fishers64 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 What do you think will happen? Will Bionicle have its own forums again? Server meltdowns? Revival of the dreaded official topics? Fun times? Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiki Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 As it stands, BIONICLE has a number of forums, the server still has its moments of obesity, and official topics are still around. So nothing there would change.The forums would have to be realigned again, because Hero Factory would be canceled by then, but other than that, I don't see BZP being much different if that happened. Quote avatar by Lady Kopaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 It'd become a lot more active. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach 00 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 A lot more active, no doubt. I don't see it decreasing if it came back. Quote On the day the wall came down / They threw the locks onto the ground And with glasses high / We raised a cry / For freedom had arrived On the day the wall came down / The ship of fools had finally run aground Promises lit up the night / Like paper doves in flight I dreamed you had left my side / No warmth, not even pride remained And even though you needed me / It was clear that I could not do a thing for you Now life devalues day by day / As friends and neighbors turn away And there's a change that even with regret / Cannot be undone Now frontiers shift like desert sands / While nations wash their bloodied hands Of loyalty, of history / In shades of grey I woke to the sound of drums / The music played, the morning sun streamed in I turned and I looked at you / And all but the bitter residues slipped away slipped away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ankyfdarkness Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Not much, IMO. The forums seem to be pretty busy as is, so if Bionicle came back we'd probably see more new members and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Well, there probably be new topics about the new sets and storyline. (And some members will probably put 'I knew Bionicle would come back!' in their sigs. ) Otherwise, I don't think it would change too much. 1 Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Based Goomy Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 There would be more set reviews and discussion about story aspects and sets. Quote Looking for a Voya Gold Kraahkan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klak Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Not much would change. Maybe more new members? Less negativity towards Bionicle? More activity? A 'Bring Back Hero Factory' group? Quote My Comedies: The Krika Show (Season 1)The Krika Show Season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta_of_Oz Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Definitely more of the dreaded server meltdowns! :PAlso probably gonna get a whole new generation of noobs on the forum. 1 Quote If you use correct grammar in your posts (or try hard to), place this in your signature. Join Myst's campaign for correct grammar usage on BZPower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker055 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 The noobs... oh, the noobs...May God have mercy on our souls... 1 Quote Check out Brown Box Reviews, where I review toys... and that's about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55555 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 There would be great news for the front page.- 55555 1 Quote Fives' Kanohi Shop BuildLikeABoss.Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eeko Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I might actually post in S&T again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOTM Shockwave Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I don't know, and besides, I most likely won't be here anymore Quote [size=4][color=#FF0000][color=#000000]Formerly known as ROTF Devastator[/color][/color][/size] Kittiez sigpet made by Mr Nebby [img]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/vakama18/Stuff/shockwave_sig.jpg[/img][img]http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Nrdy/Kittiez/W1/tabby.png[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Forum rearrangements to accommodate the change, not to mention a significant amount of new members. 1 Quote Hey: I'm not very active around BZP right now. However, you can always contact me through PM (I have email notifications set up) and I will reply as soon as I can. Useful Topics: The Q&A Compendium | The Official RPG Planning Topic Stories: Fractures | An Aftermath | Three Stories | LSO 2012 Epics: Team Three | The Shadow and the Sea | The Days They Were Needed | Glitches | Transformations | Echoes | The Kaita and the Storyteller | Nui BZPRPG: Komae · Soraya · Bohrei Blog: Defendant Lobby no. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 BZPower would probably get invaded by an army of noobs, all who vary in their noobish aspects. There could be the canon fanatics, the ones who lack experience with forums and the plain stupid.Other than that, I can't really think of anything. 