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I, for one, welcome our new Overlady. Hail Queen Pom! Let's make her RMN's mascot! After all, this is the only place she can be found.

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And thus, why we should make her our mascot. Pom for President!
Ratty524
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author=Liberty
And thus, why we should make her our mascot. Pom for President!

lol

In all seriousness, though, I would like to see a proper mascot designed for this community. Something that best represents the community as a whole and what our goals are. I wonder what that would look like?
InfectionFiles
the world ends in whatever my makerscore currently is
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I'm pretty sure Dudesoft could whip something up with all of our combined mental collective of creativity and design
I'm pretty sure Pom fits the community to a T. She's bitchy, mean-spirited, obsessed with the internet and games and memes and stupid shit, dedicated to said memes, games and stupid shit, has the reading comprehension of a 2-year-old, and the speaking comprehension to match, and yet can sometimes hit some deep notes.

She's also cute, silly, funny, crazy, and shits all over other people who don't know what she's talking about. She is also homosexual-friendly, enjoys messing with her friends, tells dumb jokes (that sometimes are hilarious), fights for her right to internet, can't live without the internet (literally), has cool friends and can learn from her mistakes (if you choose to let her).

She's also capable of destroying other's happiness just so she can have her own, but also capable of putting others before her own desires (again, if you choose to let her).

And she's very loud, opinionated, ignorant and yet cheerful and charming in her own special way.


...sounds about right...

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<.<
InfectionFiles
the world ends in whatever my makerscore currently is
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I personally don't want Pom as a RMN mascot, that's a waste of an actual good idea

Pom doesn't fit this place at all, I mean it's successful.
I'd be more than happy to see Pom in some sort of banner consisting of well-known characters from games on RMN. But yeah, definitely not the mascot. :s I think that should be its own thing.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
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author=InfectionFiles
Pom doesn't fit this place at all, I mean it's successful.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this.
Ratty524
The 524 is for 524 Stone Crabs
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author=Liberty
I'm pretty sure Pom fits the community to a T. She's bitchy, mean-spirited, obsessed with the internet and games and memes and stupid shit, dedicated to said memes, games and stupid shit, has the reading comprehension of a 2-year-old, and the speaking comprehension to match, and yet can sometimes hit some deep notes.

She's also cute, silly, funny, crazy, and shits all over other people who don't know what she's talking about. She is also homosexual-friendly, enjoys messing with her friends, tells dumb jokes (that sometimes are hilarious), fights for her right to internet, can't live without the internet (literally), has cool friends and can learn from her mistakes (if you choose to let her).

She's also capable of destroying other's happiness just so she can have her own, but also capable of putting others before her own desires (again, if you choose to let her).

And she's very loud, opinionated, ignorant and yet cheerful and charming in her own special way.


...sounds about right...

>.>
<.<

... Not really? Or maybe I have a completely different view of this community? Didn't Pom actually make fun of Shibe's implied homosexuality?

We have a side dedicated to meme shit, but we aren't obsessed with it. Compared to other RPG Maker-centric sites, we're like the local eclectic bar or lounge where people discuss about their passions or interests uninhibited by strict rules. We also have a bit of cynicism and a sense of a collective, for better or worse. The "worse" being bits where we have the tendency to dogpile or single out individuals for their mistakes, which while often done with justified intent behind it, does tend to misconstrue us as unapproachable elitists or intimidating to newer developers.

It's a result of the lack of shackles and the passion we have, though. We love games, we love making games, we love culture and talking about the mechanics of games, and we take it to a serious, in-depth degree. That's actually why I personally ended up staying in this community while places like RMW or even RRR when it was around felt like very over-regulated kiddy playgrounds with an environment that promotes stagnancy.

Also this:
author=InfectionFiles
I personally don't want Pom as a RMN mascot, that's a waste of an actual good idea

Pom doesn't fit this place at all, I mean it's successful.

I think I've already mentioned that Pom never needed RMN to live. We just got lucky (or unlucky, depending on your outlook on the matter) that it was hosted here and not on places like Gamejolt or Mediafire. If we actually wanted a mascot, it should definitely be something that better represents "RMN" itself.
InfectionFiles
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The fact that the majority of games on RMN even all combined have a lower download count than Pom should if anything kick it off the front page for good. People know it, see it and find it if it wasn't plastered anywhere on this site. Because RMN is the middleman for that behemoth.

