Not 100% sure if this is the right place to put this, sorry if it's wrong. I don't intend this to bash the community or the game and I don't want it to start a discussion pitting the "old" BL against the "new" BL. I also don't intend it to hurt anybody's "internet feelings" or bash any certain group. I just want some direction because this BL is completely new to me.
Hey guise, today I downloaded Blockland for the first time in four years. I heard about the Steam release a while back, but really didn't care that much because I recalled that the community could be really crappy sometimes. The game remained absent on my computer, but a couple days ago I read a bit about the updates and decided to download it just for stuffs and giggles.
Heard a lot of good things, but also a lot of bad. A lot of people complained about the removal of maps - can't say I'm too happy about that, as I enjoyed the diversity of maps a lot, but whatever. I guess if badspot thinks it's a good direction for the game, he can do it, and it's still a playable game. The discontinuation of RTB really bummed me though - that service made add-ons a snap to download and made the community a lot more accessible. I thought the addition of the gamemodes shipped with the game was a nice touch. The shaders aren't bad either.
I checked out the forum. Before visiting, I heard from a lot of people that the community was even worse than it was years back. I came in expecting the worst. "stuff," I thought, "this forum is probably going to be a clusterforget." I was pleasantly surprised to find that it wasn't - for the most part there are a lot of intelligent people here who try to make this game better. The attitude of the community seems to be pretty good; a lot of people have real discussions about a lot of different things. Of course there are tards who have to start some kind of kiddy-war over some stuff they don't like, but I think that problem plagues every forum. Reading some of the posts here reminded me that playing Blockland with good friends could be a stuffload of fun. There's still a lot of problems with the community, but I like it nevertheless.
Alright. Now that I've finished my oldcigarette story, I should at least post about my original intention: I would really appreciate it if some of you could answer a few questions I have about the "new" BL:
- What are the "must have" add-ons right now? Are some of the old ones still mantained?
- Are some of the old add-on authors still active and producing content?
- What are the best servers to play on?
- Does the removal of both RTB and maps make it harder or easier to play the game?
- I've noticed a couple old versions of the RTB client floating around - is it still worth having?
tl;dr i'm an oldcigarette who don't recognize dis stuff anymore and need help with putting my game together pls
also this account was originally intended to be a throwaway to get some sound add-on to one of my buddies. Is it possible to edit my username? also the "upload profile image" feature appears to not be working
thanks everyone in advance - I hope we can make this game better than it ever was.
