Guest Capt_of_Satisfaction Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 A huge shoutout to I_Cant_Swim and many thanks to him and all who have worked to make the new Forum possible. It looks great, fantastic job guys! It's great to be back, and I'm happy to see we already have old friends returning. It's a wonderful feeling to know we can pick up where we left off. As I've advised Swim, I will contribute as best I can. I hope the population grows and we can thumb our collective noses at WG for shutting their Forum down. It's great to know we have dedicated people like Swim and Ariskandir to make it possible. Thank you again and see you on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor_Moon Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Capt_of_Satisfaction said: A huge shoutout to I_Cant_Swim and many thanks to him and all who have worked to make the new Forum possible. It looks great, fantastic job guys! It's great to be back, and I'm happy to see we already have old friends returning. It's a wonderful feeling to know we can pick up where we left off. As I've advised Swim, I will contribute as best I can. I hope the population grows and we can thumb our collective noses at WG for shutting their Forum down. It's great to know we have dedicated people like Swim and Ariskandir to make it possible. Thank you again and see you on the water. Great to see you too Satisfaction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWhiteMouse Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I am surprised at how much damage the loss of the forums did to my enjoyment of the game. To unapologetically use a naval metaphor: It really knocked the wind out of my sails. I am delighted to make a new home here and I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of content creation. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor_Moon Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Just now, LittleWhiteMouse said: I am surprised at how much damage the loss of the forums did to my enjoyment of the game. To unapologetically use a naval metaphor: It really knocked the wind out of my sails. I am delighted to make a new home here and I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of content creation. Wargaming really does not get the memo when it comes to positive player interaction and overall fun factor. EVERYTHING ( and I mean EVERYTHING, even balance) is just numbers to them. And therein lies the problem, because numbers alone doesn't give you the WHOLE picture. (As I've proven countless times by now ;P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWhiteMouse Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Sailor_Moon said: Wargaming really does not get the memo when it comes to positive player interaction and overall fun factor. EVERYTHING ( and I mean EVERYTHING, even balance) is just numbers to them. And therein lies the problem, because numbers alone doesn't give you the WHOLE picture. (As I've proven countless times by now ;P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor_Moon Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Just now, LittleWhiteMouse said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toodleypops Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I'm just happy to the see the big names of the forums alive and well. Reddit is nice for random quick posts (only cuz I find forum pages so clunky) but I never even touched their discord. I don't trust it. You guys give me hope that I can keep playing this game I've loved for so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor_Moon Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Toodleypops said: I'm just happy to the see the big names of the forums alive and well. Reddit is nice for random quick posts (only cuz I find forum pages so clunky) but I never even touched their discord. I don't trust it. You guys give me hope that I can keep playing this game I've loved for so long Discord is just garbage tier for holding serious discussions due to the Twitch chat-style scrolling sea of comments that WILL drown out what people are saying. Even with timer delayed responses, it's not enough. And actually, the timer-delayed responses are annoying as well. It's just NOT a forum, and the WoWs community deserves a forum. Wargaming doesn't understand this because they literally look at the numbers and are like "BuT ThErE's MoRe PlAyErS UsInG DiScOrD So It'S MoRe PoPuLaR" without even remotely considering how the forums and Discord fulfill two VERY different functions. Edited August 14, 2023 by Sailor_Moon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yss_turtleship Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 54 minutes ago, Sailor_Moon said: Discord is just garbage tier for holding serious discussions due to the Twitch chat-style scrolling sea of comments that WILL drown out what people are saying. Even with timer delayed responses, it's not enough. And actually, the timer-delayed responses are annoying as well. It's just NOT a forum, and the WoWs community deserves a forum. Wargaming doesn't understand this because they literally look at the numbers and are like "BuT ThErE's MoRe PlAyErS UsInG DiScOrD So It'S MoRe PoPuLaR" without even remotely considering how the forums and Discord fulfill two VERY different functions. I so wanted to like this post! But no joy for me! For now I do like that you can tell who is hitting the reaction icons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yss_turtleship Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Capt_of_Satisfaction said: A huge shoutout to I_Cant_Swim and many thanks to him and all who have worked to make the new Forum possible. It looks great, fantastic job guys! It's great to be back, and I'm happy to see we already have old friends returning. It's a wonderful feeling to know we can pick up where we left off. As I've advised Swim, I will contribute as best I can. I hope the population grows and we can thumb our collective noses at WG for shutting their