At 1/21/16 12:49 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Level 61 is an unknown. Nobody has reached it yet.

Yeah I know but it is the final level.

At 1/21/16 12:10 PM, EDM364 wrote: Hey, glad to see you back here! I didn't even know you were still alive! But I agree. The only thing that seems to still be kicking is General. I bet this is why Tom is asking everyone to contribute as a Supporter. Sadly, my school blocks CPMstar ads. I'm very upset about that.

Yeah, I'm still around. Not quite as active as before, but I do visit the website often. But I don't understand how the fact that your school blocks CPMstar ads stopping you from being a Supporter. Care to explain?

I shied away from it, but it wasn't 'cause I didn't sway to the left side of the panel. Truth be told, I hardly got any B/P because I'd usually vote 1 instead of 2 on those KK spam flashes we used to get. I still don't get much B/P, and I'm fine with that. Anyway, how could I forget you? We went through the Barracks Under Fire and all those other little tales on the Barracks forum, offsite. :P

Haha, the Klock Krew. I remember when we had like three or four of the spam flashes crew who'd upvote each other through to the portal. What were they called again? One had the word syndicate in it's name. One was a word play on klock... the glock crew or something, and they'd make animations like the KK, but with glocks instead of clocks. Omg...

But the barracks tales! Where are they displayed nowadays? Because there is still the semi-official barracks website, but the tales are not showing there. At least not in the Barracks tales section.

It seems to be slowing down, especially in the C&C. Hardly ever see a yellow icon next to a forum any more. All people use most of the forums now for are to post their music in the AP, post their art in the Art Forum, report flash in the C&C, and talk shit in General. I'm not sure if people are getting discouraged from over-moderating or what, or if it's just because they don't like changes to the site. For one, I hate the voting overhaul, and that you can't vote as an anon anymore. At least I think we used to be able to do that. I think we need to go back to the settings that worked in the glory days and hold over the news features and feeds. That'd help a lot.

Yes, we used to be able to vote even if we were not members. But I think the website is just getting slower traffic and is less popular because flash animation has become less popular. I don't think it has much to do with the moderation or the changes. Flash animation and flash games used to be big. Miniclip, Shockwave, and the greatest of all... Newgrounds. Mini-games are now more of a portable device thing. People who want to play mini-games download them on app stores on their cellphones or iPads. As for flash animation, it also seemed to lose popularity. And with other huge broadcasting and streaming websites like YouTube and Twitch, websites like NG aren't getting much attention anymore.

And when it comes to the "community" aspect of the website, there are other websites with a bigger and more active community like Reddit or 9gag. As for the Metal Hell, since it's so damn slow, I've decided to look for more specialized forums when it comes to music.

I don't know if the admins of NG are to blame. They initiated the big wave of flash animation, they rode it like real pros, but maybe there just isn't much of a wave left anymore :/

At 1/21/16 03:15 PM, Austerity wrote: 11,000 exp.

At 1/20/16 12:09 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Level 60.

What goals do you have now that you've reached the pinnacle?

100,000 B/P, 10,000 BBS posts might even start doing Reviews again.

With that vote, you now have 19,580 experience points. You need 0 more to get to Level 43

Took forever, but I'm there. Level 43.

At 1/22/16 07:54 AM, MegaBurner wrote:

At 1/20/16 12:09 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Level 60.

Congrats gamejunkie,what's your next goal ?

He could try for 10k posts. It's honestly not even remotely hard. Hell in one year alone I made like 7000 posts.

At 1/22/16 10:02 AM, Viper wrote: He could try for 10k posts. It's honestly not even remotely hard. Hell in one year alone I made like 7000 posts.

He could always just chill and take a break. You don't always have to have a goal.

At 1/22/16 10:49 AM, MegaBurner wrote: That's a possibility. He pretty much has everything stat wise maxed out.

What is the more of accomplishments if you don't take time off to enjoy them?

At 1/21/16 03:58 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Yeah, I'm still around. Not quite as active as before, but I do visit the website often. But I don't understand how the fact that your school blocks CPMstar ads stopping you from being a Supporter. Care to explain?

