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[Mistereyedee]

This is an idea I had brought to Elemental Crisis' attention on more than one occasion:
Instead of catering to the popular RPG Makers (when people will find better, more active places for them), this site should adjust its direction by giving the unpopular Makers (e.g. Shooter Maker 95, Network RPG Maker 2000, Sim RPG Maker 95, Fighter Maker 95, 3D RPG Maker) more light.

I personally do not agree with his decision to reserve extra room for the more popular RPG Makers (e.g. XP, VX, VX Ace) -- because as I have pointed out, people have found better places to discuss them. So therefore, why should we give light to these Makers (i.e. the popular ones)? Why not redefine our focus by sticking to the lesser-known brands? I think one of RPG Crisis' main charms was the fact that we had a variety of underground-status Makers for people to download (most of them having been translated by Megaman8x and Elemental Crisis). Many JOINED us because of them, so why not make adjustments? This is the ONLY niche that I am confident will lift this site from the gutter.

Agree or disagree? Personally, I am all for changing this site's direction. Where else can this site go but downhill? What's the point of keeping it up if you're not going to use it?

P.S. We also need more DISCUSSIONS on Makers and design theory.

Edited by Mistereyedee, 31 March 2013 - 03:37 AM.

[Megaman]

I saw a game posted on rpgmaker.net made in rm95, half of them didnt know it even existed....

one of the huge problems is lack of rescources...

rm2k has hackers, reverse engineerers, crackers,ect willing to make a dead horse even deader

this shit i release is just....well...me
I am literally learning assembly just to crack protection which would have been done in a week if it was rpg maker.

so alone...

makes my balls itch..

[Darmok0]

No doubt this site should stay focused on some (or if not) all of the older less heard of makers, yet give a small
mention to the latest ones just to add a little variety.
I personally was attracted to this site 2 yrs. ago due to  reason mentioned above and though
i don't visit quite as often, i still check in to see what's been translated by Megaman8x and Elemental Crisis because
they both seem to have the most interest in the older makers.
Take what attracted members such as myself and just build on it.
And as far as resources are concerned, it's nice to see some, but isn't the whole point of designing your own
game learning how to create your own?
There are many free tools on your site to do so,let the designers take it from there.
  -Ghostknight 4

Edited by Darmok0, 02 April 2013 - 01:03 PM.

[Koizumi]

There's a lot of stuff out there, so I don't see why it can't just be about game design tools or Enterbrain tools in general, instead of focusing on one time period. I think it'll be a bit more interesting this way. There's still a lot of translation work to happen (sorry EC/mega, i kinda disappeared off the face of the earth) but I'm sure there'll be a plethora of content soon.

[Megaman]

Darmok0, on 02 April 2013 - 01:00 PM, said:

No doubt this site should stay focused on some (or if not) all of the older less heard of makers, yet give a small
mention to the latest ones just to add a little variety.
I personally was attracted to this site 2 yrs. ago due to  reason mentioned above and though
i don't visit quite as often, i still check in to see what's been translated by Megaman8x and Elemental Crisis because
they both seem to have the most interest in the older makers.
Take what attracted members such as myself and just build on it.
And as far as resources are concerned, it's nice to see some, but isn't the whole point of designing your own
game learning how to create your own?
There are many free tools on your site to do so,let the designers take it from there.
  -Ghostknight 4

I was refering to the lack of man power I have to work on stuff. I thought a miracle happened when ffta posted here but I havent heard from him in months

[Mistereyedee]

Koizumi, on 06 April 2013 - 10:56 AM, said:

There's a lot of stuff out there, so I don't see why it can't just be about game design tools or Enterbrain tools in general, instead of focusing on one time period. I think it'll be a bit more interesting this way. There's still a lot of translation work to happen (sorry EC/mega, i kinda disappeared off the face of the earth) but I'm sure there'll be a plethora of content soon.

Not a specific time period, man. I was referring to giving more light to the lesser-known Makers. The only way RPG Crisis can lift itself up and reclaim some activity would be by scraping coverage on the popular Makers; there are better sites out there for those.

[Megaman]

It would help alot if people actually made games with the lesser known ones. thats one draw of why rpg maker is so popular, people make games with it and become interested

[Elemental Crisis]

I'm not opposed to the idea, it's just something I think needs more refining. Megaman is right, we need more games created by the lesser known makers for this idea to work. I have tons of Japanese games that I plan to upload whenver I get a block of time but it's hard to support the older, lesser known makers when Mega and I are pretty much the only ones posting things about them.

[Mistereyedee]

Elemental Crisis, on 23 April 2013 - 08:42 AM, said:

I'm not opposed to the idea, it's just something I think needs more refining. Megaman is right, we need more games created by the lesser known makers for this idea to work. I have tons of Japanese games that I plan to upload whenver I get a block of time but it's hard to support the older, lesser known makers when Mega and I are pretty much the only ones posting things about them.

That's good. Sorry I misunderstood you. Anyway, yeah, I agree that we need more games made using lesser-known Makers; would help bring the site back to its former glory.

If we do go along with this idea, we should start the forums over with a clean slate and a better-looking layout. Not only is the lack of content here driving active members away (with what little we still have), but also the default IPB theme in place. I will mostly contribute by uploading resources and adding to a few discussions on game design theories; I don't have the time or patience to sit down and create games (unlike before).