Of course your user base is going to increase 10x. Not many people give a rats ass about menus. The main point of discussion is the fact that to SOME people it does matter, and if you're looking for your maximum possible user base, you want those some people. If you don't care about those extra couple users, and you don't care about ansi menus yourself, then so be it.
I think most of us that find ansi menus to be a big side of a board still have an attraction to what it was like in dialup days. Presentation was everything, and we're still sitting on it.
Boink Machine is Up!
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I'll donate my Treehouse ansi's to the cause... :P~ its one thing I think I still have left from my bbs... before the fire...
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I havent posted this many time one thread in forever. If i can find some of my ANSI's ill toss them your way as well. Cant beat free stuff lad.
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Thank you, Speed, for your input...
I do find it a little odd that people would only play on a board due to it's menu's.
But I guess, there are those people out there... And my theory from what I have heard is that the Boink Machine won't be catering to those players. I don't care much for fancy menu's... never really have. As long as the mud that is running is of decent quality, and the sysop/ops are making a visible effort to make it a fun experience for the players 'inside' of the game... I truly don't care.
I won't mind looking into some menu's, as War Hawk and other's have so graciously offered, but I am not putting the menu's up to 'please' any certain group of mudders...
If your playing mud for the ansi menu's, then your playing it for the wrong reason ... Don't take that the wrong way :-)
-Raiden
P.S. For a board without ansi menu's, a 30-user mud looks pretty darn good right now ;)
boinkmachine.dyndns.org
P.P.S. We also have something alot of you don't have, we have a Moo! He tends to keep me on my edge, which add's excitement to every day life, seeing you never know what his next move will be... If you want to live on the edge, come and check it out ;)
I do find it a little odd that people would only play on a board due to it's menu's.
But I guess, there are those people out there... And my theory from what I have heard is that the Boink Machine won't be catering to those players. I don't care much for fancy menu's... never really have. As long as the mud that is running is of decent quality, and the sysop/ops are making a visible effort to make it a fun experience for the players 'inside' of the game... I truly don't care.
I won't mind looking into some menu's, as War Hawk and other's have so graciously offered, but I am not putting the menu's up to 'please' any certain group of mudders...
If your playing mud for the ansi menu's, then your playing it for the wrong reason ... Don't take that the wrong way :-)
-Raiden
P.S. For a board without ansi menu's, a 30-user mud looks pretty darn good right now ;)
boinkmachine.dyndns.org
P.P.S. We also have something alot of you don't have, we have a Moo! He tends to keep me on my edge, which add's excitement to every day life, seeing you never know what his next move will be... If you want to live on the edge, come and check it out ;)
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If your playing mud for the ansi menu's, then your playing it for the wrong reason ... Don't take that the wrong way :-)
I know exactly what you are saying, and looking over what I wrote, I didn't make something clear. I refuse to log in to a board that I don't know anything about and play on it if it is a baseline system with mud installed.
This doesn't mean to say that I will not play there. If I hear some good things about the board from other members, or the sysop seems like he's doing a good job (thumbs up to you, Raiden), I'll play there.
It was simply a matter of first impression. I'd still like it if a sysop takes ten minutes to throw up some basic ansis for a little flare, cause in the end it only helps. Gives a little personality to the board.
I know exactly what you are saying, and looking over what I wrote, I didn't make something clear. I refuse to log in to a board that I don't know anything about and play on it if it is a baseline system with mud installed.
This doesn't mean to say that I will not play there. If I hear some good things about the board from other members, or the sysop seems like he's doing a good job (thumbs up to you, Raiden), I'll play there.
It was simply a matter of first impression. I'd still like it if a sysop takes ten minutes to throw up some basic ansis for a little flare, cause in the end it only helps. Gives a little personality to the board.
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Thanks for the clarification Speed.
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Damn Raiden, you are getting a lot of shit over a menu. :rant: lol, I personally am not all into "fluff" graphics for the menus...I like stock menus..I log in, I press m, and I can play mud. Its nice ;) ...heres my typical login for "graphic" type boards (1st time)..
Welcome To the Motha Fukkin PvP Board Where We Will Own Yo ASS!
userid:
password:
scroll...scroll...
Me: AHHH MY EYES! WHO THE FUCK PUTS NAVY BLUE PRINT ON BLACK!? WTF? GREEN TEXT ON A BRIGHT YELLOW BACKGROUND!!
After this I will quickly highlight the entire screen, turning it into a nice white and blue color, get what I need for my login script, and (hopefully) never see it again.
Welcome To the Motha Fukkin PvP Board Where We Will Own Yo ASS!
userid:
password:
scroll...scroll...
Me: AHHH MY EYES! WHO THE FUCK PUTS NAVY BLUE PRINT ON BLACK!? WTF? GREEN TEXT ON A BRIGHT YELLOW BACKGROUND!!
After this I will quickly highlight the entire screen, turning it into a nice white and blue color, get what I need for my login script, and (hopefully) never see it again.
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I'll donate my Treehouse ansi's to the cause... :P~ its one thing I think I still have left from my bbs... before the fire...
what fire
what fire
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I havent posted this many time one thread in forever. If i can find some of my ANSI's ill toss them your way as well. Cant beat free stuff lad.
what's lucid euphoria? (incorrect top menu i get when logging in)
i think this guy is more than competent enough to do what i persume most (notice not everyone...) others have done, hijacked some old ansi artpacks and modified em enough to suit their needs with very little remains to glorify the original skilled artist...
--rayb d BOMB
what's lucid euphoria? (incorrect top menu i get when logging in)
i think this guy is more than competent enough to do what i persume most (notice not everyone...) others have done, hijacked some old ansi artpacks and modified em enough to suit their needs with very little remains to glorify the original skilled artist...
--rayb d BOMB
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You know, I honestly agree with Syntax but I also agree with everyone else. See people will log on and see ansi and say "Hey, this sysop not only edited his mud to make it good, he also put time and effort into the BBS to make it look good to go along with the mud." Me personally I don't care if there are ANSI's or not however GLOBALS are a MUST for me. I belive all Syntax was trying to say is that if you put a little more effort into how the system looks, that also means you put a little more effort towards the game, and the players. I mean after all it does boil down to the players who PLAY the game.