Excellent post! It explains the same feeling I had with this new forums.
I have to agree with that!
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I like it. It’s so streamlined and snappy…
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No. I like it too
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I cannot find anyway to do this. In the drop down there are multiple links to each thread. With names (presumably of the poster?) beside them. Clicking on one seems to yield a random result: sometimes it goes to that post, sometimes it goes to the OP. I can’t make rhyme nor reason out of it.
I absolutely love it, took a day or so to get used to but don’t most things?
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Well yeah it took me a day to get used to it but yet confused sometimes where to navigate. 
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Forum could use some improvements but it’s way way better than expected.
The reason for Reddit as the main hub isn’t just about the circlejerk I think. Everything disappears in a day that’s the key. People get to let it out but nothing bad ever sticks. Win/win.
@Vorpalv2 I GODDAMN SAY!! WHAT ANIME!?!?!?
Also those interested, I made a server some time back that was meant for discussion only. It isn’t as active because of that but it’s got good people to start a topic with.
Sadly, I think this is EXACTLY why they are now using Reddit and Discord and Twitter.
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Yeah it really works in their benefit. I always believed they never really listened but sort of encourage it and reply for PR purposes. I just wish people would be aware of that, that’s all 
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Honestly I absolutely hate the forum software. I stay hoping the community will be a good fit to make up for the software. Though some theme tweaking and better organization can be helpful too. Back in my middle school days I did a lot of forum admin and mod work. I personally have found out of the 6 or 7 different softwares I’ve used only 2 provided ease of mod and member use.
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What do you hate about it exactly? Are buttons hard to press? Is it unorganized? Are things too hard to find?
You could try viewing the forums a different way. I started out using my laptop, but I found out that mobile was much easier for me. (specifically the app version- where google asks if you want to add it to your homescreen.) The search function has also been VERY useful to me, and actually finds things correctly. The little hamburger button has everything else you’ll need, except for your profile options (which are all conveniently located under your picture)
To me the the reply UI is just inefficient in design. The way things are classified in sub forums makes me want to pull my hair out because of all the forums I worked with people would rather see a wall of boards with minimal sub board. Like imo each game mode should be a board with a sub board for builds and guides as each mode requires different things.
As for the theme tweaks it might just be me but I prefer a more rigid category separation with a small icon for that changes with if a new thread pops up( this especially helps when you can assign different mods to to keep watch of different boards).
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So to be clear- you’d prefer categories like 3v3 and 5v5, and then have subcategories for builds, heroes, skins, and such separate for each gamemode? The same thing for brawl modes too? That just seems more inefficient because then you’d have to search through more to find what you’re looking for. I think your standard for a good forum UI probably comes from something that wasn’t close to VG. The forums would obviously be very different, and maybe it’s just not what you’re used to? If that’s the case, no wonder you don’t like it. Sadly for you though, it’s not going to be like your other forums, because although it IS set up for efficiency, that means something different here on this forum.
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Efficient? In terms of places where there is a lot of information at once yet not catorgized in game modes is the least efficient. Lets say i build a hero for 5v5 the needs for a 5v5 is different than 3v3 or blitz
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Keep in mind that this space is still really new. We’re not tied to the current set-up if there’s a better organization option out there. If you have a really good argument for something, then yeah, maybe that’s the way we should go.
That said, I like how it’s set up at the moment. We’re trying to balance traffic, visibility, and content relevance. If we had hundreds of threads on 5v5 builds and hundreds on 3v3 builds, and they’re in fact quite different, then it might make sense to split them up, and we would definitely do that. For now, though, one subforum for builds seems to be alright, and it’s nice to be able to browse it and see a variety of stuff that you might miss otherwise. But yeah, that could change in the future.
Discourse also has a tag function that isn’t enabled currently, but might be something to think about, rather than creating additional subs.
atm, you would build the same core items for 5v5 and 3v3 on all heroes, with the exeption of the roam role. they would build a bit more damage in 5v5 than in 3v3.
any difference would only get relevant once they decide to balance items and heroes different for the two modes.
builds for blitz are a joke. they would further need to be categorized for each talent and roughly for the talent level. no one is going to fill that though, because the entire point of a brawl mode is to do whatever you may find fun.
if you want to look at builds, especially meta builds, the forum is not the best place to look. (you go for sites like this: https://vainaura.com/stats/proItemBuilds.php?hero=Reim&gameMode=ranked)
there is also the search function, for someone new to the forum this is going to be the fastest.
btw, there really isnt that much information here to further split the categories. the old foums showed also that many users dont even try to use them, if there are too many.
Hi, where can I shitpost on this?
Maybe it is just me with discourse it has always lagged behind most in my opinion and always seems half finished
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