SG Nostalgia

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 1:55 pm

I remember it too. I wasn't there but I remember the thread conversation about it.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:07 pm

That was around the same time as our Mario Kart online games, right?

By the way, where is Asaroth these days?

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:05 pm

He just posted in this thread like yesterday, but he hasn't been posting much im general lately.

Mitsurugi CP · Post by **Mitsurugi CP** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 12:43 am

Lord Golbez wrote:I remember it too. I wasn't there but I remember the thread conversation about it.

Is that thread still around? I can't find it.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:02 am

Wasn't it LPTPW? I thought it was discussed in there.

Mitsurugi CP · Post by **Mitsurugi CP** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:23 am

The first time was in 2005, before LPTPW. The second time I did it did get mentioned there, though. I forgot I sent him actually good stuff, like Vermont maple syrup.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 5:49 am

That’s the next best thing after Quebec maple syrup!

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 5:51 am

But does Quebec have maple candy?

Mitsurugi CP · Post by **Mitsurugi CP** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 12:05 pm

They have maple syrup snow taffy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9WFGgtkBgs

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 3:01 pm

Mitsurugi CP wrote:They have maple syrup snow taffy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9WFGgtkBgs

The toffee of the gods.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 3:46 pm

Not quite the maple candy I was thinking of, but it does look very interesting.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 12:47 am

Lord Golbez wrote:Not quite the maple candy I was thinking of, but it does look very interesting.

But it’s the best kind of maple candy

Mitsurugi CP · Post by **Mitsurugi CP** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 2:52 am

These are pretty good too. They almost just dissolve away.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 2:55 am

Yes. That's the kind I meant. They're delicious.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 4:38 pm

Mitsurugi CP wrote:These are pretty good too. They almost just dissolve away.

Pretty good is levels below god tier though.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 4:53 pm

What's in the snow taffy besides maple?

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 6:33 pm

Lord Golbez wrote:What's in the snow taffy besides maple?

Nothing. It is maple sap reduced by something like a factor of 100. I’ve made some myself.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 6:50 pm

Best thing ever. I remember trying that back in 2004. That was definitely the highlight of my last trip to Canada.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:06 pm

Well, I'll have to try some and visiting Canada sounds like a good idea too. So does staying there, frankly. Illegal immigration ftw!

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:13 pm

So, has anyone set a date for SG Montréal yet?

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:59 am

Calbrena wrote:So, has anyone set a date for SG Montréal yet?

I don’t believe so

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:08 am

Has anyone set a date for evil Square Gamer Corp. takes over the world yet?

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 1:40 pm

Let's do that during the SG Montréal meet!

Sir Nikon · Post by **Sir Nikon** » Sat May 05, 2018 12:24 pm

Dammit ... I'm supposed to go out, get parts for the car, put them in ... not sit on SG and read forum posts.

Oh nostalgia. I feel like I'm alive again in the 90s again already.

bsd · Post by **bsd** » Sat May 05, 2018 4:52 pm

Lord Golbez wrote:I could try, but she probably won't be receptive.

HI

Ps thanks for remembering my user name

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sat May 05, 2018 4:55 pm

Haha. I was totally wrong.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sat May 05, 2018 4:55 pm

Haha. I was totally wrong.

bsd · Post by **bsd** » Sat May 05, 2018 4:59 pm

I'm just glad

still works. That's what convinced me.

Undine · Post by **Undine** » Sat May 05, 2018 5:03 pm

is the best

Post by **Grey Fox** » Sat May 05, 2018 5:04 pm

I think everyone has their own memories of things from the old times. I have a horrible memory so I can’t remember a lot of the interactions that weren’t in person. My memories are more behind the scenes type things and with people I met up with in real life. Ultimately I ended up spending more time with the great friends I met through this forum in real life than i did working on SG, and that was kind of it’s downfall from being super huge. I used to think if I’d been smarter at the time I would have worked harder on it and it would still be big or bigger, but looking at the state of the internet today where everything is either Social media sites, Reddit, or big corporate owned sites, I highly doubt that would be the case. I’m pretty happy with how Damien has kept this little slice of the internet alive as it is.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sat May 05, 2018 5:22 pm

It’s often frustrating not having the keys to directly change the site myself, but at least it means I haven’t been able to break it

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sat May 05, 2018 5:37 pm

Also works.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sat May 05, 2018 5:38 pm

Lord Golbez wrote:Haha. I was totally wrong.

Twice even!

Double posting

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Sat May 05, 2018 10:37 pm

bsd wrote:I'm just glad still works. That's what convinced me.

Hi Sara. Stick around this time?

@Shaun, although they're not that common, there *are* some forums that still make money. The fact that Square games became rubbish means the site couldn't have grown further or retained a big user base though.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sat May 05, 2018 11:06 pm

I think Sara's probably too busy with school work right now to show up again for at least awhile, but maybe I'm just going for being wrong a third time.

bsd · Post by **bsd** » Sun May 06, 2018 12:10 am

Here just to prove my brother wrong again.

