Just kinda miss everyone, and how busy this place used to be. Kinda a ghost of its old self. Sad.
LOL yeah, even missed those who thought I was a bit off me rocker with some of me posts haha.
Well maybe one day things will start to grow again.
I think the day of internet forums has kinda passed, tbh I still check up on a handful, but most of the ones I used to be a part of have essentially died. Which sucks
I suspect that Something Awful happened to this place.
I mean, who needs old HTML walkthroughs of even older RPGs when you have people play the game for you while other people chime in to either discuss what just happened, to chip in with some obscure factoid, to vote on a course of action for the player to take, or to derail the thread. Amirite?
True… but this place has not been much of a resource for a fair while. I think it’s the community that makes up this place that has kept it a alive a oppose to the information. not saying I don’t like it; years ago I came here constantly to check up on stuff for games. However, now with youtube having become a mainstream source of information, these forums and and such have become far less useful.
I still come here to see though and look through the shrines every now and then… plus to see if Zep has any new outrageous comments to make! xD
You’d be surprised how many people still google stuff up because they want to read up on some info as opposed to watching "let’s play"s with shitty commentary, especially when it comes to RPGs (where in some cases lists on equipment and monsters and loot and shit can be pretty helpful). Videos are mostly helpful when you get stuck in shooters, jump’n’runs or other types of games where you get stuck because you don’t know where to go, how to do a jump or how to “physically” do something.
I also still get the occasional emails (like twice a month) from people who read the FF8 shrine and write me strategies for Ultima/Omega weapon, random trivia, useless game secrets, ask for advice or point out how either Cifer’s or Squall’s height is still wrong on the bio page. The tiny detailed crap people pay attention to is amazing.
The info on RPGC is still valuable and very useful imo. It could really shine again if only it made the jump to the 21st century in terms of design, contribution and administration.
Man, I’ve still got my shrine and a standstill atm. I’m still keen to keep going but it’s not the same as it used to be after uni being at home 24/7! xD I should make time for it!
It might be a while before I get around to providing access. There should be a post somewhere in the that forum with a link to the current template ( see main page. )
I played DQ I&II last year and at some point I needed some details. Guess which site google directed me towards. On the other hand RPGC’s content nowadays probably ranks as old old school and sometimes even the wikias of the world have trouble with some game. The wiki wasn’t a bad idea, but it probably came too late.