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Burning Justice
the superior princess
I remember seeing a few threads celebrating on some of the social boards the day it was announced, but not as many as I thought there'd be. I think a lot of the people that were there back when the forums were merged either aren't there anymore, or they don't use the gaming boards much anymore, so it didn't affect them.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Shiiiiit @ having to do </caps> :lol
This must be the reason, yeah.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
StevePharma
Member
Forums can be pretty good for scan links and spoilers lol
Some of the guides are really, really good and in depth.
Some of the guides are really, really good and in depth.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
My mind is still blown every single time I decide to open a SplitInfinity-guide. God-tier shit right there.
Some of them really put official guide books to shame. Also the forums aren't that bad. In the game specific sub forums you can often find answers to your questions not answered in the faq section.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Wow!! I got conflicting answers for that a year ago! One person told me they did IP bans with the absolute worst offenders and cases, like you said. But, they preferred not to use it unless there was no other choice. The other person said oh we can't do IP bans. All I know is several posters there at least are probably more than over due for that. To their credit the few I talked to were very nice and took the time to listen. But it's like just damn is all there is to say looking at those forums.
I feel sorry for one poster who just...finally cracked at the beginning of the year. I guess Final Fantasy 13 and the "desecration" of the series just got to be too much. I know people hate FF13 but to go on and on almost literally daily for a few years isn't healthy. Poor sap just lost it.
But thanks for clarifying
It was crazy getting conflicting answers!Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
SkylineRKR
Member
GameFaqs is generally a shithole but there are some good things about it.
Some guides for example were really well done. Thing is that I prefer visual guides nowadays, such as Wikias or YT etc. That old text shit is something I can't really go through anymore.
Some forums were okay, I hung out at the Saturn board some 13 years ago and it was full of true fans without any bullshit being tossed. The FF boards were fairly knowledgable as well, I remember Split from there.
Its just that the crowded boards were utter hellholes, and I hated their stupid censor shit. This also went for marking for moderation, I can't imagine someone is really marking someones post because of a slight fuckup like an S-word. But such people apparently do exist. The amount of morons over there is astounding. Voice your opinion and back it, and like '50 people go 'lol ur retarded'. Or character battle topic #100, Sephiroth >> Link ffs!
Some guides for example were really well done. Thing is that I prefer visual guides nowadays, such as Wikias or YT etc. That old text shit is something I can't really go through anymore.
Some forums were okay, I hung out at the Saturn board some 13 years ago and it was full of true fans without any bullshit being tossed. The FF boards were fairly knowledgable as well, I remember Split from there.
Its just that the crowded boards were utter hellholes, and I hated their stupid censor shit. This also went for marking for moderation, I can't imagine someone is really marking someones post because of a slight fuckup like an S-word. But such people apparently do exist. The amount of morons over there is astounding. Voice your opinion and back it, and like '50 people go 'lol ur retarded'. Or character battle topic #100, Sephiroth >> Link ffs!
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
BY YOUR POWERS COMBINED...
No idea! Only thing I know for sure is that I miss LUEshi ._.
Spiffy_1st
Member
I used to go there when I was 13, so I assume everyone on it now is 13. I came like 30th once in one of the character battles, I guessed almost everything right. It was so cool to me that you could actually win money from the character battles.
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zerokoolpsx
Member
it seems to be ripe with people forming gank squads just to gank and nothing more on dark souls
So it has people playing Dark Souls? Gotcha.
For all the shit the boards get, they're actually extremely helpful if you need information or advice. Just check the FAQs and sticky before posting a thread. And the discussions are not as bad as they're made out to be. (At least on the game-specific boards. Don't go to the system boards.)
As for Youtube replacing the FAQs, I don't know why the hell you would want to poke through six videos' worth of footage just to find the part you're stuck at and then watch 10 minutes of footage to see what to do. I'd rather bring up a text file that has all the relevant information organized and visible at a glance.
For certain puzzles, maybe, but in general I can get answers faster on an FAQ, or by searching the board.
As for Youtube replacing the FAQs, I don't know why the hell you would want to poke through six videos' worth of footage just to find the part you're stuck at and then watch 10 minutes of footage to see what to do. I'd rather bring up a text file that has all the relevant information organized and visible at a glance.
