Because people are generally lazy, lack content creation talent and/or have nothing worth contributing perhaps.

The rest are just leechers or mugenarchive goons hoarding downloads.

But thats just my opinion

Well, may be is just as Filthy Fredo stated... In my case, is just that I hang out a bit more in the discord chat...

I try not to lurk, and I hope to be more active here in the coming months.


I don't really have the time to be using discord but i do pop in now and then.
There wasn't really much mugen activity happening there other than a few Jump allstars videos being posted daily so I will likely pop on discord when I release something.

Well i'm not on discord in general but that's because i'm introverted and quite shy...
I don't respond well to quick-fire questions and I will likely say something dumb.
I prefer forums because it gives me a chance to think before I say something really dumb and look like a total bafoon

@?Q-Shinato?

I can tell you from 1st hand experience you aren't missing much....
Theres a couple of cool people but alot of Lurkers that never post and just watch
and a few retired mugen farts that dont contribute or partake in mugen related stuff at all and just post music videos and memes all day.

my buddy GDM the ursurper isnt there anymore it seems and i found him entertaining

xXEnchanter.ZuXx wrote:bump bump.
I don't intend on using discord any time in the near future.
Call me old fashioned but I prefer the static posting format of forums and threads compared to live chat apps.
Not because i don't like talking to people, but because it usually ends up being like 10 people shouting inside a blender and the text keeps scroll scroll scrolling down to the point no real valid or flowing conversation took place!

I can relate to that.
I do have discord but i very seldom use it because its just another social media distraction.
Once you start chatting in a chat room you end up spending more time than you would if it was just a post.
Im sort of retro in that way aswell - i like the concept of forums because it lets you talk at your own pace and come and go as you want.
And your conversations don't get lost in an incoherent timeline

i think most people in mugen that are not life timers only come and go to get the goods and dont really stick with the the community in a loyal way which sucks to be honest

Im not lurking, i am trying to search for interesting topics to discuss and contribute as i should.
i was an member of infinity mugen team previously and there were always new topics and fun things to chat about.

Vermilion Spy wrote:Why so shy?

I don't think the inactivity is cause people are shy or even cause they are leechers, but simply that people need a reason to want to participate.

This sort of thing happens in all communities, whether on a forum, in a chatbox, on discord, or in a public community... people need incentive to participate, reasons to actually be part of the community.


When the entire community is essentially just a re-hosting source, and all posts are either asking for support or showcasing something, then people have not much else to contribute that hasn't already been said before.


As I have mentioned on different sites, forums, and even discords... to keep a community alive, you need thought provoking and attention grabbing discussions.

You need topics and people that can make the site feel alive, even when it is dead, cause then the activity of the few, encourages others to also participate.

You need discussions and community activities that promotes and encourages community support, as well as encouraging people to actually want to talk to each other.

Things like a QOTD are a good start, as it gives people something to think about, while also allowing others to comment on those thoughts and share their own.


All and all, the reasons why communities die, has nothing to do with the community itself, but the way the community is designed, the kind of people you foster in it, and a lack of people willing to carry the conversation when it is needed most.


Hell, I sit on here waiting to see if even the staff will chat in different topics, but not even the staff talks on here much, and if the staff more or less doesn't participate, then nobody else will either.

There's an old saying "shit rolls downhill", and that is to say... if those at the top set a bad example, then those below them will copy that example.


So, of the heads of this community don't do anything to encourage activity, then people have no reason to participate.

I see no events or activities that gets people to want to be involved, things like a "we want to showcase your best palette edits of this character of the month" or things like "we're going to do a weekly video showcase of our favorite community member fights and talk about the playability of each character and the pros and the cons", or evem videos where you showcase and discuss different legends of the community.


Sadly, this website isn't the only one that is dying... TrinityMugen, MMV, MFFA, and many others have also begun to bite the dust, simply because all the drive and motivation to keep them alive, is dying off, and even then, sites like MugenGuild are also dying because its actually a hassle to post when you gotta fill out a verification process every time.

All and all, as I have said... there just seems to be nobody interested in revitalizing the excitement and thrill of MUGEN anymore, and until we get someone in the community with a voice that speaks to the people of it, then the odds of community growth will get worse.