Fafhrd on 4/6/2012 at 07:05
Speaking of the bot: If the BioShock forum is archived, why has the bot been left running?
Kolya on 4/6/2012 at 08:46
Undead robot. <img style="-moz-transform:rotate(180deg);-webkit-transform:rotate(180deg);" src="http://www.ttlg.com/forums/images%5Csmilies%5Cbiggrin.gif" alt="D:"/>
Al_B on 4/6/2012 at 08:50
It was refusing to play nice and die. It's now been "persuaded" that kotaku isn't a place for the undead and it shouldn't post again.
(At least until a freak electrical storm resurrects it)
jay pettitt on 4/6/2012 at 10:58
I might need to get my coat after this, but I think the problem with discussing stuff like Stalker, ElderScrolls etc etc in gen gaming is that gen gaming has been allowed to become a cess pit.
Maybe that's necessary, and a good thing - like a jam trap for wasps.
But if it wasn't, I'm sure you could have good discussions for all the other smarter games without turning TTLG into a confused thicket of dead subforums. And you might even get more talky forum fun about the smarter games by sticking it under the noses of more people.
Thirith on 4/6/2012 at 12:18
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
Speaking of games that would be a good fit, it's kind of weird/funny how Bioshock, supposed heir to System Shock, was so categorically rejected by the TTLG community at large, not just the more vociferous members, ahem. After all the dust settled, I'd wager even Invisible War has more of a following here than Bioshock (if one judges by the (
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139302) near-zero interest in Bioshock Infinite).
I'm pretty interested in the game - I'm just not particularly interested in *discussing* it. On the whole I find that I've become less excited about games (and discussing them) before they come out than would've been the case ten, twenty years ago. Still wouldn't justify a
Bioshock forum, though; when the game comes out, I'm sure that it'll be talked about in Gen Gaming.
PigLick on 4/6/2012 at 13:46
theres also the question of what exactly "embodies" the spirit of ttlg games?
take Vampire as an example, great game, but really a forum dedicated to it would be like opening my wallet on an off pay week. I can only think of a few major threads, and realistically, they belong in gen gaming more than anywhere else.
hang on are me and jay agreeing here? well well
twisty on 4/6/2012 at 14:48
There would be no point in having a dedicated VtMB forum now Piglick, but at the height of its popularity on these boards there would have been a great deal more to discuss such as classes, playing styles and discussions on the story and its characters. That is why I suggested that a new forum category should be created to house contemporary games that fit the mould of whatever it is that fulfills the criteria of being an eligible game.
PigLick on 4/6/2012 at 14:55
even at the height of its popularity there was still only a few threads, why would you need a dedicated section? Jay Petit is bang on with this one.
although I concede that it would make it easier for people who are actively looking for information about said game to find what they need.
Beleg Cúthalion on 4/6/2012 at 15:57
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
Strictly speaking, "Thief III Editors' Guild" should be "Deadly Shadows Editor's Guild". But... eh.
Strictly speaking both should have similar name patterns, so either twice "The Editor's Guild" plus game in brackets or something like "The Thief 1/2 Editors Guild (including System Shock 2)" and one for Thief 3 (which is called that way throughout the TDS/T3Ed system files, so no need to add the official game title...we don't do that for the others either). I'd vote for the latter:
The Thief 1/2 Editor's Guild (including System Shock 2)
The Thief 3 Editor's Guild
arandomgamer02 on 4/6/2012 at 21:01
I would definitely get rid of the ttlg.com main page.
-It hasn't been updated in 11 months. If updating it turns into a chore/hassle, like it has over the years, there's no point in trying to keep it up.
-The content on that page could easily be posted in a dedicated thread on the forums.
-The white rectangle that links to the forms is far too small. New users could arguably miss it. Regardless, the forums deserve a much better main link than that.
-This has already been discussed elsewhere, but it can't be good when the top post on the main page tells you to join a forum that's NOT TTLG. :erg:
