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SSBBSB
03/10/18 8:06:48 AM
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Go.
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bulletproofvita
03/10/18 8:17:00 AM
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What's a guide writer?
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 8:19:13 AM
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bulletproofvita posted...
What's a guide writer?

I write FAQs/Walkthroughs.
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 8:48:14 AM
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Care.
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Drpooplol
03/10/18 8:49:46 AM
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How much money have you made from writing guides
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 8:56:40 AM
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Drpooplol posted...
How much money have you made from writing guides

Two FotM awards of 100 amazon dollars.

The thought of putting helpful information behind a paywall bothers me.
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Roxborough4Ever
03/10/18 8:59:35 AM
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what FAQ are you working on now?
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Roxborough4Ever
03/10/18 9:00:16 AM
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cool....you have a paper mario 64 walkthrough.....might dust off my copy next weekend and give it a go
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 9:05:26 AM
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Roxborough4Ever posted...
what FAQ are you working on now?

Skyward Sword, my favorite linear Zelda game

Roxborough4Ever posted...
cool....you have a paper mario 64 walkthrough.....might dust off my copy next weekend and give it a go

It took months to craft that one, but it ended as a masterpiece.
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Lathissamus
03/10/18 9:05:48 AM
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How long does it normally take to write a FAQ from start to finish? Also, what goes into the planning process? Do you normally have a template for your FAQs, or do you write them as you play through the game simultaneously? Additionally, do you only write information that you found, or do you search for extra info that maybe you didn't know yourself and apply it to your FAQ? Genuinely interested 'cause I kind of wanted to write a FAQ for a while now, but never really saw the point, time wise.
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 9:17:50 AM
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Lathissamus posted...
How long does it normally take to write a FAQ from start to finish? Also, what goes into the planning process? Do you normally have a template for your FAQs, or do you write them as you play through the game simultaneously? Additionally, do you only write information that you found, or do you search for extra info that maybe you didn't know yourself and apply it to your FAQ? Genuinely interested 'cause I kind of wanted to write a FAQ for a while now, but never really saw the point, time wise.

1. It takes me months to cover every pixel, every secret, in a game. I take my time and do it right.

2. Before even starting a new file in the GameFAQs text editor, I studied and wrote down the order of in-game collectibles. I have four separate Word files in a Folder on my computer.

3. It took an unimaginable amount of testing, reading, and eyeballing to effectively cover every Plasmid, Gene Tonic, and weapon in my BioShock 2 guide.

Studying and testing is the key to good science.
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Lathissamus
03/10/18 9:23:42 AM
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SSBBSB posted...
Lathissamus posted...
How long does it normally take to write a FAQ from start to finish? Also, what goes into the planning process? Do you normally have a template for your FAQs, or do you write them as you play through the game simultaneously? Additionally, do you only write information that you found, or do you search for extra info that maybe you didn't know yourself and apply it to your FAQ? Genuinely interested 'cause I kind of wanted to write a FAQ for a while now, but never really saw the point, time wise.

1. It takes me months to cover every pixel, every secret, in a game. I take my time and do it right.

2. Before even starting a new file in the GameFAQs text editor, I studied and wrote down the order of in-game collectibles. I have four separate Word files in a Folder on my computer.

3. It took an unimaginable amount of testing, reading, and eyeballing to effectively cover every Plasmid, Gene Tonic, and weapon in my BioShock 2 guide.

Studying and testing is the key to good science.


Doing God's work. If God was a GFAQs user anyway.
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Lathissamus
03/10/18 9:24:17 AM
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Also, how do you take your coffee? Any favorite flavors, blends, etc.?
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 9:30:37 AM
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Lathissamus posted...

Doing God's work. If God was a GFAQs user anyway.

Thank you.

My favorite moment was crafting a successful strategy against the Chapter 3 boss in Paper Mario. As a kid, I always struggled against the boss. After reading and studying its stats, I went at it with a certain Badge equipped. I beat the boss effortlessly.
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 9:31:43 AM
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Lathissamus posted...
Also, how do you take your coffee? Any favorite flavors, blends, etc.?

idklol
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CyricZ
03/10/18 9:31:59 AM
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Looking to get into any bounties?

I copped the Yakuza 6 one because of course I did. That tag, though. That's a piece of furniture is what that is.
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 9:33:17 AM
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CyricZ posted...
Looking to get into any bounties?

I'm too slow and meticulous...
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Lathissamus
03/10/18 9:33:43 AM
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SSBBSB posted...
Lathissamus posted...
Also, how do you take your coffee? Any favorite flavors, blends, etc.?

idklol

LIGHT OR DARK ROAST?!?!
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 9:35:11 AM
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Lathissamus posted...

LIGHT OR DARK ROAST?!?!