Well, my monetary situation is honestly so bad that I'm struggling to get by. Without school internet, I'd have trouble getting to NG at all. The best I can do until I get some decent moolah saved up is to just post as much stuff to NG as possible and advertise/encourage others to visit the site, and hopefully become supporters.

Really, I'm hella broke. I have about two dollars to my name until refunds come in for grants.

Haha, the Klock Krew. I remember when we had like three or four of the spam flashes crew who'd upvote each other through to the portal. What were they called again? One had the word syndicate in it's name. One was a word play on klock... the glock crew or something, and they'd make animations like the KK, but with glocks instead of clocks. Omg...

I think you mean the Kitty Krew. :P There was Star Syndicate, Lock Legion, Glocks, etc. Some of them were actually pretty great, but the rest were junk.

But the barracks tales! Where are they displayed nowadays? Because there is still the semi-official barracks website, but the tales are not showing there. At least not in the Barracks tales section.

They're still somewhere on the BBS if Eagle's posts haven't been deleted, at least the unfinished Barracks Under Fire is. I haven't even been able to find our old BBS. Maybe the posts were deleted after the forum was inactive for so long?

Yes, we used to be able to vote even if we were not members. But I think the website is just getting slower traffic and is less popular because flash animation has become less popular. I don't think it has much to do with the moderation or the changes. Flash animation and flash games used to be big. Miniclip, Shockwave, and the greatest of all... Newgrounds. Mini-games are now more of a portable device thing. People who want to play mini-games download them on app stores on their cellphones or iPads. As for flash animation, it also seemed to lose popularity. And with other huge broadcasting and streaming websites like YouTube and Twitch, websites like NG aren't getting much attention anymore.

So the best thing we could do for NG is to be more smartphone friendly, get an app on the Apple/Droid stores, and get the NG community to support content similar to YouTube in addition to what we already have, and network a bit better. Maybe even a better tag system that supported spaces would help our SEO. That's really important for the stumblers who crawl on Google.

We're also forgetting about our AP and Art portals. NG is one of a kind in that it supports movies, games, art, and audio the way it does. It's like tumblr (the news posts) without the SJ warriors and crazy reblogging.... Hmm. There's another thing NG could probably benefit from, the ability to share other's content. That'd improve interaction in the user community. Viral content is never a bad thing.

And when it comes to the "community" aspect of the website, there are other websites with a bigger and more active community like Reddit or 9gag. As for the Metal Hell, since it's so damn slow, I've decided to look for more specialized forums when it comes to music.

Same. I rarely check reddit though, or 9gag. They're fun for a bit, but nothing as kept me coming back like NG. There's just too much cool stuff in my face to really ignore.

I don't know if the admins of NG are to blame. They initiated the big wave of flash animation, they rode it like real pros, but maybe there just isn't much of a wave left anymore :/

Perhaps they should cash in on the app craze like YouTube and others have? It's late in the game, but I've even seen success for NG users making their own DIY NG apps. I miss the old Castle Crashers games, etc., that made it big. I miss when we used to sell merch. That sort of stuff doesn't go unnoticed from the outside.

At 1/22/16 04:25 PM, EDM364 wrote: Well, my monetary situation is honestly so bad that I'm struggling to get by. Without school internet, I'd have trouble getting to NG at all. The best I can do until I get some decent moolah saved up is to just post as much stuff to NG as possible and advertise/encourage others to visit the site, and hopefully become supporters.

Really, I'm hella broke. I have about two dollars to my name until refunds come in for grants.

Yikes! But I get what you mean now. But as Tom said in the forums, the campain seems to be working pretty good right now.

I think you mean the Kitty Krew. :P There was Star Syndicate, Lock Legion, Glocks, etc. Some of them were actually pretty great, but the rest were junk.

Damn! Good memory you have there though!

They're still somewhere on the BBS if Eagle's posts haven't been deleted, at least the unfinished Barracks Under Fire is. I haven't even been able to find our old BBS. Maybe the posts were deleted after the forum was inactive for so long?

I don't think that Eagle's posts were deleated, at least not the ones from NG's BBS. If that's what you were talking about.