It shouldn't be further showcased to diminish the rest of the games here, or like Ratty said, have something entirely unique for RMN. Because let's be honest here, we are the best rpg maker site, ever. And it's not just gamepages, it's everything about this place.

edit: And I'm not trying to be negative towards Pom here, I don't care how popular it is, that's the least of my worries for the reason I use this site. And maybe you're joking, but it'd be like if a movie theater played one popular movie all the time next to new movies.
You guys know I'm not being serious here, right?

I mean, I don't hate Pom with a dying passion - in fact, I quite enjoyed the game a lot - but I wouldn't aim to make her site mascot. We already have Lord Aremen and the tesseract. What more do we need?


She's still queen tho.
InfectionFiles
the world ends in whatever my makerscore currently is
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I figured you were joking, but at the same time it's one of those things that could snowball into reality lol
author=InfectionFiles
It shouldn't be further showcased to diminish the rest of the games here, or like Ratty said, have something entirely unique for RMN.


It would be neat to have an RMN Hall of Fame page or something to that effect (or just make the Featured Games page stand out more, w/e)

...I think you're going a bit far to say that other games are being hindered because Pom has been taking residence in a tiny box on the front page for two years, though. Most of the people coming for Pom are doing it through a direct link, whether it be from the Pewdiepie video or somewhere else.

I honestly don't think anybody is getting "diminished" if people are just coming for Pom, clicking Download Now, and skedaddling out of here. If anything, some of those people might be inclined to stick around and look at other things too.
Ratty524
The 524 is for 524 Stone Crabs
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author=Liberty
You guys know I'm not being serious here, right?

I mean, I don't hate Pom with a dying passion - in fact, I quite enjoyed the game a lot - but I wouldn't aim to make her site mascot. We already have Lord Aremen and the tesseract. What more do we need?


She's still queen tho.

The tesseract is more of logo than it is a mascot, and Aremen... I guess they count? They aren't visibly present most of the time as you browse the site, though. I'm thinking more along the lines of the cute dragon girl mascot of IGMC 2015.

Another thing, I never suggested this as something we "need" more as something that would be cool to have.
InfectionFiles
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It's more like why have it on the front page at this point? of course it's buzzing, it's always buzzing

edit- And of course it isn't necessary! I'm just talkin' here
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
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author=SgtMettool
...I think you're going a bit far to say that other games are being hindered because Pom has been taking residence in a tiny box on the front page for two years, though. Most of the people coming for Pom are doing it through a direct link, whether it be from the Pewdiepie video or somewhere else.

I honestly don't think anybody is getting "diminished" if people are just coming for Pom, clicking Download Now, and skedaddling out of here. If anything, some of those people might be inclined to stick around and look at other things too.


Pretty much this. I recall a couple of users here that said they came for Pom, caught site of the community, and decided to stick around and contribute stuff. I see no possible way this is a bad thing.

At this point, I'm so used to Pom being on the front page that I just mentally skim over it to see what else is on. It does present a constant challenge, though; I do a little dance every time one of my games outbuzzes Pom.

author=kentona
I am disappointed that Me-Patra seems to have disappeared


That's saddening. The few posts I read from Me-Patra gave off the impression she was a pretty cool person, and I'd hate it if she really was driven from RMN because of something outside of her control.
author=SgtMettool
...I think you're going a bit far to say that other games are being hindered because Pom has been taking residence in a tiny box on the front page for two years, though. Most of the people coming for Pom are doing it through a direct link, whether it be from the Pewdiepie video or somewhere else.


+2

If anything, Pom actually helps promote RMN even more.
InfectionFiles
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I'm not saying get rid of Pom, lol

It not being on the frontpage doesn't affect the promotion it gives to RMN


author=Liberty
And yeah, you do feel good when your game outpaces her. XD
This is also true! It was brief but it happened
And yeah, you do feel good when your game outpaces her. XD
We already have a mascot. It's Aremen.

Ratty524
The 524 is for 524 Stone Crabs
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author=eplipswich
author=SgtMettool
...I think you're going a bit far to say that other games are being hindered because Pom has been taking residence in a tiny box on the front page for two years, though. Most of the people coming for Pom are doing it through a direct link, whether it be from the Pewdiepie video or somewhere else.
+2

If anything, Pom actually helps promote RMN even more.

This is something I'm not sure on. Aside from a few exceptions, most people seem to just download Pom and leave, and those who often post reviews of it or comment in its game page tend to ONLY pay attention to pom and nothing else. It maybe gets people to acknowledge that the community exists, but just existing and actually being worth something to people are different. I just don't see the Pom userbase as anyone who would care about the community by and large.
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