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Post by on Dec 11, 2023 14:56:42 GMT -5
I remember when I made this account in 2017, back when I didn't have any responsibilities or anything. I was reminded about this forum a few days ago, so I decided to come back to the site. I'm still surprised that people are still active on this forum (even if it's just a few people). To those few people still active on this forum, I have a question for you:
Why do you still browse this forum?
For me, I just miss when forums were open to everyone and searchable, instead of the walled gardens like Discord and Twitter. A time when companies didn't force you to make an account of their platform to just view the content (cough Twitter cough). A time when you could actually search for information instead of having to join a discord server you don't care about.
As someone who dabbles into GD history, it's fascinating how much history is archived through these forums. Just imagine how much history would be lost if everyone was forced to communicate through Discord servers. I doubt we would know as much as we do know without these forums. Since 2.2 is (supposedly) around the corner, it's sad to think about all the interesting conversations and history that will be lost because of these walled servers.
Maybe its just me with my rose-tinted glasses, but it feels like GD conversations has gotten more immature and "rage baity" over the years. Instead of having actual conversation about the game, people just make terrible shitposts and purposely shout nonsense for attention. I know that the community was always immature with all the dramas that happened, but I feel like it has gotten worse over the years. I can't have a normal conversation on Reddit or Discord without someone copypasting the same joke reply for the 1000th time.
Whilst I can't predict the future, I'm certain that forums like these will never be popular again. People are too stuck in their ways in order to use forums again. People will do anything for convenience, and companies has taken advantage of people's laziness. I know the closest thing we have right now is Reddit, but those are just too different from forums (not to mention the terrible company behind it).
But perhaps it wasn't the GD community that changed, but me. Maybe I have just gotten much more sadder as I grew up. I'm not certain, even when I'm typing this right now. Like what some random guy said once:
"You don't miss old Geometry Dash, you miss being happy."
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Post by Jayflight on Dec 11, 2023 17:15:22 GMT -5
I feel like both I and the community in general have changed over the years, but I probably have more; I remember the community always being chaotic to a degree, it just feels like it's been amped up a lot more lately (although this could be 2.2, or if I have grown more cynical and such, I see them with different eyes than I would have years ago). It also doesn't help that I haven't been actively involving myself in the community or in GD since mid-2018, even though I still check here all the time and play sporadically, so it's almost unbearable to be in the Discord sometimes lol.
I often find myself only interacting with others in the community out of a sense of serving myself (keeping tabs on Discord just to watch for 2.2 news) or out of obligation and respect for what once was (the forums; I freely admit it's not nearly as fun or satisfying to be here anymore, but I am a moderator so that's exactly what I will keep doing).
Sometimes it's nice to feel a kick of nostalgia and go back through the old, popular threads when there used to be so many regulars here. It's kinda strange knowing that it's often just me online, except for a few hundred guests watching everything (which surprises me in itself; I figured GD would have entirely migrated to Reddit and Discord by now, so it's still crazy to see people checking out this place, or having a handful of new users each day). I sometimes even find threads where I knew I posted (despite my old account being deleted), and that's the craziest thing of all - just seeing words I typed from up to 6, almost 7 years ago staring back at me, words from a person who is extremely different now than he was back then.
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Post by TheSynner on Dec 11, 2023 17:39:10 GMT -5
I can't have a normal conversation on Reddit or Discord without someone copypasting the same joke reply for the 1000th time. that's like reddit/discord in general, not just for gd lol. ot: nostalgia ig and news about 2.2 :DDD
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Post by on Dec 11, 2023 18:16:03 GMT -5
...so it's almost unbearable to be in the Discord sometimes lol. I often find myself only interacting with others in the community out of a sense of serving myself (keeping tabs on Discord just to watch for 2.2 news) or out of obligation and respect for what once was (the forums; I freely admit it's not nearly as fun or satisfying to be here anymore, but I am a moderator so that's exactly what I will keep doing). Same honestly. I don't even use discord anymore. I just mainly use it to look at the news and look at the slightly-amusing things people post there. The only time I tried chatting there felt like me banging my head against a wall. That chilling. I can't even glance on what I said 6 years ago. Feels like a totally different person back then. Crazy how much a person can change in a few years.
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Post by on Dec 11, 2023 18:16:48 GMT -5
I can't have a normal conversation on Reddit or Discord without someone copypasting the same joke reply for the 1000th time. that's like reddit/discord in general, not just for gd lol. ot: nostalgia ig and news about 2.2 :DDD I guess that's just how the general internet culture is right now.