1 Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P962 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 These forums would probably see more activity if bionicle getting revived/rebooted ever came to pass... Quote A Toa eh? What kind of Toa am I? Ever wanted to read a manga styled retelling of the early years of Bionicle? Here ya go!http://www.bzpower.c...?showtopic=1384 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scanty Demon Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I think the Forums would become a lot more active specifically the S&T forum. We might get an influx of new members but I can't say. Aside from those two things I can't see BZPower changing that much if Bionicle comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padishah Mehmet II Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Red Mountain will erupt with a shower of noobs.Then again, every noob is good news in the long run.-Dovydas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta Matata Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) There would be more Bionicle related topics. Edited December 4, 2011 by knuckles chaotix Quote Three on Three - Memoirs of the Dead - Winner!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Nerds Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Well, all of the pointless "BZPower is dying" conversation would end, and there would be a ton of speculation about the future of the story once again. However, there would be a bunch of noobs coming in, though that could be a good thing for the future of the site. Everybody on this site was a noob at least once after all.-don't touch my pocket protector Quote Three great comedies at one low, low price....NOTHING! Kicking the Bucket (archived)Three late-middle age matoran think of something they want to do before they kick the bucket. Choose Your Own Bionicle Adventure (archived)Navigate your way through a myriad of meaningless choices as you try to not make a fool of yourself in perhaps the only comedy ever written almost entirely in spoiler tags. Useless BZP Junk that you Must Have!!!Get to your phone, whip out your credit card, and prepare to buy some useless BZPower related junk that has no benefit on society except that you want it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeluNumber1 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 A surge of noobs will run down BZPower. And there'll be more set reveiws and activity. Quote Why are orange and black such a good color Combination ? Purple is pretty, and so is blue. Pink hurts your eyes, green is quite mellowing, black is very threatning, red is cool, orange is SO awesome, yellow's hard to read... But you can't see white at all! Oh, wait. I forgot brown. Here's my thoughts: If a person tells the truth and says, " I always lie," Is he lying? Or is he telling the truth? And what has a mouth, but no head, and a body, but no torso? Do caterpillars like to tend to supporting colum of stone's every need? Or is that name misleading by nature? Speaking of nature, why are the children of animals called offspring? don't many young beasts come alive in spring, and thus, should be called onspring? Heeeeeeyy..... I got the first post on a page for the first time. Who knows; it may happen again. What the... It did happen again... and again... YEAH! I'M ENCOUNTERING PROTODERMIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblitus Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 If there will be noobs, I just hope they don't noobify everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFlash Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 BZPower will make reviews and news updates about it. Also, everyone on the forums will be like "YYYYEEEESSSS!!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 There will be more new members, and more activity, but I don't expect any major change otherwise. Frankly, people will still disagree about many things, just as they did before BIONICLE ended. Some people still feel BIONICLE should have ended in 2003, or even 2001. So it's only natural that people would feel the same way about its 2010 conclusion and whether or not it should have come back. Some people would like the new sets, others would not. Some people would like the new story, others would not. That's not going to change.There might be more creative activity here, just by virtue of having new subject material to depict.The biggest negative change I would worry about is the BIONICLE community once again becoming insular and losing sight of LEGO projects outside of BIONICLE. I've liked how the "new" BZPower has a wider range of focus, and I would hope that BIONICLE coming back wouldn't make that go away. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dralcax Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Lots of celebration, a huge influx of Mocs, and madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballom Nom Nom Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 More activity on BZP will ensue, clearly. Otherwise, not much else.~B~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 There will be more new members, and more activity, but I don't expect any major change otherwise. Frankly, people will still disagree about many things, just as they did before BIONICLE ended. Some people still feel BIONICLE should have ended in 2003, or even 2001. So it's only natural that people would feel the same way about its 2010 conclusion and whether or not it should have come back. Some people would like the new sets, others would not. Some people would like the new story, others would not. That's not going to change.There might be more creative activity here, just by virtue of having new subject material to depict.The biggest negative change I would worry about is the BIONICLE community once again becoming insular and losing sight of LEGO projects outside of BIONICLE. I've liked how the "new" BZPower has a wider range of focus, and I would hope that BIONICLE coming back wouldn't make that go away.I think this would be the first to go. Bionicle is one of the best projects, if not the best, project that Lego has ever made, and it is the most extensive. Right now we are resorting to discussing other projects to keep the forums alive, but I think once Bionicle comes back, we may not even have the time or the server space to discuss other stuff in the wake of all the new Bionicle stuff. As it stands, BIONICLE has a number of forums, the server still has its moments of obesity, and official topics are still around. So nothing there would change.The forums would have to be realigned again, because Hero Factory would be canceled by then, but other than that, I don't see BZP being much different if that happened.I'm talking about what it was like the first time I was on the old forums, where practically every topic made was closed and redirected to an official topic about 200 pages long. Most of the official topics are in sets, and a couple in S&T regarding current serials. What I could imagine is like it was before with hundreds of topics being made, the server crashing, the moderators redeclaring long-dead official topics to control the new demand, and reference topics being created to catch up all the noobs who want to know more. Not much would change. Maybe more new members? Less negativity towards Bionicle? More activity? A 'Bring Back Hero Factory' group?Sadly, this would be hilarious! Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuna Toa of Sonics Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Be like it was before Bionicle's toy line ended. Quote Does anyone want to play the Master Chief Collection with me? I'm trying to get a team going for ranked. PM for GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larnuu Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 we would probably have just as much growing because it's as active now as it was when BIONICLE was around. Quote Nacuu's Slow Dance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 There will be more new members, and more activity, but I don't expect any major change otherwise. Frankly, people will still disagree about many things, just as they did before BIONICLE ended. Some people still feel BIONICLE should have ended in 2003, or even 2001. So it's only natural that people would feel the same way about its 2010 conclusion and whether or not it should have come back. Some people would like the new sets, others would not. Some people would like the new story, others would not. That's not going to change.There might be more creative activity here, just by virtue of having new subject material to depict.The biggest negative change I would worry about is the BIONICLE community once again becoming insular and losing sight of LEGO projects outside of BIONICLE. I've liked how the "new" BZPower has a wider range of focus, and I would hope that BIONICLE coming back wouldn't make that go away.I think this would be the first to go. Bionicle is one of the best projects, if not the best, project that Lego has ever made, and it is the most extensive. Right now we are resorting to discussing other projects to keep the forums alive, but I think once Bionicle comes back, we may not even have the time or the server space to discuss other stuff in the wake of all the new Bionicle stuff.That's a matter of opinion, though. Even when BIONICLE was still around there were people here who hadn't enjoyed the sets or story for years. If BIONICLE were to come back, there would be some people who would be receptive to it and some who would continue to prefer older themes. It's possible that the influx of new members would drown out those members who saw BIONICLE as "just another theme", but that would depend heavily on a revived BIONICLE being as huge a phenomenon as it was when it first began, which IMO isn't a guarantee.BIONICLE was an amazing project in that it was a truly inspired and imaginative theme at a time when LEGO was not doing too well financially. But that doesn't make it their biggest or most influential project of all time. Ninjago has been an incredible hit with kids, just as BIONICLE was in 2001. LEGO City has been incredibly successful for years without even needing a strong story component. LEGO Star Wars helped to pave the road for BIONICLE by showing that there was a strong demand for heavily story-based themes.The thing I worry about is BIONICLE fans once again becoming insular and dismissing other themes as unimportant. I feel it was this idea that gave many fans the mistaken idea that BIONICLE was somehow more valuable than other LEGO themes and that TLG would suffer financially if they ended it. As it is, BIONICLE was groundbreaking, but once new ground has been broken, anything can grow or build on it-- not just the thing that originally broke the ground in the first place. