Current Events > GameFAQs 2nd Beta Beta

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PatrickMahomes posted...

ok but like will there be THAT many instances of this?

There are a lot, actually. Especially with older games that share their titles with reboots. And not remakes, mind you, but actual completely different games that happen to have the same name.
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pokedude900 posted...

There are a lot, actually. Especially with older games that share their titles with reboots. And not remakes, mind you, but actual completely different games that happen to have the same name.

A completely new title with the same name is neither a reboot or a remake then.

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Gamefaqs has a reputation on the internet as being a hive of trolls and fanboys, with lax rules that allow them to run wild.

No amount of fresh paint and board merging is going to fix that.

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Notifications for replies to users topics dont go directly to the reply like it used to.

If SBallen was better at self promotion hed have called this a Better Beta

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I'd prefer the boards stay the same, but here's a bit of feedback on some stuff that stands out to me.

The game information stuff on the side takes up too much screen real estate. It should be about the size of a wikipedia sidebar.

Tags on users don't stand out like the current tags do. A contrasting color makes them more noticeable.

-The italic topic titles for topics with new posts are really annoying and difficult to read when mixed in with normal (unread) topics. I would consider a different formatting entirely (I know that some other websites use bold for new posts, but I'm not a fan of that either; perhaps normal text but a more noticeable icon in place of the blue dot)

^ Agreed with that. Italics is obnoxious to read. At least give an option to turn it off.

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Please fix the spacing at the end of every post. I mentioned this before too, I don't know why there's an extra line of space at the end of someone's post and a signature (although the signature space has existed before beta).

Please make sure the report and quote buttons are blue in other style sheets, although that's something you guys are probably working on.

Also fix the awkward as hell heart symbol/favorites button at the upper right of the board. It's really weird seeing it out there all alone.

I didn't circle it, but there's a weird white line between user names on the LEFT side, it's pretty obvious when you compare the original to beta. Can that go away too?

Here's a comparison pic so you guys have a better idea.

I'm fine with the beta the aesthetics are significantly better than the previous eye cancer of before.

Hope this helps out.

Edit: I also noticed you guys put the post info back. Thanks I wonder how many people complained about that? I put a formal request to have that added back in the forms.

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Will there eventually be more sorting options on system pages for games?

For example: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/beta/game-boy-advance
You select a genre but there's only sort by popularity and name at the moment.

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Goatsensation posted...

Upvote system please

Reddit already exusts

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My only feedback is to not moderate people for dhitting all over it.

I thought the first Beta was alright, but I mean, it's change... something good be a 100% improvement, and people will still bitch & moan because it's a very big change to something that's been apart of their lives for decades.

So with that said, you should expect criticism, alot if which will be totally invalid and unwarranted. However, this is just humans acting as humans do. Complaining about the change should not be a moddable behavior, unless in doing so it becomes a major TOS violation.

I somewhat observed some overly emmotional comments and potential backlash from the GameFaqs administration in response to the harsh criticism from the initial launch. My suggestion this time around would be to simply ignore all invalid criticism - as opposed to getting all hot and bothered, and possibly taking action to cull the FUD.

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This also sucks. The text is way too big, not centered properly, and honestly unnecessary. It seems like others already covered that, so Ill add on to it.

Also, on that note, why are uploaded screenshots so compressed?

Whenever someone posts the system should roll a d20 to determine what happens. Worst case result they roll a one and the use is moderated for the post, if they roll a natural 20 they gain three karma and the post is highlighted for 5 minutes/an hour/a day.

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LRodC posted...

not centered properly

If you look at it, it tells you how the content in the table is laid out

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Aerodynamic Trunks posted...

If you look at it, it tells you how the content in the table is laid out

But the fact it's

Topic

Created By

And not

Topic Created By

Is the issue

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wackyteen posted...

But the fact it's

Topic

Created By

And not

Topic Created By

Is the issue

From the example, look at how it's stacked


I don't see why it would be laid out differently in the header for the table than it is for the table content

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Aerodynamic Trunks posted...

From the example, look at how it's stacked


I don't see why it would be laid out differently in the header for the table than it is for the table content

Word wrap in a cell due to being displayed on a narrow screen.

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Aerodynamic Trunks posted...

From the example, look at how it's stacked


I don't see why it would be laid out differently in the header for the table than it is for the table content

It just creates a very awkward looking, unappealing space across the entirety of the rest of the header.

Logically, yeah, it makes a bit sense but from an initial impact, it just doesn't jive

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divot1338 posted...

Word wrap in a cell due to being displayed on a narrow screen.

Try it with short topic titles

wackyteen posted...

Logically

That's all I can deal in, I'm here for semantics and logic

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Aerodynamic Trunks posted...

That's all I can deal in, I'm here for semantics and logic

On CE?

You might be in the wrong place for the latter

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Aerodynamic Trunks posted...

Try it with short topic titles

You assume that the text for that part occupies the entirety of that column for the header row which isnt guaranteed.

