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| kylohk | Posted 3/5/2008 10:27:37 PM | message detail |
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I've recently submitted a guide to Legend of Zelda: TP, which already had 12 complete guides for it. It was rejected for oversaturation, even though I included all the information about the optional quests for the game. I'd be grateful if someone give me some pointers in improving it so that it is"complete and comprehensive, and must compare favorably to the other complete guides for the game", as said by the FAQ. Here's a link to the file for your reference: http://www.filenanny.com/files/478cfca9da33f10982/LoZTP2.txt Thank you in advance. --- "Hello, Klein, remember me?" - BANG! - A murderous biker in a French Movie |
| Games | Posted 3/5/2008 10:57:41 PM | message detail |
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The game has 12 complete guides. I highly doubt SB will accept another guide. --- For my Guides, check my Quote http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=40799192 - Other Systems Petition |
| kylohk | Posted 3/5/2008 11:08:54 PM | message detail |
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I checked the list for the GCN version of the game, and there are 13
guides, the latest one accepted on Jan 3, 2008. So, I'm sure there
should still be room. --- "Hello, Klein, remember me?" - BANG! - A murderous biker in a French Movie |
| Shotgunnova | Posted 3/5/2008 11:12:27 PM | message detail |
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Dungeon maps. Dunno if that'd make Sailor accept it, but that's
definitely one way to jazz the thing up and set it apart from the rest. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 3/5/2008 11:22:17 PM | message detail |
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^No, that would probably be seen as filler. My personal guess is simply that there are too many guides posted at this point. SB doesn't seem to have the same perspective as CJayC did, where _anything_ will go up as long as it's complete. --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 NES FAQ Completion Project: http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| Shotgunnova | Posted 3/5/2008 11:44:09 PM | message detail |
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Maps as filler? A chill wind blows... --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame |
| PeTeRL90 | Posted 3/6/2008 12:28:47 AM | message detail |
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That certainly didn't stop Shotgunnova's FFIX guide (which is helping
me through the game since I haven't played it in like, 3 years) from
being posted. Or was that during CJay's watch? --- Total Files/Complete FAQs: 54/38 http://club.ign.com/b/list/custom?&lid=100018&owner=PeTeRL90&mode=vown |
| Crazyreyn | Posted 3/6/2008 1:35:53 AM | message detail |
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If this is the official stance on over saturation - that there can now
only be a finite amount of guides for a game - then we should know more
about it. I can imagine writers, me included (I was planning on writing
a TP guide at some point) not knowing this and wasting months of hard
work on guides that will never be accepted. What is the limit to this?
8 guides? 10 guides? 12 guides? What if the new guide is better than
those accepted - can a poorer quality one be replaced with the one
submitted? It is pretty bad that the stance can change like this without writers knowing explicitly... the new guidelines on over saturation more clear and apparent. --- 57/107 Full Circle | Y.T.W.S.R. | FCB History - http://www.crazyreyn.com/fcbhistory/ |
| brian sulpher | Posted 3/6/2008 2:25:33 AM | message detail |
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A co-author if mine experienced the same thing recently. It appears the
days of taking stuff that is fully comprehensive is now up to the
discretion of SBAllen on whether there remains a new way to present the
info. --- 77 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. Redemption is only three fights away |
| Super Slash | Posted 3/6/2008 2:35:48 AM | message detail |
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If the policy for getting FAQs accepted has changed, I'm not sure I
want to write a walkthrough for FF7 unless I know for sure another one
will be posted. --- Current Amount of FAQs: 27 (7689 Total KB) Current KB FAQ Rank: KB King |
| ffmasterjose | Posted 3/6/2008 2:56:33 AM | message detail |
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I don't know SS. Even going by "CJayC standards" (for lack of a better
description) a new guide for Final Fantasy VII would have to be a
knockout out-of-the-park grand slam. It's probably the most covered
game on the site. Not to mention a fellow by the name of Cloud VS.
Sephiroth (Absolute Steve is his contributor name I believe) recently
got a new FAQ for it posted some months ago. I don't recall when
precisely it was first submitted, it was either at the tail-end of
CJayC's time or the beginning of SBAllen's start as Editor in Chief.
