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26 questions linked to/from When is a game publicly available?
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Why we should make a flag reason for closing modded Minecraft tech support questions
TL;DR We need a better flag reason for questions about tech support for modded Minecraft.
Yes, yes, I know, we have discussed this 4 years ago, but so far the only changes in hope of solving this ...
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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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Are questions about canceled games and consoles allowed if they are now accessible to the public?
I asked a question recently about the Nintendo PlayStation, a prototype for the unreleased SNES-CD periphreal. There was some question as to whether or not a question about a canceled console (or game ...
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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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Should streamers be considered members of the industry for purposes of unreleased content?
In the moderator election questions, badp's suggestion provoked an interesting train of thought. I'll provide a little backstory.
Dark Souls 3 was available to popular streamers well before the ...
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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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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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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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When does X come out on my system? [duplicate]
I noticed a question asking about when a Call of Duty: Ghost expansion was coming to PS4, which has since been deleted (@Frank found the question). I agree that these are not good questions, but the ...
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Why is this "unreleased content", when it actually isn't?
https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/156633/how-do-i-get-the-legendary-pokemon-diancie
Why was this closed?
Ironically, even though some here thought it was "unreleased", at the time of the ...
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Oh, look, it's "unreleased content" again
So, apparently we recently had two closure/reopen wars on questions about diablo-3 and specifically the upcoming Reaper of Souls expansion ("What armor and weapons do Crusaders use?" and "How much XP ...
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Is this question off topic because of the release date?
So I recently asked a question about the new Diablo expansion. I know that the content isn't playable yet, but it's already in the game (files). I personally got a flail which is one of these items (...
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How / can we ask about preparation for an expansion or new patch?
This concerns this question, but I think we can have a discussion more abstractly.
What are the restrictions on asking about preparation for future content?
In this case, there are a limited number ...
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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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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.
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