So after a crap weekend in vegas (i'm 18 so i'm legal but I cant do shit) where I had to take care of my little cousins, I get home on monday to see that my Dtoid patch is in the mail.
First off I would like to say how awesome it is to see handwriting I really like the personal touch. I dont know who wrote this, but their penmanship is 1,000,000x better than mine. The little dtoid head on the back is awesome
Second, look at the postage, some creepy old lady and what looks like some animorph thing. I'd call it a furry but it has no human features other than it looks like it has shoulders.
Anyway, thanks a bunch Niero and Colette! (and any unnamed sekret people on the inside) Dtoid! Wins! My internets! :)
I figured I'd make this since I haven't seen any (mostly because I don't read the Cblogs in the early morning). I know some of us here are of Mexican Decent so happy Cinco De Mayo. The Day that proved that even Mexicans can beat the French.
Guys, I've just been thinking. Dtoid has been pretty...stale as of late. We need to bring in more fun. I remember when we would have epic posts that were just hilarious laughs. Hell, I remember when people used to make lulz in the forums.
What happened to the Dtoid Army? We've heard nothing of this in a while. And I believe we need to get some fun shit going. We need to bring this back. How? I have no idea. When? Right now would be awesome. I can't think of anything, but use this as inspiration:
So here's the Issue. A while back with the Unofficial Destructoid TF2 server, I had admin. One day we were all playing having lots of fun. The server was full and the game was fierce, what ended up happening is that community member Butmac was all up and ready to play, but the server was full. So as an admin I decided it would be a good idea to kick someone from the server. The person was not a member of Destructoid.com so I felt that I was in the right to kick him out.
What ended up happening was that Kor (the server's owner along with Caffiene Powered) didn't like this. He did not agree with my decision that a Destructoid member should have the highest priority over anyone on that TF2 server. He told me (just right now actually) that the [Destructiod.com - Pew Pew Pew] server was a "Dual-Community server" who's purpose was to serve the TF2 community at large, as well as the Destructoid community.
We went into discussion about the use of the Destructoid name and what it means. To me, if a server has Dtoid.com and nothing else, that server is for Dtoid members at its core. Granted they're not going to ban/kick randoms out, but that a random holds less weight than a community member.
I completely understand that it's Kor and Caff's server, and they can do WHATEVER they want with it. But they have to understand that the name Destructoid means something enourmous. It means a place where I can see a post made by Chad as I wake up, and then later that night go to his house, eat all his food, and pet his dog.
What Destructoid means to me is community comes first.
And here’s the twist. I want the community to see this and react to it. I want the community to speak. Don’t let me speak for you, and don’t let Kor speak to you. This is an issue that needs to be worked upon and one that the community shouldn't be kept out of.
Make dtoiders number 1, or take the name out
Under this I have Copy and Pasted the log from Kor and I's chat on Steam trying to resolve this matter. I would appreciate that you read this and give your input before commenting, but I can’t control you guys.
And Please for the love of god. KEEP THE FLAMEWARS OUT We will discuss and be civil. It's either a big issue, or it's nothing at all. It'll erupt or just be blown away. It's just really bugging me
So here it is, with all its errors (ignore them :P) The log. And I hope we can work this out.
Edit/Conclusion: Thanks alot guys, I just wanted to see what everyone though on this to see what to really think. It's not something that me and Kor can fix by ourselves since this effects a ton of people.
So I invite everyone back onto the community with Kor and Caff under admin so they can do their thing. Due to the fact that I cant delete/hand over ownership and to save people the trouble.
I really thank you guys in actually taking the time to read this and voice your concerns. And I hope this all to be fixed real soon (a.k.a when Kor logs his lazy ass back on)
Please note that I am in no way ungrateful for what Caff and Kor have worked on. I have always said that I appreciate them for doing what I couldn't have done. Again, to anyone who seems to really hate me, I'm sorry. For pretty much everything and being a jackass.
So I've been thinking a lot about how to get more people active on the community rather than just "lets play a game on friday". I've written up all kinds of ideas on paper, and tried my hardest to noodle dance my way out of this predicament.
So instead of trying out all kinds of shit I'd just want to see what everyone else thinks and what they'd like to get out of the steam group. But please note, I'm trying to avoid the Steam Group from becoming a Clique, meaning that It's now, open (except to furries el oh el) to every one.
AGAIN. The question is, what do you think would revive the dtoid community. More games/servers? Maybe bug Niero for our own forum?
My rig isn't exactly the worst thing around, it can run TF2 just fine in medium to high settings. But I saw a bunch of assholes with amazing computers going for this contest, so I deiced to enter as well.
I'm planning to hand my old PC over to my dad, since he plays games here and there, alot less than me but his current setup is still on AGP. So if I win, my dad gets a nice treat :P
Specs are as follows:
AMD 64 3200+ 2.01GHz
19" Samsung LCD
1.5GB of PC2700 RAM
Nvidia 7900GSKO (got this for my birthday :3)
200GB HDD
Motherboad: ECS KN1 Lite
Again, not the worst system, but I'd like to win a new one, and all my dad plays is Day of Defeat: Source anyway, and my system can more than handle it.
Like most journalists and professional types, sometimes we move on to bigger and better things ... or we just fade away off into the sunset. I wanted to write a unique post, just to say that I have resigned as Destructoid editor in chief and that I am moving on. I know for some of you, you came to Dtoid because of my switch and you've found a whole new site to love as your own. I hope you'll continue to show Dtoid the proper love and I wish all the success in the world to Niero and crew.
As for me, I have been hired by the Global Gaming League to be their editor in chief and with that, I will also assume an associate producer role with Epileptic Gaming. So, you know, I'm not fading away into the sunset, I'll just be somewhere else.
I want to say thank you to everyone who read Destructoid, ran Destructoid, and who have given their time and effort into making it one of the best video game sites on the Web. What Dtoid does is something truly unique, and I hope each and every one of you can see that. And I also hope that my time and effort put into the site has made your involvement that much better.
At GGL and Epileptic Gaming, I hope to bring that same edge and level of authenticity that you saw from me at Dtoid. I encourage you to check both out while still at the same time giving Dtoid the proper amount of love it absolutely deserves.
Again, I thank you all and I wish everyone the best.
So about me? Shit I just love playing games be it TF2, Fable 2 Multiplayer, or Starcraft. I can't say i'm very good, but I do have a nack for picking up games
Apart from gaming, I'm currently attending Community college to earn transfer credits so that I may attend Cal State Fullerton in hopes to earn my teaching credential. Afterwards Teaching will sit on the back burner as I try out different jobs and career paths. My passion is teaching, how can you appreciate a passion if you don't try out everything else?
