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Is it worthwhile having a US forum?
AlabasterGamer (US1)
Posts: 335
Is the US forum necessary? Mods, please help me understand why it was created.
It would be more efficient to have all English speaking players use the EN forum, and get the same information.Thoughts from other players, please.
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CM Popeye
Posts: 535
Geeeeeee thanksMsWalker (US1) said:I think that directing the new players to the US forum was a way o get it started and once it got started and became a viable concern they added the rest to the mix. I think now that the US hopefully has a reliable CM it's not such a bad place.
I am trying my best to get these forums off the ground, but I also love the diversity it gives us. I hope all of you guys take advantage of both.
-Popeye
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AlabasterGamer (US1)
Posts: 335
Thanks for all the great feedback!
I like what is offered in both forums. The trouble I see is that there is so much duplication of effort for the people trying to get and give information or share experiences about the game. In the end, it would be more efficient to have one English speaking forum.
However, Popeye is doing a great job and I would not want to see mod opportunities lost. Popeye is a good communicator. Some people seem to prefer the US forum. It is far better than what was originally offered because both new and established players can now access it and post. Thank you!5
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I added this statement because it seems someone Flagged me for this post. Why would you do that? Where is the Abuse in this post?
https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/us/discussion/118728/official-announcements-en-vs-us-forums
Edited to add: it is interesting that they think the US forum requires a "native" language, roflmbo
Forums are not easy to navigate is true, but I always find everything in place here without problems, the only problem is "some" player that post 3 or 4 times the same post and topic almost daily in the wrong categories and is very repetitive and irritating, but this is only a puntual case, " he/she maybe doesn't know how it works" , but the rest have no problems.
Would be nice if more players participate here too, we are thousands of players in the US server and not many active people are here in the forum.
I almost never use the EN forum ... I think here the people that participate are very kind and nice, I found really helpful people here that always are helping everyone, and our moderator @CM Popeye is doing a very good job here too.
I dont go where the people go more... I go where I feel comfort and welcome, and here is the place, probabily if they take off the US forum I won't go to the other ... it is just my personal thougt...
My old brain seems to think that we chose a language in the old days, now we choose a country.
As I mentioned earlier, I routinely check both.
To be clear, I would not want to lose any of the mods. They are all super. My suggestion would be to add anyone related to the US forum to the EN forum. It would be helpful to have mods online in different time zones. Perhaps questions like this would be answered faster. If @Cookiie4me (US1) had a reply, this post would not have been started.
If we all received official announcements directly to our mailboxes in the game we would be better informed on changes to the game. The forum could be an exchange of game strategy, and not the constant quest for basic information it has become.
You may wish to try visiting that forum by going here:
https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/en/
monica1230 (US1) said: Back on the old forum when it got too busy they started the US forum, any new players that joined the game (created an account on US server) we routed to the new US forum instead of the EN forum. The biggest problem was that you could not cross post between the 2 forums. The EN users could read the US and the US could read the EN, but no posting. So the older co-ops that had mostly long time members could not go to the US forum to post looking for members, and the new players couldn't post questions and get as much feedback from the long time players. There was no way to route the new players to the EN forum to read posts unless a Mod posted there. In my coop I would share a link and the newer players were frustrated they could not post on the threads. We ended up having to share info and ask someone to post on the other forum. So now while we are routed to the US when we log in we are able to toggle between the two forums, post to each and message members of each one.
Thank you for explaining the initial problems with the new US forum very well. I am so glad we are past that chapter of frustration with the forums and inaccessibility of information. What we now have is an improvement, but still puts some players at a disadvantage. I see posts by frustrated players asking about server down times that are regularly posted on the EN forum, but not on the US. Contest posts are directed to the EN forum instead of the US. Questions are answered and information is given on both US and EN forums that would be more comprehensive on one single forum.
Now, as both US and EN are setup in the same format and are accessible by all, I reach my initial question regarding the purpose of having the US forum. This is not about censoring information. It is about combining it to give better results, with the same great mods combining their efforts.
https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/en/categories/forum-contests-awards
I rarely post in this forum, as I have always preferred the other forum. And having posts flagged for no reason whatsoever only reinforces that preference.
12thDoctorWho (US1) said:
who obviously doesn't understand what flagging means
I will say that, while there used to be an exchange of useful information, now most posts are rants and complaints about the game. And this is on both forums.
Actually the Forum contest are posted on both forums now. Link below will take you to the most recent one.
https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/us/discussion/123758/forum-contest-who-am-i#latest
I do have my own opinions about the game, and even agree with wanting to discuss some game things, but I don't agree with spending my life in this game. Spending time in the forum is the same as spending it in the game. I limit my time and try to pop into the game when I can throughout the day, but almost every time I come to the forums, my time is up. That means that I spent my time reading, but not often responding in the forums. Even if there are topics worth participating in, I just am not willing to devote that much time on a regular basis.
When I hear from others that there is something of interest in another server, it just makes me feel much more overwhelmed and frustrated because it seems like perusing different forums is practically required for this game. There are many people that choose to play, but not be deeply entrenched in the forum. I know I'd rather wait until one of my co-op mates mentions something I might be interested in checking out. Although, as I said before, by the time I visit the forum, I don't have as much time left to play the game. The forum is a big distraction because it can quickly zap so much time - even just reading. That's why I rarely post in the forums - I don't like the way they are disorganized. Many of the categories are not specific enough, which I think would make it easier for people, especially new members to post in correct sections.
Nonetheless, to have to deal with forums on different servers regularly is more than I will ever be willing to do. It's a time drain, even while knowing that I miss stuff that is posted on the other servers. I just keep thinking if it is important enough, someone will surely tell me. Often, it is the case that I avoid the forums until someone points me specifically to a post/discussion.
I most definitely will not be checking multiple forums just because there is more than one English-speaking forum.
I think a mistake was made by presenting two different English-speaking servers, but I don't see that ggs will change their mistake. Nor do I think it will solve all the problems with miscommunication and the failure to communicate certain events and discussions in a timely manner that is appropriate for all the time zones.
Anyhow, my forum spelunking time is done. I'm too tired to go play the game, but wanted to add my input as I know the issue is important to address. I just don't see it as a problem that ggs will address correctly since it never made sense to me how they thought separate English and US forums would benefit the players. My guess is that it might have made it easier for maintenance or programming, or some other hogwash, instead of just doing things right from the start.
If there is some behind-the-scenes administrative stuff that required the two servers, then surely this will be taken care of as expeditiously as the bugs in the game. This sentence is most definitely sarcasm. GGS doesn't really make money off the forums, so I doubt they are motivated to clear up the confusion in the two English-speaking forums.