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ME AGREES tho .

Yeah why don't you chill out for a while then...

Because I sure am. There should be a limit to how many threads a person can make a day. This is getting ridiculous.

You would make a great moderator.

Hi, I'm Auzzie Wingman. I've been here on the Wii U Forums for a long time.

I'm not one of the most respected, I'm not one of the elite, I'm in no way saying I have a level of superiority above anyone. I am human and prone to error. I tend to care for every individual on this site, and for the site itself. So how about a little story time before I absolutely tear everything to pieces.

When I first joined, this site was quite literally a halcyon of the internet. Now, for those who don't know, a halcyon is period of utter serene peace, or something to that effect. The arguments were naught, the place wasn't spammed. "On the Wii U Forums? NO WAY!" Well yes, it is true. Such a thing existed here.... until Victorious V and nl had the first ever biache fight in the chat room. Mind you, such biaching was really tame to half the stuff that happens now.


And now, for the reasons that brought you here. My perspective on why things are DYING.

* Staff - It's a bit hard not to start with the staff. Of the six staff that can actually do something, only 3 of them are actually active. Mournblade is working his ass off for the most part, and Andy and Joshua tend to be on when he isn't. At least for the most part there is moderators around the clock. The problem is that there aren't active admins. I managed to send Feld0 and email today, and that's why he appeared today. AMAC and Crackkat have just disappeared off the face of the forums altogether.

We need a more dedicated administrator in the event that Feld0 can't acquire AMAC's services anymore. The same goes for the fourth moderator position if he can't get Crackkat.

* Threads - Yeah, threads. There are a number of problems going on with threads. First off, spam threads. We don't have a section for spam threads, so don't make them. And you wonder why people are calling this site crap. Didn't happen back in the day when quality existed, why did it ever happen. Then you've got Zinix's threads. I'm all for news, but there's also this thing called taste, and Zinix, I can tell you are purposely posting news that no one truly wants to hear. Anything that sounds immoral or destructive, you feel you need to post NO YOU DON'T STOP IT. Repeat threads. I think everyone needs to get over them. It's proven that search can be iffy and even more people don't know it exists. Merge whenever it gets found and never speak of it again, stop complaining about doubles. Do what Hunter did yesterday.

On another note, there really hasn't been enough meaningful topics out there. If you have an idea on how you can get a fulfilling discussion going, then post it. I'm more than ready to talk, practically everyone who uses the C3 is ready to discuss, heck, the people migrating from 3DSF lately more than likely have something constructive to say from where I'm sitting. I mean just look at 3Dude. 3DSF migrant who's been making great to hear news threads about the Wii U.

* Posts - First off, be constructive. Positive or negative, try to post things that actually make sense. No spam, no complete hatewagons. It's silly and degrading to everything, so don't troll. Also, cut the fanboyism. Saturn, this one is mostly to you. No need to be "Blame microsoft" or however it is that you do it. This might've been before you joined, but there is actually a strict "No bashing" policy on this forum. This also goes to several other members who have been invading the Hardware section and complaining "it's about the games, eff specs talk".

* Members - This is the big one. It involves all of you, no exceptions, not even Feld0, not even Epic Kirby, not even Hari nor Noonabites. EVERYONE. This is a public zone. You can hide behind your monitors but it's no different from being in school or a convention talking on stage. You can be yourself, but there are expectations of you from everyone else. If you feel that you aren't meeting those expectations, then perhaps you should show restraint. By expectations, people expect you to be polite. If you're gonna be aggressive then give a good reason to be aggressive. Don't troll others opinions and understand they aren't you, they might get it and they might not. If you feel offended, then let people know, they can't be expected to know if you don't say something. Stop working around behind each other's backs godamnit.

* Be part of the community - Say hi to people in introduction threads, jump into chat when you can, go into threads you don't usually go to, have fun in the forum games and roleplay section, put up a status update, change your profile every once in a while, discuss, post, be bothered. Simple.

Okay whatever. You've pissed me off. This is what you get.

