It's been fun.

Any particular reason? I'll probably only stop visiting this place when it's taken down, there's no reason to avoid it if it's still up.

is there a reason to stay really?

See ya S2k, you'll be missed.

And yet again another one of these threads crops up indicating the impending doom of the forum :rolleyes:

When WA and W2A get released on Steam the forum will probably have another surge in popularity, but whether or not that will last remains to be seen. I wouldn't write it off as dead just yet.

When WA and W2A get released on Steam the forum will probably have another surge in popularity, but whether or not that will last remains to be seen. I wouldn't write it off as dead just yet.
Agreed. Let's not bury the forum until volcadmin has actually shut it and turned the lights off.

is there a reason to stay really?habit?

I put no stock on the forums whatsoever and will be completely not surprised at all when it finally does die out, but so long as it's here and a few of you guys still post I'll probably continue to check it on occasion (read: constantly).

Heck, we could always migrate over to the RealVG forums (http://www.realvg.org/forums/) when this place closes

</shameless plug>


Now, if you really want to see a dead forum...!

Agreed. Let's not bury the forum until volcadmin has actually shut it and turned the lights off.
Hmm.
Thinking of that, what about creating a thread where the contact details of all OD members (or at least the most active in the last few years) are compiled?
I.e. all IM handles from the User CP and (voluntarily) email addresses.

Although, we still have the OD IRC channel as a fallback system.
Supposing that the general OO audience switches to #worms, it'll then be easy and probably quite fun to slander about them in real time.

Hmm.
Thinking of that, what about creating a thread where the contact details of all OD members (or at least the most active in the last few years) are compiled?
I.e. all IM handles from the User CP and (voluntarily) email addresses.

Although, we still have the OD IRC channel as a fallback system.
Supposing that the general OO audience switches to #worms, it'll then be easy and probably quite fun to slander about them in real time.well I, for one, don't use IRC at all so that wouldn't work. granted I've made enough posts here to keep me in the top most active spot within our community even if I don't THINK the term T17 for 3 years. so I don't think it makes much difference, I just really don't imagine enough people using IRC consistently enough to make up for the forum.

facebook/myspace/whatever seems the most reasonable place to continue keeping tabs on one another, if on a slightly less personal note. that and XFire/Steam and we all basically stay in contact reasonably well. I won't give up on the forums yet, though, as it's far more convenient a way to talk about random crap with everyone, but if it goes down the tubes we've still got options.

is there a reason to stay really?

It's not like it's a huge effort to browse this place every now and then. I don't have that many interesting sites to visit regularly, so I can always pop here to see what's up.

It's not like it's a huge effort to browse this place every now and then. I don't have that many interesting sites to visit regularly, so I can always pop here to see what's up.my thoughts exactly. the more this place dies, the less effort it takes to check up on it. the balance works out quite nicely.

yeah s2k what's the need for the last word?

Agreed. Let's not bury the forum until volcadmin has actually shut it and turned the lights off.You know it. I've always said that I'm staying on this miserable little boat until it sinks. :cool:

You know it. I've always said that I'm staying on this miserable little boat until it sinks. :cool:
But we could tighten our life vests.

I doubt the forum will actually close down. But I also intend on staying until someone actually flicks the switch. Might as well if I've stayed for this long already.

If it does close however, I think Team17 should send everyone a "Stayed to the bitter end" achievement in the form of a diploma, with the final post count written on it. Because I'd totally hang it on my wall. :cool: :p

I dread to think what Aku's post count would be by then :p

I dread to think what Aku's post count would be by then :pit's already disgusting enough already. I think I'm over 12k at last check.

edit: no, I have apparently not quite broken 12k.

Although, we still have the OD IRC channel as a fallback system.
Okay, no need to be silly.

I doubt the forum will actually close down. But I also intend on staying until someone actually flicks the switch. Might as well if I've stayed for this long already.

If it does close however, I think Team17 should send everyone a "Stayed to the bitter end" achievement in the form of a diploma, with the final post count written on it. Because I'd totally hang it on my wall. :cool: :p
Would definitely love to be able to see the total post count, OD included, before the forum closes.

Hmm.
Thinking of that, what about creating a thread where the contact details of all OD members (or at least the most active in the last few years) are compiled?
I.e. all IM handles from the User CP and (voluntarily) email addresses.

Although, we still have the OD IRC channel as a fallback system.
Supposing that the general OO audience switches to #worms, it'll then be easy and probably quite fun to slander about them in real time.Didn't we already have this sort of thread before? Or at least it sounds familiar.

I know I already have most of you on MSN/Gtalk/Xfire/whatever by now.

As long as people are still playing T17 games and visiting the forum, it isn't dead at all. Perhaps it's just a little dull. I'd hate to have no official forum to discuss things when another Worms game gets released for PC. No, a Facebook discussion board is not a suitable replacement.

Would definitely love to be able to see the total post count, OD included, before the forum closes.
And to ensure I beat Aku, lets also include all posts in the Mods forum, which will include all the infraction threads for every infraction i've issued :p

And to ensure I beat Aku, lets also include all posts in the Mods forum, which will include all the infraction threads for every infraction i've issued :p
That's cheating. :mad:

And to ensure I beat Aku, lets also include all posts in the Mods forum, which will include all the infraction threads for every infraction i've issued :pAren't there 2 mod forums?
http://forum.team17.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=92
http://forum.team17.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=94

I don't have access to 94. 92 is a mod forum.

