almost 4 years
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ChrisSchmidt
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Hi folks,
I wanted to pop in here and clarify a few things that have been brought up.
First and foremost, the official forums (where you are now) are the official platform for news and announcements, and are accessible to all subscribers.
Second, it is true I am present in many Discord communities. I do so primarily so I can get a feel for what these different communities are chatting about in an effort to gather as many points of view as possible. I do this in tandem with other platforms where players self-organize that Im aware of.
I do these things in my personal capacity, however if I interact at all I make it clear who I am in my official capacity for transparency. Since Discord seems to be the primary platform brought up here, I want to address some points..
I started joining Discord communities related to the game when I returned to the team over a year ago. Discord is interesting in that it provides real-time communication via text chat, which is vastly different than the turn-based dialogue offered by forums. I use Discord interactions in several ways:
- General human chatting
- Discussing hobbies
- Gathering additional info on reported bugs or exploits
- Guiding folks to official channels who ask where/how to report something
- Guiding folks to official channels when asked about any information thats unannounced (dates/future plans, etc)
- Discussing game design in general
When discussing longer-term plans or philosophies, I use the official forums. And I refer folks back to these posts if it comes up in other communication channels. Generally, I very much enjoy spending some of my personal time on Discord as long as the interactions are healthy. As a reminder, these servers are player-run and non-official, so the rules of each community are determined by those who own the servers.
Hopefully this sheds some light on how I interact with various communities in various capacities. But its worth re-stating again that official information will only come from official sources, including the forums here.
Thanks,
-Chris