VelRa
2012-05-17, 07:37 PM
Hi there folks. I'm new-ish around these parts and I come mostly from the RTS side of things. Before I saw the GDC footage my most frequented webpage was Teamliquid.net. If you haven't been there, definitely go check it out, because it's the hub of the Starcraft II and Brood War scene outside of South Korea.
Teamliquid was a smaller site before the announcement of SC2, not unlike PSU. Beginning in 2010 the membership skyrocketed and Teamliquid became a phenomenon. As PS2 moves along in development, PSU will start seeing a lot more traffic. Moreover, new places will probably come up trying to create a hub for the community. Teamliquid changed a lot in those two years. A lot of the old members resented the influx of new voices, along with the death of BW. PSU could potentially go in the same direction...
What I want to know is what the staff here vision for PSU? Do you welcome the high traffic, or value a smaller, tightly knit community of people who spent a lot of time together in PS1? Are you preparing for high traffic? If you welcome it, what improvements do you plan for the site, etc? What changes and sacrifices would have to be made?
Teamliquid was a smaller site before the announcement of SC2, not unlike PSU. Beginning in 2010 the membership skyrocketed and Teamliquid became a phenomenon. As PS2 moves along in development, PSU will start seeing a lot more traffic. Moreover, new places will probably come up trying to create a hub for the community. Teamliquid changed a lot in those two years. A lot of the old members resented the influx of new voices, along with the death of BW. PSU could potentially go in the same direction...
What I want to know is what the staff here vision for PSU? Do you welcome the high traffic, or value a smaller, tightly knit community of people who spent a lot of time together in PS1? Are you preparing for high traffic? If you welcome it, what improvements do you plan for the site, etc? What changes and sacrifices would have to be made?