Vapourware Codex Wiki

[tuluse]

Is there any way we could get a wiki on the site?

We could have pages for the reader's choice awards. A page for each game with the paragraph long reviews and links to longer codex approved™ reviews. Possibly even categories like year released, developer, etc.

Even the Watch has a database of games, http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/games. We can't let them out do us!

And yes, I'm volunteering to curate the wiki.

 

[SuicideBunny]

a week at most and it would become a codexian version of the ed including all codexian drama as well as detailed stalkery info on all the important posters, with the actual game pages taking up maybe 5% of the space and activity.

 

[AngryKobold]

For a moment I was sure it's about wiki of codex drama.

 

[Chinese Jetpilot]

Is there any way we could get a wiki on the site?

We could have pages for the reader's choice awards. A page for each game with the paragraph long reviews and links to longer codex approved™ reviews. Possibly even categories like year released, developer, etc.

This is a great idea. You presented your ideas in a concise manner; it reflects well on you.

And yes, I'm volunteering to curate the wiki.

That's ok, we're giving it to Crispy.

 

[Monty]

For a moment I was sure it's about wiki of codex drama.

For a moment I was sure Dark Underlord was posting his views on the matter.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

We have plans for a some-what comprehensive database (basically making the current tags we have link to something with more info). We're also thinking of allowing people to post their own reviews on the content in that database. So you could click a tag for a game, get a brief run-down, see any related Codex content and news, then read any user reviews.

Whether we demean ourselves by having some kind of 1 - 5 star rating system, or just simply "Buy / Don't Buy" options. So you'd see something like: 15 Codexers recommend you buy this game." Or even just a simple "Recommend". So people can recommend games they... recommend.

 

[Monty]

I think stuff like 'Buy' or 'Recommend' wouldn't work as most posters here would just abuse them for lulz. The ROA remake would have probably ended up with a stratospheric level of 'buy' recommendations.

 

[Severian Silk]

This will only end in tears.

 

[Darth Roxor]

I think stuff like 'Buy' or 'Recommend' wouldn't work as most posters here would just abuse them for lulz. The ROA remake would have probably ended up with a stratospheric level of 'buy' recommendations.

As it should be.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I think stuff like 'Buy' or 'Recommend' wouldn't work as most posters here would just abuse them for lulz. The ROA remake would have probably ended up with a stratospheric level of 'buy' recommendations.

As it should be.

This way people will actually have to read those reviews. It's got my vote, plus it'll reduce chances of needing to make a thread every few years for codexian impressions on some game or the the other.

 

[Infinitron]

I think stuff like 'Buy' or 'Recommend' wouldn't work as most posters here would just abuse them for lulz. The ROA remake would have probably ended up with a stratospheric level of 'buy' recommendations.

Possible solution: You must attach your "buy"/"recommend" vote to a mini-review. Reviews must be authorized by staff before showing up.

Of course, it wouldn't really have the same "crowd consensus" functionality you can get from just a thumbs up button that requires no effort.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I think stuff like 'Buy' or 'Recommend' wouldn't work as most posters here would just abuse them for lulz. The ROA remake would have probably ended up with a stratospheric level of 'buy' recommendations.

Possible solution: You must attach your "buy"/"recommend" vote to a mini-review. Reviews must be authorized by staff before showing up.

Of course, it wouldn't really have the same "crowd consensus" functionality you can get from just a thumbs up button that requires no effort.

It'd probably suffice if we can just report the really worthless reviews.

 

[Monty]

I think stuff like 'Buy' or 'Recommend' wouldn't work as most posters here would just abuse them for lulz. The ROA remake would have probably ended up with a stratospheric level of 'buy' recommendations.

Possible solution: You must attach your "buy"/"recommend" vote to a mini-review. Reviews must be authorized by staff before showing up.

Of course, it wouldn't really have the same "crowd consensus" functionality you can get from just a thumbs up button that requires no effort.

