I used to skate back in the day, like 2007 and before. Got into a really bad accident in 2007 and I gave up skating for good. Now, I am too old and fat to risk it. I pulled a muscle washing my back in the shower and have thrown my back out just standing up out of bed xD

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

Even though I have recently come back to play, I don't see myself sticking around for too long. The older I get, the more guilt I feel over gaming because I know I can always be doing something better with my time, and when I think back to the thousands upon thousands of hours I've put into this game, it makes me sick. This past year off has been great and many things in my life are going far better than they were and I don't want to lose that momentum. This is why I refuse to get internet at home and only game via the wifi hotspot on my phone, because data is limited per month and kinda shitty, so I can't lose hours playing the new Street Fighter / Tekken / King of Fighters games because ping is too bad. (Fighters are main gaming love outside of Worms.) Also, I live in an unfortunate time zone for Worms, so the times I want to play (late evenings) are very quiet on Wormnet.

I dunno. I don't know if I'll ever quit permanently, but I definitely don't feel the desire to play often. I'd rather work on music, or make art, or work in my garden, or do pretty much anything else that doesn't involve sitting on my ass in front of a computer screen.

Quote from: Sensei on July 28, 2022, 01:42 AM
20+ years number of terrains was ~30. Now we have 60+ (?)

20+ years game was turn based. Now we have realtime feature.

And that's just 2 things from top of my mind that players did in last year. Not bad for a dead game. Activity is not the best, we all see that. But community is far from dying.
Skunk, these veterans stories.. Come on man. You've been saying same shit for a decade now. 90% of people you're wishing to come back were some stoned 16 yr olds, like you were back then. You had fun and at some point it stopped and life moved on. Stop glorifying them.

I don't really care about extra terrain themes. They are cool and all but that doesn't address the core of the problem.

Also, realtime is a feature that barely ever gets used. It was popular for a short time and that's it.

Little by little the community is dying. Of course the game isn't completely dead (as in zero players) but it's a far cry from what it used to be. The level of competition is nowhere near as high and the average skill level 'per capita' isn't as high either. This is because most of the best players no longer play and that's just a simple fact. I'm sure WA is still thriving for those who like Kaos, Mole, and Shopper though.  It is the people who make the in-game community fun and engaging and now there just really isn't much of what I'd consider a community because most of the cool/funny/skilled/dedicated players are gone. Yeah, I'm aware that we have this forum and various Discord channels but that's no substitution for being in-game and interacting with people. That's just how *I* feel about it, anyhow.

This is my favorite game of all time and it just really sucks to jump on WormNET and see nobody but a small handful of random noobs. Most of these new players either can't figure out how to use in-game chat or are too lazy to do so, so there's no getting to know people and develop friendships in a lot of cases. WA back in the day felt way more connected than it is today and that's why I bring it up so often. 

Quote from: MonkeyIsland on July 27, 2022, 07:36 PM
skunk3 is correct regarding the drop of activity but at the same time, those of us who stayed don't care. So what? We're still enjoying the game.

In all my time of playing WA I think I might have seen you on WormNET less times than I can count using my 2 hands unless you are going by some alias I am not aware of.

Quote from: Lupastic on July 27, 2022, 10:03 AM
instead of bitching about how dead this game is, we should say a f@#!ing hallelujah that WA is still around and being played in 2022 and will be in 2023 too I've seen a couple of times what time periods you come up to AG and look for a game and that is GMT 6 am- until 10 am usually you do know that we, europeans are usually asleep or at work these times, right? that is the "ghost-town" you see from the US at that period. I think you have never seen the peek of players and activity before..?

I think you should go back and play Rocket League skunk, and leave WA for the players who actually play it..?

Maybe you missed the part where I specifically mentioned that I get on WA at all times of day, including 'peak European hours.' It doesn't matter what time of day I get on, the game is dead as f@#! and most veteran players are nowhere to be found the vast majority of the time.

I guarantee that I play WA far more than you do.

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Quote from: Y2JID on November 19, 2021, 07:19 PM
died after 2004

I'd say 2007-ish, but yeah. The 'glory days' of WA were definitely 99-07 IMO. Ever since then there's been little revivals in popularity but they never last too long and weren't as f@#! as back then.

