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Thu 28/06/01 at 17:34
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The limit for reviews was recently reduced to 6000 characters. This is due to be further reduced to 4000 characters as we feel that most people prefere to read shorter reviews.

We hope to have a place for Walkthroughs soon with a much higher character limit.
Thu 28/06/01 at 21:06
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Hmmmmm, there is a way to get round the character restriction!
Thu 28/06/01 at 21:00
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MAntis would you like someone to copy and paste it and win?
Thu 28/06/01 at 20:58
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Opps, 4000 characters is quite short then.

Sorry:)
Thu 28/06/01 at 20:56
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Sniper wrote:
> Not for someone like dan.

Well not for Dan. But for most of us it probably is. Anyway the person reading the reviews should check to see how long the review is before starting to read it. There is plenty of shorter reviews coming from some of us. Why dont they read them.

Anyone considered my query for your reviews yet.

(;O\
Thu 28/06/01 at 20:54
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If one of us was to write a walkthough it would take alot of patience and effort.

Walkthroughs should DEFFINETLY be allowed for GAD. Imagine doing a walkthrough from scratch for a resident evil game for example. If it was done with no cheating or anything it would be very hard and worthy of a GAD. I think a walkthrough would be harder to do that a review.

I feel they should be allowed for GAD. As long as everyone keeps a eye out for cheaters they should go very well.
Thu 28/06/01 at 20:52
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Not for someone like dan.
Thu 28/06/01 at 20:50
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Mantis wrote:
> To be honest 4000 words is plenty for a review.

Sure reviews in
> games magaseines sometimes are only around 200-300 words, some are
> even less.

4000 should be plenty for a review if done by someone
> like me.

4000 characters. Not words. Still think that it is enough?

(;o|
Thu 28/06/01 at 20:48
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To be honest 4000 words is plenty for a review.

Sure reviews in games magaseines sometimes are only around 200-300 words, some are even less.

4000 should be plenty for a review if done by someone like me.
Thu 28/06/01 at 20:45
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Exactly you can get it from loads of sites it wouldn't be fair.
Thu 28/06/01 at 20:44
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If you didn't allow walkthroughs, you'd have to stop cheats from winning as well...walkthroughs tend to take a lot more effort anyway.

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