The board received it fairly well from what I remember. But despite all of that, I'm not one to discourage people from writing :D. I just wanted to give you a heads up in case you didn't know. --- Only fools are enslaved by time and space |
| Tessa 6 | Posted 3/6/2008 3:04:56 AM | message detail |
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I can understand having a limit on guides, though it should always be
up to the quality of the guide.. but I can't understand not having
those limits known. --- ~Karpah~Iron Maiden - 4th February 2008 ^_^ What do girls do during sex, anyways. They just lay there and moan a lot! |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 3/6/2008 3:09:10 AM | message detail |
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Shotgunnova | Posted 3/5/2008 5:44:09 PM | message detail Maps as filler? A chill wind blows... Well, it's not exactly the boldest move to suggest padding the size of the file further to "increase" its chances of being posted. In my opinion, that would only increase the chances of SB rejecting it again (this time with the option of using Filler as the reason for rejection). Personally I have no idea why kylohk's FAQ isn't going up; I thought SB was only cracking down on in-depth files? --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 NES FAQ Completion Project: http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| ffmasterjose | Posted 3/6/2008 3:11:18 AM | message detail |
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| Devin Morgan | Posted 3/6/2008 3:20:41 AM | message detail |
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Super Slash | Posted 3/5/2008 8:35:48 PM | message detail If the policy for getting FAQs accepted has changed, I'm not sure I want to write a walkthrough for FF7 unless I know for sure another one will be posted. This is the kind of thing SB wants to avoid, I believe. Find another game... --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 NES FAQ Completion Project: http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| Super Slash | Posted 3/6/2008 3:23:10 AM | message detail |
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And so it is, then. --- Current Amount of FAQs: 27 (7689 Total KB) Current KB FAQ Rank: KB King |
| brian sulpher | Posted 3/6/2008 3:47:41 AM | message detail |
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My co-author did a OoT FAQ, and it was rejected flat out. Allen also
told my that something like Professor Layton is a simple game in
design, so not likely to take more than five or so for it. The times
are a changing my friends. --- 77 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. Redemption is only three fights away |
| The Admiral | Posted 3/6/2008 5:00:48 AM | message detail |
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What the changing times should also do is force a reevaluation of
existing guides for these popular games. I have no problem with a rule
saying no new guides can be submitted if there are 12 great FAQs
already, but there are never 12 great ones. There are usually 1-2 great
ones, 2-3 good ones, and 5-7 bad or incomplete guides. If those crappy
and incomplete guides are not coming down, it's not really fair to
reject complete, well written guides that are better than what's
written. At some point SB needs to open this topic up for discussion with the FAQ community. It's really absurd that people spend dozens and dozens of hours with zero compensation working on a guide to help this site, only to have it rejected for reasons that are never officially articulated. Show the unpaid content providers at least that courtesy, as this site is nothing without them. --- - The Admiral |
| GhostOfLegault | Posted 3/6/2008 5:22:16 AM | message detail |
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The Admiral pretty much hit the nail on the head IMO, especially for
older games that may have many, uncomprehensive guides. I think the
quality of th existing guides should be taken into account as opposed
to rejecting an incoming guide just because it's "one too many". --- (¬_¬)/¯ - It's good to go! "His legs are like an extension of his body!" - Don West on Senshi |
| A I e x | Posted 3/6/2008 5:50:16 AM | message detail |
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When you really think about it, any kind of change in the way things
work like this, or just the general ambiguity of most of it in general,
is just a disrespectful spit in the face to all writers considering how
totally silent the admins are 99% of the time, and the time and effort
people put into their work. --- Never stop the car on a drive in the dark... http://www.last.fm/user/A_I_e_x/ |
| Super Slash | Posted 3/6/2008 5:50:17 AM | message detail |
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I sincerely hope I'm not wasting my time with my Golden Sun: TLA guide... --- Current Amount of FAQs: 27 (7689 Total KB) Current KB FAQ Rank: KB King |
| brian sulpher | Posted 3/6/2008 2:39:59 PM | message detail |
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Maybe Allen could put some sort of note on those pages he no longer
will accept FAQs for (since this policy seems unlikely to change from
the chats he and I have had on the subject)? Something has to be done
or we will see this same topic spawn again and again. --- 77 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. Redemption is only three fights away |