It'd probably suffice if we can just report the really worthless reviews.

Even 'worthless' trolling reviews can be very amusing though. Like those reviews of Hasselhoff's 'music' on Amazon or some of the reviews of shit games on this site. So I guess it depends whether this is intended to inform or provide lulz (... reading that again who the hell am I kidding!)

I was just wondering what the 'recommend' metric would actually add given how the average poll goes around here.

 

[garren]

Reviews without any silly scoring systems would be the best. Maybe allow other codexers to recommend other people's reviews. Of course, there should be some time limit of how long you have been a codexer to be able to do that, so you won't have randoms gaming the system.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Just brofist the reviews you like then?
On the other hand, putting up a review can very well cause someone else to write a review to counter that review, so it may make sense allow reviews to be commented upon but then we might as well make a thread.

Perhaps a simple brofist/butthurt system would do?

 

[AngryKobold]

Don't even try to use an one- value rating. It's worthless. Better make separate ratings for game elements. Graphics, audio, playability, etc (writing?). Very informative and system. Seems it got extinct when journalists started to wear pants on the head.

 

[SuicideBunny]

This will only end in tears.

that's ok, the codex runs on tears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ula8oi_M4Ww

 

[DarkUnderlord]

If anything I'd just have a Buy / Don't Buy. I mean, the game is either worth playing or it's not. Who cares that the sound is 2/5 if the game is still worth playing despite that? On the other hand, some games aren't worth playing so "Don't Buy".

And I'd fully expect trolling and lulz. If everyone wants to rate Oblivion as Buy and write raving reviews, well, welcome to the Codex. User beware.

 

[Gakkone]

You could add a special tag or something for games that were featured in the latest top 50 RPGs as voted by the community.

 

[Xor]

Just make each user's like/dislike list public. And only let people who have been here long enough vote, 2+ years would be a good place to start. That and potential public ridicule should get rid of most some of the trolling.

 

[Amn Nom]

If anything I'd just have a Buy / Don't Buy. I mean, the game is either worth playing or it's not. Who cares that the sound is 2/5 if the game is still worth playing despite that? On the other hand, some games aren't worth playing so "Don't Buy".

And I'd fully expect trolling and lulz. If everyone wants to rate Oblivion as Buy and write raving reviews, well, welcome to the Codex. User beware.

This sounds like a good idea on paper, but it creates a problem when you start to factor in taste. Some of us like story and some of us like gameplay. Torment maybe considered shit by a combat guy, but obviously a story guy is going to like it a lot. Inverse for Temple of Elemental Evil. Why not just simple 'reviews', with nothing beyond text, where the reader can determine for themselves if they think the game is worth getting?

 

[tuluse]

This sounds like a good idea on paper, but it creates a problem when you start to factor in taste. Some of us like story and some of us like gameplay. Torment maybe considered shit by a combat guy, but obviously a story guy is going to like it a lot. Inverse for Temple of Elemental Evil. Why not just simple 'reviews' where the reader can determine for themselves if they think the game is worth getting?

I think having both is a good idea.

You can read reviews to see if you would be interested in what kind of game it is. Then check some kind of score to see if a lot of people agree that it's good.

 

[mck]

a week at most and it would become a codexian version of the ed including all codexian drama as well as detailed stalkery info on all the important posters, with the actual game pages taking up maybe 5% of the space and activity.

you make that sound like a bad thing

 

[Ranselknulf]

Just incorporate facebook pages into codex user profiles. Then we won't need a wiki.

Each user profile could have a "page" for you to add all the interesting information about your likes in video games and ratings.

 

[Whisky]

Just incorporate facebook pages into codex user profiles. Then we won't need a wiki.

Each user profile could have a "page" for you to add all the interesting information about your likes in video games and ratings.

But meta content is best when people have petty edit wars over them!

I'm not really feeling a Codex wiki. It doesn't seem necessary.