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SBAllen
07/07/21 5:36:32 PM
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Howdy all. We're gonna be rolling out the beta again, with significant time being put into porting over most of the existing board features this time, this Friday. Before we do, I just wanted to do a pre-beta beta as a sanity check first. If you wanna check it out, please join here:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/beta/_intro

Note that the next time we go live with this change, it will not be rolled back, so PLEASE give us any and all feedback you can think of before we go live (it'll be at least a few weeks away).

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Harlem_Heat
07/07/21 5:37:18 PM
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Whoa
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Irony
07/07/21 5:37:25 PM
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Pre-beta of a beta of a beta?

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Turtlebread
07/07/21 5:37:32 PM
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Admin see my post

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UnholyMudcrab
07/07/21 5:37:50 PM
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TreyFlowers
07/07/21 5:38:24 PM
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I like GameFAQs BECAUSE the boards are simple and easy to use and read, looking the same since the early 2000s. Don't change pls

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LNSS
07/07/21 5:38:30 PM
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It's better now. But please add an upvote system too.
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Big_Nabendu
07/07/21 5:38:45 PM
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So if it doesn't work again, will there be another ce purge like before?

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TheGoldenEel
07/07/21 5:38:57 PM
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am I correct in seeing that the boards are basically unchanged in the beta

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ssj3vegeta
07/07/21 5:39:12 PM
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darkprince45
07/07/21 5:39:29 PM
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Goatsensation
07/07/21 5:39:51 PM
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Upvote system please

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LNSS
07/07/21 5:41:15 PM
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Goatsensation posted...
Upvote system please

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Jagr_68
07/07/21 5:45:00 PM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
am I correct in seeing that the boards are basically unchanged in the beta

At first glance, yes. There's some retweaked bolded titles and headers that are easier on the eyes but otherwise it still looks like a very tacky mess.

Sorry not sorry.

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Will_VIIII
07/07/21 5:45:15 PM
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Tag

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Reis
07/07/21 5:47:17 PM
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LNSS posted...
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Puglia77
07/07/21 5:48:15 PM
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First thing I noticed on game boards. I can't link topics to friends without them being bombarded by the join beta screen. Is there a way to redirect topics between the beta and the current versions?

I also clicked on a topic on a game board, well the Pokemon SwSh trade board. Trade board topics are more concise and better without the clutter below the post message screen. It takes up half the page. I think that's better for the general game boards, but not the trade boards.

Edit: Clicking on the Pokemon SwSh trade board from my Favorite Games menu brings me to current design, but going to the Sword board and clicking Trade from there goes to the beta. Was that meant to be separate?

The last viewed message option is missing from the trade board. I can see it on the Sword board, but it doesn't update on the trade board whether I look at a topic or I can go to my last viewed message.
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CosmicShadows
07/07/21 5:51:49 PM
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Hi ya Allen! How was your 4th?
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LostForest
07/07/21 5:52:49 PM
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I'll check it out if you let me have my old username back.

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SBAllen
07/07/21 5:55:40 PM
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Puglia77 posted...
First thing I noticed on game boards. I can't link topics to friends without them being bombarded by the join beta screen. Is there a way to redirect topics between the beta and the current versions?
Can't really do that without breaking the site. They'll need to opt in to see beta links.

CosmicShadows posted...
Hi ya Allen! How was your 4th?
It was great, actually. Saw some family, shot some fireworks, had fun.

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SystemEgo
07/07/21 5:55:44 PM
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LNSS posted...
It's better now. But please add an upvote system too.
God no, don't.

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PC-Builder_Pony
07/07/21 5:56:40 PM
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Hope it's good

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Rustykranz
07/07/21 5:57:10 PM
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On mobile, it all looks too close up.

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DepreceV2
07/07/21 5:59:17 PM
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This isnt related but is it possible to get a system where you can mass PM everyone when you have important announcements? Not everyone goes to the board that has those announcements. In fact, I think Ive only been there once since Ive been on Gamefaqs.

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TheGoldenEel
07/07/21 6:00:50 PM
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Jagr_68 posted...
At first glance, yes. There's some retweaked bolded titles and headers that are easier on the eyes but otherwise it still looks like a very tacky mess.