For certain puzzles, maybe, but in general I can get answers faster on an FAQ, or by searching the board.
Monocle
Member
A good resource for FAQs and codes, and the boards are great for game info that's sometimes tough to track down otherwise, like effective character builds, highly specific strategies, and pretty much anything to do with finding stuff, squeezing the most out of a system, or beating a pain in the ass enemy. People post all sorts of useful tips too. Obscure stuff you wouldn't necessarily find in your average guide.
Can't say much for the conversation on the boards, but then again, that's not really what the site is for.
Can't say much for the conversation on the boards, but then again, that's not really what the site is for.
A Sentient Keyboard
Member
From what I've read, it's impossible to join LUE now, right?
I have about 300-400 karma, I think, so I can see the karma rank boards up to legend, if that matters.
Mega Spooky
Member
I usually try to play games faqless, and then go back through with the achievement guide to wrap up the points. The guide for Resident Evil 5 (all those gems) was pretty good to have.
gamefaqs is getting a bit dated now in its approach to guides as well as its layout, but i've certainly found a lot of value there. If you google a question about specific details regarding a quest there is a very high chance of a gamefaqs thread being in the top results. I can usually find what I need very easily and with reliable answers.
I like the more wiki type of guides these days, but sometimes it's more useful (depending on the game and what kind of data you need) to just load up a huge 500kb txt file from gamefaqs and CTRL+F the stuff you need. txt guides have this advantage of speed and I find it a huge selling point -- well, except that the guides are free and so no sale is actually taking place... take that, bradygames!
Anyway, a lot of newer wiki guides rely heavily on things like embedded youtube videos and there's no guarantee those are going to be there forever. you can't top the easy archivability of a text file. PDFs are also nice for this.
I like the more wiki type of guides these days, but sometimes it's more useful (depending on the game and what kind of data you need) to just load up a huge 500kb txt file from gamefaqs and CTRL+F the stuff you need. txt guides have this advantage of speed and I find it a huge selling point -- well, except that the guides are free and so no sale is actually taking place... take that, bradygames!
Anyway, a lot of newer wiki guides rely heavily on things like embedded youtube videos and there's no guarantee those are going to be there forever. you can't top the easy archivability of a text file. PDFs are also nice for this.
The guides are second to none. Really well written and some games with a lot of depth are actually made better by the guides.
I've loved so many games and thought I knew everything about them and still found out new stuff reading the guides!
Sometimes it's nice seeing a skill or technique described and you worked it out yourself.
I've loved so many games and thought I knew everything about them and still found out new stuff reading the guides!
Sometimes it's nice seeing a skill or technique described and you worked it out yourself.
My User ID there was like, in the 3000s. Nobody that old posts there by now because there are better alternatives. The userbase seems to be a lot of kids, and guide wise something a lot of people can collaborate on is much more useful than a plaintext MY WORK ONLY DO NOT STEAL guide.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I used to post there until I got harassed to make a GAF account for a year nonstop by some members on psn :lol
I love the fact that it loads perfectly fine on an iPhone with zero issues.
Still my go-to place whenever I am stuck in something. People continue to spew shit about the boards, but I've always felt that they are a welcome addition to the FAQs (despite never contributing to the discussions) and always have been.
Outside of the signatures, it's almost like GAF.
Still my go-to place whenever I am stuck in something. People continue to spew shit about the boards, but I've always felt that they are a welcome addition to the FAQs (despite never contributing to the discussions) and always have been.
GameFaqs in a nutshell:
Outside of the signatures, it's almost like GAF.
A Sentient Keyboard
Member
Holy shit, you weren't kidding. I decided to open up a random one.
That's 1309 pages worth of text in word right there.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Yup! That's SplitInfinity in a nutshell, right there :lol
NekoFever
Member
My GameFAQs account has been active since January 2000 and I still regularly use it. The forums are horrific apart from a handful of decent game-specific ones, but otherwise it's a wonderful resource. Not only for FAQs, but stuff like international release dates, and the way it has box art for most games from every region. When I was heavily into importing and would play through whole games in Japanese despite not understanding a word of it, GameFAQs was invaluable.
I do think they need a push towards more media in FAQs, though. I've found myself checking IGN's wiki guides ahead of GameFAQs when I've been stuck recently because they have screenshots and videos.
