What’s different on this forum compared to when you joined?
That is an excellent question.
And, despite the difficulty, I'll attempt to describe it as shortly as possible.
To begin with, I joined the forum during the early stages of Internet access. As a result, you were able to see a large number of individuals who were new to the forum and social media culture. Even though only the majority of big cities have decent internet, the others did not. As a newbie, like several others, I have also spammed a lot. There was just a handful who would maintain the forum's decorum, and at the time I felt like they were arrogant and judge-y individuals who used to criticise us for our postings, almost like bosses; there were times when I didn't know who the administrators and moderators were. They seemed to be bosses who could do anything to me. So I was terrified, apprehensive, and so in return, I was bothersome to them, but now I see their point of view.
Cricket 07's modding culture was thriving! People began to tailor their game experiences to their preferences. Every day will be an adventure! When I got home from school (I was a 14-year-old kid), the first thing I did was open Planetcricket and look for new mods to test out on my game.
Slowly, I began to get into modding so that I could satisfy my preferences and also those who wanted similar experiences as myself. I don't recall how skilled I was at modding, but I had a buddy on the forum called Aditya (
Can't tag him so here is his profile.) who was as irritating and immature as me and would develop mods with me; we both had some creations that were well received by other users. That made me really proud. Haha!
Since I had to learn Photoshop to start modding, I began using it for these mods and then landed in the Graphics Forum by mistake. Trust me, I had no idea how the forum worked at the time, but I saw some great designs by folks like KBC, Neo, and others. It prompted me to attempt it since I was always interested in art and design as a child. So, like everyone else, I began from scratch. One thing that helped me develop my Photoshop abilities was that the graphics forum was quite active at the time. There will be new things every day, and I would love to see people responding to my creations every day after school. There were several friendly battles as well as PCGMC tournaments.
So, as of now, the graphics forum is absolutely extinct. I'm sorry; I'm hoping it recovers. There was another fantastic forum called SportGfx where you could explore fantastic designs, but it is also no longer active.
I believe modding has also decreased a little, although it is still active owing to BigAnt's regular games releases.
And yes, the forum is less active currently, which I believe is due to other social media platforms like as Facebook, Reddit, and others that offer groups to discuss cricket-related subjects. Previously, I'd see hundreds of people online at the same time.
However, the forum is significantly less toxic than other social media platforms. People are far more abusive and bigoted on other social media platforms, and this is also because those moderators are not being strict enough.