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55555 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 There will be more new members, and more activity, but I don't expect any major change otherwise. Frankly, people will still disagree about many things, just as they did before BIONICLE ended. Some people still feel BIONICLE should have ended in 2003, or even 2001. So it's only natural that people would feel the same way about its 2010 conclusion and whether or not it should have come back. Some people would like the new sets, others would not. Some people would like the new story, others would not. That's not going to change.There might be more creative activity here, just by virtue of having new subject material to depict.The biggest negative change I would worry about is the BIONICLE community once again becoming insular and losing sight of LEGO projects outside of BIONICLE. I've liked how the "new" BZPower has a wider range of focus, and I would hope that BIONICLE coming back wouldn't make that go away.I think this would be the first to go. Bionicle is one of the best projects, if not the best, project that Lego has ever made, and it is the most extensive. Right now we are resorting to discussing other projects to keep the forums alive, but I think once Bionicle comes back, we may not even have the time or the server space to discuss other stuff in the wake of all the new Bionicle stuff.That's a matter of opinion, though. Even when BIONICLE was still around there were people here who hadn't enjoyed the sets or story for years. If BIONICLE were to come back, there would be some people who would be receptive to it and some who would continue to prefer older themes. It's possible that the influx of new members would drown out those members who saw BIONICLE as "just another theme", but that would depend heavily on a revived BIONICLE being as huge a phenomenon as it was when it first began, which IMO isn't a guarantee.BIONICLE was an amazing project in that it was a truly inspired and imaginative theme at a time when LEGO was not doing too well financially. But that doesn't make it their biggest or most influential project of all time. Ninjago has been an incredible hit with kids, just as BIONICLE was in 2001. LEGO City has been incredibly successful for years without even needing a strong story component. LEGO Star Wars helped to pave the road for BIONICLE by showing that there was a strong demand for heavily story-based themes.The thing I worry about is BIONICLE fans once again becoming insular and dismissing other themes as unimportant. I feel it was this idea that gave many fans the mistaken idea that BIONICLE was somehow more valuable than other LEGO themes and that TLG would suffer financially if they ended it. As it is, BIONICLE was groundbreaking, but once new ground has been broken, anything can grow or build on it-- not just the thing that originally broke the ground in the first place.Pretty much all Lego themes except Bionicle can be dismissed story-wise.- 55555 Quote Fives' Kanohi Shop BuildLikeABoss.Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padishah Mehmet II Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 There will be more new members, and more activity, but I don't expect any major change otherwise. Frankly, people will still disagree about many things, just as they did before BIONICLE ended. Some people still feel BIONICLE should have ended in 2003, or even 2001. So it's only natural that people would feel the same way about its 2010 conclusion and whether or not it should have come back. Some people would like the new sets, others would not. Some people would like the new story, others would not. That's not going to change.There might be more creative activity here, just by virtue of having new subject material to depict.The biggest negative change I would worry about is the BIONICLE community once again becoming insular and losing sight of LEGO projects outside of BIONICLE. I've liked how the "new" BZPower has a wider range of focus, and I would hope that BIONICLE coming back wouldn't make that go away.I think this would be the first to go. Bionicle is one of the best projects, if not the best, project that Lego has ever made, and it is the most extensive. Right now we are resorting to discussing other projects to keep the forums alive, but I think once Bionicle comes back, we may not even have the time or the server space to discuss other stuff in the wake of all the new Bionicle stuff.That's a matter of opinion, though. Even when BIONICLE was still around there were people here who hadn't enjoyed the sets or story for years. If BIONICLE were to come back, there would be some people who would be receptive to it and some who would continue to prefer older themes. It's possible that the influx of new members would drown out those members who saw BIONICLE as "just another theme", but that would depend heavily on a revived BIONICLE being as huge a phenomenon as it was when it first began, which IMO isn't a guarantee.BIONICLE was an amazing project in that it was a truly inspired and imaginative theme at a time when LEGO was not doing too well financially. But that doesn't make it their biggest or most influential project of all time. Ninjago has been an incredible hit with kids, just as BIONICLE was in 2001. LEGO City has been incredibly successful for years without even needing a strong story component. LEGO Star Wars helped to pave the road for BIONICLE by showing that there was a strong demand for heavily story-based themes.The thing I worry about is BIONICLE fans once again becoming insular and dismissing other themes as unimportant. I feel it was this idea that gave many fans the mistaken idea that BIONICLE was somehow more valuable than other LEGO themes and that TLG would suffer financially if they ended it. As it is, BIONICLE was groundbreaking, but once new ground has been broken, anything can grow or build on it-- not just the thing that originally broke the ground in the first place.Pretty much all Lego themes except Bionicle can be dismissed story-wise.