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open Here we go again.... Videogame
Remember when Grotadmorv made complainy edits to YMMV.Paper Mario The Origami King? (He's gotten better from what I've seen)
Well, now we have the same problem in the form of Salamander Skull, who has made edits such as this, this, this, and this. They also make wall of texts and have indentation issues. What should we do?
Edited by SpideyopenTitle Change Request due to title of Fanwork/Fanfic being changed Videogame
I'm not sure if it's possible even though I read that I can request a moderator to change it but by any change can you change the the title of the page of this Star Wars: The Old Republic fanfic Earth: A Forged Destiny to be "Earth: A Rendezvous with Destiny"?
Here's the current link and there's a mention of the change added in the first paragraph of the fanfic but for search purposes it should be the new title IMHO:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/EarthAForgedDestiny
Edited by Helljumper105openWhat is this bullshit Videogame
Alright, who the hell decided it was a good idea to add a page image to Awesome.The Binding Of Isaac? The page itself is shoehorning a lot.
Edited by SpideyopenWhich Order Is Prefered? Videogame
It would seem I'm making another thread for NightmareFuel.Resident Evil Village, but I thought it was warranted.
Tropers.nsommer659 rearranged the page so that the main game content is on top and the trailer/demo folders are below. I'm wondering if it makes more sense to flip them back around and put the main game stuff in its own folder. However, I didn't want to just make the change without asking for other people's thoughts.
Nsommer, if you see this, I am absolutely not trying to get you in trouble. I'm just proposing a different way of organization.
openHenry Stickmin YMMV page on Seasonal Rot Videogame
So the YMMV page of Henry Stickmin has Seasonal Rot in it for “Fleeing the Complex”. The main problem that I have with the entry is its wrong use of a trope (it would be much more appropriate to use Sequelitis for it) and I haven’t heard of anyone else noting the issues listed on the page. Does that make it good for deletion or should some steps be taken before that to see if that should happen or not?
openPrioritization when naming a page Videogame
Should a page be named after its Japanese title, or its official English title? I've noticed that Fatal Frame, Resident Evil, and Earthbound are used over their original Japanese names so I'm wondering if that's official TV Tropes policy. The page for Armored Core: For Answer was renamed into its Japanese stylization, "Armored Core for Answer" despite the former being its official English title, so I wanted to check if that should be allowed.
open Crafting items Videogame
What's the trope name for the game mechanic about crafting items with base materials, like the disinfectant and the tourniquet from Resident Evil Revelations 2 ?
Edited by CritterMasteropen Auto-erotic troping Videogame
I've noticed quite a bit of auto-erotic troping and am wondering what the course of action is for this. I'm certain that these works were made by the creators. Thanks
openDoes This Qualify As Queer Media? Videogame
Would Apex Legends qualify as Queer Media due to five of the playable characters being LGBTQ?
openBan Evader? Videogame
faye45y4 left an edit on YMMV.Mario Strikers that reads very similarly to one made by ainsley5v645, and as this ATT indicates, the handles (a female name followed by a series of numbers) make no effort to mask such a connection. Serial ban evader rolling around?
openEstablishing a page at this moment Videogame
Right now how do I create a page? It is regarding a Mythology Gag for Megaman Star Force and the reason is because it is filled with massive Megaman references that are not yet exposed to the point that it needs one. The whole point is to pull out the allusions in detail and make the series the standpoint the way it is just to captivate veterans and newcomers alike.
openShould This Page Be Cut? Videogame
VideoGame.House Of Ashes has not come out yet and as such, the tropes have been commented out. Since the page has no tropes as a consequence, should it be cut?
openRestoring a page Videogame
The page Warcraft The Artifact Weapons was cut because quote: "We shouldn't be giving a CHARACTER page to a bunch of inanimate objects."
That's fair, but the problem here is that some of the 'objects' are sapient weaponry with character traits of their own, some of which have manifested physical avatars and one of which have been transferred into a physical humanoid body. And these characters were not transferred to other pages where they belong. The page was cut without a chance to do this.
I would like for the page to be restored to pre-cut, at least until this can be rectified.
Edited by TheharboopenBaldi’s Basics Videogame
Troper Real Escape 99 has been repeatedly editing the pages related to Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning. During these edits, he has repeatedly used tropes that imply Filename2 is an Omnicidal Maniac, even though there is no evidence to indicate this is the case. I bring this up because I feel we need to stop Escape from starting an issue.
openMisused Trope? Videogame
Much of Joey Drew’s character page talks about how he’s revealed to be The Atoner in the ending, but this seems misused to me. He blames someone else for his actions in that same speech, as well as sending said someone to fix joey’s mistakes for him with no way out afterwards and trapping them in an apparent loop with no escape. That doesn’t seem worthy of an atoner. He’s the equivalent of faux affably evil for the atoner trope, is what I’m saying. He ostensibly wants to atone but the minute you take a deeper look it’s evident he doesn’t actually atone at all. Is there an equivalent of this trope that would fit better? Link to page: Bendy and the Ink Machine
Edited by TheLuckOfTheClawsopenFanmade content in moments pages Videogame
I’ve seen word going around that discussing fan-made content is generally looked down upon in moments subpages. However, I’ve also seen many pages — like the TF2 subpages — that have vast sections dedicated to fan content that have gone untouched. Should those sections be deleted anyways? And is this “no fan content” rule down in writing somewhere?
Edited by Notsofriendlyopen12 Tails Online Zero-Context Examples Videogame
Apparently there are zero context examples on the 12 Tails Online which were commented out. I tried to fix some of those examples and I'm looking for a check to see if they are still Zero-Context Examples or if I fixed them and they're valid for TV Tropes now.
openSplitting the film "It Takes Two" from the video game "It Takes Two" Videogame
The recently released video game It Takes Two is connected with the film version It Takes Two via the Trivia and YMMV pages. Neither have any relation with each other, so could use a hard split to differentiate their respective Trivia and YMMV pages plus a disambiguation page.
Title says what you need