Uncivilized Elk Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 What is this thread even for exactly? Each character has their subforum for "theoretical gameplay" (which seeing as the game has been in arcades for a while, is largely not even theoretical anyway). We have a separate news thread for Xrd below this one too for updates on actual news. So really, what is it that we are supposed to talk about? Pretty much every discussion here that isn't already better suited for a different thread or subtopic has resulted in somebody saying "please stop with ____".
shtkn Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Talk about the demo, talk about xrd related events like tournaments and announcements talk about teh actual game and not some hypothetical character that isn't even guaranteed to be playable in the goddamn game. Don't bring up stuff taht would look at home on gamefaqs. I don't mind the occasional comment about stuff like Leo, but ALMOST EVERY TIME a rumored/fan favorite character gets brought up, it derails the entire thread. Look at the posts before, there have been around 10 posts about Leo's hypothetical playstyle involving books and throws. Same with gossip-y stuff "Oh I love Sol/Ky, I main him because he looks soooooo cool."
Rhannmah Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 please stop with this hypothetical character talk [Xrd] News & (Theoretical) Gameplay Discussion (emphasis on "Theoretical" mine) That said, I think you guys (the moderators team) should think about having general discussion threads again. There is a clear need for this kind of discussion and right now, it just ends up bleeding everywhere else, clutting gameplay and news threads making it extremely difficult to find relevant information about the game(s). I know these threads have their problems, but i think it might be better to deal with those posts by having a single place where those are allowed, leaving every other thread ripe for relevant discussion about the games themselves. Just my 2c
D.R.F. Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 We could just split it into two threads and call it a day, because the way it is now these types of threads will always have speculation out the ass, tangents forming of thin air, etc.
Ziggy_Stardust Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 So, I have this wild idea that Dr.Baldhead is going to be a returning playable character for XRD's console release and Faust is actually Sol Badguy's third cousin, twice removed. Ok, yeah I agree. One thread for serious news and business and one thread to be well...."out the ass speculations."
ThatHiroGuy Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Talk about the demo, talk about xrd related events like tournaments and announcements talk about teh actual game and not some hypothetical character that isn't even guaranteed to be playable in the goddamn game. Don't bring up stuff taht would look at home on gamefaqs. I don't mind the occasional comment about stuff like Leo, but ALMOST EVERY TIME a rumored/fan favorite character gets brought up, it derails the entire thread. Look at the posts before, there have been around 10 posts about Leo's hypothetical playstyle involving books and throws. Same with gossip-y stuff "Oh I love Sol/Ky, I main him because he looks soooooo cool." Still finding this site's "News and gameplay" discussions are terribly misguided in their purpose. Also- grow up. Moderation is your job, not telling people that they're conversations are stupid/pointless, or at least implying that. Before a game is released, people want to talk about what excites them most, especially with the way Arcsys likes to tease extra content, or characters nowadays. If you want for a thread to be strictly limited to news, then lock the comment section, and only allow mod posts about news. Gameplay is also loose terminology to use, and with the way these threads are moderated, they seriously might as well not exist. You want people to talk about the game, or about gameplay? Guess what? THEY ARE. They're talking about the moves, or reasons they like the character they play (read- the gameplay they enjoy). They're talking about characters they want to return, or brand new characters they'd like to appear. Better yet? Call this thread what it really is, a pre-release discussion. Clearly some things should still be left out of the discussion, due to common courtesy. Things like spoilers for story, cluttering the thread with combo routes or character tutorials, when those should be in character forums, etc etc. Honestly, if you want people to talk about Tournaments, maybe you should have a "Recent Tournaments/Events Discussion". If you don't want a pre-release discussion, where people will inevitably talk about the hype stuff, then don't even have a thread that implies that's the purpose.
shtkn Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 i don't mind people saying they're hype for characters, i do mind people derailing this thread thinking up gameplay styles for a non-playable-character, and making this thread useless for its intended purpose. if you want to hold a conversation with the fluidity of an actual conversation, forum threads are a poor place to do it. do it in the chat room (i bought it specifically for that purpose!), or do it on twitter or other social media. we don't have the manpower to moderate everything constantly, so instead we try to keep each thread on a very specific topic perhaps a general "hype" thread could work, but what usually happens is one thread gets all the attention and becomes the single dumping ground for news as well...
king of heart Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 I have to agree with shtkn this time that things are getting really stupid.
