The War Against Desborough and Mongoose Publishing

Reckall · June 30, 2012, 01:11:49 AM

Quote from: Aos;554758I'll be opening Take Back the Dice a counseling center for 4e survivors.

Don't forget the Rob Heinsoo Wing for Delusional Designers. There will be, of course, no PCs playing World of Warcraft around... : o)

Spike · June 30, 2012, 01:38:03 AM

Quote from: John Morrow;554881All of the RPGPundit haters, the people on RPGnet who like it the way it is, the SA goons, B.T., Pseudoephedrine, and Kyle. Is that good enough for starters? The Internet is full of people looking for a reason to be offended.

Haters gonna hate, mang. That's what they do.

Seriously: People on the internet are gonna be offended whatever you put on the banner. Don't put up a banner? People gonna hate because you don't have a banner for them to hate on.

Should I have caveated 'Legitimate complaints'?

I could draw some parallel with the whole culture-of-offence that the entire banner is meant to mock, but frankly I'm too fucking lazy.

James Gillen · June 30, 2012, 02:06:45 AM

Quote from: One Horse Town;554707That's been happening since we went live.

Still, i think we should just name our strengths - gaming discussion for gamers.

Or "The RPGSite - Where Trolls Get Flamed."

JG

Reckall · June 30, 2012, 02:14:57 AM

Quote from: James Gillen;554911Or "The RPGSite - Where Trolls Get Flamed."

JG

Still (sorry if I play Devil's Advocate again) what about if someone comes here and start talking about Forgite games just because he likes them? My fanatical D&D/CoC crew enjoys "Primetime Adventures" and "Don't Rest Your Head" as variants of the usual way of playing - they way we enjoy Arkham Horror. Amazingly enough, there are people who just do that.

James Gillen · June 30, 2012, 02:22:32 AM

Quote from: Reckall;554914Still (sorry if I play Devil's Advocate again) what about if someone comes here and start talking about Forgite games just because he likes them? My fanatical D&D/CoC crew enjoys "Primetime Adventures" and "Don't Rest Your Head" as variants of the usual way of playing - they way we enjoy Arkham Horror. Amazingly enough, there are people who just do that.

I don't particularly care if someone likes Forge games. Just as (being a HERO player) I don't share Pundit's disdain for point-based over random roll character systems. Granted the storygames may cater to those with "Swine" tendencies, but as long as you can control yourself and not mistake this place for democraticunderground.org (or Stormfront) come on in.

JG

Marleycat · June 30, 2012, 02:24:40 AM

Quote from: Reckall;554914Still (sorry if I play Devil's Advocate again) what about if someone comes here and start talking about Forgite games just because he likes them? My fanatical D&D/CoC crew enjoys "Primetime Adventures" and "Don't Rest Your Head" as variants of the usual way of playing - they way we enjoy Arkham Horror. Amazingly enough, there are people who just do that.

I agree I like all sorts of games and enjoy different playstyles it just has to match whatever the expectation of whatever game is in question.

jhkim · June 30, 2012, 02:37:23 AM

Quote from: Reckall;554914Still (sorry if I play Devil's Advocate again) what about if someone comes here and start talking about Forgite games just because he likes them? My fanatical D&D/CoC crew enjoys "Primetime Adventures" and "Don't Rest Your Head" as variants of the usual way of playing - they way we enjoy Arkham Horror. Amazingly enough, there are people who just do that.

Jumping into the conversation here late, but this isn't a what if. There are a number of existing long-time posters who enjoy many Forgite games. I'm one of them. (I also enjoy Arkham Horror - it's been a regular one-off game in my weekly group.)

Personally, I would sell the site on its loose moderation rather than any take on games. The "No Agenda" is OK as a tag-line. Pundit (and other moderators) do have agendas - they've just got enough ethics to stick to minimal moderation, and not trying to silence people who disagree by moderation. I appreciate that, even if I often disagree with him.

The Traveller · June 30, 2012, 04:35:34 AM

As in the poll thread in the Pundit's forum, its a good message but the small text will be lost, see this is how it looks at the size it will be

This is using the font I used earlier

Nice, clean, and clear; I still think it needs a splash of colour to make it stand out from the background though. Controversy is good in this case! I mean lets face it, this is meant to be a big middle finger to those who would ruin our hobby. Boobs ftw!

Your call though, I'm happy with either view.

Killfuck Soulshitter · June 30, 2012, 05:05:58 AM

"All of the discussion, none of the agendas"?? Seems to be a bit in-your-face to the residents of RPG.net. Something a little less confrontational would be better.

Ghost Whistler · June 30, 2012, 05:49:03 AM

Why not just stop wasting money and go and post over there "come to the rpgsite, it's better than this" and be done with it.

J Arcane · June 30, 2012, 05:54:27 AM

Quote from: Ghost Whistler;554965Why not just stop wasting money and go and post over there "come to the rpgsite, it's better than this" and be done with it.

Stating another site is "better" implies this one is worse.

Take 3 days off as a group attack against RPGnet posters.

Ghost Whistler · June 30, 2012, 05:56:25 AM

Quote from: J Arcane;554966Stating another site is "better" implies this one is worse.

Take 3 days off as a group attack against RPGnet posters.

Yes I get that they will ban the post/poster but the advert won't last five minutes either. I doubt it will attract anyone that doesn't already know of this place. And quite frankly i don't want the pious nutbags of rpg.net here anymore than I did when I tried posting over there. q

RPGPundit · June 30, 2012, 10:17:35 AM

Quote from: Killfuck Soulshitter;554961"All of the discussion, none of the agendas"?? Seems to be a bit in-your-face to the residents of RPG.net. Something a little less confrontational would be better.

No. The whole point in doing this IS to confront them. To specifically say "we have this site where there isn't all this modclique bullshit, where the talk about games is actually better, and where you don't have to fear being banned, that your mods have been trying to keep quiet for the last 5 years because they fear losing all the actually good posters to it". Only that's a bit too big to put in a banner.

RPGPundit

Sacrosanct · June 30, 2012, 10:47:41 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;555016No. The whole point in doing this IS to confront them. To specifically say "we have this site where there isn't all this modclique bullshit, where the talk about games is actually better, and where you don't have to fear being banned, that your mods have been trying to keep quiet for the last 5 years because they fear losing all the actually good posters to it". Only that's a bit too big to put in a banner.

RPGPundit

Yeah, pretty much this. I also thought it was supposed to be a way to use their revenue against them. I.e., no one can really outright buy the site, so instead of a boycott, use their source of income against them.

John Morrow · June 30, 2012, 02:27:51 PM

Quote from: The Traveller;554953As in the poll thread in the Pundit's forum, its a good message but the small text will be lost, see this is how it looks at the size it will be

It looks like the top of the page banner ads are the larger size to me, which is 728x90. See this Amex banner image, which was on the site.

Quote from: The Traveller;554953This is using the font I used earlier

Nice, clean, and clear; I still think it needs a splash of colour to make it stand out from the background though.

I like the blue. Here's a version I did with some blue taken from a picture of a Uruguay flag.