Anybody else notice? in Off Topic

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Dec 27 2010, 5:26 pm
"All the way from the east to the west, we got this high society looking down at that very foundation. Constantly reminding us that our actions were the cause of all their problems."
-Critical Acclaim by Avenged Sevenfold


I hope I don't end up being the guy that is labeled as the drama initiator, but I've been noticing an interesting split in the BYOND community lately..

Am I the only one that notices BYOND coming to a sort of climax and everybody splitting between two groups reminiscent of political parties which are either for or against the "new BYOND". This may just be my crazy ramblings but this is how I see it. BYOND has grown to a community much larger than what the original system for game management was planned for. In order for the games to be kept in check and monitored, BYOND needed to have a stronger grip on the community. In other words BYOND is moving towards a more "government controlled" style of administration and management.

Now, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. This will keep the games in check, and the software is still free. If you really want to get your game noticed, ask a member to purchase you a membership - We're not savages if you have a legit game under arm.
Besides, $18 isn't quite that much money for a yearlong membership. Think of the "new BYOND" as a controlled free market government which keeps things in check but you're still free to do what you please.


Anyway, quick blog to share my thoughts regardless of how political I made it seem. Discuss, share your thoughts, and don't feed the trolls - and again, I'm not trying to light more controversy.

Thanks for reading,
-Kumorii

new BYOND- The redesign of BYOND for more game management. For more info click here.
#1 Dec 27 2010, 6:04 pm
I guess in the end, just like with politics, you'll have the side who is satisfied and the side who helplessly complains, whines, and threatens to leave.

I think it's beneficial that life occasionally reminds us that the world does not revolve around any one person.

The anti-new BYOND group is probably hoping that BYOND suffers terribly after these changes so they can say "I told you so." Contrary to popular belief, none of the changes are major enough to even have such an impact.
#2 Dec 27 2010, 6:06 pm
Agreed.
#3 Dec 27 2010, 7:47 pm
BYOND basically has three parties.

A.) People who make original games which can't compete with fangames.
B.) People who make fangames who get players no matter the quality of their game.
C.) Random players who don't really care either way and just want to play games.

Currently BYOND has plenty of C, too much of B, and little of A. The update is meant to shift B people to A people with the end result of increasing C people.
#4 Dec 28 2010, 4:23 am
Agreed.
#5 Jan 1 2011, 10:15 am
People will have to accept that no matter what byond WILL change and there's nothing they can do. BYOND has been changing over the past years, why can't people just accept it THIS time?
#6 Jan 1 2011, 3:17 pm
RareScar wrote:
People will have to accept that no matter what byond WILL change and there's nothing they can do. BYOND has been changing over the past years, why can't people just accept it THIS time?

Because people are hypocritical drama-sponges.