So the best thing we could do for NG is to be more smartphone friendly, get an app on the Apple/Droid stores, and get the NG community to support content similar to YouTube in addition to what we already have, and network a bit better. Maybe even a better tag system that supported spaces would help our SEO. That's really important for the stumblers who crawl on Google.

It is, yes. And being smartphone friendly obviously is the most important aspect here. I don't know if NG could replace YouTube, but if they could at least keep up with the technologies, then it would be a great start.

We're also forgetting about our AP and Art portals. NG is one of a kind in that it supports movies, games, art, and audio the way it does. It's like tumblr (the news posts) without the SJ warriors and crazy reblogging.... Hmm. There's another thing NG could probably benefit from, the ability to share other's content. That'd improve interaction in the user community. Viral content is never a bad thing.

These portals are indeed very important aspects of what makes Newgrounds great, yes. But NG seems to not be very well-known these days. I've tried sharing NG stuff on Facebook, and nobody seems to even watch the flash animations I share. But when I share newspaper links or music links I get more people to watch, read or listen to what I shared :/

Same. I rarely check reddit though, or 9gag. They're fun for a bit, but nothing as kept me coming back like NG. There's just too much cool stuff in my face to really ignore.

I agree.

Perhaps they should cash in on the app craze like YouTube and others have? It's late in the game, but I've even seen success for NG users making their own DIY NG apps. I miss the old Castle Crashers games, etc., that made it big. I miss when we used to sell merch. That sort of stuff doesn't go unnoticed from the outside.

True. But didn't they stop selling merch because of lack of funds? Like... they had to make some cuts somewhere.

100 Blam and protect points.

Magnificent

Reached the B/P Rank Portal security. Hahahaha!

At 1/21/16 12:11 AM, EDM364 wrote:

The EGB had already started to become a bit empty even before now, when EagleRock and the others disappeared. I still miss users like @HeavenDuff, @Sentio, etc., and the long paragraphs we'd all trade about our days -- you know the drill -- salutes, protocol. That was back when we could get ourselves banned for encouraging a zero/five, and now, as the saying goes, "v0te appropriately". @Byteslinger pops in now and again with a salute and a roster, and you might remember @idiot-buster, formerly buster1, from that time period. I'm glad at least the EGB didn't die out like the PD did. A sad place, that is.

Good times :) Part of me is amazed by the time I used to be able to devote to all things NG, and part of me still wishes I had that time. It is a very rare day I visit now (maybe only a few times in the last year) but I haven't forgotten this place or all the great times it gave me. The EGB was the first crew I joined and the last I left. Its nice to be remembered. Don't forget the great @slashfirestorm and @phantom!, not to mention the late @majorpunk.

Over 12,000 posts.

Had not one but two jumps in EXP rank in a single day which is very rare where I am. #63 in EXP now and it appears I'm now ahead of @gfoxcook.

At 1/20/16 12:09 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Level 60.

Welcome aboard!

At 1/21/16 04:13 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: The Metal Hell used to be very active, but lately it's been very slow, like the other clubs you mentioned.

Yeah... I haven't posted there in ages. Infact, I can't even remember the last time I posted in that forum as a whole. Shame that since there were a lot of great threads there.

At 1/20/16 12:09 AM, gamejunkie wrote: Level 60.

Congrats on reaching level 60 man! Just a few more years and I'll get there too. :)

At 1/25/16 11:40 AM, Afterlocker wrote:

At 1/25/16 11:12 AM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Over 12,000 posts.

Congratulations DoctorStrongbad.

Thank you. Always happy to reach another level up.

At 1/25/16 01:29 PM, Afterlocker wrote:

At 1/25/16 01:28 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Thank you. Always happy to reach another level up.

How much days will it take you to reach level 60 ?

It takes 10 years.

At 1/25/16 05:05 PM, Afterlocker wrote:

At 1/25/16 04:43 PM, Wavepad wrote: It takes 10 years.

No shit,the doctor is level 59 so I was asking him how long it will take from that point.

Oh, sorry I thought you asked how long it took to get from lvl 1 to lvl 60.

