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Vextor
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:55 pm Post subject: The end of Suikox, sometime in July |
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Hello everyone -- so it seems this time has finally arrived. I will need to shutdown suikox.com.
The main reason that pushed me to this decision is the general weakness of PHP5, and the necessity for sandwich.net (the host of this site) to change everything to PHP7. It will be very labor-intensive to make all of the scripts in suikox (especially this forum) compliant, and I certainly don't have this time.
The same fate will fall on Suikosource, as it is also hosted on sandwich.net.
If you wish to salvage anything from this forum, please do this in haste. Sandwich.net is being super generous by allowing PHP5 to be alive for suikox & suikosource. However, this can not be kept for too long as it will keep a weakness open for the entire host.
Please inform other ex-members if you are in regular contact. Most people barely ever visit this site these days, so they can easily miss the 1 month window. |
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Kikito
Order of the Absolute
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for keeping it up all this time, Vex. It's a nostalgia blast to the face every time I cyber-stroll around here. |
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Gil-galad
Flame of the West
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks vexie. I saw this on Reddit, but I'll prod others to stop by to salvage anything they'd like to keep from these days.
I wonder if there's a way to mass archive the data, particularly the reference data for the games from Suikox and Suikosource, so that the information is not lost . . .
All, feel free to keep in touch:
email: b.lev.hicks@gmail.com
Facebook: Benjamin Leventhal Hicks
Instagram: Levie09 _________________
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Fu Su Lu
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:45 am Post subject: |
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Sad news indeed. A few months ago I had some sort of nostalgia hunch and came back to Suikox after God knows how many years. I was so glad to see Suikox was still alive! But since then I have been checking Suikox everyweek quite a few times... I guess I feared something like this might happen.
There are no words to express my gratitude for the funny times on this site. I have never been a "forums person" or whatever: this is one of the few forums I have been at and by far the one I have spent more hours in.
Vextor, I never had the chance to know you or befriend you (you were the big boss :) ) but I have to THANK YOU for this place. For what it was, for what it meant and for the time, effort and money you put in. THANKS man, next time you drink a beer remember good old Fu Su Lu. _________________ The drunkest cavalry unit in the world.
Who lights a candle casts a shadow.
Uncle Weirdo is on hoilidays... by now |
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Exile
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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It's a shame but it had to happen one day or another in the future.
Thanks for keeping this place around as long as you have Vextor and, once again, thanks for the great memories.
In the words of Humphrey:
"..." _________________
Cry woe, destruction, ruin, and decay -
The worst is death, and death will have his day. |
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Barbarossa Rugner
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for hosting all of these years. Best of luck to everyone. _________________
The Rune on my Sword, the Dragon King Sword, is protected against any form of magic, Even the rune of the Gate - Barbarossa Rugner |
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Elc
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 1:53 am Post subject: |
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If this is the end of the road for Suikox, I am grateful for the time I spent here and to think I have The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker to thank for it. Long story short, I was not fond of the direction taken for Wind Waker that I initially passed on the Gamecube and got a PS2 and one of the first games I got for it was Suikoden, based off of my familiarity with the name from another unrelated forum.
Through Suikox, many friendships were made and, as unfortunately happens, people drift apart in their lives and instant messengers die, relegating those friendships to memory. Some have, unfortunately, passed on and I hope many have gone on to great success and happiness.
All good things must come to an end, but that does not make it any less bittersweet. As activity has slowed to a trickle, Suikox feels like a house with all the children gone. It stands as a testament to the people we were more than a decade ago and, hopefully, we've left as better people and had a positive impact on those we interacted with.
We are all imperfect beings and have made mistakes along the way, so when the lights go out for the last time, remember the positives and don't dwell on the negatives. I love you all and wish you all the best. _________________
"You make me smash the clock and feel, I'd rather die behind the wheel.
Time was never on my side, So on I wait my whole lifetime." |
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Decado
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:47 am Post subject: |
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Would it be possible to get a download file for the various army icons etc? _________________
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Himuro
La Morte
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:09 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the ride. So many times spent posting here talking about my favorite rpg series. Reading about the Lore you passionately translated for us, reading the theories, the timelines, the history. I miss Suikoden and I'll miss you guys. :(
Someone needs to archive the stuff that was written on the main site for posterity. The timelines, history, and all that information gained from the Japanese versions and interviews shouldn't be lost. _________________ She knows stuff. |
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Ikano
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Just popped in (randomly) since I happened to be wandering around suikosource and saw a recent post Vex made
...then found his FB which I proceeded to follow
ah memories... _________________
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Vextor
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, the site can exist for now -- it is protected in a bubble of "PHP5 environment" within PHP7, but still vulnerable to hacks that target weaknesses in the PHP5 structure. |
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Gremio
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Kushiel's Millions
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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I just found out today!:( I've been involved in the fandom on and off since the late 90s/early 2000s.
Thanks existing to begin with though! Lots of great discussions. At least reddit is there! :) |
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Gremio
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Half past July, and this place still exists. That's good. Loing live Suikox _________________ my Suikoden collection |
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Pierrot Le Fou
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 3:36 am Post subject: |
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Thank you Vex and all the others who made this community possible. I enjoyed my time here and I think it helped me to become a more whole human being at a time when I learning a lot about myself (.. I joined as a friggen' teenager after all! Hah!)
Wishing you all the best. Mà nzǒu (慢走 "Walk Slowly"),
-Tyler
PS: Please feel free to message me sometime if you want to stay in touch:
email: tybuchholz@gmail.com
Facebook: Tyler Buckles _________________ A not unblack dog was chasing a not unsmall rabbit across a not ungreen field. |
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