Sorry not sorry.
i was just looking at CE

Didnt realize the game boards have a makeover

agreed, this looks awful. Looks like an amateur hybrid of old and new

either keep the boards looking the way they did, or completely overhaul the boards to look like modern commenting systems (but dont actually do this)

there is no good reason for completely making over the boards. Its trying to reinvent the wheel

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Questionmarktarius
07/07/21 6:01:27 PM
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Add this style, please (https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/css/v13.20210707211707.css, line 76)
.oldschool.item_list.forum_topic.left_user {
border-collapse: collapse;
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SBAllen
07/07/21 6:01:37 PM
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Rustykranz posted...
On mobile, it all looks too close up.
can you elaborate and/or post a screenshot?

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TheGoldenEel
07/07/21 6:02:18 PM
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Where is the option to search game boards?

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AirFresh
07/07/21 6:02:57 PM
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It's better and I agree with grouping all versions of the game together since now the games won't have solit communties. However, please being back the last 4 boards you visited in the home page. I use that a lot I find it to be a bit tedius to not be able to do it. If it's impossible, I'll adapt but this is better than the previous beta.

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CosmicShadows
07/07/21 6:02:58 PM
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Also bring back spaces in usernames and shorter wait time to change a username.

10 years absolutely makes no sense. No offense allen.
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DepreceV2
07/07/21 6:03:01 PM
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SBAllen posted...
can you elaborate and/or post a screenshot?

This is on IPhone Safari BTW if that natters



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CADE FOSTER
07/07/21 6:03:25 PM
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Garioshi
07/07/21 6:04:40 PM
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No need to italicize the title, we already have an indicator that the topic has unread posts and it looks bad.

Obviously, the friend highlight also looks bad.

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SBAllen
07/07/21 6:06:22 PM
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AirFresh posted...
However, please being back the last 4 boards you visited in the home page.
Jump Back In will still be there, it just won't work right now (before the full rollout) because of how the beta changes the site URL structure.

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R1masher
07/07/21 6:06:25 PM
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I downvoted all the posts with add an upvote system

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uwnim
07/07/21 6:08:21 PM
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Modern style is still ugly trash that should just be canceled and certainly isnt modern.
The other style is usable for the boards though.

Going through it, I find the new way of doing things makes it harder to use on mobile. Everything is just a bit too big and takes up too much precious screen space while the current way has things appropriately sized.

The system page with the games list is a confusing mess that goes on for way too long and popular multi platform games end up cluttering the top. I dont know if all games are valued the same, but there should be like some sort of weighting. Like exclusives are at full popularity value while multiplats have only part of their popularity counted.

Theres also no way to tell what makes a game popular. Like is it that the forums are active? Lots of views of the main page or guides?

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TheGoldenEel
07/07/21 6:09:58 PM
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Update: it appears the search bar just doesnt appear on classic style, because its there for modern style

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Rustykranz
07/07/21 6:12:16 PM
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SBAllen posted...
can you elaborate and/or post a screenshot?
Beta


Current


Beta


Current


Seems like current fits about 2-3 mores topics, same amount of space with posts

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Garioshi
07/07/21 6:13:15 PM
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It should be obvious, but this is really poorly spaced.

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uwnim
07/07/21 6:13:16 PM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
Update: it appears the search bar just doesnt appear on classic style, because its there for modern style
Oh this is the case.
This is a big issue. The classic style is basically required once you are in a topic, but outside of them the missing search bar makes it less usable.

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Garioshi
07/07/21 6:14:06 PM
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Modern is still fucking hideous btw

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TheGoldenEel
07/07/21 6:15:18 PM
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My question is why cant you just integrate the new features while keeping the same appearance?

who is this ugly new appearance for? It looks great right now after years of tweaking and refining

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Irony
07/07/21 6:15:21 PM
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Rustykranz posted...
Beta


Current


Beta


Current


Seems like current fits about 2-3 mores topics, same amount of space with posts
Yeah it isn't geat



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BlockAddition
07/07/21 6:16:04 PM
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TreyFlowers posted...
I like GameFAQs BECAUSE the boards are simple and easy to use and read, looking the same since the early 2000s. Don't change pls
This, I hate how reddit looks and functions

and if gamefaqs ever brought in that like/dislike bs i'd be out of here so fast

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TheGoldenEel
07/07/21 6:17:50 PM
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Adding a like button would be great, it would at least significantly cut down on the amount of posts that just say this

doesnt have to function like Reddit where higher upvotes are given priority

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