RPG Sub Forum Streamlining Bullshit

[Cassidy]

Before I forget...

The sub forums was my idea. What do you guys think?

 

[Black_Willow]

I propose an even better solution: one sub-forum for every letter of the alphabet. For example Arcanum, Arx Fatalis and Alpha Protocol threads would all go into the "A" forum.

I have an even better idea: megathreads for each letter in the alphabet. That would make even more nxt-gn than Something Awfull!

 

[J_C]

Another reason why this sucks. Previously when I enterted RPG Discussion I just took a look at the screen, and I saw what topics I'm interested in. Now, all I see are company names, and I would have to enter all of them to check it, if there is something interesting. These stupid sub-forums will decrease forum activity.

 

[DragoFireheart]

These stupid sub-forums will decrease forum activity.

No.

Shit publishers with devs making shit cRPG-wannabes of fuck are what will decrease forum activity for the cRPG section.

 

[J_C]

These stupid sub-forums will decrease forum activity.

No.

Shit publishers with devs making shit cRPG-wannabes of fuck are what will decrease forum activity for the cRPG section.

On the contrary. That will result in glorious butthurt and shitstrom, which will increase activity.

 

[DragoFireheart]

On the contrary. That will result in glorious butthurt and shitstrom, which will increase activity.

But now in the correct sub-forum.

See?

 

[WarHamster]

What the hell is this?! I am disappoint.

 

[dnf]

I don't play Rpgs anymore besides Dark Souls, so good riddance i say.

 

[Scruffy]

I don't play Rpgs anymore besides Dark Souls

so many wrong things in this statement

 

[LivingOne]

Hey guise how about randomly generated subforums each containing different threads every time you click them??UH?UH?

On a serious note I'd be ok with either going back to cRPG vs popamole or released vs unreleased.

 

[King Crispy]

Jaesun, please change that shit back. That's beyond horrible. Seriously.

 

[tuluse]

Lately the Classic RPG forum was moving a little too fast for my tastes. Often a one week old thread was already on page 2. IIRC DU doesn't like that also and I think that's why the staff want to change things. With the imminent arrival of several anticipated RPGs it will only get worst. So let's say a forum split is indeed in order.

I propose a forum for Unreleased RPGs. Whether it's announced, kickstarted, in development, a demo, alpha or beta, it goes there. Once officially released, a new thread is created in the proper forum. Almost half the active threads of RPG Discussion fall in this category so it's a effective split in my opinion.

Also bring back General RPG Discussion. And maybe make a forum for Action RPGs.

Expanding on this idea, if we must have multiple subforums, let's try to keep as few as possible and divide them down lines that no one can argue with - the monocle RPG / popamole RPG line has always been blurry. How about a scheme like this:
Ancient RPGs - Games released 1989 and earlier
Classic RPGs - Games released between 1990 and 2004
Modern RPGs - Games released 2005 and onward
Unreleased Games - games that aren't out yet

That would divide discussion and nobody could argue about where certain games go. Additionally, megathreads could be locked to kill them. If that isn't enough subforums they could be additionally broken down into 1990-1995, 1996-2000, 2001-2005, 2006-2010, and 2011+, or something like that. In any case, I think it would be better than the current system.

Do this except, probably drop Ancient RPG category, or set the cutoff at 1995. Then the cutoffs would be pre-Fallout and post-Troika.

 

[Sceptic]

We'll have a problem with games starting with "The", though. Nobody knows where those go.

In their own subforum for games starting with "The", duh.

 

[Stainless Veteran]

Huh. Management™ should divide GD into subcategories instead, and revert CRPG subforum back to previous state. It's not even that funny, and at least Maki-chan was adblockable.

 

[Hornawkawk]

Huh. Management™ should divide GD into subcategories instead, and revert CRPG subforum back to previous state. It's not even that funny, and at least Maki-chan was adblockable.

You couldn't use adblock to restore previous avatars, and if seeing a japanese girl a couple of times over three days causes you such trauma that you need to block the image, you have serious issues.

 

[SCO]

We'll have a problem with games starting with "The", though. Nobody knows where those go.

In their own subforum for games starting with "The", duh.

Witcher, The

 

[Excidium]

What the fuck is going on?

Bring back General RPG Discussion

 

[FeelTheRads]

It's like DU doesn't even want us to post!

 

[Stainless Veteran]

Huh. Management™ should divide GD into subcategories instead, and revert CRPG subforum back to previous state. It's not even that funny, and at least Maki-chan was adblockable.

You couldn't use adblock to restore previous avatars, and if seeing a japanese girl a couple of times over three days causes you such trauma that you need to block the image, you have serious issues.

Mate, if you enjoyed looking at the same picture of some japanese girl over and over and over and over again - something's wrong with you.

 

[ColCol]

Yeah, kind of annoying. Zaps what little entuhaism I have. Not to mention it is lacking a "What is a rpg" section.

 

[Fens]

don't see how this is even necessary... it's not like there are that many RPGs coming out or being discussed to make the old system unwieldy enough to warrant this balkanization of the forums

 

[Delterius]

I dearly hope that whenever someone tries to create a thread in the new subforums, their heretical efforts are streamlined right back into a megathread.

 

[DragoFireheart]

I don't play Rpgs anymore besides Dark Souls

so many wrong things in this statement

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/the-dark-souls-discussion-thread.70465/

Wrong again you moronic robot.

 

[Delterius]

I just realized that the new subforums might be a subtle defense of list based inventories.

 

[Darth Roxor]

guess the staff is very bored nowadays