NIGHTBLADE'S PROFILE

Monopolyo

This guy is either a phenomenal idiot, or a troll. I cannot fathom why people still even pay attention to him.

Still, glad to hear that you're still in the scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn3F9FdOiEY

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I don't want to show everyone my samples. I'd send them to anyone who PM's me, though.

How about I just PM you and then I could post them up for everyone else to hear?

If you lack confidence in your work, you should go and practice a little more.

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Actually it's surprisingly hard to make any friends when your opening questions and requests for help are mostly derailed with comments regarding how hopeless you and your project are.

Really, enough with the hyperbolic crap already. A quick glance around here and you'll notice that if anything people are too merciful and considerate of people's feelings. With that said, it is exceedingly rare for new people to even come here and ask for help in their thread. Instead of hanging around they usually just post their game and proceed to wonder why nobody is downloading their masterpiece "Mushroom Kingdom Hearts"

Once again, you have failed to provide a reason that would suggest that people who aren't great at making games could fit in and have friends around here that could help them. I'm pretty sure J-man isn't a widely hated outcast, yet his games aren't exactly highly regarded around here. Yeaster isn't the most popular author either and he isn't widely hated either. Your claims that new members are unjustly antagonized for their work are simply not true.

When we start replying to novice posts with "Get out of here with this faggotry." than you're free to say that.

So as a community member it's not your job to help people who aren't up to your standard before posting a game?

No, it isn't. Unless I'm feeling generous and have a sudden need to waste my time boring myself. Some guy spent 3 hours messing around in RPG maker, hit the submit button and now I MUST go ahead and give this guy advice? The average person will give advice to a new game should they feel so inclined and thats that. Maybe people would be more motivated if they, say know the guy's been posting around for awhile. I'm pretty sure this is nothing new or uncommon.

Helping people with a mentoring system (explaining their mistakes and trying their stuff in a one-on-one type of situation) was a suggested solution. If the new developers who just entered this big bad world of development had some help or a community tolerant of first tries maybe they would get better.

Make - friends. If you can't make friends, read; enlighten yourself. If you can't do that - than you "Wahhh nobody plays my games" is the least of your problems.

We've all forgotten that we didn't start our careers with something as supposedly amazing as Kinetic Cipher. And if you did, well, I guess it's understandable that you can't relate to the people who have to learn those skills by trying and getting help (feedback from friends, trial and error, emulating other people in a welcoming community.)

Again you run your mouth whilst making very little sense. Kinetic Cipher was cited as an example simply because it was a quality game that was overlooked from the developer who (at the time) had a temperament that made me look like a saint.

Now, if you're suggesting that the community I grew in back in the day is very much different from the community hanging around now, you're mistaken. Infact, I wish it was how it is now because I would have learned my harsh lessons a lot quicker.

Back when I was new, I posted mainly in a place called Gormash.net, it was a haven of newbies sharing crappy games and there; I thought I was pretty good. After awhile I released a game called "Valikorlia" and was handed down a harsh review and a wakeup call. From that day I worked and continue to work to improve on all of my weakest areas. The review didn't MENTOR me, he didn't coddle me or give me undeserved praise. He told me how it is and didn't pull his punches. That's what more people should be doing here.

Note : I didn't come in to an established community with 2 posts, a rubbish game and cry "NOBODY PLAY THIS PLACE SUCKS". I actually hung around the community long enough and actually requested a review.

Most of us got that help from our friends or small communities when we first started, these new people could use the same, but we ignore or bash (if they're too vocal with their silly requests for feedback on their amateurish project) instead.

As I had already noted, the smaller communities and the coddling is what held me back. While I will concede that not everyone responds the same to criticism, it is a necessary function that can be solved by making friends. Again, I will reiterate that stating that you need to be a good author to make friends is a an absurd insinuation.

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You want to fix it? Mentor a newbie with your amazing knowledge.

Oh wait, e-effort...

I wasn't aware it was my responsibility to act as a local mentor to random people I've never met, nor do I care to converse with. If I see a game that has a few good ideas / has potential; I'll chime in. If not; try again.

Why don't they put in the "e-effort" to improve their skills in various ways so they can get noticed, maybe put in the "e-effort" to make some friends around the community and get their opinion. You don't need to be good at this to make friends around here.

Easier to deride and tell them they suck and will never be good and to try again after they've improved in some magical land that is not here and doesn't include me nowgoaway.

I'm trying my hardest to make sense of the second half of this statement; but I may as well just give up on that. As far as people getting their feelings hurt, it happens astonishingly little around here; so I'm not sure where you're getting the whole derisiveness thing from.

God, I want to have the talent to have started great at game making and never needed feedback and help, especially when I'm just getting started and have no one else to show/run my stuff by!

Hur hur hur, funny. Honestly though, if the person really wants to get better at doing things, he'll get better. Like anything else, it requires effort.

Maybe only get makerscore for a completed project, to encourage finishing games?

Unless makerscore can be cashed in for money and or porn prizes, I don't see that having an impact at all.

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I thought the point of playing/making RM games was to have a bit of fun and kill some time

guess I'm just nuts

Given the reception you've received I don't think very many people have the impression that they would find your game any fun, hence nobody's even looked at it. It's really simple if you actually think about it.