- 55555Actually, that's a matter of pure opinion. I say that even Bionicle can be dismissed story-wise, because its story was never all that good, IMO. But it's only my opinion, it's not fact. Other people may say that simple, basic stories, like Exo-Force, were really good. In this particular example, Exo-Force succeeded in story IMO because it was one of those cases where there was a great style and little substance because there was little necessary substance. On the other hand, BIONICLE's greatest success was at the same time its downfall - namely, the extent to which the world managed to develop - so, if we would say that success is when you achieve your goals, a lot of Lego lines did better at that than Bionicle.-Dovydas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 There will be more new members, and more activity, but I don't expect any major change otherwise. Frankly, people will still disagree about many things, just as they did before BIONICLE ended. Some people still feel BIONICLE should have ended in 2003, or even 2001. So it's only natural that people would feel the same way about its 2010 conclusion and whether or not it should have come back. Some people would like the new sets, others would not. Some people would like the new story, others would not. That's not going to change.There might be more creative activity here, just by virtue of having new subject material to depict.The biggest negative change I would worry about is the BIONICLE community once again becoming insular and losing sight of LEGO projects outside of BIONICLE. I've liked how the "new" BZPower has a wider range of focus, and I would hope that BIONICLE coming back wouldn't make that go away.I think this would be the first to go. Bionicle is one of the best projects, if not the best, project that Lego has ever made, and it is the most extensive. Right now we are resorting to discussing other projects to keep the forums alive, but I think once Bionicle comes back, we may not even have the time or the server space to discuss other stuff in the wake of all the new Bionicle stuff.That's a matter of opinion, though. Even when BIONICLE was still around there were people here who hadn't enjoyed the sets or story for years. If BIONICLE were to come back, there would be some people who would be receptive to it and some who would continue to prefer older themes. It's possible that the influx of new members would drown out those members who saw BIONICLE as "just another theme", but that would depend heavily on a revived BIONICLE being as huge a phenomenon as it was when it first began, which IMO isn't a guarantee.BIONICLE was an amazing project in that it was a truly inspired and imaginative theme at a time when LEGO was not doing too well financially. But that doesn't make it their biggest or most influential project of all time. Ninjago has been an incredible hit with kids, just as BIONICLE was in 2001. LEGO City has been incredibly successful for years without even needing a strong story component. LEGO Star Wars helped to pave the road for BIONICLE by showing that there was a strong demand for heavily story-based themes.The thing I worry about is BIONICLE fans once again becoming insular and dismissing other themes as unimportant. I feel it was this idea that gave many fans the mistaken idea that BIONICLE was somehow more valuable than other LEGO themes and that TLG would suffer financially if they ended it. As it is, BIONICLE was groundbreaking, but once new ground has been broken, anything can grow or build on it-- not just the thing that originally broke the ground in the first place.Pretty much all Lego themes except Bionicle can be dismissed story-wise.- 55555Not true. Exo-Force had an excellent story. Knight's Kingdom also had an excellent story. Currently, LEGO has two good story themes: Hero Factory and Ninjago. Ninjago in particular is shaping up to have a story just as epic as Bionicle (if a bit less complicated and serious).Additionally, after BIONICLE ended I grew to appreciate LEGO's stories in less story-based themes. Agents clearly had a story, and you didn't need to watch any videos or read books or comics to figure it out. The story was self-evident in the set design, with scenarios to act out in a clear order with vibrant characters. It doesn't take an invented language and complex terminology to make a good story. Sometimes all you need is a protagonist, an antagonist, and a setting, and the story writes itself. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 1st Shadow Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Hm..... DANCE PARTY!!!!! :happydance: ......Well, that's what I'd do....As for what would happen to BZPower, I'd assume we'd stay how we are now, but we'd probably get more into BIONICLE again. Quote ~Your friendly, neighborhood Shadow ~Credit for Avatar and Banner goes to NickonAquaMagna~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Spirit DM Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 We'd get more noobs, Makuta_of_Oz and I would celebrate return of BIONICLE, someone would start a Bring back HF group, and I don't know what else. Quote Conflux: BIONICLE Tabletop Combat System Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) There will be more new members, and more activity, but I don't expect any major change otherwise. Frankly, people will still disagree about many things, just as they did before BIONICLE ended. Some people still feel BIONICLE should have ended in 2003, or even 2001. So it's only natural that people would feel the same way about its 2010 conclusion and whether or not it should have come back. Some people would like