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: An Open Letter to Ross so-called Payton
: Z October 23, 2010, 10:51:49 PM
A long time ago I made a thread demanding that Ross Payton update his website more often.

Then I stopped getting shitty contract work, got an actual job, and discovered that the once a week update schedule is more of less perfect because I'm like, "oh damn there's a new one" all the time since I can't spend as much time listening to nerdgames.

So uh, sorry.




(That film noir game owned and the guy who played the redneck guy owned.)
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: Setherick October 23, 2010, 11:00:03 PM
My question is why did you reregister for the forums?
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: Z October 23, 2010, 11:06:26 PM
My question is why did you reregister for the forums?

Mostly because the last account was some dumb gimmick thing with a dumb name that belonged to an email address that I literally never use. I imagined it would be a great deal easier to be a productive member of the community if I had a for-reals account.
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: Mckma October 24, 2010, 12:23:23 AM
Is this B.A. Baracus?
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: clockworkjoe October 24, 2010, 02:31:47 PM
yeah, I've learned that there are normal fans and super fans - super fans post comments, participate on the forums and listen to new AP episodes the day they come out. Normal fans seldom comment or post on the forums and it takes them a while to go through a 3 hour or longer AP episode. I imagine a lot of them can't even keep up with a weekly cycle. So I've had to balance my posting cycle between the two extremes.
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: Z October 24, 2010, 04:15:03 PM
in the last few months i've noticed that listening to a single AP, especially that 5 hour Cody game, usually takes me about three or four days of listening either while running or doing low-focus stuff at home

Is this B.A. Baracus?

yyyyyyyyyyyyep
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: rayner23 October 24, 2010, 05:18:55 PM
yeah, I've learned that there are normal fans and super fans - super fans post comments, participate on the forums and listen to new AP episodes the day they come out. Normal fans seldom comment or post on the forums and it takes them a while to go through a 3 hour or longer AP episode. I imagine a lot of them can't even keep up with a weekly cycle. So I've had to balance my posting cycle between the two extremes.

I've been concerned about fan retention lately. How many fans have started on the forums only to disappear soon after? What can we do to keep fans on the forums?

Perhaps this is a private conversation, but I'm going public with it.
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: Wooberman October 24, 2010, 05:26:05 PM
yeah, I've learned that there are normal fans and super fans - super fans post comments, participate on the forums and listen to new AP episodes the day they come out. Normal fans seldom comment or post on the forums and it takes them a while to go through a 3 hour or longer AP episode. I imagine a lot of them can't even keep up with a weekly cycle. So I've had to balance my posting cycle between the two extremes.

I've been concerned about fan retention lately. How many fans have started on the forums only to disappear soon after? What can we do to keep fans on the forums?

Perhaps this is a private conversation, but I'm going public with it.

It doesn't matter oh master of Aquatic Catharsis, I still love you
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: Setherick October 24, 2010, 05:58:53 PM
yeah, I've learned that there are normal fans and super fans - super fans post comments, participate on the forums and listen to new AP episodes the day they come out. Normal fans seldom comment or post on the forums and it takes them a while to go through a 3 hour or longer AP episode. I imagine a lot of them can't even keep up with a weekly cycle. So I've had to balance my posting cycle between the two extremes.

I've been concerned about fan retention lately. How many fans have started on the forums only to disappear soon after? What can we do to keep fans on the forums?

Perhaps this is a private conversation, but I'm going public with it.

No, it's a very public discussion. I've noticed the same thing, but will all forums this one has several different types of uses: obsessive posters, regular posters, occasional posters, trolls that must die by fire, benign trolls, and unregistered trolls.
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: clockworkjoe October 24, 2010, 06:25:51 PM
in the last few months i've noticed that listening to a single AP, especially that 5 hour Cody game, usually takes me about three or four days of listening either while running or doing low-focus stuff at home

Is this B.A. Baracus?

yyyyyyyyyyyyep

Yeah that's actually 2 game sessions merged together. This is something I've done as a halfway measure to satisfy super fans while not alienating normal fans.

The main fear I have with posting too many games too quickly is that normal fans will get overwhelmed and stop listening altogether.
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: Tadanori Oyama October 24, 2010, 06:28:56 PM
I suppose that's a realistic fear. Not being a normal fan I have no way of testing the theory though.
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: Zeriken October 24, 2010, 06:38:18 PM
YESSSSSSS! Epic NWC nao!
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: Z October 24, 2010, 07:10:48 PM
YESSSSSSS! Epic NWC nao!

what does this even mean
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: Setherick October 24, 2010, 07:22:07 PM
Epic New World Campaign now.
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: Seejo Crux October 24, 2010, 09:32:43 PM
You're not going to please everyone. Just do what you're doing and let the fans sort themselves.

