The B Network

The B Network has been dormant for a while, but now, A.B.B. has officially made his return and things are returning to normal.  BGC is nearly done, B Arcade is expanding, and BGC Topsites now has a new logo!  To catch up on the huge pile of emails, Sam has returned to answer your emails!

Email #1 (From jojoizawsum345):

Hey guys at B!  Where R U??  Never mind.  You’re probably on some sort of vacation.  Anyway, when u come bak, I want to know if you hav plansz for a new website?  Maybe something like B Awesome!!  that would be Awesome like me!

Sam’s Response:

Well, jojo, our strategy is simple right now.  We want to maximize what we already have.  One of the problems that the B Network has been having is that we have a lot on our hands.  There is a total of 5 websites under the B Network umbrella.  This one exists only as a semi-blog, since a great deal of info on the B Network can be found elsewhere.  A.B.B. and I want to fix this, and we’ve been telling our main website manager, Alex Jones exactly what needs to be done.  To further increase our efforts, I’ve taken control of B Arcade.

Email #2 (From americanartist321):

Sam, I’ve always wondered what happens up there in the hierarchy of the B Network.  Do you guys get along?  Also, what are your plans for expanding your reach?  All I’ve seen is YYG/Game Maker.  If you’re serious about getting a larger audience, then you should expand to other languages and websites.

Sam’s Response:

Believe it or not, we do get along most of the time.  However, A.B.B. and I have had some arguments, and I’ve had quite a few with Alex Jones.  But we’re still going.  To respond to your second question, we’re already on it.  B Arcade is looking at Game Jolt games, and we’ve already begun to add games from Game Jolt to the site.  As of now, it isn’t yet live, but stay tuned for further updates as we progress on this.

Email #3 (From bnetworksucks):

Yo SAM i’M SOrRY! U GUYZ R RIGHT! EVERYTIHNG I SIAD WAZ RONG. bUT iDO HAV 1 QUESTION: Y DO U WANT TO HaVE AN ARCADE it doesnt make sense. THERE ARE COMPEToRs OUT THER. AND I GO now change my EMAIL BacK TO FATMAN CUZ BNETWORK DUSNT SUK. OH And sorry fUr THE WeRD CAPS LOCK I BROKe it a long TimE AGO.

Sam’s Response:

Good to see that you’ve matured, fatman.  Well, to answer your first legitimate question, the point of B Arcade is to provide an alternative to these services.  There are plenty of similar sites, but we’re dedicated to indie games and we’re expanding our focus to multiple different websites.  Finally, we’re discarding the idea of B Arcade as a Game Maker-only site.  That doesn’t make sense, as it makes us too much of a supplement to YYG.  We want B Arcade to be independent from YYG, and we’re now one step closer.

Email #4 (From indiegamedev344):

I’m impressed at what you guys at the B Network are doing.  You’re starting from nothing, yet you’re trying to expand into a place with a ton of competition.  I think BGC is going to be a major success.  I’ve seen the B Gaming Community, and honestly, it sucked.  It looked at things from the wrong angle.  BGC seems pretty cool.  You want it to be an always-expanding community, and you’re aiming for the sky with this.  I’m patiently waiting for the day that it is complete.

P.S. I think it’s funny that you’re going the route of abbreviating.  It reminds me of KFC and BP, whose names had negative connotations, while yours didn’t.

Sam’s Response:

You’re right about the B Gaming Community.  It was pretty suckish.  The best thing that ever came to it was the Community Games section, which was made obsolete by the arrival of B Arcade.  It wasn’t Web 2.0, it wasn’t good-looking, it wasn’t maintained.  The problems keep going on.  I’m impressed at your optimism.  We’ve pushed the deadline back so many times with BGC that it isn’t even funny.  But we’re closer than ever now, and I’m sure you’ll be happy to hear that.

Conclusion:

This is Sam, signing off.  The B Network is back and stronger than ever.

It’s been a long time, but Sam has once again taken the time to answer your emails.  Today, he answers some questions about the BGC redesign and is also asked why B Arcade was created.

