EPTWhat happened to all the threads?
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CalvinStorm
Canada78 Posts
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Slydie
1927 Posts
On April 25 2020 12:55 CalvinStorm wrote: I remember when I used to come to this forum there were pages and pages of strategies and questions. What happened to all those threads?? That was a long time ago. An old game, Discord and Reddit are some reasons. | ||
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brickrd
United States4894 Posts
also, there were a few balance whiners who used to repeatedly come into strategy threads after every ladder loss and attack people for giving them constructive criticism, which brought down the mood the race help threads still exist and you can post in them whenever you want. just change the forum settings to show older posts and they'll come up at the bottom | ||
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InfCereal
Canada1759 Posts
A lot of people have moved on, especially content creators. | ||
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CalvinStorm
Canada78 Posts
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bulya
Israel386 Posts
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ilax30
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neptunusfisk
2286 Posts
and also lots of content on youtube. I think it's just the austere, turn-of-the-millenium forum format that is no longer attracting people  | ||
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Kertorak
125 Posts
But how I see it: This page and many youtube videos served me an unlimited source of knowledge - it doesn't have to be from this month-topic. I read many quality posts from the past on this website (about any time). That's why I am here. For instance "sc tutorial central" (by jakatak) gave me invaluable helps and tools and techniques but it doesn't seem to be well known (for what it deserves), he also did an immeasurable big amount of work (and together with others/pros) on "the core"... just as one example. This is a great website. Anyways. There is also the "dark side" of reasoning. | ||
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Beelzebub1
1004 Posts
#2. The metagame hasn't really changed all that dramatically for casual mode players. You can make virtually anything work below GM with good macro and scouting. Just go watch some pro games for the match ups you want to study, and welcome back :D | ||
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Mrsqueak3rs
United States1 Post
On May 02 2020 22:28 neptunusfisk wrote: You can find lot's of builds and stuff on sites like https://lotv.spawningtool.com/build/tvz/ and also lots of content on youtube. I think it's just the austere, turn-of-the-millenium forum format that is no longer attracting people how dare you toss a word like "austere" around here lol. Thanks for the link, it's gonna be real helpful when I get back into this gem of a game. | ||
Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
I'm happy to hear you found the forum useful in its glory days though  | ||
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Dingodile
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BabelFish1
186 Posts
On April 26 2020 07:14 brickrd wrote: there is currently a lack of well known high level posters contributing advice. in the past there were a lot more GMs and even a few pros with recognizable names replying to threads with legit detailed info on how to play, but these days it's mostly diamond and master level players giving more generic advice also, there were a few balance whiners who used to repeatedly come into strategy threads after every ladder loss and attack people for giving them constructive criticism, which brought down the mood the race help threads still exist and you can post in them whenever you want. just change the forum settings to show older posts and they'll come up at the bottom The other part of it is TL's forums doesn't enjoy a good reputation. They took down their forum rules and decide on a case by case basis what should and shouldn't be allowed, which has absolutely lead to issues with bad apples. I can think of several cases where frankly, moderators here should have been fired and banned but weren't. Now days it's pretty rare though but when you decide to say "screw the rules, it's my house and I'll make them up as I go along" then people stop taking you seriously, even when you exercise considerable restraint after an initial crazy period. That combined with the other variables=the issue the OP mentions. | ||
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Whatson
United States5357 Posts
On May 14 2020 10:58 BabelFish1 wrote: The other part of it is TL's forums doesn't enjoy a good reputation. They took down their forum rules and decide on a case by case basis what should and shouldn't be allowed, which has absolutely lead to issues with bad apples. I can think of several cases where frankly, moderators here should have been fired and banned but weren't. Now days it's pretty rare though but when you decide to say "screw the rules, it's my house and I'll make them up as I go along" then people stop taking you seriously, even when you exercise considerable restraint after an initial crazy period. That combined with the other variables=the issue the OP mentions. If you don't like the forums or the moderators, you can always leave. Nobody is forcing you to stay. Now, if you were to actually provide evidence of the "several cases where moderators here should have been fired and banned" in website feedback then maybe people will start taking your opinion more seriously. To stay on topic: Essentially, the game at the casual level hasnt changed in the past few years. Sometimes a random strat will rise in popularity again, but now there's also years of history to fall back on and find answers for problems. | ||
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BlueStar
Bulgaria1168 Posts
- To create content that will be outdated after the next balance patch is nonsense. Doing the same thing over and over again without any tangible results isn't very smart. | ||
Ziggy
South Korea2105 Posts
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Nantrix
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
also hey teo <3 | ||
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Alejandrisha
United States6565 Posts
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neptunusfisk
2286 Posts
On May 15 2020 16:31 Whatson wrote: If you don't like the forums or the moderators, you can always leave. That's exactly what the thread is about On May 10 2020 04:00 Mrsqueak3rs wrote: how dare you toss a word like "austere" around here lol. Thanks for the link, it's gonna be real helpful when I get back into this gem of a game. You're welcome. Also search for SC2 on youtube. Plenty of strategy and build videos there. | ||
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