Idea

[pevergreen]

We need to expand to other games, but pinholing ourselves on a certain era is not the way to bring more people in.

[Beskar]

I think we could do something else for now, and that is to shrink the Total war sections.

Strangely, 90% of the forum covers Total War, but Gameroom, Frontroom and Backroom have the highest amount of posts and are very sidelined.

Might be an idea to condense the titles into one category, then have the first link go straight to that game, then that link has sub-sections for multiplayer, modding, etc, amongst others.

So basically, the forum would look more like this (or make it for each game seperate):


You then restructure the forum and even get rid or merge some of the more useless sections. For example, I think the entrance hall should be next to the Frontroom, it is on the otherside of the forum, so people who actively post on the forum don't even go near it as it on the other side.

Get rid of the 'Console' section as it is not Total war and it is Deadwood. Just clutters up the forum.

Merge Apothecary with Hardware and Software, making a new section, perhaps with a subforum named "Help!".

Merge Throneroom, Chapter House and Gameroom into a bigger Gameroom complex with Subforums for specific types.

Merge all the guides under one heading. No need to clutter up the main view of the forum with all different sections, or have the Guides as subforums in each of the particular areas.

Make a new Category Which will have the Entrance Hall, Frontroom, Backroom, Gameroom, Watchtower and Monastery, Meadhall and Arena in.


Another suggestion since other people want to cover other games is to expand the Arena into a category, then have it cover various genres, with perhaps subforums for really popular games. Or something that needs more planning.

[pevergreen]

Yes and no.

I agree with the premise of moving the TW under one section, then being able to drill down further. I dont agree with the mockup of having the MTW and M2TW (stw and s2tw as well) under the same link.

Mega gameroom: no

Guides: yes

new category for bunch: i dont think so, not really

apothocary and H&SW, yeah.

[Beskar]

I agree with the premise of moving the TW under one section, then being able to drill down further. I dont agree with the mockup of having the MTW and M2TW (stw and s2tw as well) under the same link.

Can easily keep that separate. I mainly did it because they were not the most active sections.

Mega gameroom: no

Why do you dislike this idea? Having the forum style games in the Gameroom, perhaps in a subforum would keep the player base concentrated. It is silly in a way having different gameroom-style things spread across the forum, as it requires members to check multiple sections opposed to just one, which limits the amount of players participating.

new category for bunch: i dont think so, not really

That was a suggestion for people wanting different games covered on the forum. (the new 'arena' part)

However, I think rearranging a few of the forums such as entrance hall, and making Frontroom, Gameroom and Backroom more dominant would be a good step forward. Many people just have "Tavern" as their link address as they don't even have an interest in the other sections of the forum, and those three sections are the most active on the forum. It is silly in a way they are so sidelined, especially as new members want to see the activity to join in. Activity breeds activity.

[pevergreen]

Why do you dislike this idea? Having the forum style games in the Gameroom, perhaps in a subforum would keep the player base concentrated. It is silly in a way having different gameroom-style things spread across the forum, as it requires members to check multiple sections opposed to just one, which limits the amount of players participating.

I played in KOTR and LOTR, both very briefly. How many other gameroom players have? Most mafia players do not play TW, so that rules out basically everything in the throne room.

The IH games I have no interest in and never will. They are different types of things.

That was a suggestion for people wanting different games covered on the forum. (the new 'arena' part)

However, I think rearranging a few of the forums such as entrance hall, and making Frontroom, Gameroom and Backroom more dominant would be a good step forward. Many people just have "Tavern" as their link address as they don't even have an interest in the other sections of the forum, and those three sections are the most active on the forum. It is silly in a way they are so sidelined, especially as new members want to see the activity to join in. Activity breeds activity.

I meant the second part of your post. Some rearranging, yes, the example you gave, no.

[Beskar]

I played in KOTR and LOTR, both very briefly. How many other gameroom players have? Most mafia players do not play TW, so that rules out basically everything in the throne room.

The IH games I have no interest in and never will. They are different types of things.

The Gameroom is a Gameroom, it isn't just mafia.

IH games interest me, but I don't see that forum regularly enough since it is on the otherhand of the forum basically. People from the Gameroom might want to participant in IH and vice-versus, or even in Throne-room games (I see suggestions for them before).

So having them as subsections of the gameroom would generate far more interest for IH, Mafia, Throneroom, etc. Everyone benefits.

[pevergreen]

The Gameroom is a Gameroom, it isn't just mafia.

'The Gameroom' is mafia. It has some other games in it, but they are infrequent. It was created for mafia, and it has hosted mafia.