http://farewell.filefront.com/


i don't know if this is serious or an early April fools joke.

I
Freaking
Hope
That
They
Don't
Freaking
Shut
Down
The
Best
File
Sharing
Website
Ever
If
They
Do
I'll
Cut
My
Neck

I bet you will soon regret having said that, Strelet12. Gonna hold you to it... (-:

well, I can't say that I loved them for a number of problems that I had with it(though lately it was really good). on the other hand, with it shuting down it will make LOTS and LOTS of mods don't hosted elsewhere will disappear. I don't want that...
it would be good to move some files to another site, but it would be just a massive job, there's so much files there.

This is a real shame. Filefront is the first place I look for patches, mods and other gaming related stuff.

Well, it certainly seems to be set up perfectly for an April Fool's joke, given the date...

I certainly hope its an April Fool's joke. Like Glos said, a lot of files are on here, and a good portion of them probably won't be found elsewhere.

I really hope this is a joke, because I freaking hate File Planet.

Seriously, IT WAS THE ONE SITE. I COULD DOWNLOAD OFF OF. WITHOUT REGISTERING. PAYING. OR HAVING A SHIT SPEED.

Fileplanet has horrible servers unless you register, & Gamer's Hell isn't much better. If they're serious, I'll have NO SOURCE OF DOWNLOADS without getting speeds so horrible it's barely worth downloading.

Edit: Oh, and I'm not ♥♥♥♥♥ paying to get my downloads, either. NOT WORTH IT. Pardon my French, mods, but this has got me PO'd.

it's really bad indeed. in the past I had some problems with it, but now that it's working perfectly, it has to shut down... :-/

but UTzone is cool too. though it don't has the massive number of mods, it never fails to me. even if it's in german, I can navigate there.

though it's a pretty suspecting epoch to shut down...

I hope this isn't true I love that website, I look for patches ùods and other additional content on this site, it's much better than may sites ....

For an Aprils Fools Prank this is way too far. This cant be! I love this site for patches, mods, etc! Its better compared to rapidshare, etc. Please dont close down!

Seconded

If it wasn't for filefront, what would my UT'99 have been without all those gbs in patches, mods, and weapon packs?

This has to be a joke, im not gonna waste my time in waiting entire days to dl stuff from gayspy's planet unreal.

this

Plus we could download right away. With most other download sites we click a download link, we have to choose a server, and then when that is done we get yet another window saying 'Click here to start the download'.

What the ♥♥♥♥♥ is so difficult about just giving the users a direct link? Filefront is the one place that doesn't send us through an entire jungle of link-clicking between 'Click here to download' and the actual save file dialog.

Damn (if true). That's where I host all of my weapon tweaks.

Speaking of, I really should get another update going...

Hahah, I'm reading about this on the other forums as well. People are freaking out.

Glad to see these guys have a sense of humor as well.

Worse is that if it goes down, that's a massive 115 GAMES' WORTH OF MODS LOST, including Expansion Packs on that number! That's nothing to sneeze at!

I'm hoping that this is anapril fools joke. Filefront is both:
a) the best file hosting site.
b) has good forums that I will miss.

If this turns out to be just another FH:H, then heads are going to roll...

Edit: Turns out that it probably is real. This post seems to confirm it: Forgotten Hope.

Anyone who thinks this is an April fool's joke is living in a dream world. If Filefront's motives for making thousands of communities all over the internet back up their files, sometimes totalling many terabytes, was to be funny, they would fail, and lose a lot of respect.

I guess we'll just see what happens on April 1st.

By the way, is this the same Ziff Davis that owns FileFront?

L
M
A
O

It appears so. Quite alot of his stuff was sold off a few months ago, but Filefront (unfortunatly, it seems) was not included in the sale.

This better be a joke, dude. If not, I will be very sad.

Sadness.

Let's raid Filefront's servers, joint assaulting with both Khorne followers and Orks.

Treadhead stays to do the cleaning in BW's HQ

I'll drop a nuke on FF then on Gorg and Tradhead for my Springcleaning

Its 9000% better than any other shitty arse websites out there. File Planet? Check.

I don't clean anyfin' ya git! Look at da lab, it's an affront ta nature!

*Points to his lab, which is strewn with blood, detached limbs, sparking, broken machines, a drooling, unfinished Cybagrot, a cage full of cats, some wandering Cyborks, and Mrs. Maim, the mind controlled Carnifex, contently chewing on half a Space Marine cadaver*

'Ow da ya expect me to clean when I'm too lazy to deal wif DAT?