| cloud VS sephiroth | Posted 3/6/2008 4:06:05 PM | message detail |
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My view on the whole issue: It wasn't the FF7 Guide I wrote that was posted recently, although it is still the "newest guide"; It's first public release was late September 2006. I put a lot of work in it and basically tried to make it flawless. Before I sent it in, it was already months in the making, and it was more complete at it's original draft than it had to be, because back then you'd only need to have the walkthrough complete. I also use a different approach than most other guides, the approach of the completionist, perfectionist if you will. The FF8 Guide I've written was posted much more recently, and definitely by SBAllen. Split Infinity also got his FAQ posted, also under SBAllen's policy. The thing here is, and I know this is the case here because I've thoroughly read all other FF8 Guides, the quality of FF8 FAQs was overall low. There was room for quality FAQs to be posted. Split is an established FAQ writer, and likes to deliver quality. I can also speak for myself that I've put a lot of time into this project (and still do), because I actually research the games myself and uncover new unique information. Yes, even after all those years, there were a few things never covered. Now they are. I think SBAllen has an excellent eye for this, or it would have simply been rejected by "oversaturation, overcompleteness, the game has been done to death". That being said, I don't think there is a need for FF7 or FF8 guides to be written anymore, because there are at least two quality FAQs for both games. It would be an insult to the quality FAQs to post lesser FAQs (which are already massively present in those lists). Problem is: The older FAQs clutter up the lists, making it hard(er) for everyone to see what the quality files are. The Star system sometimes helps, but unfortunately often makes things worse. It's great that the site used to accept everything that was complete, but quality over quantity anytime.. --- Absolute Steve. www.shillatime.org |
| Shotgunnova | Posted 3/6/2008 4:15:58 PM | message detail |
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Hey now, Dev, I didn't say anything about increasing file size; maps
can cut down on useless direction-giving. I get where you're coming
from though. I think the quality of th existing guides should be taken into account as opposed to rejecting an incoming guide just because it's "one too many". ^^ --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame |
| cloud VS sephiroth | Posted 3/6/2008 4:20:04 PM | message detail |
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And I would like to add to this: The policy indeed needs to be more clear, and it definitely needs to be more of a common knowledge thing. A note at the specific FAQ page, an update in some sort of policy file, it doesn't matter, but it's clear that no one wants writers to waste time on their Guides. I'm not saying the policy isn't fair, but we need to know more about it. --- Absolute Steve. www.shillatime.org |
| Gemerl | Posted 3/6/2008 4:35:30 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, I agree with that. It definitely needs to be made more clear. For a lot of these over saturated games (mainstream rpgs for example), the time involved to write a guide is not trivial. Quality not withstanding, this could stop a lot of potential faqers from writing and having fun doing so. And it's not because they -can't- write for their favourite games but because they didn't know they couldn't have the material accepted here. Of course, they could take their material elsewhere so it isn't totally wasted, but it'd still be sour. --- Complete FAQS: 64 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| Games | Posted 3/6/2008 5:23:42 PM | message detail |
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^ Tell me about it. With my Wakka Only Guide, I started writing that because the board was littered with questions asking why there wasn't a Wakka Only Guide on this site. I then decided to write one. I was the first person that completed the Wakka Only Guide (according to the board, everyone just gave up while trying to write it). If I had of known that SB would reject it because it was an user-made FFX Challenge Guide, I probably would not have wrote it. I think the main thing that I am upset about with that was that EVERY other character gets their own guide, but Wakka. --- For my Guides, check my Quote http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=40799192 - Other Systems Petition |
| Games | Posted 3/6/2008 5:26:45 PM | message detail |
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brian sulpher, what are these 77 FAQs for games not on this website? --- For my Guides, check my Quote http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=40799192 - Other Systems Petition |
| cloud VS sephiroth | Posted 3/6/2008 5:31:00 PM | message detail |
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Check his profile, 77 of those FAQs are for games that were never covered before by someone. Quite impressive! --- Absolute Steve. www.shillatime.org |
| Games | Posted 3/6/2008 5:45:32 PM | message detail |
