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Etherealclams
#1 - 2013-01-14 22:18:43 UTC
How can this possibly be? I don't understand how you can play a game and not visit, post and talk on the forums. Are people just too lazy to care or do they just not know about them? It just baffles me.

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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2013-01-14 22:19:28 UTC
It's ok, some of us post here and never play the game so it balances out

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Dersen Lowery
The Scope
#3 - 2013-01-14 22:23:06 UTC
Etherealclams wrote:
How can this possibly be? I don't understand how you can play a game and not visit, post and talk on the forums. Are people just too lazy to care or do they just not know about them? It just baffles me.


I've done my time as a forum admin. The usual heuristic for a web site with forums is that for every person on the forum, there are 100 readers. The latter number varies quite a bit, actually. I've just heard 100 more often than the others.

So yes, this is almost always true, and it has been for about as long as there have been forums on the web.

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Marius Deterium
Crush Kill Destroy
#4 - 2013-01-14 22:23:56 UTC
Because, to be honest, the forums are mostly ****.
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2013-01-14 22:25:56 UTC
Marius Deterium wrote:
Because, to be honest, the forums are mostly ****.


post with your main Evil

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EvEa Deva
Doomheim
#6 - 2013-01-14 22:29:59 UTC
Takes to long to gather any good information, like finding a needle in a pile of dog crap
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2013-01-14 22:31:48 UTC
EvEa Deva wrote:
Takes to long to gather any good information, like finding a needle in a pile of dog crap


Why do people think finding a needle in anything non metallic is hard??? Just use a metal detector Roll

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Damsel in Distress
The Scope
#8 - 2013-01-14 22:31:52 UTC
Etherealclams wrote:
How can this possibly be? I don't understand how you can play a game and not visit, post and talk on the forums. Are people just too lazy to care or do they just not know about them? It just baffles me.



Because most regulars are trolling alts made for posting.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#9 - 2013-01-14 22:46:07 UTC
Damsel in Distress wrote:
Etherealclams wrote:
How can this possibly be? I don't understand how you can play a game and not visit, post and talk on the forums. Are people just too lazy to care or do they just not know about them? It just baffles me.



Because most regulars are trolling alts made for posting.


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Gogela
Epic Ganking Time
CODE.
#10 - 2013-01-14 22:46:28 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
It's ok, some of us post here and never play the game so it balances out

Marius Deterium wrote:
Because, to be honest, the forums are mostly ****.

notemptyquoting...

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Leetha Layne
#11 - 2013-01-14 22:48:55 UTC
Dersen Lowery wrote:
Etherealclams wrote:
How can this possibly be? I don't understand how you can play a game and not visit, post and talk on the forums. Are people just too lazy to care or do they just not know about them? It just baffles me.


I've done my time as a forum admin. The usual heuristic for a web site with forums is that for every person on the forum, there are 100 readers. The latter number varies quite a bit, actually. I've just heard 100 more often than the others.

So yes, this is almost always true, and it has been for about as long as there have been forums on the web.



This is about it...
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#12 - 2013-01-14 22:51:34 UTC
Etherealclams wrote:
How can this possibly be? I don't understand how you can play a game and not visit, post and talk on the forums. Are people just too lazy to care or do they just not know about them? It just baffles me.


For every person like you, there are a few dozen who can't understand how busy people with jobs and families have time to play games and post on the forums. Then there area dozen who came to EVE through an external community, so the EVE forums have nothing for them that their external community doesn't already provide — this includes small gaming clans as well as the obvious Something Awful and Reddit communities.

And I apologise for bringing a sensible opinion to the EVE forums.

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Kai Sheia
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2013-01-14 22:54:37 UTC
Yeah... As said, usually less than 10% of forum readers ever significantly post. And those who bother to browse forums much are a minority as well. Over my time in MMO's, it turns out that researching or studying up on or really trying all that hard is a relatively hardcore, thin-air level of play. Lots of people kinda just coast along and just go with what is right in front of them without thinking too much.
.... Frankly there is a reason WoW is so popular.
ACE McFACE
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#14 - 2013-01-14 23:31:09 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
EvEa Deva wrote:
Takes to long to gather any good information, like finding a needle in a pile of dog crap


Why do people think finding a needle in anything non metallic is hard??? Just use a metal detector Roll

Like finding a needle in a pile of paper clips should be the new saying

Now, more than ever, we need a dislike button.
NickyYo
modro
The Initiative.
#15 - 2013-01-14 23:33:40 UTC
Etherealclams wrote:
How can this possibly be? I don't understand how you can play a game and not visit, post and talk on the forums. Are people just too lazy to care or do they just not know about them? It just baffles me.


People only really post on forums to complain, hense why we are all here :)
We all like to complain, we are that minority of eve!

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Sorlac
Cosmos Industrial
Cosmos Origins
#16 - 2013-01-14 23:42:26 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
EvEa Deva wrote:
Takes to long to gather any good information, like finding a needle in a pile of dog crap


Why do people think finding a needle in anything non metallic is hard??? Just use a metal detector Roll


The saying comes from a time when people were using bone needles; it probably should be upgraded.

As to the OP there are a lot of people that just come to forums to get some quick info and don't participate in the BS that usually takes place in most General Discussions.
Zol Interbottom
Blimp Requisition Services
#17 - 2013-01-14 23:46:32 UTC
i practice the art of Forum PVP, its the only way to make up for the piles of nothing happening while i actually play EVE

"If you're quitting for the 3rd time you clearly ain't quitting" - Chribba
Frying Doom
#18 - 2013-01-14 23:47:22 UTC
Mara Rinn wrote:
Etherealclams wrote:
How can this possibly be? I don't understand how you can play a game and not visit, post and talk on the forums. Are people just too lazy to care or do they just not know about them? It just baffles me.


For every person like you, there are a few dozen who can't understand how busy people with jobs and families have time to play games and post on the forums. Then there area dozen who came to EVE through an external community, so the EVE forums have nothing for them that their external community doesn't already provide — this includes small gaming clans as well as the obvious Something Awful and Reddit communities.

And I apologise for bringing a sensible opinion to the EVE forums.

Burn the witchTwisted

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Obvious Cyno
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#19 - 2013-01-15 00:23:42 UTC
Complains about forums not being used enough..

Goes to forums to complain.
mynnna
State War Academy
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-01-15 00:28:42 UTC
Etherealclams wrote:
Are people just too lazy to care or do they just not know about them


Yes. You can probably close the thread now, there's really no other useful discussion to be had on the topic.

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