It is now a year after I originally wrote this post and my opinion hasn't changed one bit, and in fact the average user count that I see on WormNET is even less than it was a year ago, and I am going into the game at all times of day, including 'peak' hours. It's basically a ghost town. Kaos/mole/shopper. No-name noobs. Old schoolers nowhere to be found. No chatting in AG going on. In short, I was right then and I'm right now.

I WAS there from 2002 to 2007. All I could see was Intermediate and Forts games to which I was joining out of lack of choice. 1-2 people played those schemes regularly and soon I said goodbye to it. I then returned in 2013, seeing some update advertised on Ytube. That was also when Prince (Egypt) introduced me to Worm Olympics, because he needed a teammate. I also realised that my favourite schemes were in those Worm Olympics as well (Plop War, WfW, Aerial, Mine Madness) and that made me fall in love with this game like never before. I then met NouS, Mycy, Mazinger and all the other people who were so down-to-earth, that they were digging corridors underground, just like me.

Skunk, it doesn't hurt to play in clanners or in 2vs2 matches, or else how possibly you could share memorable moments with other people from this game?

Been there, done that. If all you saw in 2002-2007 was fort and intermediate, I have no idea what to say but maybe you had bad luck? Back then there were so many more schemes hosted than that.

Quote from: Y2JID on November 19, 2021, 07:19 PM
died after 2004

I'd say 2007-ish, but yeah. The 'glory days' of WA were definitely 99-07 IMO. Ever since then there's been little revivals in popularity but they never last too long and weren't as active as back then.

It is now a year after I originally wrote this post and my opinion hasn't changed one bit, and in fact the average user count that I see on WormNET is even less than it was a year ago, and I am going into the game at all times of day, including 'peak' hours. It's basically a ghost town. Kaos/mole/shopper. No-name noobs. Old schoolers nowhere to be found. No chatting in AG going on. In short, I was right then and I'm right now.

Personally, as a huge fan of Big RR I am not a fan of the realtime option. It would be far too chaotic and distracting for me. I like having time between turns to chat or do whatever. There's some custom scheme ideas I can think of that would benefit from realtime, but RR definitely wouldn't IMO. It would be an amusing novelty to try out a couple of times and then never again.

No, no, no.

This just reeks of some sort of generic rug-pulling scam. Absolutely not.

I'd be hard pressed to even articulate how opposed I would be to this. NFT's are for absolute morons who like to piss money away.

Quote from: vesuvio on July 20, 2022, 06:07 PM
since i started to play i never seen skunk but he said he would delete all his 700games out of steam to keep w:a 

I still play fairly often. I took a break for a while to get into Elden Ring, but that's about it. Also, it's summer and I tend to game less when the weather is nice. I don't usually stick around in AG for too long. If I see it's dead I am not going to wait around for people to show up. I get on WormNET at random times of the day and no matter what time I get on, it's always pretty much dead despite what anyone might say. There might be a few people here and there playing cups or whatever but let's be honest - this game is on life support lol. (And has been for a very long time.)

Gloomhaven is now out on Steam. If anyone wants to play let me know.

Quote from: Kradie on August 01, 2021, 10:08 PM

Quote from: skunk3 on August 01, 2021, 09:23 PM
There is very little purpose is owning a laptop these days unless you are a student or have a job that requires it, or are into a handful of hobbies where having a laptop could be useful, like photography, video, or maybe having LAN parties with your friends. The modern smart phone can do all of the basic functions of a laptop PC and is way less of a hassle. Also, desktop PCs are far easier to fix and upgrade and have less overheating issues.

And yet you have Invested thousands of dollars in your own laptop.

But yeah I pretty much agree with the point you made.

The only reason why I bought my laptop is because finding desktop GPUs is a huge pain in the ass and I didn't feel like waiting around forever. I also have a need of a laptop for various music production / recording needs, DJ'ing, VJ'ing, etc. When I saw the specs on the laptop I bought I had to get it right away because it was such a good deal, especially considering that it has a 3070 in it.

The Beach Boys are awesome and have so many amazing tracks. From a production/engineering standpoint, some of their recordings are a marvel. I also really like the songwriting and harmonies. Excellent music to smoke a joint to.

