Only 400 active users?

Originally Posted by HiddenX
400 - who needs more?

I for one would like to see more. All the empty threads and posts that go unresponded to are a bit of a bummer.

Originally Posted by sakichop
I for one would like to see more. All the empty threads and posts that go unresponded to are a bit of a bummer.

As a former news-poster I agree, but facts show a lot of news-posts rarely received more then one reply. Guess many don't care about certain games.

As for the Codex I will never register or post on that site, but I do check it for news.

Originally Posted by Arkadia7
We get you don't like RPG Watch, but keep in mind alternative opinions are available…I know that RPG Codex, and many who post there, seem to have a sizable ego about their site's importance and influence, but maybe, just maybe, they don't hold the Ultimate Truth when it comes to rpgs.

If they'd really felt their site's important and influential they would not come here on a regular basis and feel the need to tell us how important and influential they are.
Those of substance that rise and shine high in the sky tend to ignore small lights and shadows cast by creatures far beneath them.

I do enjoy the Codex retrospectives, reviews and some of their threads on things like "rpgs before 1995 that stood the test of time", "Overlooked indies" .. etc.

Hey Eye, we didn't start the pot shots taken in this thread.

It started with your member Moriendor at post #49 and went on from there.

does RPGWatch talk about japanese porn games? Codex talks about japanese porn games

No, we find those too simplistic for our tastes, if we'll discuss porn games, those better be nasty. No as kinky as possible orgies = shovelware.

Crispy knows a thing or two about post #s.

Originally Posted by Eye
If they'd really felt their site's important and influential they would not come here on a regular basis and feel the need to tell us how important and influential they are.
Those of substance that rise and shine high in the sky tend to ignore small lights and shadows cast by creatures far beneath them.

Citation needed

Have a look through the Codex refugee thread, and the helpful tags applied. There a few people who are on the codex and post here in a worthwhile way, but generally, as a group, people come here to act the prick. By default, no-one's going to take you very seriously.

Originally Posted by Mustawd
Citation needed

Well, if you'd like to use it, you can refer to me.
Though I would not be surprised if someone has said something similar in better wording. Considering the number of people alive and dead, it is hard to be unique.

Originally Posted by Eye
If they'd really felt their site's important and influential they would not come here on a regular basis and feel the need to tell us how important and influential they are.
Those of substance that rise and shine high in the sky tend to ignore small lights and shadows cast by creatures far beneath them.

Pretty sure sociopaths need constant affirmation.

Originally Posted by posfan12
Pretty sure sociopaths need constant affirmation.

Hm, are you alluding to some Codexers visiting the Watch, being sociopaths?

What? Me? Never!

I myself am proud to be one of the 400

Been here for 10+ years. Still enjoy it. Have seen some old ones leave and some new ones come.

Of course, it would be nice if everyone stayed for long, but people have different lives.

I tried the Codex and so many threads mean nothing that I stopped lurking there.

Originally Posted by Lucky Day
We used to get a lot more devs. I think when we required logins to post on news most of them disappeared. I know some of them just lurked.

I don't know why we don't get more. Us old farts have more cash than the 12 year olds the dark and gritty mature games are aimed at.

I'm an old fart who likes me some dark and gritty mature RPGs. Although more than that I like trying new things. I want to see RPGs done in never before or least seldom seen settings and those that experiment with new gameplay mechanics. Which I suppose is why I'm drawn more and more to indie RPGs. Not expecting representatives of big studios to post here (nor do I even want them to) but the amount of indie RPG developers seems too low. And I think part of the problem is when they do post in the indie rpgs forum, very often no one really even replies to their threads. We should perhaps make more of an effort to engage with them… even it's just to say "hey this looks pretty cool" or whathaveyou.

Originally Posted by daveyd
I'm an old fart who likes me some dark and gritty mature RPGs. Although more than that I like trying new things. I want to see RPGs done in never before or least seldom seen settings and those that experiment with new gameplay mechanics. Which I suppose is why I'm drawn more and more to indie RPGs. Not expecting representatives of big studios to post here (nor do I even want them to) but the amount of indie RPG developers seems too low. And I think part of the problem is when they do post in the indie rpgs forum, very often no one really even replies to their threads. We should perhaps make more of an effort to engage with them… even it's just to say "hey this looks pretty cool" or whathaveyou.

Problem is hardly any indie rpg qualify either, lets look at latest indie review that is balrum.
Once again its the very cliché chosen one saving the world story. No risk, nothing new , they add a crafting system but its like an optional system in the game.You build yourself a house but there's no effect in the game. Combat is boring and game is grindy
.
In the indie subforum very few indies are worth looking at.

Originally Posted by Mortmal
Problem is hardly any indie rpg qualify either, lets look at latest indie review that is balrum.
Once again its the very cliché chosen one saving the world story. No risk, nothing new , they add a crafting system but its like an optional system in the game.You build yourself a house but there's no effect in the game. Combat is boring and game is grindy
.
In the indie subforum very few indies are worth looking at.

Sure, there's some dull, generic indie fantasy RPGs. Balrum is a good example of that and I personally have no interest in it. But there's also some really interesting stuff. Sacred Fire, Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, and Amazing Fantastics are a few games recently posted about here that stand out to me personally.

Of course we all have different tastes and I'm probably not going to be interested in a hack 'n slash ARPG even if it has an unusual setting or looks exceptionally well made. But I'd think others would.

Anyway I never claimed every indie RPG in development is exciting and new, but there's certainly seems to be more interesting indies than all of the AAA shooter sims and walking simulators masquerading as RPGs. Yet the big stuff tends to get more comments in the news posts simply because it is well known studios and franchises….

This year we will see the release of Torment: ToN, Expeditions: Viking, Copper Dreams, Vigilantes, possibly Graywalkers: Purgatory, Prisonscape, Age of Grit, and some others…. Yet with the exception of Torment I'm not sure many people will discuss them here. And that's the problem that I'm talking about. For whatever reason most Watchers aren't really inclined to discuss anything but the big releases. And not saying it has to be praise… Constructive criticism has value I think.

Originally Posted by daveyd
Sure, there's some dull, generic indie fantasy RPGs. Balrum is a good example of that and I personally have no interest in it. But there's also some really interesting stuff. Sacred Fire, Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, and Amazing Fantastics are a few games recently posted about here that stand out to me personally.

Of course we all have different tastes and I'm probably not going to be interested in a hack 'n slash ARPG even if it has an unusual setting or looks exceptionally well made. But I'd think others would.

Anyway I never claimed every indie RPG in development is exciting and new, but there's certainly seems to be more interesting indies than all of the AAA shooter sims and walking simulators masquerading as RPGs. Yet the big stuff tends to get more comments in the news posts simply because it is well known studios and franchises….

This year we will see the release of Torment: ToN, Expeditions: Viking, Copper Dreams, Vigilantes, possibly Graywalkers: Purgatory, Prisonscape, Age of Grit, and some others…. Yet with the exception of Torment I'm not sure many people will discuss them here. And that's the problem that I'm talking about. For whatever reason most Watchers aren't really inclined to discuss anything but the big releases. And not saying it has to be praise… Constructive criticism has value I think.

I have seen quite a bit of discussion on Torment, Expeditions Vikings and Sacred Fire.

For the rest, I haven't and I get your point, but I do not think it is something you can force really.