Hi everyone. It's E3 time again - the Christmas of the video game world. We know everyone is excited for E3 this year, but we wanted to go over a few posting guidelines (as well as a new feature) that will help keep the gaming forum sane and structured.
1) As always, create a new thread if there is new news. It's common to see interesting news get buried in a conference's megathread which usually moves really fast. We might be dissecting and discussing this news for the next few weeks / months, so if something breaks during a conference, post a new thread for it. You can still, of course, talk about that newsworthy thing in the conference thread too.
2) Try to avoid ultra-reactionary empty OPs with "omg xyz was announced" without any linkage or other material included. Please at least link a source or include a screenshot if it's something breaking from the conference stream directly, where possible. As more information releases after the conference is over, go back and update your OP with more information, video links to trailers, screenshots, reaction videos, etc. Your OP will be the first thing people see when opening a thread to discuss that topic or game, the most popular threads are the ones that leave a good impression!
3) This year we're introducing a new spin on last year's popular E3 thread tagging system by building it directly into the forum itself. When creating a new thread on the gaming forum this week, you'll see this box before the thread title:
If you click on the (No tag) drop down box, you'll be given a list of conferences:
For news coming out of a particular conference, please select that conference from this list when making a thread. General stuff from the E3 show floor or other non-conference-related announcements should use the general "E3" tag. These tags will help users identify what news came from where, and clicking on the tag in the thread list will show users all the threads created using that tag.
Please remember: thread tags become part of the thread title itself! Just like how users can't change titles themselves, you also won't be able to change the tag your thread has without a moderator's assistance. Be sure and choose the right one.
4) Please don't bump old existing irrelevant threads during E3 week, either to necrobump a dead old thread to post E3 news, or just to fuck around. Don't necro last year's conference thread just to say how much better this year's show was. Don't bump the Final Fantasy VII Remake reveal thread from 2015 just to comment on how we're finally getting more information in 2019. We're not hardasses but malicious behavior like that will be dealt with. As always please be respectful and decent to each other while we laugh, cry, cheer, and trample over each other like it's Black Friday at Walmart over what hot new games and/or consoles will be the best.
The mod team will be watching over things and our sysadmins will be keeping NeoGAF alive and stable. Thanks and have fun. This thread will be left open to clarify questions related to the above but please stay on topic.
1) As always, create a new thread if there is new news. It's common to see interesting news get buried in a conference's megathread which usually moves really fast. We might be dissecting and discussing this news for the next few weeks / months, so if something breaks during a conference, post a new thread for it. You can still, of course, talk about that newsworthy thing in the conference thread too.
2) Try to avoid ultra-reactionary empty OPs with "omg xyz was announced" without any linkage or other material included. Please at least link a source or include a screenshot if it's something breaking from the conference stream directly, where possible. As more information releases after the conference is over, go back and update your OP with more information, video links to trailers, screenshots, reaction videos, etc. Your OP will be the first thing people see when opening a thread to discuss that topic or game, the most popular threads are the ones that leave a good impression!
3) This year we're introducing a new spin on last year's popular E3 thread tagging system by building it directly into the forum itself. When creating a new thread on the gaming forum this week, you'll see this box before the thread title:
If you click on the (No tag) drop down box, you'll be given a list of conferences:
For news coming out of a particular conference, please select that conference from this list when making a thread. General stuff from the E3 show floor or other non-conference-related announcements should use the general "E3" tag. These tags will help users identify what news came from where, and clicking on the tag in the thread list will show users all the threads created using that tag.
Please remember: thread tags become part of the thread title itself! Just like how users can't change titles themselves, you also won't be able to change the tag your thread has without a moderator's assistance. Be sure and choose the right one.
4) Please don't bump old existing irrelevant threads during E3 week, either to necrobump a dead old thread to post E3 news, or just to fuck around. Don't necro last year's conference thread just to say how much better this year's show was. Don't bump the Final Fantasy VII Remake reveal thread from 2015 just to comment on how we're finally getting more information in 2019. We're not hardasses but malicious behavior like that will be dealt with. As always please be respectful and decent to each other while we laugh, cry, cheer, and trample over each other like it's Black Friday at Walmart over what hot new games and/or consoles will be the best.
The mod team will be watching over things and our sysadmins will be keeping NeoGAF alive and stable. Thanks and have fun. This thread will be left open to clarify questions related to the above but please stay on topic.
As for me, I've already had my own E3 experience back in May 29th when Hideo Kojima unveiled his 6th masterpiece titled "Death Stranding" posed to release on November 8th, 2019. Check your local stores and websites for more information regarding pre-orders.
