What do you think of the "new Halomods"?

DRL333 · Post by **DRL333** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:26 pm

Damn, I never thought I'd be this worried about a website.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:26 pm

Not liking the new theme.

Eaton · Post by **Eaton** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:28 pm

It will take me a while to get used to this new format. The old Halomods was a bit dull in my opinion. I like the new upgrade. Seems like a more modern forum now. Sorry to see you resign, Tural.

Now who will police the forums?

INSANEdrive · Post by **INSANEdrive** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:39 pm

The handling of this is an abomination. I feel Shafted. I want Gren back, if this how this Shit is going to be handled.

-Legendary- · Post by **-Legendary-** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:42 pm

I'll apply for staff if most of them quit. =/ I'll get use to the new theme. It's just new, so it seems weird.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:43 pm

I'll be signing off aim/msn fairly shortly, but feel free to bombard me with PMs and questions.. I'll try and answer each as best I can. As for most of the community, I do ask that you allow a few days for us to iron out all the changes so that everything functions correctly as they do on our developer pages. I know this is all very weird and different for everyone.. I can easily imagine why most of you are pissed, and it's completely understandable. However, do know that I, along with the rest of the team have you guys and this site in our hearts. I personally love this place as if it were a living brother of mine. HaloMods has been an enormous part of my growing life since 2004; I was only 12. Anything I've ever done in action with this site, I did so with its best interest in mind. When Grenadiac posted earlier last year about a potential closing of HaloMods, I was literally heart-broken to a vast extent. It felt like a huge part of my life was about to just become a memory. Within months of my official registration here in early 2005, I made it a point to get seriously involved and guarantee that this site remained healthy and breathing until the end of times. What originally started out as a reuniting of the Vicis Developer group wanting to create HaloMods fall-back plan in case the site did die, later turned into a full-fledged site take-over -- Gren carefully handed over his baby. I'll start with apologizing for not telling everyone here.. to be honest, it was very difficult for me. Most of you are my friends whom I've come to get to know quite well in all my years here, so I genuinely felt like I betraying all of you. However, simply changing HaloMods' server was a huge change, and to make sure this never had to happen again, the Dev team felt that even more large changes needed to occur to guarantee survival. A lot of you are freaking out as if this is some hostile takeover.. but it's not. I've willingly donated myself to this site for years, and I don't intend on stopping. Instead of telling us what all you hate about the changes in chaotic rants, give me and the team some serious feedback. It hurts to see several of the Staff whom I've worked with for years just suddenly drop out in anger. By assuming that we don't have this site's best interest in mind, you've lost its best interest in the process. I'm hear to listen and accommodate. What can I and the Dev Team do for you guys? But before you answer, disregard personal preference and ask yourself: "What can we with the Dev Team/Staff do for HaloMods?".

And this was the short version. I love this site, and I love you guys, so help us out.
-Shout/Myles

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:47 pm

SHOUTrvb wrote:A lot of you are freaking out as if this is some hostile takeover.. but it's not. I've willingly donated myself to this site for years, and I don't intend on stopping. It hurts to see several of the Staff whom I've worked with for years just suddenly drop out in anger. By assuming that we don't have this site's best interest in mind, you've lost its best interest in the process.

The staff that have left, or are leaving, have their reasons for doing such. They are not because of a new theme, a new logo, or even a new server. The people who have caused said problems know who they are, as we have made it very clear to them we do not like, nor do we agree with, specific aspects of their plan and how it was handled.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:49 pm

SHOUTrvb wrote:Most of you are my friends whom I've come to get to know quite well in all my years here, so I genuinely felt like I betraying all of you.

An appropriate feeling, because that's basically what it was. None of the members were asked how they felt about a change like this. None of the staff were asked. Nobody was consulted. A few people decided they knew what's best for the site, and changed it, and now don't want to hear the opposition. The entire philosophy of the site and the fundamentals have been changed. I do not want to represent this site anymore, because I do not agree with the actions that were taken. It is not in pure anger, it is an appropriate action to take. I am not suited to represent something I disagree with entirely, so there's no need for you to assert that you know the motives, because once again, I don't recall being asked how I felt about it.

