring in a few more colored members. Make sure the “testing friends” and the old colored member tell the new colored members how good the map is. Don’t quit until the new colored members agree, as well.
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c. Repeat this process, dropping more and more “testing friends” until all your new testing friends consist of colored members. Now you have full support of the colored members and you should be ready to post your map!
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Part 3 - Lie, lie, lie
(100% completion)

So now your map is done and you have colored members to back it up. What more do I need? you ask. You’re almost there, but there is a few more things you’ll need.

1. Before you start anything, you’ll need to be prepared for all the “noobs” who post in your thread. Even though you have guys to help you out, you’ll need to impress these doubters with some intelligent lingo. Go search up “map design” on Wikipedia and other sites found on Google. You don’t have to read, just browse for little bits of information you can use. Words such as “flow” and “lines of sight” are good words to use in debates, simply because most people don’t even know what it means.
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2. Sell your map! Cool videos and pictures are a sure way to get more downloads. Design amazing banners and you’ll be sure to attract a lot of attention.

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You should be done! It’s a basic guide, but look around you! Look at all the great forgers! Wouldn’t you like to be just like them? Follow this guide and you’ll be at the top in no time.

(Here’s a secret tip: Befriend a troll to help troll on all the “noobs” spamming your thread. It’ll work wonders.)

 

It's ok. It's funnier that way.