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General / Re: Take-Two Shuts Down OpenIV, Cripples Modding

« on: June 15, 2017, 09:35:43 am »

The issue is all around the online portion of the game. Most people think that you should not mod online games and then try to use them on the normal servers. I highly doubt Take2 cares about what people do on single player. I'm pretty sure this is in response to the recent Kotaku article about people cheating on GTA V Online.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Style Guide Poll #1: Front image for items without packaging

« on: June 15, 2017, 09:33:01 am »

How can it apply to physical items? If there is a physical item, then there must exist an image of it. This isn't to say we should use a title screen as an image for a physical item that is rare or hard to find pictures of, such as some Korean releases.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings 2017

« on: June 14, 2017, 02:52:05 pm »

https://vgcollect.com/item/121486

I made this a while back, sounds like it isn't happening now 

It is removed.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Style Guide Poll #1: Front image for items without packaging

« on: June 14, 2017, 02:46:18 pm »

I think the better response, which is more work, yes, but likely the right thing to do... is that if an item does not have "Front Art" the display should default, next, to the "Cart" image.

If no image is available for either, then whatever, keep displaying the no image available.

I thought the style guide said to use the title screen if nothing else is available

That is only for Digital games.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Style Guide Poll #1: Front image for items without packaging

« on: June 14, 2017, 11:09:35 am »

Option D, put cart on front and cart space.

https://vgcollect.com/item/54700

So you have a picture in your collection. And if someone has a box they can add the front and back scan, overwriting the front scan afcourse.

No, this is an error 

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Site Feedback / Re: Style Guide Update Poll Idea Submissions

« on: June 13, 2017, 12:07:35 pm »

It is currently not set to change your vote.

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Site Feedback / Re: Style Guide Update Poll Idea Submissions

« on: June 13, 2017, 11:12:57 am »

Yes you can reply to the poll topic itself about what it was created for.

This thread is for people to post questions to be resolved in future polls.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Style Guide Poll #1: Front image for items without packaging

« on: June 13, 2017, 10:56:48 am »

This is the first poll for updates to the style guide. It will not accept votes after 7 days.
Unless you are 100% sure, make sure to read the thread first before voting, as someone may put a thought or idea that may change your mind.

We allow pack-in items and unofficial/boots, unreleased (but official) releases to be entries in the database, but there is no consensus for how the images should be displayed. This usually results in many entries that have no front or back art and the item can only have the picture in the cart image, or it has multiple images for Front/Back/Cart of the same thing, or just has the item as the front image, etc.

Existing examples:

Bayonetta, Wii U, pack-in as an additional disc with Bayonetta 2:
https://vgcollect.com/item/80602

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty trial, PS2, included with Zone of Enders:
https://vgcollect.com/item/30070

188 in 1, NES bootleg cart:
https://vgcollect.com/item/15579

Car License, Game Gear cart-only:
https://vgcollect.com/item/93829

To submit ideas for future polls, post them into here: https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,8361.0.html

If discussion permits further evaluation in the future, we can revisit this topic again.

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Site Feedback / Style Guide Update Poll Idea Submissions

« on: June 13, 2017, 10:18:02 am »

We are going to start running polls as a better way to get user concensus regarding changes that should be made to the Style Guide. This thread, created in Site Feedback section, is for people to put future questions they want a poll to be made from. If any of these ideas were previously discussed in a thread, please put a link to those posts.

This is only for the Style Guide itself and not for anything that would require additional programming on the site. Polls will not be regular and will run for about a week when created.