In 6 days, @DoctorStrongbad will become lvl 60 and become a step closer to max stats.

At 1/25/16 01:16 PM, Murray wrote:

At 1/21/16 04:13 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: The Metal Hell used to be very active, but lately it's been very slow, like the other clubs you mentioned.

Yeah... I haven't posted there in ages. Infact, I can't even remember the last time I posted in that forum as a whole. Shame that since there were a lot of great threads there.

It's kind of weird how the MH emptied itself slowly. But again, some of the guys from the MH are still active on the website, so it could still be a good place if the old members would post from time to time.

At 1/25/16 05:50 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 1/25/16 01:16 PM, Murray wrote:

At 1/21/16 04:13 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: The Metal Hell used to be very active, but lately it's been very slow, like the other clubs you mentioned.

Yeah... I haven't posted there in ages. Infact, I can't even remember the last time I posted in that forum as a whole. Shame that since there were a lot of great threads there.

It's kind of weird how the MH emptied itself slowly. But again, some of the guys from the MH are still active on the website, so it could still be a good place if the old members would post from time to time.

Well I TRY posting there every so often. But it's hard considering how one sided it'd feel due to a lot of the users who used to frequent it leaving the site or just not even posting in there anymore. I mean we have Bren and the random post from you (HeavenDuff) or Sense-Offender. But that's really it.

At 1/25/16 05:09 PM, Wavepad wrote: In 6 days, @DoctorStrongbad will become lvl 60 and become a step closer to max stats.

That is true I am almost level 60. Getting close to max stats all the time.

At 1/24/16 07:24 PM, Sentio wrote: Good times :) Part of me is amazed by the time I used to be able to devote to all things NG, and part of me still wishes I had that time. It is a very rare day I visit now (maybe only a few times in the last year) but I haven't forgotten this place or all the great times it gave me. The EGB was the first crew I joined and the last I left. Its nice to be remembered. Don't forget the great @slashfirestorm and @phantom!, not to mention the late @majorpunk.

Good to see you, @Sentio! I know I left a lot of names off my list, especially @Phantom and @SlashFirestorm. There were so many good people around back in the day. Kind of wish we could get the old crew back together -- expedite the unclogging of the portal. As is a flash may sit for a week or two before it gets out of UJ.

What brought you back to NG? I'm so flabbergasted from classes I can't remember if I dropped a mention or not. :P

At 1/24/16 02:54 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: Yikes! But I get what you mean now. But as Tom said in the forums, the campain seems to be working pretty good right now.

Indeed. I just hope to keep packing on the content and advertising NG. If it's good for the site, it's good for me.

Damn! Good memory you have there though!

Haha, good thing you called me on it or I would have forgotten a long time ago. I remember we had the Clock Crew mostly because of Clock Day. Does that still happen any more?

I don't think that Eagle's posts were deleated, at least not the ones from NG's BBS. If that's what you were talking about.

They haven't. You could probably google "Barracks Under Fire" and "NG BBS"

It is, yes. And being smartphone friendly obviously is the most important aspect here. I don't know if NG could replace YouTube, but if they could at least keep up with the technologies, then it would be a great start.

Yeah. I'm not saying we should replace YouTube. It's great advertising. We just need to change our model a little. Tom says he's looking at making every player HTML5 compatible and apps for phones and consoles, etc. Did you know NG has a Roku app?

These portals are indeed very important aspects of what makes Newgrounds great, yes. But NG seems to not be very well-known these days. I've tried sharing NG stuff on Facebook, and nobody seems to even watch the flash animations I share. But when I share newspaper links or music links I get more people to watch, read or listen to what I shared :/

You've just got to hashtag everything right. I find Google+ is actually great for sharing to communities who actually care about your content. And fb looks better when you have pages you manage, or post to pages. Messaging can also be very effective. I have more luck if I talk to people about NG in person. Several people I know knew of it but were scared to join, lol. We must not be as welcoming as we thought.

True. But didn't they stop selling merch because of lack of funds? Like... they had to make some cuts somewhere.

I believe that's the case. Maybe we users could pick up where they left off, if Tom's okay with that. I'd be fine with making a few T-shirts and selling them on Ebay, then holding up a yearly/monthly supporter bill, depending on if I made enough to cover the costs, etc.

