Temporary Sub forums?

Huw · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:18

yhack said:
Yes. If you post a problem you're having, and every single post about BF3 is in one thread, unless one of the next few posters knows the answer, you're probably not going to get help. Your post will be lost forever.

If people are gleefully posting away in a thread without bothering to read back to where they last read, I hardly think the solution is to let everyone spam the board with thread after thread.

On most message boards I visit, there seems to be at most two or three threads for the biggest games. Maybe a main discussion thread, a spoiler-free discussion thread, and an everything else thread. I guess I'm OK with that. But come on, take a look at the PC Games forum right here for a minute - do you really think that isn't utterly ridiculous?

yhack · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:36

Shamikebab said:
Amazing how we manage it for nearly every other game then isn't it?

Well, no. The BF3 thread has gained about 500 posts since I last checked it yesterday night.

Huw said:
If people are gleefully posting away in a thread without bothering to read back to where they last read, I hardly think the solution is to let everyone spam the board with thread after thread.

I don't know about you, but I'm not going to read the last 500 posts, I've got other stuff to do. I think most other people will be the same. The most I'm going to read is the last 2 pages. Making a new thread has more chance of an answer.

Huw said:
On most message boards I visit, there seems to be at most two or three threads for the biggest games. Maybe a main discussion thread, a spoiler-free discussion thread, and an everything else thread. I guess I'm OK with that. But come on, take a look at the PC Games forum right here for a minute - do you really think that isn't utterly ridiculous?

It is, but I think having a sub-forum for it is a good idea. Maybe try the way you suggested, either way there's going to be loads more threads about the game.

Hedge · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:36

Maybe condense to a few threads like

Battlefield - Gameplay
Battlefield - Technical Issues
Battlefield - Multiplayer/Servers.

Shamikebab · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:41

I doubt any of theses suggestions will happen, things rarely change around here.

Coolasmoo · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:43

Huw said:
Are you serious?

Yes he is?

Killerkebab · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:48

Shamikebab said:
Amazing how we manage it for nearly every other game then isn't it?

We don't.

Huw · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:49

Coolasmoo said:
Yes he is?

Uh, yeah, he already answered me. Thanks, you really helped!

Coolasmoo · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:50

Huw said:
Uh, yeah, he already answered me. Thanks, you really helped!

Your welcome

Shamikebab · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:54

Killerkebab said:
We don't.

Oh come on. At one point there was 4 threads for Deus Ex and a mod came in and merged them. It's not usually this bad.

TwsT · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:59

FrenchTart said:
I have no interest in BF3 but the amount of the threads showing up are hardly causing my eyes to bleed.

Is it really *that* big a deal?

Looks at sig and *sighs*, but you're right it's not a big deal see the letters bf3 ignore thread.

FrenchTart · 31 Oct 2011 at 23:15

TwsT said:
Looks at sig and *sighs*, but you're right it's not a big deal see the letters bf3 ignore thread.

Sorry. I'm not following you regarding whatever it is in my or your sig that is causing you to sigh?

toString · 31 Oct 2011 at 23:40

Me either, quite odd :/

bhavv · 31 Oct 2011 at 23:57

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18336210

Pixel · 1 Nov 2011 at 01:17

I have no interest in Realistic Shooter #347, but I don't particularly care about the amount of threads about it either, just scroll past them.

Miidget · 1 Nov 2011 at 07:55

I think its a good idea, a lot of clutter about atm

dr_volki · 1 Nov 2011 at 08:02

Just merge all threads.
I also blame all the users tho, dunno why everyone thinks that they have to make a new thread for everything ...

Megahurtz400 · 1 Nov 2011 at 10:15

If you have a technical issue, the main thread is WAY too big for you to get your post awnsered because theres just so many people posting in it, it takes about 15 mins before your post is 2 pages back

Ill make a technical help thread when i get home, if its ok with the mods

Will keep the op updated with mains issues and stuff as well when i have time

marc1024 · 1 Nov 2011 at 10:17

What about a pc gaming help thread? a seperate thread devoted for people who are having trouble for PC games in general, and another thread for official topics about certain game and news about general pc gaming.