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the evolution of the OSG forum & community
Topic Started: Thursday Nov 13 2008, 04:10 PM (654 Views)
Scotty Canuck
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just a thought that i has been with me for a while. its obvious to us OSG old timers that the OSG community has evolved & the way we use the forum has changed too.

im not saying its a bad thing necessarily, but change definately has happened. the OSG previously was a gaming community who gamed together very often. we used to organise game nights & have no trouble getting a crew together for gaming sessions. our use of the forum was very game focussed also. mainly used to organise games & talk about games.

these days i reckon the focus of the OSG has shifted away from pure gaming to being a forum community. we have a healthy base of regulars who contribute in many subjects, and not just gaming. a big number of these regulars do not game with each other & may never will.

what are people's thoughts on what i've said? am i spot on? am i crazy? a bit of both perhaps? do people prefer the way things are now, or pine for the good old days? when we advertise to our friends about us being a gaming community, are we being a bit misleading? is the OSG simply somewhere to kill time whilst at work?

i dont know where i sit on this one to be honest. while i do love the community that we have, i do also miss the organised gaming. it seems we cannot have both :( i know a big hinderance to having gaming nights again is the games. there aren't any 'OSG' games which the majority have (in the old days we could easily fill COD3, R6V & GOW). we organise alot of smaller co-op groups of 3-4 players, but not the big sessions of old.

are we victims of have gaming tastes which are too varied, or dont we care for gaming together?



there are no right or wrong answers, but i am interested in getting as many honest opinions as possible :)




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I think as time has gone on, that there are alot more games getting released nowadays with a higher quality. In the beginning there was only 1 or 2 games coming out in the same period. But for example this month there has been 7-8 games that are great games all come out at the one time so people purchase various combinations.

I guess the fact that co-op seems to be a main factor in purchasing a game would also have contributed to the death of multiplayer. People would prefer to act as a team on a good connection than just run around shooting people willy nilly.

My personal circumstances mean that I can not afford to keep up with all the games that are getting released now so I will try and buy cheaper games which I can trade in or sell without too much loss or I will get games with a large SP base as multiplayer seems to get played for a few weeks then gets turfed for a new game. Forza is the only game I have seen last on these forums. COD2 and R6V had a good go but Forza has lasted the longest.
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when i had tuesdays off, we had monday night games, which, most of the time i hosted, (back in the "old AA days"), but i dont really get the time now, and when i do, no-one turns up anyway, which is fine, because i dont mind that its more of a community forum thing now, i still get the odd game here and there, but im happy to do my own thing, and that is what i like about this place, you CAN do your own thing and still feel a part of this community.
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Interesting topic Scotty.

My point of view is different though. In the last to months i've played with more OSG members than i have in two years.

Ive gamed with some really cool guys like, kenji, Cerbs, and Helios which before now were just names on a forum.

Im playing every week with my online buddy necris.

That being said there are guys like blue, that from the forums i think would be great people to get to know but just never seem to game with. It would be great to have more of play time with Thumbs as well.

Also hiss and Scotty i still don't think i've ever had much of a game with either of you, even after all these years.
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for me i guess the main reason is that i dont have a really big interest in shooters, and also by the time i get a game that was popular (ie wait for it to hit the bargain bin) everyone else has moved on to the next game

also, my brother keeps coming around and "borrowing" gamess every week or so and the shit never gives them back...

one last reason is my net @ home, i share a house with my mate and he is always downloading something which makes my connection lag like a bastard...

that being said, i still feel a sense of community by being an active member on the forums even though i dont play online much
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Wolf, in the old days there were bigger groups gaming as we all had simular games. now the groups tend to be 4 (with co-op) & people organise co-op sessions***

Wolf, im glad you are gaming more, as i'd imagine it'll make you feel more part of the community?

my gaming tastes are different to most which is why i dont get involved as much as others over XBL

***again not saying co-op is bad, but thats the way things are.
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another thing to think of, which kinda backs up the shift in community.....


