Talk:Dungeon crawl

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[edit] Merge

I think this article and Dungeon (games) should be merged. Further, since the other article is OR, and Dungeons pretty much only crop up in dungeon crawls, I think this is the one to keep. Thoughts? Percy Snoodle 10:57, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

No arguments here, but is merging gonna be useful? This article seems to do a much better job of explaining exactly the same subject. The Kinslayer 11:16, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
OK, this has been dormant for long enough. Does someone want to merge these puppies or what?> The Kinslayer 12:35, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
I am still reading the Wikipedia guidelines so I won't offer to make the changes myself just yet- though if what I propose doesn't meet objection, I might make them eventually. What I think should happen is:
a) Dungeon (games) should be removed. Perhaps a brief sentence or two moved into Dungeon crawl if those sentences are valuable and aren't lacking citations.
b) I'll try to find a reference for the perjorative sense of Dungeon Crawl soon.
c) The claim that dungeon crawls have influenced Quake, etc... at the end can be removed unless someone provides a citation soon. I can see where they're coming from, but the claim is unverified and contestable.
d) I'll look into pedit5 and its claim of being the first dungeon crawl. I have a feeling that claim is contestable. J edward h 15:08, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

I know now might be a little bit late to be jumping into the game, but I personally think that the other article should have been kept. Dungeon crawls are made of dungeons, but dungeons do exist outside of dungeon crawls. Plus, I have never heard someone who is not REALLY into gaming even use the term "dungeon crawl", but the term "dungeon" is used even by complete n00bs. Does anyone agree with me? Is it worth undoing? Heavy Metal Cellisttalkcontribs

I concur, actually. A dungeon crawler is a type of game; a dungeon is a place within a game. You can't have a DC without the D, but you can have dungeons in games which aren't necessarily focused around them (after all, are all MMOs 'dungeon crawlers'?). There's a fine gap here, and it seems that the two articles were only merged for the lack of valuable citations in either one. Possibly if there was a decent re-write of 'dungeons', then it could be nominated for creation. Melaisis (talk) 12:09, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Added the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (series) games. Rwoodsmall 05:07, 18 July 2007 (UTC)