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Post by LuMaIchArgI on Dec 11, 2023 18:19:54 GMT -5
Honestly didn't have any plans of returning until sometime towards the end of University, i randomly remembered this forum existed. I started revisiting some old threads and memories but I wanted to see more, which I couldn't as a guest, so last year I asked WillFlame to unban me, that way I'd have access to view old threads, user profiles, lounge etc.
I (obviously) didn't know it would at the time, but GD was an extremely important aspect of my teenage years, and the time I spent here was probably the most significant thing I've ever done in my life on the internet. This was by and far the most involved I have ever gotten in a game community and I couldn't let the memories be forgotten. The one benefit of having 10000+ posts is that it's a direct connection to nearly every thread I've seen in the forum, and each paints a picture of what I was thinking at the time, to give an understanding of what was going on in the forum community, GD in general, or even the broader internet as a whole. Also little LuMaIchArgI was pretty funny sometimes. Either way rereading plenty of old interactions with forum users is a nice feel-good experience, and it's honestly surprising how many threads/posts I still remember clearly despite being from like 9 years ago.
Plus as you said, GD History is pretty fun to look back on. After 7 years of not playing the game, looking at where it is now is equal parts jarring, and expected. The last thing I expected was for the game to be as big as it is now, with no consistent updates. It's cool seeing how something we may not have thought significant in the past has shaped what's going on now, and I also want to preserve the memories of those "you had to be there" moments in GD.
And as sad as it is to see the forum is dead, part of me kinda prefers it that way for a few reasons: one being I'd hate to see this place become overrun with current day discord and tiktok kiddy crap (I know, boomer tier mindset), and with proboards' shitty site organization and archival, I'd also hate to come back and see that all the old threads are gone because they got bumped off the site by new ones. However, I do wish some current players would put more respect on this forum as with how obsessed modern day gd players seem to be with the demon lists, they should know its origins lol
Anyways this is getting long-winded af but I think the forums are an important relic for relishing in memories
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Post by on Dec 11, 2023 18:42:39 GMT -5
And as sad as it is to see the forum is dead, part of me kinda prefers it that way for a few reasons: one being I'd hate to see this place become overrun with current day discord and tiktok kiddy crap (I know, boomer tier mindset), and with proboards' shitty site organization and archival, I'd also hate to come back and see that all the old threads are gone because they got bumped off the site by new ones. However, I do wish some current players would put more respect on this forum as with how obsessed modern day gd players seem to be with the demon lists, they should know its origins lol I don't blame you for thinking that. Imagine this forum filled with shitty memes everywhere lol.
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Post by MILLLONS on Dec 11, 2023 19:55:35 GMT -5
And as sad as it is to see the forum is dead, part of me kinda prefers it that way for a few reasons: one being I'd hate to see this place become overrun with current day discord and tiktok kiddy crap (I know, boomer tier mindset), and with proboards' shitty site organization and archival, I'd also hate to come back and see that all the old threads are gone because they got bumped off the site by new ones. However, I do wish some current players would put more respect on this forum as with how obsessed modern day gd players seem to be with the demon lists, they should know its origins lol I don't blame you for thinking that. Imagine this forum filled with shitty memes everywhere lol. imagine if the geometry dash discord community discovered the gd forums *shudder*
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Post by LuMaIchArgI on Dec 12, 2023 17:39:18 GMT -5
And as sad as it is to see the forum is dead, part of me kinda prefers it that way for a few reasons: one being I'd hate to see this place become overrun with current day discord and tiktok kiddy crap (I know, boomer tier mindset), and with proboards' shitty site organization and archival, I'd also hate to come back and see that all the old threads are gone because they got bumped off the site by new ones. However, I do wish some current players would put more respect on this forum as with how obsessed modern day gd players seem to be with the demon lists, they should know its origins lol I don't blame you for thinking that. Imagine this forum filled with shitty memes everywhere lol. tbf that wouldn't be too far from what the forum was in its peak. The difference is I only wanna see our shitty memes lol
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Post by WillFlame on Dec 12, 2023 22:45:01 GMT -5
I come back because the place still gets activity and there are people I enjoy talking with here. The activity level has been about the same for the past few years, and I don't really mind since I barely have any connection to GD anymore, so I don't have much to say. As a result, I'm also clueless about what "the GD community" is like these days, but I think it's more likely that we have changed rather than the community. Forums definitely seem unpopular now, but I wouldn't be certain that they'll never come back. Trends come and go, maybe one day it'll be "cool" to type out paragraphs of text at a time again. There is definitely a lot of history archived here regardless, and I'm also happy that it's much more accessible than in Discord servers.
