Questions tagged [discussion]
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Another way to deal with ID questions
I have a particular unpopular opinion, when it comes to this site. I love game ID questions, and I don't think we should restrict them to requiring media artefacts. I know this has been well discussed,...
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Do we allow questions on how to avoid or identify pirated games?
I know that we disallow questions on pirated games, but the questions that typically get closed under that reason are questions that directly relate to actually committing piracy and/or resolving ...
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My upvoted question getting no interactions?
A few months back, I wrote this question: How can I compact my Scrap Mechanic logic down?. It has since (at the time of writing) gotten 3 upvotes, and a hundred views.
I have put two bounties on the ...
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Should questions on how to unlock DLC without paying be allowed?
https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/65381/risen-2-unlock-dlc-via-console (10k link)
Should we allow content like this?
It is basically just a cheat like it happened to be there in the good ...
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Do we have to close "bad questions" at the drop of a hat?
Here's a new question:
The name of an old 'tower defence' game
It was opened 4 hours ago.
And then it was closed less than an hour after it was opened.
And here's me, 4 hours later, and I'm 99%...
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Images for controller buttons and keyboard keys
I just saw this answer and was kicking myself for not thinking of this first, but I think it's a fantastic idea to use images for keyboard keys and console buttons. Can we get or does there already ...
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Rename [simcity] tag to [simcity-5] or [simcity-2013]
A few years back, Arqade decided that simcity-classic would to refer to Simcity (1989), while simcity would refer to Sim City (2013).
However, the tag name simcity doesn't give the impression it would ...
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Inconsistency in Minecraft related tags
We have a tag called minecraft-commands. You must use it with another minecraft tag to specify. Same goes for redstone.
We have minecraft-java-edition-server and minecraft-bedrock-edition-server. ...
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Should [roblox-studio] be burned?
There has already been some discussion about Roblox studio being off-topic. If that's the case, why does the tag still exist?
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Answering non-Homebrew specific questions with Homebrew specific solutions
I have recently found a lot of old console related questions that are either unanswered or the answer is just a variation of "this is not possible", but I feel that it will probably be a ...
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Format of "Where am I this Week?"
This thread exists to help us agree on the precise format of the "Where am I this Week" series going forward, and to provide justification for edits made when the format isn't followed.
I ...
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How should questions about pre-release demos be handled?
I'm playing the King of Seas demo which is slated to release before the end of this month and have some questions on some of the game mechanics. There isn't any in-game explanations that answer as far ...
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Would a question about brain activity during different video games be on topic?
I am interested to learn about any statistics on levels of brain activity during video games, specifically to learn about differences in games' effects on people's problem solving ability. (I am ...
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Close-reopen war on "Where do the plastic boxes for screw containers come from?"
Where do the plastic boxes for screw containers come from?
This is a game lore question - asking if devs mentioned explanation for the presence of plastic bags for screws, long before plastic is ...
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Tags for NieR Replicant
So, apparently NieR Replicant was a Japan-only release, which has recently been "updated" and released globally with the official title NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139....
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Where am I this Week? Challenge #3
Welcome to the third challenge thread in the "Where am I?" series.
A "Where am I?" challenge involves posting a screenshot from a game and having other users guess in the comments ...
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Where am I this Week? Challenge #2
The second challenge for the "Where am I?" series. Please enjoy!
How to participate
Upload a screenshot of a game into an answer. Others will have to guess in the comments not only which ...
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Where do I post computercraft questions?
I am coding with computercraft and I do not know where to post the questions - Arqade or Stack Overflow? Or both? If so how?
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Should Modded Minecraft have it's own SE site?
Update: Essentially this question was based on a misunderstanding. I had believed Modded Minecraft questions were all off-topic but it is only tech-support Modded Minecraft question that are off-topic....
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Screenshot of the Week Contest #37
This contest has ended
Welcome to the thirty-seventh edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
To start with, congratulations to the winner of the previous contest! n00dles' submission of a giant larva ...
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Where am I this Week? Challenge #1 [Submissions closed; participate in the latest version!]
This "Where am I?" challenge is now over! Please participate in the newest question tagged where-am-i-challenge!
This is the first challenge thread in the "Where am I?" series. ...
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Low Quality Post reviews are too absolute
The latest update to the LQ queue only provides three options for improving a post: "Looks OK", which explicitly states that an answer is perfectly fine, "Edit", which allows you ...
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Is this question (identify an arkanoid-like game) appropriate?
I have a question which I'm not sure is a good fit for this site (searching around, I'm not finding a lot of similar questions here); before asking it, I wanted to run it by meta.
EDIT: embarrassingly,...
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How can I negotiate with this "angry" user?
There was a user who's answer I unaccepted, who went and randomly downvoted one of my answers. I know that they were the one who did it, because:
I can see the change to their rep
One of the most-...
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What are the requirements for suggesting a new tag? [duplicate]
What are the requirements for suggesting a new tag for Gaming SE via Gaming-Meta versus reputation requirements? As you can see I do not have enough reputation points to create a new tag.