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Ohh, thought it was 77 games that he knew that were not mentioned on this site. Dunno why. That's quite impressive. --- For my Guides, check my Quote http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=40799192 - Other Systems Petition |
| kylohk | Posted 3/6/2008 6:01:51 PM | message detail |
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Hmmm..... So far only cloud has roughly given me a rough idea of what's expected. I guess I'll read through that guide and at least try to emulate his presentation. --- "Hello, Klein, remember me?" - BANG! - A murderous biker in a French Movie |
| cloud VS sephiroth | Posted 3/6/2008 6:14:53 PM | message detail |
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I would also suggest you put relevant treasure info at a section. It
gives the player an overview of what can be found. I haven't played TP
myself, but I assume there's treasure to be found there. A really quick
overview on enemies/obstacles can also help. I'm no big fan of maps,
especially not if the game provides a map itself, but if the area is
hard to navigate then a small ASCII map can also help. Some may say that a logo is only filler, and I used to think so before, but I think it adds to the presentation of the Guide as a whole. --- Absolute Steve. www.shillatime.org |
| kylohk | Posted 3/6/2008 7:25:33 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, I'm planning to add a section on the "hidden Grottos" in the
game, where you dig in at certain points to find a cave with treasure. --- "Hello, Klein, remember me?" - BANG! - A murderous biker in a French Movie |
| brian sulpher | Posted 3/6/2008 9:14:54 PM | message detail |
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I guess I should insert the word "before" in there. --- 77 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. Redemption is only three fights away |
| The Admiral | Posted 3/6/2008 9:32:31 PM | message detail |
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| The Admiral | Posted 3/6/2008 9:33:54 PM | message detail |
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I want to add to my last post by saying that I think SB has done an
amazing job overall since he's taken control of the website. He's much
more proactive than CJayC at adding new features and finding ways to
improve the experience, and I commend him for that. This site is
definitely better now than it was when he took over. My one knock against him is that it feels like contributors are treated as employees of this website now. It's ridiculous that people have to guess at what the requirements are for posting. It's equally absurd that some people are acting as through SB is doing us a favor by hosting our guides. He has been woefully unresponsive at giving specifics for what will be accepted for saturated games and has really dropped the ball on the ratings system, doing nothing to improve its ineffectiveness despite numerous good suggestions in the other topic. SB posted a couple of months ago that the official policy has not changed with regards to acceptance, but he never said what the official policy was in the first place. CJayC always understood the value of the FAQ community, and I think we all appreciated the way he made us all feel valuable for our contributions. I would really like to see SB do the same in the future. --- - The Admiral |
| SBAllen | Posted 3/6/2008 9:50:54 PM | message detail |
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Well since Devin Morgan asked me to post here I guess I will. I am not
currently aware of any "change of policy" in anything. When Jeff was
introducing me to his method of accepting new FAQs he explicitly took
me that the more full guides a game has, the more strict I should be
with posting new ones. There's no "official limit" to the number of
FAQs a game can have, but there are really only so many ways you can
reword the same information. If you really want to write for a game with 15+ full FAQs already on the site, your best bet is to explicitly point out to me what is different about your guide compared to what's already on the site. As long as you're presenting new information or at least doing something in a radicially different (read: significantly better) manner, I'll most likely post it. There's no real "crackdown" on in-depth guides either. As long as they are covering something that isn't already covered then they will most likely be posted, unless they are poorly written or incredibly short. Like everything else these days, a few people complain about something at the same time and it's suddenly a crackdown or change in policy. If you're writing an in-depth FAQ for a game that already has one covering the exact same thing, you again need to inform me why yours is significantly better than the one already up and not just a rehash of the same info to get another contribution up on the site. This again was what I was told to do and not something new. I think everyone can agree that Jeff was a bit of a softie with regard to his own rules though, maybe that's the problem here... As for "challenge" guides, I'll be completely honest with you. If Jeff hadn't already started a policy of posting "challenge" FAQs before I took over, I wouldn't accept them. Period. A "challenge" is best handled in a non-concrete environment. A FAQ is concrete and something that isn't supposed to really frequently