Board 8 > Do you still use this site for written faqs for help on games?

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KazGT6 10/21/18 4:59:54 PM #1:	do you? - Results (0 votes) yes % (0 votes) 0 no % (0 votes) 0 supposedly bunch of years ago that was huge on here for written faqs for help on games <cite>KazGT6 posted [p:910916466] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote> do you? - Results (0 votes) yes % (0 votes) 0 no % (0 votes) 0 supposedly bunch of years ago that was huge on here for written faqs for help on games</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mnkboy907 10/21/18 5:03:33 PM #2:	Not as much as I used to, but as I play more RPGs than anything else, I definitely still do. Lately I'm finding my questions answered more often on the boards (or reddit/wikia/youtube) though. --- BK_Sheikah? More like BYIG_Sheikah. https://imgur.com/gw03gl7 - Number of people that D'awwed: 102 <cite>mnkboy907 posted [p:910916681] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>Not as much as I used to, but as I play more RPGs than anything else, I definitely still do. Lately I'm finding my questions answered more often on the boards (or reddit/wikia/youtube) though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
-hotdogturtle-- 10/21/18 5:15:08 PM #3:	It's been a while since I've actually played a game that would require me to look something up at all. I can think of a couple older games where I still use the FAQs for information reference whenever I go back to play them. --- Hey man, LlamaGuy did encrypt the passwords. With what? ROT-13? -CJayC <cite>-hotdogturtle-- posted [p:910917348] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>It's been a while since I've actually played a game that would require me to look something up at all. I can think of a couple older games where I still use the FAQs for information reference whenever I go back to play them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paratroopa1 10/21/18 5:16:22 PM #4:	Rarely, but it does happen once in a while. <cite>Paratroopa1 posted [p:910917409] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>Rarely, but it does happen once in a while.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LOLIAmAnAlt 10/21/18 5:18:12 PM #5:	Like once every 2 years. But it was always about that ratio --- lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll <cite>LOLIAmAnAlt posted [p:910917526] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>Like once every 2 years. But it was always about that ratio</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranzonEx 10/21/18 5:18:51 PM #6:	yes I still frequently peruse the written Frequently Asked Questions for assistance when playing role playing games from the land of the rising sun --- 2 line break(s), 160 characters allowed <cite>GranzonEx posted [p:910917565] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>yes I still frequently peruse the written Frequently Asked Questions for assistance when playing role playing games from the land of the rising sun</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NowItsAngeTime 10/21/18 5:20:20 PM #7:	yep --- ISFJ Big on Visual Novels, Anime, Video games. Twitter: superange128 Planned 2018 Fighting Game Mains: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgH4MCHVMAAKV9l.png <cite>NowItsAngeTime posted [p:910917664] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>yep</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackMageJawa 10/21/18 5:23:27 PM #8:	Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds. CTRL + F = good Randomly clicking through the seek bar until a bit looks familiar but... no, they've apparently just come back to this area after already finding the thing I'm looking for in a previous video and now I have no idea what this bit is supposed to help with... is he talking about his cat now? = bad --- The shattered stage is set and there's a role you must fulfil <cite>BlackMageJawa posted [p:910917846] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds. CTRL + F = good Randomly clicking through the seek bar until a bit looks familiar but... no, they've apparently just come back to this area after already finding the thing I'm looking for in a previous video and now I have no idea what this bit is supposed to help with... is he talking about his cat now? = bad</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xiahou Shake 10/21/18 5:37:12 PM #9:	Not nearly as often as I used to. The game boards are still pretty helpful for linking to detailed resources like community spreadsheets for RPGs or searching up a quick answer on a specific topic. Most of my FAQ reading these days is only for games I'm looking to 100% that don't have wikis or spreadsheets, which works out to be a pretty small portion of the games I play these days. --- Let the voice of love take you higher, With this gathering power, go beyond even time! <cite>Xiahou Shake posted [p:910918637] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>Not nearly as often as I used to. The game boards are still pretty helpful for linking to detailed resources like community spreadsheets for RPGs or searching up a quick answer on a specific topic. Most of my FAQ reading these days is only for games I'm looking to 100% that don't have wikis or spreadsheets, which works out to be a pretty small portion of the games I play these days.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Whiskey_Nick 10/21/18 5:39:31 PM #10:	this site has FAQs? --- I am Nick. Go Sens, Bills, Blue Jays! UotY 2015, You should listen to The Show w/ Ngamer and Yoblazer <cite>Whiskey_Nick posted [p:910918764] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>this site has FAQs?