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  • #1

    Not everyone reads the forum:

    I am so tired of hearing this argument.

    Threads: 47,029, Posts: 1,106,230, Members: 165,896, Active Members: 6,474
    Welcome to our newest member, Sandra Gurney

    so we have 166,000 members. What do you say the ratio is on word-of-mouth exposure? 10 to 1?

    just about every single game I have ever checked out on FB has a forum. When I find a game that I like to play(barring bejeweled, solitaire, wheel of fortune, etc...and I have a question, I find the forum, and go read or ask questions.

    If anyone who has more than a passing interest in this game says they have never been here, I just flat out will not believe them. I can believe that they have not bothered to make an account and post, but I will never believe that they have never been here.

    If they have played this game for more than a month, I will guarantee they have been here. They certainly know how to find the place when they want a monster, now don't they? So anyone who found this link given them, and did not at least come here to check on the situation, in my opinion, has no business playing on the internet.

    Now, especially right now, I will be the first to say that the devs responses to things are spotty at best, and that people coming here for answers may or may not get the answer directly from a dev, but for 99% of the things legitimately released from them, you will find a post about it in Vulcan's News Forum. if you cant, then you will likely find a thread about it on the general, with some info from long-time players who are prolly the next best thing, and can point you in the right direction, at the very least.

    So this argument is one that has been way overused, and it has absolutely no legitimacy at all, and I wish people would stop being disingenuous by continuing to use it.

    Thank you
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  • #2
    That 166,000 number probably isn't all that accurate, given how many spambots join automatically and probably aren't deleted. Not to mention at least half of those members have probably quit playing over the years...

    My rough estimate is maybe 1 out of 50 players actually uses the forum actively, at best.
    Last edited by kiknchikn; 08-17-2011, 05:34 PM.
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    • #3
      Good solid rant.

      28 out of 30 on presentation, nice use of facts and logic
      24 out of 30 for passion, didn't feel as angry as your golden egg rant but still you sounded irritated.
      26 out 30 for proper context, good time to post this after the last few days
      10 out of 10 for condemantion, I felt your final closing sentence was very strong and should sting some people.

      Overall I am going with a 88% and B+.

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      • #4
        Prove it....you can't guarantee anything. You're probably right about it being an overused excuse though.
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        • #5
          *claps hands*
          New vampire king. care to leave a blood trail? stop by my keep

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          • #6
            Darn another thread going to discuss the same over and over again. Though I agree, I am not happy...

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            • #7
              While there are a lot of lurkers, I kindly disagree with your sentiment.

              I had actually been wondering if forum members could not have done more to prevent friends from stumbling and falling for the exploit link. Could we not have helped spread the news through our walls and to our groups and guilds that the link was not legitimate? Warn our friends not to click it? In this way, I wonder if the forum regulars did not somehow fail their armies.

              I know many of you did post and warn just that, but it seems that in general there was a lack of communication between players-in-the-know and those that did-not-know-better.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Death of Rats View Post
                While there are a lot of lurkers, I kindly disagree with your sentiment.

                I had actually been wondering if forum members could not have done more to prevent friends from stumbling and falling for the exploit link. Could we not have helped spread the news through our walls and to our groups and guilds that the link was not legitimate? Warn our friends not to click it? In this way, I wonder if the forum regulars did not somehow fail their armies.

                I know many of you did post and warn just that, but it seems that in general there was a lack of communication between players-in-the-know and those that did-not-know-better.
                The problem with that is that it's a double-edged sword. By telling them the exploit exists, you're also telling some of them to go look for it...

                I guess the best thing would have been a simple "There's a dangerous link going around CA promising hero potions. Do not click it, as it could result in getting your account banned."
                Last edited by kiknchikn; 08-17-2011, 05:44 PM.
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                • #9
                  Scorps: YAY!

                  Chikn. Well, I don't know what the parameters are that the board uses, but it is probably a lil more accurate than you give credit for. I know that it notes when I ban someone. Any bots who have actually posted, are banned. If they have not posted, then they are still counted in the total. Id say it isnt too far off. But still lets go with 1 in 50 (active). Given that most players are in groups, or guilds, I would say that someone in that group or guild knows of, and posts thing in the group form the forum. Given that, my 10:1 ratio just shot up significantly.

                  My assessment stands: Anyone who comes here using that argument is using it disingenuously.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by SDHawk View Post

                    My assessment stands: Anyone who comes here using that argument is using it disingenuously.
                    You're missing the most important logic step, anyone who comes here and uses that argument has come here and cannot use that argument.

                    "If you're dumb, surround yourself with smart people.
                    And if you're smart, surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you"                     -Issac Jaffe

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                    • #11
                      i will agree with your logic, but not with ur use of the words "everyone and anyone"

                      i PERSONALY play side-by-side with my BF, and he NEVER uses the forum.
                      granted tho i use it plenty for the both of us, and he uses me as his resource if he has any questions. but not once has he ever used the forum...ever :P

                      but i would agree with you non-the-less that a vast-vast-vast majority of 'players' know and use the forum

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Death of Rats View Post
                        While there are a lot of lurkers, I kindly disagree with your sentiment.

                        I had actually been wondering if forum members could not have done more to prevent friends from stumbling and falling for the exploit link. Could we not have helped spread the news through our walls and to our groups and guilds that the link was not legitimate? Warn our friends not to click it? In this way, I wonder if the forum regulars did not somehow fail their armies.

                        I know many of you did post and warn just that, but it seems that in general there was a lack of communication between players-in-the-know and those that did-not-know-better.
                        Well, I know that I did post whenever I saw it, and more than once I got a pm in my fb box calling me dumb, stupid, etc. And most of those people are aware that I am a mod. That doesnt exalt me over anyone else, but in my opinion, it should have at least given them enough pause to come check the thing out, or ask around a bit more. So I think a lot of people just didnt care, at least at first, and now are coming here to use that excuse.

                        For others: And while it will be hard to keep the other stuff out of this thread, the focus is on that argument

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Kenneth View Post
                          i will agree with your logic, but not with ur use of the words "everyone and anyone"

                          i PERSONALY play side-by-side with my BF, and he NEVER uses the forum.
                          granted tho i use it plenty for the both of us, and he uses me as his resource if he has any questions. but not once has he ever used the forum...ever :P

                          but i would agree with you non-the-less that a vast-vast-vast majority of 'players' know and use the forum
                          there you go. he fits in the "know someone who uses the forum". If you werent around, and he saw the link, I would hope he would be smart enough to check around before clicking it.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by waxlion View Post
                            You're missing the most important logic step, anyone who comes here and uses that argument has come here and cannot use that argument.
                            L-O-frickin-L!

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                            • #15
                              Agreed 100% SDHawk .

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