The site has a systemic way of being very unfair to the underappreciated, and basically you get the option of revolting against it like Corf or I did, (albeit, each in our own ways) or some others who leave without a word.

This site has the most noticeable dogpile fever I've observed, but everyone's too scared to come to terms with the sites problems so they hide behind shallow retorts like 'You could have explained it better` or `you're just jealous.`

Personally of all the sites I've been banned from, I have the swellest memories of this one, and I was in a bad emotional state for a lot of it. Now seeing things through a more clear and refactored mindset, there's definitely places I went wrong, I also admitted that, and I got myself banned on purpose because I have a lack of self control, I also got to see who was more responsible than others for the sites problems. But It's not really in my interests to name names, at first Corfaisus and I didn't get along at all. Same with a couple others, mostly I also presented myself here very strangely to where I do most else.

And I'm glad I did because you fucks managed to hurt me more than most places, there is an undeniable toxin running through this forum and the admins are doing nothing to curb it, and really I don't think they can. I mean they can barely ban me and I fucking asked, pleaded, and only after I threw one of the most self-demeaning mockeries of my character (that admittedly, was hilarious to watch) that I ever have, and personally threatened to break rules until I got what I wanted did I get what could have been solved in literally the first post.

Though I admit I do miss the place, it has its charms, but its just too toxic, and while I do believe my games didn't get enough attention, that was just an ideal justification to leave, everyone here is a fucking ne'er do well and it annoys the crap out of me.

The reason I truthfully left was because the site was serving me no benefit and instead just a lot of stress, and that stress wasn't caused by me not getting enough attention, it was dogpiling, shitty people and toxic members, and generally like many who spoke out about it i became 'that guy' because its easier to say its a personal problem than admit your forum may have its share of problems, the amount of recent drama is staggering, and the more people that leave, the more its going to continue.

Now you've gone and made sure some of your big time devs are leaving too and I'd say that the reasons are more in line with member toxicity than their games getting attention.

Everyone takes that route because its easier to say if you're planning on leaving anyway, and no one here is going to hear the case of them being at fault, and no one who is a nice person wants to single people out, it's humble-- and even n my big shitstorm i didnt single anyone i hated out, and truthfully i dont think i could point to a single person and say 'they're the problem', the forums are just becoming entirely stressful to even look at. It doesn't even effect me now since I'm no longer around, and by the looks of it many others are seeking an escape.

I hope everyone is real proud of themselves, I'll just watch as big devs and little devs alike leave and watch your forum unfold as you run out of credibility.

It's really pitiful how you treat users post their point of being gone. Truthfully I deserved a bad send off and I got one of the best. From what I can tell my name has barely been mentioned beyond that point. That said I haven't been paying a huge amount of attention.

This post isnt targeting anyone, just the forums in general, and I feel like trying to change it is also a sort of lost cause, so I dunno enjoy the continued rotting I guess, it ain't getting any better. Like I said I can't even say who would be at fault, but evidently it hasn't ceased with my erasure, in fact its only gotten noticably worse.

Also while I agree somewhat with Corfaisus in that your games attention shouldn't be the defining factor of why you're here, if you don't have many friends and it's a game making site what is left but validation?

This forum is stressful, because its endlessly competitive and obnoxiously shallow, most users take themselves way too seriously, the people who I see prosper here as members (maybe not so much as game designers) are the apathetic ones, Sated coming to immediate mind, and he's a champ at that sorta thing, I'm personally jealous of how unsated I am that I'm not more like sated. lockeZ is another good example, though he learned more quickly than I did to avoid the welp-welp section entirely.

I realize now I approached this forum with the wrong mindset, the forum boasts a tough exterior but deep down everyone is actually super soft and very easy to insult, I assumed a go getter ish facade would work best but ultimately every member of this forum wants to feel important and when they cant isn't it a show, I personally take fault for doing that same thing.

At that point one has to wonder, why bother being on the forums if everyone is out for themselves? There are threads which would go on for pages with people saying 'lookit me' and no feedback offered, the screenshot survival and watchu working on threads being one of the exceptions, which is probably why they were popular

Looking back If I'd stayed with those couple threads I'd probably still be here, and if I could choose to be here under the condition I operate only in those threads then I'd more than be okay with that, most of my positive memories comes from there.

Sorry for the big spiel but I felt this was probably the time for it, I've put it in hide tags so that it's not a contrivance to Luchino's profile page.

When people do this it gets ugly real fast. I speak from experience.

Besides which the last thing on anyone's mind when leaving RMN is being polite. If your lucky you'll get to understand sometime soon.

Suffice it to say I left because I had to, I knew I wasn't going anywhere, and I was just stressing myself out being here.

I didn't want to though, but I didn't want to become something I wasn't, and I sure as fuck didn't wanna be bullied into submission, hilarious it was to see how long it took the admins to get over the fact I wasn't gonna give in and finally ban me.

I mean I could have stopped visiting but for what point and purpose, I spend a day here and I remember all the reasons I left. Because my case wasn't unique, people here are fucking assholes, and when you try to be a not asshole, they take it as 'narcissism', it's a fucking joke.

Then when people are blunt you're actually the asshole suddenly!

There's no winning move on this forum except to get banned explosively like I did. I could not have asked for a more comforting send off.