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Game wikis just aren't as popular anymore? (self.games)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by blanketswithsmallpox to c/games
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Has anyone else noticed that Wikis for most games just aren't as complete anymore?

I'm the one helping to fill in stuff these days when I swear most games had pretty fully Wiki pages within a week of release. Have most of these just moved to actual Gaming article websites? They sure as hell haven't gone to Gamefaqs lol.

I've recently played Diablo 4, Remnant 2, 30XX, Armored Core 6, and just started Have a Nice Death... and I've had to help with additions on nearly every free Wiki... Never used to have to do this...

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am forever grateful that halopedia rolled their own wiki and was spared from the fandom plague.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Another stark comparison is UESP vs. Fandom for elder scrolls lore. Fandom is absolute cancer, poor UX even with an adblocker.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

UESP is such a gem

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah I find it completely unusable. I can't use wookiepedia anymore because it is just awful to use. Like you said, it's awful even with an ad blocker