Theme Test Market and Co-Mod Recruitment

For large social games such as Survivor where the primary mechanic is social interaction.
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Post Post #14 (isolation #0) » Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:52 pm

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Hey guys: Xof and I need a third for Survivor Broadway. The game has been designed at a high level (structure, challenges, etc). Someone who can be a well-rounded helper, or a newer person who would like to learn how to do things like forum design/permissions, etc would be welcome. PM me/xof if you're interested.
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Post Post #22 (isolation #1) » Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:46 am

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I like TAR if someone can make it work I would be so in.
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Post Post #28 (isolation #2) » Mon Apr 30, 2018 6:50 am

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It's different than non-anon, tho.
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Post Post #32 (isolation #3) » Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:00 am

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Your understanding is correct. Semi-anon was what I mostly played in college.

It helps prevent things like what happened to you/Will in MK, because power players who would get targeted for reputation alone are able to mask who they are.
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Post Post #33 (isolation #4) » Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:01 am

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The dynamics are different and definitely funky, but probably worth a try at some point
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Post Post #43 (isolation #5) » Wed May 02, 2018 1:37 am

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In post 42, Skelda wrote:I suspect they might just become functionally nonanonymous games that are a little messy
They devolve into this eventually, but being able to not be yourself for the first few rounds sometimes has value.
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Post Post #60 (isolation #6) » Fri May 04, 2018 3:14 am

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I would pretty explicitly support more sports and MCU themes (I think the "people aren't interested in sports" thing is slightly overplayed given that most people are theme-agnostic and just want to play)
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Post Post #62 (isolation #7) » Fri May 04, 2018 4:14 am

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Just wait for me to do Rugby Union :)
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Post Post #63 (isolation #8) » Fri May 04, 2018 4:15 am

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Also general pirates theme would be better than PotC imo
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Post Post #64 (isolation #9) » Fri May 04, 2018 4:16 am

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Like how many major characters does PotC really have
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Post Post #66 (isolation #10) » Fri May 04, 2018 4:23 am

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PSV
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Post Post #67 (isolation #11) » Fri May 04, 2018 4:24 am

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Fuck people played DBZA and like 3 people actually care about DBZ
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Post Post #69 (isolation #12) » Fri May 04, 2018 4:43 am

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Flip side: Medevac was a pretty great game that had a generic af theme
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Post Post #70 (isolation #13) » Fri May 04, 2018 4:45 am

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I think in general making mechanically interesting games and having good casts matters more than the quality of the theme
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Post Post #72 (isolation #14) » Fri May 04, 2018 5:02 am

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The theme was a game mechanic, yes.
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Post Post #73 (isolation #15) » Fri May 04, 2018 5:03 am

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Civ was another great game with, like, a pretty ~fine~ theme
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Post Post #87 (isolation #16) » Fri May 04, 2018 5:46 am

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The issues with Nexus thematically were almost all Diablo-related
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Post Post #88 (isolation #17) » Fri May 04, 2018 5:47 am

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Also OGML not playing because Deckard Cain was by far the best character choice
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Post Post #89 (isolation #18) » Fri May 04, 2018 5:48 am

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MLS as a theme would have been better if I didn't make it FM and had people pick players, IMO. I didn't expect people to have such a hard time with places >.>
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Post Post #91 (isolation #19) » Fri May 04, 2018 5:53 am

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Wow u have bad opinions
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Post Post #92 (isolation #20) » Fri May 04, 2018 5:54 am

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SC: BW, D2, Warcraft II, and WoW are all insanely great and important games
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Post Post #95 (isolation #21) » Fri May 04, 2018 6:40 am

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It was also Azmodan/Diablo
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Post Post #98 (isolation #22) » Fri May 04, 2018 7:09 am

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I too look forward to 18-20 Drenches, the game
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Post Post #104 (isolation #23) » Fri May 04, 2018 8:48 am

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In post 102, hiplop wrote:Bro I think honestly the issue with MLS is all the logos are very similar. If you did like football mascots(American) I don't think it'd be hard. But a bunch of letters surrounded by some emblem is not good.
Eff u DCU is a fucking Eagle. Timbers are an Axe. RSL is... okay I'll give u that one
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Post Post #108 (isolation #24) » Fri May 04, 2018 2:23 pm