change. A "challenge" is a concept that players can apply to something to make it difficult in their own way. To me, a "challenge" belongs more in something like a message board topic, where the "challenger" creates the rules and people can discuss their experience in fulfilling it. If you write a walkthrough for your challenge... what's the point? The definition of the word challenge is "something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special effort, etc." What's "challenging" about following someone's guide or walkthrough to a challenge again? To be honest, I don't see why FFX needs so many challenge guides, but then again I don't see why any game needs any challenge guide. I'm all for finding ways to challenge yourself, but I'd rather figure out the challenge myself and talk to others about it while doing so. --- Um, not to criticize science or anything, but wouldn't it be easier just to call it "the pink one"? |
| Games | Posted 3/6/2008 10:12:33 PM | message detail |
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Just have to ask this, SB. Why do you keep putting speech-marks around the word, Challenge? Anyway, kinda agree with you on the challenge guides myself. I mainly wrote it as I got bored with the "Why hasn't this website got a Wakka Only Guide?" topics on the FFX Board. The ONLY thing I still do not understand is: Although I do know that the other 8 guides were probably uploaded for the first time when CJayC was in charge, why can all the other characters of FFX get a guide (or 2, in the case of Rikku and Tidus) and Wakka not get one guide? Please respond to this, but I bet you will probably be too busy with any updates planned for this site. --- For my Guides, check my Quote http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=40799192 - Other Systems Petition |
| Meowthnum1 | Posted 3/6/2008 10:19:35 PM | message detail |
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I totally agree about challenge FAQs. What's weird is that at one point
(like, 2004-2005ish), I could have sworn that in some guidelines
somewhere on the site, it said that challenge FAQs would never be
accepted, but then I started seeing them coming up. Granted, I also think it's kinda pointless to write for games that have already been covered to death (do we really need 18 walkthroughs for Chrono Trigger? 23 guides for Ocarina of Time?). I understand that this is a hobby and all, but in terms of helping people, if there are already 15 FAQs up for a game and you add yours, the odds are vanishingly small that a reader will read yours. I'm not trying to call anyone out on this, but let's just say that your FAQ gets placed seventh out of 15 FAQs (for the sake of argument). Let's also assume that all FAQs are the same size and that none won FAQ of the Month or have any stars (and mind you, if you did submit FAQ #15 for a game, it most likely won't win FotM, since that's also based off need). A reader will probably, all things equal, start at the top. Let's say the first guide is particularly bad. That's fine; move on to the second. The odds of all six FAQs ahead of you cumulatively not having the information that the reader needs are depressingly small. It almost seems pointless. Again, I'm not trying to call anyone out on this or seem pugnacious at all, but it's something that some of us have been discussing recently. It's also not a call for change in site policy either. It's just something up for discussion in terms of how we as a community respond to things. --- Randomize() http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9132/meowthumn1gifge2.gif | Y.T.W.S.R - I.W.W.H.T.Q |
| Gemerl | Posted 3/6/2008 11:32:04 PM | message detail |
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Perhaps make optional notes mandatory for games with a large volume of
FAQs? "Volume Red: This game has more than 10 general FAQs and the
chance of acceptance is low. You must provide reasons or evidence as to
why this guide exceeds the quality of those already posted." If
possible, anyways. --- Complete FAQS: 65 http://faqs.retronintendo.com | http://sms.sitesled.com |
| Super Slash | Posted 3/7/2008 12:35:58 AM | message detail |
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Thanks for clearing things up, SB. I still hope my Lost Age guide won't be a waste though. --- Current Amount of FAQs: 27 (7689 Total KB) Current KB FAQ Rank: KB King |
| The Admiral | Posted 3/7/2008 12:43:57 AM | message detail |
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SB, thank you for clearing that up. --- - The Admiral |
| Tessa 6 | Posted 3/7/2008 3:44:34 AM | message detail |
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I like the idea of challenge FAQs, I think they serve a fine purpose. I
do think the notion of dismissing the Wakka Only FAQ is wrong. And I'm still comfortable in the fact that I'm quite sure that any game I tried to write a complete FAQ for, would get posted. Nothing I've seen has changed that opinion, in my mind. Then again, I wouldn't be crazy enough to write for something like FF7. --- ~Karpah~Iron Maiden - 4th February 2008 ^_^ What do girls do during sex, anyways. They just lay there and moan a lot! |
| Psycho_Penquin | Posted 3/7/2008 3:34:18 PM | message detail |
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So, is SB more lenient with games that have less than 15+ full FAQs?
