Xaxaxe wrote:We're talking about a place that almost collapsed when Cosmic Encounter was (finally) split into separate listings; how in the world can they be expected to understand the nuances of RPG collecting? My guess is that they don't. The true powers-that-be over there are pretty much boardgame nerds; I've never seen any indication at all that they understand the first thing about RPGs. Frankly, RPG Geek has always struck me as being purely advertising-driven. It's just another avenue for income.
. wrote:Having been there, I must congradulate Plaag for the sterling work and staying power that had made the JG Subweb what it is, and to KC and AS (and those major contributors) that have built ToT.
Now, from the posts above, it would appear Eryops is just another 'contributor' with no knowledge or interest in D&D, and unless he tells us otherwise, no means of contributing any worthwhile information to the D&D RPG community whatsoever. If he is typical of the 'contributor' who is getting all 'excited' about this new website, then they have another f'cked up website on their hands.
Eryops wrote: I for one am glad that their database doesn't include 10,000 versions and separate entries for Monopoly.
Eryops wrote:That's what 99.9% of the gaming community really cares about.
Eryops wrote:Sorry to everyone who I have caused great suffering and bad memories of your experience with BGG. No, BGG does not care about board games to the degree of some completists. I for one am glad that their database doesn't include 10,000 versions and separate entries for Monopoly. And no, I highly doubt that (actually, it's got a snowball's chance in hell of happening) there will be information on print versions or anything else like that. For TSR stock, I'm sure entries will be based on the TSR stock number, and that will be the depth of it. That's what 99.9% of the gaming community really cares about. The other 0.1% of the community has places like the Acaeum to turn to for the information they need.So to get back to what the original intent of my post was - RPGGeek *may* be a place you're interested in for trading purposes and selling games (since threads about eBay screwage is commonplace). I just thought it would be nice to say, "Hey, there's a new opportunity to put up a few extra things you might have for sale... this place charges a relatively low commission, and there are no fees until your item has sold." I guess I was wrong...
Mars wrote:There are admins on BGG?
JasonZavoda wrote:I signed up through google for the beta test. (There is a google group but it links to the beta website).Right now the information being collected is a massive hodge podge of various game systems. It appears to be organized by title of product (and many of the titles are not listed properly) instead of by game system.For example the Star Wars Adventure Journal is listed as Adventure Journal. It ignores that the system is Star Wars or that the actual title begins with Star Wars. A marvel super-heroes game MH-AC4 is titled MH AC4 - Adventure fold-ups featuring Pit of the Viper, but is placed in the listing under "Adventure..." Underneath the searchable listing they have a subheading for the game system, but some of these are incorrect, such as "Across Thunder River" (which should be Conan: Across Thunder River) and I believe the system should be GURPS and not d20. Other game systems have erroneous tags, such as listing TRAVELLER modules as Classic Traveller when they are simply TRAVELLER. If the subheading for game system is searachable (which it better prove to be or this will be a massive haystack of a reference list) then mislabeling game systems is going to be an endless hassle. While I find this listing format extrordinarily bad it is also incosistant. Some items are listed by game system such as Abberant and alternity while most are listed by product titles, but ignoring the actual titles if they include game system names or product reference numbers.They are going to need a lot of monkeys typing on a lot of typewriters if they are going to make a Hamlet out of this. Right now it is touching on a few random products from every game system imaginable.
Badmike wrote:EPIC FAIL PREDICTEDMike B.
. wrote:This just highlights how ignorant you are.And if you are representative of the AHs who are writing RPGG and BGG, then you have just proven my point.Probably better to go away now before people start offering you cake.
Eryops wrote:Okay, when the head Cat Piss Man has made his feelings clear to me, I know when I should go away... I hope you think your cock feels a little bit bigger now . ...One more story before I'm driven off with sticks - I first heard of the Acaeum through a thread on another site showing how rude and assholeish everyone was here. I thought to myself, "These guys aren't really rude, and hey, they *really* know their stuff!" So I decided to give it a try. For the next year and a half I've learned more about D&D and it's history, collectability, and didn't really detect levels of antagonism that were above your average board. But wow, thank you for making me see the true colours of the Acaeum, despite my best efforts not to. I'll be sure to pass on my experiences with anyone who asks in the future...