New Sheriff in town

[Double A]

We have the best train cars and water fountains, although they are usually filled with blood.

The water, too.

 

[Dachs]

I know most NESers are nice but the attitude of a few is more than enough for me to prefer the separation.

lurker's comment: Such as?

 

[Birdjaguar]

I would welcome an "Open IOTs" thread in the NESing forum; possibly started by Birdjaguar to prevent trolling? Nonetheless, it would help me discern the options and differences between open IOTs much easier, because right now, sadly, I can't discern the difference all that well , especially the mood or atmospheres the GMs are going for.

Thread in NESing now open.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=11489528&postcount=1

Link also in op of this thread.

 

[Dachs]

Just merge the two forums already and get it over with.

 

[SouthernKing]

Merging forums wouldn't work due to the fact that they are different genres of games. The current setup is better.
Merging forums would be like merging Civ3, Civ4, and Civ5 stories and tales forums into one. Bad idea.

 

[Crezth]

Merging forums wouldn't work due to the fact that they are different genres of games. The current setup is better.
Merging forums would be like merging Civ3, Civ4, and Civ5 stories and tales forums into one. Bad idea.

Nah. NESes from pre-2005 (and actually as late as 2009) are very similar to the modern IOTs.

You might as well merge the two communities so we can all share in the wondrous bounty of althistory gaming et al.

 

[Dachs]

Merging forums wouldn't work due to the fact that they are different genres of games.

They're self-evidently not. The definition of a "NES" is too broad for that distinction to work.

 

[Double A]

Merge us into the NES forum, I want a higher post count.

 

[Mosher]

I would really rather not merge. You guys can have your subforum, we'll have our subforum.

 

[Dachs]

I would really rather not merge. You guys can have your subforum, we'll have our subforum.

Why? Parochialism?

 

[Double A]

I think we worship dice or something?

 

[hoplitejoe]

The RNG is our only god.

But seriously, no one but AA seems to want to merge. You might as well drop it.

 

[Double A]

... the option's been on the table for an hour.

 

[Dachs]

I think we worship dice or something?

So do plenty of NESers!

The RNG is our only god.

But seriously, no one but AA seems to want to merge. You might as well drop it.

The only reason people don't want to merge is because they think NESes are icky. That seems to be the only substantive thing anybody's brought up. And it's really not a valid reason at all.

 

[hoplitejoe]

MERGED under FORUM GAMES

There is already a Forum Games?

 

[Dachs]

There is already a Forum Games?

He's weird about the nomenclature and wants to abolish both the terms "NES" and "IOT" because he feels that they're stupid.

 

[Double A]

IOT used to be in forum games, along with Mafia.

It was chaos, and not the fun kind.

 

[Dachs]

Presumably fc wants a subforum exclusive to the sort of quasi-MUD of which NESes and IOTs are an example, not to simply merge the whole lot into the existing Forum Games.

 

[Double A]

How bout merge us into NESes and then rename it to AWESOME STUFF?

 

[Mosher]

Why? Parochialism?

Don't use words I don't understand, and am too lazy to Google!

So do plenty of NESers!

The only reason people don't want to merge is because they think NESes are icky. That seems to be the only substantive thing anybody's brought up. And it's really not a valid reason at all.

I don't want to merge because

1.) They ARE different games - IOTs are a lot more like Risk than actual simulators, while NESes are more about stories/simulating.

2.) I honestly really, really dislike a good portion of the NES community, including you.