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26 questions linked to/from When is a game publicly available?
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Can we ask questions about games that haven't been "released" but are under Steam Early Access? [duplicate]
Title says it all. I've been kinda curious about those games now that Steam has the feature which allows for early access to games.
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Should we post on games that are still in Beta (Private or Public)? [duplicate]
I'm a member of the Solforge beta. It's a great game, and I'm beginning to run into a few things where I could ask Q's on Arq (regarding tactics, as game stability is obviously still an ongoing issue)
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Am I allowed to ask questions about a game which is in closed beta? [duplicate]
I have a WoW: Warlords of Draenor beta key and I played the closed beta of BF: Hardline, so now I ask myself, if I ever have a problem during a closed beta, am I allowed to ask a question about it or ...
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Are questions about Trial and Beta on-topic? [duplicate]
Obviously unreleased games are off-topic, because there's no way to know what the answer will be until the game is released. This can include trial and beta, because while I can play the game now, the ...
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Cleanup 2013: It's time to clearly identify community consensus
On meta we have a tag to denote frequently asked questions, it is the moderator only bright red tag known as faq. This tag provides us the opportunity to group together our agreed community ...
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2016 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire
In connection with the moderator elections, we are holding a Q&A thread for the candidates. Questions collected from an earlier thread have been compiled into this one, which shall now serve as ...
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Are there grounds for getting an extra custom reason close slot?
LessPop's close reason was rejected recently by Shog for being too generic and catch-all, but we can only do so much with our three given slots. Here's what we cover(ed) in our close reasons again:
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Should we reopen questions being closed for 'unreleased game' after the game is released?
Question such as
Can I use a PC license to play the Mac version?
become useful once the game is released.
Should it be reopened automatically, or should the user flag for a moderator's attention ...
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BioShock Infinite closures on release day
I asked a series of questions on BioShock Infinite very recently (within the last hour), all of which were pummel-closed citing this and that. I understand that it is not yet midnight in America, but ...
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How should we handle non-beta pre-release questions?
This is separate from questions about gameplay during betas, which are a beast of a different caliber with a different set of issues.
We all know the feeling of being excited about an upcoming game ...
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Are overseas Games allowed?
My problem stems from a beta im in, however, that beta is currently on going in South Korea. So if I were to post a question about said game, would it be closed?
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Are questions about Star Citizen on topic?
As I understand, questions about pre-release games are not on-topic because it is either speculation or subject to change. Only when the game is actually released will things be verifiable.
I wonder ...
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What questions should be in our meta FAQ?
The tag faq is useful on many sites on this network for creating a list of questions that many users need to know but could never fit in the site FAQ. Arqade is not using that tag to its fullest ...
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Are questions about unreleased consoles on topic?
The Xbox one and PS4 will shortly be released. I know that questions about unreleased games are off topic, however there is a fair amount of information the we have access to specifically about these ...
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Is there actually a gap time between game release and question asking?
User MattR made a comment on a question on Payday 2:
A reasonable time would have been better, rather than directly after
the came out. Overkill can, and have, been cryptic in how certain
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