I'm not saying this to be nice, I honestly think you can't and won't please everyone. Don't stress over it; stress ruins digestion.
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: Z October 24, 2010, 10:34:00 PM
If it makes any difference, I probably wouldn't bitch out and stop listening if I developed a backlog. Just more to listen to when I become unemployed again.
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: Boyos October 25, 2010, 09:27:10 AM
yeah, I've learned that there are normal fans and super fans - super fans post comments, participate on the forums and listen to new AP episodes the day they come out. Normal fans seldom comment or post on the forums and it takes them a while to go through a 3 hour or longer AP episode. I imagine a lot of them can't even keep up with a weekly cycle. So I've had to balance my posting cycle between the two extremes.

I've been concerned about fan retention lately. How many fans have started on the forums only to disappear soon after? What can we do to keep fans on the forums?

Perhaps this is a private conversation, but I'm going public with it.

No, it's a very public discussion. I've noticed the same thing, but will all forums this one has several different types of uses: obsessive posters, regular posters, occasional posters, trolls that must die by fire, benign trolls, and unregistered trolls.

I was Obsessive, now im just an Occasional, its kind of disapointing not being able to listen to the Pod Cast the day/hour it comes out any more, but I try to listen to them withen the week now. Now that I have a back log of 7-10 other pod cast I dont ever get around to listing to them, this is the only one I listen to on a reguler base, and still the only one I Play on the forums with.
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: Flawless P October 25, 2010, 11:58:02 AM
I'd say I am on the borderline, I listen to the podcast the night it posts, the ap's are a little less frequent. Like I said earlier about the NW:G I listen about 45 mins a day in traffic I would probably listen all day at work if I had headphones but I don't so it is hard to hear over the office chatter.(I have one of those Mytouch 3g's from T-Mobile and they come with a converter/head phones and I lost them both.)
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: Salkovich October 25, 2010, 12:12:54 PM
Chronic insomnia means I've quickly become a superfan - there's nothing quite like a couple of APs to carry me through a sleepless night. Plus I normally listen to them while I'm cleaning or doing anything around my house that doesn't require reading.
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: Mckma October 25, 2010, 01:01:21 PM
I will probably actually catch up when I get a cover/case for my iPod as I will take it with me to campus (I walk or bus which takes about 10-20 min) as well as to my internship (about 30-40 min), so I might actually listen to stuff and get caught up with the APs and Community APs (though I usually listen to the actual podcast within a day or two as it is shorter and more "efficient" entertainment")...
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: Shallazar October 25, 2010, 02:19:56 PM
I only listen because of Tom.

I love him you know. I wish I was him.
I want Tom to record audio books, or come out with a comedy CD, or a mixed non-alcoholic beverage named after him.

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: Z October 26, 2010, 06:08:35 PM
I only listen because of Tom.

I love him you know. I wish I was him.
I want Tom to record audio books, or come out with a comedy CD, or a mixed non-alcoholic beverage named after him.

That's pretty much the most apt tribute.

also, I thought Tom was cool until he admitted to being a furry on an internet radio show
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: FuzzyDan October 26, 2010, 07:31:07 PM
If you could virgin-up a Tom Collins and still keep the overall flavor (replace the Gin with somehting resembling the taste/smell... *shrug*)  Call it a Tom Church.

Or:

Diet Pepsi, splash of lime, splash of Grenadine, garnish with tears of a DM.
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: Setherick October 26, 2010, 07:36:13 PM
If you could virgin-up a Tom Collins and still keep the overall flavor (replace the Gin with somehting resembling the taste/smell... *shrug*)  Call it a Tom Church.

Or:

Diet Pepsi, splash of lime, splash of Grenadine, garnish with tears of a DM.

Don't forget to sweeten the napkin with scent of Aaron's fear.
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: FuzzyDan October 26, 2010, 08:03:45 PM
If you could virgin-up a Tom Collins and still keep the overall flavor (replace the Gin with somehting resembling the taste/smell... *shrug*)  Call it a Tom Church.

Or:

Diet Pepsi, splash of lime, splash of Grenadine, garnish with tears of a DM.

Don't forget to sweeten the napkin with scent of Aaron's fear.

I guess one would also need to make home-made Grenadine using pomegranate juice and an artificial sweetener to keep it sugar free.
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: Z October 26, 2010, 08:16:28 PM
You know what? Just a lukewarm glass of tap water mixed with a bottle of black food coloring.
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: Dawnsteel October 29, 2010, 11:31:03 PM
I'm an obsessed fan when it comes to listening to RPPR podcasts, and a half-assed poster when it comes to the forums.  I read all the threads, write posts, and then delete them, unposted, because they're stupid, inane, or otherwise inferior.

