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Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 pm

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:58 am
by boombrakh
What happened? I remember when this forum was full of activity. Hell, I wouldn't even mind a good old fashioned flame war right about now.

//boom|nostalgic

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:17 am
by Copper
Most servers - nwn1 and 2 - tend to get sleepy in the summer unless there are global events at that time. September, February and April are the usual peaktimes as that's when school starts (again) and Easter vacation hits, respectively.

That and nwn players are getting older - work, family, babies pop out of the ground to keep you from playing. But that's fine: you're raising those babies to inherit your RP legacy... right?

Something that may help newer players: is there a stickied thread where you can easily see which DMs are doing what kind of quest (closed or still open, ongoing or about to finish; NA-times or EU)? I've been browsing the Live Forums threads, got good advice on IRC, and found a lot of info already on who's where doing what in the DM Activity thread, but it's a bit hazy on when one could join still. Extra info in spoilers might have merit. I understand it might be unruly paperwork for the DM folk, though.

Also looking for which player groups are still active - in their own threads they'll obviously be posted in the OP as such, but might not be active right now (anymore).

~ Copper

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:24 pm
by Adanu
My campaign is very much active and ongoing, and welcoming of most PCs. Just be prepared to have to assimilate a bunch of info.

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:06 pm
by boombrakh
Adanu wrote:My campaign is very much active and ongoing, and welcoming of most PCs. Just be prepared to have to assimilate a bunch of info.
I am referring to the forums, not in game :)

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:07 pm
by Heero
People have just moved on, I guess.

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:16 pm
by boombrakh
Heero wrote:People have just moved on, I guess.
From the drama?

Shirley, you jest?

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:39 pm
by Heero
No I dont think so. The drama is great. I think they have just moved onto to more fun uses of their free time.

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:14 pm
by Copper
People have just moved on, I guess.
There is no such thing as moving on from yourself. :P

But in earnest, yeah, that's how it works - you move on. However, there's no other computer game that comes close to NWN on the RPG field. MMO's are fun to do with friends and for the quiet times there are single-player RPG's - but it isn't the same. People who used to like RP a few years ago still will, but they might not have the time or energy for it right now.

NWN might in general shift towards smaller, tight-knit groups that rely on weekly sessions with their local DM and keep things private. Things rarely stay the same or go in the direction we want them to. Whatever change NWN'll be experiencing the RPers have shown that they'll keep the show running and adapt: so I'm not too worried.

~ Copper

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:18 pm
by Heero
Yeah, itll be fine. Itll probably just shift to a campaign platform rather than a persistent world.

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:45 pm
by Swift
boombrakh wrote:What happened? I remember when this forum was full of activity. Hell, I wouldn't even mind a good old fashioned flame war right about now.

//boom|nostalgic
ALFA happened. We are good at what we do.

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:07 pm
by kid
We're old.

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:39 pm
by Ithildur
Copper summarized it well, at least for a lot of the older crowd.

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:16 pm
by maxcell
Swift wrote:
boombrakh wrote:What happened? I remember when this forum was full of activity. Hell, I wouldn't even mind a good old fashioned flame war right about now.

//boom|nostalgic
ALFA happened. We are good at what we do.

Also everyone sucks now in Alfa since the brats started getting everything they cried for, the only saving grace is me.

How's that Boom?

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:35 am
by JonnyJerny
Back in the good old days huh guys

Re: Most users ever online was 95 on Wed May 19, 2010 5:47 p

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:36 am
by Aitana
maxcell wrote: Also everyone sucks now in Alfa since the brats started getting everything they cried for, the only saving grace is me.
How's that Boom?
And by "me" you mean Aitana, of course! ;)