The Energon Pub

Phasewing wrote:I don't think this was meant to be exclusive. Figured anyone can have fun with this, I know I will, tag or no tag.

You have a PM. Please read it. Then if you want to continue to oppose me, so be it. But you now know where I stand.

And just a reminder.

Your words.

Bun-Bun wrote:LMAO (& Friends) vs The RDD

Burn wrote:Let's work on getting the player based built up instead of trying to divide into little cliques.

So, I decided I need to say this here so everyone understands what my point was with this thread.

I despise cliques. For the entirety of my time playing, I have always been about people doing whatever it is they find fun. Anything that excludes or ostracizes people in the community isn't welcome in my opinion, regardless of this stance, and I would never think of endorsing it.

That said, I didn't know how deep the tags ran back in the day until after making this thread or what they meant to some people. Personally, I saw tags as harmless, optional-additional material that might add a sense of personal purpose or enhancement to the game's experience. Regarding the one I made, no one would ever be excluded from the group, regardless of faction, nor would they be excluded from events. Even events made around tags can include those not a part of them. They essentially meant nothing to the integrity of the game, the way I saw them, so I wanted to make a group for those who might be too shy to participate in posting to be able to be a part of something. The idea was that being a part of it might boost motivation or give an enhanced experience so that they might feel less ostracized.

It was, in my eyes, yet another attempt at helping the Autobot/Maximal faction grow, by providing an opportunity for said more shy members of the community to be a part of something without having to post or create presence (which can be scary without good reinforcement). After learning more about what the tags used to stand for and what they might eventually become again, I can see why it wasn't my best idea, and I apologize to anyone who felt this might hurt the community further.

While we're on the topic of being a part of something, though, I've been trying ever since I started playing to help increase activity on this faction. As Boss says, however, the player base being so low is the bigger problem here. That said, I'm going to shift my efforts to supporting the growth of the game, itself, to bring in more members rather than by trying to appeal to the members already present but who are withdrawn.

Again, I am truly sorry if this attempt was seen as having ill intention.

Moving forward, I'll be removing my tag to support this post and my intentions. Sprockitz, thank you for joining in! You were very supportive to me when I was level 0, and it was exciting to see your support here. OP007, you were awesome for joining, but we don't need a tag to team up. Let's just continue to give'em hell

I don't think an apology is necessary. You were only trying to help bring the Maximals and Bots together. We will keep doing our thing with the small group we have.

Wingz wrote:

Burn wrote:Let's work on getting the player based built up instead of trying to divide into little cliques.

So, I decided I need to say this here so everyone understands what my point was with this thread.

I despise cliques. For the entirety of my time playing, I have always been about people doing whatever it is they find fun. Anything that excludes or ostracizes people in the community isn't welcome in my opinion, regardless of this stance, and I would never think of endorsing it.

That said, I didn't know how deep the tags ran back in the day until after making this thread or what they meant to some people. Personally, I saw tags as harmless, optional-additional material that might add a sense of personal purpose or enhancement to the game's experience. Regarding the one I made, no one would ever be excluded from the group, regardless of faction, nor would they be excluded from events. Even events made around tags can include those not a part of them. They essentially meant nothing to the integrity of the game, the way I saw them, so I wanted to make a group for those who might be too shy to participate in posting to be able to be a part of something. The idea was that being a part of it might boost motivation or give an enhanced experience so that they might feel less ostracized.

It was, in my eyes, yet another attempt at helping the Autobot/Maximal faction grow, by providing an opportunity for said more shy members of the community to be a part of something without having to post or create presence (which can be scary without good reinforcement). After learning more about what the tags used to stand for and what they might eventually become again, I can see why it wasn't my best idea, and I apologize to anyone who felt this might hurt the community further.

While we're on the topic of being a part of something, though, I've been trying ever since I started playing to help increase activity on this faction. As Boss says, however, the player base being so low is the bigger problem here. That said, I'm going to shift my efforts to supporting the growth of the game, itself, to bring in more members rather than by trying to appeal to the members already present but who are withdrawn.

Again, I am truly sorry if this attempt was seen as having ill intention.

Moving forward, I'll be removing my tag to support this post and my intentions. Sprockitz, thank you for joining in! You were very supportive to me when I was level 0, and it was exciting to see your support here. OP007, you were awesome for joining, but we don't need a tag to team up. Let's just continue to give'em hell

We cons will always be there to stand against you Autobots/Maximals.

So let's all do what we do best, and play the game.

After all the, the only true purpose in all this, is to have fun

Wingz wrote:

Burn wrote:Let's work on getting the player based built up instead of trying to divide into little cliques.

