ShiningDrake Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Personally, I've been on GameFAQs a lot, and when it's not just odd, it's often horrible. The board there for FE7 is just horrible beyond your wildest nightmares sometimes... Some of the stuff I've seen there was horrible beyond belief, such as talking about molesting corpses, or making up songs where half the lyrics are the word "rape" I'm not kidding, some horrible stuff there. The worst part is that they don't even understand what's wrong with what they do, and they just think they should be able to post anything they want. Then again, most other boards aren't nearly as bad, but just the one makes me wonder why I don't have nightmares about it... But I just can't bring myself to completely leave either, the board is for FE after all, and I love the game, if not the other people on the board for it there... Anyway, what do you think of it? Did you go there and hate it, did you go there and like it, or did you just not care? Did you have mostly good experiences, or mostly bad? Do you still go there, or did they totally drive you off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufasa Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I don't go there for the forums, but the information there is usually reliable. And besides, it's only gotten so bad because there are so many people on it. Imagine having 50 Destiny Heros? Or 50 Lokis? It's bound to be full of people like that, thus driving off anyone who's sane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Rabbit Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I've been a Gfaqs user for 3 years. I'm not as active as I used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 He has gfaqs horror stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Rabbit Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 More like war stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolDeath Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) No, I do not use it and I do not use any guides from the site. I consider it a pit of refuse and refuse to go near it. Wait, aside from some mission pah FAQ for Last Raven. That shit was hard to find with the correct translation. Edited March 8, 2009 by Death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom103 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I actually really like gamefaqs, their games saves and info on the games is really useful, any questions I have regarding the game I post a topic and it's usually answered concisely. I dont go their to have forum fun since there are entire fourms for that, but as for information Gamefaqs is #1, and the character battles are cool ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Rabbit Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I actually really like gamefaqs, their games saves and info on the games is really useful, any questions I have regarding the game I post a topic and it's usually answered concisely. I dont go their to have forum fun since there are entire fourms for that, but as for information Gamefaqs is #1, and the character battles are cool ^_^ L block my ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Their guides are mostly spot on, to be fair. They ramble some, but free help doesn't get too much better. Except for FE4. Fuck that section's couch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Rei Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I am only there for the guides. But they actually helped me when I was a FE5 newcomer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolDeath Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 No, I do not use it and I do not use any guides from the site. I consider it a pit of refuse and refuse to go near it. I'd like to completely retract this statement. When I said Last Raven and GameFAQs in the same sentence I decided to look at exactly what they had for it. They have the guide written by this one guy who killed himself a while back, meaning the guide is no longer circulated, meaning it's hard to find, and it's very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGV Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I do like the guides they have for games. Other than that I don't go there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral "Bull" Halsey Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I occasionally go there just to check stuffs. But I do tend to stay away from their discussion board since their boards are infested with trolls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kintenbo Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I usually just go there to use some cheat codes for Fire Emblem (for fun, of course). I even joined as Obnetnik, in attempts to make a troll character guide for Fire Emblem 6. Most of the Fire Emblem guides aren't that terrible, but the character ones........yeowch! I just read a Fire Emblem 3 one......somebody does not like Barts! That, and he said Gordan promotes into a horseman, and Kashim a Sniper. :B Also there's him thinking that Gordan is good. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/file/577343/7661 Point is, character guides should just be ignored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Wood Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) Fantastic source of information, but it's a double edge sword for posting there. With more people there you'll get more trolls and flamers, but the forums will also be much faster. As long as you watch what you say you should be fine. Edited March 8, 2009 by Yourgranny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandjackal Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 The guides are nice and so is the info usually, but the forums there I'm convinced are teh pit of madness, and thus why I don't go to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Envoy of the Beginning Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) I prefer guides on good fansites over GameFAQs guides. But the GFAQs guides are quite reliable too. Their discussion boards, however, are another story. Edited March 8, 2009 by Black Luster Soldier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Tyler Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Great guides, cheat, hacks, etc. However, the message boards are horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakath Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I treat going to GameFAQs like a trip to the Dentist or the DMV. Pray it's over quickly and as painlessly as possible. (Read. I hope the Guide has the information I seek then I run away if I find the info or fail to find it.) I do sometimes attempt to answer Questions in those sections for games I like that have a limited selection of intelligent posters. But only when exceptionally bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decus Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) I've been a GFAQs member for almost 3 years -.-;; To be honest, I lurk the message boards a lot. I post non-noobish questions once in a while, etc. Like most, I mainly just go there for the guides, cheats, and so on. Random note: I registered on GFAQs on 6/6/06. >_> Edited March 8, 2009 by AngelOfDeath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiningDrake Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Well, it's clear that I'm not the only one that finds the insanity overwhelming... Yeah, it's ridiculous sometimes. On the board for FE7, I was unusually vocal about my dispproval of a fad, and at the same time, they had suddenly started beign moderated for things they had always done, (as in, their utter stupidity had attention called to it and it was no longer put up with) and they blamed me for everything and made the board seem like I had gone through some freaky backwards rigged trial Me:I didn't do anything Them:We know that, but your sentence is... FLAME WAR! Me: You've gotta be kidding me... Them: You're right, we are... FLAME ARMAGEDDON! Me:.....What? Them: We're not kidding this time! Me:... This can't end well. Yeah, it was crazy. Not to mention, the fad was on the FE8 boards, not FE7. but they chose to use the FE7 board as the battlefield... Once that was over, I thought everythign was fine, but then one of them went to a board I was in charge of and was an absolute ass, getting himself repeatedly banned. Then he started spreading his nonsense to FEPlanet... I don't understand why I don't have nightmares about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyunckel Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Personally, I've been on GameFAQs a lot, and when it's not just odd, it's often horrible. The board there for FE7 is just horrible beyond your wildest nightmares sometimes...Some of the stuff I've seen there was horrible beyond belief, such as talking about molesting corpses, or making up songs where half the lyrics are the word "rape" I'm not kidding, some horrible stuff there. Well if pron words offense you, don't go on theashtray lmao. No, the only bad side of GF boards is veterans who try to be cool by making post full or sarcasm/ironic statements to lure noobies. (cause they create ALOT of new topics asking the same thing over and over) But the FAQs are great (usually) . The bad thing is the site archives anything older than 2 weeks, sometimes faster or slower. It depends on the game. Some cool games like Dragon Quest Monsters 3 : Caravan Heart didn't have any archiving until few months ago ... So the good subjects are all vanished... Same with Spectral Souls 2 ... And the research function is all you got , when the board is full of crap (50% of the big boards is newbies questions) so it's kind of not organised at all ... The mods are useless, if a troll marks you, you could be modded for no reason (out of context) ... But I like it though. You just need a STRONG sense of humour really. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive Account Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I read guides occasionally but I avoid the boards like the plague. I've never actually been there, but from the stories, I don't want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Spoon Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) The FAQs there a pretty good. The boards suck though. I don't feel like bashing the staff at gamefaqs over the head repeatedly with a blunt object at the moment. Edited March 8, 2009 by Dr. Claw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I like the site, for the most part. It's an easy site to browse, and has a humongous amount of information that other sites don't put together as comprehensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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