misterBee

Never give up!  I'll have them playing KOF 98UM / 2002UM / Melty Blood one day... 
 
 
 
 
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There's no need for you guys to insult each other You'd better like me because I run this damn place
  "Dead Game" is one of those things that mean something different to everyone.  I have logged onto Granblue PC randomly and seen a whopping 3 people in the NA lobby during peak hours.  Yes there are people on Discord but it's easy to see something like that and think a game is dead.

There's no need for you guys to insult each other You'd better like me because I run this damn place
  "Dead Game" is one of those things that mean something different to everyone.  I have logged onto Granblue PC randomly and seen a whopping 3 people in the NA lobby during peak hours.  Yes there are people on Discord but it's easy to see something like that and think a game is dead.

Arc games might not be completely dead on PC but the average number of random players at any given time is smaller compared to console.
 
On PC it's more common to find matches through Discord because the normal in-game lobbies tend to be empty.  It's not that PC has no players -- you just have to take the time to find matches yourself through other methods first.
 
Steam charts are also not a good indicator of PC fighting game health because people only boot up a game when they are playing matches that they've set up.  Once the match is over they quit the game and so you're not gonna see a lot of concurrent players showing up online.
 
I play a lot of Melty and that scene is booming on PC, thanks to the fan-made rollback version.  There's a constant new influx of players because the game is free and easy to get your hands on.  But all the match-making is done through Discord and people sending each other their IPs for hosting games.  Melty's case is especially interesting since everyone is using CCCaster/Community edition.  Steamcharts are useless because nobody uses the Steam version.
 
TL;DR: PC fighting games are healthy, but you gotta set up matches with Discord.  Console definitely has more casual players just sitting around in lobbies.

Arc games might not be completely dead on PC but the average number of random players at any given time is smaller compared to console.
 
On PC it's more common to find matches through Discord because the normal in-game lobbies tend to be empty.  It's not that PC has no players -- you just have to take the time to find matches yourself through other methods first.
 
Steam charts are also not a good indicator of PC fighting game health because people only boot up a game when they are playing matches that they've set up.  Once the match is over they quit the game and so you're not gonna see a lot of concurrent players showing up online.
 
I play a lot of Melty and that scene is booming on PC, thanks to the fan-made rollback version.  There's a constant new influx of players because the game is free and easy to get your hands on.  But all the match-making is done through Discord and people sending each other their IPs for hosting games.  Melty's case is especially interesting since everyone is using CCCaster/Community edition.  Steamcharts are useless because nobody uses the Steam version.
 
TL;DR: PC fighting games are healthy, but you gotta set up matches with Discord.  Console definitely has more casual players just sitting around in lobbies.

Arc games might not be completely dead on PC but the average number of random players at any given time is smaller compared to console.
 
On PC it's more common to find matches through Discord because the normal in-game lobbies tend to be empty.  It's not that PC has no players -- you just have to take the time to find matches yourself through other methods first.
 
Steam charts are also not a good indicator of PC fighting game health because people only boot up a game when they are playing matches that they've set up.  Once the match is over they quit the game and so you're not gonna see a lot of concurrent players showing up online.
 
I play a lot of Melty and that scene is booming on PC, thanks to the fan-made rollback version.  There's a constant new influx of players because the game is free and easy to get your hands on.  But all the match-making is done through Discord and people sending each other their IPs for hosting games.  Melty's case is especially interesting since everyone is using CCCaster/Community edition.  Steamcharts are useless because nobody uses the Steam version.
 
TL;DR: PC fighting games are healthy, but you gotta set up matches with Discord.  Console definitely has more casual players just sitting around in lobbies.

You can't delete your own posts.
 
That's ok, I merged them for you.

Here's some stuff that might help:
Use Streamlabs OBS.  It has hooks that let you view your stream chat and other stuff that normal OBS does not have. Get some nice overlays. Practice doing transitions between different types of screens/scenes. If you're gonna do camera/mic make sure they're of decent quality.  Filter out mic noise and set EQ if possible. If you're trying to stream to a general audience (and not just your friends), remember to talk or do something to make your stream entertaining.  Nobody is gonna tune in to a stream if it's boring or is just pure gameplay.
 
Find a niche.  There are millions of people streaming, so try to figure out what makes your stream special.  Either the games you play or your presentation  have to stand out somehow.
 
I think streaming is super competitive and is a lot of work -- but just remember that more effort = better results.  At the bare minimum having a polished presentation will go a long way.  I don't know how many times I see some random dude with his bargain bin webcam/no overlays/poor sound quality playing the same game everyone else is playing and wondering why he has no viewers.
 
Good luck!

It's the only puzzle game that matters. 😎

I've added a pseudo breadcrumb to the mobile nav bar.  This should do what you're asking for.  The breadcrumb will take you to the parent/page category for whatever you're viewing.  Hopefully this works for you!

Darc ratting out people in Witsec again.  

