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alexonfyre · 08/10/2009, 11:47 am

The two biggest forums on TTG right now are General and Sam & Max, they each have over 40,000 posts. EDIT: Forgot to mention that ToMI is closing in on 35,000 posts already
I decided to calculate their approximate posts per day, and compare to Monkey Island forums:

General: 23 Posts per day
SnM: 32 Posts per day

And Monkey Island??

480 Posts per day.
That is more than every other forum on here put together.

Ridiculous, no competition.

Toothless Gibbon · 08/10/2009, 11:51 am

It would probably be fairer to to compare the post counts for the same duration.. e.g. S&M after 2 months of announcement/release.

Im sure the MI forum will slow down once all the chapters are out.

(I'm not saying that MI isn't a massive success of course!)

alexonfyre · 08/10/2009, 11:55 am

SnM has had 2 seasons, shouldn't it have had 2 such durations?

Toothless Gibbon · 08/10/2009, 12:01 pm

True...

*Hero1* · 08/10/2009, 01:08 pm

Monkey Island:SE selling 70,000 on XBox Live arcade is another good sign also

bigdondoo · 08/10/2009, 01:11 pm

The Toothless Gibbon brings up a good point though. One of the reasons for the amount of Monkey Island is because there's a lot of Monkey Island going on right now. The Strong Bad forums are mostly dead, as are Sam and Max. The Wallace and Gromit forums are slowing down as all the chapters are out. This forum will slow down as well after Tales is done. However, I think it'll be more active "in hiatus" then Strong Bad and Sam and Max are now just because there always seems to be another poster coming along with their opinion on how only the first two Monkey Island games were any good, and how much the new Monkey Island doesn't meet their unreasonable expectation of their memories of the old monkey Island games.

City Of Delusion · 08/10/2009, 01:18 pm

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Originally Posted by alexonfyre

SnM has had 2 seasons, shouldn't it have had 2 such durations?

To be honest, at the launch of Culture Shock I doubt a lot of people had heard of Telltale Games.

Toothless Gibbon · 08/10/2009, 01:20 pm

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Originally Posted by Hero1

Monkey Island:SE selling 70,000 on XBox Live arcade is another good sign also

I read somewhere earlier that Grim Fandango sold 100,000-200,000 in total, if that's true, "a good sign" is an understatement!

Everlast · 08/10/2009, 01:29 pm

The reason the forum of TOMI is more poblated and active is just basically that it has a long history and past, that dates since 1989 (if im not wrong). And spans across two decades with a series of 4 games that 3 have been top notch. Sam and Max had Magazines before the game, and then the release of Sam and Max: Hit the Road, which it was an abvious success. But still Sam and Max has such a small legacy when u compare it to Monkey Island's success.

The success of the latest two installments, should be measured in accordance to the success of the previous game. It will obviously help TOMI get TTG to another level. Thats my opinion. I believe the sales of TOMI will be enough to allow TOMI to make newer and better games than Monkey Island and even release em complete.

I just hope that when i receive my DVD version of TOMI its released with all chapters together and not having to play individual chapters. PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN. A game too good like that shouldnt be cut into pieces.

Toothless Gibbon · 08/10/2009, 01:37 pm

If you mean that the sucess of ToMI will allow TGG to make non episodic "full games" then your barking up the wrong tree. TTG is an episodic gaming company.

If you meant LucasArts then it's a different kettle of fish.

Tacobob · 08/10/2009, 01:48 pm

I have a feeling Telltale deletes old and dusty threads..Still, I bet the MI series has a bigger Fan Base...(And I LOVED the original Sam & Max game)

bigdondoo · 08/10/2009, 02:02 pm

It should also be stated that about half of these threads cover 4 similar topics.

1) Petitions/Complaints on Language
2) Petitions/Complaints about WiiWare
3) Petitions/Complaints about how Tales has yet to include a favorite person/place/thing.
4) Lame tributes/fan fiction/knock offs/videos.

So, yeah, there's been a lot of post, but not a lot of actual good conversation

*DjNDB* · 08/10/2009, 02:04 pm

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Originally Posted by Tacobob

I have a feeling Telltale deletes old and dusty threads..Still, I bet the MI series has a bigger Fan Base...(And I LOVED the original Sam & Max game)

Don't know about that. The earliest post in the Sam & Max forum is from 2005.

SHODANFreeman · 08/10/2009, 02:32 pm

Don't forget that these boards have been serving as kind of a pseudo-MI:SE board too.

quickfics · 08/10/2009, 04:06 pm

Tales of Monkey Island has a forum?

MrFerder · 08/10/2009, 04:40 pm

I wonder if this is also the new main meeting place of Monkey Island fans. I visit here all the time, but I never check out the worldofmi or scummbar boards anymore.

Tacobob · 08/10/2009, 06:43 pm

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Originally Posted by DjNDB

Don't know about that. The earliest post in the Sam & Max forum is from 2005.

Hmmm. That's rather odd.

As for the other MI boards, Meh! I stopped going to them years ago. Too much whining going along there.

bigdondoo · 08/11/2009, 11:39 am

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Originally Posted by Tacobob

...Too much whining going along there.

So this has been a tradition for Monkey Island fans and not something that started when they moved here?

alexonfyre · 08/11/2009, 12:16 pm

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Originally Posted by bigdondoo

So this has been a tradition for Monkey Island fans and not something that started when they moved here?

