The reason's actually quite simple: several groups made sure the community split up
lazy Server admins:
When nadeo decided to make a convert tool available for the newly released stadium2, most server admins went lazymode and converted all tracks from tmnf and therefor killed the urge for builders to switch to tm2 stadium. (tracks were pulled from tmnforever.tm-exchange and not from tm.mania-exchange)
lazy Server admins pt2
As a lot of those converted tracks didn't have a proper cam (and still don't) conversion, loads of tracks became impossible to play. As those lazymode server admins didn't remove the bad camtracks from the cycle, loads of players headed back to tmnf where cams actually do work.
Steamlaunch
When nadeo went steam they added 3 titles the same day: a final version (canyon), a preorder + free beta (sm) and a preorder/play closedbeta (stadium)
If i were a new player interested in racegames i wouldn't pay for a game i don't know when there's a full version available.
stadium launch
As stadium was launched as a surprise, none of the servertools/websites were ready for the launch yet, so although there was a game, it was almost impossible to pull teammembers from tmnf. Servertools and dedimania weren't ready, so most recordhunters didn't feel the need.
Nadeo/ubisoft promotion
As nadeo at 1st didn't even want to release a stadium version for tm2, they didn't do a lot of work promoting stadium
shootmania open beta
the 1st month of the open beta for shootmania most of the then active canyon/tmnf community went for shootmania. However, due to the lack of environment promotion, after that all players went back to their environments.
summertime in europe
that damn yellow thingie in the sky is making me sweat behind my screen, making it impossible to see what's on my screen for 50% of the day and makes me want to sit outside with a beer, watch legs of female fellow humans.
tmx/mx versions
on every new game (beside united), mx created a new forum instead of a subforum. Once you're bound to a forum you don't talk a lot about actual ingame content, most talk is done in the offtopic/general subforums. So joining a new forum means either leaving those newly made buddies talk in mid air or have 14 different bookmarks for tmx/mx sites.
almost every new site has a forum
clans, tutorial sites, tools, almost all of them have their own forum, adding to the split up of the community even further
integration of steam sharing
now that there's an ingame button "share files", new builders don't have to search for a place to share files anymore (untill they come online and want their tracks/maps played online as there's no /admin add #steamID )
conclusion: we, the community, with the help of nadeo/ubisoft did this to ourselves
GanjaRider says:
Landing bug got a bit worse (you just have to build smoother landings)
-Triangles2D doesn't work in TM2 (but you can inport from TM1)
-Upcoming updates like a new podium and the fix for the cam2 loop twitch makes builders wait with releasing their tracks
smoother landings?? no, you all just have to stop adding those reverse ramps. Why make it easy for those players who already know how to drive and use airbrake while making it impossible for new players to make it to the next checkpoint?
agree on the other 2!
Last edited by BLiNNeMaNS, 2013-05-15 08:27:15