So, I decided I need to say this here so everyone understands what my point was with this thread.

I despise cliques. For the entirety of my time playing, I have always been about people doing whatever it is they find fun. Anything that excludes or ostracizes people in the community isn't welcome in my opinion, regardless of this stance, and I would never think of endorsing it.

That said, I didn't know how deep the tags ran back in the day until after making this thread or what they meant to some people. Personally, I saw tags as harmless, optional-additional material that might add a sense of personal purpose or enhancement to the game's experience. Regarding the one I made, no one would ever be excluded from the group, regardless of faction, nor would they be excluded from events. Even events made around tags can include those not a part of them. They essentially meant nothing to the integrity of the game, the way I saw them, so I wanted to make a group for those who might be too shy to participate in posting to be able to be a part of something. The idea was that being a part of it might boost motivation or give an enhanced experience so that they might feel less ostracized.

It was, in my eyes, yet another attempt at helping the Autobot/Maximal faction grow, by providing an opportunity for said more shy members of the community to be a part of something without having to post or create presence (which can be scary without good reinforcement). After learning more about what the tags used to stand for and what they might eventually become again, I can see why it wasn't my best idea, and I apologize to anyone who felt this might hurt the community further.

While we're on the topic of being a part of something, though, I've been trying ever since I started playing to help increase activity on this faction. As Boss says, however, the player base being so low is the bigger problem here. That said, I'm going to shift my efforts to supporting the growth of the game, itself, to bring in more members rather than by trying to appeal to the members already present but who are withdrawn.

Again, I am truly sorry if this attempt was seen as having ill intention.

Moving forward, I'll be removing my tag to support this post and my intentions. Sprockitz, thank you for joining in! You were very supportive to me when I was level 0, and it was exciting to see your support here. OP007, you were awesome for joining, but we don't need a tag to team up. Let's just continue to give'em hell

We cons will always be there to stand against you Autobots/Maximals.

So let's all do what we do best, and play the game.

After all the, the only true purpose in all this, is to have fun

No apologies needed. I could see what you were doing and it was meant to boost enjoyment. Hunting the RDD was totally understandable. They are the only viable sub faction, but not what they used to be.
I remember one day they swarmed and the next they were all pissed about something
(I don't really know, and it was a long time ago) and gave up.

But the ones that are still around still care, so I would think they would look at this as opportunity to reconfigure.

And here Skoll..guide me..please
FullTilt 4
https://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar/view_mission.php?mission_id=72509
Flamefeather 0
https://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar/view_mission.php?mission_id=72522
Brunt 3
https://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar/view_mission.php?mission_id=72506

DISCHARGE wrote:No apologies needed. I could see what you were doing and it was meant to boost enjoyment. Hunting the RDD was totally understandable. They are the only viable sub faction, but not what they used to be.
I remember one day they swarmed and the next they were all pissed about something
(I don't really know, and it was a long time ago) and gave up.

But the ones that are still around still care, so I would think they would look at this as opportunity to reconfigure.

And here Skoll..guide me..please
FullTilt 4
https://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar/view_mission.php?mission_id=72509
Flamefeather 0
https://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar/view_mission.php?mission_id=72522
Brunt 3
https://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar/view_mission.php?mission_id=72506

I got in on one of those. I'll make another lv 0 later tonight so you're not alone.

Thanks bud

Hmm, looks like I am a bit late to this thread. Involvement, as we all know, takes on two forms. One is what many people do counting myself often is by dumping our mechs into whatever mission we can and go on. Others like to participate in the forum which I can be rather inconsistent due to only having a tablet for good consistent connection. The tablet can be annoying enough for deploying let alone lengthy writing.

As for the faction tags, as you can tell it brought up many bad memories. The only tag which has been useful in recent months has been the one involving experiments and research Bun and co been doing part several months. We need to increase activity on this board but also bring in new members. Hopefully whatever Seibs is doing will help in the short and long run. Who knows, maybe old players will return if they found out Seibs is caring about the game.

sumowrestler wrote:Who knows, maybe old players will return if they found out Seibs is caring about the game.

This is my hope, also, or that it attracts others who have never tried it before.

In your explanation, I’m definitely one who seeks community and agree, wholeheartedly, that those who can’t involve themselves in it, or don’t want to, shouldn’t feel pressured to do so. With a greater player base comes a new mix of people, where there is the possibility that more will want to be involved.

It may be difficult for you to post, but it’s a pleasure seeing you around when you can be, my fellow Maximal