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Would this idea for a challenge series work on either gaming or gaming meta?
I'm from the puzzling stack exchange where questions can be either related to puzzles such as "Who invented X type of puzzle?" or (more often) challenges, particularly where the asker knows ...
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Unexplained Down votes [duplicate]
Over the space of about 3 hours, I have noticed a few questions getting unexplained down votes. The questions are unrelated and have valid queries, but for some reason they have been down voted. To me ...
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Screenshot of the Week Contest #36: Giant Monsters
This contest has ended
Welcome to the thirty-sixth edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
To start with, congratulations to the winner of the previous contest! Marc_Alx's submission of a group of ...
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How can I fix these downvoted answers?
Sorry, and yes, this is legitimately more than 2 times I would post a question like this, but I just need info for the future.
So, answers like mine in this question are downvoted, just like any other....
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How should we tag questions that aren't about any one game in particular?
Here is the situation: someone made a question, and added WAY too many tags. I wanted to retag it with something general (general, multiple-games) but we don't really have that many 'general' tags, so ...
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Why is this question about a game mechanic off topic?
(As a preface, I have no skin in the game with this particular question. I was just browsing and thought it looked interesting, but can't figure out why it's off topic.)
The question Why do I turn ...
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Why was my answer deleted?
I answered the question that the original user posted with a perfectly correct answer. He asked about sage dps.
The answer I gave him was correct according to my empirical experience.
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Screenshot of the Week Contest #35
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Welcome to the thirty-fifth edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
To start with, congratulations to the winner of the previous contest! arghtype's submission of a frozen dam ...
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Can we (I) mark all the "What is this icon next to the player's name" as duplicates
If you go to the roblox tag like the last six questions are all "what is this foo icon next to the player's name" and the answer is always "it's game specific". Can these all be ...
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200 daily Max Reputation Tips
According to the reputation section on the help center, you can earn 200 max. There are Bronze, Silver, and Gold badges with their description being that you should collect 200 max reputation.
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Is leetspeak allowed in comments?
Let's talk about leetspeaking!
The definition of leetspeak:
An informal language or code used on the internet, in which standard letters are often replaced by numerals or special characters that ...
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Separate site for Minecraft
There are so many questions about Minecraft they would fill a site, and most of them are trivial to answer. I regularly go on Arqade to answer questions, but Minecraft dominates the place.
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Introducing a PvP tag for WoW
I think that there should be a PvP tag for World of Warcraft, wow-pvp or world-of-warcraft-pvp.
There are currently 77 questions regarding PvP in WoW, showing that there is a lot of interest. In-game, ...
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Screenshot of the Week contest #34: Winter
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Welcome to the thirty-fourth edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
To start with, congratulations to the winner of the previous contest! Kaizerwolf's submission of abandoned ...
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Are questions about PS4 themes on topic?
I'd like to ask about finding a PS4 theme that uses the main Playstation 4 theme music, as it's just about the most calming thing I've listened to.
It feels like it would be either a needle in a ...
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Should we make a canonical for how to set up data packs?
Minecraft's data pack system allows for the creation of complex command systems that can accomplish more than normal command blocks can. It also allows for the setup of loot tables, predicates, and ...
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How can I improve or add detail to this downvoted question?
I have a question about looney-tunes-world-of-mayhem (I created the tag). It is about this violent but cartoony game related to Looney Tunes.
This is my question. (Undeleted)
Do I need more details ...
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Connection between The Eternal Cylinder, and War of the Worlds
I wish to ask about the connection between The Eternal Cylinder Game, and the classic War of the Worlds. For the latter, it was originally a book, but then leading to the iconic TV show, there was ...
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Feedback regarding review suspension
I have been suspended from reviewing, and I believe it is unjustified.
See the review in question here. I reviewed it as 'Not an answer'.
The question can be found here. I reviewed it as 'Looks OK'.
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Are Cosplay specific questions on or off topic?
Where can I find the same suit as the guy from the logo wears in Watch Dogs Legions?
The question is asked pretty badly, and would still be recommendations, but would a question worded as 'What is ...
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Why is this question being downvoted heavily?
I made the idle-supermarket-tycoon tag, because I want to talk about it with some questions of it.
I asked this question: What are the descriptions of each item?, and I gained a downvote, but what's ...
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The strange history of a question's votes
So I asked this question and it has some interesting story of its votes which I find strange.
So I asked it, self-answered it as a CW, and let it be before I can accept the answer. For some time, it ...
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Would a question about uploading images from Xbox be considered off topic?
I took a on my Xbox One this morning and I wanted to upload it to One Drive so I could share it with other people. But when I checked One Drive it said the video was a picture and not a video. I tried ...
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Screenshot of the Week Contest #33
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Welcome to the thirty-third edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
To start with, congratulations to the winner of the previous contest! arghtype's submission of actual easter ...
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How should we treat demo related questions in terms of tagging?
I came across a question about a demo that has been released. The question is entirely answerable, but this lead me to look up how many demo related tags we have. I found three matched the search ...
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