R.I.P. RPG REVOLUTION

author=Yellow Magic
RM IS DYIGN

Not dying, just changing and evolving and growing. When I first started the primary sites for me were:

• RPG Revolution (rpgrevolution.com) - gone with the wind

• RPG Maker VX (rpgmakervx.net) - still around, but barely

• RPG Maker Resource Kit (rmrk.net) - still around, but rather slow

• RPG Maker Network (rpgmaker.net) - still around and very strong

Now there's these primary sites for me:

• RPG Maker VX (rpgmakervx.net) - still around, but barely

• RPG Maker Resource Kit (rmrk.net) - still around, but rather slow

• RPG Maker Network (rpgmaker.net) - still around and very strong

• RPG Maker Web (rpgmakerweb.com) - very strong

• RPG Maker VX Ace (rpgmakervxace.net) - also referred to as VXAN - very strong

• Steam - still growing

So as you can see the number of sites have increased for me. Of course, I wasn't part of GW or RPG Palace or the like, so I can see why some may feel put off by this if they were part of those communities, but I also feel that over the past few years the stronger communities have evolved and have started focusing more on game design as a whole (regardless of the tool you are using).

Steam is quite unorganized at the moment and may never get the ability to grow as well as the rest, but it's clear the interest in RPG Making design is there.

Edit: Unless if by "dying" you mean dedication to the old programs (RM95, RM2K, and RM2K3). By that, then yes, I'm inclined to agree.

Off track, but there are a few sites that you can still gain support for and host games on made with old editors:

• RPG Maker Resource Kit (rmrk.net) - support is still there, but not quite as strong as it once was. Can also advertise your games there.

• RPG Maker Network (rpgmaker.net) - the best place I can think of to go to get support and to host games made with older RM editors, as well as other game makers.

• VXAN (rpgmakervxace.net) - While we don't offer support outside of VX and Ace, we do allow you to house all your games there, regardless of the game editor used (RM, non-RM, old RM like 95, 2K, and 2K3...).

So if you're looking for places beyond RMN to advertise your games and don't want to be limited to using IGM, XP, VX, and Ace - these are some sites you can use.

Wait, you guys thought I was serious?

One only has to look at the numbers - the memberbases, games downloads, etc. - to realise that RM's as strong as ever, if not stronger. And don't forget the impact of the Humble Weekly Bundle.

TUAH has been in demo mode forever. I haven't heard of much progress, but I haven't kept up with it, either.

author=Kuronekox
I honestly think there needs to be MORE RPG Maker fan sites run by competent people. Anyone who sells out deserves what is coming to them

Who are you referring to?

Ahh I thought it was just down for some reason. Kinda sad that, I spent a good bit of time on there. All the old forums I used to frequent died off. ;w;

Oh no shit, I frequented RRR years ago , but even then I was kinda surprised it was even still going. I'm about to show my age here but here's a list of the sites I remember being apart of...

*Numbers represent year

Sky tower games(02-04)
Cedarwoods/epiphany gaming(03-04)
GamingW(???)
Brothers of Britannia(02)
War of the magi
Indie gaming portal(04?)
Legion saga website/forums(03-05)
Rpg2k.net(03)
Angel Spire(04-07)
Monkey Productions(04-now)
RMNetwork(07-now)
RMDB(04-???)
Rpg Ateiler(German site, blows my mind looking in their screenshot topic)
Liquid Motion(lm2k.net)
Ghostlight Games
Rpg Wolfpack
Rpg Palace
Rpg infinity
Phylomortis.com
Kobras Realm

I know there's more but that's all I remember for now. I just spent like an hour going through the wayback machine, ahh good times.

author=Kuronekox
Anyone who sells out deserves what is coming to them

Didn't the orginal owner of RMN sell it to Kentona? Though in this case Kentona's ownership seems to have improved the site.

author=Darken
after the pom wifi thing the issue really isn't death but knowing that we are a small fish in a much bigger ocean. i swear im not cynical guys, but "rm is dead" is kind of an outdated problem.

to be fair, I don't expect the average joe to want to play a typical jRPG these days...created by amateurs, no less.

Holbert came in on a white horse and saved the site from destruction.

but even so before then WIP had reconsidered his decision to shut the site down and was going to hand the site over to me, until Holbert came back. He stuck around for a few months after that and then handed it over to me fully in November 2011. There was a LOT of drama leading up to the whole situation, a bunch of it stemming from me, too...

But no more spoilers until I publish the tell-all book!!

author=Yellow Magic

author=Darken
after the pom wifi thing the issue really isn't death but knowing that we are a small fish in a much bigger ocean. i swear im not cynical guys, but "rm is dead" is kind of an outdated problem.

to be fair, I don't expect the average joe to want to play a typical jRPG these days...created by amateurs, no less.

With the indie scene being what is (exploding in popularity), and the resurgence of the JRPG, they will if it's good enough.