So, Jaesun, what's a "classic RPG"? (poll)

[Infinitron]

It seems that you're defining it as "early 90's and before". I'm cool with that.

 

[SCO]

goddamn they're out of control

 

[Humanity has risen!]

I would say it is mostly ones that promote gameplay mechanics and skill checks instead of stories told like movies and realistic graphics.

I hope that we will at least be able to make comparisons with say, a JRPG or a modern game, if it would be appropriate over the course of a thread in order to have gameplay perspectives.

 

[TripJack]

can we get the classic rpg discussion forum split into separate sections for isometric and first person rpgs plz that would b way better

 

[Infinitron]

I would say it is mostly ones that promote gameplay mechanics and skill checks instead of stories told like movies and realistic graphics.

I think the criteria should be based mainly on release date. Otherwise we'll get endless arguments about whether late 90's RPGs are "classic".

 

[Jaesun]

December 31, 2001 11:59 pm.

 

[Infinitron]

December 31, 2001 11:59 pm.

Ulp. Better start moving all the Fallout, Baldur's Gate and Arcanum threads then.

 

[Bruma Hobo]

So, Diablo 2 and Final Fantasy 7 threads go to CRPGD, ToEE and KotC threads go to GRPGD... Am i getting this right?

 

[Jaesun]

December 31, 2001 11:59 pm.

Ulp. Better start moving all the Fallout, Baldur's Gate and Arcanum threads then.

In time. There is no rush at the moment however.

 

[Infinitron]

I still think setting the cutoff point right at the beginning of the mid-90's First Great RPG Decline is a good idea. Let's have a true oldfag RPG forum.

(sequels to oldfag franchises can also be discussed here even if they were released after the cutoff point, as long as they're classic in spirit, eg Wizardry 8)

 

[Jaesun]

This forum is a work in progress, so we will see how it goes. The mid-90's are possibly a good point, except that could exclude a few. Though games in the last Decade, that are on the PC and considered classics I think still work.

 

[Turjan]

This seems unnecessarily complicated and highly arbitrary. It's not that GRPGD is overly busy, anyway.

So, Diablo 2 and Final Fantasy 7 threads go to CRPGD, ToEE and KotC threads go to GRPGD... Am i getting this right?

Heh, really. At least this is on target to get highly comical.

 

[Bruma Hobo]

What about "Computer RPG discussion" and "Console RPG discussion"? Day one cross platform titles would belong to "Console RPGD".

 

[Infinitron]

What about "Computer RPG discussion" and "Console RPG discussion"? Day one cross platform titles would belong to "Console RPGD".

Sure, but remember you'll have to share your monocle forum with Diablo 3.

 

[Kattze]

Can't we just revert back to a GRPGD instead of two boards for both classic and decline RPGs? It would be really embarrassing for this site's monocleness if the GRPGD had millions of 100-page threads while threads in the Classic RPGs languished to around 2 or 3 pages.

 

[Drakron]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG-7

You cannot get classier then this.

 

[Bruma Hobo]

What about "Computer RPG discussion" and "Console RPG discussion"? Day one cross platform titles would belong to "Console RPGD".

Sure, but remember you'll have to share your monocle forum with Diablo 3.

Better than sharing "Classic RPG discussion" with SNES JRPGs, and having to enter to the popamole GRPGD forum to discuss about AoD and Wasteland 2

 

[Mangoose]

Shouldn't you only divide subforums if they are moving too fast?

 

[hoverdog]

but what is an RPG?

 

[Micmu]

How about 1. cRPG and 2. Action "RPG"/j"rpg"/console "RPG"/my lower intenstine forums.

 

[Turjan]

How about 1. cRPG and 2. Action "RPG"/j"rpg"/console "RPG"/my lower intenstine forums.

I have the feeling that all these distinctions only lead to endless discussions about what belongs where. I'd rather talk about the games than what category they belong to.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Sure, but remember you'll have to share your monocle forum with Diablo 3.

This whole thing is ultimately about people feeling monocled for not posting in the Decline Board, since skipping threads you're not interested on is easier than jumping back and forth between slow-moving specialized subforums. Yeah, I'm sure people will double check a game's release date, platforms it's available on and whether it focuses more on mechanics than on story or vice versa before creating a thread.

 

[Mangoose]

slow-moving specialized subforums.

Not to mention General RPG Discussion wasn't exactly a hare.

 

[SCO]

Jaesun likes adventures so much he's trying to make it the liveliest game subforum-

 

[Jaesun]