Gears 2 is very popular here, but how many times has the OSG had 8 or 10 players in team deathmatch? in the old days GOW was vey popular with multi, now everyone plays co-op, which reduces how many people play.


evolution isnt a bad thing. i know people love the forum (i do too), but i crave for some gaming too :)
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Scotty Canuck
Thursday Nov 13 2008, 04:10 PM
just a thought that i has been with me for a while. its obvious to us OSG old timers that the OSG community has evolved & the way we use the forum has changed too.
What's with the plurals? I can't help but find people speaking for silent others a little unsettling.

Just to use this last week as an example, I have been hammered with invites to GOW2 and the L4D Demo to the point where I feel like an asshole for having to choose which game to play in. Instead of playing on the one night like we used to, games are going every night. i like our old tradtitions, but if I had to choose one of the two, it's a no brainer.

If people want to organise Monday Night Games, go right ahead. No point complaining about it if there's no attempts being made. I've suggested that such events are getting a bit stagnant due to a lack of people, but not many have helped to promote the forum either. More faces would definitely help the cause. But in saying that, I organised 2 separate Halo 3 events to simply take some silly pictures and plenty showed up.

Perhaps the problem is more you not enjoying your games anymore Scotty? The only game I can think of since Forza that you have spoken of glowingly is NHL '09. There certainly are plenty of game invites your likely missing out on because of your own personal tastes.

As for the emphasis moving away from the gaming forum, I'm just gonna presume you're referring to the movie and music forum seeing alot of action. I think the explanation is simple. Even if a movie or a song is crap, people are discussing it happily. In the gaming forum, it seems to be the going fad that a game is shit unless someone who is a fan of it can prove otherwise. Every negative rumour has to be discredited. To be honest, many a time I have felt like an asshole having to hop over a fence and defend a games innocence purely because I don't want to see people miss out on what they might consider a good game because people are talking it down. Other's likely choose to just say nothing at all and enjoy it in their own privacy. Perhaps I am wrong, but that's my own perception.

Everyone here has something in common - we all game. So yes, we are a gaming community. We are a gaming community made interesting by the fact that we have many other interests we share in common as well. So how about we just go back to being positive and enjoying games for what they are intended to be?

My apologies to all if I ever come off as being overly defensive or aggressive at times. Quite obviously, I like this place and the people here alot or I wouldn't go to all the hassle. Someone has to play bad cop and steer the ship around sometimes though.
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Thursday Nov 13 2008, 05:10 PM
Wolf, im glad you are gaming more, as i'd imagine it'll make you feel more part of the community?
Im digging the community vibe bro.

Id take a bullet for one of my OSG brothers.

Not one of the sisters though, they'd just bitch and moan about being independent women and how they don't need a mans help while im bleeding to death on the ground. :P
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Lonely Wolf
Thursday Nov 13 2008, 04:59 PM
Also hiss and Scotty i still don't think i've ever had much of a game with either of you, even after all these years.
Tis definitely unfortunate Wolfman. I think our working hours have always gotten in the way. We'll work on it hey? ;)
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You have been preaching the game hate lately Scotty. Mario and Sonic were great bro but it's time to move on.
Edited by Lonely Wolf, Thursday Nov 13 2008, 05:29 PM.
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Thursday Nov 13 2008, 05:18 PM
Lonely Wolf
Thursday Nov 13 2008, 04:59 PM
Also hiss and Scotty i still don't think i've ever had much of a game with either of you, even after all these years.
Tis definitely unfortunate Wolfman. I think our working hours have always gotten in the way. We'll work on it hey? ;)
I could try working less maybe, change from 1 1/2 days to just one. ;)

Ive never really been free on week nights. Over the last six months ive started to free up my schedule which is why ive been gaming with OSG more.
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Hiss you are sounding defensive. this topic isnt an attack at you or anyone, but pointing out MY opinion & i thought it would make an interesting discussion.

i did mention just above about my tastes being different to most others (i probably posted it whilst you were typing your response).

i have said (Spoodge also said), there are many more games to choose from these days & is harder to organise bigger numbers (our gaming dollars are stretched). there is also the preferance to play co-op rather than the traditional deathmatch.

there are many things going against the old 'monday night games' , but could it be the mindset has moved on from that type of thing? monday night games was never 'im playing co-op tonight and need 3 others'.

i'll say again, this topic was never an attack on anyone or anything but something i thought was interesting. having been with this community from day one i can see the gradual changes.
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Thursday Nov 13 2008, 05:15 PM
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Thursday Nov 13 2008, 04:10 PM
just a thought that i has been with me for a while. its obvious to us OSG old timers that the OSG community has evolved & the way we use the forum has changed too.
What's with the plurals? I can't help but find people speaking for silent others a little unsettling.

