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    Default Re: How are you enjoying the slow death of TWC?

    I don't think TWC will completely die anytime soon, despite the decline in traffic, new memberships, and general activity across the board. So long as Total War games remain even slightly popular this forum will be a place for such devoted fans to congregate. Hell, there are plenty of people who come here long after they stopped playing video games entirely. Some people just want to chat and debate each other in their spare time, and in a forum that has some class to it instead of (gasp!) Facebook, Twitter, or Reddit. There are some really bright people who congregate here as well, and regularly entertaining ones too.

    Quote Originally Posted by bigdaddy1204 View Post
    Have you ever thought this is slightly ironic? I mean, you ban people then complain activity is decreasing...

    No, wait...!! *ZAP* bigdaddy1204 gets banned
    LOL. And beatings will continue until forum morale improves!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roma_Victrix View Post
    There are some really bright people who congregate here as well, and regularly entertaining ones too.
    Aw... Thank you for the compliments!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ἀπολλόδοτος Α΄ ὁ Σωτήρ View Post
    Aw... Thank you for the compliments!
    Ugh! I tried to make it as cryptic as possible and yet you still figured it out! I guess that's on account of you being bright. You're like the guy who transcribed ancient Hittite into modern languages for the first time!

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    Default Re: How are you enjoying the slow death of TWC?

    It's been shite for quite some time, part of that is probably the diminishing popularity of forums, the others are more to do with the people who visit and run this forum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stavroforos View Post
    It's been shite for quite some time, part of that is probably the diminishing popularity of forums, the others are more to do with the people who visit and run this forum.
    Have you considered that the decline of the Total War series itself might be the root cause?

    I joined this forum back in 2007 because I had a question about a mod for Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion. Ten years later, I am still downloading and playing mods for Medieval II Total War. That says it all, really.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adar View Post
    I am quite impressed by the fact that you managed to make such a rant but still manage to phrase it in such a way that it is neither relevant to the thread nor to the topic you are trying to introduce to the thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigdaddy1204 View Post
    Have you considered that the decline of the Total War series itself might be the root cause?

    I joined this forum back in 2007 because I had a question about a mod for Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion. Ten years later, I am still downloading and playing mods for Medieval II Total War. That says it all, really.
    The Total War series isn't declining, it's just moved away from needing forums to support modding for its newer games, which is why you can still download and play mods for an 11 year old game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stavroforos View Post
    the others are more to do with the people who visit and run this forum.
    As always it is lovely to hear from you Stav <3

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    I have certainly witnessed a decline from the perspective of a staff member in both Content and Moderation, as well as a regular member. Have a rather interesting viewpoint there. But would I say we are "dying"? Not really, though the competition from other platforms for hosting mods certainly is not helping.

    It does not help either that some of the heavy hitters in terms of modding have left, and while the newcomers are still great it's still a vastly different site from when I joined.

    We shall see.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stavroforos View Post
    It's been shite for quite some time, part of that is probably the diminishing popularity of forums, the others are more to do with the people who visit and run this forum.
    It's because you don't post more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iskar View Post
    Also, it lacks the strategic element. The battles are at most half of why I play TW games. Managing infrastructure, budget, troop recruitment and deployment, public order and defensive assets, choosing routes of attack, protecting supply lines, holding strategic chokepoints, enacting naval blockades, holding entire armies in reserve is what makes the game enthralling.
    However, it's attracting the top YouTube gamers and they're liking it very much. This is great advertisement. I wish the same could happen with Total War. The fact is that amongst the gamers I know personally (besides myself), I've met only one who was already aware of the Total War games before I met them. I tried to introduce the game to a few, but the game was too complex for them. I'm not saying to simplify Total War as I enjoy the games myself. I just think that Total War should find a way to make the average gamer understand the "complexity" of the game better. Then they'll realize what makes the game so fun.

    Quote Originally Posted by Stavroforos View Post
    It's been shite for quite some time, part of that is probably the diminishing popularity of forums,..................
    Yeah. All the forums I go to have low traffic now. In one forum, I have to wait for days for someone to leave a comment. A great majority of the comments were made years ago. I heard that 4Chan still has a lot.

    Come to think of it, the forums have gone back to having no girls.
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    Default Re: How are you enjoying the slow death of TWC?

    Are you implying there ever was any in the first place?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigdaddy1204 View Post
    Have you ever thought this is slightly ironic? I mean, you ban people then complain activity is decreasing...

    No, wait...!! *ZAP* bigdaddy1204 gets banned
    Circle of life mate. Nah, it's mostly spammers and even they seem to ignore us nowadays.

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    Default Re: How are you enjoying the slow death of TWC?

    Eats, shoots, and leaves.

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    Default Re: How are you enjoying the slow death of TWC?

    Maybe it's the lack of ponies that has led us to this sad state.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferdiad View Post
    Are you implying there ever was any in the first place?
    There were a few before your time. One was even a moderator.

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    Default Re: How are you enjoying the slow death of TWC?

    Meh the Titanic was quicker.

    Root causes:
    -Total War series is dead
    -management of forum is no longer up to task due in part because of various circumstances and the lack of activity of skilled individuals involved in management
    -social media and gaming chat apps have destroyed forums
    -many individuals that posted regularly no longer do as a result of the above or because they are no longer children and don't have time to post on forums 24/7
    -interest in games and other discussions has faded and they only got into it as a fad but did not wish to get a forum equivalent of a degree in history, philosophy, politics etc and they have moved on with their interests

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    Default Re: How are you enjoying the slow death of TWC?

    Also, some of the posters who left were really just NSA shills
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyriakos View Post
    Also, some of the posters who left were really just NSA shills
    I bet the NSA has a special software that detects when someone writes or mentions the NSA. The NSA then installs additional spyware on that someone's computer, cell phone, TV and toaster.
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    Default Re: How are you enjoying the slow death of TWC?

    What if the NSA are aliens though?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Settra View Post
    What if the NSA are aliens though?
    Nah... They're just human servants of reptilian illuminati-bilderbergs headed by alien George Soros on their quest to fulfill the globalist agenda.
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    Yeah but at least they're not terrorists.

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