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Are questions about Discord on-topic?
Discord is not specifically gaming-related. However, it is very heavily used by gamers and referenced in gaming culture.
I would be ok making a rule to explicitly allow Discord questions even though ...
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How does my question about my arcade machine not fit in Arqade?
How does my question about my arcade machine not fit in Arqade?
That's a very good question, because as far as I can tell your question is a perfect fit for Arqade. As the On Topic page of our help ...
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What is the difference between historical trivia questions and identification or recommendation questions? And should they be allowed?
The reason why game identification questions are off-topic without an audiovisual artifact is that otherwise we'd have to handle questions like
There was this game that had some kind of weird ...
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Are questions about Discord on-topic?
Yes, gamers are clearly Discord's target audience
Front and center on Discord's website is this description:
All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers that's free, secure, and works on both your ...
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Are questions about in-game jokes/references off-topic?
I think this question is fine. This is a question that primarily:
Points to an in-game thing
Assumes it's some sort of reference, nod, in-joke or easter egg
Asks what that thing is, or what the ...
RobotnikMod
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Are MMORPG quest questions on topic?
Yes.
I can't see a single reason why a question like this would be off-topic.
It is an in-game problem, which requires an in-game solution. It does not matter if the game is an MMORPG or a single ...
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How frequently should I be asking questions?
You can ask as often as you are allowed by rate limiting (See Asking section). Some people might get a little bit annoyed if you flood the front page with questions, but overall, as long as you make ...
DragonrageMod
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Can I ask for cheat codes and mods on this site?
In general, asking about built-in cheat codes is fine for single-player games. But not cheats for multiplayer games (not that many multiplayer games have built-in cheats).
If the (single-player) game ...
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Can I ask for cheat codes and mods on this site?
If a developer designed a cheat to exist, then yes, that is absolutely on topic. This includes modding capabilities - if the game supports mods, then most questions in this realm are okay here.
If a ...
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How should we handle questions asking how to solve a specific Minesweeper board?
Like I stated in the comments I'm against this suggestion.
The main reason for this simply that there are not enough Minesweeper questions. We currently have 17 questions (~2 per year) about ...
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What, if any, policy changes should we make to account for the recent changes to the AUP regarding sexually explicit content?
In my personal opinion, sexually explicit games are probably in-scope. Mainstream games like Baldur's Gate 3 have included sexually explicit material, so I think we can reach that conclusion without ...
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Would a question about a type of video games be acceptable?
Now that you've posted your question, the issue isn't with broadness.
The problem with this question is that it actually boils down to being a question about game identification, which is off-topic ...
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Is asking how to get a game working on a jailbroken device on-topic?
Yes, these questions are fine and on-topic. Jailbreaking a phone is not illegal, so answering these questions is not supporting illegal activity any more than answering questions about ROM emulations ...
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What sort of requests for external resources does this site allow?
Let's think about why a request for external resources is not desired. We want this site to be useful on its own. The information that helps the user, that answers the question, should be on this site,...
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Are Steam media (avatars, profile backgrounds, banners, etc.) made in celebration of an event valid artifacts for game identification?
I propose that such question should be on-topic
Steam is a gaming distribution service, so it should fall in with topics like Xbox or PlayStation. It is also an accepted tag on the site, so questions ...
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Are questions about NVIDIA GeForce Experience (in relation to games) on-topic here?
I would think that nVidia GeForce Experience, i.e the software with it's features that Gamers can and will use day-to-day and therefore will be knowledgeable about (such as Shadowplay) would generally ...
RobotnikMod
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Are questions asking for technical explanations of singleplayer glitches acceptable?
I think that questions of this nature that ask about how to use the glitch from a gameplay perspective should be decidedly on topic. Wrong warping does necessarily require some understanding of the ...
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Should we allow questions about unreleased hardware available for pre-order?
My vote is off-topic.
Unreleased content can STILL change, even if it has a spec page.
I like having specific rules that are easy to follow and this rule will blur the lines between released and ...
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Let's test out the Modded Minecraft Tech Support close reason
status-completed
This close reason is now active. We reviewed the stats in the following post, with majority community support for leaving the close reason in place:
Modded Minecraft Close Reason - ...
RobotnikMod
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How can it be determined whether a question speculates about developer intent?
The question was closed incorrectly because of a slightly inaccurate title and because it asks "Why?".
Most likely, the close voters read the question as "Why did the developer decide to give the ...
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Is it OK to ask for suggestions?
No, you can't ask questions asking for game recommendations on the main site. They are expressly off topic. We have a specific close reason for it.
Feel free to stop by chat, however, where ...
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Germaneness of question on game ban
The game ban VS VAC ban is NOT asking about "why" there is a difference, it's asking about the definition of those two terms. Asking about the difference between terms is on-topic and falls under our ...
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Are questions about names of in game music on topic?
I think questions asking for names of in-game music should be on topic.
Music is such a a big part of the videogaming world. For a lot of people, a good song or soundtrack can make or break the game ...
RobotnikMod
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Is asking about the plot of a game accepted here?
According to the help page:
Plot and characters in games
is considered on-topic.
That said, there are some things that might make it off-topic. Such as:
Speculations on future of the industry, ...
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Modded Minecraft server tech support
Let's keep it off-topic.
Any minecraft questions that have something to do with tech support and mods are off-topic. Let's keep it that way.
The questions being on server tech support may make them ...
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Question posted in a language other than english and was closed. Should I translate it and vote to reopen it?
No, only the asker should translate their own posts. The question itself isn't the problem, it's communicating with the asker.
Once the post is translated, every other possible step of a question's ...
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Is asking if a specific behavior violates the terms of service allowed?
Personally, I see no problem with your proposed question. You are simply asking about a fairly benign thing (creating a second account for an MMO, with no ill-intent) and wanting to know if this would ...
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Question and Answer Hand-Holding
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