Is this forum really as busy as it claims?

[Hadrian_II]

Originally Posted by lch

Oh, but that's a side-wide counter. I haven't visited the other forums myself, but it is my impression that they're at least as busy as the Dom3 subforums. You're the only Top five poster that I know, after all, I have never noticed the four other guys.

If you look at the number of posts, only space empires and dominions have serious activity here.

[samoht]

Originally Posted by CautiousChaos

Yesterday it showed 100 viewers, this morning 93.

For a game that has been out for years and years, that's remarkable. Of course, I've been playing for years and keep coming back to the game, so maybe that makes sense.

I know, speaking for myself, I visit this forum probably (on a conservative estimate) 20-30 times for every post I have, just to read what other people say. It wouldn't be surprising if I wasn't the only forum stalker on the internet.

...or at least I hope I'm not the only person that weird....

[Gandalf Parker]

Nahh the weird ones are the ones that haunt the forum and chat for 16+ hours a day for no pay.
THATS WEIRD (yeah I know thats me)

[Finalgenesis]

I'm one of those who bought the game recently, and was wondering what the "incident" was that sounds like it chased away a lot of old vets.

I'd like to ask what other forums are there that I can refer to for strategy, but there's probably a rule here not to name them or something

[rdonj]

Originally Posted by Finalgenesis

I'm one of those who bought the game recently, and was wondering what the "incident" was that sounds like it chased away a lot of old vets.

I'd like to ask what other forums are there that I can refer to for strategy, but there's probably a rule here not to name them or something

Basically, a very prolific modder got banned for something many people didn't consider a serious offense, there was a bit of a forum war over it that resulted in several more people receiving bannings, and a number of people don't really post here anymore as a result. The threads are pretty recent actually if you cared to go back and look at them. Anyway, there are still people who post here, and most of the vets post at http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/index.php . It's not really a taboo, there are a number of links floating around :P

[Swan]

Originally Posted by samoht

I know, speaking for myself, I visit this forum probably (on a conservative estimate) 20-30 times for every post I have, just to read what other people say. It wouldn't be surprising if I wasn't the only forum stalker on the internet.

...or at least I hope I'm not the only person that weird....

nah, i do this too

[SafeKeeper]

It's a fantastic game, it deserves the following and I'm happy to see it . I've so far only played the demo, but I'm hoping to buy the full version some day.

[S.R. Krol]

Originally Posted by Finalgenesis

I'd like to ask what other forums are there that I can refer to for strategy, but there's probably a rule here not to name them or something

There are a number of forums out there that have always had fairly active Dom3 discussions. Quarter to Three *always* have games going on, and reading up on them can provide a lot of play insight.

Quarter to Three

[Finalgenesis]

Good stuff, I'll make use of them, thanks!

[lch]

Originally Posted by Finalgenesis

I'm one of those who bought the game recently, and was wondering what the "incident" was that sounds like it chased away a lot of old vets.

To me it seems the problem is/was people that tend to incorporate very black-and-white views and group people into "factions" that they then see as rivaling sides competing against each other. Pick a side, define "good" and "evil", done. Rules and morals that would apply when dealing with "members" of your side can be broken or ignored when you deal with the other "faction" because they're outlaws where those no longer apply. You don't even need to listen to argument anymore because it's void when it comes from somebody you identify as belonging to the rivaling faction.

I am a member of the tuna-eating faction and I strongly oppose all those from the non-tuna-eating faction!

This partition into warring, rival factions automatically leads to perceived ongoing quarrels instead of seeing everybody as part of the community and using informal dictate of the better argument and adopting the motive of a cooperative quest for truth to reach a consensus, i.e. rational discourse. Eh, I'm coming from academia, it's no wonder I come up with stuff like this.

Originally Posted by Finalgenesis

I'd like to ask what other forums are there that I can refer to for strategy, but there's probably a rule here not to name them or something

Before I registered on here, I've been playing and hosting a fair number of Dom3 MP games games on the OctopusOverlords forums, which had a handful of users that would engage in continuing MP games, though this stopped as far as I am aware when they decided to dissolve their "Multiplayer Games" subforums. The most recent Dom3 thread that they have is this one, where I recognize a couple of the former players.

Another very big community that plays Dom3 games is the SomethingAwful crowd, though these forums require a small access fee, as far as I am aware.

Dom3 threads can be found on other gaming forums, for other strategy games even. There's a recent "Let's play!" thread on the PA forums.