I understand alot of you old g'ders talk about the "good ol' days" all the time and respect your views that alot of the stuff people post on the boards is utter trash (I completely agree in some cases) but I have no frame of understanding on the culture you miss so much other then that this isn't it.
Is anyone able to give me a brief explanation or link to an outstanding post that made the old forums so memorable so I can see what you all talk about so much?
usually at this time of day,
lots and lots of hentai threads
like way too many
and the moderation was extremely slow back then so they tended to stick for a while.
also none of this reddit-circle jerk against specific champions. (which is probably what most users miss the most)
I used to browse forums but hardly participated. All the conversations threads were usually either really funny or really constructive. Plus have you never read Shyvana's anatomy? H O L Y F U C K
Let me give you a few key elements at what the good old days were like. I know these things. I guess you could say I am one of these 'legends of old'. Just a rambling old man in the tavern that no one believes. One thread that is still going today, updated to the boards when it first started, Unprepared Garen. Give it a search if you like.
Anyway, to the OP question. The good old days.
For me it was a lot of Player Concept and Fan Art.
The Player Concept forums was a much better place where a large group would come together to give each other feedback and ideas to create champions and kits that we would like to see. It was a true community. Review for Review was a courtesy and helped to improve concepts. There were even community creation contests where people would constantly update threads and hold structured events where other forum goers would vote and the winner won, well, pride. Pride in the knowledge that other players liked their ideas. The map Torrents Pass / The Flood Line was a massive community thread along with the aforementioned Unprepared Garen skin. Not just me, but a lot of good people helped out.
The Fan Art was similar to what it is today, but there was a time when people would go onto this forum to ask artists if they would draw their concepts for them. What did they earn in return of this service you ask? The satisfaction of helping out on a concept and see peoples responses.
The forums of old were often read and discussed and not just buried. Riot staff were very active during this time too.
But no one would believe this crazy coot. Hope that was a little insight of my experience anyway.
EDIT:
Here are the links to the mentioned "old threads". The text is there, but the images are lost unfortunately.
Torrents Pass 5v5 Map Old Unprepared Garen Thread This here is the New Boards Unprepared Garen thread I still maintain today.
