True. The theories were the coolest part of the forums around 2015. I remember being amazed when I read a theory from Beck in OJ. Celestial had some good ones. He even nailed the prediction that "Blackbeard is aiming for the world". The theorists definitely drew a lot of people to the forums. For example, I recently came across this post from Topi =>
Controversial Why did Thriller Bark Forums fail so spectacularly as an Orojackson successor but Worstgen succeeded?
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The forum design and structure was more compelling to new users than TB. TB always felt a bit slow, while here you had people talking bout panels or posting memes 24/7.
Powerscaling threads and spoilers chat got as active as it was on OJ really quickly (providers baiting in spoilers waiting room also helped). There was also more theorists back then, so you had a lot of people talking seriously whilst a lot were shitposting.
Also, I'd say One Piece had more die hard fans back then, so they were perhaps the main reason the forum was active from the start. If WorstGen didnt exist, most here wouldnt even discuss mangas on any other forum.
Bogard had an excelent momentum when he decided to create WG.
Powerscaling threads and spoilers chat got as active as it was on OJ really quickly (providers baiting in spoilers waiting room also helped). There was also more theorists back then, so you had a lot of people talking seriously whilst a lot were shitposting.
Also, I'd say One Piece had more die hard fans back then, so they were perhaps the main reason the forum was active from the start. If WorstGen didnt exist, most here wouldnt even discuss mangas on any other forum.
Bogard had an excelent momentum when he decided to create WG.
We have Monkey as our lead theorist and Beta as our top liked poster
And you wonder why this forum is on life support
And you wonder why this forum is on life support
I posted >120,000 in 3 years without even reading/having read most of the chapters, except for contained key panels. The two arcs I just mentioned are the only exception.
I made extensive use of my logical and visual-spatial IQ to build structures upon structures from posts coming from posters who were well received, sometimes supported by panels.
I exploited people's existing manga knowledge to build my own manga knowledge without caring enough about the to-me-unknown probability of error contained in people's existing knowledge.
It was a fast and reliable method for me to quickly muster enough material to take part to basic or even advanced discussions, although not the most meticulous and precise when it comes to the likelihood of the knowledge being correct, but I wasn't passionate enough to check by myself and do research beyond building my knowledge that way.
As fans:
- It's important to understand that a writer can't just change their story on a whim every now and then. I'll explain why if you ask.
- It's also important to understand that planning is not the only action of good storytelling. A good storyteller is one that can improvize things and keep the continuity.
- We must not trust everything that Oda is telling us.
People tend to focus on the planification of One Piece that is actually on a MUCH LARGER SCALE than any fan (at least in my knowledge) thinks, which prevents everyone to also praise Oda on his improv skills.
As for Oda not being an actual storytelling genius... I still ponder the question
- It's important to understand that a writer can't just change their story on a whim every now and then. I'll explain why if you ask.
- It's also important to understand that planning is not the only action of good storytelling. A good storyteller is one that can improvize things and keep the continuity.
- We must not trust everything that Oda is telling us.
People tend to focus on the planification of One Piece that is actually on a MUCH LARGER SCALE than any fan (at least in my knowledge) thinks, which prevents everyone to also praise Oda on his improv skills.
As for Oda not being an actual storytelling genius... I still ponder the question
Who inspired Aizen to be the big mastermind, @Shimotsuki Fenaker or @Finalbeta ?
for context Beta is like 28 years old so 20 years ago he was like merely 8
now read the first para of his post to comprehend his greatness
now read the first para of his post to comprehend his greatness
The only manga I've ever read entirely is Hunter x Hunter, but Togashi is too slow due to his severe, chronic back and hip pain and overall creating manga has both an immense physical and mental toll on him.
TB was OJ’s chosen successor but I never really understood why tbh. It was a close knit mafia community for the most part and most of their staff had lost all interest in discussing OP by that point. Internal drama just completely ripped that place apart. Half of their members ended up here and others either left the greater OP community or found a new home. WG was always going to be more appealing to the majority of OJ’s user base since most people here actually still talk about One Piece.