Alright, it’s time for Sam Answers Your Emails #3!  This time, I didn’t have a deadline, but decided to go ahead anyway and answer your emails.  I did get some questions that took a long time to answer this time, and still managed to answer them.  So get ready for the first email!

Email #1 (From 9873masterofdoom)

Whatsup Sam!  U  like anser peoples emaelz!  keey answering tehM!  also why did u make b arcaed?  the community games thingy waus bettre and wasnt comfuseng.  so anser me now

Sam’s Response:

Well, I personally thing B Arcade was better than the Community Games page, but I’ll let you keep your opinion.  However, B Arcade was not just created to be better than the Community Games page.  It was created as a service where people can play high-quality game maker games, and soon, people will be able to buy GM games through B Arcade.  It’s a whole system, and it keeps developing.

Email #2 (From 32093IAMYOURMASTER3902300):

He man1  What we should expect furm b redo?  will there be a highskore thingy/ tell me or else.

Sam’s Response:

The BGC Redesign will allow developers to communicate with one another and ask each other for project help if needed.  You can also register your GM Project with us and receive feedback from the community of GM devs as well as fans of the program who are interested in upcoming projects with the software.  Developers will also have a variety of tools at their disposal which they can use in their games.  Some of these will be free, and others will require payment to use.  It will mainly be a place for developers, but users will not be overlooked when we complete the site.

Email #3 (From bnetworksucks):

I HATE THE B NETWORK SO MUCH THEY USE MY EMAIL TO MAKE THEM LOOK GUD U PRoBAByl KNOW ME AS FATMANWHOLUVSCOOKIEZ AND THAT wsSA MY NAME BEFORE I CAhNGeD IT TO TIHS SO GET A LIFE STUPiD B GET A LIFE

Sam’s Response:

Fatman!  I knew I’d hear from you again.  All I have to say is that this email is very immature.  Why?  Because it randomly attacks us for no reason and says that we used his email to make ourselves look good.  We did no such thing.  All I did was respond to your email.  All you did was attack us for no reason and make claims that you didn’t back up.  Once again, I am eagerly awaiting your response to this and I hope that you send something that isn’t immature next time.

Email #4 (From idontknowwhatmynameisbutneitherdoyou):

Watsup!  I just saw that the B Blog is getting a ton of views!  That’s amazing!  How do you do it?  Oh yeah!  I want to know also if the BGC remake thingy will include a new name for the site becaue b gaming comunity is lame.

Sam’s Response:

Yes, the B Blog is getting a ton of views.  That’s because whenever we comment on an article on the YYG Glog, it sends a trackback to the Glog.  Yoyo Games has millions of users, and that gets the B Blog lots of views.  And as for your other question, no.  The name, “B Gaming Community” will remain the name of the B Gaming Community.

Conclusion:

This was a great episode of Sam Answers Your Emails.  I got to read Fatman’s second email and also answered two questions about the BGC redesign.  So thanks for your emails and keep sending them in!

Because everyone liked the last post, we have decided to add another installment to the series after only six days.  In this post, Sam takes on four emails and does a great job of it too.

Hi, everyone!  I’m back with Sam Answers Your Emails: Episode 2.  This time, I had a harder job to do as the emails were much harder to answer than those in the previous episode.  But I still managed to do it, even though A.B.B. gave me a very short time to work on it.  So let’s get to the emails now.

Email #1 (From fatmanwholuvzcookiez):

Hey A.B.B.!  yeh know, ive always wondered how u manage to keep this <censored> site alive  yeh konw, it isnt right fur a site that try to fite yoyo agmes to survice8  so i wuz wundereng why u dont jsut get a <censored> life and giv up becuz r just stuped <censored> <censored> so just have a <censored> day.

Sam’s Response:

Is there any reason why you want to attack us?  Probably not.  Well, I’ll just answer the question.  First, we’re not fighting YYG.  We are meant to supplement YYG as an independent community that assists in development with Game Maker and provides tools for independent game developers who choose Game Maker as their tool of choice.  Although we are not at this point yet, we will soon be with the BGC redesign and a variety of other improvements.  So before you attack us, make sure you get your facts right.  And I have a feeling that we’ll be hearing from you again.