Forum down. It's great to know we have dedicated people like Swim and Ariskandir to make it possible. Thank you again and see you on the water. Welcome aboard, Capt_of_Satisfaction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor_Moon Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 hour ago, yss_turtleship said: I so wanted to like this post! But no joy for me! For now I do like that you can tell who is hitting the reaction icons. No worries, thank you for liking my post regardless ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleWhiteMouse Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 hours ago, yss_turtleship said: I so wanted to like this post! But no joy for me! I got you, fam. I'll like it for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogHammer Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 What the bean counters or keyboard jockeys failed to realize at Wargaming, outside of the general discussion on the old forum, is the fact that the forums were an invaluable resource of information - for new or veteran players. I cannot begin to say how many times it helped me and the number of times I posted a link to the forums in our Clan Discord regarding a particular topic. From ship reviews (thanks LWM), to just general tactics. Try doing that in WoWs Discord - good luck. As the saying goes, "If you want something done right, sometimes you have to do it yourself." I have to wonder how a company can be so tone-deaf to its gaming customer base. And, I really feel sorry for new-to-the-game players who actually seek information - at least the forums offered that ability and provided decent feedback. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Capt_of_Satisfaction Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 23 minutes ago, LittleWhiteMouse said: I got you, fam. I'll like it for you! Wonderful to see you here Mouse! Turtle and Moon... you guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yss_turtleship Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 hour ago, LittleWhiteMouse said: I got you, fam. I'll like it for you! Thanks for covering for me Little White Mouse! Your reviews were the first ones that I came upon when I first started to play WoWs a little bit over a year ago. It brings me great joy to know you got my back! 54 minutes ago, HogHammer said: What the bean counters or keyboard jockeys failed to realize at Wargaming, outside of the general discussion on the old forum, is the fact that the forums were an invaluable resource of information - for new or veteran players. I cannot begin to say how many times it helped me and the number of times I posted a link to the forums in our Clan Discord regarding a particular topic. From ship reviews (thanks LWM), to just general tactics. Try doing that in WoWs Discord - good luck. As the saying goes, "If you want something done right, sometimes you have to do it yourself." I have to wonder how a company can be so tone-deaf to its gaming customer base. And, I really feel sorry for new-to-the-game players who actually seek information - at least the forums offered that ability and provided decent feedback. The loss of all the information and the conversations that are in that body of work, formerly known as the Official WoWs Forums, to the point that future generations of WoWs players had no one to turn to, when they wanted to learn, was what drove me crazy. Yeah, they can turn to YT and Twitch or even Reddit but to do away with forums is akin to throwing out books since we have videos. 50 minutes ago, Capt_of_Satisfaction said: Wonderful to see you here Mouse! Turtle and Moon... you guys It's great to see you here and hope that some more of the other forum refugees make it here. It would be great to see Estimated_Prophet,Fog_Heavy_Cruiser_Chokai,Pugilistic,Femennenly and many others on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomlock Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Gosh it has even brought me back to the forums. I need to port over my pictures and historical posts from the WoWs forums for people to enjoy. Doomlock reporting back on the seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 6 hours ago, Capt_of_Satisfaction said: A huge shoutout to I_Cant_Swim and many thanks to him and all who have worked to make the new Forum possible. It looks great, fantastic job guys! It's great to be back, and I'm happy to see we already have old friends returning. It's a wonderful feeling to know we can pick up where we left off. As I've advised Swim, I will contribute as best I can. I hope the population grows and we can thumb our collective noses at WG for shutting their Forum down. It's great to know we have dedicated people like Swim and Ariskandir to make it possible. Thank you again and see you on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 6 hours ago, Toodleypops said: I'm just happy to the see the big names of the forums alive and well. Reddit is nice for random quick posts (only cuz I find forum pages so clunky) but I never even touched their discord. I don't trust it. You guys give me hope that I can keep playing this game I've loved for so long 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 48 minutes ago, Doomlock said: Gosh it has even brought me back to the forums. I need to port over my pictures and historical posts from the WoWs forums for people to enjoy. Doomlock reporting back on the seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Allan_Clark Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 I am so glad that someone decided to regather the community as best we can. Thanks so much to I_CANT_SWIM for doing so. Hopefully, we can start steering newer players here to help them learn the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palestreamer Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 And who knows, maybe an Anomymous Benefactor will stalk the forums again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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