Just saw this post on GA.. aka 'The get fired up for DW thread'
I don't frequent GA enough to know the level of sincerity in this guys post, but it's definitely inspiring some early sense of competition in DW V.
I've always found Polycount to be a much better forum all round. Yeah you get some straight-talking people giving harsh crit, but that's what one wants right? The one nice thing about PC is that it doesn't matter how many posts you've chalked up or what your standard of work is... you'll get some comments and make some friends from the get go. GA is just one big cliquey cluster fuck... you're pretty much invisible until you've hit 1000 posts.
Oh, and yeah, GA all the way. I tried going on other forums, but I dunno, they just don't feel like home. They feel so rigid and square. Especially Polycount. It felt like being the one straight person in a gay-pride parade
I've always found Polycount to be a much better forum all round. Yeah you get some straight-talking people giving harsh crit, but that's what one wants right? The one nice thing about PC is that it doesn't matter how many posts you've chalked up or what your standard of work is... you'll get some comments and make some friends from the get go. GA is just one big cliquey cluster fuck... you're pretty much invisible until you've hit 1000 posts.
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oh... here we go again with nutsack avatars and bad shopped spoodge doppings... maybe we'll even have another tank drawing comp
oh and just in advance, the domwar start will be delayed, it's written in the prophecy so, please, nobody moan about it, again, for the 5th consecutive year, kthx, oh yeah, results will be delayed, too, maybe by months, thanks
I didn't join Polycount, or get into game art until after DWIV so this year will be my first. I'm unaware of a lot of the rivalry/running jokes/well known facts etc, it's all pretty damn exciting though!
One of the main reasons I hang around here is because of the people who frequently post in the tech talk forum.
Polycount GD generally has a bit more off-topic discussions and more "heated" debates, while GA is a lot "nicer" and friendly. People at GA typically treat eachother more respectfully/formally like everyone was a stranger (kind of like Japanese culture), whereas Polycounters talk to eachother more casually (kind of like... "pub" culture
Maybe they felt bad because we didn't include them in that thread. But I mean, we have Ely for god sakes, and ladymen don't come prettier.
and thats all
Me likes GA .. but I don't have time to browse more then one forum .. so I stick with pc
(and we need them to make heavy dirty war with them
- Do they really need an entire sub-forum for GA.org suggestions? (I would post this stuff in the suggestions forum if I thought anyone would read it)
- On the home page the link to the forum index is called "homepage".
- The forum nav is wonky.
- The GA.org banner takes you to the main page not the forum index. Ok use the quick forum links instead... fine.
- The quick nav under the ad banner is inconsistent.
- GameArtistsans> Main Forum > General Discussion. Clicking Main Forums takes you back to only GD and Suggestions... To get back to the main forum list you need to click GameArtistsans, which you might think takes you back to the home page...
- It wouldn't be so bad if the other sub-forums didn't link back to the main forum index appropriately by bypassing the sub-forum catagory. GameArtistsans > TechTalk. Only choice is GameArtistsans, which doesn't make sense but its the only choice.
- Is segregating the 2D/3D/Zbrush really necessary? Who doesn't have an interest in seeing all 3 forms of art? Coupled with the funky nav it just takes more time and ultimately a sub forum gets skipped because of it.
All of these things are only slightly annoying and the board makes up for it in other ways, but shouldn't little quirks like that be ironed out? The blue key goes in the orange door and I push the block under the balloon to light the fire under water?one theme in particular is that those things which have a use that isn't IMMEDIATELY apparent (to some overly rational person) are repressed or in other ways devalued. embracing things that are different is how people grow as human beings, and yes, as artists.
The first few times I visited I got to the homepage and spent far longer than necessary trying to figure out how to actually get to the forums.
er, I mean tits
After hearing around about a lot of mini/small/smart/whatnot competitions on this and that running on GA, I decided to take a peek and maybe join something, just for fun... Well, you can read "comp" everywhere on their site, but I actually couldn't figure out what are the current open competitions, (while archived are right there staring back at you), and how am I supposed to apply/where should I post/where open a personal thread.
In the end GA made me even dumber...
I dont agree with that comment but FUCKING LOL!!!!
The Mini Comps are posted as stickies in the 3D/2D/ZBrush forums, but more importantly, you can find them in the Highlighted Threads thingie on the right side of the forum index. Since there are four competitions running, the 3D Mini Pawn has been pushed off now, but it's the first time I've seen that happen. Everything should be explained in the introductionary post of every Mini, and you just all post in one big thread.
That six-panel competition thing is really all I visit GameArtisans for. Polycount doesn't often have competitions (although they're as good as GA's when they do get held), while GA pretty much always has a 3D and a sculpting mini going on. The forums themselves are rather empty and it's rare to find some in-depth critique or paintovers.
I'm fairly inexperienced when it comes to 3D and game development, so I sort of feel "out of place", you know what I mean? I guess a sheep in a wolf's lair (den?) might be a better metaphor.
EDIT: I will say that this is a fantastic forum and community, though. I learn something new and useful every day, and most of you seem extremely helpful! So, thanks!
Uh, another thing I don't really understand/like from GA, but it's the same in 3DTotal: the medal/trophy system. What? Do you really need a patch to show how good you are? Alright, I'm being a little envious too, just gimme that "scripting tin cup"
But now I have come to realise that I shouldn't be a soppy bollocks, and if someone says something offensive just laugh at it. The art on this forum is better than any other really, plus some of the threads on the technical forum are amazing.
Long live Polycounters, the in-joking, offensive, talented individuals
I hit up CG Talk for a little bit, found Polycount, stopped looking.
Polycount is my home!
Well thanks for shitting all over us Josh! We really appreciate it.
Since then I've almost matched my post count here to over there and I definitely spend a lot longer reading, learning and browsing Polycount. I still go back to GA for the mini-comps and people, but a lot of the people from over there are migrating over here anyway.:)
Bookmark the forum index and just to to WIP 3d/zbrush and General Discussion. I never hit any other links, because the navigation is so weird.
No I thank polycount for giving me a place to shit. I also shower brush my teeth and get nekkid here. Artistically speaking of course.
...also they told me you guys look like dorks.
DWV will have me migrate to PC though.
Tell them they're all fat!!