Sanger Zonvolt Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 I formed a Guilty Gear skype chat a while ago, everyone is welcome to join to discuss anything Guilty Gear if they're interested, I suppose would be more appropriate there than here for that kind of discussion.
o Nereus o Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 I formed a Guilty Gear skype chat a while ago, everyone is welcome to join to discuss anything Guilty Gear if they're interested, I suppose would be more appropriate there than here for that kind of discussion. I don't mind joining it.. im new to GG so this'll help me quite a bit. What's the group called?
TheRealBobMan Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 I'll link it here for convenience, but the "Guilty Gear Skype Chat" thread is still on the same page in the "Guilty Room" section as this topic. Just scroll down a little bit and you'll see it. http://www.dustloop.com/forums/index.php?/topic/8402-guilty-gear-skype-chat/
Yuhoke Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Is that demo available yet? I would venture a guess and say it's going to show up when they update the store around noon JP time, so circa six hours from now.
ThatHiroGuy Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 i don't mind people saying they're hype for characters, i do mind people derailing this thread thinking up gameplay styles for a non-playable-character, and making this thread useless for its intended purpose. if you want to hold a conversation with the fluidity of an actual conversation, forum threads are a poor place to do it. do it in the chat room (i bought it specifically for that purpose!), or do it on twitter or other social media. we don't have the manpower to moderate everything constantly, so instead we try to keep each thread on a very specific topic perhaps a general "hype" thread could work, but what usually happens is one thread gets all the attention and becomes the single dumping ground for news as well... Regardless, you're posed with that problem. People who want to carry on a conversation (the type you don't want apparently) don't try to do it in a place where nobody replies. Of course they're going to wherever most of the attention is placed. Currently, for Xrd anyway, this is where that attention is. A news and gameplay thread, if it's how you're saying you want it, should be somewhere that people can come and get information without the clutter of conversation. To add on to that, any news that is released can always be added to the stickied News&Gameplay thread. Even if the info is dumped elsewhere, the important part is that it's compiled in one place at the end of the day, where everyone can access it easily. The point of News&Gameplay (how you imagine it) is not for people to participate, but rather, a one-stop shop for all info. A thread you can link whenever someone asks "Who was confirmed", or "What did they show at TGS", or "Is there a system mechanics tutorial". In reality, these threads almost always result in a lot of speculation, hype, and general discussion, because nobody wants to sit here and talk about things they already know. Not only that, but after x amount of time, the same questions are being asked, because the thread's progressed so far. Right now, you're trying to keep everyone participating on a short leash (for the most part), and that's probably the worst thing you could do, as opposed to just making a 'safe' place to chat about everything Xrd. Chat is nice. But forums have the added bonus of keeping your question, or conversation relevant as long as the thread stays on the page your comment is on. It allows for more people to see your conversation, and chime in. I get what you're saying, but forums are a message board. Also called a discussion board. You come here to discuss, and get multiple opinions from multiple people. Tis' all I've got to say. You should think about it, because some of the modding that goes on here results in just bashing people's opinions, and calling them 'warnings'. It's pretty rude. OT: Can't wait to play the demo tonight! Seeing it in 1080p and in 60fps should be interesting.
badgerfan20945 Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 I'm going to play the shit out of this demo when I get off work. The wait is going to be unbearable.
Killer Oreo Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Can't believe I'm this hyped for a Demo! Then again, this is the big game I've been waiting for this year.
ThatHiroGuy Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 The demo is up, and I'm streaming it in about 5 minutes. Stream name is in my signature.
Antitidus Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I can't find it. lol Edit: I found it. Just in case for others, enter the PS+ section, there are two tabs. Go on the second tab.
Koozebanian Fazoob Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 It's on the top level, Playstation Plus, second subcategory.
Killer Oreo Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 This damn demo hype is raising my blood pressure!
Antitidus Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Eh yo, what if at the end of the demo's arcade mode they announce Leo? That would be hype as fuck.
Leopold Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Love this demo!! Its pretty good for those who want to main Sol, since you have pretty munch an unlimited training mode vs Sin dummy. I have to say I love the graphics and the buffering oh god. It feels very like Blazblue in terms that its not strict like the previous Guilty Gear games.
Koozebanian Fazoob Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Yeah, Sol players are gonna have a huge up on everyone else with this demo, lol. Every character is in it except MAYBE El? Countdown until someone hacks it to let you play as anyone you want.
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