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Hedra42 on 20 December 2017
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VGPolyglot said:

Now, this is mainly a thread of personal interest, rather than an official VGC survey. However, after having discussions with others I am wondering what the state of VGC is according to the community here, and thus I have a few questions that I'd like to ask:

 

  1. When did you join the site, and what were your reasons for joining?
  2. How has your interest in VGChartz evolved as your time here has passed?
  3. How often do you frequent/check VGC? Which sections of the site do you visit most frequently?
  4. How do you feel about the community here? Is it better/poorer than when you first joined?
  5. How do you feel about the current changes/fixes/updates being made on VGC?
  6. Fill in any other information/thoughts/feedback/reception here
Thanks to all who post!! I'm curious to see what the results will be.

 

1. Lurked in 2012, joined in 2013 - I was thinking of getting a Wii U for the kids, and after reading a few shaky reviews, wanted to get a deeper feel from the gaming community as to whether or not it was worth it.

2. Initially, I got fascinated with the numbers and the way they were calculated. There was a huge debate about them going on at the time, and I remember ioi actively posting on one of the threads about it (and wiping the floor with some of his critics). Secondarily, some of the trolls posting at the time became a source of amusement for me (I'm not proud of that, btw  ) My interest in the site waned as the databases and numbers were being updated less and less, and the gaming related discussions were becoming less relevant to me. Political threads seemed to be on the rise but I can only take so much of that. Now that the numbers are being updated more regularly, once more I'm looking forward to checking out the latest figures, especially with the Switch, and the discussions are starting to interest me more.

3. I check VGC on an almost daily basis, but I only look at the home page for the stats and hot topics. I rarely go into the forum section, but now that the numbers are being updated, I am looking at them again.

4. As some are aware, I don't represent the demographic here, not by a long way. I haven't really connected with anyone here, so from my perspective I don't think the community is any better or worse than when I joined, just different. It was livlier and more anarchic back then, a bit quieter now, but that's not necessarily a bad thing IMO.

5. Just the fact that someone is doing something about the site can only be a good thing! Feeling the enthusiasm coming from the team about getting the site working properly again with current sales info is just great.

6. See all of the above.

Last edited by Hedra42 - on 20 December 2017