I'm slacking today

RDM · Post by **RDM** » Sun May 06, 2018 12:18 am

When is SG Montreal? That's not even that far from here.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sun May 06, 2018 6:35 am

Calbrena wrote:
bsd wrote:I'm just glad still works. That's what convinced me.
Hi Sara. Stick around this time?

@Shaun, although they're not that common, there *are* some forums that still make money. The fact that Square games became rubbish means the site couldn't have grown further or retained a big user base though.

Which forums? I’m guessing you’re referring to Something Awful, which is an anomaly in that it’s a gigantic forum that’s even charged for subscription (not sure if it does that still, or if it’s still about even). The internet can’t sustain too many of these in the age of Reddit and social media though.
While the subject of Square games may be pretty narrow, I disagree that people are somehow put off due to the quality of the games. Final Fantasy XIV is arguably the/one of the best games Square have ever made and certainly the most worthy of discussing, sharing anecdotes and building a community around. If The Flame Wars did anything, they showed us that all in all, SG isn’t doing bad compared to other existing forums out there.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Sun May 06, 2018 11:47 am

RDM wrote:When is SG Montreal? That's not even that far from here.

Whenever we can be bothered to actually set a date?

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Sun May 06, 2018 11:59 am

Damien wrote:
Calbrena wrote:
bsd wrote:I'm just glad still works. That's what convinced me.
Hi Sara. Stick around this time?

@Shaun, although they're not that common, there *are* some forums that still make money. The fact that Square games became rubbish means the site couldn't have grown further or retained a big user base though.
Which forums? I’m guessing you’re referring to Something Awful, which is an anomaly in that it’s a gigantic forum that’s even charged for subscription (not sure if it does that still, or if it’s still about even). The internet can’t sustain too many of these in the age of Reddit and social media though.
While the subject of Square games may be pretty narrow, I disagree that people are somehow put off due to the quality of the games. Final Fantasy XIV is arguably the/one of the best games Square have ever made and certainly the most worthy of discussing, sharing anecdotes and building a community around. If The Flame Wars did anything, they showed us that all in all, SG isn’t doing bad compared to other existing forums out there.

No, I wasn't thinking about SA.
I've mentioned it before, but http://www.jeuxvideo.com/forums.htm already existed back in 2000 and since then they've grown their user base steadily. I know it's in a foreign language; my point is just that the forum format in itself can still work.

Square is still too much of a niche and there was definitely a time when the games they were releasing just weren't that good. The fact that FF XIV is a good game doesn't change the very obvious fact that for many years they were just milking the FF franchise and not releasing *enough* good games to make the SG model viable.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sun May 06, 2018 12:02 pm

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Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sun May 06, 2018 12:03 pm

Calbrena wrote:
RDM wrote:When is SG Montreal? That's not even that far from here.
Whenever we can be bothered to actually set a date?

Too laissez-faire for that.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Sun May 06, 2018 12:06 pm

smeared ink wrote:
Calbrena wrote:
RDM wrote:When is SG Montreal? That's not even that far from here.
Whenever we can be bothered to actually set a date?
Too laissez-faire for that.

Quite frankly I doubt we could find a date which would work for everyone.

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sun May 06, 2018 12:39 pm

Calbrena wrote:
smeared ink wrote:
Calbrena wrote:
RDM wrote:When is SG Montreal? That's not even that far from here.
Whenever we can be bothered to actually set a date?
Too laissez-faire for that.
Quite frankly I doubt we could find a date which would work for everyone.

I’m in Montreal July 2-5

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Sun May 06, 2018 12:48 pm

WaWard wrote:
Calbrena wrote:
smeared ink wrote:
Calbrena wrote:
RDM wrote:When is SG Montreal? That's not even that far from here.
Whenever we can be bothered to actually set a date?
Too laissez-faire for that.
Quite frankly I doubt we could find a date which would work for everyone.
I’m in Montreal July 2-5

I won't be, I have to be at work then.

Don't you dare make SG Montréal actually happen when I'm stuck at work.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:12 pm

Want to grab a beer, Ward?

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:21 pm

smeared ink wrote:Want to grab a beer, Ward?

Sure. I need to clear it with wife first, but grabbing beers is a given, so I don’t see why not. I’ll PM you once plans are more concrete.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Sun May 06, 2018 3:37 pm

Ok, have fun guys.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Sun May 06, 2018 4:10 pm

How about SG Antarctica?

Sir Nikon · Post by **Sir Nikon** » Sun May 06, 2018 4:15 pm

It would not be allowed because the Illuminati actively work to prevent people from seeing that the earth is flat. Duh.