So it's about time I start posting the chapters to my short story. Some of you may have read the preview I posted about a year ago. Since I am very close to finishing part one, I will start posting a chapter each week. Of course, only if I get enough support from you guys, since I worked ridiculously hard on this thing. So, here you go. Feedback is welcome.

Prologue:


It seemed there was a voice calling to me in the beginning;


Find me...


The voice called to me and I had an urge to answer it. I took the bait immediately. For every quest there is an end. Mine, although I haven’t found what I was looking for, has ended. Here I am, the fox that was so determined to find what he was looking for in a cage hopelessly laying on the ground. A prisoner of humans. I am Elric, and this is my story.
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Chapter 1
I was the last one to open my eyes. All of my brothers and sisters saw the world for the first time before I did. Eventually they all left to start their lives, as for me, my eyes were still sealed closed. Mother was worried for me, but she still took care of me. She fed me her milk for food and although I never got the chance to ever see her, I distinctly remember her voice. I remember her voice, a voice so soothing and peaceful it could lull me to sleep at times. She would sing to me. She would say my name and when she spoke I felt so safe, like a guardian angel was carefully watching over me. Before I would fall asleep I would hear her voice whisper my name.

“Elric.”

She said my name so smoothly and I always remember her comforting warmth. It all changed though. One day my mother went out. I felt her warmth leave me and felt the chill of wind for the first time. I waited for her patiently almost positive she would come back to see me and I would hear her comforting voice one last time. She never returned. My eyes cracked and for the first time all I saw was light. At first it was startling to see for the first time. I was completely comfortable with the darkness I had seen for the first few weeks of my life. The light was so bright to my eyes. Before I knew it the light turned into a blur and that blur turned into shades, and the shades became more and more distinct until they were colors and objects. This was the world. Strange, mysterious and frightening. I knew that I was a fox. I knew how to walk, and see. I didn't know much. For the first time I looked around to see where I lived for the first days of my short sheltered life. A little tunnel under the ground. Warm, secure and dark, but as I looked at the blinding light ahead of me I couldn’t shake the feeling of lurking danger. I used my strength that I didn't even know I had. I must have developed this strength all this time I was laying down against my mother, when my eyes were still sealed shut. Before I knew it I was standing. Steadily I put one paw in front of the other as I made my way towards the light which was blinding me. Step by steady step I inched towards it. Soon I started to move a little faster, and before I knew it I started to walk and was out of the old shelter in which I called home. Giant trees loomed above me, and the yellow and orange leaves seemed to have completely covered the ground.

It took me awhile to get used to this world I was so suddenly thrown into. So strange and full of wonders, it was hard getting out and on my feet. I was confused, a little bit scared, but I managed to survive. I learned how to get my own food, hunting came natural to me and to be quite frank it was a thrill to chase down your food to eat. Not only a thrill, but also rewarding as well. I learned the ways of the forest, the seasons and the weather patterns and dug my shelters before rainy nights and blizzards. Time passed and I began to forget about my mother and that old dark shelter. I became independent and I soon knew a part of the forest like the back of my paw. I survived, and well... thats it. I didn't have any motive in my life except to simply survive. One night I had a dream. In it I was in pure darkness. It surrounded me. Then suddenly, out of the darkness came a light, and with the light I heard a voice repeating:

Find me...

I awoke in my den startled and panting. It was then I realized it was merely a dream. Then I realized what I had to do. I remembered my mother’s soothing voice. It was the same voice in the dream. I suddenly knew what I had to do. I was going to find my mother.

FEEL THE LOVE GENERATING, OH OH OH OH!

But I think the point is, if people in this thread are coming up with ideas, and using literal game examples as well, then it's not that gaming has run out of creative ideas, it's that creative people are lacking the inspiration to come up with these ideas, or are finding it hard to fulfill them.

You should probably put spoilers.

This one is by far the best.... none of the others even come close to this amazing video




*Warning* this video is so awesome it may cause you to become slightly aroused, veiwer discretion is advised

I'll give it a month till it dies out.