Diddums

Still very basic, but getting there

Nothing quite as frustrating as having stuff not work. I've been messing about with a Wordpress plugin for a few hours now and it's refusing to play ball. It's basically a plugin which merges the IP.Board accounts with Wordpress accounts so people have one login and username across both platforms. There's a paid option of $60 but I'm not paying that until I've exhausted every single option I've got. This is driving me nuts, it's 3:33 am here. And people wonder why I don#t do this shit for a living!

Right, progress is being made. The noticeable changes are that I've moved the forum to www.forevergaming.co.uk/forum (go to your usual URL, it redirects automatically). Please note that if you posted anything in the last hour, it's gone. Sorry about that, I tried to keep disruption to a minimum. I've also installed a Wordpress installation at www.forevergaming.co.uk/blog ------------ I will probably make the blog the homepage once it's all set up and running nicely, at least until I've got a good portal working. There will of course be links there to the forum, and I' still squirreling away in the background doing more things here. The ultimate goal is to write posts for the blog, with news, events, competitions, I'm also hoping to set up clan groups for various games which are popular at the time, and of course merchandise, but that's the last thing on my list. In the grand scheme of things, I want this place to be a one stop shop for anyone who is interested in gaming, so they will come here and get their info from us. Of course I'm always open to suggestions and if anyone wants a job as a writer, clan co-ordinator, or whatever (will get to the exact roles later) but if you want to participate then drop me a line and let's do this!

I'll do a bit of a guide once I've got time, but I've got so many things going on with the site at5 the moment I need to sort out first.

Ok two then and a Buckfast. Best start saving, that's only 6 years!

I'll buy him a beer at Eurogamer <3

No idea what's caused that Tommy. Did you launch it through Steam? You HAVE to launch it through Steam, it doesn't like not being friends with Steam. Did you know the light assault has a jetpack? Just hold down space. I personally prefer the heavy assault, it uses its energy to charge a shield which will allow you to obliterate any infantry that isn't another heavy assault if you're on the ball.

Sony vs EA? I'd love to see that. EA might be cheeky, but I don#t think they're stupid. Sony knows exactly what's going on and how much people hate EA. If Sony were to countersue and win, they'd be heroes in many a gamer's eyes.

A wild Kylebees randomly appears! Wild Kylebees casts DONATE! It is Very Effective! <3

This is what the console guys have to look forward to. In case anyone's thinking "why the fuck is he flying all awkward?" - it's because the bottom of that ship is basically a massive plate and he's using, very cleverly, as a shield. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGFnnxvj0aM[/media]

Phil's just chucked another $20 in the pot, thanks dude. I'm just waiting for the first phase to get started (optimizing the code) then I'm going to enter phase two (optimizing the plugins and hooks) and then I'm going balls against the wall with SEO and backlinks.

Oh shit, your mom promised me not to tell you until you turn 18! Damn. Oh well. I suppose you want some pocket money now?

And another donation, this time from an owl. Thank you kind sir, muchos appreciados! On to more pressing matters, things are much more dire than I had expected. I typed in our URL here and that site basically laughed at me and said "you're an internet noob LOL". Over 300 errors in the code, TONS of faults, etc etc. TL;DR: I have my work cut out, but I'm in talks with a chap from Pakistan who will be able to help. He is going to price it up to rectify these issues and that's something I'm more than happy to pay for to preserve a bit of sanity, as most of the errors flagged by that site are mumbo jumbo to me. I'm hoping that this will make the site snappier as well, although I'm sure our new friend in Pakistan will be able to help out if I show him enough green. Also, we need to address the social networking thing, and loads of other bits and pieces. Suffice to say I've bitten off considerably more than what I had anticipated but it's a great project to sink my teeth it to and if it makes the site nicer and drives more traffic, it's a more pleasant experience for all of us. I'm also paying people $5 a pop to do things like generate backlinks, SEO optimisation, etc etc. I paid someone earlier to generate over 1000 backlinks and register us with over 1500 databases. Things are hopefully going to get busy over the next few days / weeks, but stick with me and let's watch this place grow

Seemed like a good idea at the time. I might look in to that to let people donate in whatever they want.

Big shout to Jordie for matching Jonny's $20 donation. Excellent chaps!

Big shout to Madjonny for chucking $20 in the pot. Cheers dude!

Hello lovely folks of FG! As we approach the first birthday of FG, Bart and myself have been talking and we're getting ready to boost traffic to the site. Bart is looking in to making the site a bit snappier (that notifications thing drives me nuts) and I'm looking into SEO, backlinks, facebook likes, twitter stuff, etc etc. I'm not very good at this myself so rather than bang my head against a wall and get nowhere, I'm paying people to do it for us. I will be forking this out of my own pocket, but if anyone wants to chip in towards this campaign, there's a donate button on the top right of the site. Mods / admins, please note that when I eventually hit the switch, traffic will boost a bit so please keep that in mind. Be extra vigilant for spam in particular. If anyone has any comments, suggestions or questions, fire away. Thanks for reading, hit that donate button, and let's blast FG into the stratosphere!

I'll create a sub forum for this later and start up a guide a la Warframe. ALSO!!!!!!!! TO ALL THE EU PLAYERS, JOIN THE MILLER SERVER AND JOIN THE NEW CONGLOMERATE FACTION. I'll probably start up a platoon once we have a few players on board. I will say this to all the new folks: You will die. You will die ALOT. It takes practice and upgrades to get better at the game, but once you're racking up huge kills and massive streaks, it makes it all worthwhile.

Will do dude. Also, a nugget of info I just picked up: Planetside 2 on PS4 will not require PS Plus subscription.

Well, since the tenants have fucked off I might actually be able to put some vids together again, so keep an eye out. Also, James there was a HUGE update recently which added TONS of features. If you haven't played the game in a while, hop on and give it a go. It's even better now. It's amazing what devs can achieve when they focus on quality and let the game bring the cash in, rather than let the hype bring the cash in and sell rubbish. I'm looking at you almost every single AAA FPS title on the market.

Imagine BF4, but not fucked, in the future, with better and more varied weapons, more and better classes, better graphics, vehicles, and permanent warfare. Not "matches", just 24/7 war. The more cap points your team holds, the faster you gain resources which can be spent on ground and air vehicles, and infantry stock like grenades, or a MAX suit. There are 4 continents, and they're HUGE. Like ridiculously huge. Battle is all about control of these, and fights are easily over 200-300 people big. It gets messy, it gets hardcore, it gets completely off the chart batshit insane, and it's fucking awesome. There is a proper day/night cycle so you also fight at night, and this really makes my graphics card work it's arse off. It's beyond beautiful, it's epic. Light shows everywhere, lasers all over the place, it's just immense. Checklist: Epic shooter that's not fucked: check. Awesome graphics: check. A Dev that does actually give a shit: check. Constant updates: check. Well balanced: sort of check (the sort of bit is probably me being shit). Amazing upgrade and unlock system: check. Customization on a whole different level: check. Vehicles, both air and land, also customizable: check. FREE TO PLAY: CHECK. NOT PAY TO WIN: CHECK. COMING TO PS4: CHECK. Fuck me I'm loving this game atm. The graphics will have to step down a bit on PS4 as there's no way the console could do this, but if the gameplay stays the same, then Warframe will be forgotten overnight - mark my words. Screenshots! If you have a PC and you're not playing this, then you need to sort your life out. Fo shizzle. I play on Miller EU as New Conglomerate. Join me.

Nice avatar Euan.

My most recently viewed post in this thread was in August 2013. Almost a year ago! Just laughede my ass off at some of these quotes

Can't wait till tomorrow.

Fuck me that's hilarious