What does the community need?

[Sebazy]

Personally:

I think SE are missing a trick by allowing external sites such as Reddit to become regarded as the central hub for discussion of this game for many. Having this stuff on a site that's under your control makes it a lot easier to keep ontop of the current sentiment, it helps to prevent communities becoming fractured and polarised and there's also benefits when glaring issues arise such as Ungarmax.

As far as the community on these boards go, we need more stability and certainty. Am I putting my posting rights in someone elses hands by trying to help someone else or participate in a discussion whilst providing data to do so? Is there a way I can still back up my thoughts whilst ensuring that I don't cross the line? Where even is the line anyway?

Whilst we're at it. A 'lighter touch' subsection of the forums disclaimered up that allows things such as parser talk, logs and other grey areas (obviously, there would need to be a line in the sand here as well, both in regards to ettiquite as well as clarity on things that are not considered ok, bots? modding? and so forth).

The health of the community in game is a separate matter really and I've got some unsurprisingly strong views on this as well

IMHO, the friends thread on here is super telling. A lot of people play this much like a single player back with a chat room client running alongside it. Eureka is a bit of a success in this regard as for all it's issues and shortcomings, it does force people together and to cooperate to a fair extent. I also think that the manner in which you actually have to go the NPC to queue for it is a good thing too (same with HoH).

I can't be the only one who misses the days of Wineport through to Hinterlands where you had to gather at the raid entrance to go in. This is something I'd love to see return not only for Savage, but Ultimate and 24 man as well.

The rest of my suggestions all pretty much branch off of that suggestion. Any additional content that shoves the community together with the aim of getting people talking and interacting with each other is a good thing imho.

[QueenSophie]

Intelligence and education about the game..