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MariaTaylor 10/21/18 5:39:42 PM #11:	BlackMageJawa posted... Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds. CTRL + F = good exactly this. video guides suck. --- ~* knowing the truth caused me nothing but pain ~* https://i.imgtc.com/C7FodG4.png <cite>MariaTaylor posted [p:910918779] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote><cite>BlackMageJawa posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds. CTRL + F = good</quote> exactly this. video guides suck.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mnkboy907 10/21/18 6:27:08 PM #12:	Xiahou Shake posted... Not nearly as often as I used to. The game boards are still pretty helpful for linking to detailed resources like community spreadsheets for RPGs or searching up a quick answer on a specific topic. Most of my FAQ reading these days is only for games I'm looking to 100% that don't have wikis or spreadsheets, which works out to be a pretty small portion of the games I play these days. Oh right, yeah. Those Google spreadsheets are also becoming a prominent thing for helping with RPGs and making big fancy FAQs more irrelevant. --- BK_Sheikah? More like BYIG_Sheikah. https://imgur.com/gw03gl7 - Number of people that D'awwed: 102 <cite>mnkboy907 posted [p:910921293] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote><cite>Xiahou Shake posted...</cite> <quote>Not nearly as often as I used to. The game boards are still pretty helpful for linking to detailed resources like community spreadsheets for RPGs or searching up a quick answer on a specific topic. Most of my FAQ reading these days is only for games I'm looking to 100% that don't have wikis or spreadsheets, which works out to be a pretty small portion of the games I play these days.</quote> Oh right, yeah. Those Google spreadsheets are also becoming a prominent thing for helping with RPGs and making big fancy FAQs more irrelevant.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 10/21/18 7:06:36 PM #13:	BlackMageJawa posted... Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds. CTRL + F = good Randomly clicking through the seek bar until a bit looks familiar but... no, they've apparently just come back to this area after already finding the thing I'm looking for in a previous video and now I have no idea what this bit is supposed to help with... is he talking about his cat now? = bad Oh God... Oh Man... This soooo much. --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:910923241] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote><cite>BlackMageJawa posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds. CTRL + F = good Randomly clicking through the seek bar until a bit looks familiar but... no, they've apparently just come back to this area after already finding the thing I'm looking for in a previous video and now I have no idea what this bit is supposed to help with... is he talking about his cat now? = bad</quote> Oh God... Oh Man... This soooo much.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MariaTaylor 10/21/18 7:19:35 PM #14:	here's a post I made just two weeks ago about the same thing the ability to look up information in a text based guide or even on a forum where someone already asked the question has a lot of value. Allen recently overhauled the search feature to make it work really smoothly, too, so I think there is some merit to believing that there is a demand for this out there. meanwhile, video guides have become less and less convenient over time... not more convenient. now if you want to look up a video guide for something, well, good luck brother. oh you searched for a specific game and boss? here's 20 results of random wannabe youtube celebrities doing an LP of the game. good luck searching for the relevant timestamp to show the moment where they're actually fighting the boss, and providing no helpful information or insight but instead just responding to their twitch chat which is spamming emotes. did you find an actual guide video? okay. well here's a full 30 second loader with obnoxious music, now a guy is going to explain something to you that you don't want to hear with a really droning voice for about two minutes straight. did you like and subscribe? be sure to SMASH that like button and join the notification squad. okay, now I'm gonna explain the thing to you that I could have explained in 10 seconds. and here's another outro logo with obnoxious music. at some point people gotta be thinking 'man I could have just looked this up on gamefaqs much faster and have the information written down right in front of me.' the fact that this site still gets a lot of views, specifically from people who search for actual game guides and such, is proof of that. --- ~* knowing the truth caused me nothing but pain ~* https://i.imgtc.com/C7FodG4.png <cite>MariaTaylor posted [p:910924005] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>here's a post I made just two weeks ago about the same thing <quote> the ability to look up information in a text based guide or even on a forum where someone already asked the question has a lot of value. Allen recently overhauled the search feature to make it work really smoothly, too, so I think there is some merit to believing that there is a demand for this out there. meanwhile, video guides have become less and less convenient over time... not more convenient. now if you want to look up a video guide for something, well, good luck brother. oh you searched for a specific game and boss? here's 20 results of random wannabe youtube celebrities doing an LP of the game. good luck searching for the relevant timestamp to show the moment where they're