UESP or Wikia? : V

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:18 pm

Title pretty much says it all. I'm just curious as to which one is more reliable/best, from a historical perspective, i.e. those that followed up their content since the old days. Oh, and if you feel that neither is a good resource, please, share the love.

Cheers.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:49 pm

UESP IMO is the best.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:05 pm

Definately UESP. Fastest loading too.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:16 pm

uesp tends to be better for quests and such.

If you want books/lore head to The Imperial Library

There tends to be more dialog examples at the wikia.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:42 pm

UESP trusted, never heard of the other.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:03 pm

Uesp. Been usin it forever

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:23 pm

I consult UESP and The Imperial Library more than any other sites.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:31 am

UESP has better organized more accurate information.

Wikia has more, faster, less accurate information

Both have their uses - I go to UESP first and then hit wikia if UESP doesn't have what I am looking for.

Historically, you can't even compare the two, UESP has everything old school elder scroll related

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:36 pm

I go to both, but prefer UESP.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:21 pm

Good question. I am also looking at both of them and cannot decide which has the correct information sometimes. UESP seems a bit better though in my opinion, although I find it harder to navigate at times.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:22 pm

UESP for me. But I do go to the wikia when UESP doesn't have the information.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:57 am

Since Skyrim came out, UESP will have random bouts of not loading...due to increased traffic I assume.

But I will use it when it loads. Wikia is the backup plan. (I've seen some straight up incorrect information there...so be wary of anything you read.)

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:18 am

i prefer uesp and the wiki, but u should always use uesp first

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:00 pm

I find that UESP is far, far more intuitive to navigate than the wikia is.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:07 pm

Like everyone said, uesp is the better choice.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:40 pm

Good question. I am also looking at both of them and cannot decide which has the correct information sometimes. UESP seems a bit better though in my opinion, although I find it harder to navigate at times.

One thing that has been drawing me to UESP is the effectiveness of its search tool. It seems more to the point, taking me directly to desired information. Wikia just seems more fluffy, better looking but not as in-depth. However, one thing that Wikia has that I've been finding extremely useful: because we're in the early stages of Skyrim, there are lots of useful workaround tips for bugs in the Bugs section. It saved me a lot of pain, especially questwise.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:31 pm

I hate UESP. It's wrong far too often for my tastes.

Official wiki defaults to Oblivion, which annoys me. Always have to append _(Skyrim).

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:48 am

I hate UESP. It's wrong far too often for my tastes.

I'm not doubting you (just curious), but can you elaborate on that? You mean stats, quests, lore, all of it?

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:00 am

UESP.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:19 pm

I use the UESP for my Morrowind and Oblivion needs, but prefer the Wikia for Skyrim.

At least at first it seemed like the wikia was more reliable for Skyrim-based comment, and was being updated faster to include quests, NPC's, etc. when Skyrim launched but that deficiency may have disappeared by now.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:04 am

I'm not doubting you (just curious), but can you elaborate on that? You mean stats, quests, lore, all of it?

Quests and skills. It was a larger problem early release. It's probably been mostly fixed by now.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:52 pm

Well, personally I use UESP and the Imperial Library.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:18 am

UESP!

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:04 am

UESP's been around long before Wikia itself.
There shouldn't even be a Skyrim wikia. It's an insult.

» Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:01 pm

UESP and Imperial Library.