Bring it Back to Life!!!!

[Voodoo Daddy]

Hello everyone, yes I am hosting another Tournament.

You can read about it and the prizes offered here -  http://forum.dune2k.com/index.php?topic=21431.0

Dunenewt, do you think I could get an announcement about it on the fed2k page? And if so, how would I go about making a news announcement?

[Dunenewt]

Just write it in a message and send it to me, and I'll post it.

[Voodoo Daddy]

I could not send it to you in a message Dunenewt, your inbox is full. I could not figure out how to post it in the news thread, so I made a post in this board. Let me know if that will work or if you need me to do something else.

[gryphon]

Since it seems difficult to get people to increase their posting rate for no reason, maybe we should give them reasons - i.e. organize events of some sort.

How about we block the first user who manages to get 30 posts in one day?

[Dunenewt]

Ok, I've cleared some space in my inbox.

[Dragoon Knight]

I'm still quite confident that the board is simply maturing - topics are created only when there's something to be discussed, and lately, there has been very little Dune-wise to talk about.  Even with the new sequels / in-between-quels (I patent this word!), there's a sizeable chunk of the Dune fan-base that dislike what Brian and Kevin have done with the series.

On sites more devoted to the books and the books alone, you'll probably see a flurry of activity regarding the new novel, but FED2k has always been more of a Dune game site, with a lot more focus on the Duniverse as a whole.  It's not surprising that we have gone quieter as Dune 2000 and Emperor have faded into obscurity.

But soon, the new Dune movie will be out.  And you know that will mean a new Dune game - it's practically guaranteed.  EA will latch on to the success and the rabid fandom and will create the Emperor sequel that never was.  This might even necessitate the creation of a new sub-board for the new game, not to mention the conversation that will come as a result of the new movie.  New members will join, and an entirely new generation of Dune gaming fans will revitalise the forums.

Time will bring these forums back to life of its own accord... as long as the movie is good. :P

[Dunenewt]

We do need to keep it going until then though.  The next Dune novel is 'Winds of Dune', and if you type that into Google, this site is one of the first results.  I just want the same thing to happen for a new Dune movie.

[gunner154]

Personally, if it's a game by EA?

...

Nah.

[Dragoon Knight]

Yeah, EA are the big, bad games company that go around eating every good developer in existence.  Om nom nom Westwood nom nom Bullfrog nom nom Ubisoft nom nom Mythic.  But don't let that put you off buying a game they create if it turns out to be good.  I've bought several over the last couple of years, some even with the crappy DRM / limited activations nonsense, because underneath the money-grabbing was a good game.

EA are too big to be effectively boycotted, and the only person you hurt by turning down a good game is yourself.  If a Dune RTS comes out, I'll be getting it - it might be supporting EA, but it's also supporting Dune.  And remember, Emperor was an EA game, too - they just hadn't dropped the Westwood name yet.

[Edric O]

Moderator note: Some off-topic posts about a now-banned unperson have been removed to clean up this topic. Nothing to see here, continue posting as usual, citizens.

[Edric O]

Now, I'm still hoping EA will keep up the tradition that every Red Alert RTS has to be followed by a Dune RTS. After all, they did preserve the tradition of making a Red Alert RTS right after a Tiberium RTS, using the same engine.

On another note, we have 870 posts this month already, and it's only the 18th! It looks like we might be getting over 1000 posts this month for the first time since the end of Dunenewt's Revolution. :)

[gryphon]

Last coupe of months it's games from Ubisoft that keep me playing. With the exception of a Dutch game development company who are one of the best in setting the stage for a game, and provide the most thrilling in-game atmosphere.

[veK]

Om nom nom Westwood nom nom Bullfrog nom nom Ubisoft nom nom Mythic.

They didn't eat Ubisoft. And btw: Ubisoft is not just a developer, it's a publisher too.  ;)

[gunner154]

I've never had a problem with EA eating developers, because that's what most big companies do. C&C Generals left me with a pretty bad impression and I've always been given the impression that they make a bunch of very expensive games (compared with others) for what they are, with games more or less unfinished and requiring an expansion (which comes very quickly) to "complete" it.

I've been playing more games recently by Relic Entertainment, but even these guys are starting to fall into the same problem. Oh well, that's partly why I'm not getting Dawn of War 2 (even if it's supporting the Warhammer 40k series) because the beta put me off.

Back to the topic (I think): 870 posts? Do deleted and dungeoned posts count? :P

[Dunenewt]

Dunenewt's Revolution. :)

Dunenewt's First Revolution, this is the second.

[Dragoon Knight]

They didn't eat Ubisoft. And btw: Ubisoft is not just a developer, it's a publisher too.  ;)

You're right, they didn't eat them, but they did purchase a ~20% share in the company, so they have a decent amount of influence.

[Dunenewt]

Only 43 posts yesterday, but with Gob returning to post more often, I have a feeling this year's revolution will be more successful than the last.

[Edric O]

Well, Gob hadn't been posting at all for a few months, so "more often" could mean a couple of posts per week. ;)

[Dante]

Dunenewt's First Revolution, this is the second.

I'm not sure you can claim credit for this one.

[Dunenewt]

I can try...if you check my posts, my return to regular posting coincides with the large raise in the post count.

[gunner154]

There's a fine difference between starting a revolution and sustaining it :D

[Dunenewt]

Sustaining it is the hardest part!

[Dante]

Not really. All you have to do is post-one sentance replies to the first five topics on every board and you're bound to get someone to reply.

Oooh, I went there. :P

[Andrew]

But it works. :)

If no one is posting, then no one else will post as there is nothing to reply to.

[Edric O]

One-line replies are not always bad. They're only bad when they're not making any contribution to the discussion, or stating the obvious. Like this one. :P