TWC or the Org?

[johnhughthom]

The org is the home of EB, therefore I prefer it to TWC. I do like TWC though, there is a nice AAR community there.

[Cultured Drizzt fan]

I have been lurking the total war forums for some time, but over at TWC I have never felt the need to make an account. I was drawn here partly because its the home of EB, but what really drew me in and made me make an account was the throne room, and now I am getting into the game room as well, its all great fun. There is a real sense of Community here. something I never saw at TWC.

but then again if you placed this poll in the TWC they would probably have similar reasons and you would see the org lagging behind. To each there own, I guess.

[Garnier]

The org has better non-total war discussions in my opinion, and it also has a MTW1 community which of course doesn't exist on TWC. These are the reasons I like this place better. Unfortunately I can't stand the forum skin here compared to TWC's, which drives me away.

I agree about the mess that is TWC avatars and signatures, however I turned off avatars, sigs, rep icons and medals so it's a lot neater, and less wasted space.

One thing that I think TWC has far better is the vastness of the modding community there. However, I have outgrown total war game modding (CA made it really difficult compared to many games I mod), so this isn't a draw for me personally.

And of course, those moderators at TWC...

[TinCow]

There's more than enough room on the internet for both sites. Each has its own positives and negatives, and I think they exist in pretty decent harmony given the usual competition that tends to develop between fan sites. Besides, I think we can all agree that both are far better than the .com.

[pevergreen]

Besides, I think we can all agree that both are far better than the .com.

As they say here in queensland, they may be two-headed inbred convicts down in Tasmania, they're still better than those sheep-loving kiwis.


Ahh, stereotypes, I love them.

[seireikhaan]

The .org. I don't have an account at twc.

[Owen Glyndwr]

I found this site completely by accident in I think around 2005, and used it primarily for the Vanilla guides. Now that I'm an EB addict, it feels like a whole new world has opened up. It is mainly due to my EB addiction, and my long-term membership to this site that I chose this one.

Also I'm rather unfamiliar with TWC, but have always in my mind ha been delegated to a site for me to download various mods that aren't accessible here...

[Alexandros_III]

The org has better non-total war discussions in my opinion, and it also has a MTW1 community which of course doesn't exist on TWC. These are the reasons I like this place better. Unfortunately I can't stand the forum skin here compared to TWC's, which drives me away.

I agree about the mess that is TWC avatars and signatures, however I turned off avatars, sigs, rep icons and medals so it's a lot neater, and less wasted space.

One thing that I think TWC has far better is the vastness of the modding community there. However, I have outgrown total war game modding (CA made it really difficult compared to many games I mod), so this isn't a draw for me personally.

And of course, those moderators at TWC...

I say that TWC has far better non-TW related discussion. It has far more threads for it at the very least.

I have just always used TWC, and have a good acount there. The thought of being a noob all over again, I cant take it. Even with EB, I dont think I'll be here much. I just wish TWC would fix itself and start working again.

[Ricochet]

I'm going to abstain from voting.

[Dol Guldur]

I say that TWC has far better non-TW related discussion. It has far more threads for it at the very least

Well, it certainly has far more :) That's part of the problem to me. It seems the off-topic "tavern" area of TWC has grown to dominate or at least rival the purpose of the site: modding and playing TW games and providing a community to discuss the same. That really dilutes the site for me, as if two sites exist in one.

Having said that, the TWC has vastly improved since the modding community virtually threatened to leave it after the last debacle a few years ago now - I might say mainly due to modders becoming involved in the organization and administering of the site. Just to give you an idea of how under-rated modders were, TWC officially asked its members to rep modders because the only people who got any rep were those in the off-topic area. Alas, you are still more likely to get rep that way at TWC which kind of shows the focus of the largely less-mature (or at least less TW-focused) members. I do not care for rep ( have it switched off) bit it is a sign of where people's attitudes lie.

The Org was my home before TWC and I have only frequented that latter site more because of the reality that more modders and a bigger audience exist. I still see the Org as the academic centre for TW guides, modding and historical research - and TWC as the place to display one's wares...though it is getting better. Although it's great that modders have helped achieve this it's also sad that they have had to do it because they are spending less time modding...