Email #3 (From IhateMickeymouse8):

Hey guys at b!  I was wondring what happend to your old site Is it still there?  Also i want to know what will happen to b arcade. its like cool and all but it needs o be kooler.  so what are u going 2 do? also i like need to know when u are remaking b i like had a bet with my friends. so like see ya.

Sam’s Response:

This email is what I have been looking forward to answering.  First, our original site was abandoned years ago, and our former hosting provider went bankrupt.  So, everything has been deleted on our webspace with them, including the original B site, before we became the B Network.  And to answer your question about B Arcade, we have many plans to improve B Arcade and the best place to help us decide is at our forums on the B Arcade site.  Finally, the BGC remake will take a very long time, but the basic redesign of the site is expected to be completed this summer, with the entire site finished this fall.  Once again, this is a good email which asks a real question.

Email #4 (From yoyogamesrocks2):

B people!  I want more games!  Add games now!  Now i said!  goodbye now.

Sam’s Response:

We’re always working on adding new games to B Arcade, and if there’s a game that you think deserves to be added, go to our forums and suggest the game for addition to the site.

Email #5 (From pacmanlover7328):

A.B.B.!  There needs to be a new B News.  It was good and it had nice atricles unitl you got rid of it.  Please bring it bak.

Sam’s Response:

News is currently handled through the B Blog, and when the new BGC is finished, we will have a news section there.  So until then, there will be now B News or Tortie News-Net.

Conclusion:

I have enjoyed answering your emails and hope to hear from all you guys soon.  Edit: fatman has emailed us again after he saw the post and his email will be featured on the next episode of Sam Answers Your Emails.

You are viewing the first “Sam Answers Your Emails” post in our newly created series.  In each of these posts, Sam Bulzon will answer questions that you send to us.  Today, he’ll look at some interesting emails that highlight what the series will be like.

Hello, Sam here with “Sam Answers Your Emails”.  Today, I have selected three emails to read and answer.

Email #1 (From LuckyGamer95):

Hey u guyz at b why dont u make a new gmae?  it haz been vrey lung tyme since u hav made gaem.

Sam’s Response:

Thanks for the email, LuckyGamer93.  I asked Jordan Youls from B Productions about progress on Mind Wave, and he says that “We’re always working on Mind Wave, but is is unlikely that it will be finished this year.  A 2011 release is much more likely.”  So, to answer your question, we are working on Mind Wave, but we won’t have it done anytime soon.

Email #2 (From dabluefool293):

A.B.B., what do yuo think about chagning the b blog?  It is broing and needs 2 be brigther.  May be u will cotnact me and i can help u wit ur site.

Sam’s Response:

We don’t need any help with the B Blog right now.  We may eventually change the theme, but for now, it will remain the same.  I don’t want to ignore your advice, but let’s face it, it you were really a professional website developer, your grammar would be better.  Besides, the B Network is not looking for any third-party web developers right now.

Email #3 (From DonkeyKongMagicMan22):

To whoever runs the B Network, most likely A.B.B.: Do you have any advice for me?  I am an artist who wants to expand my business to the web and want to make my site myself.  Since you guys started in the same position as me, you probably have some good suggestions.

Sam’s Response:

This is a great email.  Well, my advice is that you should start small.  Begin with a small free website and don’t spend a lot of time on the site itself, only worry about the artwork.  Then, when you start to attract some visitors, expand your current site.  Don’t try to make it amazing or spectacular.  In this stage, make a plan.  Decide what you want your site to become.  Do you want it to be a commercial site?  Or do you just want to keep it simple?  After you have your plan, then what you do to fulfill it is completely your choice.  That’s my advice.  A.B.B. himself may say to get others involved, but I personally believe that you have to create your own policy on how to get other people involved.

Conclusion:

Well, that’s it for this post.  I’ll be back soon with the next installment in this series.