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Why RTB going be Shutdown?
heedicalking:
--- Quote from: Blockzillahead on February 08, 2014, 07:38:31 PM ---rtbs only real purpose was convenience. making already existing things a bit easier to do with a touch of its own magic
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which is why it's features should be re-implemented. it's features were created for a purpose, and that purpose was because it wasn't convenient to do those things you listed.
Blockzillahead:
--- Quote from: heedicalking on February 08, 2014, 07:59:23 PM ---which is why it's features should be re-implemented. it's features were created for a purpose, and that purpose was because it wasn't convenient to do those things you listed.
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but we have steam now. major part of rtbs convenience was the chat system. which steam can also do just like rtb can.
with workshop soon it will make it even easier. + we seriously can't just rule out the functions of the forums. it still holds a huge value to blockland.
Ceist:
--- Quote from: Blockzillahead on February 08, 2014, 08:02:29 PM ---but we have steam now. major part of rtbs convenience was the chat system. which steam can also do just like rtb can.
with workshop soon it will make it even easier. + we seriously can't just rule out the functions of the forums. it still holds a huge value to blockland.
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refer to figure 1A
--- Quote from: heedicalking on February 08, 2014, 06:38:42 PM ---except on blockland, almost every blockland player was listed on the RTB chat list. I could easily hit info and find out blockland related things, like their avatar, blockland name, ID, and what server they are playing on. I could find out if they are working on something singleplayer, playing multiplayer, or maybe hosting their own server. I click info on someone in steam, and I get this. It says he's not in a game, yet he's clearly playing on ATFClan's TownRPG. RTB's chat/friend system is tuned to blockland, giving blockland related info beyond what steam gives. Right now on the official blockland group's page, there are about 120 people playing games, and only about 20 of them are playing blockland. Compared to RTB, where there were hundreds of people in the RTB chat, all playing blockland.We've always had the forums. By that reasoning, RTB never should've had an add-on system, and Badspot never should've recognized how useful it was by integrating it into the forums. RTB add-on system was categorized, supporting ratings, had a guaranteed download link, had content packs of similar add-ons, offered top files of the month, gave changelog alerts in game, and allowed an easy private files system. forums does none of that. workshop offers a limited amount of that.
Workshop is not a full fledged alternative. The best options is for badspot to remake an RTB like system into the default game. What i'm saying is that he never announced his desire to do that.
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heedicalking:
--- Quote from: Blockzillahead on February 08, 2014, 08:02:29 PM ---+ we seriously can't just rule out the functions of the forums. it still holds a huge value to blockland.
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i don't get this. what made you even say this?
Blockzillahead:
--- Quote from: Ceist on February 08, 2014, 08:09:03 PM ---refer to figure 1A
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for what? things that steam can do minus some features that were useless or barely used to begin with?
--- Quote from: heedicalking on February 08, 2014, 08:17:37 PM ---i don't get this. what made you even say this?
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because it can do things rtb can and people aren't really taking advantage of it