-Legendary- · Post by **-Legendary-** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:51 pm

HALOMADS, SERIOUS BUSINESS

{TP}Spartan · Post by **{TP}Spartan** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:53 pm

Halomods is gonna lose its lulz, I can already see it.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:55 pm

Maybe not before.. but only because I was asked to remain silent. However, I'm very interested in hearing what you have to say, Tural.. The transitions are still happening, so let me know, constructively, how you feel. You've been here ages, and I trust your opinions.. I may not act on all of them, but you still have guidance that we're willing to acknowledge..

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:56 pm

Tural wrote:
INSANEdrive wrote: GEO seems to know a-lot about it.
There were like, five people who knew. The staff as a group were never informed of any change, it just happened.

Exactly. I quit too.

I told SHOUT I knew SourceGuy was holding back on Staff and would just pop up with changes we wouldn't like instead of ASKING the community.

The fact that a team of developers could get a higher rank over staff just because they helped out(and much less than us in the long run, but in a different field) just because they are developers, is retarded.

SourceGuy next time TALK to your site managing teammates instead of making sudden choices. You should ASK what people like as apposed to just implement it because you may like it.

Nothing against you. Just saying.

Anyways as long as Tural, GTAF, and etc. Quit staff, I quit too.

SourceGuy · Post by **SourceGuy** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:03 pm

Well, it's been a tough night. We've worked together for hours and hours on this, and finally we can put up the forums. As you can see, there have been made some major changes to the website. As allways with big changes, some people like them, some people have to get used to them and some people will never like them. We believe that we changed HaloMods for the better.
As you may or may not imagine, I'm completely overloaded at the moment and therefore I can't respond to everyone. It's 7am here and I really need to go to sleep. I will address the issues that were posted in this thread tomorrow morning - please don't think that I don't care what you have to say. In fact, you are the most important to me.
Enjoy the new HaloMods!

ShiroMittsu · Post by **ShiroMittsu** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:06 pm

Wait. Did something happen? What is going on here? Why am I always left out of the loop?

Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out. This is all a conspiracy to deprive the world of its bacon source.

INSANEdrive · Post by **INSANEdrive** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:09 pm

I Declare a Monkey Shit Fight. First to the Top of the Pile Wins!

Ar5eNiC · Post by **Ar5eNiC** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:36 pm

I really liked the old dark blue theme from a few years ago (http://web.archive.org/web/200502160230 ... omods.com/) but I'm digging the upgrade to phpbb3. I think everyone will forget about the switch in a few weeks, just like when Facebook changed up their whole site and everyone freaked out. The front page also looks great btw. Good job to everyone involved.

INSANEdrive · Post by **INSANEdrive** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:38 pm

gtavcmaster100 wrote:I really liked the old dark blue theme from a few years ago (http://web.archive.org/web/200502160230 ... omods.com/)

As did I.

Veegie · Post by **Veegie** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:40 pm

This could have gone about far differently.

INSANEdrive · Post by **INSANEdrive** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:50 pm

INSANEdrive : Whos Idea was it to have "Other Modding"
BobMcHappy: Geo. :/
BobMcHappy: And Source
INSANEdrive : FLOG EM BOTH!!!!
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INSANEdrive : HALO F-ing MODS! Not EVERY MODS! HALO!!!! HALO!!!!!!!!!1111

noscottno · Post by **noscottno** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:50 pm

Mk well.

I like(d) halomods because it was fun. Some individuals seem to be taking this change a lit-tle too seriously. Just because someone new is in power doesn't mean well all have to have a hissy fit. It's a forum, where we can go to have fun and converse over the interwebnets with friends. Not kewl guyz, not kewl.

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