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Video Games has brought us together!
ShaddyDaddy
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Title says it all! To be honest, maybe games aren't going the route us "old schoolers" would have thought, but at the same time, we have forums to go on and talk about what we are playing. This was not as strong as it is now in the early 2000's. It really wasn't. Everyone talks about a "lack of community" but, if anything, we have grown a little closer as these games come out. Think about it. Even if you don't like the game, everyone has their opinion. They come on to websites like this and express how they feel about the gameplay and everything in the MMO/Video game world you are talking about. Whether or not you like the game or not, you interact and conversate (albeit argue sometimes :P) about the game itself and where you see it going. Is this not the epitome of video gaming? To come together and discuss what needs to be improved and gotten rid of? True alot of the time the developers don't listen, but at the end of the day its the gamers that come together and still have a voice! I love that. The fact that we can get together and bicker about what needs to happen and what not needs to happen in MMO's/video games! From PvEer's to PVPer's to RPer's to the casual player! This is our time! This is our outlet! Enjoy the community that we have and lets keep moving forward to playing games and coming together on them!
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Hi Shaddy
I think one of the reasons for the lackluster response is that for many people you are stating the obvious to a certain degree. But I will say this. Its not games that have brought us closer but rather the Internet and creation of forums. And yes forums are wonderful, you get to chat to people who generally share your hobbies and get to exchange ideas.
Finally the good news is that Developers will start listening to you, but you need to support project like Kickstarter.
"after the time of dice came the day of mice "
agree - altho ive always been "game minded" for focus
before internet went mainstream. the same kind of discussions would happen in chat rooms or mainframe bulliten boards
or in the letters section of gaming fanzines or APAs (read: 70s and early 80s)
anyone remember Alarums and Excursions apa?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alarums_and_Excursions
EQ2 fan sites
Nice link, I hadn't heard of that before. Is the A&E magazine still active and available.
"after the time of dice came the day of mice "
its not really a magazine, its a photocopied collection of opinions and articles - w the focus of RPGs
this link has the full info of how get a copy or a sub
http://www.conchord.org/xeno/aande.html
A&E is a photocopied monthly roleplaying game APA (amateur press association) with contributors from across the US, UK, and Canada. It won Origins Awards in 1985, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
A&E was begun back in 1975. It skipped one month in the first year while Lee Gold was in Japan, and another month in 2006 when she was recovering from major surgery, but has come out regularly every month otherwise. This page will be changed or deleted if A&E stops being published. Maximum length is 150 pages, no advertisements; issues usually run 60-80 pages.
A&E is not affiliated with any gaming company. Contributors are interested in many different games. They are also interested in cultural and military history, fantasy and science fiction, rock music, military re-enactments, movies, martial arts, murder mysteries, filksongs, science fiction fandom, religion, physics, astronomy, and a number of other subjects, all of which can be easily tied into roleplaying games if you take a sufficiently creative approach.
An issue of A&E costs $2.50 plus postage. You may send cash, if you feel like trusting the Post Office with it, but Lee isn't responsible if it goes astray. Checks should be made payable to Lee Gold.
EQ2 fan sites
There were lots of tight knit message boards back in 2001, and even entire websites devoted to specific characters in Ultima Online.
MMOs used to bring us together. That's not really their goal anymore.