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Post by coldstorm on Dec 17, 2023 3:24:14 GMT -5
I've been around in GD for a long time but I never had an account here although I do remember trying to make an account here but it wouldn't let me and I did browsed this place quite often. This is where the community used to hangout, they would discuss topics and make threads. I miss when GD was really fun, especially in 2017 and early 2018, I eventually stopped playing it then but checked it out again in 2020 because of the pandemic forcing us to stay home. I don't have any plans to continue in GD 2.2 but I will still stick around in some part of the community, I will definitely still hangout around here sometimes.
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Post by on Dec 17, 2023 11:56:00 GMT -5
I've been around in GD for a long time but I never had an account here although I do remember trying to make an account here but it wouldn't let me and I did browsed this place quite often. This is where the community used to hangout, they would discuss topics and make threads. I miss when GD was really fun, especially in 2017 and early 2018, I eventually stopped playing it then but checked it out again in 2020 because of the pandemic forcing us to stay home. I don't have any plans to continue in GD 2.2 but I will still stick around in some part of the community, I will definitely still hangout around here sometimes. respect
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Post by jojo989 on Jan 9, 2024 17:37:05 GMT -5
it feels like an abandoned house and i like it, i like to see how this forum used to be, to see how it was once very active, i also like to do some research of old impossible levels
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Post by Storm on Jan 10, 2024 2:55:16 GMT -5
Honestly. I have been playing this game for longer than I’ve been immersed in the community. I always remember myself being the only kid who couldn’t even beat stereo madness. Of course this is completely irrational to think about, but it’s true! I had been playing geometry dash lite most the time. But then I made an account. Then I started immersing myself into the community. I then found the forums. I found the forums during quarantine. I believe it was on a really old phone that couldn’t even update. But thank god I could use it when connected to the internet. I used it as a little rebellion tactic. “My grandmother took away my phone but I’m here still talking to other people who love the game I do.”
I think at it for a moment, and realize that I had a lot of fun conversations. I enjoyed reading old old old threads because I liked looking at them like “oh, I know something you don’t” it was kinda like a fun thing to do. The people here were nice, it seemed like a safe space to be. Not overcrowded by multiple people at once typing. Which brought me to the fact that, they are slowly dying. There were moments when I felt like I was the only active person in the forums. But at that moment, I didn’t realize how bad my mental health was getting. So I stopped using the forums for a good while. Randomly popping back on, and then disappearing for a while. So I wonder why I keep coming back to the forums. I wonder why I still browse here. But as long as there’s someone to have a convo with, there will be conversation.
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i plan on being more frequent on this forum, cuz i like this place
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Post by canadaman150 on Jan 19, 2024 15:00:18 GMT -5
I remember when I made this account in 2017, back when I didn't have any responsibilities or anything. I was reminded about this forum a few days ago, so I decided to come back to the site. I'm still surprised that people are still active on this forum (even if it's just a few people). To those few people still active on this forum, I have a question for you:
Why do you still browse this forum?
For me, I just miss when forums were open to everyone and searchable, instead of the walled gardens like Discord and Twitter. A time when companies didn't force you to make an account of their platform to just view the content (cough Twitter cough). A time when you could actually search for information instead of having to join a discord server you don't care about.
As someone who dabbles into GD history, it's fascinating how much history is archived through these forums. Just imagine how much history would be lost if everyone was forced to communicate through Discord servers. I doubt we would know as much as we do know without these forums. Since 2.2 is (supposedly) around the corner, it's sad to think about all the interesting conversations and history that will be lost because of these walled servers.
Maybe its just me with my rose-tinted glasses, but it feels like GD conversations has gotten more immature and "rage baity" over the years. Instead of having actual conversation about the game, people just make terrible shitposts and purposely shout nonsense for attention. I know that the community was always immature with all the dramas that happened, but I feel like it has gotten worse over the years. I can't have a normal conversation on Reddit or Discord without someone copypasting the same joke reply for the 1000th time.
Whilst I can't predict the future, I'm certain that forums like these will never be popular again. People are too stuck in their ways in order to use forums again. People will do anything for convenience, and companies has taken advantage of people's laziness. I know the closest thing we have right now is Reddit, but those are just too different from forums (not to mention the terrible company behind it).
But perhaps it wasn't the GD community that changed, but me. Maybe I have just gotten much more sadder as I grew up. I'm not certain, even when I'm typing this right now. Like what some random guy said once:
"You don't miss old Geometry Dash, you miss being happy."
i browse this place because i like having a smaller community, its nice to see all things GD and also be able to talk, general chat in discord is such a pain to talk to people on
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