Here's some stuff that might help:
Use Streamlabs OBS.  It has hooks that let you view your stream chat and other stuff that normal OBS does not have. Get some nice overlays. Practice doing transitions between different types of screens/scenes. If you're gonna do camera/mic make sure they're of decent quality.  Filter out mic noise and set EQ if possible. If you're trying to stream to a general audience (and not just your friends), remember to talk or do something to make your stream entertaining.  Nobody is gonna tune in to a stream if it's boring or is just pure gameplay.
 
Find a niche.  There are millions of people streaming, so try to figure out what makes your stream special.  Either the games you play or your presentation  have to stand out somehow.
 
I think streaming is super competitive and is a lot of work -- but just remember that more effort = better results.  At the bare minimum having a polished presentation will go a long way.  I don't know how many times I see some random dude with his bargain bin webcam/no overlays/poor sound quality playing the same game everyone else is playing and wondering why he has no viewers.
 
Good luck!

Here's some stuff that might help:
Use Streamlabs OBS.  It has hooks that let you view your stream chat and other stuff that normal OBS does not have. Get some nice overlays. Practice doing transitions between different types of screens/scenes. If you're gonna do camera/mic make sure they're of decent quality.  Filter out mic noise and set EQ if possible. If you're trying to stream to a general audience (and not just your friends), remember to talk or do something to make your stream entertaining.  Nobody is gonna tune in to a stream if it's boring or is just pure gameplay.
 
Find a niche.  There are millions of people streaming, so try to figure out what makes your stream special.  Either the games you play or your presentation  have to stand out somehow.
 
I think streaming is super competitive and is a lot of work -- but just remember that more effort = better results.  At the bare minimum having a polished presentation will go a long way.  I don't know how many times I see some random dude with his bargain bin webcam/no overlays/poor sound quality playing the same game everyone else is playing and wondering why he has no viewers.
 
Good luck!

Here's some stuff that might help:
Use Streamlabs OBS.  It has hooks that let you view your stream chat and other stuff that normal OBS does not have. Get some nice overlays. Practice doing transitions between different types of screens/scenes. If you're gonna do camera/mic make sure they're of decent quality.  Filter out mic noise and set EQ if possible. If you're trying to stream to a general audience (and not just your friends), remember to talk or do something to make your stream entertaining.  Nobody is gonna tune in to a stream if it's boring or is just pure gameplay.
 
Find a niche.  There are millions of people streaming, so try to figure out what makes your stream special.  Either the games you play or your presentation  have to stand out somehow.
 
I think streaming is super competitive and is a lot of work -- but just remember that more effort = better results.  At the bare minimum having a polished presentation will go a long way.  I don't know how many times I see some random dude with his bargain bin webcam/no overlays/poor sound quality playing the same game everyone else is playing and wondering why he has no viewers.
 
Good luck!

You can't delete your own posts.
 
That's ok, I merged them for you.

Here's some stuff that might help:
Use Streamlabs OBS.  It has hooks that let you view your stream chat and other stuff that normal OBS does not have. Get some nice overlays. Practice doing transitions between different types of screens/scenes. If you're gonna do camera/mic make sure they're of decent quality.  Filter out mic noise and set EQ if possible. If you're trying to stream to a general audience (and not just your friends), remember to talk or do something to make your stream entertaining.  Nobody is gonna tune in to a stream if it's boring or is just pure gameplay.
 
Find a niche.  There are millions of people streaming, so try to figure out what makes your stream special.  Either the games you play or your presentation  have to stand out somehow.
 
I think streaming is super competitive and is a lot of work -- but just remember that more effort = better results.  At the bare minimum having a polished presentation will go a long way.  I don't know how many times I see some random dude with his bargain bin webcam/no overlays/poor sound quality playing the same game everyone else is playing and wondering why he has no viewers.
 
Good luck!

No, that wasn't me.  It was just added in the latest Invision software update.  It's great software.
 
 
 
 
...it'd better be too because I'm paying good money for it. 🙃

It's the only puzzle game that matters. 😎

Puzzle Fighter is goat. 

It doesn't have the weird limitations and restrictions that imagebucket does.

I am not sure what links you are referring to, but the breadcrumbs at the top and bottom of every page do what you're asking:
 

 
In this example: clicking 'home' takes you to the site's homepage.  Clicking 'The Lounge' will take you to the that forum subcategory.  Clicking 'General Discussion' will take you to the GD forum.  The current page is unclickable and is highlighted with a color.
 
You should be able to navigate anywhere using these breadcrumb links.
 
Are you on mobile?

This has been added.

This site does not have image uploading enabled right now.  If you want to post an image you gotta link it from somewhere else.
 
I will have more news on this next week.

So who wants to play SF4?
 
 
 
 
 
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Invision Community.  Upgraded to the latest version last night!  Had a hell of a time this week rebuilding the theme for the new version though...
 
We haven't been on Vanilla since the early SRK2 days.  Vanilla Community version (the kind you can actually install yourself) lags behind their cloud hosted version (the kind you gotta pay to have them host for you) by quite a lot.  They definitely keep the good stuff for themselves as a way to entice you to host your forum through them.  There were a lot of bugs and issues getting things to run on my server after every new patch/version.
 
Invision has been much more stable though it requires an ongoing license fee.  They also have excellent customer support.