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r/gaming commenting guide — what works, what tanks
Want to comment in r/gaming? Reference the patch or build, share what changed for you specifically, and skip universal opinions.
What's hot in r/gaming now
What people are actually discussing
Top threads from the last month — what's getting engagement right now.
What this sub rewards
How replies earn upvotes here
- Sound like a fellow community member, not a vendor or service provider. Speak as someone who played, not as someone reporting on gaming.
- No corporate or marketing tone. Plain, human language only. Don't say 'experience' when you mean 'game'. Don't say 'engagement' when you mean 'how often I play it'.
- Offer multiple options or perspectives, not a single prescription. Compare across builds, classes, or playstyles. 'X is meta if you play Y, but Z if W' beats 'X is meta, period'.
What good looks like
Real comments that landed in r/gaming
Two recent highly-upvoted replies. Notice what they have in common — concrete, no preamble, no self-promotion.
"There was a time where mobile gaming was going to be the next evolution of handheld gaming like the PSP, Vita and DS, instead we got the evolution of online casinos."
"Shouldn't a lawsuit come after they deem if they're going to refund tariffs to the consumer or not? This seems premature since they just opened the refund claims today. Not that I expect Nintendo to directly refund anyone, as it seems impractical to do at scale."
The one rule that gets posts removed
Enormous general gaming sub — keep content broadly accessible.
Your pre-reply checklist
Before you hit Reply — four quick checks
Does my comment add something specific, not just an opinion?
A useful reply names a number, a method, a personal experience, or a concrete example. If you could replace your draft with "I agree" and lose nothing, rewrite.
Have I read the top 3 comments already on this thread?
If the highest-upvoted reply already says what you were about to say, your comment will sink. Add what's missing — counterexamples, edge cases, the next step — not what's there.
Would my reply still work if my username was removed?
If it only makes sense because it promotes you, your product, or your platform, this sub will spot it. Frame the value as "this solved it for me," not "check out my…"
Did I skim the sidebar rules one more time?
Every sub has at least one rule that surprises outsiders — peer-review only, no images, no specific tags, no off-topic. Five seconds in the sidebar can save you a removal.
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