Do away with "Friend Requests" on this forum

[wholbr]

Hi everybody.

I think its more likely most folks have moved on to either different forums or left the game and/or community completely. Fair enough whatever they decide to do though, their choices after all.

Cheers,
SM

Lego207, with every respect to your above posting, but I do not believe that any great number of forum members will have moved on in regard to any permanent basis. The Trainz hobby has a very dedicated following many of whom have followed the franchise since its conception and they will not depart Trainz or this forum as long as both exist.

However, much has been happening in the I.T industry of recent that has undoubtedly drawn the attention of at least some forum members who can be witnessed posting in regards to those developments on other forums. By example, Amazon's huge seasonal sales of the Alexa Echo as compared to Google's struggles to launch its competitor " Google Home". There was also the debacle of Samsung's Galaxy Note which undoubtedly left the door open for Microsoft to at last step into the mobile market in a "big way" but they seem to have once again missed the opportunity.

The above and much else involving the gaming industry have caused comment on any number of forums and social media sites with many new members to those sites joining the debates. That stated, I have no doubts that when anything new develops from within N3V all the regulars will be back.

Bill

 

[pware]

I have no doubts that when anything new develops from within N3V all the regulars will be back.

TANE SP2 will be the next major development from N3V and I suspect that we will see the forums lighting up. Then there will be the much discussed (but with little available details) TANE NEXT.

 

[ish6]

TANE SP2 will be the next major development from N3V and I suspect that we will see the forums lighting up. Then there will be the much discussed (but with little available details) TANE NEXT.

I'm eager... curious .... I never participate in the beta ... I rather have the suspense of it all hit me at once! :udrool:

Ish

 

[amigacooke]

Given up speculating on what might happen with nothing to go on. N3V are clearly more comfortable developing behind an NDA, hope people will still be interested when there is finally something on offer.

 

[phimat]

Unless SP2 gets it badly wrong, I expect it will be installed without much comment. Not so much "more of the same" as the expected completion of a long journey. As for TANE NEXT, I assume that the MP Surveyor will be the Big Thing. Given the reported wonkiness of the existing MP driver, we won't hear much about it until they are sure of getting it right. In the meantime, expect other ya-ya-ya events like 15th Ann and TMR.

Meanwhile, as can be seen from the generality of posts, people are just playing trains - as might be expected. Could regard it as an indication of a degree of contentment with TANE...

 

[amigacooke]

Could regard it as an indication of a degree of contentment with TANE...

That would be something new

 

[pware]

Could regard it as an indication of a degree of contentment with TANE...

Well, we have a couple of dudes shaping up for a fight over running Trainz on SLI video cards, motherboards and related technology what-nots in another thread of this forum. Should be enough to keep the popcorn warm for a while.

 

[VIA6415]

*eats popcorn like a god*

I stay away form friend requests for one I never speak to them, i agree with Dave Snow don't really need it wend you have other media out there.

 

[shaneturner12]

I've a feeling it's tied in with the contacts system (having that particular system, whether with friends or not, can come in useful if you want to limit who can send you private messages for example.

Shane

 

[amigacooke]

It seems most forum users are entirely indifferent as to whether the feature is there or not.

 

[cressjl]

It's kinda funny that most of you who find the "friends" feature on the forums worth the trouble of removing, would probably say the same about the "Easy Mode" in the Operations menu!