Forum closing?

[HeatherG]

If you understand it then keep the forums accessible here. Game communities support your games which keeps the game developer (Frontier) alive. if you destroy your communities (fans) forum spaces... that fan support will decrease and hurt in the long term (less fans, sales and people leaving).

If people are too negative on the forum, perhaps give them a timeout or warning, but do not close the forum. It takes many years to grow a fanbase so do not censor your own fans.

I'm as crushed as everyone is but unfortunately it's not up to me, I really wish it were. I'm just a volunteer. I hate this as much as everyone does.

"and people don't just stick around on the forum so they can complain and try to put the boot in at every opportunity."

That comment shows exactly what the dev and mod team think of the PC2 forums and its users. And explains why its only the Pc2 forums closing!

(I would have got a warning for a comment like that!)

Volunteers don't have any input on this.


I'd say use the PC1 forums to talk about the game. I can't ask since it's a Sunday but I know only new games will be going to Discord. Just know that the CM's won't be seeing suggestions and stuff.

 

[HeatherG]

If its an observation made over 11 years in the ED forums and isnt the sentiment thats come from the "Talk" the mod and dev team had about the future of these forums (which i believe to be closer to the truth), then why is the ED forums staying put and its only this forums being shut?

Only new games, so ED is safe.

 

[rct-uwe1]

Only new games, so ED is safe.

So again, it's a bad decision by Frontier to do so and kill the existing PC2 forum.
I know that's not your decision, but I just want to show how incomprehensible this is...

 

[Garix]

Only new games, so ED is safe.

For now.
In the not too distant future:
"Unfortunately due to a datacentre issue the Frontier Developments forums are now off-line. We've taken the difficult decision to not restore them. All further communications will be via Discord and our Social Media platforms."

 

[Cosmo]

Only new games, so ED is safe.

Discord is different from internet forums. It's less or not transparent, more useful for chatting.

It's not your decision, but someone did decide this. He or she made a colossal mistake which should be reversed.

 

[TrimoParks]

This is really bad news. I guess I don't need to repeat what others already pointed out here.
Forums are irreplaceable.