Visually it appears to be word wrap. But Im not going to pore through something as tedious as html table layout for something that is just as likely to be hastily built html.

In parlance you should be familiar with post your issue for sballen and move on.

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LRodC posted...

This also sucks. The text is way too big, not centered properly, and honestly unnecessary. It seems like others already covered that, so Ill add on to it.

Also, on that note, why are uploaded screenshots so compressed?

I had the same complaint about that bar. I like the color, but it's too large (on chrome android).

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Either Error isn't a mod any longer or the beta just gets rid of the tag. @Error1355

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wackyteen posted...

But the fact it's

Topic

Created By

And not

Topic Created By

Is the issue

Except there is no issue other than it is sloppily-designed on mobile:
First line is referring to topic title
Second line is who the topic is created by

This fact is immediately evident if you were to hop onto the desktop version where it looks like this:
Topic..................Created By
"Topic title"........."Author"

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Why aren't the top 10 board list or upcoming releases in the beta?
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ChocoboMogALT posted...

I had the same complaint about that bar. I like the color, but it's too large (on chrome android).

Yeah, ditch the bar.

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I'm being completely serious here. Just scrap the modern style entirely and make classic the default. It has been explained many times by many people why modern is not only an eyesore, but also functionally hard to use for people with vision impairments.

And no, giving us the option to stay on classic isn't good enough. No matter how clear you make it that that option exists, the fact of the matter is most users aren't going to bother looking for it and just stick with the default layout. It's not going to do anything to attract new users to the site. In fact it'll drive them away. They'll take one look at how hideous the boards are and move right back to Reddit or their favorite Discord server.
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We need the Pink/White and Pink/Black themes first

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Well its good to see that SBAllen is being more open and talking with users especially in this topic and answering questions people have about what and why for the changes.

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I just joined.

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Okay, here is some feedback while I was surfing through the beta:

-Once I click on the spoiler tag, I cant hide it back. While it makes sense that once you see it, it becomes pointless to hide it anymore but I want to know if we will get the option to hide it again like the current version?

-The upper part of a board where all the board options, pagination stuff is kinda clustered close to each other. The board options under blue boxes look unaligned to me and are also bigger. Maybe make them a bit smaller?

-The Topic Created By box also looks big. If you could make it a bit smaller then that would be great. The thing is, big text and boxes on the phone becomes annoying to see. Thats one thing I didnt like about the beta you released a couple of weeks earlier.

-The topic inside page looks good to me but the signature is looking bigger than the text in the post. Maybe make this smaller too

-The options at the lower side like track topic, next page etc are glued to the last post above, some spacing would be needed.

-Are you also thinking to remove the Hide and Sticky option in the OP? I hope not.

-The way the tagged users were highlighted was good. In this beta though they look just as same as the TC tag and you tag. Would like if the tag is bold like before so that I can easily see who to ignore and who to reply

Overall, the biggest issues I have here are things are larger than they should be. Like, one thing becomes more prominent than the other which is not the case in the current version.

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spikethedevil posted...

Good idea @SBAllen

Noticed you didnt do it lol.

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Also, I noticed something about the notification. Whenever there is a new post in a topic I made or tracked, it takes me to the first post of the topic instead of the latest one

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Aitz posted...

Also, I noticed something about the notification. Whenever there is a new post in a topic I made or tracked, it takes me to the first post of the topic instead of the latest one

That means you've been blocked my someone, usually lol
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spikethedevil posted...

Noticed you didnt do it lol.

He knows da gamefaqs community don't want it lol
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Slayer_22 posted...

That means you've been blocked my someone, usually lol

Or someone you've ignored/blocked made the most recent post.

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Slayer_22 posted...

That means you've been blocked my someone, usually lol

Thats not the case though. I was still able to see the latest post and even quote on it.

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CapnMuffin posted...

but I like the option to have the classic forum style on.

Where is the button? I can't find it.

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New style for paid members looks great.

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The-Apostle posted...

Where is the button? I can't find it.

Hit that and then Display Style

When in the other style, the option is found in the dropdown box by clicking your username

CapnMuffin posted...

Hit that and then Display Style

When in the other style, the option is found in the dropdown box by clicking your username

What's this? I don't see that gear or where to do it under my username

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Make sure you opted into the beta. Then make sure youre on a *game* board and not a social/interest one.

BeyondWalls posted...

New style for paid members looks great.

What?

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jon davis posted...

What?

Its photoshopped.

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spikethedevil posted...

Its photoshopped.

Yeah, the actual one has the "Current Events" in shiny gold.

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GFAQS sucks, kill it already.

1. Can you add (Moderator) tags to mods?
2. This looks a bit goofy:

I like the big easy to click buttons, it's just inconsistent with the rest of the style. Maybe boxes instead of rounded edges or a different color?

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Crash posted...

How come this didn't happen? No announcement or link on the home page.

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It's driving me nuts in the beta that I can't clicked on a quoted message to see the actual message. Makes it much harder to track crazy arguments back to their source.

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