Renzouken
02-13-2007, 05:09 PM
Seeing as this is, after all, a gaming community and most of the discussions that take place in this forum are gaming-related it appears to me that member profiles are perhaps less focused on the members actual gameplay style / experiance than they should be. More focused on the member's real life: what they do for a living, thier age... Et cetera, an' lets face it, the reason most of us kick back at home to a good online shoot 'em-up/beat 'em-up/elf masturbation session is to escape our real lives and become someone else.
Ok, I'm ranting a little here, veering off topic. Apologies.
What I'd like to see is more details about the member as a gamer, much like an XFIRE profile, Gameplay Style, Favourite Game Genre, seems like silly little things but would just be a nice touch IMO.
Another idea is a gaming history list, a complete list of all the games the member in question has played, enjoyed, and feels is worth a mention. Maybe a star-rating from one to five on the player's completion or mastery of the game. Nothing serious, no egos.
Another thing, I'd like to see is forum tags that display what games the member is playing, something visual -- an image. Like a small 20 x 100 icon below the members avatar with Matrix code for a MxOer, the EVE gate (Or whatever the wormhole thingy that started off EVE was called) for an EVE player...
Sure, you could look at a member's tag (Causality Commander - EVE) for instance, but here's just too much text around these parts it seems, not enough pretty stuff to look at. Sure I could just start a thread asking people to list thier gaming history, but then it'd just be another thread in a forum, aye?
Just brainstorming ways to push the site into a more 'universal' gaming website, less 'Just another gamers forum' where when there's not a newly read post there's nothing to do but log off. Now I think of it a screenshot gallerey would be nice too... Oh! . What about a section devoted only to professional-style reviews by our members, much like the Other Games section but without the banter? ;)
Jekht before you run a mile, I'm not asking anithing of you, anything I can do I'd do off my own back provided everyone was in agreement.
So, thaughts? Anyone? :)
Ok, I'm ranting a little here, veering off topic. Apologies.
What I'd like to see is more details about the member as a gamer, much like an XFIRE profile, Gameplay Style, Favourite Game Genre, seems like silly little things but would just be a nice touch IMO.
Another idea is a gaming history list, a complete list of all the games the member in question has played, enjoyed, and feels is worth a mention. Maybe a star-rating from one to five on the player's completion or mastery of the game. Nothing serious, no egos.
Another thing, I'd like to see is forum tags that display what games the member is playing, something visual -- an image. Like a small 20 x 100 icon below the members avatar with Matrix code for a MxOer, the EVE gate (Or whatever the wormhole thingy that started off EVE was called) for an EVE player...
Sure, you could look at a member's tag (Causality Commander - EVE) for instance, but here's just too much text around these parts it seems, not enough pretty stuff to look at. Sure I could just start a thread asking people to list thier gaming history, but then it'd just be another thread in a forum, aye?
Just brainstorming ways to push the site into a more 'universal' gaming website, less 'Just another gamers forum' where when there's not a newly read post there's nothing to do but log off. Now I think of it a screenshot gallerey would be nice too... Oh! . What about a section devoted only to professional-style reviews by our members, much like the Other Games section but without the banter? ;)
Jekht before you run a mile, I'm not asking anithing of you, anything I can do I'd do off my own back provided everyone was in agreement.
So, thaughts? Anyone? :)