We know the imminent G+ shutdown is lingering in the back of all our minds! Before we get sucked into the black hole that can be the holiday season, we would like to gather some intel on where and how our fans would like to transition this community.
Some of you may already use Discord or Reddit, but we know some people find those spaces difficult to navigate. That said, some people want to avoid using Facebook for gaming conversations. While there might not be a perfect space, we’d love a medium in which everyone feels comfortable free to engage, and able to easily reach out to us with questions about gameplay, mechanics, etc.
In addition to options like Discord or Facebook, we’re also considering opening up our own Magpie forums on magpiegames.com as we revamp the site over the next couple of months. Please let us know if that option seems of interest to you!
Let the polling commence! And, of course, more detailed feedback in the comments is always welcome 🙂
My fear of discord is that it is difficult to participate in conversations that happen while you are away. Particularly with a certain population density.
Yeah synchronous communication mediums can be very difficult to work with unless you’re always active
I’m voting Discord as the best of the presented options. I can’t follow a forum on yet another dedicated site. Facebook is terrible. Diaspora lacks community building tools. I’m putting my effort in on MeWe.
FB works for me for Cypher System, 13th Age, GUMSHOE, Dracula Dossier, and Call of Cthulhu. YMMV
I’m not sure. I’m also wondering if there’s a way to back up the community’s worth of posts to save them when G+ goes away.
Lisa Padol I believe there is but that doesn’t solve the permanence problem going forward in using something like Discord.
Lisa Padol That is something we will be researching as well, though I fear it may be up to individuals…. will definitely be keeping the communities informed the more we find out. Thankfully we have another 9 months to work on it!