nicked on 29/11/2022 at 08:21
It's also worth mentioning that this forum is already a treasure trove of knowledge that can easily be searched for, and it's not going anywhere. I, and no doubt many other authors, still regularly use this as a resource to search.
Having a Discord channel just means people get more immediate answers to basic/subjective questions and feedback. There's plenty of room for both.
Hit Deity on 29/11/2022 at 14:40
Ok, well, I don't plan on abandoning this site again anytime soon. It feels like home to me, and I regret losing touch with it more than you can know.
wade on 30/11/2022 at 03:43
I've been away for a long time (just downloaded the Discord app to PC), and don't mind checking both resources. However, searching my old TTLG posts is invaluable for refreshing my editing knowledge.
zappenduster on 30/11/2022 at 08:45
Everyone is on the Discord server? No, not everyone ... at least me not. And if everyone would be there this posting would be as useful as a hole in the head . :p
Seriously:
This server is still the best source of information and a good point for exchange of ideas. No thanks, my accounts here (and on ttlg.de and ariane.fr) are enough. :cool:
Renault on 30/11/2022 at 15:35
Really, it's OK to use both.
ZylonBane on 30/11/2022 at 19:52
Quote Posted by nicked
It's also worth mentioning that this forum is already a treasure trove of knowledge that can easily be searched for, and it's not going anywhere.
The important distinction to make is that most of what's on this forum is OldDark expertise. NewDark brings with it a trove of new capabilities and removed limitations, and if that's being explored primarily on Discord, that's... not great.
baeuchlein on 30/11/2022 at 20:43
I am not on Discord, and the reason is - it does not accept me! The automated answers I always got contained some whining without telling me what actually is the problem, and these answers also included a sad smiley covering a lot of my screen. That's about as helpful as showing me a photo of a large-sized heap of dog feces.:nono:
Our family has had this before, though, and we suspect it's because our family name includes the letters "porn". When my brother had this problem once, he used another name, and could use some other service which was refusing him before that. But as long as I cannot change my mail address to something that does not have my family name in it, I guess you won't see me on Discord.
Aemanyl on 1/12/2022 at 09:44
I used to be on Discord, but I deleted my account, it was too distracting with all the irrelevant posts and memes. While Discord is more useful for beta testing missions (because it allows you to share media such as screenshots and videos) as well as quick questions and answers, it lacks the formal and organised structure of the forums. But well, what can I say... we are living in the age of social media and instant gratification, so I am not surprised that many people gravitate towards Discord.
Karras35 on 27/12/2022 at 21:15
I don't like Discord :grr:
vfig on 27/12/2022 at 21:25
discord sucks. its a terrible piece of software and a really shitty company that is aiming to own and control as many community spaces as it can.
and yet because people are there and its convenient for real time chat, its still useful and im gonna use it. but im making more of an effort to keep posting things that arent just ephemeral chat here. a flawed approach, but hey. cause i learned a shitton about making thief missions from trawling the archives here—if this forum hadnt existed and thered only been a discord, that wouldve been impossible.
forums are slow and inconvenient but they rock
