ALTEREGO'S PROFILE

Actually, my 'ruling' does apply to gore and violence. But just as I don't find unreasonable to portray some skin, I don't think some splotches of blood are a problem. But if you had actually drawn your characters with gushing wounds or something, I would have raised a similar objection. Such level of graphism is often depicted for Shock-value, and add no real merit to a work... And if "sincerity" is your concern, then I don't see how going: 'But others have gotten away with it!' does your case any good. ;P

Companies often try to downplay the severity of the content in their games in order to get lower rantings and make more sales. Rating systems in the other hand, are far from being infallible. The result of this combination are tons of inconsistencies (and in the worst cases, scandals worth millions of dollars). But overall not the most honest of practices...

Also, yeah, I saw your PM (and blog), it's just that I didn't have time to reply earlier. It was just a little misunderstanding. Don't fret about it.

author=Liberty

A little counterargument here. >.<! ...If someone were to keep an eye on blogs, your first point wouldn't even be an issue. It takes like five minutes to check on blogs everyday. As for content, it depends. Some blogs are pretty content heavy, while some reviews are very lacking; Even worse, some are a lot of padding with no real meat to them... Also, (good) blogs can generate lots of interest. Screenshots are more accessible, yes, but blogs shed light on the thought-process behind a game.

I really like your suggestion about featuring only the best blogs on the frontpage, though. If anything, that's what the frontpage should be for, and that idea should be extended to reviews, articles, etc. But that still has to adress Link's concern about their placement on the page. I support blogs should be placed higher up on virtue of them cycling more often.
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@Kentona: You always complain you have no time, no staff, but you never do anything about it... So, why not let Liberty do it? You already trust her enough to be a mod so why not give her a more active role on the site? She knows a lot about good writing, and has a good grasp of what the standards on this place should be. I can't think of anyone better for the job (Except for me, of course *wink*).

Alternatively, device a more efficient way for people to suggest stuff. Nobody wants to go back to a forum thread and paste a bunch of links on a regular basis. Something like the 'report' button, but without the hassle of having to send a PM to the entire staff.

I don't know, one has to admit that these drawings are rather 'imaginative'. I can give a pass to the weird anatomy because it's obvious you're not at a good skill-level yet. I can even go as far as not mind the partial nudity because, hey, 12 year olds like what 12 year olds like, right? ...But really, the defined nipples and genitals should go. That goes beyond "fan-service" and delves dangerously upon being porn, and I'm pretty sure is against the site's standing on the subject. (Or at least it should be)

*I think there's a place for everything, but I don't think RMN should be that place. I'd hate to see this site turn into another DeviantArt. I'd like to think everyone here is more responsible than to indulge into their weird fetishes, and not because of any "social impact" our art may have, but because is scraping-the-bottom-of-the-barrel cheap to resort to this kind of thing.

Is there a way to subscribe to that information only?

Subscribe to the game normally, then go to your Subscriptions -> Edit -> And un-tick all the check-boxes except for 'donwloads'
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I like the changes so far, at least on my desktop, on my mobile the notices take all the screen and I can't click anything else. =S

About that mock-up. Yeah, some things are good but some others not so much. But I wonder is why do you keep stacking stuff in the front page. Isn't that why the portals were created? Anyway, I may pitch you some ideas once the AHE is over... Too busy right now! xP

@Pizza: Fair enough. Yeah, I noticed the quotes, but they were rather ambiguously placed, so I thought you were looking down on event-based programming just for taking less skill than learning a scripting language... when what matters are the results, I think.

@LockeZ: I don't know, there are (supposedly) six people involved in this project. If you were to take the whole illegal aspect out of the equation and pay them all minimum wage for at least six months, I'm guessing the costs would surpass the $30,000 mark; but then people is like "not everybody deserves a wage for their work". So let's say they're willing to take less than that-- then people is like "Slave wages!" ...And I know what people really want is transparency, but sometimes it would seem like there's really no winning scenario. xD

Also, I'm sure you know this, but by "story" he probably means all the writing involved, including the translation to English and such...