Does anyone think Gamefaqs is awful?

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gwwak 5 Oct @ 2:03pm

It's full of activist mods and admins and they allow trolls who agree with their ideology to do whatever they want without punishing them and wrongfully ban those on the other side for wrongthink. Does anyone feel that way?

Also the site allows personal echo chambers on public boards via two way blocking. Users can arbitrarily censor others at will and gatekeep their topics and posts against dissenting views.

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cramb 5 Oct @ 2:05pm

I don't use it, and it sounds like maybe you should not either if you've made your entire bio a rant about how ♥♥♥♥♥♥ it is.

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$2 Hero 5 Oct @ 2:05pm

Welcome to every website on the internet.

Xero_Daxter 5 Oct @ 2:07pm

I haven't used Gamefaqs since I had to look up a crude walkthrough on how to beat Final Fantasy X.

Poyzo 5 Oct @ 2:09pm

It's an awful site. They even admit it themselves by closing down the Politics board and preventing new people posting on Current Events. With game wikis taking over, there is no need for walkthroughs/FAQs anymore. GameFAQs is running on fumes and I see it closing down before 2030.

gwwak 5 Oct @ 2:19pm

Originally posted by Poyzo:
It's an awful site. They even admit it themselves by closing down the Politics board and preventing new people posting on Current Events. With game wikis taking over, there is no need for walkthroughs/FAQs anymore. GameFAQs is running on fumes and I see it closing down before 2030.

It gets worse. Any suspension/ purgatory causes permanent loss of CE access. For a lot of old users, CE is the only thing of value left on Gamefaqs, as ♥♥♥♥♥♥ as that board is. Revoke access, and hardcore users of 20+ years no longer have any reason to visit. It is also having a chilling effect on posting, as users need to walk on eggshells as any slip up can cause permanent loss of access.

CEmen I've talked to have moved to Discord / off site places. They admit Gamefaqs is no longer fun. Some have stopped posting on a regular basis.

the vampire of time and memory 5 Oct @ 2:22pm

two way blocking sounds pretty great honestly

Tiberius 5 Oct @ 2:34pm

It was a fun site when everyone actually tried to write a guide and discuss abt game tricks and tips. Used to be the best place to find gameshark codes.

Now it’s no different from every other gaming forum: full of opinionated ppl who dont add anything to the game discussion

Jazz 5 Oct @ 2:37pm

im surprised it's still around tbh

agu 5 Oct @ 2:44pm

I have not used it for anything else than clicking on search results to read answer for video game guides, but from what I've seen it's a very childish userbase

Sciencemile 5 Oct @ 2:50pm

They often have superior guides in the old format. Wikis are better in a lot of ways but some of the old guides are way more comprehensive for the jrpgs.

The Q&A section accomplishes what I would want out of any part of their forum anyways.

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