It's not a question of can we expand, but how and why we should expand.
We could probably stuff this place full of artistic games until we have hundreds of active members, instead of the 20-30 we have right now. But that would kill the original reason this place was made in the first place. It was made for people who love or at least know about the unique game series that is Oddworld.
Think about it. This game is a mix of gunplay, collect-a-thons that are actually interesting, strategy, stealth, and almost every other genre of game there is.
And frankly, I can't really think of any other 'artistic' games that can compare to the spectrum of gameplay and plot that Oddworld has.
I know you are good-intentioned, Iconoclast, but there simply isn't a chance in hell this place could take on another game and still be the same.
Then there's the obvious problem of management and keeping everything in control.
If we add one game, what's to stop us from adding another? And another? And another, until we've finally made the Oddworld section obsolete and deleted. We'll have people that have no respect for the Oddworld series at all just posting in one topic, arguing about God knows what.
My final point is the obvious trouble this would cause. Sure, this place seems pretty mellow, but then again, we're an Oddworld forum. Not to say anything about the game, but almost nobody I know even knows this game series exists.
Simply put, since we're talking about an old-school game, most people wouldn't dream of coming here. Those people are obssesed only with the 'recent hits', instead of old, good games.
Plus, we'd have to get a lot more mods/admins if we wanted to stem the flood of n00bs who would come here only for a few days to bitch in a different game thread, then leave because nobody agreed with them.
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