Please pardon me while I rant and rave. Skip this article if you don’t want pure, biased opinion. I was banned from the Star City Games forums for one week because I advertised my program, MTG Forge, too much. Wow, talk about criticism. I did post a short advertisement in the Constructed – Type II forum and it has already gotten 500 views in only 3 days, so does that really sound off-topic? I just programmed 3 Planeswalkers, the newest, greatest cards ever, that aren’t even released yet and I get banned for telling people about that? Am I missing something? Star City published my article but they don’t want me to talk about it in their forums?In the history of Magic there are only 4 notable pieces of software: Magic Online, Apprentice, Magic Workstation and now MTG Forge. A new piece of significant Magic software is written as often as your Mom changes her hairstyle. MTG Forge is absolutely free and I personally feel like I’m giving away gold here, although I’m sure some people would disagree. MTG Forge is aimed at the casual crowd and is infinitely replayable. (Your top 4 could include Magic Set Editor since it lets you make your own cards.)
So maybe people always get banned for doing something that they feel passionately about. Miles Davis made a few electric/jazz/rock/funk albums and people either loved it or hated it, but at least his work evoked emotion. I think everyone who plays Magic Online would have a good time playing MTG Forge. Help me spread the word!!! Have you ever been banned?
I haven't been banned, but then again I haven't created a program that filled a niche that others would be greatly interested in, if they just knew about it. Hopefully, this does not deter you from continued development.
ReplyDeleteNo i'm not really detered. At first I didn't advertise my program at all. Later I did a few posts and people downloaded it. So then I started to advertise alot and it seems to annoy people. I would love to have a homepage for MTG Forge with a forum or two that just discuss MTG Forge and Magic.
ReplyDeleteDont forget the old Magic RPG (Magic: The Gathering). That thing was AWESOME.
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