On another note, sorry for the double post if this is one. On topic of levels, I'm expecting to hit Praporschik and level up this month.

At 1/25/16 06:08 PM, Viper wrote: Well I TRY posting there every so often. But it's hard considering how one sided it'd feel due to a lot of the users who used to frequent it leaving the site or just not even posting in there anymore. I mean we have Bren and the random post from you (HeavenDuff) or Sense-Offender. But that's really it.

Yes yes. But if we can drag Murray back, then at least there will be a little more of us :P

At 1/25/16 07:10 PM, EDM364 wrote: Haha, good thing you called me on it or I would have forgotten a long time ago. I remember we had the Clock Crew mostly because of Clock Day. Does that still happen any more?

I don't think we do. We only really have Pico's Day now, right?

They haven't. You could probably google "Barracks Under Fire" and "NG BBS"

I will !!

Yeah. I'm not saying we should replace YouTube. It's great advertising. We just need to change our model a little. Tom says he's looking at making every player HTML5 compatible and apps for phones and consoles, etc. Did you know NG has a Roku app?

No I didn't. But again, I'm not really a programming guy, so I barely understand what you're talking about here :P It's good to know that they are working on this, though.

You've just got to hashtag everything right. I find Google+ is actually great for sharing to communities who actually care about your content. And fb looks better when you have pages you manage, or post to pages. Messaging can also be very effective. I have more luck if I talk to people about NG in person. Several people I know knew of it but were scared to join, lol. We must not be as welcoming as we thought.

Newgrounds was scary to me before I joined. But I was a young teenager then :P

I believe that's the case. Maybe we users could pick up where they left off, if Tom's okay with that. I'd be fine with making a few T-shirts and selling them on Ebay, then holding up a yearly/monthly supporter bill, depending on if I made enough to cover the costs, etc.

That's some commitment :P If you know how to make t-shirts, then you should suggest this!

Just a little tid bit on something

This post = my 18,888 post ha just thought it was kind of interesting.

~X~

At 1/25/16 07:50 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Yes yes. But if we can drag Murray back, then at least there will be a little more of us :P

Yes. I'll try to stick around too. I never was around much more than the C&C before but I plan to try to be active in the long term. Too many usernames I know from way back that I have attachment to despite them being total strangers, ya know?

I don't think we do. We only really have Pico's Day now, right?

If I remember correctly it was in August, but the Clock Crew doesn't seem to be in action these days at all.

I will !!

Link me what you find in a pm!

No I didn't. But again, I'm not really a programming guy, so I barely understand what you're talking about here :P It's good to know that they are working on this, though.

Basically, he wants to make NG more functional on tablets, smartphones, and consoles, so yes! I'm hoping twitter and fb embeds get worked on though

Newgrounds was scary to me before I joined. But I was a young teenager then :P

Same!

That's some commitment :P If you know how to make t-shirts, then you should suggest this!

All I'd have to do is order graphic tees online or press the NG logo on to some assorted bulk tees, really. Have all my orders go through paypal, get an address, and bingo. Ofc, I'm sure there'd be some legal shit if I ever got more than 600$ per year out of it.

1000 (+2) art reviews. I noticed last month I was ever so close to 1k, but didn't have the gumption to honestly/adequately review much of anything at the time...

5,000 saves.

At 1/25/16 08:17 PM, EDM364 wrote: Yes. I'll try to stick around too. I never was around much more than the C&C before but I plan to try to be active in the long term. Too many usernames I know from way back that I have attachment to despite them being total strangers, ya know?

Well, if you're into metal music, the Metal Hell would gladly welcome more members :)

Link me what you find in a pm!

I've found one of Eagle Rock's chapters of the Barracks Under Fire, but you'll have to go through the EGB's post. The one I found was the Chapter 4 on page 776 of the EGB.

Basically, he wants to make NG more functional on tablets, smartphones, and consoles, so yes! I'm hoping twitter and fb embeds get worked on though

Yeah, that's what I understood :)

level 48. 48. 48 states i get it in.