Adventure Gamers - Forums

cozyhome - 24 April 2022 05:50 AM

The forum always log me out after some time even though I selected the option to auto login in future visit. It’s annoying and discouraging me to come back to post.

Same here. This problem was discussed in the feedback forum some time ago and Calimonk looked into it. Things improved but the problem was not resolved.

PlanetX - 24 April 2022 07:27 PM

The whole forum could go for an update, honestly. It doesn’t have a lot of the features of other forums I go to like image resizing, media embeds for sites like Steam, etc.

Not sure if it’s a big impact on how many people post, but it would make it nicer to post here.

Probably should combine some of the sections too, no need for things to be this divided when there’s not much traffic. Most of the active topics are in this section.

But this is a lot of work, of course.

btw, thanks rtrooney for making this thread, it really made some difference

Advie - 28 April 2022 11:49 PM

btw, thanks rtrooney for making this thread, it really made some difference

Glad you liked it. As Karlok said, this is certainly not the first of its kind. It just seemed to be more needed this time. Past posts would complain when daily posts, exclusive of the ones promoting a new game or Kickstarter campaign, dropped below 20. Now new posts, again exclusive of the promotional posts, has dropped to around five.

Now I only read posts on this and the Site Feedback forums, so I can’t say what is going on elsewhere.

Karlok - 24 April 2022 07:00 PM

cozyhome - 24 April 2022 05:50 AM

The forum always log me out after some time even though I selected the option to auto login in future visit. It’s annoying and discouraging me to come back to post.

Same here. This problem was discussed in the feedback forum some time ago and Calimonk looked into it. Things improved but the problem was not resolved.

New twist to the problem. When I log in I am hit with the advertising screen. I try to log in, but am unsuccessful. However, if I simply click on “Forums” for example, I’m automatically logged in.

This represents an entirely different issue. If people can’t consistently, and easily log onto the platform, it’s no wonder they are not regular posters.

i really do appreciate so* much these kinda comments, and I do understand how they could be like putting someone’s life on an edge, chapeau

but if you wouldn’t mind me saying Eddyc, these forums have always been special, I understand how the internet can leave someone with that feeling ‘holding back’ esp when he is like you say an ‘introvert’; there is hardly anyone to judge you here, most adventure gamers are intelligent people by nature, plus the effort Jack had put into these forums to keep it civil, as you can see, Ken and Roberta post here, Martin Ganteföhr and many many others, bc they know and see how is it here.

you wont see Amins participating all the time and without showing the badges around like here, anywhere else, all of them bought to Jack Allin’s ways of addressing bullying posters and newcomers, and you may not believe but I am just like you, there is a reason I don’t post anywhere else at all!.

thank you for sharing this, really.

I feel strongly that forums and the most thoughful ways that conversations can be carried out in a forum like this are essential for culture at all levels. Discord and the “chat” approach is shallow, in my humble thoughts and I was very happy to see this forum was still here after an absence of some years.

I hope to contribute more and often. So here is one humble pilgrim still on the Path of Joy in Adventuring.

Chris (also knows as Christian IV or CrisGer) call me as you will as long as you call me for dinner

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meteor - 01 June 2022 11:13 AM

Overall the forum doesn’t invite you to play with it in a joyful way.

Please explain this comment. How exactly are we supposed tp “play” with the forum? Let alone in a “joyful” way.

I think people have been complaining about the forums since they were completely reimagined back in the early 2010s, and not much has changed since. Same happened to the website, it became even less user-friendly with time (comments under reviews were removed, user ratings/reviews were moved away from review pages for the sake of cumbersome clickbaits).

Probably has a lot to do with AG being a fan project dedicated to a very niche genre, there are only 1-2 people maintaining the whole thing for years, hence why it’s hard to stay up-to-date and keep track of user feedback. Although I’ve no idea how much accessible are modern web tools. AG still feels more fresh compared to those few adventure fan sites left. Which doesn’t help to attract new users, but it also doesn’t pay bills, so.

I haven’t visited in a long time, so my comment may be off the mark. But AG, even after ten years since the revamp, seems much more visually appealing than what I remember of GameBoomers.

Nothing really useful to add. I miss Luhr. I should play Perfect Tides some time soon.

You can always add your own rating, maybe even a review if you like. Doom did for Perfect Tides and it offers a different and well-formulated view on the game.