my reasons are that it is so user friendly, with people not (usually) hating on people and projects and the fact that we (even when we are not interested in joining the team) will point out ways to make the post better. I also love the mods here. in a lot of forums, they remain nonactive until there is flaming or trolling or something, and they can't be baised like showing support for games and such. but here the mods comment and act as regular members (albiet sorta like the police when we do bad things) so what are your reasons for loving this forum?

There are many, many reasons to love RRR.

The members are pretty cool to hang with, the staff aren't all arrogant with broomsticks up their arses, and you've got to love the fact that the forum doesn't murder your eyes with insane colours and such. XD

There is a lot of good content on RRR, but also friendly peoples who will create content for you (sometimes for free, other times for a good price). Not to mention a database of games and other developers who have ideas and can give critique on your ideas, etc.
It's really a great place to just hang out as well. Despite what some may think, the rules are very relaxed here by comparison to other sites.
Obviously there are some things that can't be allowed (i.e. illegal things) but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy our time on RRR.
There's so much to do here! >:3

Exactly. That's why I switched from RMN to here.

Threads like this one generally end badly, and my gut feeling would be to close it, but I'll let Sparrow decide. Just don't turn this into a forum war, people.

To answer this question, despite being a mod here, I don't consider RRR as "the best game making forum", let alone "ever". It is the one that I frequent the most, so it's safe to say that it's my favourite. I'm a member at VX.net, Creation Asylum and RMN, and each of them has good and bad points.
However, I do believe that each of the different websites have a slightly different aim, and in my mind at least, it should be more about cooperation than competition.

I agree Kread. =]
That's why I only brought up point about RRR in my reply, the only comparison I made to other sites was the rules - which aren't really anything to have a forum war about. XD
I love cooperation with other sites (I'm currently cooperating with another site by request as it is). ^^

Kread summed it up nicely, but I'm willing to give this thread a chance

R3 happened to be the first RM site I came across. It offered me some useful scripts, then I found a glitch, I decided to post about said glitch. The rest is history. My sticking around here was mostly due to the relaxed disposition of most members and the opportunity to always find something to do. I imagine this is true for alot of RM sites.
Coke or Pepsi?
Same deal. I've been to other RM sites, though never signed up, and I just found RRR easier to navigate, easier on the eyes, and more laid back. I certainly wouldn't call this the best game making forum (most serious game makers are frequent on multiple sites) and best is too subjective to begin with. I'd prefer saying this is the most enjoyable RM site - not that it's more fun, but that few people leave here upset (unlike several other sites).
Again, it's all about tailoring to needs.

It's all just luck of the draw really

Because I post in it of course.

I've said this on other sites, so may as well say it here.

RMN is great for hosting and finding tons of games, but you don't always get the feedback you need, and navigating the forums is not entirely easy.

RMVX is great for anything related to RPG Maker VX (scripts, tutorials, and games), but you don't get the opportunity of seeing other game makers in progress.

RRR seems to take a little from both sites by implementing a Game Site as well as bringing in a lot of VX developers and game players. In addition it's a great site for feedback. The big downside is that we don't have as many hosted games as RMN but that could always change, and tutorials appear to be lacking.

On the plus side (and slightly off topic), we recently got Kelsper to bring over his "Beginner's Guide to RMVX". In the 3rd posting he's even included a "dl" for the pdf file. Just shy of 130 pages, and originally began by Benko, this details just about everything in the VX editor from scratch to advanced, in a sort of show and tell way as it has you follow along building your own rpg. So we are getting new tutorials coming in, and I'd encourage every newbie (and oldie) to take a look at it, because a lot of that info can easily be used with other editors.

If there is a way for him to have it pinned, I'd definitely encourage it.

So back on topic (slightly)... as you can tell, I'm excited to be on this site and tend to get carried away.

This is definitely a determining factor for my being here.




Very good points, and I agree with you that more tutorials would be grand. That one, by the way, is extremely thorough and well done.
Of course it is difficult to build something to that degree, which is why it isn't as common, but I certainly would love to see something like that done with other Makers. =]

When I first saw this place, I didn't think much of it. I just wanted the resources and stuff that it held. Every other website like this I only visited for the resources. I was big on RM2K3 since I was too young to purchase XP or VX and my parents never purchase things online for some reason so this probably wasn't the best place to look since the majority of it is XP and VX.

But that was in like 2008-2009.

In 2010, I visited this place after I rediscovered RPG Maker. I was a ghost, lurking around topics and stuff. But over the countless times that I was linked to a topic here whenever I Google searched stuff, I saw the community and the members and how people knew eachother and shit. I wanted to be a part of this forum, I thought to myself. So I got off of my lazy ass and made an account. And thus, I trolled and spammed my way into your hearts.

But I don't do that anymore.

I guess that I don't have an opinion since I really only like this site for the community and I've never joined any other RM sites. So I can't really judge over which site is best or not.

Same with me. I used RMN, but then I thought why not to RRR and its alot better and easier to navigate. I got a warning because I called my friend a bum in the forums and I knew this guy in real life and im like whaaa?

I hate this forum jesus

while this certainly isn't my favorite place and I more on the irc than the actual forums, I do still sort of admire everyone here. Some people here I think are rather neat and friendly.
I mean there is good and bad with everything but this place has some perks that other's dont

So maybe I shouldn't be posting in this, because I don't think its my favorite, but for the most part it is certainly nice minus a few squiggly issues here and there. I post in it so I guess i must think its okay!