Komo, I truly don't want to come off as rude right now but you have GOT to get a life, buddy. I'm just going to reply to a few things, and probably not in order.

It is abundantly clear that we have very different opinions on basically everything and you put way too much stock into leagues. You remind me of someone who is perpetually stuck in a 'high school' sort of mentality. Your appeals to popularity or this worms 'inner circle' make me f@#!ing laugh. You seriously sound like a stereotypical 'mean popular girl' in some cheesy movie who tries to act like some sort of gatekeeper. You also have no current actual gauge of my skill level for any scheme because we essentially never play vs. each other (I think the last time was probably 2 years ago?), so all you are doing is just baselessly talking shit as per usual. FFS look at your post count, my guy. I can't hang in Big RR? lol... name 5 people who can consistently beat me in Big RR or WXW, and I am talking about people who are actually active. Before you do, I will just point out that your selections will probably be based upon no factual information, and possibly untrue to boot. I'm not bragging or trying to make any claims - all I am saying is that your opinions are flaccid because anyone who knows anything about the state of Big RR today knows where I'm at. I'm not unbeatable, but I can give ANYONE a run for their money and I am more than happy to prove that. In fact, the only player who I think might have a winning record on me in Big RR is probably Dibz, but even that isn't by a huge margin. As far as warmer goes, who gives a crap? I never even cared about warmer when it was popular lol. I joined a warmer contest and just flagpoled for my entire turn just to show how dumb I thought warmers were. The state of roping within the modern WA scene is what I predicted would happen a very long time ago - branching away from warmers and constantly trying to do named tricks and more about robotic efficiency and consistency. I play WA more often than most of the people who lurk on these boards and on Discord and I'm not even THAT active anymore compared to back in the day. In the last year I think I've seen one warmer hosted...maybe? Warmers are a relic of the past dude, and so is TTRR. I'm not saying they never get hosted. Sure, they probably do rarely here and there (not when I'm around) but they are exceedingly rare in any case and any attempt to argue to the contrary is just plain false unless they just so happen to only get hosted when I'm sleeping or at work, which I nonetheless doubt. And darts? Yeah, haven't seen one of those in years. 99% (an estimate, obviously) of the games I see hosted in AG are Kaos, Intermediate, Shopper, Mole Shopper, WXW, Big RR, Supersheeper, and Hysteria. Anything other than those is pretty damn rare.

We can also argue the definition of 'active' until we're blue in the face but if you consider a user count of ~40-ish in AG (with half of them being snoopers) 'active' then I don't know what to tell you. I've been in AG at all times of the day recently and in years past and it's seldom poppin' off anymore. I've not liked snooper programs ever since they hit the WA scene. I understand that some people like such tools but I don't because it pulls people out of the game. Furthermore, I'd argue that my attitude is not "hopelessly negative," but realistic. Your inferred claim that league stats is the only real indicator of skill is totally absurd and I couldn't care less if nobody you know has ever considered me a top player at anything. First of all, imagine giving a shit about being a top WA player in 2021. lmao. Second, opinions are like assholes and everyone has one. Third, not everyone is a sweaty tryhard EVERY game they play. Some people play for fun and like to get a buzz on and play with friends. Sometimes I am hyper-focused and play to win and other times I'm just mindlessly playing some Worms while I work on several other things at once. As far as the noobs go, I'm not dissing them for being noobs. Everyone was a noob at some point. All I am saying is that if I have time to game I would much rather spend that time playing against people who I know are going to be skilled. That's not to say that I don't play with any noobs. It's just not as fun (unless they chat and are cool to talk to) and I think anyone with a shred of sensibility would agree with that. As far as the list of old rope pros that you mentioned, only one of them is even somewhat active anymore. The rest of them haven't been around for years or even more than a decade at this point and I am sure that a lot of people probably don't even know who some of them are. I've also played with a few of them when they 'came back' to the game (for a very short time, obviously) and they were not nearly as good as they once were.

Of course people don't have to be able to speak English to play the game, but if I am going to befriend them and get to know them via long chats in-game, they have to be able to read and write English to a decent degree because the only other language I know is Spanish and I'm pretty shit at it.   

"racist and homophobic comment" - go virtue signal to someone who cares lol.. wank wank