I was bedridden for about a month this summer, and I listened to every AP at least once, some more than that.  I don't know why or how, but listening to CoC characters lose their sanity helped me keep mine.
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: Charlie72 October 31, 2010, 03:51:53 AM
Right now there are 10 people just looking at this forum. Just though you'd like to know.
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: SageNytell October 31, 2010, 01:31:54 PM
I work at a state tax department. The branch I'm in does some reaaally tedious stuff, and there's sometimes a long break between calls, so something I can just pause when a call comes through is pretty nice. For a while my unit worked on pure correspondence work, sorting and trashing mail, and U-Boote Heraus was invaluable for keeping myself awake for two of those terrible, terrible days.

I actually came on for the APs, and now I'm listening to the podcast as well for help on running games better. I dread the day I run out of backlog material to listen to, but I understand that you guys space things out for a reason.

I suppose my take on things is that the system is not broken, so it doesn't need to be fixed. You have a very reasonable update schedule, and you've been able to stay very regular on it while I've been listening, so I personally would say keep at it. The long games are always a treat, and even the short updates are still funny, so I've got a lot to say thanks for and nothing to complain about. Keep at it!
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: Maze October 31, 2010, 04:16:04 PM
Posr. Dark. Sun.  >:(
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: Z October 31, 2010, 05:40:38 PM
does Caleb still play with you guys because he is pretty much hilarious

also he doesn't seem totally comfortable with criticism but that's a weird thing to say
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: clockworkjoe October 31, 2010, 06:14:51 PM
does Caleb still play with you guys because he is pretty much hilarious

also he doesn't seem totally comfortable with criticism but that's a weird thing to say

yeah

Andrew's Fortune is a brand new game - it was so good I decided to post it way ahead of schedule
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: Z October 31, 2010, 06:27:54 PM
"Shit, man, this ain't Rent-to-own! This is weed!"

That is absolutely priceless.
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: Charlie72 October 31, 2010, 06:43:35 PM
I keep reading Caleb's name as Cable. Don't know why.
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: Z October 31, 2010, 07:11:48 PM
Did Aaron just run from a prostitute? Like, actually ran away from a prostitute?

Is that a thing that he actually made a decision to do?
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: BeyondSandrock October 31, 2010, 07:58:00 PM
Ross has some credit to the idea.  I was out of mental resistances and I didn't want to sleep with her.  I foresaw either death or a very itchy condition in my characters future.
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: Salkovich November 01, 2010, 01:58:20 AM
Ross has some credit to the idea.  I was out of mental resistances and I didn't want to sleep with her.  I foresaw either death or a very itchy condition in my characters future.


Out of all of the awesome things in this AP, the quote from you: "I'm trying to clean this dirty world, dammit!" has to be the best.
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: beej November 01, 2010, 01:09:24 PM
A great first story.  Can you get a recording of Caleb doing Quintos the Pirate?
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: Z November 01, 2010, 06:35:33 PM
I fully blame this podcast for making me research meth lab booby traps for two hours.
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: Setherick November 01, 2010, 07:52:19 PM
I fully blame this podcast for making me research meth lab booby traps for two hours.

Realize we won't bail you out.
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: Z November 03, 2010, 10:42:47 PM
Realize we won't bail you out.

C'mon. It could be a Kickstarter.
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: FuzzyDan November 03, 2010, 10:53:18 PM
Realize we won't bail you out.

C'mon. It could be a Kickstarter.

Or... we could action off the rights to select the correct bunkmate to make you his bitch?
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: Z November 04, 2010, 02:19:48 AM
man whatever works

I ain't picky
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: siriq November 05, 2010, 03:26:24 PM
I randomly came across this podcast some time last year.  At the time i was commuting 3 hours a day, and I had to drive 1000 miles for a wedding.  Needless to say I listen through the backlog really fast.  Now I dont have nearly as much time to listen so i tend to wait a week just so I always have one to listen to. 

The new dirty world is epic.  Im just now at the point where aaron meets the prostitute. 
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: Boyos November 06, 2010, 10:14:19 AM
Realize we won't bail you out.

C'mon. It could be a Kickstarter.

Na why do that when we could just have aaron just brake in and get you out!
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: BeyondSandrock November 06, 2010, 02:46:33 PM
Realize we won't bail you out.

C'mon. It could be a Kickstarter.

Na why do that when we could just have aaron just brake in and get you out!

Not going to happen. I know that everybody remembers my last attempt to infiltrate a police station.
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: jonnygadfly November 08, 2010, 02:50:23 PM
Ross has some credit to the idea.  I was out of mental resistances and I didn't want to sleep with her.  I foresaw either death or a very itchy condition in my characters future.

One word Aaron: Condoms.

Always wear a raincoat if you're gonna get wet.

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: Boyos November 08, 2010, 03:13:55 PM
Ross has some credit to the idea.  I was out of mental resistances and I didn't want to sleep with her.  I foresaw either death or a very itchy condition in my characters future.

One word Aaron: Condoms.

Always wear a raincoat if you're gonna get wet.



The conviance store at the mall sells them, I thought that was funny! Our mall used to be a place where gay guys would go and have fun in the bathrooms, this only scares me more.