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Old Man of the North  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,047 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463  |
.... there would be more traffic in the Forums. But it seems the opposite is true. As of 16:40 today, I'm the only poster on DS!
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May 5 2020, 09:11 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 17-March 10 Member No.: 18,317 |
That is sad indeed.
I recall times where this place was bustling with traffic. I hereby resolve to visit more often. |
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May 6 2020, 04:11 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,788 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
I agree. It reached the point that I strongly considered starting up a PbP game myself.
Countervailing arguments had to do with a lot of manual labour, plus a couple of work contracts coming in. But it's still on the cards. |
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May 6 2020, 04:39 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,351 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Behind the shadows of the Resonance Member No.: 17,653 |
Isolation?
You should visit the big box, home improvement store where I work. We've been so busy we're well on our way to our 5th million dollar week in a row. Two years ago having even one million dollar week was a really big deal. |
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May 6 2020, 05:30 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,047 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Yeah, some poor buggers are stuck keeping the rest of us in potato chips.
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May 6 2020, 06:49 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Never stopped working here. Not that I was playing SR in years either way (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)
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May 7 2020, 01:42 AM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,537 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
I basically lurk around here every day, i just rarely see a topic of interest to me anymore . .
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May 7 2020, 07:18 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,187 Joined: 9-February 08 From: Boiling Springs Member No.: 15,665 |
I'm also one of those Essential Workers (Med Lab Tech). For me life really hasn't changed.
Also I thought that traffic to this site and Shadowrun in general was down due to the drekshow known as Shadowrun 5 and/or 6. Honestly, Catalyst should just give up the ghost and let some other company have a shot at Shadowrun. |
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May 7 2020, 05:03 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,788 Joined: 19-May 12 From: Seattle area Member No.: 52,483 |
QUOTE (KCKitsune @ May 7 2020, 10:18 AM)  I'm also one of those Essential Workers (Med Lab Tech). For me life really hasn't changed. Ditto. Turns out, farming matters. Side contracts just make paying the mortgage and fixing the truck easier. But people seem to have some weird objection to starving, I just don't know ... QUOTE Also I thought that traffic to this site and Shadowrun in general was down due to the drekshow known as Shadowrun 5 and/or 6. Honestly, Catalyst should just give up the ghost and let some other company have a shot at Shadowrun. Amen. Could they really do any worse? Honestly, for two pins, if I could find a backer, I'd try to buy it out and do better myself. |
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May 7 2020, 05:22 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 120 Joined: 6-April 17 From: Copenhagen, Republic of Scandinavia Member No.: 207,604 |
I miss Shadowrun badly! Someone post something to let us know the real thing (i.e. anything before CFD) is still alive and kicking punk *ss somewhere, please!
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May 7 2020, 07:39 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,102 Joined: 23-August 09 From: Vancouver, Canada Member No.: 17,538 |
Well there is this thing but no wait, that's just real life imitating the game again.
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 May 8 2020, 08:02 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 27-July 13 Member No.: 133,691 |
I am here! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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May 8 2020, 11:41 AM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,038 Joined: 23-March 05 From: The heart of Rywfol Emwolb Industries Member No.: 7,216 |
Sounding off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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May 8 2020, 04:25 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 232 Joined: 13-December 10 Member No.: 19,226 |
I'm here for all it's worth. No gaming, but the hubby and I are trying to put a system together with what works from 4th and 5th, plus a bunch of house rules.
He's essential personnel so it's not going very fast. |
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May 15 2020, 04:19 PM
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Free Spirit Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,931 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Bloomington, IN UCAS Member No.: 1,920 |
QUOTE (Modular Man @ May 5 2020, 04:11 PM) That is sad indeed. I recall times where this place was bustling with traffic. I hereby resolve to visit more often. Yeah, I remember long ago, a person could pose a question and get a reply in a fraction of an hour. Sometimes 2 answers posted almost simultaneously. I know I sort of lost some interest when 4E came out and lost almost all interest when the next edition came out. Now, I am lucky to drop in a couple of times a month and that seems adequate to keep up with all the new posts. |
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May 15 2020, 04:30 PM
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Free Spirit Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,931 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Bloomington, IN UCAS Member No.: 1,920 |
QUOTE (Koekepan @ May 7 2020, 12:03 PM) QUOTE Also I thought that traffic to this site and Shadowrun in general was down due to the drekshow known as Shadowrun 5 and/or 6. Honestly, Catalyst should just give up the ghost and let some other company have a shot at Shadowrun. Amen. Could they really do any worse? Honestly, for two pins, if I could find a backer, I'd try to buy it out and do better myself. I wonder if a Kickstarter campaign would work? It seems to have worked well for the computer game. If you think about it, it seems the creative/editorial part of the company is pretty much fan level. Catalyst just exploits things and takes the profits. |
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May 15 2020, 08:29 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 378 Joined: 21-July 17 Member No.: 211,121 |
I work in the department of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines of a large pharma company, so I've been rather busy as well.
I drop in here about once per day to check the one PbP I'm in. |
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May 15 2020, 09:17 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,047 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Alright, farothel! A good person to develop as a contact.
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May 17 2020, 07:52 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 7-June 16 Member No.: 200,412 |
Its weird, I tend to lurk here a fair bit, but dont post that much. Same with Reddit, and the Old School Shadowrun group on Facebook.
I'm currently laid off, but I've been regularly running a classic 2050s game using 2e every week through Discord. I just...dont post that much I guess. But for the sake of socialisation, online or otherwise, I can certainly start. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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May 18 2020, 10:53 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,883 Joined: 16-December 06 Member No.: 10,386 |
it's tough when you stopped caring several editions ago
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May 20 2020, 10:36 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,863 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
I had a realization the other day that if a character in game were suddenly not acting like themselves, the questions would be a laundry list of what might be taking over their body; bugs, nanites, scary trees, shedim, etc.
I've been hoping for something interesting in the metaplot but then there's some weirdness about how a huge chunk of the UCAS military gets Vanished in a fog? Because that's how the military works. All nice and clumped together. Still busy at work these days. U.S. military/ base security so yeah, also "essential personnel". Nice to see familiar faces though. Living in New Orleans now and went down to the French Quarter to have a look. If it's any consolation those streets are about as empty as the boards are these days. |
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May 20 2020, 11:26 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,389 Joined: 20-August 12 From: Bunbury, western australia Member No.: 53,300 |
Logged in, SIM running hot and SINless as ever. Been running silent after a 'run went south but the heat is down and I'm back in business.
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May 20 2020, 01:17 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,009 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Paris, France Member No.: 9,466 |
I've stopped caring about the official books since SR5 and I've been branching on my own rules (and mostly own fluff as well) since then so it's getting a bit hard to be able to share things with people here.
I still stop by from time to time. I'm a bit more active in the Shadowrun Returns UGC development circles now... |
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May 23 2020, 01:11 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 27-July 09 Member No.: 17,430 |
Well, I for one had totally forgotten about this forum until about 3 days ago when I found it looking up edition info to get back into Shadowrun. When I did find it though it was a moment of “HOLY CRAP!! DUMPSHOCK! HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT THIS!” So hopefully will be using the boards more shortly.
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May 25 2020, 11:18 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,066 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
QUOTE (Blade @ May 20 2020, 03:17 PM) I've stopped caring about the official books since SR5 My problem is that seeing the shitshow that's 6th Edition is just extremely demotivating, even though I don't actually plan to play it. |
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