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Burn Pikachu
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Post Post #109 (isolation #25) » Fri May 04, 2018 2:24 pm

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How about Survivor: Pokémon that aren't Pikachu
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Post Post #111 (isolation #26) » Fri May 04, 2018 2:55 pm

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I would actually think a Pokémon series based on each gen would be cool
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Post Post #122 (isolation #27) » Sat May 05, 2018 12:40 am

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I'd say DBZ is even niche.
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Post Post #126 (isolation #28) » Sat May 05, 2018 2:44 am

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Characters in DBZ I could name off the top of my head prior to playing that game:

Goku
Gohan
Vegeta
Piccolo

Like yeah everyone knows what DBZ is but saying it's a commonly watched thing is pretty absurd
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Post Post #127 (isolation #29) » Sat May 05, 2018 2:45 am

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tbf the only anime I would call not-niche are like Pokémon, Yugioh, and maybe Naruto
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Post Post #130 (isolation #30) » Sat May 05, 2018 3:07 am

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In post 128, xofelf wrote:You must not have watched much Toonami as a kid. DBZ was one of their biggest shows for the longest time.
Not that many people watched (or still watch - DB Super is part of the lineup) Toonami
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Post Post #133 (isolation #31) » Sat May 05, 2018 6:14 am

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Yeah and Naruto ran outside of Toonami on CN for a while
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Post Post #135 (isolation #32) » Sat May 05, 2018 6:22 am

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To the average kid of a specific age range back when anime was barely a thing that registered in the US (Dragonball and Sailor Moon made anime relevant in the US, whereas Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece rode their coat tails after people knew what anime was)
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Post Post #136 (isolation #33) » Sat May 05, 2018 6:24 am

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And we're also talking about specifically DBZ which is distinct from DB as a franchise
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Post Post #138 (isolation #34) » Sat May 05, 2018 6:34 am

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And anyone a few years younger than me barely saw it at all. Hell, DBZ ended its run when I was 11
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Post Post #139 (isolation #35) » Sat May 05, 2018 6:34 am

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I've probably seen more Super and Z Kai than Z at this point
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Post Post #140 (isolation #36) » Sat May 05, 2018 6:37 am

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Granted, Z Kai is a rerelease of Z
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Post Post #142 (isolation #37) » Sat May 05, 2018 6:42 am

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Eh the FF games and all of Blizzards franchises are insanely successful
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Post Post #143 (isolation #38) » Sat May 05, 2018 6:43 am

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Like everyone at least has heard of WoW. South Park did a WoW episode
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Post Post #148 (isolation #39) » Sat May 05, 2018 7:17 am

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In post 146, Shadoweh wrote:
BROseidon wrote:Yugioh
PLEASE
Yes and the pre-merge is about getting cards to make a Yu-Gi-Oh deck that you'll use to play a tournament to decide who makes the merge.
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Post Post #150 (isolation #40) » Sat May 05, 2018 8:05 am

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lol
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Post Post #159 (isolation #41) » Sun May 06, 2018 1:42 am

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Omae wa mou shindeiru
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Post Post #164 (isolation #42) » Mon May 21, 2018 2:27 pm

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Only if I can be the creepy bear dude
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Post Post #168 (isolation #43) » Mon May 21, 2018 2:57 pm

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In post 166, xofelf wrote:Psh, BRO you're not even a bear.
As an otter I am in fact part of the bear community
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Post Post #175 (isolation #44) » Tue May 22, 2018 9:30 am

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No that post is secrety from a long time ago
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Post Post #194 (isolation #45) » Sun Feb 24, 2019 6:03 am

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In post 186, Vijarada wrote:thats literally the worst idea of all time.
Yeah I did it first!
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Post Post #211 (isolation #46) » Sun Mar 24, 2019 2:46 am

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But how many spreadsheets will there be???
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Post Post #244 (isolation #47) » Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:09 am

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Rebrand to “Battle Fur Survival” and I’m in
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