The good news is, probably 1% or less of the games on this site have
15+ full FAQs. I don't agree with what he said about challenge FAQs at all though. Aren't the point of video games to have fun, relax, and try to figure things out on your own? What's the fun in following a FAQ for a game all the way through? Is there really a sense of accomplishment at the end? But there's tons of complete walkthroughs on this site. Challenge FAQs are actually more needed sometimes than regular FAQs, because when you do a challenge, chances are you're going to get stuck at some point. Finally, I have said this many times over the years and will continue to do so: This is a hobby, and we FAQ writers are helping in a big way to keep this website alive. We do not get a share of the ad revenue our FAQs undoubtedly bring in. Therefore, I think we should at least receive the common courtesy and respect to be able to write for what we want without having to worry about this stuff all the time. Why shouldn't I be able to write for FF7? It doesn't "need" another FAQ and I am sure I could find better uses of my time, but again this is an unpaid hobby and I should be able to write for it without fear of being rejected if I chose. --- Psycho Penguin rules! MDTerp4Life | Games Beaten in 2008: 3 (Goal: 52) |
| Devin Morgan | Posted 3/7/2008 8:12:19 PM | message detail |
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Keep in mind that the discussion in this topic is about GameFAQs'
policies. In the worst case scenario, if you want to write for a "done
to death" game and it gets rejected here, what stops you from getting
it posted elsewhere? Because GameFAQs won't post a 20th Ocarina of Time
FAQ doesn't mean that other decent game help sites won't gladly accept
it. Although, while this is a hobby, what purpose is being served to
have an overabundance of FAQs for certain specific games? Granted some
of the games in question have been around for 10-15 years tops, but we
don't need someone new every year (as it seems) popping up and deciding
they need to give their take on completing those games (yet again) as
well. Conversely, I do feel that some folks take the whole "omg my FAQ for <insert insanely popular game> didn't get posted" thing too seriously. There are thousands of games that still need FAQs; you can't possibly tell me that every single person here owns the same exact games and nothing else (all the popular/done to death ones). There are always other ways you can contribute. Maybe it is time to give certain games a rest. --- Devin Morgan | CRP #3579 NES FAQ Completion Project: http://faqs.retronintendo.com |
| cloud VS sephiroth | Posted 3/7/2008 8:24:04 PM | message detail |
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I wish you well on your FF7 progress, as I see in your Quote that
you're making a Guide for it. I also wish you luck with getting it
posted. --- Absolute Steve. www.shillatime.org |
| The Admiral | Posted 3/7/2008 9:04:23 PM | message detail |
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I agree with the stance on Challenge FAQs, and let me say that I happen
to be a big fan of such challenges. Some of the most interesting reads
on this site can be found on the original Final Fantasy NES board,
where posters chronicle their experiences through a Solo Thief game, a
No Magic game, etc. These threads are amazing, and they are where
challenge topics belong. It's so much more interesting reading
someone's struggles as they die 40 times trying to find the right boss
tactic than it would be just seeing that spelled out in a guide. While an excellent FAQ could be written about a Solo Thief challenge, for example, that particular style of play is very arbitrary and useful to only a small fraction of gamers. You could literally invent any challenge and write a FAQ for it, so where do you draw the line? What if I want to write a FF7 No Fenix Down Challenge guide? This challenge is just as arbitrary as a No Materia challenge, so should this site accept it? There are an infinite amount of challenges that can be invented, and none of them have the broad appeal of regular walkthroughs. Maybe someone here should create a ChallengeFAQs.com website that caters to these sorts of guides, but I agree that they don't belong on GameFAQs. --- - The Admiral |
| Games | Posted 3/7/2008 9:24:39 PM | message detail |
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I actually agree that Challenge FAQs are a waste, but people (including
myself) write them. I only wrote my ONLY Challenge FAQ (and I do not
even plan on doing another guide for any other Challenge) to stop the
same topics appearing on the FFX Board. Although it is not on this
site, I have not seen that topic appear after it was uploaded to the
public domain. As for when the line should be drawn. Impossible Challenges, Challenges not yet completed and/or half finished challenge guides should not be on this website. However, I have seen a challenge guide that has not been completed, so that is also out of the window. As for the ChallengeFAQs.com website, I bet that the person who uses that domain would be sued by CNET as that is an obvious play on GameFAQs.com. --- For my Guides, check my Quote http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=40799192 - Other Systems Petition |
| The Admiral | Posted 3/7/2008 10:03:50 PM | message detail |
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There is no way GameFAQs could sue for use of that site, unless that
site claimed to be affiliated with this one. It's actually not a bad
website idea. The domain is still available, so anyone with $10 is free
to register and get things started. Maybe honestgamer can add it as an
extension to his site? it would certainly be unique content. --- - The Admiral |
| brian sulpher | Posted 3/7/2008 10:04:39 PM | message detail |
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I personally agree with Steve here, you write it and it is comparable
to what is up, you should be able to get it posted. As for goign to
other sites, that is all well and good, but most people start their
FAQing on this site, and it is their home site. It is rather galling to
see it say "no thanks we have enough for this game so sorry you wasted
your time trying to put it here LOLZ". --- 77 FAQs for games never covered at www.GameFAQs.com. Redemption is only three fights away |
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