Vote 1: Images for items without packaging (voting expires June 20, 2017)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,8362.0.html
Vote 2: Retail game and gift cards (voting expires September 7, 2017)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,8544.0.html
Vote 3: Game Titles (voting expires August 9, 2018)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,9281.0.html
Vote 4: Game/Accessory Pack category placement (voting expires January 24, 2019)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,9965.0.html
Vote 5: Pack-in Games from Games (voting expires on December 18, 2020)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,11218.0.html
Vote 6: Multi-platform Physical Release Game Category Placement (voting expires on May 8, 2021)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,11413.0.html
Vote 7: Editions and the Hyphen (poll expiration disabled, plan to manually close on May 26, 2022)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,11879.0.html

Poll Research 3: Clarification of Game Titles
discussion begins here: https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,8361.msg156632.html#msg156632

Common Name Exception Poll #1: Formula 1 (voting expires September 18, 2018)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,9352.new.html
Common Name Exception Poll #2: Pro Evolution Soccer (voting expires October 08, 2018)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,9399.0.html
Common Name Exception Poll #3: Sangokushi vs San Goku Shi (will manually close May 26, 2022)
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,11880.0.html
Common Name Exception Poll #4: James Bond 007
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,12395.0.html

Community Poll: Determine where console digital categories reside
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,13048.0.html

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Rejection of game description edit.

« on: June 13, 2017, 10:05:07 am »

infamous Collection - PS3 [NA]
https://vgcollect.com/item/43946
Please explain why my deletion of "This was a 2 disc pack-in that came included with the PS3 slim bundle" in the Description field was rejected. This is a standalone game, and I would appreciate the clarification.

Also for Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi - Limited Edition - PS3 [NA]
https://vgcollect.com/item/60087
This redundant information is not needed in the Description field since it is more accurately described in the box text. Please clarify.

Those were me. For inFamous game, is it incorrect that the game was also available in a PS3 slim bundle? Or is it that the one that was in the bundle was different? That description came when the entry was made. I think instead of removing that information altogether, it could just say "also was included" to identify there are multiple ways to acquire the thing, if the complaint is that the description makes it sound like being with a console pack was the only way to get it.

For Hakuoki, it is not wrong to list package contents. It needs not be the exact way it is put on the packaging and just because (in this case) it is written on the package what is inside doesn't mean that there is then reason to remove that information. If anything, the description field should be used to better describe these items than just using the text that is also on the packaging.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Duplicate List 2017

« on: June 13, 2017, 09:59:18 am »

There's Assassin's Creed III (Xbox 360 Digital [NA]):

https://vgcollect.com/item/126074

And Assassin's Creed III (XBox One Digital [NA])

https://vgcollect.com/item/126073



But it's the same exact release, just in two different categories.

Considering it's an XBox 360 game, and simply backwards compatible on XBox One; shouldn't there only be an XBox 360 Digital [NA] entry?

It isn't decided yet.
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,8333.0.html

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings 2017

« on: June 13, 2017, 09:58:23 am »

OK it is gross. Please check that it is correct: https://vgcollect.com/item/83490

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Marketplace / Re: ISO: Lego City Undercover - Not for Resale

« on: June 13, 2017, 09:54:34 am »

Changed your title to indicate requirements.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings 2017

« on: June 12, 2017, 11:08:45 am »

While im at it, this one is wrong also:
https://vgcollect.com/item/65572
This is a [EU] Pictures with a [NA] barcode and item number. And that barcode and item number goes to my edit in this post.....
I can provide another barcode for this item do if a mod wants/needs it.

I have removed that information so you can fix it.

My country codes edit here https://vgcollect.com/item/83490 which i put in was denied. I put it in because of this version i entered, https://vgcollect.com/item/126740. It was done because people can see which version they have quickly.

What can you tell me about these two items? The title for 126740 is not good. What is different between it and 83490?

Invizimals - PSP [NA]
https://vgcollect.com/item/18348
Improper rear box image. Unlike Invizimals: Shadow Zone, Invizimals was only released bundled with a camera. This is not the rear image of the cardboard box.

Back image is removed.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Question about Wii U's UKV (PAL) catalog distinction

« on: June 09, 2017, 10:45:50 am »

The color code they used is really good and I wish other companies had something so uniform.