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[Urist McCyrilin]

I think we all agree that Dwarf Fortress is an awesome game. Perhaps even the best.
However, one thing I noticed was that I seem to get more out of reading the forums and enjoying the many things others discover. By yourself you would likely never see something like the many things Dwarf Fortress players found. In that regard I also find myself reading the forums much more than actually playing the game. Does anyone else feel like that?

[Grimlocke]

Hmmm, no, I dont. I usualy read the forums whilst playing the game, and I do spend more time playing the game then reading the forums. The forums are more of an addition to the game to me.

[Wahad]

I spend more time reading the forums, if only because it's easier to spend five minutes before leaving on the forums than it is in the game.

[ein]

Hmmm, no, I don't. I usually read the forums whilst playing the game, and I do spend more time playing the game then reading the forums. The forums are more of an addition to the game to me.

Quoted for truth (with a couple of fixes).

[Greiger]

I'm afraid I spend more time on the forums than playing the game nowadays.  Though that is likely to change once the new version comes out. 

All my modding just makes me play the game longing for the new version.
"A grass assassin... In the next version I could actually make a kind of biological metal for their scythes...maybe even make it usable at a forge without having to use itemcorpse...*sigh*" 
Or
"My dracon need more variety.  Maybe in the next version I can make a bunch of different castes for each different dragon type, complete with temperature resistance, sizes, coloration, and non OP breath attacks."

Obviously I end up having difficulty keeping focused on the task at hand with all the modding goodies on the way..

[ephrion]

Usually, I've got one or two big projects going...  So I'll visit the forum while waiting on it to complete.  If anything important happens, the game will pause.

[Tormy]

I am not even playing with DF since ~3+ months, because I am waiting for the new version to be released. Ah well, this is the only forum what I visit each and every day, because I like this community. 

[Danneh]

I am not even playing with DF since ~3+ months, because I am waiting for the new version to be released. Ah well, this is the only forum what I visit each and every day, because I like this community. 

This.

I occasionally will load up DF every now and then. But I just spend 10 minutes or so looking for a great site to build on before I give up. But even if I do find an awesome location, It's only the matter of choosing the right embarking tools/dwarves and not fucking up in the first year and the game becomes wicked easy, even with orc mod and other hostile civs modded in. I just lose interest in any long term prospects at that point.

[Org]

I play DF a little(right now I am working on a challenge fort:making a luxury hotel).

Mostly I mess around on the forum, and mostly stay in Forum Games.

[SHAD0Wdump]

I am not even playing with DF since ~3+ months, because I am waiting for the new version to be released. Ah well, this is the only forum what I visit each and every day, because I like this community. 

Exactly my case as well.

This community kicks ass.

[Skorpion]

I'm doing both. I have the game running at ~6FPS in the background while I browse the forums.

[Kanil]

I mostly read the forums these days. There are always enough absurd stories to make me laugh and cheer me up.

[Urist McCyrilin]

The general consensus seems to be the following:
Dwarf Fortress is an awesome game. What makes it perfect though, is the community.

[brainfire]

The general consensus seems to be the following:
Dwarf Fortress is an awesome game. What makes it perfect though, is the community.

Well, duh, of course that's the consensus on the forums!

I think the community's actually surprisingly immature, considering the depth of the game. Or was, at least- I haven't followed the forums much for a while.

[cerapa]

The general consensus seems to be the following:
Dwarf Fortress is an awesome game. What makes it perfect though, is the community.

Well, duh, of course that's the consensus on the forums!

I think the community's actually surprisingly immature, considering the depth of the game. Or was, at least- I haven't followed the forums much for a while.

Depends on if you consider drowning elves and nobles as immature.