actually fighting the boss, and providing no helpful information or insight but instead just responding to their twitch chat which is spamming emotes. did you find an actual guide video? okay. well here's a full 30 second loader with obnoxious music, now a guy is going to explain something to you that you don't want to hear with a really droning voice for about two minutes straight. did you like and subscribe? be sure to SMASH that like button and join the notification squad. okay, now I'm gonna explain the thing to you that I could have explained in 10 seconds. and here's another outro logo with obnoxious music. at some point people gotta be thinking 'man I could have just looked this up on gamefaqs much faster and have the information written down right in front of me.' the fact that this site still gets a lot of views, specifically from people who search for actual game guides and such, is proof of that. </quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NejiHyuga900 10/21/18 7:23:11 PM #15:	I do still use GameFAQs for guides and cheats from time-to-time but most of the time, I just answer the daily polls and browse through message boards. --- Xbox/Windows Gamertag and Nintendo Network ID: TDPNeji PSN and Steam: NejiHyuga900 <cite>NejiHyuga900 posted [p:910924211] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>I do still use GameFAQs for guides and cheats from time-to-time but most of the time, I just answer the daily polls and browse through message boards.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RyoCaliente 10/21/18 7:47:32 PM #16:	BlackMageJawa posted... Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds. CTRL + F = good Randomly clicking through the seek bar until a bit looks familiar but... no, they've apparently just come back to this area after already finding the thing I'm looking for in a previous video and now I have no idea what this bit is supposed to help with... is he talking about his cat now? = bad "Hey...guys so I'm here...today to uh...explain to you how to uhm...defeat Sephiroth in uh...Kingdom...I'm...sorry by the way for the uhm...late video...y'know...school and everything came up so...I wasn't able to make a recording and...uh, now I can so...yeah...defeating Sephiroth it's like...uhm...instead of...just going into the fight and showing you...I'm gonna just walk around here for...uhm...20 minutes....well uhm more like uhm...25 minutes and...explain to you all the uhm...attacks that he uhm does..." Yes, I still use the site often. I only look elsewhere if the game isn't well-represented here(modern or niche) or if it is one of the rare things that is better explained in a video (like an achievement guide or something). --- How paralyzingly dull, boring and tedious! <cite>RyoCaliente posted [p:910925609] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote><cite>BlackMageJawa posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds. CTRL + F = good Randomly clicking through the seek bar until a bit looks familiar but... no, they've apparently just come back to this area after already finding the thing I'm looking for in a previous video and now I have no idea what this bit is supposed to help with... is he talking about his cat now? = bad</quote> "Hey...guys so I'm here...today to uh...explain to you how to uhm...defeat Sephiroth in uh...Kingdom...I'm...sorry by the way for the uhm...late video...y'know...school and everything came up so...I wasn't able to make a recording and...uh, now I can so...yeah...defeating Sephiroth it's like...uhm...instead of...just going into the fight and showing you...I'm gonna just walk around here for...uhm...20 minutes....well uhm more like uhm...25 minutes and...explain to you all the uhm...attacks that he uhm does..." Yes, I still use the site often. I only look elsewhere if the game isn't well-represented here(modern or niche) or if it is one of the rare things that is better explained in a video (like an achievement guide or something).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raka_Putra 10/21/18 11:59:29 PM #17:	As I pretty much only exclusively play Fate Grand Order nowadays, the short answer is no. --- Fuhlt nicht durch dich Sarastro Todesschmerzen, So bist du meine Tochter nimmermehr-- eeeeeeeeeeeeeeehr. <cite>Raka_Putra posted [p:910938470] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>As I pretty much only exclusively play Fate Grand Order nowadays, the short answer is no.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CelesMyUserName 10/22/18 12:00:47 AM #18:	I probably use the Cheats/Unlockables sections moreso than actual FAQs --- https://imgtc.com/i/1LkkaGU.jpg somethin somethin hung somethin horse somethin <cite>CelesMyUserName posted [p:910938519] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>I probably use the Cheats/Unlockables sections moreso than actual FAQs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lolo_Guru 10/22/18 12:03:12 AM #19:	Yes, because it's far less obnoxious than using a youtube vid. --- Lolo <cite>Lolo_Guru posted [p:910938640] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>Yes, because it's far less obnoxious than using a youtube vid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Eerieka 10/22/18 12:08:07 AM #20:	For newer games, I'll search the message board first. Recently, such as with Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest 11, the information I'm looking for is in a sticky which in turn led to a nice informative Google Spreadsheet. For older games, sometimes I have to dig through an older full text FAQ, but hey, as someone else said, that's what ctrl-f is for. Also, there's something strangely nostalgic about going to the FAQ page of a game