The others are silent because we have discovered like Scotty here in this thread that voicing anything like a personal opinion is taken as a personal attack by one of the admins who has to jump in and argue the point.
The problem with a debate on this forum is there is only King Hiss and his enablers opinion and everyone else who disagrees in anyway is wrong period.
It gets real old real fast.
Either put in a new rule that anything that may be construed as an opinion has to get your approval first or deal with that giant chip on your bloody shoulder hey ?
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fuck everyone needs to re-read my first post and relax!

i wasnt complaining at all. just an observation. NOBODY is playing multi in groups more than 4 players anymore. monday night games is dead. co-op is the new multi. gaming together isnt the priority of this forum now.

AND THAT IS COOL.

now everyone relax. i would not have posted this if i knew people would get all defensive & take it the wrong way.
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Thursday Nov 13 2008, 05:15 PM
Everyone here has something in common - we all game. So yes, we are a gaming community. We are a gaming community made interesting by the fact that we have many other interests we share in common as well. So how about we just go back to being positive and enjoying games for what they are intended to be?
that what i was trying to say in a round-a-bout way.

we DONT have to game together to be a part of the community, and its not just games we have in common.

Games are just the focal point that all else has branched out from.
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Thursday Nov 13 2008, 06:23 PM
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Thursday Nov 13 2008, 05:15 PM
Scotty Canuck
Thursday Nov 13 2008, 04:10 PM
just a thought that i has been with me for a while. its obvious to us OSG old timers that the OSG community has evolved & the way we use the forum has changed too.
What's with the plurals? I can't help but find people speaking for silent others a little unsettling.

The others are silent because we have discovered like Scotty here in this thread that voicing anything like a personal opinion is taken as a personal attack by one of the admins who has to jump in and argue the point.
The problem with a debate on this forum is there is only King Hiss and his enablers opinion and everyone else who disagrees in anyway is wrong period.
It gets real old real fast.
Either put in a new rule that anything that may be construed as an opinion has to get your approval first or deal with that giant chip on your bloody shoulder hey ?
Jesus what do I write after that! Now it feels like we will be taking sides instead of just giving our own opinions. I am just flawed at how this turns into an argument out of nothing!
can you read this?
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Scotty Canuck
Thursday Nov 13 2008, 06:36 PM
fuck everyone needs to re-read my first post and relax!

i wasnt complaining at all. just an observation. NOBODY is playing multi in groups more than 4 players anymore. monday night games is dead. co-op is the new multi. gaming together isnt the priority of this forum now.

AND THAT IS COOL.

now everyone relax. i would not have posted this if i knew people would get all defensive & take it the wrong way.
i didnt take your post to heart and get upset scotty, i got the gist of what you were trying to say.

your simply saying its changed, and it has, whether its better or worse, it doesnt matter, because im happy with it, and im sure 99.9% of others are too, ther was no harm in your observation. :D
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The others are silent because we have discovered like Scotty here in this thread that voicing anything like a personal opinion is taken as a personal attack by one of the admins who has to jump in and argue the point.
but thats a point of view, i think that anyone who doesnt agree with me is wrong. :P

and im sure that everyone (if they are honest) is the same.

if ppl disagree with me, thats fine, no-matter how much they argue it wont change my mind, and i wont argue to change theirs, i havnt noticed Hiss jumping on ppl, or forcing his view on others, i admit i dont read EVERY thread, so i could have missed something, but if i felt it was like that, i wouldnt be here.

So, my point was, if there was a problem, i dont think ppl would put up with it, we all seem to be smart ppl who dont behave like lemmings, we do have some forceful personalities here, and as i said, if there was a percieved issue, i think it would have fallen apart by now, but, thats my opinion. :D
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I think we all need to go back and read my post.

I said some funny ass shit and have yet to receive props. :)

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Im digging the community vibe bro.

Id take a bullet for one of my OSG brothers.

Not one of the sisters though, they'd just bitch and moan about being independent women and how they don't need a mans help while im bleeding to death on the ground. :P


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