That is a tradition for fanboys of anything anywhere. They are the gaming equivalent of Evangelical Christians. The original work is perfect and any new interpretation or liberty taken thereof is a blasphemous affront against themselves as people. The problem is they want new additions to their beloved franchises and will petition and lament how underrated it is to anyone who will listen. It is the worst kind of doublethink.
At the end of the day they enjoy the games and buy them as much as the people who don't complain and should be largely ignored and left to their own devises, as they only exist as mouth-breathing proof of the fact that you can never please all the people all the time. Because there are some people you can't please any of the time...

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dragonsong12 · 08/11/2009, 01:00 pm

alexonfyre...that was beautiful.
I think I have a tear in my eye.

Seriously, I refuse to go to most MI message boards for that reason. I've played all four games so many times I have them memorized, sorry for liking the series. Sheesh. Not every game will be the best one ever, just enjoy it!

08/10/2009, 11:47 am	#1
alexonfyre Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Atlanta; New Orleans Posts: 243	Just realized...(proof of Monkey Island's mind-boggling success) The two biggest forums on TTG right now are General and Sam & Max, they each have over 40,000 posts. EDIT: Forgot to mention that ToMI is closing in on 35,000 posts already I decided to calculate their approximate posts per day, and compare to Monkey Island forums: General: 23 Posts per day SnM: 32 Posts per day And Monkey Island?? 480 Posts per day. That is more than every other forum on here put together. Ridiculous, no competition. Last edited by alexonfyre; 08/10/2009 at 12:04 pm.

08/10/2009, 01:08 pm	#5
Hero1 conclusion jumper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: melbourne, australia Posts: 1,770	Monkey Island:SE selling 70,000 on XBox Live arcade is another good sign also __________________ Patience is a sharp razor to swallow...

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08/10/2009, 11:51 am	#2
Toothless Gibbon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 933	It would probably be fairer to to compare the post counts for the same duration.. e.g. S&M after 2 months of announcement/release. Im sure the MI forum will slow down once all the chapters are out. (I'm not saying that MI isn't a massive success of course!)

08/10/2009, 11:55 am	#3
alexonfyre Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Atlanta; New Orleans Posts: 243	SnM has had 2 seasons, shouldn't it have had 2 such durations?

08/10/2009, 12:01 pm	#4
Toothless Gibbon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 933	True...

08/10/2009, 01:11 pm	#6
bigdondoo A.K.A Chuzz Palaroncini Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 465	The Toothless Gibbon brings up a good point though. One of the reasons for the amount of Monkey Island is because there's a lot of Monkey Island going on right now. The Strong Bad forums are mostly dead, as are Sam and Max. The Wallace and Gromit forums are slowing down as all the chapters are out. This forum will slow down as well after Tales is done. However, I think it'll be more active "in hiatus" then Strong Bad and Sam and Max are now just because there always seems to be another poster coming along with their opinion on how only the first two Monkey Island games were any good, and how much the new Monkey Island doesn't meet their unreasonable expectation of their memories of the old monkey Island games.

08/10/2009, 01:29 pm	#9
Everlast Holy Awesome Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 370	The reason the forum of TOMI is more poblated and active is just basically that it has a long history and past, that dates since 1989 (if im not wrong). And spans across two decades with a series of 4 games that 3 have been top notch. Sam and Max had Magazines before the game, and then the release of Sam and Max: Hit the Road, which it was an abvious success. But still Sam and Max has such a small legacy when u compare it to Monkey Island's success. The success of the latest two installments, should be measured in accordance to the success of the previous game. It will obviously help TOMI get TTG to another level. Thats my opinion. I believe the sales of TOMI will be enough to allow TOMI to make newer and better games than Monkey Island and even release em complete. I just hope that when i receive my DVD version of TOMI its released with all chapters together and not having to play individual chapters. PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN. A game too good like that shouldnt be cut into pieces.

08/10/2009, 01:37 pm	#10
Toothless Gibbon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 933	If you mean that the sucess of ToMI will allow TGG to make non episodic "full games" then your barking up the wrong tree. TTG is an episodic gaming company. If you meant LucasArts then it's a different kettle of fish.

08/10/2009, 01:48 pm	#11
Tacobob Raffish Slacker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Behind you! Posts: 188	I have a feeling Telltale deletes old and dusty threads..Still, I bet the MI series has a bigger Fan Base...(And I LOVED the original Sam & Max game)

08/10/2009, 02:02 pm	#12
bigdondoo A.K.A Chuzz Palaroncini Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 465	It should also be stated that about half of these threads cover 4 similar topics. 1) Petitions/Complaints on Language 2) Petitions/Complaints about WiiWare 3) Petitions/Complaints about how Tales has yet to include a favorite person/place/thing. 4) Lame tributes/fan fiction/knock offs/videos. So, yeah, there's been a lot of post, but not a lot of actual good conversation

08/10/2009, 02:32 pm	#14
SHODANFreeman Mute Ruler of Insects Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,741	Don't forget that these boards have been serving as kind of a pseudo-MI:SE board too.

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MrFerder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 111	I wonder if this is also the new main meeting place of Monkey Island fans. I visit here all the time, but I never check out the worldofmi or scummbar boards anymore.

08/11/2009, 01:00 pm	#20
dragonsong12 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 34	alexonfyre...that was beautiful. I think I have a tear in my eye. Seriously, I refuse to go to most MI message boards for that reason. I've played all four games so many times I have them memorized, sorry for liking the series. Sheesh. Not every game will be the best one ever, just enjoy it!