Likely my final post. Follow

I already stalk you on FB but had to login for the first time in a long time like others to say the forums won't be the same without you. Thanks for being there during the golden years as flea so aptly stated. Great memories :)

Can't say I'm real surprised. This site has been going downhill for a while now, sad to see it truthfully. Does this mean they'll be eliminating the Tech Forum since you're the only one who really helps?

I can't say this is a surprise to me. This place has been on the decline for a while. It sucks, and I didn't expect Kao to be let go like this, but it still is probably the beginning of the end.

Best of luck to you Kao. If you don't hang around here, we'll miss you.

Well. I'm assuming that they think that the forums most of us frequent (and which Kao is most involved in) aren't remotely their primary source of revenue. I happen to think that's shortsighted though, because as Joph correctly points out, the need for sites like this just for game information has largely passed. What has kept this site going while so many others have closed was the community aspect of it. People continue to come to this site because this is the site they've come to for gaming information, and to chat with people in the gaming community, post stuff about games they like, and yes, for some of us, get into ridiculous arguments about all sorts of things while bemoaning the lost glory days of online gaming (or something like that). The game specific forums are critical, but the glue that holds them together (and gives anyone a reason to come here rather than the various official game sites) is the broader community that is available here.

Unfortunately, that has steadily declined over time. Not going to get into a huge discussion of why, but it has happened. And as a result, this site has entered a kind of death spiral. Not sure there's a way to recover that. You have to have the trust and goodwill of gamers if you want them to come to your site in addition to the official sites for the games they play. Allakhazam had that, in spades, for a long time. But it's been dwindling, and just like Tarkin, the harder ZAM squeezes its fist to keep them, the more gamers slip from their grasp (too much?).

Is the continued premium part of your severance package?

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I also just realized the filter somehow goes back to the actual word if you edit your post. How interesting.

Edited, Oct 21st 2014 7:40pm by Xsarus

I wish you the best. You will be missed.

Fare thee well.

Sucks.

Historically yes, it has been. For obvious reasons I can't see any of those things on the admin page anymore so no idea how long its set for.

Thanks for the lol's, Kao. Good luck in all future endeavors.

Fuck The Man.

Also, Kao, I sent you a friend request on FB.

Holy crap, dude. I'm kind of speechless. I lurk more than anything these days but.. ****.
All the Best for you and yours!!!!!!

IMHBLO, though, I don't think you should stop posting.. Then again.. I would understand..
I'd imagine it's similar to the way I feel when I'm in the passenger seat of someones car rather than at the wheel and in control..
(although at least then I can usurp the power of the stereo!)

We've never met personally and have not dealt much with each other.(other than you slapping my hand a bit from some of my older posts).. but I have always respected your integrity, your dedication, and your love of wombats..
And I am also honored to have been included in your yearly predictions in the past.

However it turns out..
PEACE!!!!!