Well it's late out here where I'm at and I was bored and I thought to myself, "How did RaGEZONE get so populated?" This might be a stupid thread but I am curious on how to get a forum this successful. Discuss.
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Well it's late out here where I'm at and I was bored and I thought to myself, "How did RaGEZONE get so populated?" This might be a stupid thread but I am curious on how to get a forum this successful. Discuss.
Understand that RaGEZONE was founded in 2001.
Yeah but like I stated before I was just bored, so I thought hey what the hell lets ask around and see what people have to say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyler
It was founded in 2001. Back then, most popular games were in their early stages, if they were even made then. RaGEZONE was the pinnacle of MMORPG development, and a few of the guys decided to stick around I guess.
Good thing they did stick around
it started as a wrestling forum, then Daniel discovered Mir. The reason why it's so populated is not just for the community, but because of popular games of the time: MU brought a lot of people.
first great MMORPG dev forums !!! that's why also great community of gamers
Personally , i think that a MMORPG forums dont come and stay , sometimes they fail but eh , RaGEZONE , has alot more qualities , and is to be is the best damn MMORPG forum ever , and no one could ever equal to it or get better than it so its just how good it is at supplying information on the MMORPGs.
Yeah it is the best MMORPG Forum
Ragezone has been around for a long time, and was initially the Primary source for MMORPG things, more in particular Private Server related things, beginning with Mu Online for most people back then.
Because it had the most awesome Mir 2 server ever; Well that was why me and a few of my friends came (Around '04/'05). But that was a long time ago, it was a sad time when the p-servers started to fail :(
Yeah it really is sad on how private servers fail so badly >.>Quote:
Originally Posted by ownage™
There isnt alot of MMORPG forums out there, Well there are but are small compared to ragezone, i guess it all depends on teh content etc
They are and I guess it also depends on how you handle your community, and on how passionate you are about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donkjam
Well RaGEZONE has been around over 9 years, it was like the main source for MMORPG PS back then and still is.
When you see people saying "MUtards" you should know that they were here for quite sometime.
MUtards is old. the new trend is habbo tard, habbon, maple tard, runetard, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by GNQ
'Cause it's the best game dev site.
Kinda stupid answer if you ask me, sure its the best game dev site evaaaaah =_=.. but thats not the question here.. the question is: how did it become the best game dev. site ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by vinicius.edson
Whats the history on RZ :) Im curious myself :thumbup1:
As mentioned, it started off as a Wrestling forum. Then Dan changed it to a Mir2 server. It because popular because at the time it was one of the only unofficial servers i believe. From there it gained a reputation as having leaked server files, so Dan just grew on that and expanded to other games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Way[2]Death
Next thing you know, any Google search regarding MMORPG's returns you to this website, and that's how we got here.
What's left unsaid is kind of obvious, but I'm going to add to this conversation, anyway: MentaL has a ridiculous cock. And with ridiculous I mean funny. And with cock I mean rooster. Which is untrue, because he doesn't live on a farm. But if he did he might also have cows, and cows say Moo. Kinda like mutards. And we all know where mutons live, right? Shoot their battleship down and you get elerium and ufo alloys which you need for building your own awesome craft. Just take it to some crafter. But don't let them bastards rip you off, remember, if they're too expensive you can always do it yourself. Although it's admittedly more fun with a woman. So, yeah, I suppose that about sums the thread up.
Lol people love the different private server forums, and everyone in the world basically found it ;) from USA to australia!
Try and salvage something from http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://forum.ragezone.com
So much win has never been contained in a single post before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Negata
Gratz in naming 2 of the largest western countries in an attempt to show diversity.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelpro321
So much win I think I started to cry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Negata
He didn't mention Unobtanium or 42. So I don't think it's quite done yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rishwin
"Gratz in naming 2 of the largest western countries in an attempt to show diversity. Nazi. " thats offensive, and btw, i said From the USA to Australia, meaning every country inbertween... If you could understand ;)
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Originally Posted by Negata
We have to admit that this post was quality XD
Too much winQuote:
Originally Posted by Negata
If i could understand? The only way that would be offensive is to the actual Nazi's for being classed in the same category as you.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelpro321
Between USA and Australia there is the Pacific ocean. That's it. "Everything in-between" is a fuckload of water and a few islands. Lets change the forum slogan to "Welcome to RaGEZONE; There's nobody fucking here!".
To make it easier for you to understand, you may as well have said this - "We have a wide range of people, all the way from A to G!".
Lmao Rish you make such great pointsQuote:
Originally Posted by Rishwin
Now this is a story all about how Dans life got flipped turned upside down and I'd like to take a minute just sit right there and I'll tell you how Dan became the prince of a forum that got flair.
Near all so many sheep born and raised on the off mir server is where I spent most of my days chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool and just randomly PKing some random fool, when a couple of guys they were up to no good had him steal the server files from this dude, He got in one little fight and his dad got scared and said your opening your own forum for them right here.
etc etc etc. too damn tired to finish it :-D
so yea that is about it
LOL, oh man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Negata
That made me laugh fucking hard. I love you.
Fresh prince of RaGEZONE? :OQuote:
Originally Posted by TriumpH
Well done. Well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by TriumpH
Don't do it again :D
There are a lot of members here because this forum used to have a good reputation and be a great site.
/thread
Because Gohan was really funny.
RaGEZONE got this big because, and I quote:
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Originally Posted by Mental
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8616/dukenukem1.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Flameingskull
I love RaGEZONE, will not leave until i am unable to use the computer.
Well if you decide take the scenic route around the Earth you'll get some pretty good planetary coverage between those two colonial backwaters. At any rate, it doesn't matter. Goddamn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rishwin
Simple answer is.