My longest contribution is my Shenmue II guide at 111kb (45 pages).
I do think they need a push towards more media in FAQs, though. I've found myself checking IGN's wiki guides ahead of GameFAQs when I've been stuck recently because they have screenshots and videos.
My longest contribution is my Shenmue II guide at 111kb (45 pages).
This. Sadly as I used the site numerous times in the PS1/PS2 era, but for the last several years youtube is making it feel obsolete.
On the "Not many faq authors use the wiki format for their guides" point. I know one complaint is that wiki formats will all look the same and that it leaves less room to make your guide/faq stand out. SBAllen did mention before in response to this that you would be able to use ASCII in the wiki guides (which you can and I've seen some with that) but many just prefer the text format so they can make their guides stylish and stand out/make it individualistic. (Something like that anyway).
I don't know how many people are even aware of this board but the faqs contributors have their own section with a board for each thing (ie walkthrough, reviews, etc) and a general board.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000094-faq-contributors-general
You'll usually see new changes posted there for feedback from some of the more high profile Faq authors such as AbsoluteSteve.
But yeah, just for anyone wondering why the wiki format hasn't exactly been adapted by the majority of the authors. Some people who don't post there might even have their own reasons (ie don't like wiki formats, think the mark up will make the guide locally look messy, etc)
You can do the same with wiki type guides. Go to the bottom of any wiki type guide and you'll see "View as a single printable page: Variable | Fixed-Width"
Example of variable:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/661226-pokemon-black-version-2/faqs/64482?print=1
Granted, you don't have contents page with codes like [00023] or anything like that but it's still one page you can use for some quick searching.
I don't know how many people are even aware of this board but the faqs contributors have their own section with a board for each thing (ie walkthrough, reviews, etc) and a general board.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/2000094-faq-contributors-general
You'll usually see new changes posted there for feedback from some of the more high profile Faq authors such as AbsoluteSteve.
But yeah, just for anyone wondering why the wiki format hasn't exactly been adapted by the majority of the authors. Some people who don't post there might even have their own reasons (ie don't like wiki formats, think the mark up will make the guide locally look messy, etc)
You can do the same with wiki type guides. Go to the bottom of any wiki type guide and you'll see "View as a single printable page: Variable | Fixed-Width"
Example of variable:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/661226-pokemon-black-version-2/faqs/64482?print=1
Granted, you don't have contents page with codes like [00023] or anything like that but it's still one page you can use for some quick searching.
AlimNassor
Banned
yes, but, it'll probably die now that all the links are gone.
OriginalNameGuy
Member
I still go there for the NFL and NBA boards. No serious discussions going on, but it can be good for a laugh sometimes.
daninthemix
Member
GameFAQs is amazing for the guides. Sometimes I'll read a guide on there and see that it was written 15 years ago, and I wonder if the author is still alive.
Lord British
Member
I've still got a couple of guides up there.
Used to post on the forums, got banned once for something very slight. It used to be really easy to get a ban.
Used to post on the forums, got banned once for something very slight. It used to be really easy to get a ban.
Delicious Waffles
Member
First post nails it.
Count me in with all the people who've replaced GameFAQs with GAF as their go-to game-talk site.
I've been on GameFAQs since around 2001 -- I have a 5-digit UID there and a 3-digit contributor ID -- and the discussion forums were great back then, but now when I go back they're barely readable. Having signatures certainly doesn't help. It's like a professional baseball player making the major leagues and flying first-class and then looking back on the long bus rides, dirty locker rooms, and cheap food of minor-league life. You just can't go back.
One of the ways I discovered GAF was that some people here were talking about a thread over there and singing my praises, and after that I registered to come here. It took a year to get approved but I sure am glad to have gotten the "call-up".
I've been on GameFAQs since around 2001 -- I have a 5-digit UID there and a 3-digit contributor ID -- and the discussion forums were great back then, but now when I go back they're barely readable. Having signatures certainly doesn't help. It's like a professional baseball player making the major leagues and flying first-class and then looking back on the long bus rides, dirty locker rooms, and cheap food of minor-league life. You just can't go back.
One of the ways I discovered GAF was that some people here were talking about a thread over there and singing my praises, and after that I registered to come here. It took a year to get approved but I sure am glad to have gotten the "call-up".