Originally Posted by Lucy
It's just trends as well, back then video editing used to be big, those people more than likely moved on from the and became busy and not as many took their place, same with texturing and marketing. I can't see a current trend right now, but it seems its texturing.
its hard to even do anything now because of how much the staff patrol the art / video sections of the site, you can't leave any type of criticism without being infracted
also this shit is a joke, who hired this guy
wtf
Hi, OP.
I am also a fairly old Toribash gamer. I started around 2009 and have been an on-and-off community member ever since. I probably had the most fun and enjoyment in the 2010-2012 period, where I met many online users I considered friends under the name of MintCat (I was also a massive shitposter, but hey!). Like you, I discovered Toribash on Youtube, when I had this interest in 'ragdoll physics' games.
It is sad to see the game's community activity drop significantly since then, but it's wholly understandable why it's happened. There's been no push by the team to keep Toribash relevant, plus the fact that the game's mechanism is totally mind-boggling to any new players.
Toribash's push to the Nintendo Wii was an exercise in futility. Its inclusion on Steam worked well for a brief while, I believe, but even that couldn't sustain the numbers needed to keep Toribash relevant and interesting. It has needed a change in the gameplay for a long, long time; not just various dojos and user-created maps, but different game modes that make the most of the engine and keep the game fresh.
All that will carry on is threads like these being made of people reminiscing about the good times they had on here. I'm happy that other people got as much enjoyment as I did, no matter what year you joined, you've still been a part of an underground community that's stayed loyal to a game they genuinely love, a game that's different and original, hard as fuck, but the best games test players' ability.
I always preferred the forum anyway, but even that's shrivelled... or maybe it was just me.
I am also a fairly old Toribash gamer. I started around 2009 and have been an on-and-off community member ever since. I probably had the most fun and enjoyment in the 2010-2012 period, where I met many online users I considered friends under the name of MintCat (I was also a massive shitposter, but hey!). Like you, I discovered Toribash on Youtube, when I had this interest in 'ragdoll physics' games.
It is sad to see the game's community activity drop significantly since then, but it's wholly understandable why it's happened. There's been no push by the team to keep Toribash relevant, plus the fact that the game's mechanism is totally mind-boggling to any new players.
Toribash's push to the Nintendo Wii was an exercise in futility. Its inclusion on Steam worked well for a brief while, I believe, but even that couldn't sustain the numbers needed to keep Toribash relevant and interesting. It has needed a change in the gameplay for a long, long time; not just various dojos and user-created maps, but different game modes that make the most of the engine and keep the game fresh.
All that will carry on is threads like these being made of people reminiscing about the good times they had on here. I'm happy that other people got as much enjoyment as I did, no matter what year you joined, you've still been a part of an underground community that's stayed loyal to a game they genuinely love, a game that's different and original, hard as fuck, but the best games test players' ability.
I always preferred the forum anyway, but even that's shrivelled... or maybe it was just me.
Toribash could use some modernization. Like you said, people look for certian qualities within games, wether its a story, good looks, a challenge. Tb imo doesnt deliver as well as it could on certain aspects, things like belts, or market costs and community. Belts take to long to progress, i like the idea of the aged and experienced, but by the time you get that satisfaction you have olot of opportunities to get distracted by something more rewarding. Things cost way too much on the market, which i understand it make people strive to get better to get tc, but it just a bit too much. With the community, the thing is alot of youtubers want the fame. Tb isnt gonna really give them that instantly, and the people that do it for fun dont really get the reward of views either. If no one watches then why keep making it? So the comunity needs to do something to promote people and give them the means to do so in a very pushy manner. With a bit a searching some forum savvy people can find it all but the newcomers need a guide to it all. And most of all it needs to be simple and direct, at least while theyre relativley new to it all.
Last edited by tlclay; May 29, 2018 at 11:51 PM.
Originally Posted by Mallymkun
Hi, OP.
I am also a fairly old Toribash gamer. I started around 2009 and have been an on-and-off community member ever since. I probably had the most fun and enjoyment in the 2010-2012 period, where I met many online users I considered friends under the name of MintCat (I was also a massive shitposter, but hey!). Like you, I discovered Toribash on Youtube, when I had this interest in 'ragdoll physics' games.
It is sad to see the game's community activity drop significantly since then, but it's wholly understandable why it's happened. There's been no push by the team to keep Toribash relevant, plus the fact that the game's mechanism is totally mind-boggling to any new players.
Toribash's push to the Nintendo Wii was an exercise in futility. Its inclusion on Steam worked well for a brief while, I believe, but even that couldn't sustain the numbers needed to keep Toribash relevant and interesting. It has needed a change in the gameplay for a long, long time; not just various dojos and user-created maps, but different game modes that make the most of the engine and keep the game fresh.
All that will carry on is threads like these being made of people reminiscing about the good times they had on here. I'm happy that other people got as much enjoyment as I did, no matter what year you joined, you've still been a part of an underground community that's stayed loyal to a game they genuinely love, a game that's different and original, hard as fuck, but the best games test players' ability.
I always preferred the forum anyway, but even that's shrivelled... or maybe it was just me.
Yeah, this is basically what I was saying, except it’s a lot less cluttered.
I noticed the part where you mentioned the Wii version of TB, and I actually bought the Wii version, and I still have it to this day. To be honest, the Wii version isn’t all that great, imo it’s probably harder for a beginner to grasp the concept of the Wii version rather than PC. It’s confusing and too difficult to move all the joints around with the Wii controller, and overall not the best experience.
Oh, also, does anyone remember Minibash?
:)
