The times, they are a-changing

[Biggles]

So as some of you know, I'm majoring in computer software engineering, which is a fancy way to say "I NO PURGRAMS HURRRR".

I bring this up because, as a limited handful of you know, I've been working on a website. I don't know enough to implement the serverside scripting yet that would make it fully interactive, but I have a very basic framework up. It's nothing I could show you people yet without getting all embarrassed, but it's a start. I have, in place, a system very much like the one here at forumotion, so that I can make posts without editing lines of code, instead, it's a quick copy and paste job. And, I'm proud to say, the 2000-lines-or-so of combined HTML/CSS/Javascript I have were typed by hand, making me a true artisan web developer. So it's kinda like that hippie-ish bakery that charges you $6 for a loaf of bread that tastes like cardboard. But at least it's salt-free.

It is a gaming website... but not quite. I think the best way to describe it would be "if wikipedia and kotaku had some sick lovechild". I don't want to get into details too much, because I have a few technologies under development that I think I could honestly patent (and holy fuck, do I need that kind of money >_>) but I just wanted to ask a simple question or two, I guess, for my personal benefit.

1. What pisses you off about the typical game site?

2. How would you rather it be?

Broad, indeed, but I'm honestly wondering. We're a small group here now, but since you peoples helped me make this place great, I wanted to offer you the chance to weigh in on what I should focus on, and avoid.

Who knows, I might even listen. ; )

[Felixlynch777]

The typical game site is dull, never takes a stand on any issue and has no opinion. I'd like something the opposite of that.

[Omnirock]

just going to say patenting software technology is lame, it stifles development, and is a barrier in a lot of innovation... patents work well in traditional industries, not so much in software (artisan hippy my ass).

that said, i don't feel as though you should go un-rewarded for your work.



On topic: as much as i enjoy games, i'm not really into browsing gaming sites much. mostly because they don't appeal to me or my demographic.

Things that would appeal to me in a gaming site: Stories of development in older titles/franchises, PC hardware reviews, classic gaming spotlights/nights, mod focuses... i know i'm in a minority on a lot of that, but you asked

[palto1826]

nice biggles...gaming sites its hard to say what i like in a certain thing but i sure like to critique them when i see something that should have been better ...i do enjoy bouncing ideas around too so if you got any questions feel free to ask...reviews are always fun but not a fan of very technical reviews...i like the ones that boil down to whether the game was enjoyable for the reviewer...ive always been a fan of the zero punctuation reviews, even though they have become stale and very similar, i still like them because he has no problems focusing on what is bad about the game

[Twintower415]

To be honest I only go to gamespot to look at the forums.. That's it

[Felixlynch777]

I'm an old fashioned guy...and read PC Gamer in the magazine section of the supermarket as the missus does the shopping.

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