Why do these forums suck?

Started by garry · one year ago · 98 replies · 4,973 views

#31
ducc
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JoinedSep 2022 Posts101 Score155
The maximum topic title length is too short or something. When I tried to make a make a topic named "When should I use Graphics.ResourceBarrierTransition?" all I could fit was "GraphicResourceBarrierTransition", so I just named it "ResourceBarrierTransition".
#32
Trundler
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts127 Score996
I still really want reactions, especially for things like WAYWO posts, or to agree with opinions in threads without having to reply saying I agree, which just adds to post clutter.
#33
Boz
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JoinedJul 2021 Posts15 Score1,240
I'd personally like the idea of favouriting threads and getting notifications when someone replies to those favourited threads. 
#34
k0fe
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JoinedAug 2023 Posts80 Score318
forum is not mobile friendly at all

there is no button on the website for the forum, so you need to manually type it into the address.
navigating categories is a bloody nightmare os well 

#35
Jammie
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts16 Score5,505
A Recent Activity section on a homepage would be great, then we can see what's been posted since our last visit.
#36
Austin
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts156 Score2,540
Trundler 2 days ago
#34
I still really want reactions, especially for things like WAYWO posts, or to agree with opinions in threads without having to reply saying I agree, which just adds to post clutter.

This ^
#37
ubre
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JoinedMay 2021 Posts142 Score9,617
I want to reply 
#38
Jammie
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts16 Score5,505
 I want to reply  
You just did.
#39
Trundler
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts127 Score996
Need pinned threads, would be nice to have a [Read Before Posting] Reporting Errors thread in the Help section that links the reporting errors documentation.
#40
Zontax
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JoinedMay 2023 Posts83 Score8,457
It would probably be cool to have reactions under messages and the ability to turn them off for very sensitive people.
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#42
Audiotrope
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JoinedNov 2022 Posts2 Score30
It sucks because it's not more integrated with the discord server.
#43
Austin
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts156 Score2,540
Forum search would be a real nice to have. I'd also like to see a section on user profiles to see the posts/replies a user has.
#44
Mycelium Wizard
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JoinedDec 2022 Posts19 Score5
If you have used the Deadlock Forums I think it should be more like that or similar/in your own style since that would make it feel less like Discordy and more like a forum 
#45
G+
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JoinedFeb 2024 Posts76 Score3,100
allow us to reply to specific posts so it doesnt get confusing on whos responding to who
#46
Duck
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JoinedJul 2023 Posts11 Score248
I feel like the forum feels a lot like a discord conversation, their is no priority to people actually trying to engage in healthy conversation. Useful replies are lost very quickly.

https://sbox.game/f/gendev/384/3  Tkae a look at community cosmetics thread for example. 

People like bloodmasked are shit tier posting and their replys pretty much take over a thread. There need to be a system similar to reddit where people actually trying to be constructive are pushed to the top and the information is easily viewable.

 s&gamble yeah i blew my grandpa's inheritance on cs2 slop and now my grandma has cancer so id like to do the same with sbox skins economy is a nice way to say child gambling and predatory FOMO. this will go nicely with the ugly sausage skins, to dissuade anyone serious who wants to make games on platform. sure moderate games, don't allow gambling just as there isnt porn because its degenerate and kids shouldnt be blowing mom's credit card on some bullshit scam that masquerades as an economy and your purchases as investments. just as there should not be crappy cosmetics that cost $100 or $1000 dollars because thats a joke. and using predatory FOMO to try and hike up prices is just that. its called MICRO transactions not crippling poverty inducing transactions. gmod 2 is for producing games not NFT cosmetics that sit in your virtual inventory so that you can have dick measuring contest based on how much money you spent on worthless pixels. if your an artist and you say you cant figure how to make money from your art except by milking virtual gambling addicts, you aren't thinking very hard. edited: tldr pursuing a skin "economy" of FOMO gambling will make sbox dead on arrival edited: FOMO is gambling even if you don't have rng, you are gambling when you buy limited edition items expecting their value to rise in the future. stop the cope! giving valve your money for worthless NFTs isn't an "economy" thats just called being gullible yes valve are wholesome chungus and dont operate the largest child casinos FOMO and real money trade "economies" is child exploitation with window dressing Sbox with cosmetics = dead on arrival, no developers with over 80 iq touches it Sbox without cosmetics = rivals steam (thomas shelby gif) yeah i love TF2s ugly shitty overpriced cosmetics too eah i only played gmod for 5000 hours because it didn't have any cosmetics, what a boring game. roblox is far better and i hope garry models everything after roblox because we know that is the number one game, along with rust, because it has alot of players so therefore they are infallible. lol imagine getting taxed 60% by garry and valve's lootcrate mafia before even actual taxes. wouldn't be me! thank you for the ad homs and concern trolling, it really has made me realise that i am wrong and inserting gambling into kids games is infact actually a good thing. going forward my thinking will have changed as i have begun re-educating myself by watching 50 hours of Roblox and Counterstrike unboxing videos. 
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#48
Asphaltian
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JoinedAug 2022 Posts180 Score1,473
are you retarded by any chance @Bloodmasked
#49
Shy
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JoinedAug 2021 Posts1 Score0
These Forums,

Are COOL!!

#50
ducc
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JoinedSep 2022 Posts101 Score155
are you a redditor by chance

Put another dollar in the Reddit jar, Bloodmasked.
#51
Arcev
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JoinedOct 2022 Posts61 Score150
Reactions would be nice. Similar to discord, if keeping simplicity then have a thumbs up or down
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#53
Dimmies
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JoinedDec 2022 Posts5 Score500
Got bored waiting for a meeting so came up with this for reactions. Colors don't match perfectly and I'm not in love with the new reaction button, but /shrug.


Also, switching pages while typing clears your reply input.
#54
ducc
Banned
JoinedSep 2022 Posts101 Score155
If I've read every message in a thread and then another message is posted and deleted, the thread appears lit in the thread list as if there is a new message for me to read.
But there's nothing new for me to read, so it shouldn't be acting like the thread has unread messages.
#55
matt
Facepunch
JoinedApr 2021 Posts265 Score2,045
Test 👍😒😂
#56
Daryl Winters
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JoinedMay 2021 Posts38 Score2,065
Would be nice to see the user's org (or just the logo?) next to the avatar. 
Pretty useful so we can identify facepunch staff more easily for exemple
#57
Trundler
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts127 Score996
When you post a new message in a read category, it shows the unread notification for that category until you refresh your page. The unread notification in the sidebar should not appear when posting a message - you just wrote it.
edited one year ago#58
Austin
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts156 Score2,540
The reactions update is 🔥, thank you!

vvv ♥️U vvv
#59
samuelcraig281
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JoinedApr 2025 Posts15 Score0
Options to donate to the devs
#60
ryleigh
Facepunch
JoinedApr 2021 Posts24 Score4,430
needs search (probably mentioned already but i can't search for it)
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