How to Boss

Tako · Before February 2015

HOW TO BOSS!

Delete Red, Keep Green

Remember this as much as possible. Nothing's worse then a boss-owner who thinks we can read his/her mind. Just don't delete the green.

Don't Play Leap-Frog Forever

Keep it entertaining. Making a big jump is fun, but just do it once or twice. If I wanted to play leap-frog I'd go to the lobby and click on something that had "Minigames" in the title.

Switch it up between rounds

I've seen a lot of people do the same routine over and over again. If you're not good at bossing, please don't boss. Just stick to... art or whatever you're good at.

We only need to win a few times

It's okay to give the winner a coin and if you collect all the coins to get the code or whatever. But we don't have time to win the boss ten or more times. All you need is 3-5 coins. Make the boss hard; we like a challenge.

Hard is good!

We like a challenge! Bosses are the last thing we have that provides a fun challenge, don't "noob it up" by making it easy.

Something to do

If your sessions tend to take a long time, provide something for us to do. Pople are more likely to leave if they're bored. At LEAST let us watch the boss.

Stick to red and green, please.

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't like grass and gold, factory-wood and light blue, all that crap. We like just red and green, or anything of that shade.

FAQ

HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR BOSS POPULAR?

1) Make it hard and don't do the same thing over and over again. Hard does not mean hook-jumps and other stupid challenges. Be creative.
2) Have some interesting art. Boxes are SO last year.
3) Have 2 bosses open at the same time (requires 2 people). This way, if you lost one, or don't like one, you can go to the other.
4) Have an interesting name. "Boss to Code" yields no one. Having a noun in front of boss doesn't help either (Fire Boss, Earth Boss, etc) imo. The best title would be something like "ULATRASUPERMEGABOSS!" or something that grabs your attention.
5) Be patient. People don't start flocking to levels with 1 person.

Last edited by Tako (Apr 22 2011 10:01:42 am)

JadElClemens · Before February 2015

Guide = epic. One of the best ever, and no cryptic and probably useless 1337 was used.

Pyromaniac · Before February 2015

I've always wanted to know howto boss....... That's the thing I could never do

NikK · Before February 2015

Add a FAQ section like in the art guide please... And your first question:

How do you make your boss level popular?

Panic · Before February 2015

NikK wrote:

Add a FAQ section like in the art guide please... And your first question:
How do you make your boss level popular?

Easy. Don't make it stupid.

Tako · Before February 2015

Panic wrote:

NikK wrote:
Add a FAQ section like in the art guide please... And your first question:
How do you make your boss level popular?
Easy. Don't make it stupid.

Popular = not stupid? Yeah that helps a lot.

I added 5 rules to make your level popular.

Panic · Before February 2015

Well, if you say 'hard', people are going to think hook jumps, one space hook jumps, and 1 space jumps. Cause that's what noobs put in the 'hard' section of their fail minibox maps.

Tako · Before February 2015

Changed.

Muftwin · Before February 2015

naming your boss superultramega boss would make you look like an idiot, i would never go to that

i mostly do go to 'noun' boss

Betaguy · Before February 2015

BEST GUIDE EVER +REP!!! :D:D

Tako · Before February 2015

Thanks Betaguy

Muftwin wrote:

naming your boss superultramega boss would make you look like an idiot, i would never go to that
i mostly do go to 'noun' boss

Yes, it may sound idiotic, but doesn't it get your attention? I guess the point is "Noun Boss" has been done a million times.

Anshwo · Before February 2015

Muftwin wrote:

naming your boss superultramega boss would make you look like an idiot, i would never go to that
i mostly do go to 'noun' boss

This guy knows what he's talking about.
The only reason I'd go to SUPERULTRAMEGABOSS would be to troll it.

Edit: I also hate iPod bosses. They're generally crappily made (oh wow, I can make a box and make it look like an iPod. I'm so creative), and their bosses suck too.

Last edited by Anshwo (Apr 25 2011 7:58:33 am)

Tako · Before February 2015

I said something LIKE superultramegaboss. Something creative in the title.

Wesso · Before February 2015

I love the guide, hopefully all the "bad" bosses now know how to do a real boss. Hope more people read this

Muftwin · Before February 2015

TakoMan02 wrote:

Thanks Betaguy
Muftwin wrote:
naming your boss superultramega boss would make you look like an idiot, i would never go to that
i mostly do go to 'noun' boss
Yes, it may sound idiotic, but doesn't it get your attention? I guess the point is "Noun Boss" has been done a million times.

yeah because its in caps -.-

JadElClemens · Before February 2015

-.-

People, the specific name 'SUPERULTRAMEGABOSS', and anything but it's semi-creativity, wasn't the point. The point was that it's an unusual name, and you don't want to go to a map named 'boss' or 'awesome boss'. People want to go to things like 'Element Boss' or '[blahblah] Boss!'

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