Mu Online
The bold part made me lol, cuz I remember the "I shag sheep".Quote:
Originally Posted by TriumpH
So it's all because of MU
And what about advertise thing? Didn't RAGEZONE buy advertise to get more users?:= If you know what I mean.
And speaking of MU online... *haha*
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/906...ithoutdots.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Rishwin
Autralia = East
America = West
Nice picture :thumbup1: thanks,Quote:
Originally Posted by MrAbry
That is absoloutly halarious! just read it, wasnt paying attention last time, quality that made my day :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Negata http://forum.ragezone.com/zoomtube/buttons/viewpost.gif What's left unsaid is kind of obvious, but I'm going to add to this conversation, anyway: MentaL has a ridiculous cock. And with ridiculous I mean funny. And with cock I mean rooster. Which is untrue, because he doesn't live on a farm. But if he did he might also have cows, and cows say Moo. Kinda like mutards. And we all know where mutons live, right? Shoot their battleship down and you get elerium and ufo alloys which you need for building your own awesome craft. Just take it to some crafter. But don't let them bastards rip you off, remember, if they're too expensive you can always do it yourself. Although it's admittedly more fun with a woman. So, yeah, I suppose that about sums the thread up.
Rish is thinking backwaaarrrdsss about what pixelpro said.
@THREAD
I guess MU made a huge impact then.
I think it's more of a dig that he's Welsh and the Welsh are known as sheep shaggers.Quote:
Originally Posted by justingarcia
Because Ragezone is my 2nd School.
Because I jizzed in ur mom's pants. lol
The answer to this question is obvious.
Answer = 42.
I do not mean to initiate epic lulz from this post. I mean to spread the answer to the ultimate question.
RaGEZONE is so populated because of all good MMORPG sections
(spec Habbo section :D)
Was in a guild with MentaL on mir 2 Phoenix called DigitalDoom in about 2002, he told me about the forum and here i am 8 years later lol.
It was a big mir developing forum then
RageZone is soo populated because it has its own servers, It has development for alot of popular games. Its been out for long and has alot of good programmers here that can help noobs with issues so they all tend to come here.
I demand your legend status be revoked...Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterD
Demand deniedQuote:
Originally Posted by JaredT
The Earth isn't flat.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrAbry
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Originally Posted by JaredT
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I demand you stop acting stupid and post something meaningful or on topicQuote:
Originally Posted by JaredT
Posted via Mobile Device
hahahha jaredt got told off by a hobbit :ott1: way to go noizy ;)
Thank me if I helped =p and yeah lastbreath RaGEZONE is pro except noobs who ruin it.Quote:
Originally Posted by EliteGM
Posted via Mobile Device
And people who pretend to be pro but are really noobs and call others noobsQuote:
Originally Posted by Noizy
Are you implying that I'm the noob that thinks I am pro? First of all I have never stated that I am pro. Second of all you should be the LAST one to talk, and third don't even get me started on who the real noob is. Remember those 3 statements are only if you were implying that I am a noob that thinks I am pro.
And people who joined dec '09 and think they are any different from someone who joined may '10
'nuff said.
All I remember about him, is his band, and when I heard that he died on a fire or something. I guess when Dan noticed that the forums had grown up and had some knights in a shining armor and maids in a dress to look out, he would not take care of it much of what is he doing before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rishwin
I never said its flat. Everyone knows America is on the West and Australia on the east as thats what the flat map says, and probably also because of the International Date Line that cuts the days between nights of the countries thats set on the middle of the Pacific ocean.Quote:
Originally Posted by Surface
Spoiler:
So if anyone talks about countries' locations, america is always at the right side, Australia at the left, between them is all the continents from Asia to Europe.
That would be fine, if it wasn't for the fact that to go from USA to Australia or vice-versa, you don't go all the way over Asia and Europe, you just cross the ocean.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrAbry
Yup, because thats the shorter way to travel, but that still doesn't change the fact that america is on the west side, and autralia on the east side. We don't base our directions on which way a plane travels, its the geography we're basing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rishwin
Geographically the world is round, going "east" will take you completely around the globe and right back where you started, and so will going "west". Someone "decided" to place the date line where it is, and it has absolutely no geographic relevance, other than the Pacific ocean being the biggest empty space we have.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrAbry
By your logic, Australia wouldn't be classed as a "western" country. Which it is.
You have spammed this section more than anyone else, simply by point out "off-topic" posts. We're actually having a conversation, you're just being an annoying dick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noizy
Report button exists for a reason =PQuote:
Originally Posted by Rishwin
Cleaned the thread a bit for now.
On topic, the main reason is that RZ is the original/oldest that is still around, the forum can really only get bigger in size. (content wise)
Crash
IDL has a great thing to do with geography:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rishwin
Spoiler:
good advertisements is the real reason lol
Neither the Prime Meridian or the date line have any geological reasoning behind their existence. The prime meridian exists as a reference point which later became internationally recognized, and the date line is there as it's opposite. They are completely arbitrary for anything other than telling the time/date.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrAbry
Almost the 10 year anniversary.
because it's awesome, that's why. I came here looking for Mu like...6 years ago...and am still here haha
Compass directions (not magnetic compasses themselves just the directions used) rely on location and perception, if you're in Australia the US is to the east and vice versa but I guess since everyone knows that america is in the west logical reasoning doesn't matter because clearly if everyone knows it it has to be correct but saying that didn't everyone know that the world was flat and if you went over it's edge you'd be lost forever?Quote:
Originally Posted by MrAbry
Oh and for your information 2D world maps change depending on the country you're in as it is common practice to put the country that the map is from in the centre of said map and position the other countries accordingly though this practice has become less and less used due to standardization and easier understanding when read.
Well thank you everyone who stayed on topic and answered my question. Now it's time to close it down.