and seeing A l e x did a guide for it. I always liked using his guides. I use wikis sometimes, but I'm a little hesitant to do so since they often have more information than I care to have at the time. Spoilers and such. --- Account created-9/10/04. Just a normal GameFAQs user/leprechaun Ramza: rofl. Rofel: You say my name? -Eise <cite>Eerieka posted [p:910938852] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>For newer games, I'll search the message board first. Recently, such as with Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest 11, the information I'm looking for is in a sticky which in turn led to a nice informative Google Spreadsheet. For older games, sometimes I have to dig through an older full text FAQ, but hey, as someone else said, that's what ctrl-f is for. Also, there's something strangely nostalgic about going to the FAQ page of a game and seeing A l e x did a guide for it. I always liked using his guides. I use wikis sometimes, but I'm a little hesitant to do so since they often have more information than I care to have at the time. Spoilers and such.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tazzyboyishere 10/22/18 12:14:10 AM #21:	Yeah for very specific things usually. I also like when they feature maps for RPGs --- https://imgur.com/l7xxLh1 PSN/Steam - RoboQuote ; NNID - TazzyMan <cite>tazzyboyishere posted [p:910939079] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>Yeah for very specific things usually. I also like when they feature maps for RPGs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monolith_blue 10/22/18 12:19:42 AM #22:	Usually has what I'm looking for, when I'm looking for it. Plus no sitting though an expanded for time youtube video. --- -Almost won a game from Ulti once.....almost. <cite>monolith_blue posted [p:910939331] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>Usually has what I'm looking for, when I'm looking for it. Plus no sitting though an expanded for time youtube video.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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voltch 10/22/18 1:14:24 AM #24:	Wikias for a lot of games since it offers both text and usually a picture of an important location. Sometimes they'll have a video of a mission/quest at the bottom too. So the options are nice. Gamefaqs I prefer to use for one off questions about a game. --- Congrats to Eli Ayase's #1 fan BK_Sheikah00 on winning the BYIG Guru Contest. <cite>voltch posted [p:910941291] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>Wikias for a lot of games since it offers both text and usually a picture of an important location. Sometimes they'll have a video of a mission/quest at the bottom too. So the options are nice. Gamefaqs I prefer to use for one off questions about a game.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranzonEx 10/22/18 1:22:11 AM #25:	the hate for video walkthroughs is dumb usually when you find them in wikis/reddi they come with timestamps that take you to the relevant moments --- 2 line break(s), 160 characters allowed <cite>GranzonEx posted [p:910941579] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>the hate for video walkthroughs is dumb usually when you find them in wikis/reddi they come with timestamps that take you to the relevant moments</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voltch 10/22/18 1:26:17 AM #26:	Yeah through those you can find some ok video walkthroughs. But a general search on YouTube or Google will often spit out the kind of video walkthroughs that deserve the criticism. --- Congrats to Eli Ayase's #1 fan BK_Sheikah00 on winning the BYIG Guru Contest. <cite>voltch posted [p:910941740] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote>Yeah through those you can find some ok video walkthroughs. But a general search on YouTube or Google will often spit out the kind of video walkthroughs that deserve the criticism.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
doodlecrazy 10/22/18 2:52:59 AM #27:	BlackMageJawa posted... Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds. CTRL + F = good Randomly clicking through the seek bar until a bit looks familiar but... no, they've apparently just come back to this area after already finding the thing I'm looking for in a previous video and now I have no idea what this bit is supposed to help with... is he talking about his cat now? = bad I agree with you 99% of the time, but I still find video guides (with no commentary) work well for directions when written instructions fail due to poor writing (author) or reading comprehension (me). --- I'd call you a C***, but I doubt you have either the depth or the capacity to give pleasure. A blind man walks into a bar... and a table and a chair. <cite>doodlecrazy posted [p:910944072] in Do you sti... [t:77118982]...</cite> <quote><cite>BlackMageJawa posted...</cite> <quote>Yes, because these new-fangled video guides can fuck right off. I don't need an easily-distracted twerp with a nasally voice taking ten hours to badly explain something that I can read in five seconds. CTRL + F = good Randomly clicking through the seek bar until a bit looks familiar but... no, they've apparently just come back to this area after already finding the thing I'm looking for in a previous video and now I have no idea what this bit is supposed to help with... is he talking about his cat now? = bad</quote> I agree with you 99% of the time, but I still find video guides (with no commentary) work well for directions when written instructions fail due to poor writing (author) or reading comprehension (me).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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