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KingCheops · July 10, 2018, 12:51:56 PM

Quote from: Ratman_tf;1048301It was worth it for that metaphor.

You're welcome.

darthfozzywig · July 10, 2018, 04:31:16 PM

Quote from: amacris;1048226I hadn't realized I had achieved such storied heights. My own game is a killing word.

Baron Opal · July 10, 2018, 05:10:51 PM

Quote from: Ratman_tf;1048301It was worth it for that metaphor.

Thanks! Seemed apt.

RPGPundit · July 12, 2018, 06:31:46 AM

Quote from: Azraele;1047951I reported that post. As with other reports I've sent, it was neither addressed nor resolved

I expect they'll be banning you soon.

RPGPundit · July 12, 2018, 06:33:37 AM

Quote from: KingCheops;1048315You're welcome.

Don't go off topic again.

That applies to everyone!

Azraele · July 12, 2018, 01:55:26 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1048598I expect they'll be banning you soon.

Jesus, I hope not. My #1 fan is there!

Warboss Squee · July 13, 2018, 12:00:29 AM

Quote from: Azraele;1048664Jesus, I hope not. My #1 fan is there!

First will come accusations of cultural appropriations, then they'll decide you're a bad person, thej they'll ban you.

Wouldn't be the first time. Hell, since they seem totally ok for dropping the hammer for off site stuff, I'm surprised anyone here with an account over there hasn't been purged. It's like the gamer USSR. If they purge just enough people, it'll be a paradise.

RPGPundit · July 13, 2018, 08:20:41 AM

Yeah, seriously, it's social communism in its end-game, and proof of how that doesn't work.

Omega · July 13, 2018, 08:47:43 AM

So has the ban and fallout from it actually effected sales? I'd guess there was an increase right after. :rolleyes:

RPGPundit · July 14, 2018, 05:57:35 AM

Quote from: Omega;1048769So has the ban and fallout from it actually effected sales? I'd guess there was an increase right after. :rolleyes:

Well, Autarch's current kickstarter performed above expectations. I'd bet there's a connection there.

pdboddy · July 17, 2018, 11:29:41 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1048765Yeah, seriously, it's social communism in its end-game, and proof of how that doesn't work.

Get woke, go broke.

amacris · July 17, 2018, 01:35:26 PM

Quote from: Omega;1048769So has the ban and fallout from it actually effected sales? I'd guess there was an increase right after. :rolleyes:

Our Kickstarter pledges jumped following the ban. Whether that was a result of the ban or simply the typical "end of month" Kickstarter bump, I cannot say. I would hazard it was 10% Streisand Effect and 90% typical last-minute bump.

Anon Adderlan · July 17, 2018, 07:05:47 PM

Quote from: Omega;1048769So has the ban and fallout from it actually effected sales?

Let's say it has.

Is that a good thing?

Because I don't think the politically motivated of any stripe make for good gamers, especially if they aren't gamers in the first place and merely buying product to support an agenda. Sure you may get a boost in sales, but at the cost of changing priorities, which is exactly what happened to rpg.net.

Kyle Aaron · July 17, 2018, 08:10:55 PM

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1049394I don't think the politically motivated of any stripe make for good gamers

It's true. But like the hand-wringers on rpg.net, they don't game. BNGs* like the storygamers.

* side note: the linked thread is a good example of how much rpg.net has changed over time. I mean, just look at that thread and how many polite, reasonable people (ie not me) who game and enjoy it have been banned since.

ETA: oh and it looks like I was the first one to notice and call out Ron Edwards' "brain damage" comments, just a day after he made them. I guess that's when I was doomed. Once the BNGs get offended and take over a forum, that's it for all the gamers there.

Steven Mitchell · July 17, 2018, 09:12:31 PM

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1049394Let's say it has.

Is that a good thing?

Yes it is. The attempt is for a small group to decide what will be bought and sold. To the extent that they are frustrated in this effort, that is a good thing. If nothing else, it makes them appear to be even bigger idiots (as difficult as that is to imagine).

Besides, I doubt that their are very many people buying a game for those reasons with no interest. I'm fairly slow to buy anything. If this kind of nonsense pushes me over the edge, it's only because I was already somewhat interested. Others buy stuff all the time that they are unlikely to use. One more item bought that way isn't going to change their situation substantially.