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As an example of what I mean: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_III https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfa...
by zamadatix 3y ago
As an example of what I mean: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_III https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfa...
Here I can see which stores a game is on, what kind of DRM it uses, if internet access is required, if another launcher is used, what the monetization/microtransactions/dlc is, and more. Now obviously not all of that is mappable to mobile stores but the concepts still apply. Even though that game is "free-to-grind" bullshit I can see that it is right away instead of a "not found" message. They also have categories (e.g. click "free-to-grind"), andin true Wiki style, not necessarily the best interface... but it enables them to effectively crowd source data without having to rely on one guy vetting everything and shoving the bad data into a black hole.
I'm not saying you should then display all games with any tag when the user goes to the site though. Just that it probably makes sense to keep the data on all submissions and allow visitors a path to see them rather than discard data on bullshit wholesale, as that's half the value - seeing what was bullshit. Both for the originally stated reasons, basically "allow the user to do a more advanced bullshit filter than the actual app store supports", and because the absence of a game currently means conflicting things at the same time right now: 1) Nobody has submitted it 2) Someone submitted it but it was rejected for something it did at the time or was misreported and needs to be resubmitted with the correct info 3) Someone submitted it correctly with the current version but it does actually have bullshit.
- stavros 3y agoHmm, you're right. I do actually have that data, I should give a better message on submission (like "this game was submitted but rejected"), but I count resubmissions as additional "votes" usually, so they still do something.
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