Now the wiki gives much less information regarding engine performance and even flap tolerances. I like the layout, but I’m missing much content
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I can get behind streamlinging if that doesn’t mean “dumb it down”. Erasure of flap infromation is downright criminal as it actively lessens utility of wiki. I understand tha MEC is nieche thing that requires things to learn but flap performance information IS CRUCIAL TO THE GAME AND PERFORMANCE OF MANY AIRCRAFT.
Half of american aircaft live or die by proper flap usage, heck vertical flap turn in god damn required in early indegenous french jets! I cannot ephethise enough how critical this info is to air fights!
Whoever overlooked this feature should be fired outright!
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Screw you sim players. Thank god we have WTRTI.
Personally I love how it looks but it needs all of the old features, such as the ability to compare individual missiles to their side grades and view the pros and cons of each.
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Agreed.
I am an active wikipedia editor and i missed the old 2010 look of wikipedia therefore in settings i set it back to 2010 and i also loved the old design due to this reason.
Overall, the only good advantages of the new wiki is the rating system which isn’t even that important. Animated banners on the new wiki are also nice but that we can just implement on the old wiki instead.
One of the biggest arguments for why the new wiki is better is the comparison thing, but all my experiences with it were absolutely horrible and back in the good old days on the old wiki I could simply just open two tabs
Old wiki had much more information, was easier to navigate, had stuff like watchlist(which i use as a bookmark), recent changes, random page, and the search bar(which the removal of the search bar makes me really mad). Usage in battle, vehicle history, external links and navigation boxes are also gone.
The old wiki was far from perfect, but the new wiki is just a crappy version of the war thunder forums with some info that i cannot navigate.
Even sadder is that the old wiki cannot be updated because they no longer allow editting on the old one.(and the new wiki is pratically uneditable)
I refuse to use the new wiki and will continue to use the old one.
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I like the new touch&feel of the Wiki.
As to the info provided, I guess that’s still being tweaked (some corrections have already been made). Give them some time! = )
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Could the old wiki just be brought back or at least could it be made possible to edit the old wiki?
I doubt they would want to provide and cater for two separate wikis…
Let them iron out the bumps! = )
In that case they should keep the old wiki and dump the new one.
New wiki removed all the functions that made me love the wiki in the first place
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Absolutely!
The new wiki is badly designed compared to the old one as well as missing most of the important content.
It’s unbelievable that Gaijin have done it twice in such a short period.
First they made the WT stat card basicly unusable, and then the wiki.
For how long though? Can we get a date? You gave us an end date on the old forums.
Based on Rinhord’s reports,
users hoping to contribute information get turned down for “too short articles.”
But a lot of information that’s missing SHOULD be offered in short articles because people want access to information in a quick and concise manner, not long meandering paragraphs that repeat the same information you already know from the master article discussing a given mechanic.
Articles I’d expect:
Discussions on a plane’s cockpit visibility
MEC values/thermodynamics
Maneuvering-Energy diagrams with/or derived information (best speed to turn at, best G to turn at for a given purpose)
None of these would pass merit based on what Rinhord posted (Introducing War Thunder Wiki 3.0! - #181 by Rinhord)
nah. just bring back the pros n cons
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idk man I dont work here
Design to me is fine, but the content they took away was a terrible idea. It is a major step back award, especially for newer players who already face a steep learning curve and a relentless fight to avoid rage quitting.
Priority #1 bring back pros and cons. I can’t believe anyone thought this update would be a good idea .
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*and for what its worth I do like the new design, but for the love of god please bring back the pros and cons.
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No search function ffs…
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made a poll