[Forums, we have them, is a monthlyserieswhere we look at all the going-ons in the Destructoid Forums.]
This month in Forums, we have them: everyone on the Forum Team got to go to PAX but me, I passive-aggressively whine about this a lot, Dtoid Midwest had an epic NARP, three-quarters of the Dtoid community is now on a podcast, a whole bunch of new badges happened, and I ignore the fact that FWHT was skipped last month.
So yeah, you’ve probably noticed that the Forums are looking a bit rough at the moment. Due to events probably tied to pillaging vikings and/or global warming, we’ve had to suffer through a bit of a downgrade for the time being A few long-running threads unfortunately were lost in the chaos, but have since been reborn. The original Bar thread had to be temporarily locked down because it was sort of killing the server with its immense girth, butThe Bar: The Next Generationhas taken its place. Don’t worry, the old Bar is safe and sound, and we’ll merge them together at a later date. Once the site upgrades are completed, the Forums should be back in shape and looking even sexier than usual. Until then, please bear with us!
Apparently some gaming web comic I’ve never heard of has an annual convention every year, and abunch of Dtoiders decided to show upto class up the joint. I would have been there, but I had more important things to do. Like cry myself to sleep the last few nights.
The Septembeard challengeis currently underway! I would have participated, but I’m allergic to shaving. Come and gawk as Dtoiders compete to see who can grow the manliest beard in 31 days!
Hey, you know what PAX didn’t have? Rollercoasters! And that’s why the2010 Dtoid Midwest NARP/Cedar Point tripwas way more awesome. As you may see fromthe pictures, it had everything you could possibly want: amusement parks, brofists, alcohol, a cake shaped like a robot head, implied sodomy, and vomiting. Dtoid New England also arranged aNARP at the legendary Funspot Arcade. No word if they got to see a Donkey Kong kill screen. I couldn’t go to either of those, while IcarusKills apparently has all the free time in the world and access to teleporter technology. If you’d like to find out about more opportunities to get together and abuse your liver with other Dtoiders (like theAnamanaguhi concert in Philly this Friday!), be sure to visit theCommunity Meet Upsection!
ThePersona 3 Portablethread has been rechristenedThe Barsonato more accurately reflect its purpose: the place to be if you want to spend all your time talking about anything Persona-related. And lo and behold, lots of people do.
Congrats to Jay Hitcher onreaching 10,000 posts, and good luck to him while he goes away to school to get him some learnin’.
ClownBaby made a picture. This picture made me laugh.
ADtoid Forums Dwarf Fortress succession gamehas been proposed, if you’re interested in joining give it a look! Hopefully OP Quantum Zombie decides to show back up so we can get this rolling!
With the release of the game and the movie last month, Scott Pilgrim mania is reaching an all-time high. You’d think people would be sick of talking about it by now, but it seemsthere’s quite a few who aren’t through yet.
New badges time! We decided to lift the 10-episode requirement for podcasts to get their own badge, so that makes up the bulk of the additions this month. If you’ve got a podcast that still needs a badge, please get in touch with Zodiac or myself with the artwork and we’ll take care of you. Not to be overlooked is the first non-PAX-related and non-US based convention badge, awarded to attendees ofGamesCom. Congrats to the Euro-Dtoiders who made it out there, as well as to Hollie and her crew for all the amazing coverage they provided!
– GamesCom
– LAPDcast
– TARDIScast
– Airport Road: The Podcast
Because remembering things is hard, I’ve set up aForums, We Have Them Suggestion threadfor the community to repost any noteworthy events/new memes/embarrassing pictures that show up each month on the Forums. This will not only make the monthly recaps much easier for Zodiac and myself, but will give users a chance to attention whore themselves in the hope of getting a mention on the front page. Please, like it wasn’t completely obvious what some of you were doing. Thanks to everyone who contributed for this month, and please keep the suggestions coming whenever you see something amazing!
There’s a ton of other things I haven’t had a chance to mention, but I think I’ve bored you people enough for one month and I should have gone to sleep three hours ago. Thanks as always toHamza, Ali D, IcarusKills, and Zodiac Eclipsefor helping me run this monkey farm each month Frankenstein, even though at the moment I hate them all because I couldn’t be in that photo. If you’re currently shaking your fist in anger over something I’ve neglected, be sure to mention it in the comments below!