McCoffee Dark Roast
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 10:16:02 AM
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More.
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MorningRose
03/10/18 11:17:50 AM
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*gives a big, warm and loving hug*
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 11:18:42 AM
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MorningRose posted...
*gives a big, warm and loving hug*

*hugs*
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ArchiePeck
03/10/18 11:21:55 AM
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How do you feel about younger people these days tending to just look up YouTube guides for bits of games that they are stuck in. Will there will be a place for text-based FAQS in the future?
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 11:33:36 AM
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ArchiePeck posted...
How do you feel about younger people these days tending to just look up YouTube guides for bits of games that they are stuck in. Will there will be a place for text-based FAQS in the future?

It bothers me. I took many writing classes in college. Those classes conditioned me to write professionally. To me, raw knowledge is best conveyed without having it diluted with personal feelings. Ideally, it falls upon only the audience to feel things towards raw data.

YouTubers taint such data with crude jokes and inane chattering.
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Shotgunnova
03/10/18 11:52:07 AM
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Giff or Jiff?
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 11:53:31 AM
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Shotgunnova posted...
Giff or Jiff?

Huh? Like moving pictures?

giff
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Banjo2553
03/10/18 11:54:20 AM
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Man, I used to write guides all the time. Now I'm kinda putting that effort towards video guides. Most of them on my channel don't have commentary though.
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 11:55:20 AM
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Banjo2553 posted...
video guides

*puffs up menacingly*
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 12:33:55 PM
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bump
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E32005
03/10/18 12:35:45 PM
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props to you tc.

whole reason i came to this site in 2000 was to get walkthroughs and codes.
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 12:37:02 PM
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E32005 posted...

whole reason i came to this site in 2000 was to get walkthroughs and codes.

I came here for Pokemon Ruby help.
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ArchiePeck
03/10/18 2:18:37 PM
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SSBBSB posted...
ArchiePeck posted...
How do you feel about younger people these days tending to just look up YouTube guides for bits of games that they are stuck in. Will there will be a place for text-based FAQS in the future?

It bothers me. I took many writing classes in college. Those classes conditioned me to write professionally. To me, raw knowledge is best conveyed without having it diluted with personal feelings. Ideally, it falls upon only the audience to feel things towards raw data.

YouTubers taint such data with crude jokes and inane chattering.


Yeah there are pros and cons to both, but I have to admit nowadays I find it quicker and easier to simply quickly look at a YouTube guide. A text based FAQ can never show you what to do, only describe what you have to do.
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Lost_All_Senses
03/10/18 2:20:43 PM
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How many normal cups of covfefe do you drink a day?

Also do you add sugar?

If yes to last question, how do you not get stomach aches with a side of diabetes?
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 2:21:51 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
How many normal cups of covfefe do you drink a day?

Also do you add sugar?

If yes to last question, how do you not get stomach aches with a side of diabetes?

2-3; no sugar
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KainWind
03/10/18 2:22:51 PM
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Do you use any outside info (like physical guides or other people) for the first draft of your guides, or is it 100% from you playing the game?
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Lost_All_Senses
03/10/18 2:23:05 PM
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SSBBSB posted...
Lost_All_Senses posted...
How many normal cups of covfefe do you drink a day?

Also do you add sugar?

If yes to last question, how do you not get stomach aches with a side of diabetes?

2-3; no sugar


My brother in law drinks like 5+ a day.
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 2:26:00 PM
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ArchiePeck posted...
show

ing Fruit is one thing that made my Pikmin 3 guide so well-liked.

Yesterday, I added a screenshot to my Skyward Sword guide.

I take great care to screenshot notable elements.
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 2:29:20 PM
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KainWind posted...
Do you use any outside info (like physical guides or other people) for the first draft of your guides, or is it 100% from you playing the game?

As I type this post, I have two browser windows of SS data open. I always give credit whenever I use another person's own, original research.
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 2:29:58 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...

My brother in law drinks like 5+ a day.

I'd go nuts...
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Mark_DeRosa
03/10/18 2:30:40 PM
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You sound like a nerd
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 2:31:40 PM
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Mark_DeRosa posted...
You sound like a nerd

This is true.
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SSBBSB
03/10/18 7:30:57 PM
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bump
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SSBBSB
03/11/18 8:13:10 AM
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bump
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Vulgorn
03/11/18 8:15:22 AM
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How do you feel about controlled thermonuclear fusion
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SSBBSB
03/11/18 8:15:55 AM
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Vulgorn posted...
How do you feel about controlled thermonuclear fusion

n/a
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Sami1000
03/11/18 8:17:51 AM
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How much coffee do you drink on daily basis?
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SSBBSB
03/11/18 8:18:29 AM
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Sami1000 posted...
How much coffee do you drink on daily basis?

2-3 cups
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Reis
03/11/18 8:20:13 AM
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a/s/l/SSN?
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SSBBSB
03/11/18 8:21:38 AM
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Reis posted...
a/s/l/SSN?

23

male

Texas
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Vulgorn
03/11/18 8:24:04 AM
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SSBBSB posted...
Vulgorn posted...
How do you feel about controlled thermonuclear fusion

n/a

Educate yourself fam.

How do you feel about popcorn ceilings
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