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Do you play Dwarf Fortress?

Yes, religiously!
- 39 (17.3%)
I used to, but haven't in a while.
- 172 (76.1%)
Tried it once or twice, but didn't care for it.
- 6 (2.7%)
Never!
- 2 (0.9%)
What's "Dwarf Fortress"? Is that like a mod for TF2?
- 7 (3.1%)

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Author Topic: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?  (Read 7328 times)

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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #45 on: November 22, 2013, 10:49:34 pm »

Hey, is that Ed Kolis from the old Space Empires community?  How are you, you salty dog?


Yep, it's me :) Have you heard of FrEee yet? I would have started a thread about it already, seeing as I got dragged here by some THANCS folks, but apparently it's rude for newbies to start threads promoting their own games ;)
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ekolis

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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #46 on: November 22, 2013, 10:51:35 pm »

This thread is maximum circlejerk. This isn't reddit, there's no need for "DAE No DF?" threads. These threads are almost as stupid as the "B12 is awesome" threads that come up every so often.


Depending on your definition of "circlejerk", every thread is a circlejerk :P


Seriously, the Pokemon thread could be a circlejerk because it's just people talking about how awesome Pokemon is nonstop; heck, a "new DF release" announcement thread could be a circlejerk because "OMG Toady so awesome!!!eleventyone"...
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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #47 on: November 22, 2013, 11:09:10 pm »

You have an edit button. Use it. I don't know any community where it's acceptable to quad post.

I used to play, been thinking about getting back to the game but I saw some stuff about a new update possibly on the way so I thought I'd wait. Just a little annoying for me to get back to the game at any given moment though since I honestly have an intense dislike for dwarves. So I need to mod them out before playing.
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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #48 on: November 22, 2013, 11:47:54 pm »

I'm like many, I usually play DF intensely until a fort explodes then tell myself to make another but don't. Currently I'm waiting for the update like other people, hoping it comes out before winter break so I can try it out. I'm here for the community, because once I discovered games under the radar that I liked Other Games just stuck with me.
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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #49 on: November 23, 2013, 12:06:15 am »

You have an edit button. Use it. I don't know any community where it's acceptable to quad post.


Sorry, it's hard to quote multiple posts in one, so I took the easy way out. Didn't realize it would offend folks :(
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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #50 on: November 23, 2013, 01:01:06 am »

I play off-and-on.  Sometimes I'll go at for a week or more, just playing nothing but DF, sometimes I'll go months without playing, sometimes I'll just play a few hours total in a month.  It's fairly random.  I've been doing that for... more than six years now?  Wow, It's amazing how much time has passed.

DF has remained in my rotation (and held the spot of "favorite game") because it's constantly updating.  There's always new features, and it's constantly getting better and better.  Plus, I just like the genre, and nothing does it -quite- as well as DF.

It's funny, I've played for more than six years, and only discovered B12, what, three years ago?  Now I spend more time reading stuff here then I do playing the game.  B12 pretty quickly became my favorite internet forum after I discovered it, primarily because it isn't chock full of idiots.  (Most) people here are intelligent.  It's wonderful.

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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #51 on: November 23, 2013, 01:30:22 am »

You have an edit button. Use it. I don't know any community where it's acceptable to quad post.


Sorry, it's hard to quote multiple posts in one, so I took the easy way out. Didn't realize it would offend folks :(

There's an Insert Quote button, though it doesn't go back too far.

I haven't been playing much lately. I took part in a succession game, but that's about it for the last six months or so.
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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #52 on: November 23, 2013, 02:28:01 am »

I usually play once a new version is released. Then I think of how much better the game will be once the next update is released and stop.

>_<

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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #53 on: November 23, 2013, 03:40:02 am »

I play DF much of the time. I even sometimes play it in the background while playing other games that don't take a lot of computer resources.
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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #54 on: November 23, 2013, 04:57:15 am »

I usually play once a new version is released. Then I think of how much better the game will be once the next update is released and stop.

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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #55 on: November 23, 2013, 07:31:44 am »

I'm with the majority here.
I'm planning to play the absolute crap out of the adventure mode in the new version, though. (which is what I've been doing in the current version when I still actually played it)
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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #56 on: November 23, 2013, 08:28:35 am »

I tend to hop on and off. I mainly come to the forums because I find a lot of good games posted.
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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #57 on: November 23, 2013, 09:21:56 am »

Hardcore DF players lurk in the upper boards. Lower boards have the group who don't really,play. You'll actually see a lot of threads repeated in DF general discussion and General Discussion. That's how split up the community is.

I do love me some DF, but I hate the changes to the city system, what with the tunnels and stuff. Anf all the micro. I find that Rimworld fits the balance between gory city builder and fantasy world simulator.
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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #58 on: November 23, 2013, 09:31:10 am »

As many people here I haven't played in a while, I just lurk on the lower boards and even on the upper one just to feel the madness from players. I'm mostly waiting for the caravan arc to be done as, for me, trading is broken and somewhat useless at the same time right now, I want some real trade agreements between the civ (like bring me 100 iron bars, not 4 rocks when I ask for it, and have high expectations in return).

I also think Toady is as dedicated as any programmer can get, and that is something to witness.
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Re: Am I the only one around here who doesn't play Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #59 on: November 23, 2013, 11:29:23 am »

Was in to in a lot in 2008-9 but haven't had the time to sit down and get properly into it for quite a while now.
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