[Crazed Rabbit]

Whichever one is up.

I use the Org more just because that's what I'm used to, and the forum I started on. Both have their strengths.

CR

[Ratbag]

I lurked this site for a while but then I found out about TWC and made an account there.
Don't really know why I like it more over there but I just do! :D

[Prussian to the Iron]

i like the community at TWC, but the mods there are incredibly stupid, ver-zealous and notoriously strict. whereas it is way slower here and the mods are great.


so basically, if you dnt mind being banned for 2 months for saying 'lunatic', TWC is the best.

[Cute Wolf]

The org is more cleaner than TWC, and the orgah's are friendlier here...

TWC? I only lurks at them to read about some MOD that didn't exist here, but the MOD That exist in this org have deeper point of view...

And I didn't active at TWC because:

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I forgot my TWC account

[Furunculus]

i've been here even longer than my current account suggests.

i'd did have a TWC account but never really used it.

[cambovenzi]

im registered @ both sites.
but i like the org better.
the lack of m2tw convo is killing me tho. (ever since empire came out.. =/)

i just went over to tw, and its a mess IMO.
the guides are all thrown in w/ everything else.
not my taste.

e/ ah. the other thing i wanted to mention is there are more experienced and more helpful posters here from what ive seen.
when i am looking for an answer, there is usually someone who knows what they are talking about here at the org.
i dont usually want to read through pages of two randos who just picked up the game last week, when i am looking for an answer or helpful information.

[Viking Prince]

I started and am active on TWC, but I enjoy a quiet read of the posts here. Both have their members and habits are hard to change.

As others have noted, both forums are desirable. Both are fun diversions from real life.

[Pannonian]

Well, it certainly has far more :) That's part of the problem to me. It seems the off-topic "tavern" area of TWC has grown to dominate or at least rival the purpose of the site: modding and playing TW games and providing a community to discuss the same. That really dilutes the site for me, as if two sites exist in one.

Having said that, the TWC has vastly improved since the modding community virtually threatened to leave it after the last debacle a few years ago now - I might say mainly due to modders becoming involved in the organization and administering of the site. Just to give you an idea of how under-rated modders were, TWC officially asked its members to rep modders because the only people who got any rep were those in the off-topic area. Alas, you are still more likely to get rep that way at TWC which kind of shows the focus of the largely less-mature (or at least less TW-focused) members. I do not care for rep ( have it switched off) bit it is a sign of where people's attitudes lie.

The Org was my home before TWC and I have only frequented that latter site more because of the reality that more modders and a bigger audience exist. I still see the Org as the academic centre for TW guides, modding and historical research - and TWC as the place to display one's wares...though it is getting better. Although it's great that modders have helped achieve this it's also sad that they have had to do it because they are spending less time modding...

AFAICS TWC was less mod-friendly than it might have been because the focus of administration and the source of staff were mainly in non-TW areas. Since imb39's takeover in early 2007, there has been a conscious effort to make TWC as mod-friendly as possible, to the point where the equivalent of the Tavern, which used to be so dominant in the past, has become some sort of red headed stepchild.

[Flavius Merobaudes]

I clearly prefer the ORG. I was here at first and then joined TWC for some mods, but the more time I spent there, the more it became clear that it's mainly a spot for politizing lunatics. I'm glad there's no mudpit here at the ORG...

[Aemilius Paulus]

Ugh, half my posts on that site are gone. As is my newly-earned rep. That's it. I take back all the good things I said about TWC. No reason to have rep if it disappears every time the site goes down. Not all of the posts disappeared, but much of them, including numerous threads that were made wayyy before the site went down. Not cool.

[Fixiwee]

The org is the home of EB, therefore I prefer it to TWC. I do like TWC though, there is a nice AAR community there.

I don't really visit either of the two pleases because both communities are a bit too silly with the member<->mod relationship.
But I agree, the TWC has a superior AAR community.