the new sets, others would not. Some people would like the new story, others would not. That's not going to change.There might be more creative activity here, just by virtue of having new subject material to depict.The biggest negative change I would worry about is the BIONICLE community once again becoming insular and losing sight of LEGO projects outside of BIONICLE. I've liked how the "new" BZPower has a wider range of focus, and I would hope that BIONICLE coming back wouldn't make that go away.I think this would be the first to go. Bionicle is one of the best projects, if not the best, project that Lego has ever made, and it is the most extensive. Right now we are resorting to discussing other projects to keep the forums alive, but I think once Bionicle comes back, we may not even have the time or the server space to discuss other stuff in the wake of all the new Bionicle stuff.That's a matter of opinion, though. Even when BIONICLE was still around there were people here who hadn't enjoyed the sets or story for years. If BIONICLE were to come back, there would be some people who would be receptive to it and some who would continue to prefer older themes. It's possible that the influx of new members would drown out those members who saw BIONICLE as "just another theme", but that would depend heavily on a revived BIONICLE being as huge a phenomenon as it was when it first began, which IMO isn't a guarantee.BIONICLE was an amazing project in that it was a truly inspired and imaginative theme at a time when LEGO was not doing too well financially. But that doesn't make it their biggest or most influential project of all time. Ninjago has been an incredible hit with kids, just as BIONICLE was in 2001. LEGO City has been incredibly successful for years without even needing a strong story component. LEGO Star Wars helped to pave the road for BIONICLE by showing that there was a strong demand for heavily story-based themes.The thing I worry about is BIONICLE fans once again becoming insular and dismissing other themes as unimportant. I feel it was this idea that gave many fans the mistaken idea that BIONICLE was somehow more valuable than other LEGO themes and that TLG would suffer financially if they ended it. As it is, BIONICLE was groundbreaking, but once new ground has been broken, anything can grow or build on it-- not just the thing that originally broke the ground in the first place.Pretty much all Lego themes except Bionicle can be dismissed story-wise.- 55555I'm going to take a risk and assume you're serious and not just trolling. What makes BIONICLE so special, from a story perspective, that any other LEGO theme's story can be dismissed? Is it its epicness, or its complexity, or its amazing world-building? There exist lots of celebrated books and movies that lack any of these things. To say any book or movie that lacks these qualities "can be dismissed story-wise" would be just snobbish and narrow-minded. Why then is it OK to say the same thing about a multimedia franchise like BIONICLE or Ninjago? Edited December 7, 2011 by Aanchir: Rachira of Time Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiki Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 As it stands, BIONICLE has a number of forums, the server still has its moments of obesity, and official topics are still around. So nothing there would change.The forums would have to be realigned again, because Hero Factory would be canceled by then, but other than that, I don't see BZP being much different if that happened.I'm talking about what it was like the first time I was on the old forums, where practically every topic made was closed and redirected to an official topic about 200 pages long. Most of the official topics are in sets, and a couple in S&T regarding current serials. What I could imagine is like it was before with hundreds of topics being made, the server crashing, the moderators redeclaring long-dead official topics to control the new demand, and reference topics being created to catch up all the noobs who want to know more. Would you rather have larger topics covering logical swaths of the story, or a quagmire of topics on the same general subject, and in every subject? In the latter scenario, you'd have mayhem that's not confined to a topic or two - it'd be the entire forum. Legitimate questions or theories, then, have the potential to be completely ignored under the mass of new topics and be blasted off the front page faster than an unintelligent Brakas monkey who was stupid enough to stick his fuzzy tail in a pool of lava.And by the way, official topics can't "die". That's why they're official - not to mention the fact that, on the old forums, there was an official topics directory - pinned, so one could easily use the search function in your browser to find what you wanted. Quote avatar by Lady Kopaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phauxx Lightning Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I can't say much would change. Maybe just more members would join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I guess there's not much to say, because everyone has already said it. There would be more activity on here, of course. Quote [my blog] [custom emotes] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Windrider- Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 If BIONICLE returned, I would, most likely, have a whole lot more work to do on these forums. Which might be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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