But really, let's hope for the best. If FF closes, well ♥♥♥♥♥, that's really shitty. If it's a joke, they're JACKASSES for screwing with us, but we still have our favorite download site.

Bah. I echo the general sentiment of this thread.

Found this message on a forum from one of the FileFront guys:

====================================================

Well, as some of you already know and some that think it's still a joke, FileFront will be closing its doors for good on March 30th. All of the paid staff has been laid off (including myself) and all volunteers have been let go. Unfortunately, it seems to have been decided that the forums and network should be the first to go and before I was even able to create some announcement to inform my beloved community and volunteer staff of this event, they were taken offline or 'locked' so no further changes could be made to them. To call this unfortunate or frustrating is quite a bit of an understatement, not only to me, but especially to those I am currently unable to reach to inform them as to what's going on. I cannot imagine the confusion they must have about this and probably think its all some April Fool's joke. If only it were.



We found out yesterday that due to current economic conditions, Ziff Davis has made the call to suspend operations of the site at the end of March 30th. There isn't anyone at FileFront that knew this would happen. It was quite a shock to anyone that worked there. While we expected bad news (in this economy is there any other kind?) we certainly didn't expect that the site would be shut down for good. I certainly didn't expect the forums or network sites to be offline and unmanageable.



To the Network Staff:

I understand everyone's confusion and frustration. Hell, I share in these emotions with you. I do wish to say that it's been an honor working with every one of the volunteers, even you Skyrider. While there were days I just wanted to beat my head into the wall repeatedly from what I had to deal with, I'd do it all over again because I loved what I did. Remember that you guys are the real people that made the Network what it was and how successful it became. Keep that in mind and take pride in what you did.



To the Forum Staff:

Ah, my forum staff. I do not consider you simply volunteers of Ziff Davis that worked on the forums as those that just shut the site down do, no, I consider you guys and gals friends and family. I never had to worry about the forums, ever. I looked out for you and tried to treat you as though you were family as much as I could. I've tried requesting to get the forums database sent to me so I can continue on the community, however it seems that will not be the case. All of those posts will probably never see the light of day again. Just like the Network Staff, it's been my honor to work with each and every one of you on making one of the most popular game forums out there. Take pride that you were a part of it and helped mold it into what it was. At least we'll never have to worry about the white screen of death again though, right?



To the Admins Network/Forums:

You guys devoted more time on your respective areas then I ever did. I never lost sight of that and always had a level of respect that made me feel lucky to have you guys around. I don't think I could have ever accomplished things on my part without the strong devotion you shared in making File Front's community areas the best they could be. You did a damned fine job keeping the places up and running smoothly. I take pride in knowing that I was working with the best and always knew I could rely on you for advice and help whenever I asked for it. There's nothing I can say that really describes the thanks I wish to extend to you for all of your years of time and service, so I'll just say the words and hope you understand; Thank you.



To the Community:

I'm not sure I can write the proper words to show how much I cared for this community and what happened to it. 8 years of my life were devoted towards you all and I would never have had it any other way. You all made me happy to do the job I was doing. While I did have a work shift, when it came to the forums community, I always loved browsing it at all hours of the day. It was my job during the day, but at night, it was all about just being a member participating with everyone else. When I posted on the forums, my red username, title and status meant nothing to me at that point. I simply saw myself as a member of the community who wished to chat with other members of the community.



Last night I was being approached by many. There were some to offer condolences and some to find out what happened and some to offer places to re-ignite the community in a new place. I feel the same way they do, I want to get the community back up and running and, if Danny and Ronnie are reading this, please drop me a line and let's see if we can work something out. I'm sure we all have different goals in mind, but at the same time share in the feeling that we want our community back!



While writing this, I'm sure some of you will think it's a bit 'sappy'. I honestly don't care. I cared and respect the community and volunteers enough to write something from the heart. You all deserve it, not some cold statement written by lawyers who only wish to make it so they can't be sued for what is said. I wanted to show my gratitude for allowing me to be a part of the community and showing me the kind of dedication I've come to expect from those at FileFront.



Whenever/ if ever we are able to do a fresh start with the community, I would love to see each and every person that used it before to return.



To those that will be unable to come back, I'll miss you.



Thanks for everything!

Jeff 'n0e' Mills

Former Community Manager, FileFront.com