I don’t expect full service for things I don’t directly pay for. Sure the site makes money from me buying something via a posted link, but I doubt they make anywhere as much as they did a decade+ ago. Maybe I’m totally wrong here, but I think everyone has a primary job/position/purpose that’s going to take place sooner then site requests. I’m perfectly ok with that.
#66
CAG Veteran
Posted 18 July 2018 - 04:08 PM
xenForo 2 is a great upgrade for a site of this magnitude. Not much really has been added to stock xenForo 2 package, but looking at this thread and the list, you guys are in good hands with the guys working on it.
If you need help to see what you'll be in for, you can just check any one of my forums: http://www.destroyrepeat.com All of them are powered by xenForo 2.
#67
Head Cheap Ass
Posted 06 August 2018 - 03:52 PM
We are working on restructuring the forums (read: a smaller number of forums overall) and I'm struggling on what to do with the "Video Game Discussions" section. We have so many separate forums that don't much action. I'd love to narrow it down to as few as many forums as possible (one would be amazing), but I know we've got a lot of specific things going on there.
Anyone got ideas beyond the status quo?
#68
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Posted 06 August 2018 - 03:59 PM
We are working on restructuring the forums (read: a smaller number of forums overall) and I'm struggling on what to do with the "Video Game Discussions" section. We have so many separate forums that don't much action. I'd love to narrow it down to as few as many forums as possible (one would be amazing), but I know we've got a lot of specific things going on there.
Anyone got ideas beyond the status quo?
One for Console Gaming, one for PC Gaming. Hardware discussion should be included and allowed.
#70
The Artist Formerly Known as ブルー神羅
Posted 29 September 2018 - 02:44 AM
We are working on restructuring the forums (read: a smaller number of forums overall) and I'm struggling on what to do with the "Video Game Discussions" section. We have so many separate forums that don't much action. I'd love to narrow it down to as few as many forums as possible (one would be amazing), but I know we've got a lot of specific things going on there.
Anyone got ideas beyond the status quo?
Sorry for the late reply, but I agree on this, especially given the number of multiplatform releases (and, to a lesser extent, timed exclusives) these days.Platform specific forums causes too much overlap.
How about:
- General Gaming
- Console/Handheld
- PC
- Mobile
- Retro/Arcade
Also, the "Video Game Reviews" subform is rarely active, so getting rid of it may be worth considering. Blog posts seem like a better place to post reviews, anyway.
#71
CAG Veteran
Posted 01 October 2018 - 08:05 PM
We are working on restructuring the forums (read: a smaller number of forums overall) and I'm struggling on what to do with the "Video Game Discussions" section. We have so many separate forums that don't much action. I'd love to narrow it down to as few as many forums as possible (one would be amazing), but I know we've got a lot of specific things going on there.
Anyone got ideas beyond the status quo?
Your current structure is fine, the problem is the subforums. Move all the subforums into sections where they belong.
E.G/I.E:
Sony
- PS3 and PS4, PS2, Vita / PSP
Put "PS3 and PS4" "PS2" and "Vita/PSP" into "Sony" and re-name "sony" to PlayStation.
Same with "Microsoft," move the subforums into THERE, and rename Microsoft to "Xbox."
The next Xbox console will be the last of the Xbox brand, if any indication is correct - Microsoft is currently merging both Xbox and Windows ecosystems so that "Xbox Anywhere" supports Windows PC gaming. If this ends up being true, just leave it alone. PC gamers will go into the PC board in the future.
It's too late to put prefixes, because you already put "PS3 and PS4" as a single forum. It would be a nightmare to go back to your old threads and separate them by console.
This is what I did with my board.
#72
For AC New Leaf 3DS- 3110-4025-7228
Posted 09 October 2018 - 04:37 AM
I think condensing as much as possible is the better idea. I would go with two, maybe three forums.
Video Game Discussion
Retro Gaming
Community Threads
But yes, less divisions for the forums would be better going forward.
#74
This post entitles you to one free Morty!
Posted 19 December 2018 - 12:23 AM
Hey, @CheapyD, where are we with these updates!?
We're targeting XenForo 2.1, so until that goes gold (which should be very soon) we're doing test runs on the import (we're using our own custom importer to reduce the conversion time from several days to a few hours).The update includes several giant add-ons that are completely custom for CAG, so testing those and quashing last minute bugs is a big part of what we're up to in the final days. That, and styling work - it's hard to leave the style alone at any point and say it's done, but any day now we should be happy enough with it to release some screenshots and talk you all through the new features.
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#75
CAG Veteran
Posted 19 December 2018 - 09:35 AM
We're targeting XenForo 2.1, so until that goes gold (which should be very soon) we're doing test runs on the import (we're using our own custom importer to reduce the conversion time from several days to a few hours).The update includes several giant add-ons that are completely custom for CAG, so testing those and quashing last minute bugs is a big part of what we're up to in the final days. That, and styling work - it's hard to leave the style alone at any point and say it's done, but any day now we should be happy enough with it to release some screenshots and talk you all through the new features.
Excellent! Just remember to use the 1.5.x importer first. There's technically no real importer underneath 2.0. Most of it (the 2.0 importer) is in beta. The 1.5.x importer is more mature than the 2.0 one. From there, upgrade to 2.0, once you've felt like you got everything in working order, go ahead and upgrade to XF2.1 [Gold]. There's already reports of some site owners upgrading XF2 to 2.1, and failing.
And yes, while 2.1 is in beta. Yes. *shakes head in disbelief*
Just an F.Y.I.
#76
This post entitles you to one free Morty!
Posted 19 December 2018 - 11:59 AM
Excellent! Just remember to use the 1.5.x importer first. There's technically no real importer underneath 2.0. Most of it (the 2.0 importer) is in beta. The 1.5.x importer is more mature than the 2.0 one. From there, upgrade to 2.0, once you've felt like you got everything in working order, go ahead and upgrade to XF2.1 [Gold]. There's already reports of some site owners upgrading XF2 to 2.1, and failing.
And yes, while 2.1 is in beta. Yes. *shakes head in disbelief*
Just an F.Y.I.
We're using a custom import system coded from scratch specifically for CAG, not the stock XenForo importers. The stock import scripts just don't have the performance to convert everything over within a reasonable time.
#77
CAG Veteran
Posted 05 February 2019 - 07:56 PM
We're using a custom import system coded from scratch specifically for CAG, not the stock XenForo importers. The stock import scripts just don't have the performance to convert everything over within a reasonable time.
Well? 2.1 is now gold.
xenForo 2.1 is released.
