Honestly, I’m not surprised. I joined Discord within the last year, and that seems to be the more effective place to get game information and talk with not only other players, but also discuss the game with the devs.
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Honestly, this has been years coming. When it was heavily used it was a cesspit of negativity and in recent years it's been a ghost town. I'm still sad to see it go, but there were several people who successfully waged a relentless campaign to destroy any community here so this reflects the modern world too. Maybe the internet needs to die and this is the beginning.
Well it was nice while it lasted. Discord no thanks, I have so little room on my tablet that I can’t even do updates properly and adding something I’ll rarely if ever use is a waste of space. Sad to see all the hard work done by others who loved the game enough to share knowledge just thrown away. Cue Carol Burnetts theme song. Google it for those still in diapers or eggs when it was on. LLAP all
Yeah, it’s always one more “download this app” for whatever. I’m done with that. Besides who knows what any of those apps are doing behind the scenes regarding your user habits, where you are and where you’re going plus anyone who is on your contact list. All for money.
Although a lot of the players who used to frequent this forum have either quit the game or don’t bother coming here anymore, I’d like to thank the ones who developed player friendly tools to help the rest of us develop strong rosters for voyages, gauntlet, etc. I credit that with my ability to run long voyages and collect more resources to continue on. These days though I’m not even sure if I want to play much longer.
yeah, I'm only in 11 discords, one of which is my fleet, and I don't manage to pay attention to most of those, I forget they're there and neglect them, imagine how it would be if I joined the discord of every website, app and service that asked me to. All the forums I visit once a month to catch up because I have no need to visit them more often, it would be insane for me to be in a hundred discords instead... and visit once a month and realistically be totally unable to catch up because it's not that sort of format.
Discord is great for some things, but I hate this modern trend of using it for everything. If I'm having an issue with an app I use I want to go to a forum, see if I can find a discussion on the same issue, if I can't then make a post, then look back the next day to see if it got a reply. If they're like "we have no forums, we don't have an FAQ to cover even the most basic stuff, join our discord and ask your question that's probably been asked a hundred times already and hope someone's around to give the same reply that's been given a hundred times already", I might be looking for another app.
yeah, I'm only in 11 discords, one of which is my fleet, and I don't manage to pay attention to most of those, I forget they're there and neglect them, imagine how it would be if I joined the discord of every website, app and service that asked me to. All the forums I visit once a month to catch up because I have no need to visit them more often, it would be insane for me to be in a hundred discords instead... and visit once a month and realistically be totally unable to catch up because it's not that sort of format.
Discord is great for some things, but I hate this modern trend of using it for everything. If I'm having an issue with an app I use I want to go to a forum, see if I can find a discussion on the same issue, if I can't then make a post, then look back the next day to see if it got a reply. If they're like "we have no forums, we don't have an FAQ to cover even the most basic stuff, join our discord and ask your question that's probably been asked a hundred times already and hope someone's around to give the same reply that's been given a hundred times already", I might be looking for another app.
Reddit can often fill in the gap. I know it isn’t the same as an official forum but since that is going away no matter what at least there are some other places to look.
Reddit can often fill in the gap. I know it isn’t the same as an official forum but since that is going away no matter what at least there are some other places to look.
Hey, everyone. In honor of the old forums closing down, I think everyone in the game should change their avatar to the Tribble for the next week if you have it, since presumably nobody will be able to get it anymore. Pass it along if you think this would be a nice way to show appreciation for all the forum years.
Oh, this is one **tsk tsk** decision. I like Discord, but it's more for friends groups and most people keep their server number down bc you CAN'T just keep your eyes on a gazillion servers at the same time. And going to a place with hundreds of strangers that now can contact you via the ONE messenger that still works that you NEED to keep contact with your friends and can't just get rid of, if those strangers make it a living hell (especially if you're a woman)???
This place here was good. You didn't have to log in to see if the current bug has already been reported. Yes, it's mostly silent, because there's not much to say.
(ALSO there's a number of apps like Insta that seem to tap into Discord and explicitly show ads of stuff that has just been talked about. Had that happen time and again on a friend group server. Having this with strangers? Yeah, no, thanks. )
TL;DR Someone REALLY didn't think this plan through in my opinion. (And quite possibly the person who made this decision was a cishet abled white man who has no idea how unsafe Discord servers with strangers are for anyone who doesn't fit ALL these categories.)
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One of the worst decisions i have seen you make, and i have seen/experienced plenty so far
I get that the forums aren't very active any more, but there is a lot of info here that will be lost if it is completely shut down.
Can you maybe work with someone to make a read-only mirror of the forum?
Although a lot of the players who used to frequent this forum have either quit the game or don’t bother coming here anymore, I’d like to thank the ones who developed player friendly tools to help the rest of us develop strong rosters for voyages, gauntlet, etc. I credit that with my ability to run long voyages and collect more resources to continue on. These days though I’m not even sure if I want to play much longer.
Discord is great for some things, but I hate this modern trend of using it for everything. If I'm having an issue with an app I use I want to go to a forum, see if I can find a discussion on the same issue, if I can't then make a post, then look back the next day to see if it got a reply. If they're like "we have no forums, we don't have an FAQ to cover even the most basic stuff, join our discord and ask your question that's probably been asked a hundred times already and hope someone's around to give the same reply that's been given a hundred times already", I might be looking for another app.
Reddit can often fill in the gap. I know it isn’t the same as an official forum but since that is going away no matter what at least there are some other places to look.
Here's the link:
https://reddit.com/r/StarTrekTimelines/
This place here was good. You didn't have to log in to see if the current bug has already been reported. Yes, it's mostly silent, because there's not much to say.
(ALSO there's a number of apps like Insta that seem to tap into Discord and explicitly show ads of stuff that has just been talked about. Had that happen time and again on a friend group server. Having this with strangers? Yeah, no, thanks.
TL;DR Someone REALLY didn't think this plan through in my opinion. (And quite possibly the person who made this decision was a cishet abled white man who has no idea how unsafe Discord servers with strangers are for anyone who doesn't fit ALL these categories.)