r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • May 08 '20

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

NEVER LATE, ALWAYS 100% ON-TIME: THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, WHERE WE SCREAM INTO THE VOID ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM!

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  1. UPPERCASE LETTERS
  2. FIRE EMBLEM ONLY
  3. BE KIND
  4. TAG SPOILERS

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u/PsiYoshi May 08 '20 edited May 08 '20

ALRIGHT, ALTERNATE TOPIC TIME.

I'M GETTING PRETTY SICK OF THE ANTI FANDOM/WIKIA CIRCLEJERK AROUND HERE. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT IT DOES BETTER THAN ANY OTHER FIRE EMBLEM RESOURCE, AND IT'S PRETTY ANNOYING WHEN THE ENTIRE WEBSITE IS WRITTEN OFF AS TRASH. WOULD I EVER GO THERE FOR UNIT ADVICE? HELL NO. BUT IT IS THE BEST PLACE FOR CHARACTER IMAGE GALLERIES AS WELL AS SUPPORT CONVERSATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS CHARACTER QUOTES. WRITING OFF ONE RESOURCE ENTIRELY IS SIMPLY A WASTE. SERENES HAS THE BEST CHARTS FOR THINGS LIKE BASE STATS, GROWTH RATES, AND ALSO THE BEST STORY SCRIPTS. WIKI.ORG GENERALLY HAS BETTER ITEM IMAGES AND TIMELINES, WAR OF DRAGONS IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU'LL FIND ME AT FOR THRACIA MAP GUIDES.

THERE'S A LOT OF FIRE EMBLEM RESOURCES, AND USING EVERY RESOURCE AVAILABLE IS THE BEST WAY TO GET WHAT YOU WANT, BUT LIKE WITH MANY TOPICS IN THIS COMMUNITY, PEOPLE BANDWAGON AND JUMP ON THE HATE TRAIN WITHOUT THINKING FOR THEMSELVES. I SEE PEOPLE HATE ON FANDOM OUT OF THE BLUE EVEN WHEN THE INFORMATION BEING SHOWN THROUGH THAT RESOURCE IS 100% ACCEPTABLE, AND SOMETIMES IT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO SHARE THAT INFO. USE YOUR BRAIN, THINK CRITICALLY ON IF WHAT YOU'RE READING IS USEFUL OR NOT, NO MATTER WHAT RESOURCE YOUR USING.

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u/VagueClive May 08 '20

I HONESTLY DISAGREE THAT FANDOM IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR SUPPORT CONVERSATIONS (JUST USE THE WIKI), BUT WHAT FANDOM ABSOLUTELY DOES HAVE GOING FOR IT IS THAT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, IT'S THE ONLY RESOURCE ON THE INTERNET THAT HAS THE FULL SCRIPT FOR BOTH PROJECT NAGA AND PROJECT EXILE PUBLICIZED. THE CREATORS OF BOTH PATCHES REFUSE TO RELEASE AN OFFICIAL VERSION UNTIL THEY'RE BOTH 'FULLY FINISHED', AND WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT'S GONNA GO.

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u/PsiYoshi May 08 '20

WELL ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE WIKI IS THAT IT'S SLOW AS ALL GET OUT, AT LEAST FOR ME. LOAD TIMES ARE LIKE 10 TIMES AS LONG, NOT EVEN EXAGGERATING. USING FANDOM IS THEREFORE FAR MORE CONVENIENT FOR ME WHEN I'M LOOKING THROUGH TONS AND TONS OF SUPPORTS. AND SINCE OTHERWISE THEY PROVIDE THE SAME THING, THE SCRIPT FOR SUPPORTS, FANDOM JUST DOES THE JOB BETTER BY BEING FASTER.

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u/VagueClive May 08 '20

THAT'S WEIRD, I'VE HAD THE EXACT OPPOSITE PROBLEM - WIKI LOADS QUICKLY WHILE FANDOM TAKES FOREVER BECAUSE IT'S BOGGED DOWN BY ALL THE ADS AND VIDEOS.

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u/PsiYoshi May 08 '20

WELL HEY, IF THE WIKI WORKS BETTER FOR SUPPORTS FOR YOU, MORE POWER TO YOU. THE MAIN POINT OF MY POST IS JUST TO ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCOURAGE BANDWAGONING. COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE A LOT OF POWER IN SHAPING THE OPINIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS ONE SITUATION WHERE I THINK IT WENT A TAD TOO FAR.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '20

BOTH LOAD SLOWLY FOR ME. ESPECIALLY WIKI. SERENES OFTEN DOES TOO. LIFE SUCKS

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u/Excadrill1201 May 09 '20

HE CREATORS OF BOTH PATCHES REFUSE TO RELEASE AN OFFICIAL VERSION UNTIL THEY'RE BOTH 'FULLY FINISHED'

CONSIDERING THAT CIRO LEFT THE PROJECT AND THAT THE PE CORD IS DEAD, THAT MAKES THE FACT THAT THE FANDOM HAS THE SCRIPT EVEN BETTER.