Bradylama
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Well as long as we're dropping names, I'd also like to give a shout out to Horribleville, Dresden Codak, and Minus. KEEPIN IT REAL ON THE ART FRONT NIGGAS
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Briosafreak
Lived Through the Heat Death
Jabberwocky said:
Actually I can't see one valid point... but he is right on one thing, he didn't really attacked NMA and the staff, just accused welsh of putting to much opinion in the newsbits, then saying opinion in the newsbits was a great strength of the Codex, or defending other sites obligation to be more professional in their news, while defending the opposite to us since we are "just a fansite". That's not hostile, I have to concede, but confusing... the same confusion he is making in attacking NMA's editorial stance, while he knows he is an official newsguy and could have posted whatever rumours he wanted by himself.
But the "suck dics" rage I had already passed, let's refocus then.
Articles and articles, people seem to want to read more and discuss more. Goody, anything else? And anyone willing to try to write/get some articles for us all?
welsh
Junkmaster
As mentioned elsewhere, I would like to consider whether a broader focus might be worthwhile, primarily more post-apocalyptic.
Briosafreak
Lived Through the Heat Death
And retro futuristic stuff too!
And Baldur's Gate, yo.
Medieval 2.
How in the hell would Medieval 2 fit this site?
*timeloop*
*timeloop*
Fallout?
Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
Bradylama
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
I didn't like the way he posted threads where he copy+pastes news articles and interjects opinions as he presents the actual article itself. I thought that was in poor taste, as opposed to waiting until the end of the article in order to post an editorial. That had nothing to do with the way he reports news.
Because it helps them identify the atmosphere of the community, being that it's full of jaded roleplaying cynics.
Which is the perogative of said website.
Because I think an alternative is a better solution.
It's not that confusing. Also, I am getting annoyed by the way VD constantly reports with the same snide remarks about Oblivion, but I think that has more to do with the amount of Oblivion reporting he does than the actual method.
Bradylama said:
Community = the site? OhLOL!
welsh said:
Right before Fallout 3 is announced and we'll need all our times and resources to post, criticise and mod? No.
SimpleMinded
Vault Fossil
Luke said:
Fallout -> Good Games -> Medieval 2. Yay! Only two jumps away, therefore, very similar to this site?
Briosafreak
Lived Through the Heat Death
Sovz said:
The one aiming for power is Brady, he's acting out of greed for the mini fridge and corporate bathroom
Jarno Mikkola
Water Chip? Been There, Done That
Nah, it's just because of the world's chaotic nature, that the people act the way they do, or did you really think that the Jedi can:Briosafreak said:
like I always do?!?SimpleMinded said:
welsh
Junkmaster
Jabberwocky said:
And if FO3 sinks like a stone? Or if Bethesda delays FO3?
I am not keen on putting all our eggs in one basket. Just because the franchise seems to be in decline doesn't mean we shouldn't still appreciate what was good in the franchise or how the original FO1 and FO2 reflected our community's broader interests.
It's grow or die.
I think this perpetual reaction to Bethesda is not healthy. If they are going to do a cock up of FO3 that will disappoint the fans (and if they are so fucking stupid as their limited PR campaign suggests) than I see no problem in bashing the shit out of them.
But I'd like to think that the community has broader interests as well. Just because Bethesda plans to fuck the community, doesn't mean we should. So yes, growth and change. THey say its healthy.
welsh said:
Delays don't matter as long as there's something to cover.
Its sinking is so very, very unlikely I'm hardly going to consider it.
welsh said:
We're a Fallout fansite. I work for this place to try and achieve the goal of a good Fallout game or, failing that, to mod a good Fallout game into a crappy one. Feel free to expand your energies elsewhere if you feel like it, I'm not going to, I don't believe I'll have a single drop of sweat to spare for other thoughts once Fallout-crunch hits.
welsh said:
Uh, no, I don't think anybody sees a problem with that.
welsh said:
No Mages Allowed
Bradylama
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
Well, Fallout is dead, let's face it. We can't just keep perpetually bashing Bethesda and centering a community around it. Let's not just abjectly refuse to shift focus.
What if we started reporting on material related to dystopias, or did member reviews of post-apoc media?
What if we started reporting on material related to dystopias, or did member reviews of post-apoc media?
Bradylama said:
Blatantly false. The funny thing is that I don't really care one bit about Fallout 3 at this point, never really have except for a while when Van Buren blew up and its not-to-be potential goodness was disseminated. It makes up around 0% of my motivation for being here. This is a Fallout site and the awesomeness of Fo1 and Fo2 is enough to keep it going. Traffic in the game help forum is a bit slower than 3-4 years ago, but not depressingly so. Modding is incomparably better. If interest in Fo1 and Fo2 dropped off entirely, I'd just shrug and let it go. But it's not happening. In either case, I have no reason in the world to play some kind of game with Bethesda or delude myself into thinking we matter. Right now I care more about killap's patch than about Fallout 3. When we learn the details, when it comes out, who knows? Until then, we have a good thing here. Fuck growth. Fuck death. If anything but the original games was ever our life support, we should be put out of our misery anyway.
Briosafreak
Lived Through the Heat Death
Wow so I'm not the only one? Nice 8)
welsh
Junkmaster
Jabberwocky said:
Don't be silly.
We often cover different games in the news besides Fallout, and we even touch on civil defense and other Cold War/Apocalyptic themes.
There's an overlap there. Bradylama suggests looking at dystopias or other post-apocalyptic media. Why not? Doing reviews of some of the films or books within the genre?
Why not do a review of a film like Damnation Alley, or The Omega Man or even 28 Days Later? Try to get an interview with the writer of Zombie Survival Guide? A look back at Soylent Green?
I agree that Fallout should be the centerpiece of this site and that we should be open to modders interested in working on Fallout 1 and Fallout 2. That said, I think there is plenty of interest in things related to Fallout and the genre that Fallout to explore.
Whether the community supports that or not, is something the community should consider.