The forum won't close. That'd be silly. Team17 wouldn't be welcoming customers to their site at all, then.

There is little to keep me coming to this forum but OD, where I can **** chat amongst my fellow worming elite, or at least see what you guys are up to. We do need a communal area of some sort, and we are a loose circle of friends so this works out great for us, as it's not purely a set of one-on-one conversations like Facebook or IM, but a constant conference! I can bet you'll notice the feeling of being in touch with everyone is missing if this place goes, and people will start suggesting "We should have a reunion!" You know that's the truth.

I'm interested to see how Krud (Greg, 'KRD') is getting on in secret with his uber-restrictive but contradictorily guided-open-source (behind closed doors that are magically invisible) project.

I'm still waiting for Andy Davidson to release his project that will "bring the community back together," and "make it like the old days." Last I saw was a 'Coming soon' site about two years ago.

I've been avoiding this forum lately too. Dunno why. It's not as alive as it is sometimes. Having said that, I think I did the same when WOW2 was released. So maybe it's just the flock of general idiots that's caused it. The same thing happened with S2k (nobody will forget that...)

Isn't this like the third time S2K has left the forum?

Isn't this like the third time S2K has left the forum?
Its been more than that, hasn't it?

Isn't this like the third time S2K has left the forum?I was thinking that, but wasn't sure.

You know it. I've always said that I'm staying on this miserable little boat until it sinks. :cool:

I have nothing to say to this other than attaching this image:

That reminds me, I'd better stock up on sub tanks.

If Squirm does come back this time I want him to know that thanks to his jumpleads newspost on charmelon circuit (the rubbish band that does songs about the new Dr. Who) I've still got The timelords' Doctorin' the tardis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTELokKfCk) on repeat and it's still very awesome.

Ben has certainly inspired me in many ways which I have usually failed to follow up for various reasons.

I wish I had some talent. I mean proper talent which I can rely on, not half-talent which I have to really push myself to tap into.

Anyway, it's no great loss. He's ginger after all. ;)

I think anyone who produces actual quality stuff had to work hard on their talent. I don't think I've ever seen any great guitarist or artist, for example, who didn't have to practice countless hours to achieve their quality.

The only exception is probably singing, which some people can do out of the blue, which is why I don't support singers unless they're part of a band, (successfully) play an instrument and/or compose their own stuff and it's actually good. :p

I didn't mean I wish I didn't have to put effort in, I'm fine with that. My problem is that when I put all my effort in probably 10% of what I produce is actually quality work. The rest is fairly... vanilla.

Anyway, the second line was intended to highlight how talented he is, not highlight how crappy I am! ;)

That percentage only increases with time.

But yes, Ben is talented. I hope I'll eventually get to see a proper Jump-Leads tv show on Canal 5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_5). :cool:

Maybe being proactive about these things is a talent in itself which I need to practice.

Or rather than proactivity... Prozac.

Vader, you are just making excuses for being lazy!

I grew up thinking that skilled people constantly practiced because they are good at what they do, but it's the other way around.

Yeah, I know.

Why does VB no longer tell you when someone was last seen? I wanted to check if he was browsing the forum without posting ;p

EDIT: Hmm, it does for me. Maybe he has private mode on.

Why does VB no longer tell you when someone was last seen? I wanted to check if he was browsing the forum without posting ;p

EDIT: Hmm, it does for me. Maybe he has private mode on.
Yup, invisible/private mode means you can't see when the person was last online. Like my profile.

Yup, invisible/private mode means you can't see when the person was last online. Like my profile.

What are you hiding? :mad:

Stef, you should grow a beard. All talented, successful people have beards because it's the beard that does all the work for them. It's a philosophy that many have held for some time and is unquestionable in the face of a lack of evidence - all the good directors have beards. Stephen Spielberg... and lots of others.

Matty awayyyyy!

I think good singers spend a lot of time practising, or they can't really work out their own style or how they can cover the transitions between ranges. Take Leona Lewis for example. Her voice changes a lot, and sounds different in each range, and all her vibrato is natural-sounding. Your manufactured pop sluts are nearly always harsh-sounding, forced vibrato, and their voices overwhelmingly stylised to the point they all sound the same. The raunchy, 'more-clever-than-you, boy' sound. A bit like when you go in to falsetto and your tonality disappears, so does the uniqueness of the female voice.

Are you saying female singers should grow beards?

I already have a beard. Not a full beard, though. In Tiger Woods this type of beard is called "Curtain w/ Soul" or something.

I call it "the bits of my face which are hairy".

Are you saying female singers should grow beards?no. they must simply accept their inferiority as they should have been doing already.

Stef, you should grow a beard. All talented, successful people have beards because it's the beard that does all the work for them. It's a philosophy that many have held for some time and is unquestionable in the face of a lack of evidence - all the good directors have beards. Stephen Spielberg... and lots of others.

Matty awayyyyy!http://www.tmunderground.com/watch/84ec73a7ba2e77d2db48/The-Beard

Zeor is awesome.

What'd I do?

What'd I do?voiced the only interesting character from that video clip.

LOL, fair enough, Nathan. You have a great voice, Justin. You are what I use for my W:A team, actually.

"Those alien *******s are gonna' pay for shooting up my ride!"
"Ow! Dude, be careful with that!"

Ahh yeah, that thing. :) I still think I could have done better if I'd known a little more about the character before I recorded, but everybody seems content with it, so. Thanks and stuff.