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[imlovinit]

So the museum of modern art is going to have a part on dwarf fortress cool but am i the only one that is kinda worried about the effect that could haveon the fanbase.
now dont get me wrong i LOVE the idea of dwarf fortress getting more fans that's what it has deserved since day 1. but what if the dwarf fortress community just get's filled with trolls i mean the dwarf fortress community is the greatest gaming community out there when you ask a question the community (thats us) will help we will laugh at great failures and celebrate great victories all whilst saying inside jokes (boatmurdered lol) but with so many other community's out there. one way or the other this community gonna change.

[MonkeyHead]

Anyone else spot plenty of irony here?

[Avelon]

Anyone else spot plenty of irony here?

Boatmurdered lol. Not to mention at least 90% of us are goons and/or /b/tards.

[kilakan]

escaped lunatic worried about the changing fanbase... that's cute~

Anyone else spot plenty of irony here?

Boatmurdered lol. Not to mention at least 90% of us are goons and/or /b/tards.

I'll have you know I'm an ex-/b/tard.  Completely reformed and now 40% less crazy.

[tolkafox]

I'm about as worried as a dwarf fighting a one humped camel hair.

Boatmurdered, lol.

[Organum]

The Dwarf Fortress community is already a medley of different fandoms. There's bronies and DnD people and Homestucks and w/e. It's kinda weird to worry about it, though- I think anyone who likes the game should feel welcome. That said, I'm not a very active member of the forums, so I may not have a good grasp on the social fabric here.

[Eric Blank]

Well, the social fabirc is far, far more relaxed here than on many internet forums. I doubt that'd change a whole lot, as most people who have an interest in the game, and would thus have some explicit reason to post here, are equally relaxed with it being a single-player game where none of us are actually competing.

Unless you're competing to get your ideas shoved down the development tube; the suggestions forum is probably one of the least habitable environments here, because everyone feels the need to ensure their opinion is yelled the loudest for the longest period of time, and that they need to meticulously deconstruct others' ideas.

[imlovinit]

yeah you guys are probly right im probobly over reacting i was just worried of 10 year old kids being like "its to hard" or "the graphics suck" not as much of the average troll p.s boatmurdered lol

[Caldfir]

Well, I hardly think that people aware of exhibits at the museum of modern art and people who spend their days trolling internet forums have much overlap, so no danger there. 

As for individuals showing up to say "THES GRAFIX SUK!" the obvious response is "INDEED THEY DO." because the graphics do in fact suck.  Nobody plays DF for the gorgeous visuals it produces, people play dwarf fortress because it is a challenge and adventure and a sandbox that never stops surprising you.  If some people decide to shun it because of how it looks, it is their decision to make; generally the community seems to understand that it isn't a game for everybody. 

The forum will always return to an equilibrium where the majority of posters are people who genuinely enjoy the game, and it seems that for the most part such people are very civil. 

[Cruxador]

yeah you guys are probly right im probobly over reacting i was just worried of 10 year old kids being like "its to hard" or "the graphics suck" not as much of the average troll p.s boatmurdered lol

Such people are unlikely to stick around. The worst we might get are people who don't use proper capitalization and punctuation, or even use "lol" unironically. But I don't think that would necessarily be a result of DF being showed in NYMoMA. I think most fans thereof are likely perfectly respectable people.

[WaffleEggnog]

"Boatmurdered lol" is going to become a meme now, isn't it?

[Mr. Palau]

Mostly probably just going to be the upper class or hipsters if it is anyone.

[Talvieno]

yeah you guys are probly right im probobly over reacting i was just worried of 10 year old kids being like "its to hard" or "the graphics suck" not as much of the average troll p.s boatmurdered lol

Such people are unlikely to stick around. The worst we might get are people who don't use proper capitalization and punctuation, or even use "lol" unironically. But I don't think that would necessarily be a result of DF being showed in NYMoMA. I think most fans thereof are likely perfectly respectable people.

+1. Everything you just said. This is awesomeness.

[MrWillsauce]

The worst we might get are people who don't use proper capitalization and punctuation, or even use "lol" unironically.

That is the best sarcastic quip I've seen in a while. Bravo.

[deve]

As for individuals showing up to say "THES GRAFIX SUK!" the obvious response is "INDEED THEY DO." because the graphics do in fact suck.

Don't say this to any hardcore rougelike fans. There are people who think Unicode graphics are better than anything else out there.