After the release

SentrySteve

<div class="IPBDescription">Havok? indeed.</div>Anyone ever wonder what will happen to the mIRC room and the fourms after the release of NS?  I want NS to be popular but dont really want everyone signing up on the fourms due to massive postings.  Like take for example the Star Wars Galaxies fourm.  If I make a topic, and no one responds to it, it is only <i>litteraly</i> a matter of minutes before it is on page 3 or 4.  That is how acitve those fourms are.  I remember for Ghost Recon I was hanging around at the ghostrecon.net fourms, after the release of Ghost Recon there were waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many topics to keep up with what was going on.  I sure hope that NS does not turn into that.  Also, I pray that the NS chatroom does not turn into the DOD chatroom (scripts, colors, morons, etc.)

realityisdead

Heh, yeah. Simply for the sake of keeping things under control and getting attention to everyone's posts... that would be bad.

Something that might interest you though... take a look at what is written in a non-hypertext font under "NS Forums" over on the <a href="http://www.readyroom.org/" target="_blank">RR.org</a> lefthand menu.

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XTS_Highlander

Well I agree steve.  But of course with the good comes the bad and annoying and frustrating etc.  Just a note about the GR forums though, I was able to keep up for a month after you stopped going, so you must not have been trying hard enough <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->.  

Personally, I wouldn't let it bother you if that's what does happen.  More people means more publicity which means more servers and more motivation for the NS team to make a kickass version 2.  Havoc can be regarded as a positive thing, and I think that's what needs to be done in this situation.  

"Always look on the bright side of life." - Monty Python

Shuvit_Viper

...we could even make a private 'prerelease forum' in which only active members can come in (active members get a different status 'prerelease' or something)...

but i dont see that happen very soon..

Kassinger

Heheh, rr.org forums...for those special pre-release fans after NS hits big... <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

Edit: Of course, I'm just speculating/suggesting.

Nemesis_Zero

I can't really see the problem.
Flayra has a long track record in keeping this community mature, and I'm more than sure that this won't change with v1, on the contrary; add a few more ops and moderators, we all know that there are enough people who're both respected and competent enough to take these positions, and I'm sure that the community won't only grow, it'll also improve.



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SmokeMasta

around release the IRC channel must get several bot's against lamers and other ####.

Comprox

Our moderators/ops are all wonderful and keep the communtiy flowing nicely. A few more might have to be brought on board when NS gets released, but I am sure they can handle it.

Nemesis_Zero

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We have already such a bot. He's called Comprox <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

[edit] He also posts in the Forums. Pretty fast...[/edit]



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Fam

The current bet is 4:1 on that Comprox is some kind of Android or Cyborg.

When NS comes out, I expect the community may become a little more rowdy, but Im sure the moderators and Ops will be able to handle it. Banning a single person for the good of a community is not a bad thing.

SentrySteve

My main concern is the little kiddes that want to look like they have been around for a long time so they will have about 20 posts in each thread.  Not to mention any names but I have noticed that already happening.  Those things bug me but high is right -- the more popular those fourms get the better chance of having more servers <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

Also, I am a bot as well.  I just poke people.

SmokeMasta

nemesis compy is not 24/7 available
i've noticed that there are certain times no oper is there
thay r all a sleep or something

Right_Behind_You

/me hopes ns forums will be private pre release members only, if not ill make one for us only

realityisdead

Heh. I honestly doubt that would ever happen... a pre-release-fan only forum. I am absolutely positive Flayra would not like the idea, judging from his thoughts on the IRC channel... He doesn't like the idea of ignoring all but a few select members... neither do I.

Though like I mentioned before, the RR Forums will help ease up on the amount of content in one place... and will probably be less crowded than the official forums...

Trane

Yeah, I really doubt a split in the community would be healthy, thats what killed cs.

Greedo

Heh.  The rr.org forums.  I remember those, for the week or so they actually lasted.  Then I remember the link saying "these boards will be up by the end of the week" for the next two months.  And then now.  I wonder if there ever actually will be rr.org forums in the future.

But if they do go back up, I wonder if we'll have to re-register, and if I'll have to beg to get my old post count reinstated: 2.

Ph34r-Nephron

<b><span style='color:red'>**Even as an example, that does not belong here.**</b></span>



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RhoadsToNowhere

People on a cheating forum being abusive and immature?  Well, I never would have guessed that.  <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

Shuvit_Viper

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Me remembers the post count wars with jedisar <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

Kheldar

yes that was great times <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> yeah...we got to hope that it wont be to many llamas in here who spam teh forums <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo--> but wiht teh good comes the bad...

Scythe

There was a huge spurt of new members and posts when there was big spread of screenshots and interview posts accross (*Choke*) PHL and other places when NSTR2 was released. 98% of the new posts were informative, entertaining and insightfull. I don't see any difference between that and when NS will be released.

I'm not too keen on having to check two different forums every time I want to get up to date though.

--Scythe--
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